2001–02 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season
# 2001–02 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

The 2001–02 season was West Bromwich Albion's 106th season in The Football League. The team had lost in the playoff semi-final to Bolton Wanderers in 2000–01, meaning that they would be playing in the Football League First Division for the ninth consecutive season, their 33rd season in total at the second level of English football.

Albion won eight and drew two of their last ten league games and sealed promotion by beating Crystal Palace on the final day of the season. The club's success was built on a solid defence; although only 12th in the division in terms of goals scored, they conceded just 29 times, the fewest goals the club has ever conceded in a league season of 42 or more games. The team kept a club record 27 clean sheets (24 of which were in the league), including 17 1–0 wins (15 in the league).

The £7.5 million East Stand at the club's home ground, The Hawthorns, was completed in time for the start of the season. It replaced the old 'Rainbow Stand', which had been built in 1964.

## Kit

West Bromwich Albion retained the previous season's kit, manufactured by Patrick and sponsored by the West Bromwich Building Society.

## Players

### First-team 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 | Russell Hoult |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Des Lyttle |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Neil Clement |
| 4 | MF | SCO | Derek McInnes |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Tony Butler |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Phil Gilchrist |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Ruel Fox |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Michael Appleton |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Bob Taylor |
| 10 | MF | WAL | Andy Johnson |
| 11 | FW | GRN | Jason Roberts |
| 12 | FW | NIR | James Quinn |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Daniele Dichio |
| 15 | DF | JAM | Darren Moore |
| 16 | DF | SVK | Igor Bališ |
| 17 | DF | ISL | Lárus Sigurðsson |
| 18 | FW | SCO | Scott Dobie |
| 19 | DF | SCO | Warren Cummings (on loan from Chelsea) |
| 20 | MF | POR | Jordão |
| 21 | GK | DEN | Brian Jensen |
| 22 | DF | ENG | James Chambers |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Adam Chambers |
| 26 | DF | SVK | Stanislav Varga (on loan from Sunderland) |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Trevor Benjamin (on loan from Leicester City) |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Lee Hughes (to Coventry City) |
| 25 | FW | GER | Uwe Rösler (on loan from Southampton) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | MF | ITA | Massimiliano Iezzi (released) |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Adam Oliver |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Matthew Turner |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Mark Briggs |
| 30 | GK | ENG | Chris Adamson |
| 31 | GK | NIR | Elliot Morris |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Matt Collins |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Mark Scott |
| 34 | GK | AUS | Andy Petterson |
| — | MF | ENG | Lloyd Dyer |

