# 2001–02 Middlesbrough F.C. season

During the 2001–02 season, Middlesbrough participated in the FA Premier League.

## Kit

Middlesbrough were again sponsored by BT Cellnet for the 2001–02 season. The team's strip was produced by Errea. The home shirt consisted of a plain red shirt, red shorts and red socks with white trim. The away strip consisted of blue and black striped shirts, plain black shorts and black socks.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 44 | |
* ↑ Blackburn Rovers qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Statto

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | D | W | L | W | D | D | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | W | D | D | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | L | L | L | L |
| Position | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 |

## Notable events

* Steve McClaren's first season in charge of Boro.
* Boro lost their first four matches in the league but then recover to only lose 2 in 11 games.
* 1–0 win away at Manchester United one of the high points of the league campaign.
* Strong FA Cup run ended in the semi-finals with a 1–0 loss to Arsenal at Old Trafford. A Gianluca Festa own goal is the difference between the two sides.

## Squad

    Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Mark Schwarzer |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Dean Gordon |
| 5 | DF | ITA | Gianluca Festa |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Gareth Southgate |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Robbie Mustoe |
| 8 | FW | SVK | Szilárd Németh |
| 9 | MF | ENG | Paul Ince (captain) |
| 10 | FW | ITA | Benito Carbone (on loan from Bradford City) |
| 11 | FW | CRO | Alen Bokšić |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Jonathan Greening |
| 14 | MF | FRA | Mickaël Debève |
| 15 | GK | ENG | Marlon Beresford |
| 16 | FW | CMR | Joseph-Désiré Job |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Ugo Ehiogu |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Dean Windass |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Mark Wilson |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Mark Summerbell |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | MF | ARG | Carlos Marinelli |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Phil Stamp |
| 25 | GK | WAL | Mark Crossley |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Noel Whelan |
| 27 | DF | SCO | Robbie Stockdale |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Colin Cooper |
| 29 | DF | IRL | Jason Gavin |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Stuart Parnaby |
| 31 | MF | AUS | Luke Wilkshire |
| 32 | MF | SCO | Allan Johnston |
| 33 | DF | ENG | David Murphy |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Stewart Downing |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Mark Hudson |
| 37 | DF | FRA | Franck Queudrue (on loan from Lens) |
| 38 | GK | ENG | Sam Russell |
| 39 | GK | AUS | Brad Jones |
| — | MF | ENG | Anthony Ormerod |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | IRL | Curtis Fleming (to Crystal Palace) |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Steve Vickers (to Birmingham City) |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Brian Deane (to Leicester City) |
| 12 | MF | IRL | Keith O'Neill (to Coventry City) |
| 14 | MF | AUS | Paul Okon (on loan to Watford) |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Andy Campbell (to Cardiff City) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | COL | Hamilton Ricard (on loan to CSKA Sofia) |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Steve Baker (to Scarborough) |
| 34 | GK | SCO | Chris Bennion (Scunthorpe United) |
| 35 | MF | SCO | Sean Kilgannon (Dunfermline Athletic) |
| — | MF | ENG | Stephen Brackstone (to York City) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Player | Previous Club | Fee |
| 1 July 2001 | Szilárd Németh | Inter Bratislava | Free |
| 11 July 2001 | Gareth Southgate | Aston Villa | £6.5 million |
| 9 August 2001 | Mark Wilson | Manchester United | £1.5 million |
| 9 August 2001 | Jonathan Greening | Manchester United | £2 million |
| 9 September 2001 | Allan Johnston | Rangers | £600,000 |
| 12 October 2001 | Franck Queudrue | Lens | Loan |
| 7 February 2002 | Benito Carbone | Bradford City | Loan |
| 27 February 2002 | Mickael Debeve | Lens | Loan |

