2001–02 Middlesbrough F.C. season

During the 2001–02 season, Middlesbrough participated in the FA Premier League.

Kit

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.

Final league table

;Results summary
;Results by round

Notable events

Steve McClaren's first season in charge of Boro.
Boro lost their first four matches in the league but then recover to only lose 2 in 11 games.
1–0 win away at Manchester United one of the high points of the league campaign.
Strong FA Cup run ended in the semi-finals with a 1–0 loss to Arsenal at Old Trafford. A Gianluca Festa own goal is the difference between the two sides.

Transfers

Out

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

Results

Premier League

Note: Results are given with Middlesbrough score listed first.

Game	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result F–A	Attendance	Scorers
1	18 August 2001	Arsenal	H		31,557
2	21 August 2001	Bolton Wanderers	A		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		25,455	Deane 31', Johnston 41'
6	17 September 2001	Leicester City	A		15,412	Ince 85', Greening 88'
7	23 September 2001	Chelsea	A		36,767	Stockdale 61', Bokšić 90'
8	29 September 2001	Southampton	H		26,142	Bokšić 75'
9	13 October 2001	Charlton Athletic	A		20,451
10	22 October 2001	Sunderland	H		28,432	Queudrue 2', Bokšić 21'
11	27 October 2001	Tottenham Hotspur	A		36,062	Boksic 9'
12	3 November 2001	Derby County	H		28,117	Németh 49', Marinelli 57', 82', Bokšić 61, Mustoe 73'
13	17 November 2001	Aston Villa	A		35,424
14	25 November 2001	Ipswich Town	H		32,586
15	1 December 2001	Blackburn Rovers	A		23,849	Bokšić 45'
16	8 December 2001	Liverpool	A		43,674
17	15 December 2001	Manchester United	H		34,358
18	26 December 2001	Newcastle United	A		52,127
19	29 December 2001	Arsenal	A		37,948	Whelan 22'
20	1 January 2002	Everton	H		27,463	Festa 50'
21	12 January 2002	Fulham	A		18,975	Cooper 8'
22	19 January 2002	Bolton Wanderers	H		26,104	Whelan 38'
23	29 January 2002	Sunderland	A		44,579	Whelan 14'
24	3 February 2002	Charlton Athletic	H		24,189
25	9 February 2002	Leeds United	H		30,221	Ince 51', Windass 88'
26	19 February 2002	Fulham	H		26,235	Bokšić 27', Németh 77'
27	23 February 2002	West Ham United	A		35,420
28	2 March 2002	Leicester City	H		25,734	Frank Sinclair
29	6 March 2002	Southampton	A		28,931	Whelan 57'
30	16 March 2002	Liverpool	H		31,253	Southgate 89'
31	23 March 2002	Manchester United	A		67,683	Bokšić 9'
32	30 March 2002	Tottenham Hotspur	H		31,258	Queudrue 69'
33	1 April 2002	Derby County	A		30,822	Mustoe 12'
34	14 April 2002	Aston Villa	H		26,003	Carbone 39', Ehiogu 65'
35	20 April 2002	Blackburn Rovers	H		26,932	Németh 90'
36	28 April 2002	Ipswich Town	A		25,979
37	27 April 2002	Chelsea	H	0–2	28,686
38	11 May 2002	Leeds United	A		40,218

Statistics

Appearances and goals

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season

Goalscorers

Goalscoring statistics for 2001-02.

Name

League

FA Cup

League Cup

Total

Starting 11

GK: #1, Mark Schwarzer, 25
RB: #27, Robbie Stockdale, 34
CB: #6, Gareth Southgate, 48
CB: #17, Ugo Ehiogu, 33
LB: #37, Franck Queudrue, 34
RM: #23, Carlos Marinelli, 16
CM: #9, Paul Ince, 36
CM: #7, Robbie Mustoe, 38
LM: #12, Jonathan Greening, 40
CF: #11, Alen Boksic, 23
CF: #26, Noel Whelan, 23