During the 2001–02 season, Sunderland competed in the FA Premier League.
Season summary In the 2001–02 season, despite standing 9th on Boxing Day 2001, Sunderland narrowly avoided relegation. They were the lowest scoring team in the Premier League, with 29 goals, ending the season in 17th place and being knocked out of both English Cup competitions in their first rounds.
Results Sunderland's score comes first
Legend WinDrawLoss
FA Premier League
League table
Results per matchday
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 18 August 2001 Ipswich TownH1–047,370Phillips (pen) 22 August 2001 FulhamA0–220,197 26 August 2001 Newcastle UnitedA1–152,021Phillips 8 September 2001 Blackburn RoversH1–045,103Quinn 16 September 2001 Aston VillaA0–031,668 19 September 2001 Tottenham HotspurH1–247,310Phillips 22 September 2001 Charlton AthleticH2–246,825Quinn (2) 29 September 2001 Bolton WanderersA2–024,520Phillips, Craddock 13 October 2001 Manchester UnitedH1–348,305Phillips 22 October 2001 MiddlesbroughA0–228,432 27 October 2001 ArsenalH1–148,029Schwarz 3 November 2001 Leicester CityA0–120,573 18 November 2001 Leeds UnitedH2–048,005Arca, Phillips 25 November 2001 LiverpoolA0–143,537 1 December 2001 West Ham UnitedH1–047,437Phillips 9 December 2001 ChelseaH0–048,017 15 December 2001 SouthamptonA0–229,459 22 December 2001 EvertonH1–048,013Reyna 26 December 2001 Blackburn RoversA3–029,869Quinn (2), Kilbane 29 December 2001 Ipswich TownA0–524,517 1 January 2002 Aston VillaH1–145,324Thome 12 January 2002 EvertonA0–130,736 19 January 2002 FulhamH1–145,124Phillips 29 January 2002 MiddlesbroughH0–144,579 2 February 2002 Manchester UnitedA1–467,587Phillips 9 February 2002 Derby CountyA1–031,771Quinn 24 February 2002 Newcastle UnitedH0–148,290 2 March 2002 Tottenham HotspurA1–236,062M'Boma 5 March 2002 Bolton WanderersH1–043,011McAteer 16 March 2002 ChelseaA0–440,218 23 March 2002 SouthamptonH1–146,120McAteer 30 March 2002 ArsenalA0–338,047 1 April 2002 Leicester CityH2–144,950Reyna (2) 7 April 2002 Leeds UnitedA0–239,195 13 April 2002 LiverpoolH0–148,355 20 April 2002 West Ham UnitedA0–333,319 27 April 2002 Charlton AthleticA2–226,614Kilbane, Phillips 11 May 2002 Derby CountyH1–147,989Phillips
FA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR35 January 2002 West Bromwich AlbionH1–229,133Phillips
League Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR212 September 2001 Sheffield WednesdayA2–4 12,074Phillips, Laslandes
Players First-team squad Squad at end of season
Left club during season
Reserves The following players did not appear for the first team this season.
Transfers
In DatePosNameFromFee18 May 2001MF Nicolas Medina Argentinos Juniors£3,500,00013 June 2001DF Baki Mercimek HaarlemFree28 June 2001FW Lilian Laslandes Bordeaux£3,600,0003 July 2001FW David Bellion CannesFree3 August 2001DF Bernt Haas Grasshopper£750,00019 October 2001MF Jason McAteer Blackburn Rovers£1 million7 December 2001MF Claudio Reyna Rangers£4 million28 January 2002DF Joachim Björklund Venezia£1.5 million
Out DatePosNameToFee1 July 2001MF Carsten Fredgaard FC Copenhagen£500,00018 August 2001MF Neil Wainwright Darlington£50,00030 August 2001MF Don Hutchison West Ham United£5 million19 September 2001MF Alex Rae Wolverhampton Wanderers£1.2 million30 November 2001FW Danny Dichio West Bromwich Albion£1.25 million11 December 2001MF Chris Lumsdon Barnsley£350,000
Loan in
DatePosNameClubReturnRef 14 February 2002 FW Patrick M'Boma Parma 11 May 2002
Loan out
DatePosNameClubReturnRef 9 August 2001 FW Michael Proctor York City 21 April 2002 22 August 2001 FW Danny Dichio West Bromwich Albion 22 September 2001 7 September 2001 MF Brendan McGill Carlisle United 21 April 2002 21 September 2001 FW Michael Reddy Hull City 21 October 2001 27 September 2001 DF Mark Maley York City 21 April 2002 5 October 2001 MF Chris Lumsdon Barnsley 11 December 2001 19 October 2001 MF John Oster Barnsley 19 November 2001 7 January 2002 FW Lilian Laslandes Köln 9 March 2002 25 March 2002 DF Stanislav Varga West Bromwich Albion 25 April 2002 28 March 2002 FW Michael Reddy Barnsley 22 April 2002
Statistics Appearances and goals As of end of season
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders:
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards:
|colspan="14"|Players no longer with club:
Notes
References