The 2001–02 season was Arsenal Football Club's 10th season in the Premier League and their 76th consecutive season in the top flight of English football.[2][3] Having ended the previous season as FA Cup finalists and league runners-up to Manchester United, the club went one better in this campaign, by completing the domestic double – their second in four years and third overall. Arsenal won the Premier League by a seven-point margin, were unbeaten away from home and managed the unique feat of scoring in every league game. They lost only three times in the division, all of which at home. At the Millennium Stadium, Arsenal beat Chelsea 2–0 to win the 2002 FA Cup Final. In Europe however, they fared poorly as they were eliminated in the second group stage of the UEFA Champions League.
2001–02 season | ||||
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Chairman | Peter Hill-Wood | |||
Manager | Arsène Wenger | |||
Stadium | Highbury | |||
Premier League | 1st | |||
FA Cup | Winners | |||
League Cup | Fifth round | |||
UEFA Champions League | Second group stage | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Thierry Henry (24) All: Thierry Henry (32) | |||
Highest home attendance | 38,254 vs Everton (11 May 2002)[1] | |||
Lowest home attendance | 16,917 vs Grimsby Town (27 November 2001)[1] | |||
Average home league attendance | 36,541 (in all competitions)[1] | |||
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In the transfer window, Arsenal sold several fringe players, notably Nelson Vivas to Internazionale and Sylvinho to Celta Vigo; goalkeeper John Lukic was released following his decision to retire. Goalkeeper Richard Wright was signed as an earmarked understudy to David Seaman, while midfielder Giovanni van Bronckhorst and striker Francis Jeffers were purchased in big money moves from Rangers and Everton respectively. Perhaps the marked signing for Arsenal was the acquisition of defender Sol Campbell, who moved from local rivals Tottenham Hotspur on a free transfer.
Manager Arsène Wenger was named Barclaycard Manager of the Year and midfielder Freddie Ljungberg received the player equivalent – the Barclaycard Player of the Year, in recognition of the team's achievement. Winger Robert Pires was given the accolade of being the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year, while Thierry Henry ended the campaign as club and the league's top goalscorer, the latter for which he was awarded the Premier League Golden Boot. At the end of the season, club captain Tony Adams announced his retirement from football; he was followed by fellow defender Lee Dixon and club goalkeeping coach Bob Wilson.
Background
editIn the 2000–01 season, Arsenal finished second in the Premier League for the third consecutive season – this time ten points behind Manchester United. The title race was as good as over by February, when Arsenal lost 6–1 to United at Old Trafford.[4] The season gave priority to cups, with the best chance of ending their three-year wait for a trophy being in the FA Cup; Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur in the semi-finals and met Liverpool in the final. Although they dominated most of the match and went a goal up, they succumbed to two late Michael Owen goals and lost 2–1.[5]
Transfers
editThe cup final defeat prompted manager Arsène Wenger to admit new players would be brought in during the transfer window.[6] To fill the seemingly large void left by Emmanuel Petit in the centre of midfield, Giovanni van Bronckhorst was signed from Rangers for £8.5 million.[7] Teenager Francis Jeffers was purchased from Everton in an initial £8 million deal.[8] Junichi Inamoto and Richard Wright were also recruited, with Nelson Vivas and Sylvinho departing the club. After a protracted transfer saga, which involved him questioning Arsenal's ambitions and being linked to a move with Manchester United, midfielder Patrick Vieira remained at the club.[9][10]
Perhaps the marked signing of the summer was defender Sol Campbell, who moved from rivals Tottenham Hotspur on a Bosman ruling. The player's wage demands seemed to have extinguished Arsenal's chances of signing the player at one point.[11] Campbell was unveiled at a midday news conference on 3 July 2001, which journalists "presumed had been called to announce goalkeeper Richard Wright's arrival from Ipswich."[12] Wenger described Campbell as the "best", adding: "I felt we could not compete on financial basis with the top clubs but we could give him a football challenge."[12]
In
editNo. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Ref |
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57 | DF | Juan | São Paulo | Undisclosed | 1 May 2001 | [13] |
9 | FW | Francis Jeffers | Everton | £10,000,000 | 14 June 2001 | [14] |
16 | MF | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | Rangers | £8,500,000 | 19 June 2001 | [15] |
23 | DF | Sol Campbell | Tottenham Hotspur | Free transfer | 3 July 2001 | [16] |
24 | GK | Richard Wright | Ipswich Town | £6,000,000 | 5 July 2001 | [17] |
19 | MF | Junichi Inamoto | Gamba Osaka | £3,500,000 | 23 July 2001 | [18] |
27 | DF | Stathis Tavlaridis | Iraklis Thessaloniki | £1,000,000 | 19 September 2001 | [19] |
28 | DF | Kolo Touré | ASEC Mimosas | £150,000 | 14 February 2002 | [20] |
Out
editNo. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Ref |
