| Club: | Middlesbrough |
| Season: | 2001–02 |
| Manager: | Steve McClaren |
| Chairman: | Steve Gibson |
| League: | Premier League |
| League Result: | 12th |
| League Topscorer: | Alen Bokšić (8) |
| Season Topscorer: | Alen Bokšić (8) |
| Highest Attendance: | 34,358 v Manchester United (Premier League) Away: 67,683 v Manchester United (Premier League) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 3,918 v Northampton Town (League Cup) Away: 6,885 v Wimbledon (F.A. Cup) |
| Average Attendance: | 28,459 |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Semi-final |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Third round |
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| Prevseason: | 2000–01 |
| Nextseason: | 2002–03 |
During the 2001–02 season, Middlesbrough participated in the FA Premier League.
Middlesbrough were again sponsored by BT Cellnet for the 2001–02 season. The team's strip was produced by Errea. The home shirt consisted of a plain red shirt, red shorts and red socks with white trim. The away strip consisted of blue and black striped shirts, plain black shorts and black socks.[1]
See main article: 2001–02 FA Premier League.
Squad at end of season[2]
| Date | Player | Previous Club | Fee | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2001 |  Szilárd Németh | Inter Bratislava | Free | [3] | |
| 11 July 2001 | Gareth Southgate | Aston Villa | £6.5 million | [4] | |
| 9 August 2001 | Mark Wilson | Manchester United | £1.5 million | [5] | |
| 9 August 2001 | Jonathan Greening | Manchester United | £2 million | [6] | |
| 9 September 2001 | Allan Johnston | Rangers | £600,000 | [7] | |
| 12 October 2001 |  Franck Queudrue | Lens | Loan | [8] | |
| 7 February 2002 |  Benito Carbone | Bradford City | Loan | [9] | |
| 27 February 2002 | Mickael Debeve | Lens | Loan | [10] |
For departures of players out of contract at the end of 2000–01 see 2000-01 Middlesbrough F.C. season.
| Date | Player | New Club | Fee | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2001 | Neil Maddison | Darlington | Free | [11] | |
| 19 July 2001 | Christian Karembeu | Olympiacos | £2 million | [12] | |
| 7 August 2001 |  Alan Moore | Burnley | Free | [13] | |
| 8 August 2001 | Keith O'Neill | Coventry | Free | [14] | |
| 29 November 2001 | Brian Deane | Leicester | £150,000 | [15] | |
| 14 December 2001 | Steve Vickers | Birmingham | £400,000 | [16] | |
| 31 December 2001 | Curtis Fleming | Crystal Palace | £150,000 | [17] | |
| 23 March 2002 | Sean Kilgannon | Dunfermline | Free | [18] | |
| 1 June 2002 |  Hamilton Ricard | Released | - | [19] | |
| 23 March 2002 | Andy Campbell | Released | - | [20] | |
| 1 June 2002 | Dean Gordon | Coventry | Free | [21] |
Note: Results are given with Middlesbrough score listed first.
