2001–02 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season
Introduction The '''2001–02 season''' was the 123rd season in Bolton Wanderers F.C. 's existence, and was their first season back in the top-flight after a Three-year absence. It covers the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002.
Season summary Three wins from their first three Premiership games put newly promoted Bolton on top of the table, and manager Sam Allardyce was boasting (tongue-in-cheek) that his side were capable of winning their first-ever league title, but the strong start to the season was not followed up and in the end they finished 16th, just enough to avoid relegation.
First-team squad :''Squad at end of season''===Left club during season======Reserve squad===
Transfers ===In===DatePosNameFromFee11 June 2001MF Nicky Southall GillinghamFree3 July 2001FW Henrik Pedersen Silkeborg£650,00017 September 2001FW Rod Wallace RangersFree26 October 2001GK Kevin Poole Birmingham CityFree28 November 2001MF Derek Niven Raith RoversFree2 January 2002GK Jeremy Bon BordeauxFree28 January 2002DF Bruno Ngotty Marseille£500,0001 February 2002MF Gérald Forschelet CannesUndisclosed8 February 2002MF Stig Tøfting Hamburg£250,00013 February 2002FW Youri Djorkaeff KaiserslauternFree===Out===DatePosNameToFee14 June 2001DF John O'Kane BlackpoolFree14 June 2001GK Matt Glennon Hull City£50,0002 July 2001DF Robbie Elliott Newcastle UnitedFree4 September 2001MF Nicky Summerbee Manchester CityFree7 January 2002FW Ian Marshall BlackpoolFree===Loan in===DatePosNameClubUntilRef 22 June 2001 DF  Djibril Diawara   Torino  29 January 2002  16 July 2001 FW  Akinori Nishizawa   Cerezo Osaka  8 January 2002  7 September 2001 DF  Bruno Ngotty   Marseille  27 January 2002  19 September 2001 MF  Jermaine Johnson   Tivoli Gardens  25 March 2004 16 November 2001 GK  Jani Viander   HJK  17 January 2002  11 January 2002 FW  Fredi Bobic   Borussia Dortmund  11 May 2002  21 February 2002 MF  Mario Espartero   Metz  11 May 2002  26 March 2002 MF  Kostas Konstantinidis   Hertha Berlin  11 May 2002  28 March 2002 GK  Jeff Cassar   Miami Fusion  11 May 2002 ===Loan out===DatePosNameClubReturnRef 28 September 2001 FW  Paul Wheatcroft   Rochdale  28 October 2001 6 November 2001 FW  Ian Marshall   Blackpool  6 January 2002 23 November 2001 MF  Jeff Smith   Macclesfield Town  19 January 2002 13 December 2001 GK  Steve Banks   Rochdale  1 May 2002 28 January 2002 DF  Alan O'Hare   Chesterfield  21 April 2002  25 February 2002 FW  Paul Wheatcroft   Mansfield Town  25 February 2002 28 February 2002 DF  Colin Hendry   Preston North End  28 March 2002 4 March 2002 MF  David Norris   Hull City  21 April 2002 22 March 2002 MF  Wayne Buchanan   Chesterfield  21 April 2002 17 April 2002 FW  Henrik Pedersen   Silkeborg  1 June 2002
Results ===FA Premier League=======Results per matchday====DateOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance18 August 2001Leicester CityA 5 – 0Nolan (2) 15', 41', Ricketts 33', Frandsen (2) 45', 83'19,98721 August 2001MiddlesbroughH 1 – 0Ricketts 39'20,74727 August 2001LiverpoolH 2 – 1Ricketts 27', Holdsworth 90'27,2058 September 2001Leeds UnitedA 0 – 040,15315 September 2001SouthamptonH 0 – 124,37819 September 2001Blackburn RoversA 1 – 1Wallace 69'25,94922 September 2001ArsenalA 1 – 1Ricketts 83'38,01429 September 2001SunderlandH 0 – 224,52013 October 2001Newcastle UnitedH 0 – 425,63120 October 2001Manchester UnitedA 2 – 1Nolan 35', Ricketts 84'67,55927 October 2001Aston VillaA 2 – 3Ricketts (2) 2', 75'33,5993 November 2001EvertonH 2 – 2Frandsen 10', Ricketts 90'27,34318 November 2001Ipswich TownA 2 – 1Bergsson 6', Ricketts 25'22,33524 November 2001FulhamH 0 – 023,8483 December 2001Tottenham HotspurA 2 – 3Ricketts 8', Wallace 56'32,9718 December 2001Derby CountyA 0 – 125,71215 December 2001Charlton