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40 | DF | Lee Canoville | Torquay United | Free transfer | 1 June 2001 | [21] |
24 | GK | John Lukic | Retired | Free transfer | 1 June 2001 | [22] |
23 | DF | Nelson Vivas | Internazionale | Free transfer | 12 June 2001 | [23] |
19 | MF | Stefan Malz | Kaiserslautern | £580,000 | 24 June 2001 | [24] |
27 | MF | Guillaume Norbert | FC Lorient | Free transfer | 25 July 2001 | [25] |
26 | MF | Guy Demel | Borussia Dortmund | £194,000 | 25 July 2001 | [25] |
16 | DF | Sylvinho | Celta Vigo | £5,000,000 | 31 August 2001 | [26] |
44 | MF | Greg Lincoln | Stevenage Borough | Free transfer | 1 September 2001 | [21] |
Pre-season
editArsenal kicked off their pre-season in England playing, and beating both Boreham Wood,[27][28] and Rushden & Diamonds,[29] before flying to Austria to play a series of friendlies against Turkish club, Kocaelispor,[30][31] Spanish side Real Mallorca,[32] and Italian champions, Roma,[33][34] with mixed results. Both Sol Campbell and Richard Wright made their debuts for the club in the 2–0 win against Real Mallorca.[35] Returning to England they won games against Norwich City.,[36] and Barnet,[37][38] before the commencement of the Premier League.[39][40]
Results
edit13 July 2001 Friendly | Boreham Wood | 0–2 | Arsenal | Borehamwood |
Report | Jeffers Bergkamp |
Stadium: Meadow Park (Borehamwood) |
21 July 2001 Friendly | Rushden & Diamonds | 0–2 | Arsenal | Northampton |
Report | Henry 69' Volz 88' |
Stadium: Nene Park Attendance: 6,071 |
25 July 2001 Friendly | Kocaelispor | 4–1 | Arsenal | Innsbruck, Austria |
Lazarov Colak Topraktope |
Report | Parlour |
30 July 2001 Friendly | Real Mallorca | 0–2 | Arsenal | Kufstein, Austria |
Report | Bergkamp Van Bronckhorst |
1 August 2001 Friendly | Roma | 1–0 | Arsenal | Austria |
Vincenzo Montella 45' | Report | Attendance: 10,000 |
7 August 2001 Friendly | Norwich City | 2–4 | Arsenal | Norwich, England |
Report | Patrick Vieira Sylvain Wiltord Francis Jeffers |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 21,000 |
11 August 2001 Friendly | Barnet | 1–6 | Arsenal | Barnet, England |
Midgley 55' | Report | Ljungberg 26' Cole 34' Bergkamp 38' Henry 68' Vieira Wiltord 83' |
Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 4,600 |
Tony Adams Testimonial
editFollowing his announcement of retirement, a testimonial match was organised for Tony Adams at the end of the season, against the Scottish football champions, Celtic, on 13 May, at Highbury. The match played out as a 1–1 draw, with Lee Dixon scoring the singular Arsenal goal.[41][42][43]
Premier League
editAugust–October
edit"I saw something today I never saw last season – we played as a team. It's the most important thing in football."
— Thierry Henry's reaction following the Middlesbrough game.[44]
Arsenal's league campaign started on 18 August 2001, with an away fixture at Middlesbrough. Thierry Henry scored the opening goal in the 43rd minute, before teammate Ray Parlour was sent off in the second half for a second bookable offence.[44] In spite of the man disadvantage, Arsenal was awarded a late penalty which was converted in by Robert Pires – it was conceded by Ugo Ehiogu for a trip on Ashley Cole, who subsequently was sent off.[44] Substitute Dennis Bergkamp added two goals in two minutes, in what finished a 4–0 victory.[44] At home to Leeds United, Arsenal conceded within the half-hour after Ian Harte's "low, left-footed free-kick" beat goalkeeper Seaman.[45] Although Sylvain Wiltord equalised moments after, striker Mark Viduka in the second half collected a pass from Harry Kewell and used his strength to beat Tony Adams and score for the visitors.[45] In spite of an attacking formation change and Leeds going down to nine men, as Danny Mills and Lee Bowyer were dismissed, Arsenal was unable to break down their defence.[45] Goals from Ljungberg, Wiltord, Henry and Kanu against Leicester City moved Arsenal into third place, a point behind joint-leaders Everton and Leeds.[46]
The team could only manage a draw against Chelsea on 8 September 2001, in a game described by The Guardian writer David Lacey as one where "the teams simply battered away at each other until one cracked."[47] Henry scored the winning goal away to newly promoted outfit Fulham; the 3–1 victory moved Arsenal to the top of the league for the first time in the campaign.[48] Against Bolton Wanderers, Arsenal was held to a 1–1 draw after Jeffers' goal was cancelled out by Michael Ricketts.[49] A win at Derby County, where Henry scored two goals[50] was followed by an identical scoreline against Southampton at the new St. Mary's Stadium.[51] At home to Blackburn Rovers, midfielder Keith Gillespie gave the visitors the lead, before Pires equalised and Bergkamp put Arsenal in front.[52] A mistake by Lauren presented David Dunn the chance to shoot "from 25 yards" and score.[52] Henry's controlled effort looked to have been the winner for Arsenal, until a pass by Tugay caused goalkeeper Wright to "race out of his goal" – the loose ball was collected by Dunn who shot into the empty net.[52] Although Wenger was disappointed with the manner of the defeat, he saw some encouragement: "What's positive for everyone is that Manchester United are dropping points as well. But we need to rectify the fact we concede goals at home."[53] October ended with a draw against Sunderland, where notably former Arsenal player Stefan Schwarz equalised for the home side and Patrick Vieira missed a penalty.[54]
