# 2001–02 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

The 2001–02 season was Sheffield Wednesday F.C.'s 135th season. They competed in the twenty-four team First Division, the second tier of English football, finishing twentieth.

## Season summary

After another bad start in the 2001–02 season, Shreeves handed the reins over to assistant Terry Yorath. Wednesday finished just two places above the Division One relegation zone and the only bright spot of the season was a run to the semi-finals of the League Cup.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 18 | Walsall | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 51 | 71 | −20 | 51 | |
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 50 | 72 | −22 | 50 | |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 49 | 71 | −22 | 50 | |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 46 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 52 | 66 | −14 | 49 | |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra (R) | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 47 | 76 | −29 | 49 | Relegation to the Second Division |

## Results

Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Outcome | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 12 August 2001 | Loss | Burnley | H | 0–2 | 21,766 | |
| 18 August 2001 | Win | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–0 | 7,933 | Sibon, McLaren |
| 25 August 2001 | Draw | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–1 | 18,844 | Sibon |
| 27 August 2001 | Loss | Norwich City | A | 0–2 | 16,820 | |
| 8 September 2001 | Loss | Birmingham City | A | 0–2 | 19,421 | |
| 15 September 2001 | Draw | Wimbledon | A | 1–1 | 7,348 | T Johnson |
| 17 September 2001 | Draw | Bradford City | H | 1–1 | 18,012 | Di Piedi |
| 22 September 2001 | Loss | Manchester City | H | 2–6 | 25,731 | Bonvín, Bromby |
| 25 September 2001 | Draw | Rotherham United | A | 1–1 | 8,474 | Westwood |
| 29 September 2001 | Loss | Crystal Palace | A | 1–4 | 17,066 | T Johnson |
| 7 October 2001 | Draw | Sheffield United | H | 0–0 | 29,281 | |
| 13 October 2001 | Loss | Watford | A | 1–3 | 14,456 | T Johnson |
| 16 October 2001 | Loss | Preston North End | H | 1–2 | 15,592 | Sibon |
| 20 October 2001 | Win | Walsall | H | 2–1 | 16,275 | Sibon, Bonvín |
| 24 October 2001 | Win | Barnsley | H | 3–1 | 21,008 | Sibon, Bonvín (2) |
| 27 October 2001 | Loss | Coventry City | A | 0–2 | 17,381 | |
| 31 October 2001 | Win | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–0 | 20,206 | Morrison |
| 3 November 2001 | Loss | Portsmouth | H | 2–3 | 18,212 | Donnelly, Sibon (pen) |
| 10 November 2001 | Draw | Grimsby Town | H | 0–0 | 17,507 | |
| 18 November 2001 | Draw | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–0 | 19,947 | |
| 24 November 2001 | Win | Stockport County | H | 5–0 | 17,365 | Maddix, Sibon (pen), Morrison, Soltvedt, Ekoku |
| 2 December 2001 | Loss | Barnsley | A | 0–3 | 16,714 | |
| 8 December 2001 | Draw | Millwall | H | 1–1 | 21,304 | Ekoku |
| 15 December 2001 | Loss | Gillingham | A | 1–2 | 8,586 | Sibon (pen) |
| 22 December 2001 | Draw | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–1 | 20,340 | Ekoku |
| 26 December 2001 | Loss | Birmingham City | H | 0–1 | 24,335 | |
| 29 December 2001 | Loss | Norwich City | H | 0–5 | 19,205 | |
| 12 January 2002 | Win | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–0 | 16,737 | Sibon |
| 19 January 2002 | Win | Burnley | A | 2–1 | 16,081 | McLaren, Kuqi |
| 29 January 2002 | Draw | Sheffield United | A | 0–0 | 29,364 | |
| 2 February 2002 | Loss | Crystal Palace | H | 1–3 | 20,099 | Ekoku |
| 5 February 2002 | Loss | Preston North End | A | 2–4 | 14,038 | Quinn, Ekoku (pen) |
| 9 February 2002 | Win | Walsall | A | 3–0 | 8,290 | Ekoku, Kuqi, Sibon |
| 16 February 2002 | Win | Watford | H | 2–1 | 18,244 | Ekoku (pen), Kuqi |
| 23 February 2002 | Loss | Rotherham United | H | 1–2 | 28,179 | Kuqi |
| 27 February 2002 | Loss | Manchester City | A | 0–4 | 33,682 | |
| 2 March 2002 | Win | Bradford City | A | 2–0 | 16,904 | D Johnson, Kuqi |
| 6 March 2002 | Loss | Wimbledon | H | 1–2 | 18,930 | D Johnson |
| 9 March 2002 | Draw | Gillingham | H | 0–0 | 20,361 | |
| 16 March 2002 | Win | Millwall | A | 2–1 | 13,074 | Donnelly (2) |
| 23 March 2002 | Draw | Portsmouth | A | 0–0 | 14,819 | |
| 29 March 2002 | Win | Coventry City | H | 2–1 | 21,470 | Sibon (2) |
| 1 April 2002 | Draw | Grimsby Town | A | 0–0 | 9,236 | |
| 6 April 2002 | Loss | Nottingham Forest | H | 0–2 | 21,782 | |
| 13 April 2002 | Loss | Stockport County | A | 1–3 | 8,706 | Quinn |
| 21 April 2002 | Draw | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–2 | 29,772 | Donnelly, Kuqi |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Outcome | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 15 January 2002 | Loss | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1–2 | 6,271 | Hamshaw |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Outcome | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 | 21 August 2001 | Win | Bury | A | 3–1 | 3,129 | Ekoku, Maddix, McLaren |
| R2 | 12 September 2001 | Win | Sunderland | H | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | 12,074 | Ekoku, Morrison (pen), Di Piedi, Bonvín |
| R3 | 10 October 2001 | Win | Crystal Palace | H | 2–2 (won 3–1 on pens) | 8,796 | Westwood, Crane |
| R4 | 28 November 2001 | Win | Aston Villa | A | 1–0 | 26,526 | Ekoku |
| R5 | 19 December 2001 | Win | Watford | H | 4–0 | 20,319 | Sibon, Hamshaw, O'Donnell, Soltvedt |
| SF First Leg | 8 January 2002 | Loss | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–2 | 30,883 | Ekoku |
| SF Second Leg | 22 January 2002 | Loss | Blackburn Rovers | A | 2–4 (lost 3–6 on agg) | 26,844 | Ekoku (pen), Soltvedt |

