# 2001–02 Southampton F.C. season

During the 2001–02 English football season, Southampton Football Club competed in the Premier League. Initially under Stuart Gray and then Gordon Strachan from October, they finished 11th in the Premier League and reached the third round of the FA Cup.

## Season summary

The move to St Mary's Stadium was seen as the way forward for Southampton after 103 years at the dilapidated Dell, but a terrible start to the season saw relegation looking certain and cost manager Stuart Gray his job after barely six months in charge. His successor was Gordon Strachan, who had just left Coventry City. Strachan quickly turned Southampton's fortunes round, and they gradually climbed to a secure 11th place in the final table.
At the end of the season, Matthew Le Tissier retired, bringing to an end his 16-year playing career for Southampton. He remained at the club as a coach.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 50 | |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 46 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 11 | Southampton | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 45 | |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 45 | |
| 13 | Fulham | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 44 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round |
* ↑ Blackburn Rovers qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.

## Results

Southampton's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### FA Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 18 August 2001 | Leeds United | A | 0–2 | 39,715 | |
| 25 August 2001 | Chelsea | H | 0–2 | 31,107 | |
| 9 September 2001 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–2 | 33,668 | |
| 15 September 2001 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–0 | 24,378 | Pahars |
| 24 September 2001 | Aston Villa | H | 1–3 | 26,794 | Pahars |
| 29 September 2001 | Middlesbrough | A | 3–1 | 26,142 | Beattie (2), Pahars (pen) |
| 13 October 2001 | Arsenal | H | 0–2 | 29,759 | |
| 20 October 2001 | West Ham United | A | 0–2 | 25,842 | |
| 24 October 2001 | Ipswich Town | H | 3–3 | 29,614 | Beattie, Pahars, Marsden |
| 27 October 2001 | Fulham | A | 1–2 | 18,771 | Beattie |
| 3 November 2001 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–2 | 30,523 | Pahars |
| 17 November 2001 | Derby County | A | 0–1 | 32,063 | |
| 24 November 2001 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–0 | 31,198 | Pahars |
| 2 December 2001 | Everton | A | 0–2 | 28,138 | |
| 8 December 2001 | Leicester City | A | 4–0 | 20,321 | Svensson (2), Beattie, Pahars |
| 15 December 2001 | Sunderland | H | 2–0 | 29,459 | Craddock (own goal), Pahars |
| 22 December 2001 | Manchester United | A | 1–6 | 67,638 | Pahars |
| 26 December 2001 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–0 | 31,719 | Beattie |
| 29 December 2001 | Leeds United | H | 0–1 | 31,622 | |
| 1 January 2002 | Chelsea | A | 4–2 | 35,156 | Beattie (2), Pahars, Marsden |
| 9 January 2002 | Liverpool | H | 2–0 | 31,527 | Beattie, Riise (own goal) |
| 13 January 2002 | Manchester United | H | 1–3 | 31,858 | Beattie |
| 19 January 2002 | Liverpool | A | 1–1 | 43,710 | Davies |
| 30 January 2002 | West Ham United | H | 2–0 | 31,879 | Davies, Fernandes |
| 2 February 2002 | Arsenal | A | 1–1 | 38,024 | Tessem |
| 9 February 2002 | Newcastle United | A | 1–3 | 51,857 | Pahars |
| 23 February 2002 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–0 | 31,380 | |
| 2 March 2002 | Ipswich Town | A | 3–1 | 25,440 | Delap, Ormerod, Marsden |
| 6 March 2002 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–1 | 28,931 | Svensson |
| 16 March 2002 | Leicester City | H | 2–2 | 30,012 | Pahars (2, 1 pen) |
| 23 March 2002 | Sunderland | A | 1–1 | 46,120 | Tessem |
| 30 March 2002 | Fulham | H | 1–1 | 31,616 | Delap |
| 1 April 2002 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–2 | 28,851 | |
| 6 April 2002 | Derby County | H | 2–0 | 29,263 | Oakley, Pahars |
| 13 April 2002 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–1 | 26,557 | El Khalej |
| 20 April 2002 | Everton | H | 0–1 | 31,785 | |
| 27 April 2002 | Aston Villa | A | 1–2 | 35,255 | Beattie |
| 11 May 2002 | Newcastle United | H | 3–1 | 31,973 | Svensson, Beattie (pen), Telfer |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 16 January 2002 | Rotherham United | A | 1–2 | 8,464 | Pahars (pen) |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 | 11 September 2001 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 3–0 | 6,489 | Beattie, Svensson (2) |
| R3 | 9 October 2001 | Gillingham | A | 2–0 | 7,948 | Beattie (pen), Pahars |
| R4 | 27 November 2001 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2–2 (lost 5–6 on pens) | 8,404 | Davies, El Khalej |