November–February
editArsenal's first fixture of November was at home to Charlton Athletic. The team conceded four goals in 20 minutes and blew several chances to "kill the game", in what was the club's biggest home defeat in the league under Wenger.[55] An away trip to local rivals Tottenham Hostpur became magnified with interest, given it marked the return of Campbell following his move to Arsenal.[56] An 81st-minute goal scored by Pires put Arsenal into the lead, before a lapse by Wright in goal allowed Gus Poyet's shot to squirm from his grasp and enter the goalnet.[57] Arsenal then faced league champions Manchester United and in spite of conceding inside 14 minutes through a Paul Scholes’ strike, Ljungberg equalised for them "with a wonderful chipped finish, following Gary Neville's wretched error."[58] Arsenal improved in the second half but scored in unforeseen fashion: United goalkeeper Fabien Barthez passed the ball directly into the feet of Henry, who profited from the error and scored.[58] Five minutes later, Barthez's failure to grasp the ball presented Henry the chance to score his second, which he did.[58] Both Henry and Wenger defended the opposition goalkeeper, with the former, his international teammate saying: "Of course I was happy to score the goals but it was strange. He's my good friend and I feel sorry for him; I would rather have got them another way."[59]
Arsenal beat Ipswich Town on 1 December 2001 to put the club second in the league table.[60] A week later the team played Aston Villa,. Goals from ex-Arsenal midfielder Paul Merson and Steve Stone gave the visitors a deserved lead before Arsenal produced an "enthralling" fight back, capped off by Henry, who scored the winner in stoppage time.[61] The team drew 1–1 at West Ham United and lost more ground at the top of the league table following a comprehensive home defeat to Newcastle United.[62][63] Arsenal began the Christmas period with a fixture against Liverpool and the team were without Vieira, who was suspended.[64] Striker Michael Owen thought he had scored his 100th goal for Liverpool, which was acrobatically cleared off the line by Cole.[64] Vieira's replacement Giovanni van Bronckhorst was sent off in the 35th minute for a dive but the man disadvantage did not stop Arsenal "catching their opponents on the break".[64] The team scored the first goal of the match – a penalty, converted by Henry minutes before the interval and "uncharacteristic slackness" by Steven Gerrard allowed Pires to beat his defender and cross the ball from the left-hand side; it was met by Ljungberg, who nipped in at the far post to double Arsenal's lead.[64] Jari Litmanen pulled a goal back for Liverpool but Arsenal hung on to record their first win at Anfield in Wenger's tenure.[64] On Boxing Day Arsenal recorded a win against Chelsea and two days after, earned three points at home to Middlesbrough, courtesy of a headed winner by Cole.[65][66]
In their first league match of 2002, Arsenal hosted Liverpool at Highbury. The match brought "little but frustration" for the home side as Liverpool scored an equaliser six minutes after Ljungberg gave Arsenal the lead.[67] More ground was lost and the initiative was handed to Manchester United, following a second successive stalemate in the league, this time away to Leeds on 20 January 2002.[68] With results going in Arsenal's favour that midweek however, the club moved second in the table after a 3–1 win against Leicester City.[69] Victory away to Blackburn Rovers, where Oleh Luzhnyi was sent off in the second half and his defensive partner Campbell "provided the sort of display usually described as sterling", kept Arsenal in-touch of Manchester United.[70]
A Jo Tessem equaliser for Southampton earned the visitors a point against Arsenal on 2 February 2002; in hindsight this proved to be the last time they dropped points in the league season.[71] Wiltord scored the winning goal against Everton and Arsenal moved back to second place, which was obtained by Liverpool, following a 4–1 win at home to Fulham.[72][73]
March–May
editArsenal recorded a 2–0 win against Newcastle United on 2 March 2002.[74] The opening goal scored by Bergkamp was described as a "really clever goal" by opposition manager Sir Bobby Robson.[74] The move involved the striker receiving a low pass from Pires and under pressure from his marker Nikos Dabizas, he controlled the ball with one flick and went around before placing the ball into the right-hand corner.[74] Arsenal moved to the top of the table three days after, as they beat Derby County by one goal to nil.[75] They were displaced by Manchester United the following night, albeit with the reigning champions having played a game more.[76] An inspired performance by Pires against Aston Villa on 17 March 2002 kept a point behind top spot; the win was followed up by a comprehensive defeat of Sunderland, where all three Arsenal goals were scored in the first half.[77][78]
