During the 2001–02 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the FA Premier League.
Season summary A year after finishing fifth in the Premiership and earning George Burley the title of "Manager of the Year", Ipswich dropped back into Division One after two years among the elite after falling victim to second season syndrome. A dismal start to the season saw their UEFA Cup dream end in the third phase of the competition, while after 18 games they were still bottom of the Premiership with just one win. A turnaround then followed and seven wins from eight games pulled Ipswich up to 12th and appeared to have secured their survival. But another slump set in and this time they were unable to halt it. Any lingering hopes of survival were ended on the final day by a 5–0 defeat against Liverpool.
Despite losing their Premiership status, the Tractor Boys still had European action to look forward to. They attained UEFA Cup qualification via the UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking.
First-team squad Squad at end of season
Left club during season
Reserve squad The following players were contracted to Ipswich, but did not make any competitive appearances that season.
Pre-season Ipswich's pre-season in 2001 included two pre-season tours, the first being a tour of Scandinavia in July. The second tour took place in the Republic of Ireland in August.
Legend WinDrawLoss
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 18 July 2001 Tampere UnitedA4–2UnknownCouñago, Stewart, Reuser (pen), Miller 20 July 2001 Vaasan PalloseuraA3–2UnknownHreiðarsson, Naylor, D Bent 22 July 2001 FC FloraA5–1UnknownStewart, Couñago (2), Clapham, Reuser 25 July 2001 Braintree TownA5–1UnknownBrown, Reuser (2), Bramble, Stewart 29 July 2001 Peterborough UnitedA2–0UnknownBrown, D Bent 4 August 2001 PSV EindhovenH0–2Unknown 7 August 2001 Dublin CityA5–0UnknownNaylor (3), Stewart, Wright 9 August 2001 Bray WanderersA2–0UnknownNaylor, Stewart
Competitions FA Premier League
League table
Results by round
Legend WinDrawLoss Ipswich Town's score comes first
Matches DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 18 August 2001 SunderlandA0-147,370 21 August 2001 Derby CountyH3-121,197George (2), Naylor 25 August 2001 Charlton AthleticH0-122,804 8 September 2001 Leicester CityA1–118,774Stewart 16 September 2001 Blackburn RoversH1–122,126Armstrong 22 September 2001 Manchester UnitedA0–467,551 30 September 2001 Leeds UnitedH1–222,643Stewart 13 October 2001 EvertonH0–022,820 21 October 2001 FulhamA1–117,221Wright 24 October 2001 SouthamptonA3–329,614Stewart (2), Venus 28 October 2001 West Ham UnitedH2–322,834Hreidarsson, Holland 4 November 2001 ChelseaA1–240,497Stewart (pen) 18 November 2001 Bolton WanderersH1–222,335Holland 25 November 2001 MiddlesbroughA0–032,586 1 December 2001 ArsenalH0–224,666 9 December 2001 Newcastle UnitedH0–124,748 17 December 2001 Aston VillaA1–229,320George 22 December 2001 Tottenham HotspurA2–136,040George, Armstrong 26 December 2001 Leicester CityH2–024,403M Bent, Peralta 29 December 2001 SunderlandH5–024,517Armstrong (2), Gaardsøe, George, Clapham 1 January 2002 Charlton AthleticA2–325,893M Bent (2) 12 January 2002 Tottenham HotspurH2–125,077M Bent, McGreal 19 January 2002 Derby CountyA3–129,658M Bent, Peralta, Reuser 30 January 2002 FulhamH1–025,156M Bent 2 February 2002 EvertonA2–133,069Peralta, Holland 9 February 2002 LiverpoolH0–625,608 2 March 2002 SouthamptonH1–325,440George 6 March 2002 Leeds UnitedA0–239,414 13 March 2002 Blackburn RoversA1–223,305Stewart 16 March 2002 Newcastle UnitedA2–251,115M Bent (2) 23 March 2002 Aston VillaH0–028,053 30 March 2002 West Ham UnitedA1–333,871M Bent 1 April 2002 ChelseaH0–028,053 6 April 2002 Bolton WanderersA1–425,817Clapham 21 April 2002 ArsenalA0–238,058 24 April 2002 MiddlesbroughH1–025,979D Bent 27 April 2002 Manchester UnitedH0–128,433 11 May 2002 LiverpoolA0–544,088