AthleticH 0 – 0Frandsen 84'20,83423 December 2001ChelseaA 1 – 5Nolan 3'34,06326 December 2001Leeds UnitedH 0 – 327,06029 December 2001Leicester CityH 2 – 2Nolan 34', Ricketts 90'23,0371 January 2002LiverpoolA 1 – 1Nolan 78'43,71012 January 2002ChelseaH 2 – 2Ricketts 56', Nolan 79'23,89119 January 2002MiddlesbroughA 1 – 1Hansen 73'26,10429 January 2002Manchester UnitedH 0 – 427,3502 February 2002Newcastle UnitedA 2 – 3Gardner 19', Southall 34'52,0949 February 2002West Ham UnitedH 1 – 0Gardner 38'24,34223 February 2002SouthamptonA 0 – 031,3802 March 2002Blackburn RoversH 1 – 1Wallace 45'27,2035 March 2002SunderlandA 0 – 143,01116 March 2002Derby CountyH 1 – 3Gardner 46'25,89323 March 2002Charlton AthleticA 2 – 1Djorkaeff (2) 15', 39'26,35830 March 2002Aston VillaH 3 – 2Delaney 8'(og), Bobic 40', Nolan 76'24,6001 April 2002EvertonA 1 – 3Ngotty 75'39,7846 April 2002Ipswich TownH 4 – 1Bobic (3) 2', 30', 38', Djorkaeff 35'  25,81720 April 2002Tottenham HotspurH 1 – 1Holdsworth 71'25,81723 April 2002FulhamA 0 – 318,10729 April 2002ArsenalH 0 – 227,35111 May 2002West Ham UnitedA 1 – 2Djorkaeff  35,546===FA Cup===DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance16 January 2002Round 3Stockport CountyA 4 – 1Bergsson 36', Fradin 42'(og), Frandsen 73', Ricketts 85'5,8215 February 2002Round 4Tottenham HotspurA 0 – 427,093===League Cup===DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance11 September 2001Round 2 WalsallH 4 – 3 (aet)Ricketts 68', Holdsworth 80', Nishizawa 90', Pedersen 97'5,7618 October 2001Round 3 Nottingham ForestH 1 – 0Wallace 3'6,88127 November 2001Round 4SouthamptonH2 – 2 (aet)Won 6 – 5 on penaltiesHoldsworth 55' (pen), Ricketts 110'8,40411 December 2001Round 5Tottenham HotspurA 0 – 6 28,430
Statistics ===Appearances===Bolton used a total of 35 players during the season.PPlayerPositionPLFACLCTotal1 Jussi JääskeläinenGoalkeeper34 (0)1 (0)3 (0)38 (0)2 Kevin NolanMidfielder34 (1)1 (1)1 (1)36 (3)3 Simon CharltonDefender35 (1)0 (0)1 (0)36 (1)4 Ricardo GardnerMidfielder29 (2)2 (0)0 (1)31 (1)5 Guðni BergssonDefender29 (0)2 (0)0 (0)31 (0)6 Ricardo GardnerMidfielder31 (1)0 (0)0 (0)31 (1)7 Mike WhitlowDefender28 (1)1 (0)0 (1)29 (2)8 Michael RickettsStriker26 (12)1 (1)0 (3)27 (16)9 Per FrandsenMidfielder25 (5)0 (0)1 (0)26 (5)10 Bruno NgottyDefender24 (2)0 (0)2 (1)26 (3)11 Paul WarhurstDefender/Midfielder25 (0)0 (0)1 (0)26 (0)12 Anthony BarnessDefender19 (6)2 (0)2 (0)23 (6)13= Nicky SouthallDefender/Midfielder10 (8)2 (0)4 (0)16 (8)13= Rod WallaceStriker14 (6)1 (0)1 (2)16 (8)15 Gareth FarrellyMidfielder11  (7)2 (0)3 (0)16 (7)16 Bo HansenStriker10 (7)2 (0)2 (0)14 (7)17 Fredi BobicStriker14 (2)0 (0)0 (0)14 (2)18 Dean HoldsworthStriker9 (22)0 (1)3 (1)12 (24)19 Youri DjorkaeffMidfielder/Striker12 (0)0 (0)0 (0)12 (0)20 Henrik PedersenStreiker5 (6)2 (0)1 (1)8 (7)21 Delroy FaceyStriker1 (8)2 (0)0 (0)3 (8)22 Jermaine JohnsonMidfielder4 (6)1 (1)2 (0)7 (7)23 Colin HendryDefender3 (0)0 (0)4 (0)7 (0)24 Djibril DiawaraDefender4 (5)0 (0)2 (0)6 (5)25 Stig TøftingMidfielder6 (0)0 (0)0 (0)6 (0)26= Kevin PooleGoalkeeper3 (0)0 (0)0 (0)3 (0)26= Kostas KonstantinidisDefender3 (0)0 (0)0 (0)3 (0)26= Akinori NishizawaStriker0 (0)0 (0)3 (0)3 (0)29= Ian MarshallDefender/Striker0 (1)0 (0)2 (0)2 (1)29= David NorrisMidfielder0 (0)1 (0)1 (1)2 (1)29= Leam RichardsonMidfielder0 (1)0 (0)2 (0)2 (1)32 Steve BanksGoalkeeper1 (0)1 (0)0 (0)2 (0)33= Dean HoldenDefender0 (0)0 (0)1 (0)1 (0)33= Jani VianderGoalkeeper0 (0)1 (0)0 (0)1 (0)34= Wayne BuchananMidfielder0 (0)0 (1)0 (0)0 (1)34 Cleveland TaylorMidfielder0 (0)0 (1)0 (0)0 (1)===Top scorers===PPlayerPositionPLFACLCTotal1 Michael RickettsStriker1212152 Kevin NolanMidfielder80083= Fredi BobicStriker40043= Youri DjorkaeffMidfielder/Striker41043= Dean HoldsworthStriker20243= Rod WallaceStriker3014
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