## Players
### First-team squad

    Squad at end of 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 |
| 1 | GK | WAL | Paul Jones |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Jason Dodd |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Wayne Bridge |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Chris Marsden |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Claus Lundekvam |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Paul Williams |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Matt Le Tissier (captain) |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Matt Oakley |
| 9 | FW | ENG | James Beattie |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Kevin Davies |
| 11 | FW | FRA | Eric Hassli (on loan from Metz) |
| 12 | MF | SWE | Anders Svensson |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Neil Moss |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Stuart Ripley |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Francis Benali |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Mark Draper |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | LVA | Marian Pahars |
| 18 | MF | IRL | Rory Delap |
| 19 | MF | POR | Dani Rodrigues |
| 20 | DF | MAR | Tahar El Khalej |
| 21 | FW | NOR | Jo Tessem |
| 24 | DF | ROU | Dan Petrescu |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Garry Monk |
| 26 | MF | LVA | Imants Bleidelis |
| 29 | MF | FRA | Fabrice Fernandes |
| 30 | FW | AUS | Scott McDonald |
| 32 | DF | NIR | Chris Baird |
| 33 | DF | SCO | Paul Telfer |
| 34 | FW | ECU | Agustín Delgado |
| 35 | MF | ECU | Cléber Chalá |
| 36 | FW | ENG | Brett Ormerod |

### 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 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Dean Richards (to Tottenham Hotspur) |
| 11 | FW | GER | Uwe Rösler (to Unterhaching) |
| 22 | FW | AUS | Adrian Caceres (to Hull City) |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Kevin Gibbens (to Oxford United) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Paul Murray (to Oldham Athletic) |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Ryan Ashford (to Torquay United) |
| — | FW | ENG | Mark Peters (to Brentford) |
| — | FW | ENG | Adam Wallace (to Southend United) |

### Reserve squad

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 | MF | ESP | Jacinto Elá |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 27 | GK | ENG | Scott Bevan |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
| 12 June 2001 | MF | Anders Svensson | Elfsborg | £500,000 |
| 10 July 2001 | MF | Rory Delap | Derby County | £4,000,000 |
| 11 July 2001 | MF | Jacinto Elá | Espanyol | Free |
| 31 July 2001 | MF | Paul Murray | Queens Park Rangers | Free |
| 31 October 2001 | DF | Paul Williams | Coventry City | Free |
| 31 October 2001 | DF | Paul Telfer | Coventry City | Free |
| 13 November 2001 | FW | Agustín Delgado | Club Necaxa | £3,500,000 |
| 16 November 2001 | MF | Cléber Chalá | El Nacional | £1,000,000 |
| 24 November 2001 | DF | Mike Williamson | Torquay United | £100,000 |
| 5 December 2001 | FW | Brett Ormerod | Blackpool | £1,750,000 |
| 28 December 2001 | MF | Fabrice Fernandes | Rennes | £1,100,000 |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| 31 May 2001 | DF | Phil Warner | Cambridge United | Free |
| 14 June 2001 | FW | Luis Boa Morte | Fulham | £1,700,000 |
| 20 June 2001 | MF | Hassan Kachloul | Aston Villa | Free |
| 26 June 2001 | DF | John Beresford | Ossett Town | Free |
| 10 August 2001 | MF | Paul Hughes | Luton Town | Free |
| 21 September 2001 | DF | Dean Richards | Tottenham Hotspur | £8,100,000 |
| 11 December 2001 | MF | Paul Murray | Oldham Athletic | Free |
| 8 January 2002 | FW | Uwe Rösler | SpVgg Unterhaching | Free |
| 15 February 2002 | FW | Mark Peters | Brentford | Free |
| 18 March 2002 | FW | Adrian Caceres | Hull City | Free |
| 28 March 2002 | MF | Kevin Gibbens | Oxford United | Free |
| 28 March 2002 | DF | Ryan Ashford | Torquay United | Free |
| 28 March 2002 | FW | Adam Wallace | Southend United | Free |
| 20 May 2002 | MF | Matt Le Tissier | Retired | Retired |
| 22 May 2002 | MF | Stuart Ripley | Released | Released |
    Transfers in: £11,950,000
    Transfers out: £9,800,000
    Total spending: £2,150,000

