During 2001–02, Aston Villa competed in the Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons). Aston Villa's early season form was good and the Midlanders even went top briefly at the end of October, but followed that with a run of eleven games with only one win, falling out of the title race. John Gregory announced his surprise resignation after four years as Villa manager on 24 January. A host of names were linked with the vacancy, but in the end it was Graham Taylor, who took Villa to promotion in 1988 and second place in the league in 1990, who was appointed manager. Taylor was unable to improve Villa's form, but two wins against Southampton and Chelsea at the end of the season where enough to see Villa finish eighth thus finishing in the top 10 for the seventh year in succession. Final league table Results summary Results by matchday Results Aston Villa's score comes first Legend FA Premier League FA Cup League Cup Intertoto Cup UEFA Cup Players First-team squad Squad at end of season Left club during season Reserve squad The following players made most of their appearances for the reserves this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves or the U-17s, or may have appeared for the first team in a friendly. U-19 squad The following players made most of their appearances for the U-19s this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves or the U-17s. U-17 squad The following players made most of their appearances for the U-17s this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves or the U-19s. Other players The following players did not play for any Aston Villa team this season. Statistics Appearances and goals |- ! 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 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season Starting 11 Considering starts in all competitions Transfers In Out Notes References External links Aston Villa official website avfchistory.co.uk 2001–02 season Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. seasons