Henry scored a brace against Charlton Athletic to move Arsenal back to first spot, one clear of Liverpool with a game-in-hand.[79] They then played Tottenham Hotspur on 6 April 2002 and took the lead in the opening half through Ljungberg, via a deflection off goalkeeper Kasey Keller.[80] Teddy Sheringham equalised for Spurs from the penalty spot, before Arsenal was awarded a spot kick when Henry was adjusted to have been fouled by Dean Richards.[80] With Henry receiving treatment and normal penalty takers Edu and Bergkamp substituted, Lauren stepped up to take the responsibility and scored what was the winner.[80] Victory against Ipswich Town and five days later at home against West Ham United, where Ljungberg and Kanu scored meant Arsenal was two wins away from securing the title.[81][82] The team beat Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium, which mathematically ruled out Liverpool's chances of winning the league and meant Manchester United needed to beat Arsenal the following game to have any chance of retaining it.[83] Ruud van Nistelrooy was surprisingly named on the bench for Sir Alex Ferguson's side, with Arsenal missing Adams and Henry.[84] Having withstood pressure from the home side in the first half, Wiltord scored for Arsenal in the second half, receiving a pass from Ljungberg in the build up.[84] The win secured the double for the second time in four seasons and prompted Wenger to acclaim a "shift of power" in the league.[85] On the final day of the season, Arsenal beat Everton by four goals to three, in a match where defender Lee Dixon and goalkeeping coach Bob Wilson received warm send-offs from the crowd.[86]
Match results
edit18 August 2001 1 | Middlesbrough | 0–4 | Arsenal | Middlesbrough |
15:00 BST | Report | Henry 43' Pires 87' (pen.) Bergkamp 88', 90' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 31,557 Referee: Graham Barber |
21 August 2001 2 | Arsenal | 1–2 | Leeds United | London |
19:45 BST | Wiltord 32' | Report | Harte 29' Viduka 52' |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,062 Referee: Jeff Winter |
25 August 2001 3 | Arsenal | 4–0 | Leicester City | London |
15:00 BST | Ljungberg 17' Wiltord 28' Henry 77' Kanu 90+4' |
Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,909 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
8 September 2001 4 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Arsenal | London |
15:00 BST | Hasselbaink 31' (pen.) | Report | Henry 17' | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,855 Referee: Mike Riley |
15 September 2001 5 | Fulham | 1–3 | Arsenal | London |
15:00 BST | Malbranque 48' | Report | Ljungberg 17' Henry 82' Bergkamp 90+5' |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 20,805 Referee: Alan Wiley |
22 September 2001 6 | Arsenal | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | London |
15:00 BST | Jeffers 74' | Report | Ricketts 83' | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,014 Referee: Clive Wilkes |
29 September 2001 7 | Derby County | 0–2 | Arsenal | Derby |
15:00 BST | Report | Henry 21', 63' (pen.) | Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 29,200 Referee: Rob Styles |
13 October 2001 8 | Southampton | 0–2 | Arsenal | Southampton |
15:00 BST | Report | Pires 5' Henry 74' |
Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 29,759 Referee: Graham Barber |
20 October 2001 9 | Arsenal | 3–3 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
Pires 48' Bergkamp 53' Henry 78' |
Report | Gillespie 41' Dunn 58', 89' |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,108 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
27 October 2001 10 | Sunderland | 1–1 | Arsenal | Sunderland |
Schwarz 54' | Report | Kanu 40' | Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 48,029 Referee: Mike Riley |
4 November 2001 11 | Arsenal | 2–4 | Charlton Athletic | London |
Henry 7', 60' (pen.) | Report | S. Brown 35' R. Wright 43' (o.g.) Jensen 49' Euell 53' |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,010 Referee: Mark Halsey |
17 November 2001 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Arsenal | London |
15:00 GMT | Poyet 90+4' | Report | Pires 81' | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,049 Referee: Jeff Winter |
25 November 2001 13 | Arsenal | 3–1 | Manchester United | London |
16:00 GMT | Ljungberg 48' Henry 80', 85' |
Report | Scholes 15' | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,174 Referee: Peter Jones |
1 December 2001 14 | Ipswich Town | 0–2 | Arsenal | Ipswich |
Report | Ljungberg 5' Henry 56' (pen.) |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 24,666 Referee: David Elleray |
9 December 2001 15 | Arsenal | 3–2 | Aston Villa | London |
16:00 GMT | Wiltord 46' Henry 72', 90+1' |
Report | Merson 21' Stone 34' |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,074 Referee: Alan Wiley |
15 December 2001 16 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Arsenal | London |
15:00 GMT | Kanouté 36' | Report | Cole 39' | Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,523 Referee: Mike Riley |
18 December 2001 17 | Arsenal | 1–3 | Newcastle United | London |
20:00 GMT | Pires 20' | Report | O'Brien 60' Shearer 86' (pen.) Robert 90+1' |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,012 Referee: Graham Poll |
23 December 2001 18 | Liverpool | 1–2 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
16:00 GMT | Litmanen 55' | Report | Henry 45+2' (pen.) Ljungberg 53' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,297 Referee: Paul Durkin |
26 December 2001 19 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Chelsea | London |
Campbell 49' Wiltord 71' |
Report | Lampard 31' | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,079 Referee: Graham Barber |