## Match results

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| - | - | - |

### Football League First Division

| Game | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 11 August 2001 | Walsall | Away | 1–2 | 9,181 (2,000) | Clement |
| 2 | 18 August 2001 | Grimsby Town | Home | 0–1 | 17,921 (684) | |
| 3 | 25 August 2001 | Sheffield Wednesday | Away | 1–1 | 18,844 (1,865) | Dichio |
| 4 | 27 August 2001 | Gillingham | Home | 1–0 | 18,180 (832) | Dichio |
| 5 | 8 September 2001 | Manchester City | Home | 4–0 | 23,524 (4,892) | McInnes, Clement (2, 1 pen), Dobie |
| 6 | 15 September 2001 | Watford | Away | 2–1 | 15,726 (1,974) | Dobie (2) |
| 7 | 18 September 2001 | Preston North End | Home | 2–0 | 18,289 (893) | Dobie (2) |
| 8 | 22 September 2001 | Wimbledon | Home | 0–1 | 19,222 | |
| 9 | 25 September 2001 | Portsmouth | Away | 2–1 | 17,287 | Clement, Dobie |
| 10 | 29 September 2001 | Burnley | Home | 1–0 | 21,442 (2,503) | Dobie |
| 11 | 11 October 2001 | Millwall | Home | 0–2 | 17,335 (378) | |
| 12 | 16 October 2001 | Stockport County | Away | 2–1 | 6,052 (1,276) | Taylor (2) |
| 13 | 19 October 2001 | Norwich City | Away | 0–2 | 20,465 (1,173) | |
| 14 | 25 October 2001 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Home | 1–1 | 26,143 (5,186) | Clement |
| 15 | 28 October 2001 | Barnsley | Away | 2–3 | 12,490 (853) | Johnson, Clement |
| 16 | 31 October 2001 | Crystal Palace | Away | 1–0 | 17,273 (1,202) | Taylor |
| 17 | 4 November 2001 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 1–0 | 18,281 (1,300) | Rösler |
| 18 | 7 November 2001 | Birmingham City | Away | 1–0 | 23,554 | Johnson |
| 19 | 17 November 2001 | Rotherham United | Away | 1–2 | 8,509 (2,400) | Moore |
| 20 | 24 November 2001 | Bradford City | Home | 1–0 | 18,910 (944) | McInnes |
| 21 | 2 December 2001 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Away | 1–0 | 27,515 (3,200) | Jordão |
| 22 | 8 December 2001 | Sheffield United | Home | 0–1 | 19,462 | |
| 23 | 12 December 2001 | Coventry City | Home | 1–0 | 22,543 (1,371) | Konjić (own goal) |
| 24 | 15 December 2001 | Crewe Alexandra | Away | 1–1 | 8,154 (2,176) | Jordão |
| 25 | 22 December 2001 | Sheffield Wednesday | Home | 1–1 | 20,340 (1,393) | Fox |
| 26 | 26 December 2001 | Manchester City | Away | 0–0 | 34,407 (2,100) | |
| 27 | 29 December 2001 | Gillingham | Away | 1–2 | 9,912 (1,600) | Johnson |
| 28 | 1 January 2002 | Stockport County | Home | 4–0 | 20,541 (683) | Dichio (2), Roberts, Johnson |
| 29 | 12 January 2002 | Grimsby Town | Away | 0–0 | 6,011 (1,498) | |
| 30 | 20 January 2002 | Walsall | Home | 1–0 | 20,290 (2,387) | Roberts |
| 31 | 29 January 2002 | Birmingham City | Home | 1–0 | 25,266 (5,049) | Roberts |
| 32 | 3 February 2002 | Burnley | Away | 2–0 | 15,846 (1,452) | Roberts (2) |
| 33 | 10 February 2002 | Norwich City | Home | 1–0 | 19,115 (542) | Dichio |
| 34 | 19 February 2002 | Millwall | Away | 0–1 | 13,716 (1,255) | |
| 35 | 23 February 2002 | Portsmouth | Home | 5–0 | 21,028 (1,374) | Roberts (2), Sigurðsson, Dobie, Bališ |
| 36 | 26 February 2002 | Preston North End | Away | 0–1 | 14,487 (1,432) | |
| 37 | 2 March 2002 | Wimbledon | Away | 1–0 | 8,363 (1,803) | Dichio |
| 38 | 5 March 2002 | Watford | Home | 1–1 | 19,580 (946) | Dichio |
| 39 | 16 March 2002 | Sheffield United | Away | 3–0 | 17,653 (2,646) | Dobie (2), McInnes |
| 40 | 22 March 2002 | Nottingham Forest | Away | 1–0 | 24,788 (5,000) | Taylor |
| 41 | 26 March 2002 | Crewe Alexandra | Home | 4–1 | 21,303 (544) | Jordão (2), Dichio, Wright (own goal) |
| 42 | 30 March 2002 | Barnsley | Home | 3–1 | 23,167 (1,253) | Jordão, Dichio, Benjamin |
| 43 | 1 April 2002 | Coventry City | Away | 1–0 | 21,513 (3,800) | Taylor |
| 44 | 7 April 2002 | Rotherham United | Home | 1–1 | 22,376 (703) | Taylor |
| 45 | 13 April 2002 | Bradford City | Away | 1–0 | 20,209 (3,500) | Bališ (pen) |
| 46 | 21 April 2002 | Crystal Palace | Home | 2–0 | 26,712 (1,896) | Moore, Taylor |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | 5 January 2002 | Sunderland | Away | 2–1 | 29,133 (5,300) | Clement (pen), Johnson |
| 4 | 26 January 2002 | Leicester City | Home | 1–0 | 26,820 (5,184) | Clement (pen) |
| 5 | 16 February 2002 | Cheltenham Town | Home | 1–0 | 27,179 | Dichio |
| 6 | 10 March 2002 | Fulham | Home | 0–1 | 24,811 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 22 August 2001 | Cambridge United | Away | 1–1 | 3,363 | Dobie | (after extra time; Albion won 4–3 on penalties) |
| 2 | 11 September 2001 | Swindon Town | Home | 2–0 | 14,536 (643) | Dobie, Jordão | (after extra time) |
| 3 | 9 October 2001 | Charlton Athletic | Home | 0–1 | 9,625 | | |
