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

Results

Southampton's score comes first

Legend

FA Premier League

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R316 January 2002Rotherham UnitedA1–28,464Pahars

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R211 September 2001Brighton & Hove AlbionA3–06,489Beattie, Svensson
R39 October 2001GillinghamA2–07,948Beattie, Pahars
R427 November 2001Bolton WanderersA2–2 8,404Davies, El Khalej

Players

First-team squad

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Transfers

In

Out

Loan in

DatePosNameClubReturnRef
26 October 2001DF Paul WilliamsCoventry City30 October 2001
15 March 2002FW Eric HassliMetz11 May 2002

Loan out

DatePosNameClubReturnRef
30 October 2001FW Uwe RöslerWest Bromwich Albion30 November 2001
31 December 2001MF Dani RodriguesBristol City21 April 2002
1 February 2002GK Scott BevanStoke City11 February 2002
15 March 2002GK Scott BevanWoking31 May 2002

Statistics

Appearances and goals

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season

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