### Out

For departures of players out of contract at the end of 2000–01 see 2000-01 Middlesbrough F.C. season.
| Date | Player | New Club | Fee |
| 31 May 2001 | Neil Maddison | Darlington | Free |
| 19 July 2001 | Christian Karembeu | Olympiacos | £2 million |
| 7 August 2001 | Alan Moore | Burnley | Free |
| 8 August 2001 | Keith O'Neill | Coventry | Free |
| 29 November 2001 | Brian Deane | Leicester | £150,000 |
| 14 December 2001 | Steve Vickers | Birmingham | £400,000 |
| 31 December 2001 | Curtis Fleming | Crystal Palace | £150,000 |
| 23 March 2002 | Sean Kilgannon | Dunfermline | Free |
| 1 June 2002 | Hamilton Ricard | Released | - |
| 23 March 2002 | Andy Campbell | Released | - |
| 1 June 2002 | Dean Gordon | Coventry | Free |

## Results
### Premier League

Win  Draw  Loss
Note: Results are given with Middlesbrough score listed first.
| Game | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 18 August 2001 | Arsenal | H | 0–4 | 31,557 | |
| 2 | 21 August 2001 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 20,747 | |
| 3 | 25 August 2001 | Everton | A | 0–2 | 32,829 | |
| 4 | 8 September 2001 | Newcastle United | H | 1–4 | 30,004 | Cooper 4' |
| 5 | 15 September 2001 | West Ham United | H | 2–1 | 25,455 | Deane 31', Johnston 41' |
| 6 | 17 September 2001 | Leicester City | A | 2–1 | 15,412 | Ince 85', Greening 88' |
| 7 | 23 September 2001 | Chelsea | A | 2–2 | 36,767 | Stockdale 61', Bokšić 90'(pen) |
| 8 | 29 September 2001 | Southampton | H | 1–3 | 26,142 | Bokšić 75'(pen) |
| 9 | 13 October 2001 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–0 | 20,451 | |
| 10 | 22 October 2001 | Sunderland | H | 2–0 | 28,432 | Queudrue 2', Bokšić 21' |
| 11 | 27 October 2001 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–2 | 36,062 | Boksic 9' |
| 12 | 3 November 2001 | Derby County | H | 5–1 | 28,117 | Németh 49', Marinelli 57', 82', Bokšić 61, Mustoe 73' |
| 13 | 17 November 2001 | Aston Villa | A | 0–0 | 35,424 | |
| 14 | 25 November 2001 | Ipswich Town | H | 0–0 | 32,586 | |
| 15 | 1 December 2001 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–0 | 23,849 | Bokšić 45' |
| 16 | 8 December 2001 | Liverpool | A | 0–2 | 43,674 | |
| 17 | 15 December 2001 | Manchester United | H | 0–1 | 34,358 | |
| 18 | 26 December 2001 | Newcastle United | A | 0–3 | 52,127 | |
| 19 | 29 December 2001 | Arsenal | A | 1–2 | 37,948 | Whelan 22' |
| 20 | 1 January 2002 | Everton | H | 1–0 | 27,463 | Festa 50' |
| 21 | 12 January 2002 | Fulham | A | 1–2 | 18,975 | Cooper 8' |
| 22 | 19 January 2002 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | 26,104 | Whelan 38' |
| 23 | 29 January 2002 | Sunderland | A | 1–0 | 44,579 | Whelan 14' |
| 24 | 3 February 2002 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0–0 | 24,189 | |
| 25 | 9 February 2002 | Leeds United | H | 2–2 | 30,221 | Ince 51', Windass 88' |
| 26 | 19 February 2002 | Fulham | H | 2–1 | 26,235 | Bokšić 27', Németh 77' |
| 27 | 23 February 2002 | West Ham United | A | 0–1 | 35,420 | |
| 28 | 2 March 2002 | Leicester City | H | 1–0 | 25,734 | Frank Sinclair (o.g.) |
| 29 | 6 March 2002 | Southampton | A | 1–1 | 28,931 | Whelan 57' |
| 30 | 16 March 2002 | Liverpool | H | 1–2 | 31,253 | Southgate 89' |
| 31 | 23 March 2002 | Manchester United | A | 1–0 | 67,683 | Bokšić 9' |
| 32 | 30 March 2002 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 | 31,258 | Queudrue 69' |
| 33 | 1 April 2002 | Derby County | A | 1–0 | 30,822 | Mustoe 12' |
| 34 | 14 April 2002 | Aston Villa | H | 2–1 | 26,003 | Carbone 39', Ehiogu 65' |
| 35 | 20 April 2002 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–3 | 26,932 | Németh 90' |
| 36 | 28 April 2002 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–1 | 25,979 | |
| 37 | 27 April 2002 | Chelsea | H | 0–2 | 28,686 | |
| 38 | 11 May 2002 | Leeds United | A | 0–1 | 40,218 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 8 January 2002 | Wimbledon | A | 0–0 | 6,885 | |
| R3 replay | 15 January 2002 | Wimbledon | H | 2–0 | 9,687 | Whelan, Cunningham (og) |
| R4 | 26 January 2002 | Manchester United | H | 2–0 | 17,624 | Whelan, Campbell |
| R5 | 16 February 2002 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–0 | 20,921 | Ehiogu |
| Quarter-final | 10 March 2002 | Everton | H | 3–0 | 26,950 | Whelan, Nemeth, Ince |
| Semi-final | 14 April 2002 | Arsenal | N | 0–1 | - | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 | 11 September 2001 | Northampton Town | H | 3–1 | 3,918 | Murphy, Nemeth, Wilson |
| R3 | 10 October 2001 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | 9,536 | Nemeth |