| Game | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 August 2001 | Arsenal | H | 0–4 | 31,557 | ||
| 2 | 21 August 2001 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 20,747 | ||
| 3 | 25 August 2001 | Everton | A | 0–2 | 32,829 | ||
| 4 | 8 September 2001 | Newcastle United | H | 1–4 | 30,004 | Cooper 4' | |
| 5 | 15 September 2001 | West Ham United | H | 2–1 | 25,455 | Deane 31', Johnston 41' | |
| 6 | 17 September 2001 | Leicester City | A | 2–1 | 15,412 | Ince 85', Greening 88' | |
| 7 | 23 September 2001 | Chelsea | A | 2–2 | 36,767 | Stockdale 61', Bokšić 90'(pen) | |
| 8 | 29 September 2001 | Southampton | H | 1–3 | 26,142 | Bokšić 75'(pen) | |
| 9 | 13 October 2001 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–0 | 20,451 | ||
| 10 | 22 October 2001 | Sunderland | H | 2–0 | 28,432 | Queudrue 2', Bokšić 21' | |
| 11 | 27 October 2001 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–2 | 36,062 | Boksic 9' | |
| 12 | 3 November 2001 | Derby County | H | 5–1 | 28,117 | Németh 49', Marinelli 57', 82', Bokšić 61, Mustoe 73' | |
| 13 | 17 November 2001 | Aston Villa | A | 0–0 | 35,424 | ||
| 14 | 25 November 2001 | Ipswich Town | H | 0–0 | 32,586 | ||
| 15 | 1 December 2001 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–0 | 23,849 | Bokšić 45' | |
| 16 | 8 December 2001 | Liverpool | A | 0–2 | 43,674 | ||
| 17 | 15 December 2001 | Manchester United | H | 0–1 | 34,358 | ||
| 18 | 26 December 2001 | Newcastle United | A | 0–3 | 52,127 | ||
| 19 | 29 December 2001 | Arsenal | A | 1–2 | 37,948 | Whelan 22' | |
| 20 | 1 January 2002 | Everton | H | 1–0 | 27,463 | Festa 50' | |
| 21 | 12 January 2002 | Fulham | A | 1–2 | 18,975 | Cooper 8' | |
| 22 | 19 January 2002 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | 26,104 | Whelan 38' | |
| 23 | 29 January 2002 | Sunderland | A | 1–0 | 44,579 | Whelan 14' | |
| 24 | 3 February 2002 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0–0 | 24,189 | ||
| 25 | 9 February 2002 | Leeds United | H | 2–2 | 30,221 | Ince 51', Windass 88' | |
| 26 | 19 February 2002 | Fulham | H | 2–1 | 26,235 | Bokšić 27', Németh 77' | |
| 27 | 23 February 2002 | West Ham United | A | 0–1 | 35,420 | ||
| 28 | 2 March 2002 | Leicester City | H | 1–0 | 25,734 | Frank Sinclair (o.g.) | |
| 29 | 6 March 2002 | Southampton | A | 1–1 | 28,931 | Whelan 57' | |
| 30 | 16 March 2002 | Liverpool | H | 1–2 | 31,253 | Southgate 89' | |
| 31 | 23 March 2002 | Manchester United | A | 1–0 | 67,683 | Bokšić 9' | |
| 32 | 30 March 2002 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 | 31,258 | Queudrue 69' | |
| 33 | 1 April 2002 | Derby County | A | 1–0 | 30,822 | Mustoe 12' | |
| 34 | 14 April 2002 | Aston Villa | H | 2–1 | 26,003 | Carbone 39', Ehiogu 65' | |
| 35 | 20 April 2002 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–3 | 26,932 | Németh 90' | |
| 36 | 28 April 2002 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–1 | 25,979 | ||
| 37 | 27 April 2002 | Chelsea | H | 0–2 | 28,686 | ||
| 38 | 11 May 2002 | Leeds United | A | 0–1 | 40,218 |
| R3 | 8 January 2002 | Wimbledon | A | 0–0 | 6,885 | ||
| R3 replay | 15 January 2002 | Wimbledon | H | 2–0 | 9,687 | Whelan, Cunningham (og) | |
| R4 | 26 January 2002 | Manchester United | H | 2–0 | 17,624 | Whelan, Campbell | |
| R5 | 16 February 2002 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–0 | 20,921 | Ehiogu | |
| Quarter-final | 10 March 2002 | Everton | H | 3–0 | 26,950 | Whelan, Nemeth, Ince | |
| Semi-final | 14 April 2002 | Arsenal | N | 0–1 | - |
| R2 | 11 September 2001 | Northampton Town | H | 3–1 | 3,918 | Murphy, Nemeth, Wilson | |
| R3 | 10 October 2001 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–2 | 9,536 | Nemeth |
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Goalscoring statistics for 2001-02.[22]
 Bokšić | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Whelan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Németh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Ince | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Cooper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Queudrue | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
 Marinelli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Mustoe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Deane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Greening | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Stockdale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Festa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Windass | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Southgate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Carbone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ehiogu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Murphy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wilson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Campbell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Considering starts in all competitions[23] [24]
Mark Schwarzer, 25 Franck Queudrue, 34 Carlos Marinelli, 16