2001–02 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season
The 2001–02 season was the 123rd season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and was their first season back in the top-flight after a four-year absence. It covers the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002.
Season summary
Three wins from their first three Premiership games put newly promoted Bolton on top of the table, and manager Sam Allardyce was boasting that his side were capable of winning their first-ever league title, but the strong start to the season was not followed up and in the end they finished 16th, just enough to avoid relegation.First-team squad
Left club during season
Reserve squad
Transfers
In
- Henrik Pedersen - Silkeborg, 3 July, £650,000
- Rod Wallace - unattached, 17 September
- Derek Niven - Raith Rovers), 28 November, undisclosed
- Jeremy Bon - Bordeaux, 2 January
- Bruno N'Gotty - Marseille, 28 January, £500,000
- Gérald Forschelet - Cannes, 1 February, undisclosed
- Stig Tøfting - Hamburg, 8 February, £250,000
- Youri Djorkaeff - unattached, 13 February
- Jeff Cassar - Miami Fusion, 28 March
- Kevin Poole - Birmingham City, October
- Nicky Southall - Gillingham, undisclosed
Out
- John O'Kane - released
- Ian Marshall - Blackpool, 7 January, free
- Matt Glennon - Hull City, June, £50,000
- Robbie Elliott - released
- Nicky Summerbee - Manchester City
- Jimmy Phillips - retired
- Franck Passi - retired
- Tommy Wright - retired
- Keiran O'Connor
- Gary Haveron
- Michael Kaprielian
- Olaf Snorrason
- Danny Crumblehume
- James Evans
- Shaun Dootson
Loan in
- Akinori Nishizawa - Cerezo Osaka, 16 July, 12 months
- Bruno N'Gotty - Marseille, 14 September, 12 months
- Jermaine Johnson - Tivoli Gardens, 19 September
- Jani Viander - HJK, 16 November
- Fredi Bobic - Borussia Dortmund, 11 January
- Mario Espartero - Metz, 21 February
- Kostas Konstantinidis - Hertha Berlin, 26 March
- Djibril Diawara - Torino
Loan out
- Jeff Smith - Macclesfield Town, 23 November
- Steve Banks - Rochdale, 14 December
- Paul Wheatcroft - Mansfield Town, 26 February
- Colin Hendry - Preston North End, 28 February
- David Norris - Hull City, 4 March
- Wayne Buchanan - Chesterfield, 22 March
- Henrik Pedersen - Silkeborg, 17 April
- Ian Marshall - Blackpool
Results
FA Premier League
Results per matchday
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 18 August 2001 | Leicester City | A | Nolan 15', 41', Ricketts 33', Frandsen 45', 83' | 19,987 | |
| 21 August 2001 | Middlesbrough | H | Ricketts 39' | 20,747 | |
| 27 August 2001 | Liverpool | H | 2 – 1 | Ricketts 27', Holdsworth 90' | 27,205 |
| 8 September 2001 | Leeds United | A | 40,153 | ||
| 15 September 2001 | Southampton | H | 24,378 | ||
| 19 September 2001 | Blackburn Rovers | A | Wallace 69' | 25,949 | |
| 22 September 2001 | Arsenal | A | Ricketts 83' | 38,014 | |
| 29 September 2001 | Sunderland | H | 24,520 | ||
| 13 October 2001 | Newcastle United | H | 25,631 | ||
| 20 October 2001 | Manchester United | A | Nolan 35', Ricketts 84' | 67,559 | |
| 27 October 2001 | Aston Villa | A | Ricketts 2', 75' | 33,599 | |
| 3 November 2001 | Everton | H | Frandsen 10', Ricketts 90' | 27,343 | |
| 18 November 2001 | Ipswich Town | A | Bergsson 6', Ricketts 25' | 22,335 | |
| 24 November 2001 | Fulham | H | 23,848 | ||
| 3 December 2001 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | Ricketts 8', Wallace 56' | 32,971 | |
| 8 December 2001 | Derby County | A | 25,712 | ||
| 15 December 2001 | Charlton Athletic | H | Frandsen 84' | 20,834 | |
| 23 December 2001 | Chelsea | A | Nolan 3' | 34,063 | |
| 26 December 2001 | Leeds United | H | 27,060 | ||
| 29 December 2001 | Leicester City | H | Nolan 34', Ricketts 90' | 23,037 | |
| 1 January 2002 | Liverpool | A | Nolan 78' | 43,710 | |
| 12 January 2002 | Chelsea | H | Ricketts 56', Nolan 79' | 23,891 | |
| 19 January 2002 | Middlesbrough | A | Hansen 73' | 26,104 | |
| 29 January 2002 | Manchester United | H | 27,350 | ||
| 2 February 2002 | Newcastle United | A | Gardner 19', Southall 34' | 52,094 | |
