| Club: | Newcastle United |
| Season: | 2001–02 |
| Manager: | Sir Bobby Robson |
| Chairman: | Freddy Shepherd |
| Stadium: | St. James' Park |
| League: | FA Premier League |
| League Result: | 4th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Sixth round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Fifth round |
| Cup3: | Intertoto Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | Finalists |
| League Topscorer: | Alan Shearer (23) |
| Season Topscorer: | Alan Shearer (27) |
| Average Attendance: | 51,373 |
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| Prevseason: | 2000–01 |
| Nextseason: | 2002–03 |
In the 2001–02 season, English professional football (soccer) club Newcastle United F.C. played in the Premier League, finishing fourth.
For Bobby Robson's first two seasons as manager, the club remained in the bottom half of the table, however during this period Robson had built up an exciting young squad. He felt that his side could aim for eighth place in the final table as the season began
Newcastle reached an Inter-Toto Cup final early in the season against Troyes AC, which they lost on away goals after a 4–4 draw at home.[1] They were soon looking like unlikely contenders for the Premiership title after they spent Christmas at the top of the table. Players such as Kieron Dyer (a Ruud Gullit signing), Craig Bellamy and Laurent Robert ensured the team were capable of once again punching their weight in the league. Newcastle achieved qualification for the lucrative Champions' League finishing in 4th place.[2]
This brought renewed hope for the club after four seasons of struggle, though in the end Newcastle fell short of winning the title that they had coveted since 1927. Nonetheless, fourth place was their highest since 1997, securing Champions League football for only the second time in the club's history.
See main article: 2001–02 FA Premier League.
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2001 | FW | Craig Bellamy | Coventry City | £6,000,000 |
| July 2001 | DF | Robbie Elliott | Bolton Wanderers | Free |
| 1 August 2001 | MF |  Laurent Robert | PSG | £9,500,000[3] |
| 11 September 2001 | DF | Sylvain Distin | PSG | £500,000 (loan fee)[4] |
| 4 February 2002 | MF | Jermaine Jenas | Nottingham Forest | £5,000,000[5] |
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2001 | MF | Des Hamilton | Cardiff City | Free |
| May 2001 | MF | Stephen Glass | Watford | Free |
| May 2001 | FW | Kevin Gallacher | Preston North End | Free |
| May 2001 | MF |  Daniel Cordone | Racing Club | Loan ended |
| May 2001 | DF | Carl Serrant | - | Retired |
| January 2002 | MF | Christian Bassedas | Tenerife | Loan |
| 1 February 2002 | DF | Warren Barton | Derby County | Nominal[6] |
| 7 February 2002 | MF | Rob Lee | Derby County | Undisclosed[7] |
| March 2002 | DF | David Beharall | Oldham Athletic | £150,000 |
The following players did not appear for the first-team this season.[8]
The following players made most of their appearances for the under-19 team this season, but may have also appeared for the under-17s or the reserves.[9]
The following players made most of their appearances for the under-17 team this season, but may have appeared for the under-19s or the reserves.[10]
(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | Discipline | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK |  Shay Given | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Warren Barton | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Robbie Elliott | 26+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37+3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF |  Nolberto Solano | 37 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 12 | 4 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Andy O'Brien | 31+3 | 2 | 4+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 38+6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Clarence Acuña | 10+6 | 3 | 3+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 14+10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Rob Lee | 15+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Jermaine Jenas | 6+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Kieron Dyer | 15+3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Alan Shearer | 36+1 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45+1 | 27 | 3 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Christian Bassedas | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Gary Speed | 28+1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 39+1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | |
| 12 | DF | Andy Griffin | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | GK | Steve Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | Wayne Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | FW | Carl Cort | 6+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | Craig Bellamy | 26+1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 37+2 | 14 | 9 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | Aaron Hughes | 34 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 20 | FW |  Lomana LuaLua | 4+16 | 3 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+6 | 2 | 4+28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | Jamie McClen | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 6+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | FW |  Shola Ameobi | 4+11 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12+13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 24 | DF | Sylvain Distin | 20+8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27+8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 25 | MF | Brian Kerr | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | MF | Laurent Robert | 34+2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40+2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | |
| 34 | DF | Nikos Dabizas | 33+2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44+2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |
| 35 | DF | Olivier Bernard | 4+12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 8+15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |