During the 2001–02 English football season, Blackburn Rovers competed in the Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
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Blackburn won just four of their first 14 league games, a run which also included seven draws and three defeats. However, they had little time to savour their Worthington Cup glory that resulted from a 2–1 win over Tottenham Hotspur on 24 February - they were deep in the relegation mire and occupying third place from bottom following a dreadful winter period, as they won two and lost ten in 12 games, the two wins seeing them do a decidedly one-sided double over Charlton Athletic (2–0 away and 4–1 home). But Graeme Souness inspired his side, bolstered by the arrival of striker Andy Cole, to a considerable turnaround in form - seeing them win six in their final 12 games - which saw them climb to 10th place in the final table. UEFA Cup qualification had already been achieved thanks to the Worthington Cup triumph, but the club's fans were left wondering whether it could have been achieved automatically had it not been for the club's dismal winter period. Especially, their league record produced four more defeats than wins in contrast to a final goal difference of +4, concluding them as a comprehensively winning team despite their inconsistency.[citation needed]
At the end of the season, striker Mark Hughes retired at the age of 38, after a playing career spanning 22 years that had yielded two league titles, four FA Cups, a Cup Winners' Cup and three League Cups.
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Premier LeagueRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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- Results summary
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 |
12 |
10 |
16 |
55 |
51 |
+4 |
46 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
33 |
20 |
+13 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
22 |
31 |
−9 |
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- Results by round
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Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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Ground | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H |
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Result | L | D | W | L | D | D | W | L | W | D | D | W | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | D | W | L | W |
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Position | 14 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
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H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Blackburn Rovers' score comes first[1]
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18 August 2001 | Derby County | A | 1–2 | 28,236 | Blake |
22 August 2001 | Manchester United | H | 2–2 | 29,836 | Beckham (o.g.), Gillespie |
25 August 2001 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–1 | 24,992 | Mahon, Duff |
8 September 2001 | Sunderland | A | 0–1 | 45,103 | |
16 September 2001 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–1 | 22,126 | Jansen |
19 September 2001 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | 25,949 | Neill |
22 September 2001 | Everton | H | 1–0 | 27,732 | Grabbi |
30 September 2001 | Aston Villa | A | 0–2 | 28,623 | |
14 October 2001 | West Ham United | H | 7–1 | 22,712 | Flitcroft, Dunn, Johnson, McCann (o.g.), Tugay, Jansen, Hignett |
20 October 2001 | Arsenal | A | 3–3 | 38,108 | Gillespie, Dunn (2) |
29 October 2001 | Leicester City | H | 0–0 | 21,873 | |
3 November 2001 | Southampton | A | 2–1 | 30,523 | Tugay, Hignett |
17 November 2001 | Liverpool | H | 1–1 | 28,859 | Jansen |
24 November 2001 | Chelsea | A | 0–0 | 37,978 | |
1 December 2001 | Middlesbrough | H | 0–1 | 23,849 | |
9 December 2001 | Leeds United | H | 1–2 | 28,309 | Berg |
15 December 2001 | Newcastle United | A | 1–2 | 50,064 | Dunn |
22 December 2001 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2–0 | 25,857 | Duff, Dunn |
26 December 2001 | Sunderland | H | 0–3 | 29,869 | |
29 December 2001 | Derby County | H | 0–1 | 23,529 | |
1 January 2002 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–1 | 35,131 | |
12 January 2002 | Charlton Athletic | H | 4–1 | 23,365 | Tugay, Cole, Hignett, Jansen |
19 January 2002 | Manchester United | A | 1–2 | 67,552 | Hignett |
30 January 2002 | Arsenal | H | 2–3 | 25,893 | Jansen (2) |
2 February 2002 | West Ham United | A | 0–2 | 35,307 | |
9 February 2002 | Fulham | A | 0–2 | 19,580 | |
2 March 2002 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 27,203 | Jansen |
5 March 2002 | Aston Villa | H | 3–0 | 21,988 | Dunn, Duff, Cole |
13 March 2002 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–1 | 23,305 | Duff, Cole |
17 March 2002 | Leeds United | A | 1–3 | 39,857 | Jansen |
30 March 2002 | Leicester City | A | 1–2 | 16,236 | Hughes |
1 April 2002 | Southampton | H | 2–0 | 28,851 | Duff, Yordi |
10 April 2002 | Chelsea | H | 0–0 | 25,441 | |
20 April 2002 | Middlesbrough | A | 3–1 | 26,932 | Yordi, Cole, Dunn (pen.) |
23 April 2002 | Newcastle United | H | 2–2 | 26,712 | Gillespie, Cole |
28 April 2002 | Everton | A | 2–1 | 34,976 | Jansen, Cole |
8 May 2002 | Liverpool | A | 3–4 | 40,663 | Duff, Cole, Jansen |
11 May 2002 | Fulham | H | 3–0 | 30,487 | Cole (2), Duff |
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Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
R2 | 12 September 2001 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2–0 | 9,559 | Jansen, Dunning |
R3 | 10 October 2001 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | 9,536 | Hignett, Short |
R4 | 28 November 2001 | Manchester City | H | 2–0 | 17,907 | Johansson, Johnson |
R5 | 11 December 2001 | Arsenal | H | 4–0 | 13,278 | Jansen (3), Hughes |
SF First Leg | 8 January 2002 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–1 | 30,883 | Hignett, Cole |
SF Second Leg | 22 January 2002 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 4–2 (won 6–3 on agg) | 26,844 | Jansen, Duff, Cole, Hignett |
F | 24 February 2002 | Tottenham Hotspur | N | 2–1 | 72,500 | Jansen, Cole |
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Yordi |
Real Zaragoza |
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