# 2001–02 Burnley F.C. season

The 2001–02 season was Burnley's 2nd season in the second tier of English football. They were managed by Stan Ternent in his fourth full season since he replaced Chris Waddle at the beginning 1998–99 campaign.

## Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | First Division | First Division | League Cup | League Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | GRE | Nikolaos Michopoulos | 36 | 0 | 33+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Dean West | 46 | 0 | 43+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Mitchell Thomas | 12 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Kevin Ball | 45 | 0 | 37+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Steve Davis | 24 | 1 | 22+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Gordon Armstrong | 18 | 2 | 11+7 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Glen Little | 40 | 10 | 31+6 | 9 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Paul Cook | 30 | 5 | 25+3 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | WAL | Gareth Taylor | 43 | 16 | 35+5 | 16 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Andy Payton | 17 | 4 | 0+17 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Lenny Johnrose | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | John Mullin | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Tony Grant | 30 | 0 | 26+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | TRI | Ian Cox | 37 | 2 | 32+2 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Graham Branch | 11 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Ian Moore | 49 | 14 | 41+5 | 11 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 3 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Anthony Shandran | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Paul Weller | 39 | 2 | 29+9 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Lee Briscoe | 46 | 5 | 43+1 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Brad Maylett | 12 | 0 | 0+10 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Mark Rasmussen | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | John Williamson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Mark McGregor | 3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | GRE | Luigi Cennamo | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | CIV | Arthur Gnohéré | 37 | 3 | 31+3 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Robbie Blake | 10 | 0 | 1+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | IRL | Alan Moore | 32 | 6 | 23+6 | 3 | 1+ | 2 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 29 | FW | GRE | Dimitrios Papadopoulos | 7 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Tony Ellis | 10 | 1 | 0+10 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Marlon Beresford (on loan) | 13 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | JAM | David Johnson (on loan) | 8 | 5 | 8+0 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Paul Gascoigne | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| # | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
| 9 | FW | Gareth Taylor | Manchester City | Free | 22 June 2001 |
| 23 | DF | Mark McGregor | Wrexham | Free | 10 July 2001 |
| 24 | GK | Luigi Cennamo | Olympiacos | Free | 10 July 2001 |
| 29 | FW | Dimitrios Papadopoulos | Akratitos | £500k | 24 July 2001 |
| 30 | FW | Tony Ellis | Rochdale | Free | 26 July 2001 |
| 26 | DF | Arthur Gnohéré | Caen | Free | 1 August 2001 |
| 28 | MF | Alan Moore | Middlesbrough | Free | 7 August 2001 |
| 12 | MF | Tony Grant | Manchester City | £250k | 11 October 2001 |
| 27 | FW | Robbie Blake | Bradford City | £1m | 25 January 2002 |
| 31 | GK | Marlon Beresford | Middlesbrough | Loan | 31 January 2002 |
| 33 | FW | David Johnson | Nottingham Forest | Loan | 12 March 2002 |
| 34 | MF | Paul Gascoigne | Everton | Free | 17 March 2002 |

### Out

| # | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
| | DF | John Boardman | | Released | 8 May 2001 |
| | DF | Chris Scott | Leigh RMI | Free | 8 May 2001 |
| | DF | Michael Devenney | | Released | 8 May 2001 |
| | FW | Ronnie Jepson | | Retired | 1 June 2001 |
| | GK | Paul Crichton | Norwich City | £150k | 23 June 2001 |
| | MF | John Mullin | Rotherham United | £150k | 4 October 2001 |
| | MF | Paul Smith | Hartlepool United | Free | 3 November 2001 |
| | MF | Alex Kevan | Hereford United | Free | 17 November 2001 |
| 8 | MF | Paul Cook | Wigan Athletic | Loan | 1 December 2001 |
| 10 | FW | Andy Payton | Blackpool | Loan | 4 December 2001 |
| 17 | FW | Anthony Shandran | St Patrick's Athletic | Loan | 28 January 2002 |
| 17 | FW | Anthony Shandran | Stalybridge Celtic | Loan | 26 March 2002 |

## Matches
### Final league position

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Birmingham City (O, P) | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 70 | 49 | +21 | 76 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 6 | Norwich City | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 75 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 7 | Burnley | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 70 | 62 | +8 | 75 | |
| 8 | Preston North End | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 71 | 59 | +12 | 72 | |
| 9 | Wimbledon | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 57 | +6 | 67 | |