29 December 2001 20 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Middlesbrough | London |
Pires 55' Cole 80' |
Report | Whelan 22' | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,948 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
13 January 2002 21 | Arsenal | 1–1 | Liverpool | London |
16:00 GMT | Ljungberg 62' | Report | Riise 68' | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,132 Referee: Steve Dunn |
20 January 2002 22 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Arsenal | Leeds |
16:00 GMT | Fowler 6' | Report | Pires 45' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,143 Referee: Mark Halsey |
23 January 2002 23 | Leicester City | 1–3 | Arsenal | Leicester |
19:45 GMT | Izzet 68' | Report | Van Bronckhorst 33' Henry 43' Wiltord 90+4' |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 21,344 Referee: David Elleray |
30 January 2002 24 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–3 | Arsenal | Blackburn |
19:45 GMT | Jansen 31', 39' | Report | Bergkamp 14', 75' Henry 21' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 25,893 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
2 February 2002 25 | Arsenal | 1–1 | Southampton | London |
15:00 GMT | Wiltord 40' | Report | Tessem 80' | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,024 Referee: Clive Wilkes |
10 February 2002 26 | Everton | 0–1 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
16:00 GMT | Report | Wiltord 62' | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 30,859 Referee: Jeff Winter |
23 February 2002 27 | Arsenal | 4–1 | Fulham | London |
15:00 GMT | Lauren 5' Vieira 15' Henry 38', 59' |
Report | Marlet 10' | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,029 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
2 March 2002 28 | Newcastle United | 0–2 | Arsenal | Newcastle upon Tyne |
17:30 GMT | Report | Bergkamp 11' Campbell 41' |
Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 52,067 Referee: Neale Barry |
5 March 2002 29 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Derby County | London |
19:45 GMT | Pires 69' | Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,878 Referee: Graham Barber |
17 March 2002 30 | Aston Villa | 1–2 | Arsenal | Birmingham |
16:00 GMT | Dublin 69' | Report | Edu 15' Pires 60' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,520 Referee: Steve Dunn |
30 March 2002 31 | Arsenal | 3–0 | Sunderland | London |
15:00 BST | Vieira 2' Bergkamp 4' Wiltord 30' |
Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,047 Referee: Paul Durkin |
1 April 2002 32 | Charlton Athletic | 0–3 | Arsenal | London |
15:00 BST | Report | Henry 16', 25' Ljungberg 21' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,339 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
6 April 2002 33 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | London |
15:00 BST | Ljungberg 24' Lauren 86' (pen.) |
Report | Sheringham 81' (pen.) | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,186 Referee: Mark Halsey |
21 April 2002 34 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Ipswich Town | London |
16:00 BST | Ljungberg 68', 78' | Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,058 Referee: Alan Wiley |
24 April 2002 35 | Arsenal | 2–0 | West Ham United | London |
20:00 BST | Ljungberg 77' Kanu 80' |
Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: Steve Dunn Referee: 38,038 |
29 April 2002 36 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–2 | Arsenal | Bolton |
20:00 BST | Report | Ljungberg 36' Wiltord 44' |
Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 27,351 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
8 May 2002 37 | Manchester United | 0–1 | Arsenal | Manchester |
20:00 BST | Report | Wiltord 57' | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,580 Referee: Paul Durkin |
11 May 2002 38 | Arsenal | 4–3 | Everton | London |
15:00 BST | Bergkamp 4' Henry 33', 72' Jeffers 82' |
Report | Carsley 20' Radzinski 31' Watson 89' |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,254 Referee: Mark Halsey |
Partial league table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Arsenal (C) | 38 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 79 | 36 | +43 | 87 | Qualification for the Champions League first group stage |
2 | Liverpool | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 67 | 30 | +37 | 80 | |
3 | Manchester United | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 87 | 45 | +42 | 77 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
4 | Newcastle United | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 74 | 52 | +22 | 71 | |
5 | Leeds United | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 66 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Results summary
editOverall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 79 | 36 | +43 | 87 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 11 | +26 |
Source: [87]
Results by round
editFA Cup
editArsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round, in which they were drawn to play Watford of the First Division. They took the lead in the eighth minute, where good play by Kanu allowed Henry to round goalkeeper Alec Chamberlain and tap the ball into the net.[89] The lead was doubled two minutes later: Kanu again found Henry, who "unselfishly squared the ball to midfielder Freddie Ljungberg for another tap-in."[89] Gifton Noel-Williams moments afterwards halved the lead, when Arsenal failed to deal with a corner; Noel-Williams headed the ball in from a Gary Fisken cross.[89] After squandering numerous chances to increase their lead, Arsenal added a late third and fourth goal from Kanu and Bergkamp before Marcus Gayle scored what was a mere consolation for Watford in stoppage time.[89] Arsenal faced cup holders Liverpool the following round, whom they lost to in the 2001 FA Cup Final. A solitary goal scored by Bergkamp in the 27th minute was enough for Arsenal to progress, in a match layered with controversy: Martin Keown, Bergkamp and Liverpool's Jamie Carragher were sent off in the space of ten minutes – the latter footballer for hurling back a coin at the crowd.[90] Against Gillingham in the fifth round, Arsenal twice had their lead cancelled out, before Adams, making his long-awaited return, scored the match-winning goal.[91]
Arsenal played league challengers Newcastle United in the sixth round, on 9 March 2002. The timing of the game, influenced by the television schedulers, angered Wenger, who threatened to field a weakened side, to prioritise on their Champions League progress: "The BBC have put us in this position of playing at 5.35pm on Saturday night instead of a noon kick-off. I don't know whether Newcastle would have played the game earlier on the Saturday but what can I do about the BBC? I feel it's being very unfair as we are the only side left in all three competitions."[92] It was the second meeting between both teams in a week, and in spite of Arsenal winning the first fixture and scoring the opener in the cup tie, Newcastle found "new reserves of energy and determination" to draw level and created numerous opportunities to win the game outright.[93] With the game ending in a draw, a replay was scheduled two weeks later. Arsenal won 3–0, but more concerningly lost Pires, who was carried off and subsequently ruled out for the remainder of the season with medial knee ligament damage.[94] An own goal by Middlesbrough's Gianluca Festa, from an Henry free-kick in the semi-finals was enough to send Arsenal to their 15th FA Cup final.[95]
Final
editArsenal contested the final against Chelsea on 4 May 2002. Wenger recalled Seaman in goal from the previous fixture, in place of Wright while Campbell was paired up with Adams in central defence. For Chelsea, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Graeme Le Saux passed late fitness tests and were named in the first team; John Terry filled the substitutes bench, having woken up with a virus.[96] Chelsea threatened early with goal efforts from Le Saux and midfielder Frank Lampard, before Bergkamp fashioned the first real chance of the match – he headed the ball over the top, which caught goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini off his line.[97] In the 70th minute Arsenal took the lead: Adams found Wiltord in space, who in turn passed the ball towards Parlour – he kicked "from just beyond the arc", which flew into the top right corner.[97] Ten minutes after, Ljungberg increased the lead, running from the half-way line and shrung off a late challenge by Terry to curl the ball past Cudicini.[97] The win meant Arsenal completed one half of an expected double; Wenger was pleased with the team's performance, adding: "We were very frustrated last year. We have shown a lot of strength to come back here – beating Liverpool and Newcastle on the way."[98]
5 January 2002 Third round | Watford | 2–4 | Arsenal | Watford |
12:00 | Noel-Williams 13' Gayle 90' |
Report | Henry 8' Ljungberg 10' Kanu 83' Bergkamp 85' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,105 Referee: Alan Wiley |
27 January 2002 Fourth round | Arsenal | 1–0 | Liverpool | London |
13:00 | Bergkamp 27' | Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,092 Referee: Mike Riley |
16 February 2002 Fifth round | Arsenal | 5–2 | Gillingham | London |
15:00 | Wiltord 38', 81' Kanu 50' Adams 67' Parlour 88' |
Report | King 38' Gooden 54' |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,003 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
9 March 2002 Sixth round | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Arsenal | Newcastle |
17:35 | Robert 52' | Report | Edu 14' | Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 51,027 Referee: Mark Halsey |
23 March 2002 Sixth round replay | Arsenal | 3–0 | Newcastle United | London |
12:00 | Pires 2' Bergkamp 9' Campbell 50' |
Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,073 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
14 April 2002 Semi-final | Middlesbrough | 0–1 | Arsenal | Manchester |
16:00 BST | Report | Festa 39' (o.g.) | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 61,168 Referee: David Elleray |
4 May 2002 Final | Arsenal | 2–0 | Chelsea | Cardiff |
15:00 BST | Parlour 70' Ljungberg 80' |
Report | Stadium: Millennium Stadium Attendance: 73,963 Referee: Mike Riley |
Football League Cup
editIn the third round of the Football League Cup, Arsenal faced Manchester United at Highbury. With both managers making several first team changes to give their younger and fringe players game time, it was Arsenal who came out on top, with Wiltord scoring a hat-trick.[99] A 2–0 win against First Division outfit Grimsby Town, who knocked out competition holders Liverpool in the previous round followed, but Arsenal was eliminated in the fifth round, losing 4–0 to Blackburn Rovers on 11 December 2001.[100][101] Wenger shrugged off the significance of the defeat and suggested that a spot in Europe, given to the winners of the competition, should instead be allocated to the Premier League: "I would give one more place to the championship because it's more difficult to play in the championship. But, as long as there is a European place at stake, we will play in the competition."[102]
5 November 2001 Third round | Arsenal | 4–0 | Manchester United | London |
19:45 | Wiltord 14', 29', 46' Kanu 65' |
Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 30,693 Referee: Mike Riley |
27 November 2001 Fourth round | Arsenal | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | London |
19:45 | Edu 4' Wiltord 74' |
Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 16,917 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
11 December 2001 Fifth round | Blackburn Rovers | 4–0 | Arsenal | Blackburn |
19:45 | Jansen 11', 15', 68' Hughes 21' |
Report | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,278 Referee: Paul Durkin |
UEFA Champions League
editGroup stage
editArsenal's qualification into the UEFA Champions League was ensured as league runners-up the previous season. The club were drawn in Group B, along with German opposition Schalke 04, Panathinaikos of Greece and Spain's Mallorca.[103] In the opening match against Mallorca on 11 September 2001, Cole was handed a straight red card, as he was adjudged to have brought down striker Albert Luque in the penalty box.[104] Vicente Engonga scored from the resulting penalty, which proved to be the winning goal, in spite of Wenger making attacking substitutions that threatened to go close.[104] A 3–2 victory against Schalke 04, where Henry scored two goals was followed by a defeat away to Panathinaikos.[105][106] In the reverse fixture, Arsenal held on to win 2–1, and secured their passage to the second group stage with a 3–1 victory over Mallorca.[107][108] With nothing to play for, Wenger fielded an understrength Arsenal team against Schalke 04, who "...produced next to nothing in attack, looked poor in defence and were beaten by the time Sylvain Wiltord scored from Ray Parlour's cross."[109]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Panathinaikos | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 12 | Advance to second group stage |
2 | Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
3 | Mallorca | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 9 | Transfer to UEFA Cup |
4 | Schalke 04 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
11 September 2001 1 | Mallorca | 1–0 | Arsenal | Mallorca, Spain |
20:45 CET | Engonga 12' (pen.) Olaizola 32' Niño 53' Vicente 90+1' |
Report | Cole 11' Pires 23' Henry 63' |
Stadium: Son Moix Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark) |
19 September 2001 2 | Arsenal | 3–2 | Schalke 04 | London, England |
19:45 BST | Ljungberg 33' Henry 36', 47' (pen.) |
Report | Van Hoogdalem 43' 85' Mpenza 59' Hajto 60' Agali 61' Asamoah 90+3' |
Stadium: Highbury Referee: Claude Colombo (France) |
26 September 2001 3 | Panathinaikos | 1–0 | Arsenal | Athens, Greece |
20:45 CET | Karagounis 25' | Report | Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal) |
16 October 2001 4 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Panathinaikos | London, England |
19:45 BST | Henry 23', 52' (pen.) Upson 28' Vieira 32' Lauren 53' Cole 74' |
Report | Sousa 13' Kyrgiakos 47' Olisadebe 50' Michaelsen 80' |
Stadium: Highbury Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland) |
24 October 2001 5 | Arsenal | 3–1 | Mallorca | London, England |
19:45 BST | Pires 61' Bergkamp 63' Henry 90+3' |
Report | Akyel 41' Novo 74' |
Stadium: Highbury Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands) |
30 October 2001 6 | Schalke 04 | 3–1 | Arsenal | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
20:45 CET | Mulder 2' 80' Böhme 17' Matellán 27' Vermant 60' Möller 64' |
Report | Luzhnyi 17' Edu 19' Wiltord 71' |
Stadium: Parkstadion Referee: Ryszard Wojcik (Poland) |
Second group stage
editFirst half goals scored by Roy Makaay and Diego Tristán inflicted defeat for Arsenal in their opening group game against Deportivo La Coruña.[110] The team responded with a 3–1 win against Italian champions Juventus; Ljungberg's second goal of the match and Arsenal's third involved a "wonderful piece of individual skill" by Bergkamp, as he held off two markers, before twisting and turning to find the Swede.[111] What looked to be a priceless win against Bayer Leverkusen at the BayArena as Arsenal for much of the second half were down to ten men, in fact turned into a draw, as Ulf Kirsten scored in stoppage time to cancel out Pires' 56th-minute goal.[112] In spite of winning the reverse fixture, defeat at home to Deportivo La Coruña and away at Juventus meant Arsenal finished third in the group with seven points.[113][114]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Deportivo La Coruña | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | |
3 | Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | |
4 | Juventus | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 |
21 November 2001 1 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2–0 | Arsenal | A Coruña, Spain |
20:45 CET | Makaay 9' Tristán 25' Víctor 26' |
Report | Henry 37' Lauren 60' Upson 80' |
Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Terje Hauge (Football Association of Norway) |
4 December 2001 2 | Arsenal | 3–1 | Juventus | London, England |
19:45 GMT | Ljungberg 21', 88' Henry 28' Kanu 65' |
Report | Nedvěd 33' Birindelli 39' Trezeguet 49' |
Stadium: Highbury Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal) |
19 February 2002 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–1 | Arsenal | Leverkusen, Germany |
20:45 CET | Živković 70' Kirsten 90' |
Report | Stepanovs 33' Pires 56' Parlour 41' 68' |
Stadium: BayArena Referee: Alain Sars (France) |
27 February 2002 4 | Arsenal | 4–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | London, England |
19:45 GMT | Pires 5' Henry 7' Vieira 48' Bergkamp 83' |
Report | Ballack 47' Živković 71' Ramelow 72' Sebescen 86' |
Stadium: Highbury Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) |
Awards
editIn recognition of the team's achievement, Wenger was awarded the Barclaycard Manager of the Year, in addition to being named the League Managers Association Manager of the Year.[115] Ljungberg, who scored in five of Arsenal's last eight league matches, as well as the second goal in the cup final, was given the Barclaycard Player of the Year accolade.[116] Pires was named the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year, with five votes separating himself from Ruud van Nistelrooy; he said it was "a great honour" to receive the award, adding: "Times have been difficult with my injury, but this has given me something to smile about."[117]
For his goal against Newcastle United, Bergkamp received the Goal of the Season award, as voted by viewers of ITV's The Premiership.[116] Henry earned the Premier League Golden Boot, scoring 24 league goals – one more than van Nistelrooy, while Paul Burgess was named "Premier League Groundsman of the Year".[116]
Player statistics
editNo. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ENG | David Seaman | 25 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ENG | Lee Dixon | 19 | 0 | 3+10 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ENG | Ashley Cole | 40 | 2 | 29+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
4 | MF | FRA | Patrick Vieira | 54 | 3 | 35+1 | 2 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 11+0 | 1 |
5 | DF | ENG | Martin Keown | 34 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
6 | DF | ENG | Tony Adams | 13 | 1 | 10+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
7 | MF | FRA | Robert Pires | 45 | 13 | 27+1 | 9 | 3+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 12+0 | 3 |
8 | MF | SWE | Freddie Ljungberg | 39 | 17 | 24+1 | 12 | 5+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 8+1 | 3 |
9 | FW | ENG | Francis Jeffers | 10 | 2 | 2+4 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
10 | FW | NED | Dennis Bergkamp | 46 | 14 | 22+11 | 9 | 4+2 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+3 | 2 |
11 | FW | FRA | Sylvain Wiltord | 54 | 17 | 23+10 | 10 | 6+1 | 2 | 3+0 | 4 | 9+2 | 1 |
12 | DF | CMR | Lauren | 41 | 2 | 27+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 |
13 | GK | ENG | Stuart Taylor | 15 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
14 | FW | FRA | Thierry Henry | 49 | 32 | 31+2 | 24 | 4+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 11+0 | 7 |
15 | MF | ENG | Ray Parlour | 40 | 2 | 25+2 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 |
16 | MF | NED | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | 33 | 1 | 13+8 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
17 | MF | BRA | Edu | 27 | 3 | 8+6 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 |
18 | DF | FRA | Gilles Grimandi | 40 | 0 | 11+15 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 |
19 | MF | JPN | Junichi Inamoto | 4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
20 | DF | ENG | Matthew Upson | 22 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
21 | MF | ENG | Jermaine Pennant [R] | 5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
22 | DF | UKR | Oleh Luzhnyi | 26 | 0 | 15+3 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
23 | DF | ENG | Sol Campbell | 48 | 3 | 29+2 | 2 | 7+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 |
24 | GK | ENG | Richard Wright | 22 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
25 | FW | NGA | Nwankwo Kanu | 39 | 6 | 9+14 | 3 | 3+2 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 | 4+5 | 0 |
26 | DF | LVA | Igors Stepanovs | 14 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
27 | DF | GRE | Stathis Tavlaridis [R] | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
31 | FW | FRA | Jérémie Aliadière | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
36 | DF | ENG | John Halls [R] | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
37 | FW | ENG | Carlin Itonga [R] | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
40 | MF | ENG | Rohan Ricketts [R] | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
44 | DF | DEN | Sebastian Svärd [R] | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
57 | DF | BRA | Juan [R] | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
- Source: [citation needed]
[R] – Reserve team player [L] – Out on loan [S] – Sold
Source:[1]
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External links
edit- Double Double – Wenger does it again at Arsenal.com