## Squad

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 | ENG | Kevin Pressman |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Ian Hendon |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Andy Hinchcliffe |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Paul McLaren |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Leigh Bromby |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Trond Egil Soltvedt (captain) |
| 7 | MF | IRL | Alan Quinn |
| 8 | FW | NED | Gerald Sibon |
| 9 | FW | NGA | Efan Ekoku |
| 10 | FW | ARG | Pablo Facundo Bonvín (on loan from Boca Juniors) |
| 11 | FW | NIR | Owen Morrison |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Steve Haslam |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Chris Stringer |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Marlon Broomes |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Steve Harkness |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Matt Hamshaw |
| 17 | FW | ITA | Michele Di Piedi |
| 18 | MF | SCO | Simon Donnelly |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Adam Muller |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Tony Crane |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Ashley Westwood |
| 22 | DF | IRL | Derek Geary |
| 23 | MF | SCO | Philip Scott |
| 24 | MF | SCO | Phil O'Donnell |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Danny Maddix |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Jon Shaw |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Laurie Wilson |
| 28 | FW | FIN | Shefki Kuqi |
| 29 | FW | SCO | Kevin Gallacher |
| 30 | GK | RSA | Sean Roberts |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Paul Heald (on loan from Wimbledon) |
| 32 | MF | WAL | Neil Gibson |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Craig Armstrong |
| 35 | DF | ENG | David Burrows |
| 36 | GK | ENG | Richard Siddall |
| 37 | MF | NIR | Jon McCarthy (on loan from Birmingham City) |
| - | DF | ENG | Craig Rand |

### 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 |
| 37 | DF | ENG | Tom Staniforth (Deceased) |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Carlton Palmer (on loan from Coventry City) |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Aaron Lescott (to Stockport County) |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Tommy Johnson (to Kilmarnock) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Dean Windass (on loan from Middlesbrough) |
| 28 | MF | SWE | Bojan Djordjic (on loan from Manchester United) |
| 33 | FW | JAM | David Johnson (on loan from Nottingham Forest) |

### Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | IRL | Alan Cawley |
| — | DF | ENG | Calem Connolly |
| — | FW | CGO | Carlin Itonga (on loan from Arsenal) |
| — | FW | ENG | Dene Cropper |
| — | MF | ENG | Stephen Santry |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ENG | Matt Shaw |
| — | DF | ENG | Anwar Uddin |
| — | MF | ENG | Michael Williams |
| — | DF | ENG | Greg Young |