# 2001–02 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic started the 2001–02 season looking to retain the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup. They entered the UEFA Champions League at the third qualifying round. They finished the season as league champions for the second season in succession.

## Players

    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 | SCO | Jonathan Gould |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Tom Boyd |
| 3 | DF | GUI | Mohammed Sylla |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Jackie McNamara |
| 5 | DF | BEL | Joos Valgaeren |
| 6 | DF | GUI | Bobo Baldé |
| 7 | FW | SWE | Henrik Larsson |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Alan Thompson |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Chris Sutton |
| 10 | FW | WAL | John Hartson |
| 11 | MF | DEN | Morten Wieghorst |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Paul Lambert |
| 15 | MF | NED | Bobby Petta |
| 17 | DF | FRA | Didier Agathe |
| 18 | MF | NIR | Neil Lennon |
| 19 | MF | BUL | Stiliyan Petrov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | GK | SCO | Rab Douglas |
| 23 | GK | RUS | Dmitri Kharine |
| 24 | MF | IRL | Colin Healy |
| 25 | DF | SVK | Ľubomír Moravčík |
| 29 | FW | SCO | Shaun Maloney |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Steve Guppy |
| 31 | DF | BRA | Rafael Scheidt |
| 32 | FW | SCO | Simon Lynch |
| 34 | MF | SCO | Mark Fotheringham |
| 35 | DF | SWE | Johan Mjällby |
| 37 | FW | SCO | Liam Keogh |
| 39 | MF | SCO | Jamie Smith |
| 40 | DF | SCO | Stephen Crainey |
| 41 | DF | SCO | John Kennedy |
| 42 | DF | IRL | Jim Goodwin |
| 43 | MF | IRL | Liam Miller |

## 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 |
| 22 | MF | FRA | Stéphane Bonnes |
| 26 | FW | SCO | Paul Shields |
| 27 | MF | SCO | Jon-Paul McGovern |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 28 | MF | SCO | Ryan McCann |
| 38 | GK | SCO | Barry-John Corr |
| 46 | MF | SCO | Brian McColligan |

## Player statistics
### Appearances and goals

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europe | Europe |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SCO | Jonathan Gould | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Tom Boyd | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | GUI | Mohammed Sylla | 15 | 2 | 7+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Jackie McNamara | 30 | 0 | 9+11 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BEL | Joos Valgaeren | 32 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | GUI | Bobo Baldé | 38 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SWE | Henrik Larsson | 47 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Alan Thompson | 36 | 9 | 22+3 | 6 | 3+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Chris Sutton | 30 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | WAL | John Hartson | 43 | 24 | 26+5 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | DEN | Morten Wieghorst | 5 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Paul Lambert | 49 | 5 | 33+1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | NED | Bobby Petta | 27 | 2 | 12+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | FRA | Olivier Tébily | 13 | 1 | 8+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | FRA | Didier Agathe | 32 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | NIR | Neil Lennon | 49 | 1 | 32+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | BUL | Stiliyan Petrov | 44 | 8 | 26+2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 7+1 | 1 |
| 20 | GK | SCO | Rab Douglas | 52 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | RUS | Dmitri Kharine | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | IRL | Colin Healy | 6 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | SVK | Ľubomír Moravčík | 33 | 6 | 16+7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | SCO | Jon-Paul McGovern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | SCO | Shaun Maloney | 20 | 10 | 3+13 | 5 | 1+1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Steve Guppy | 23 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | SCO | Simon Lynch | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | SCO | Ross Wallace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | SCO | Mark Fotheringham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | SWE | Johan Mjällby | 51 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | SCO | Jamie Smith | 13 | 1 | 3+8 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | SCO | Stephen Crainey | 19 | 0 | 10+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | SCO | John Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NB: Players with a zero in every column only appeared as unused substitutes

## Team statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 94 | 18 | +76 | 103 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Rangers | 38 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 82 | 27 | +55 | 85 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Livingston | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 58 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 55 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 5 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 52 | 57 | −5 | 48 | |
* ↑ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
* ↑ As both finalists of the 2001–02 Scottish Cup, Rangers and Celtic, qualified for European competition via their league position, the cup berth for 2002–03 UEFA Cup was passed to the next-placed team in the league, fourth-placed Aberdeen.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Player | From | Fee |
| 20 July 2001 | Dianbobo Balde | Toulouse | £1,000,000 |
| 2 August 2001 | John Hartson | Coventry City | £6,500,000 |
| 2 August 2001 | Steve Guppy | Leicester City | £700,000 |
| 2 August 2001 | Mohammed Sylla | St Johnstone | £700,000 |
| 27 August 2001 | Michael Herbert | Paris Saint-Germain | Free |

### Out

| Date | Player | From | Fee |
| 5 July 2001 | Alan Stubbs | Everton | Free |
| 25 July 2001 | Eyal Berkovic | Man City | £1,500,000 |
| 1 August 2001 | Stephane Mahe | Heart of Midlothian | Free |
| 2 August 2001 | Tommy Johnson | Sheffield Wednesday | Free |
| 24 August 2001 | Mark Burchill | Portsmouth | £600,000 |
| 24 August 2001 | Stewart Kerr | Wigan Athletic | £250,000 |
| 22 March 2002 | Olivier Tébily | Birmingham City | £700,000 |
* Expenditure: £8,900,000
* Income: £3,050,000
* Total loss/gain: £5,850,000