### Loan in

| Date | Pos | Name | Club | Return | Ref |
| 26 October 2001 | DF | Paul Williams | Coventry City | 30 October 2001 | |
| 15 March 2002 | FW | Eric Hassli | Metz | 11 May 2002 | |

### Loan out

| Date | Pos | Name | Club | Return |
| 30 October 2001 | FW | Uwe Rösler | West Bromwich Albion | 30 November 2001 |
| 31 December 2001 | MF | Dani Rodrigues | Bristol City | 21 April 2002 |
| 1 February 2002 | GK | Scott Bevan | Stoke City | 11 February 2002 |
| 15 March 2002 | GK | Scott Bevan | Woking | 31 May 2002 |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | WAL | Paul Jones | 40 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Neil Moss | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Jason Dodd | 32 | 0 | 26+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Wayne Bridge | 42 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Claus Lundekvam | 37 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Paul Williams | 30 | 0 | 27+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Francis Benali | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | MAR | Tahar El Khalej | 15 | 2 | 12+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | ROU | Dan Petrescu | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Garry Monk | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | ENG | Chris Marsden | 42 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Matt Le Tissier | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Matt Oakley | 30 | 1 | 26+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | SWE | Anders Svensson | 38 | 6 | 33+1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Stuart Ripley | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Mark Draper | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | IRL | Rory Delap | 29 | 2 | 24+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | NOR | Jo Tessem | 24 | 2 | 7+15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | LVA | Imants Bleidelis | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | FRA | Fabrice Fernandes | 12 | 1 | 6+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | SCO | Paul Telfer | 30 | 1 | 27+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG | James Beattie | 31 | 14 | 24+4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Kevin Davies | 27 | 3 | 18+5 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | LVA | Marian Pahars | 39 | 16 | 33+3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | FW | AUS | Scott McDonald | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | ECU | Agustin Delgado | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | ENG | Brett Ormerod | 18 | 1 | 8+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||
| 6 | DF | ENG | Dean Richards | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | GER | Uwe Rosler | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Paul Murray | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 31 May 2002 Source: Competitions

### Starting 11

    Considering starts in all competitions
| No. | Pos. | Name | MS |
| 1 | GK | Paul Jones | 40 |
| 2 | RB | Jason Dodd | 29 |
| 5 | CB | Claus Lundekvam | 37 |
| 6 | CB | Paul Williams | 29 |
| 3 | LB | Wayne Bridge | 42 |
| 33 | RM | Paul Telfer | 29 |
| 12 | CM | Anders Svensson | 37 |
| 8 | CM | Matt Oakley | 29 |
| 4 | LM | Chris Marsden | 30 |
| 17 | CF | Marian Pahars | 36 |
| 9 | CF | James Beattie | 27 |