## 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 | AUS | Mark Schwarzer | 25 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | GK | ENG | Marlon Beresford | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | WAL | Mark Crossley | 22 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ENG | Dean Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ITA | Gianluca Festa | 12 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Gareth Southgate | 44 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Ugo Ehiogu | 33 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | SCO | Robbie Stockdale | 36 | 1 | 26+2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Colin Cooper | 21 | 2 | 14+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | David Murphy | 8 | 1 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | DF | FRA | Franck Queudrue | 34 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | ENG | Robbie Mustoe | 44 | 2 | 31+5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | ENG | Paul Ince | 36 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ITA | Benito Carbone | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Jonathan Greening | 41 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | FRA | Mickaël Debève | 6 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Mark Wilson | 14 | 1 | 2+8 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | ARG | Carlos Marinelli | 27 | 0 | 12+8 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Phil Stamp | 9 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | IRL | Jason Gavin | 13 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | AUS | Luke Wilkshire | 8 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | SCO | Allan Johnston | 21 | 1 | 13+4 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Stewart Downing | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Mark Hudson | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 8 | FW | SVK | Szilárd Németh | 27 | 6 | 11+10 | 3 | 2+2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | CRO | Alen Bokšić | 26 | 8 | 20+2 | 8 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | CMR | Joseph-Désiré Job | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Dean Windass | 34 | 1 | 8+19 | 1 | 3+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Noel Whelan | 27 | 7 | 18+4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | IRL | Curtis Fleming | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Steve Vickers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Brian Deane | 7 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | AUS | Paul Okon | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Andy Campbell | 5 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | COL | Hamilton Ricard | 11 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Last updated: 30 May 2002 Source:

### Goalscorers

Goalscoring statistics for 2001-02.
| Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| Bokšić | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Whelan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Németh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Ince | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Cooper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Queudrue | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marinelli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mustoe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Deane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greening | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stockdale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Festa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Windass | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Southgate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carbone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ehiogu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Murphy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wilson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Campbell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |

### Starting 11

    Considering starts in all competitions
* GK: #1, Mark Schwarzer, 25
* RB: #27, Robbie Stockdale, 34
* CB: #6, Gareth Southgate, 48
* CB: #17, Ugo Ehiogu, 33
* LB: #37, Franck Queudrue, 34
* RM: #23, Carlos Marinelli, 16
* CM: #9, Paul Ince, 36
* CM: #7, Robbie Mustoe, 38
* LM: #12, Jonathan Greening, 40
* CF: #11, Alen Boksic, 23
* CF: #26, Noel Whelan, 23