FA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR35 January 2002 Dagenham & RedbridgeA4–15,949Peralta (2), Magilton, StewartR427 January 2002 Manchester CityH1–421,199M Bent
League Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR39 October 2001 Crewe AlexandraA3–26,116Reuser (2), ArmstrongR427 November 2001 Newcastle UnitedA1–432,576D Bent
UEFA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 First Leg 20 September 2001 Torpedo MoscowH1–121,201BrambleR1 Second Leg 28 September 2001 Torpedo MoscowA2–1 (won 3–2 on agg)10,500George, StewartR2 First Leg 18 October 2001 HelsingborgH0–022,254R2 Second Leg 1 November 2001 HelsingborgA3–1 (won 3–1 on agg)9,484Hreidarsson, Stewart (2)R3 First Leg 22 November 2001 Inter MilanH1–024,569ArmstrongR3 Second Leg 6 December 2001 Inter MilanA1–4 (lost 2–4 on agg)25,358Armstrong (pen)
Transfers Transfers in DatePosNameFromFeeRef1 July 2001FW Pablo Couñago Celta VigoFree transfer2 July 2001GK Andy Marshall Norwich CityFree transfer16 July 2001MF Tommy Miller Hartlepool United£750,00016 August 2001MF Finidi George Mallorca£3,100,000Finidi agrees Ipswich move; BBC Sport, 16 August 200117 August 2001GK Matteo Sereni Sampdoria£4,500,00028 August 2001DF Thomas Gaardsøe AaB£1,000,00013 November 2001MF Ulrich Le Pen LorientUndisclosed23 November 2001FW Marcus Bent Blackburn Rovers£3,000,000
Loans in Date fromPosNameFromDate untilRef22 August 2001MF Sixto Peralta Inter Milan30 June 2002
Transfers out DatePosNameToFeeRef1 July 2001DF John ScalesRetired5 July 2001GK Richard Wright Arsenal£1,500,00031 July 2001FW James Scowcroft Leicester City£3,000,0008 August 2001FW Sean Friars Newry CityFree transfer28 October 2001DF Amir KarićFree agentMutual Consent3 December 2001FW Guillermo GraavenFree agentReleased
Loans out Date fromPosNameFromDate untilRef13 August 2001GK James Pullen Blackpool21 April 200213 September 2001DF Wayne Brown Wimbledon31 December 200110 December 2001FW Richard Logan Torquay United12 March 200216 January 2002DF Gary Croft Wigan Athletic19 February 200228 January 2002FW Richard Naylor Millwall3 March 200230 January 2002DF Wayne Brown Watford22 April 200215 February 2002MF Ashley Nicholls Canvey Island1 June 20024 March 2002FW Richard Naylor Barnsley22 April 200227 March 2002DF Gary Croft Cardiff City2 May 2002
Transfers in: £13,750,000 Transfers out: £9,000,000 Total spending: £4,750,000
Squad statistics All statistics updated as of end of season
Appearances and goals
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
Goalscorers No.PosNatPlayerPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupUEFA CupTotal11FWMarcus Stewart61031038FWMarcus Bent91001010FWAlun Armstrong4012733MFFinidi George6001735MFSixto Peralta320058MFMatt Holland3000330MFMartijn Reuser102033MFJamie Clapham200025DFHermann Hreiðarsson100127MFJim Magilton1100218FWDarren Bent1010219DFTitus Bramble100124DFJohn McGreal100016DFMark Venus1000112FWRichard Naylor1000114MFJermaine Wright1000136DFThomas Gaardsøe10001Total4354860
Clean sheets NumberNationNamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupUEFA CupTotal1 Andy Marshall3000334 Matteo Sereni50027Total800210
Disciplinary record No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total 1GK Andy Marshall10000000102DF Fabian Wilnis20000000203MF Jamie Clapham00000010104DF John McGreal70001000805DF Hermann Hreiðarsson50000000506DF Mark Venus30000000307MF Jim Magilton10000010209FW Pablo Couñago100000001010FW Alun Armstrong100010002011FW Marcus Stewart100000001012FW Richard Naylor301000004014MF Jermaine Wright300000104015DF Chris Makin400000105019DF Titus Bramble200000103022MF Tommy Miller101010003030MF Martijn Reuser300000003034GK Matteo Sereni010000000135MF Sixto Peralta200000103036DF Thomas Gaardsøe100000001038FW Marcus Bent1000000010Total421203060531
Starting 11 Considering starts in all competitions
4–4–2 Formation
Awards Player awards AwardPlayerRefPlayer of the Year Mark VenusYoung Player of the Year Will Snowdon
Premier League Player of the Month MonthPlayerRefJanuary Marcus Bent
References