2001–02 Derby County F.C. season
During the '2001–02 English football season, Derby County competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
Season summary
Derby manager Jim Smith rejected the offer to become Director of Football and resigned on 7 October after more than six years at the helm. His assistant Colin Todd, who won two league titles with the club in the 1970s, was promoted to the manager's seat, but by this stage the Rams were deep in relegation trouble. A shock 3–1 home defeat against Division Three strugglers Bristol Rovers in the FA Cup proved the final straw for the directors and Todd was sacked days later, after a mere three months in charge. By the end of the month, John Gregory had taken over at Pride Park just six days after quitting Aston Villa. Two quick wins and a draw against Manchester United suggested that Gregory might be Derby's saviour, but seven defeats from their final eight games condemned Derby to relegation.
Final league table
Source:
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
1Since Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Chelsea, the losing finalists.
2Blackburn Rovers qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners
3Despite relegation, Ipswich Town qualified for the 2002–03 UEFA Cup Qualifying Round as Fair Play Award winners
Results
Derby County's score comes first[1]
Legend
FA Premier League
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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| 18 August 2001 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–1 | 28,236 | Ravanelli, Christie |
| 21 August 2001 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–3 | 21,197 | Ravanelli |
| 25 August 2001 | Fulham | A | 0–0 | 15,641 | |
| 8 September 2001 | West Ham United | H | 0–0 | 27,802 | |
| 15 September 2001 | Leicester City | H | 2–3 | 26,863 | Burton, Ravanelli (pen) |
| 23 September 2001 | Leeds United | A | 0–3 | 39,155 | |
| 29 September 2001 | Arsenal | H | 0–2 | 29,200 | |
| 15 October 2001 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–3 | 30,148 | Ravanelli |
| 20 October 2001 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–1 | 30,221 | Ravanelli |
| 28 October 2001 | Chelsea | H | 1–1 | 28,910 | Ravanelli |
| 3 November 2001 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–5 | 28,117 | Ravanelli |
| 17 November 2001 | Southampton | H | 1–0 | 32,063 | Mawéné |
| 24 November 2001 | Newcastle United | A | 0–1 | 50,070 | |
| 1 December 2001 | Liverpool | H | 0–1 | 33,289 | |
| 8 December 2001 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–0 | 25,712 | Christie |
| 12 December 2001 | Manchester United | A | 0–5 | 67,577 | |
| 15 December 2001 | Everton | A | 0–1 | 38,615 | |
| 22 December 2001 | Aston Villa | H | 3–1 | 28,001 | Ravanelli, Carbone, Christie |
| 26 December 2001 | West Ham United | A | 0–4 | 31,397 | |
| 29 December 2001 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–0 | 23,529 | Christie |
| 2 January 2002 | Fulham | H | 0–1 | 28,165 | |
| 12 January 2002 | Aston Villa | A | 1–2 | 28,881 | Powell |
| 19 January 2002 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–3 | 29,658 | Christie |
| 29 January 2002 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–1 | 25,387 | |
| 2 February 2002 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–0 | 27,721 | Morris |
| 9 February 2002 | Sunderland | H | 0–1 | 31,771 | |
| 23 February 2002 | Leicester City | A | 3–0 | 21,620 | Kinkladze, Strupar, Morris |
| 3 March 2002 | Manchester United | H | 2–2 | 33,041 | Christie (2) |
| 5 March 2002 | Arsenal | A | 0–1 | 37,878 | |
| 16 March 2002 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 3–1 | 25,893 | Christie, Ravanelli, Higginbotham (pen) |
| 23 March 2002 | Everton | H | 3–4 | 33,297 | Strupar (2), Morris |
| 30 March 2002 | Chelsea | A | 1–2 | 37,849 | Strupar |
| 1 April 2002 | Middlesbrough | H | 0–1 | 30,822 | |
| 6 April 2002 | Southampton | A | 0–2 | 29,263 | |
| 13 April 2002 | Newcastle United | H | 2–3 | 31,031 | Christie, Morris |
| 20 April 2002 | Liverpool | A | 0–2 | 43,510 | |
| 27 April 2002 | Leeds United | H | 0–1 | 30,705 | |
| 11 May 2002 | Sunderland | A | 1–1 | 47,989 | Robinson |
FA Cup
League Cup
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad
- The following players did not appear for the first team this season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In
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Fabrizio Ravanelli - Lazio, 27 July, free[7]
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Luciano Zavagno - 
Troyes, 16 October, undisclosed[8]
- François Grenet - Bordeaux, 1 November, £3,000,000[9]
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Warren Barton - Newcastle United, 1 February, £200,000[10]
- Rob Lee - Newcastle United, 7 February, £250,000[11]
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Patrick Foletti - unattached (last at FC Luzern), 21 February[12]
Out
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Rory Delap - Southampton, 10 July, £4,000,000[13]
- Seth Johnson - Leeds United, 18 October, £7,000,000[14]
- Stefano Eranio - released, 8 October[15]
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Con Blatsis - Colchester United, 15 March[16]
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Taribo West - released, 9 May[17] (later joined 
Kaiserslautern)
Loan in
Loan out
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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