| Season: | 2001–02 |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| League Result: | 7th |
| Cup1 Result: | 1st Round |
| Cup2 Result: | 4th Round |
| League Topscorer: | Gareth Taylor (16) |
| Season Topscorer: | Gareth Taylor (16) |
| Highest Attendance: | 21,823 v Wolverhampton Wanderers (30 March 2002) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 4,398 v Rushden & Diamonds (21 August 2001) |
| Average Attendance: | 15,308[1] |
| Nextseason: | 2002–03 |
The 2001–02 season was Burnley's 2nd season in the second tier of English football. They were managed by Stan Ternent in his fourth full season since he replaced Chris Waddle at the beginning 1998–99 campaign.
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| Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | Free | 22 June 2001 | ||
| 23 | DF | Free | 10 July 2001 | ||
| 24 | GK | Luigi Cennamo | Free | 10 July 2001 | |
| 29 | FW | £500k | 24 July 2001 | ||
| 30 | FW | Free | 26 July 2001 | ||
| 26 | DF | Free | 1 August 2001 | ||
| 28 | MF | Free | 7 August 2001 | ||
| 12 | MF | £250k | 11 October 2001 | ||
| 27 | FW | £1m | 25 January 2002 | ||
| 31 | GK | Loan | 31 January 2002 | ||
| 33 | FW | Loan | 12 March 2002 | ||
| 34 | MF | Free | 17 March 2002 | ||
| Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | John Boardman | Released | 8 May 2001 | ||
| DF | Free | 8 May 2001 | |||
| DF | Released | 8 May 2001 | |||
| FW | Retired | 1 June 2001 | |||
| GK | £150k | 23 June 2001 | |||
| MF | £150k | 4 October 2001 | |||
| MF | Free | 3 November 2001 | |||
| MF | Alex Kevan | Free | 17 November 2001 | ||
| 8 | MF | Loan | 1 December 2001 | ||
| 10 | FW | Loan | 4 December 2001 | ||
| 17 | FW | Loan | 28 January 2002 | ||
| 17 | FW | Loan | 26 March 2002 | ||
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