2001–02 Watford F.C. season

Watford
2001–02 season
ChairmanElton John
ManagerGianluca Vialli
StadiumVicarage Road
First Division14th
FA CupThird round
League CupQuarter finals
Top goalscorerSmith (11)
Average home league attendance14,896

During the 2001–02 English football season, Watford competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

In the 2001–02 season, Gianluca Vialli was named as Taylor's managerial replacement.[1] Vialli made several high-profile signings, and wage bills at the club soared, with Vialli himself earning almost a million pounds a year. However, the season was disappointing, with the club finishing 14th in the division, and Vialli was sacked after only one season, having refused to resign.[2]

Final league table

Main article: 2001–02 Football League § First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Gillingham 46 18 10 18 64 67 −3 64
13 Sheffield United 46 15 15 16 53 54 −1 60
14 Watford 46 16 11 19 62 56 +6 59
15 Bradford City 46 15 10 21 69 76 −7 55
16 Nottingham Forest 46 12 18 16 50 51 −1 54
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Watford's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
11 August 2001 Manchester City A 0–3 33,939
18 August 2001 Rotherham United H 3–2 13,839 Smith (2), Nielsen
25 August 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 20,257
27 August 2001 Walsall H 2–1 14,652 Galli, Nielsen
9 September 2001 Wimbledon H 3–0 15,466 Wooter, Gayle, Robinson
15 September 2001 West Bromwich Albion H 1–2 15,726 Gayle
18 September 2001 Norwich City A 1–3 17,885 Vega
22 September 2001 Crewe Alexandra A 0–1 6,507
26 September 2001 Birmingham City H 3–3 13,091 Smith, Cox, Glass
30 September 2001 Preston North End H 1–1 18,911 Jackson (own goal)
13 October 2001 Sheffield Wednesday H 3–1 14,456 Hyde, Noel-Williams, Helguson
20 October 2001 Grimsby Town A 3–0 5,506 Hyde (2), Noble
23 October 2001 Nottingham Forest H 1–2 16,355 Noel-Williams
27 October 2001 Bradford City A 3–4 16,860 Helguson, Smith (2, 1 pen)
30 October 2001 Sheffield United A 2–0 14,338 Helguson, Smith
3 November 2001 Barnsley H 3–0 13,964 Smith, Helguson (2)
10 November 2001 Stockport County H 1–1 12,576 Smith
13 November 2001 Burnley A 0–1 13,162
18 November 2001 Gillingham A 0–0 8,733
25 November 2001 Portsmouth H 3–0 15,631 Robinson, Cox, Issa
1 December 2001 Nottingham Forest A 0–0 24,015
9 December 2001 Coventry City A 2–0 13,251 Glass (2, 1 pen)
15 December 2001 Crystal Palace H 1–0 16,499 Noel-Williams
22 December 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–1 17,389 Smith
29 December 2001 Walsall A 3–0 6,882 Fisken, Nielsen, Smith
1 January 2002 Millwall H 1–4 15,300 Helguson
12 January 2002 Rotherham United A 1–1 6,409 Swailes (own goal)
15 January 2002 Millwall A 0–1 12,531
20 January 2002 Manchester City H 1–2 17,074 Smith
31 January 2002 Preston North End A 1–1 12,749 Noel-Williams
6 February 2002 Burnley H 1–2 12,160 Pennant
10 February 2002 Grimsby Town H 2–0 12,163 Robinson, Noel-Williams
16 February 2002 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–2 18,244 Noel-Williams
19 February 2002 Wimbledon A 0–0 5,551
23 February 2002 Birmingham City A 2–3 18,059 Pennant, Johnson (own goal)
26 February 2002 Norwich City H 2–1 12,622 Hyde, Nielsen
2 March 2002 Crewe Alexandra H 0–1 15,199
5 March 2002 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 19,580 Brown
9 March 2002 Crystal Palace A 2–0 16,817 Nielsen, Gayle
16 March 2002 Coventry City H 3–0 15,833 Brown (2), Gayle
23 March 2002 Barnsley A 0–2 12,449
29 March 2002 Bradford City H 0–0 14,001
1 April 2002 Stockport County A 1–2 4,086 Webber
6 April 2002 Sheffield United H 0–3 13,377
13 April 2002 Portsmouth A 1–0 16,302 Webber
21 April 2002 Gillingham H 2–3 15,674 McNamee, Nielsen

FA Cup

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 5 January 2002 Arsenal H 2–4 20,105 Noel-Williams, Gayle

League Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 21 August 2001 Plymouth Argyle H 1–0 9,230 Gayle
R2 12 September 2001 Bristol City A 3–2 7,256 Gayle (pen), Vega, Hyde
R3 9 October 2001 Bradford City H 4–1 8,613 Hyde, Noel-Williams (2), Vega
R4 27 November 2001 Charlton Athletic H 3–2 (a.e.t.) 12,621 Vernazza, Robinson, Helguson
QF 19 December 2001 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–4 20,319

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NOR Espen Baardsen[notes 1]
2 DF  FRA Patrick Blondeau
3 DF  ENG Paul Robinson
4 MF  ENG Paolo Vernazza
5 DF  ITA Filippo Galli
6 DF  SUI Ramon Vega
7 MF  DEN Allan Nielsen
8 MF  JAM Micah Hyde[notes 2]
9 FW  ENG Tommy Smith
10 MF  ENG Stephen Hughes
11 MF  SCO Stephen Glass
12 FW  NED Nordin Wooter[notes 3]
13 GK  ENG Alec Chamberlain
14 MF  AUS Richard Johnson
15 FW  ENG Gifton Noel-Williams
16 DF  ENG Nigel Gibbs
17 MF  ENG Nick Wright
18 FW  ISL Heiðar Helguson
19 DF  ENG James Panayi
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  ENG David Noble[notes 4] (on loan from Arsenal)
21 FW  IRL Dominic Foley
22 MF  ENG Lee Cook
24 MF  AUS Paul Okon
25 MF  ENG Gary Fisken
26 MF  ENG Fabian Forde[notes 5]
27 FW  JAM Marcus Gayle[notes 6]
28 MF  RSA Pierre Issa
29 DF  ENG Neil Cox
30 MF  ENG Danny Webber (on loan from Manchester United)
31 MF  ENG Sam Swonnell
32 DF  ENG Jerel Ifil
33 MF  ENG Anthony McNamee
34 DF  ENG Lloyd Doyley[notes 7]
35 FW  TRI Jason Norville
36 MF  ENG Jamie Hand
37 GK  ENG Richard Lee
39 MF  ENG Gavin Mahon
40 DF  ENG Nick Williams

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF  ENG Darren Ward (to Millwall)
23 MF  ENG Jermaine Pennant (on loan from Arsenal)
24 DF  ENG Tom Neill (released)
28 DF  WAL Rob Page (to Sheffield United)
30 DF  ENG Matthew Langston (released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 DF  ENG Wayne Brown (on loan from Ipswich Town)
31 FW  SCO Allan Smart (to Oldham Athletic)
33 MF  ENG David Perpetuini (to Gillingham)
35 DF  ENG Barrie Matthews (released)

References

  1. ^ "Vialli named new Watford boss". BBC Sport. 2 May 2001. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Watford sack Vialli". BBC Sport. 14 June 2002. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Watford 2001-2002 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  4. ^ "FootballSquads - Watford - 2001/02".

Notes

  1. ^ Baardsen was born in San Rafael, California, United States, and represented them at U-18 level, but also qualified to represent Norway internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Norway in September 1998.
  2. ^ Hyde was born in Newham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2001.
  3. ^ Wooter was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level.
  4. ^ Noble was born in Hitchin, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and would represent them at B level.
  5. ^ Forde was born in Harrow, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally and would make his international debut for Barbados in November 2002.
  6. ^ Gayle was born in Hammersmith, London, and represented them at U-18 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.
  7. ^ Doyley was born in Tower Hamlets, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in March 2013.
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