| 9 February 2002 | West Ham United | H | Gardner 38' | 24,342 | |
| 23 February 2002 | Southampton | A | 31,380 | ||
| 2 March 2002 | Blackburn Rovers | H | Wallace 45' | 27,203 | |
| 5 March 2002 | Sunderland | A | 43,011 | ||
| 16 March 2002 | Derby County | H | Gardner 46' | 25,893 | |
| 23 March 2002 | Charlton Athletic | A | Djorkaeff 15', 39' | 26,358 | |
| 30 March 2002 | Aston Villa | H | Delaney 8', Bobic 40', Nolan 76' | 24,600 | |
| 1 April 2002 | Everton | A | N'Gotty 75' | 39,784 | |
| 6 April 2002 | Ipswich Town | H | Bobic 2', 30', 38', Djorkaeff 35' | 25,817 | |
| 20 April 2002 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | Holdsworth 71' | 25,817 | |
| 23 April 2002 | Fulham | A | 18,107 | ||
| 29 April 2002 | Arsenal | H | 27,351 | ||
| 11 May 2002 | West Ham United | A | Djorkaeff | 35,546 |
FA Cup
League Cup
Statistics
Appearances
Bolton used a total of 35 players during the season.| P | Player | Position | PL | FAC | LC | Total |
| 1 |  Jussi Jääskeläinen | Goalkeeper | 34 | 1 | 3 | 38 |
| 2 |  Kevin Nolan | Midfielder | 34 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
| 3 | Simon Charlton | Defender | 35 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| 4 |  Ricardo Gardner | Midfielder | 29 | 2 | 0 | 31 |
| 5 |  Guðni Bergsson | Defender | 29 | 2 | 0 | 31 |
| 6 | Ricardo Gardner | Midfielder | 31 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 7 | Mike Whitlow | Defender | 28 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| 8 | Michael Ricketts | Striker | 26 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| 9 |  Per Frandsen | Midfielder | 25 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| 10 |  Bruno N'Gotty | Defender | 24 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| 11 | Paul Warhurst | Defender/Midfielder | 25 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| 12 | Anthony Barness | Defender | 19 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| 13= | Nicky Southall | Defender/Midfielder | 10 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| 13= | Rod Wallace | Striker | 14 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 15 |  Gareth Farrelly | Midfielder | 11 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| 16 | Bo Hansen | Striker | 10 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 17 |  Fredi Bobic | Striker | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 18 | Dean Holdsworth | Striker | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 19 | Youri Djorkaeff | Midfielder/Striker | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | Henrik Pedersen | Streiker | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 21 | Delroy Facey | Striker | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Jermaine Johnson | Midfielder | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 23 |  Colin Hendry | Defender | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 24 |  Djibril Diawara | Defender | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 25 | Stig Tøfting | Midfielder | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 26= | Kevin Poole | Goalkeeper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 26= |  Kostas Konstantinidis | Defender | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 26= |  Akinori Nishizawa | Striker | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 29= | Ian Marshall | Defender/Striker | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29= | David Norris | Midfielder | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 29= | Leam Richardson | Midfielder | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Steve Banks | Goalkeeper | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 33= | Dean Holden | Defender | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33= | Jani Viander | Goalkeeper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34= |  Wayne Buchanan | Midfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Cleveland Taylor | Midfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |