2001–02 Nottingham Forest F.C. season
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}
{{more citations needed|date=July 2011}}
{{Infobox football club season
|club=Nottingham Forest
|season=2001–02
|manager=Paul Hart
|chairman=Eric Barnes
|stadium=City Ground
|league=First Division
|league result=16th
|cup2=FA Cup
|cup2 result=Third round
|cup3=League Cup
|cup3 result=Third round
|league topscorer=John (13)
|season topscorer=John (14)
|highest attendance=
|lowest attendance=
|average attendance=21,701
|prevseason=2000–01
|nextseason=2002–03
}}
During the 2001–02 English football season, Nottingham Forest competed in the Football League First Division.
Season summary
The appointment of Paul Hart as manager failed to revitalise Forest and they dropped down to 16th in the final table, down from the previous season's 11th-place finish. Forest also had to contend with the departures of several key players, including highly rated young midfielder Jermaine Jenas to Newcastle United.
Final league table
{{main|2001–02 Football League#First Division}}
{{:2001–02 Football League|transcludesection=First Division|only_totals=y|showteam=NFO}}
Results
=Legend=
class="wikitable"
|style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"|Win |style="background-color: #ffffdd;"|Draw |style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"|Loss |
=Football League First Division=
class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"
!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers | |||||
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| 11 August 2001 | Sheffield United | H | 1–1 | 25,513 | Harewood |
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| 18 August 2001 | Barnsley | A | 1–2 | 14,203 | Jenas |
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| 25 August 2001 | Crystal Palace | H | 4–2 | 18,239 | Prutton, John (2), Harewood |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 27 August 2001 | Coventry City | A | 0–0 | 18,467 | |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 8 September 2001 | Norwich City | A | 0–1 | 18,061 | |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 15 September 2001 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–0 | 8,746 | |
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 17 September 2001 | Rotherham United | H | 2–0 | 15,632 | Bart-Williams (pen), Doig |
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 20 September 2001 | Bradford City | H | 1–0 | 28,546 | Jenas |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 25 September 2001 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 24,350 | |
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 29 September 2001 | Stockport County | H | 2–1 | 17,584 | Lester (2) |
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 13 October 2001 | Burnley | H | 1–0 | 24,016 | Bart-Williams |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 17 October 2001 | Birmingham City | H | 0–0 | 18,210 | |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 20 October 2001 | Millwall | A | 3–3 | 14,154 | John (3) |
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 23 October 2001 | Watford | A | 2–1 | 16,355 | D Johnson, John |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 28 October 2001 | Manchester City | H | 1–1 | 28,226 | Bart-Williams |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 31 October 2001 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–1 | 20,206 | |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 4 November 2001 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–1 | 18,281 | |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 11 November 2001 | Walsall | A | 0–2 | 6,754 | |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 17 November 2001 | Preston North End | H | 1–1 | 21,020 | Jenas |
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 24 November 2001 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 3–0 | 8,402 | D Johnson (2), John |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 28 November 2001 | Portsmouth | A | 2–3 | 14,837 | Summerbee, Jenas (pen) |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 1 December 2001 | Watford | H | 0–0 | 24,015 | |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 8 December 2001 | Gillingham | H | 2–2 | 18,303 | John (2) |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 16 December 2001 | Wimbledon | A | 0–1 | 5,920 | |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 20 December 2001 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–1 | 15,645 | John |
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 26 December 2001 | Norwich City | H | 2–0 | 23,003 | Prutton, John |
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 29 December 2001 | Coventry City | H | 2–1 | 22,706 | John (pen), Summerbee |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 1 January 2002 | Birmingham City | A | 1–1 | 19,770 | John |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 12 January 2002 | Barnsley | H | 0–0 | 18,190 | |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 19 January 2002 | Sheffield United | A | 0–0 | 18,352 | |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 30 January 2002 | Portsmouth | H | 0–1 | 26,476 | |
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 2 February 2002 | Stockport County | A | 3–1 | 6,513 | Jones, Harewood, Roget (own goal) |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 9 February 2002 | Millwall | H | 1–2 | 18,511 | Harewood (pen) |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 16 February 2002 | Burnley | A | 1–1 | 15,085 | Harewood (pen) |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 23 February 2002 | Grimsby Town | H | 0–0 | 21,081 | |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 26 February 2002 | Bradford City | A | 1–2 | 13,505 | Harewood |
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 2 March 2002 | Rotherham United | A | 2–1 | 8,455 | Lester, Harewood |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 6 March 2002 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–2 | 21,010 | Gray, Harewood |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 9 March 2002 | Wimbledon | H | 0–0 | 24,292 | |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 16 March 2002 | Gillingham | A | 1–3 | 8,928 | Lester |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 22 March 2002 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–1 | 24,788 | |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 30 March 2002 | Manchester City | A | 0–3 | 34,345 | |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 1 April 2002 | Walsall | H | 2–3 | 16,659 | Harewood (2, 1 pen) |
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 6 April 2002 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–0 | 21,782 | Lester, Prutton |
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 13 April 2002 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 2–2 | 22,870 | Bopp, Louis-Jean |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 21 April 2002 | Preston North End | A | 1–2 | 17,390 | Harewood |
=FA Cup=
{{Main|2001–02 FA Cup}}
class="wikitable"
|+ !Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers | |||||||
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;" | R3 | 5 January 2002 | Sheffield United | A | 0–1 | 14,696 |
=League Cup=
{{Main|2001–02 Football League Cup}}
class="wikitable"
|+ !Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers | |||||||
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;" | R1 | 20 August 2001 | Hartlepool United | A | 2–0 | 3,938 | John, Bart-Williams |
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;" | R2 | 12 September 2001 | Stockport County | H | 1–1 (won 8–7 on pens) | 5,432 | Lester |
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;" | R3 | 8 October 2001 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 6,881 |
Squad
{{fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=WAL|pos=GK|name=Darren Ward}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=CAN|pos=DF|name=Jim Brennan}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Riccardo Scimeca}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=Jon Olav Hjelde}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=David Prutton}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Jack Lester}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=JAM|pos=FW|name=David Johnson}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=IRL|pos=GK|name=Barry Roche}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Tony Vaughan}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Nicky Summerbee}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Gary Jones}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Matthieu Louis-Jean}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Marlon Harewood}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Andy Reid}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Chris Doig}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=WAL|pos=DF|name=Christian Edwards}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=AUS|pos=MF|name=Gareth Edds}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Andy Gray}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Kevin Dawson}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Gareth Williams}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Keith Foy}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Michael Dawson}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Craig Westcarr}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Brian Cash}}
{{Fs player|no=34|nat=GER|pos=MF|name=Eugen Bopp}}
{{Fs player|no=35|nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=David Freeman}}
{{Fs player|no=37|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Niall Hudson}}
{{Fs player|no=38|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=John Thompson}}
{{Fs player|no=39|nat=GER|pos=GK|name=Pascal Formann}}
{{Fs end}}
=Left club during season=
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Alan Rogers|other=to Leicester City}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=Andy Johnson|other=to West Bromwich Albion}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Adam Proudlock|other=on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Chris Bart-Williams|other=to Charlton Athletic}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=TRI|pos=FW|name=Stern John|other=to Birmingham City}}
{{Fs player|no=36|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Jermaine Jenas|other=to Newcastle United}}
{{Fs end}}
=Reserve squad=
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=40|nat=IRL|pos=GK|name=Emmet Peyton}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Damian Lynch}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Gregor Robertson}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Phil Haigh}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Liam Kearney}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Mickaël Antoine-Curier}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=TUR|pos=FW|name=Arif Karaoğlan}}
{{Fs end}}
Appearances
{{Extended football squad start|Division 1|FA Cup|Worthington Cup}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Darren Ward |nat=WAL |no=1 |pos=GK |46|0|1|0|3|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Jim Brennan |nat=CAN |no=2 |pos=DF |41|0|1|0|3|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Alan Rogers |nat=ENG|no=3 |pos=DF |3|0|0|0|1|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Riccardo Scimeca |nat=ENG |no=4 |pos=DF |35+2|0|1|0|2|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Jon Olav Hjelde |nat=NOR |no=6 |pos=DF |42|0|1|0|3|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=David Prutton |nat=ENG |no=7 |pos=MF |43|3|1|0|2|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Jack Lester |nat=ENG |no=8 |pos=FW |23+9|5|1|0|2|1}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=David Johnson |nat=ENG |no=9 |pos=FW |15+7|3|+1|0|2|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Andy Johnson |nat=ENG |no=10 |pos=MF |+1|0|0|0|1|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Adam Proudlock |nat=ENG |no=10 |pos=FW |3|0|0|0|0|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Chris Bart-Williams |nat=ENG |no=11 |pos=MF |17|3|0|0|2|1}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Barry Roche |nat=IRL |no=12 |pos=GK |0|0|0|0|0|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Stern John |nat=TRI |no=14 |pos=FW |20+4|13|1|0|1|1}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Tony Vaughan |nat=ENG |no=15 |pos=DF |5+3|0|1|0|0|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Nicky Summerbee |nat=ENG |no=16 |pos=MF |17|2|1|0|0|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Gary Jones |nat=ENG |no=17 |pos=FW |2+3|1|0|0|0|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Matthieu Louis-Jean |nat=FRA |no=18 |pos=DF |37+1|1|0|0|2|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Marlon Harewood |nat=ENG |no=19 |pos=FW |20+8|11|0|0|1+1|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Andy Reid|nat=IRL |no=20 |pos=MF |19+10|0|0|0|1+1|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Chris Doig |nat=SCO |no=21 |pos=DF |8|1|0|0|1|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Christian Edwards |nat=WAL |no=24 |pos=DF |2+4|0|0|0|1|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Gareth Edds |nat=AUS |no=26 |pos=DF |+1|0|0|0|0|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Andy Gray |nat=ENG |no=27 |pos=FW |8+8|1|0|0|1+1|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Kevin Dawson |nat=ENG |no=28 |pos=DF |3|0|0|0|0|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Gareth Williams |nat=SCO |no=29 |pos=MF |44|0|1|0|2|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Keith Foy |nat=IRL |no=30 |pos=DF |2|0|0|0|0|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Michael Dawson |nat=ENG |no=31 |pos=DF |1|0|0|0|0|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Craig Westcarr |nat=ENG |no=32 |pos=FW |+8|0|0|0|0|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Brian Cash |nat=IRL |no=33 |pos=MF |+5|0|0|0|0|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Eugen Bopp |nat=GER |no=34 |pos=MF |12+7|1|0|0|+2|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=David Freeman|nat=IRL |no=35 |pos=FW|0|0|0|0|0|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Jermaine Jenas |nat=ENG |no=36 |pos=MF |28|4|1|0|2|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Niall Hudson|nat=IRL |no=37 |pos=MF|0|0|0|0|0|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=John Thompson |nat=IRL |no=38 |pos=DF |8|0|0|0|0|0}}
{{Extended football squad player |name=Pascal Formann |nat=GER |no=39 |pos=GK |0|0|0|0|0|0}}
{{end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Nottingham Forest F.C. seasons}}
{{2001–02 in English football}}