Английская Википедия:2001–02 Liverpool F.C. season

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The 2001–2002 season was Liverpool Football Club's 110th season in existence and their 40th consecutive season in the top-flight of English football.

Season summary

Having finished the previous season in third place in the Premiership, as well as winning an unprecedented treble of the League, FA and UEFA Cups, hopes were high for Liverpool going into the new season. However, fixture congestion meant that Liverpool could only play six games, taking 12 points to stand in sixth place, before Gérard Houllier was forced to go to hospital after falling ill during a game against Leeds United. It was later discovered that Houllier was suffering from a heart condition and was forced to take a five-month period of convalescence, with assistant manager Phil Thompson stepping up to take over caretaker responsibilities. In spite of this crisis, Liverpool climbed to fourth at the end of October before topping the Premier League table at the end of November, with a two-point lead over second-placed Leeds while holding a game in hand. November also saw the sale of fan favourite striker Robbie Fowler to Leeds.

Liverpool kept their lead until 17 December, when Newcastle United overtook Liverpool at the top by virtue of goals scored (30 vs 25). During the month, French striker Nicolas Anelka was signed on loan from Paris Saint-Germain until the end of the campaign as a replacement for Fowler. By the end of December, Liverpool were back to fourth (albeit with the game still in hand and a margin of only two points between them and leaders Arsenal). However, Liverpool failed to take advantage of their extra game and at the end of January were still two points off the top (Manchester United now the league leaders), although they did defeat the Red Devils 1–0 at Old Trafford. This gap increased to four points by the end of February, despite a 4–0 win away to Leeds, but Houllier's return in March coincided with an upturn of form that saw Liverpool reach the Champions League quarter-finals and reclaim top place in the Premiership with five matches left to play, although fellow title challengers Arsenal had two games in hand. Arsenal, in the midst of a twelve-match winning streak, soon overhauled Liverpool and sealed the title with a 2–0 win at Bolton Wanderers. However, on the flip side Arsenal also defeated Manchester United during this winning run, allowing Liverpool to take runners-up spot with a 5–0 home win over Ipswich Town.

The 2001–02 season was the first in which Liverpool had competed in the UEFA Champions League, and their first campaign in Europe's premier club competition (previously the European Cup) since the 1984–85 season. Liverpool topped their group in the first stage, and also progressed through the second group stage, before being knocked out into the quarter-finals by eventual finalists Bayer Leverkusen, 4–3 on aggregate.

During the close season, Houllier turned down the opportunity to sign Anelka, in favour of signing temperamental Senegalese striker El Hadji Diouf, following the latter's role in Senegal's World Cup campaign. For the fifth consecutive season, Michael Owen finished the campaign as the Reds' top goalscorer, with 28 goals in all competitions (19 in the league).

Competition	Result	Top scorer
Premier League	2nd	Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Owen, 19
Champions League	Quarter-finals	Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Owen, 5
FA Cup	Fourth round	Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Owen, 2
League Cup	Third round	Шаблон:Flagicon Gary McAllister, 1
Charity Shield	Winners	Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Owen, 1 Шаблон:Flagicon Gary McAllister, 1
UEFA Super Cup	Winners	Шаблон:Flagicon Emile Heskey, 1 Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Owen, 1 Шаблон:Flagicon John Arne Riise, 1
Overall		Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Owen, 28

Final league table

Шаблон:Main 2001–02 FA Premier League

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

Transfers

In

#	Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date
18	DF	Шаблон:Flagicon John Arne Riise	Шаблон:Flagicon Monaco	£4,000,000	20 June 2001
5	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon Milan Baroš	Шаблон:Flagicon Baník Ostrava	£3,200,000	26 July 2001
22	GK	Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Kirkland	Шаблон:Flagicon Coventry City	Undisclosed (estimated £6,000,000)	31 August 2001
12	GK	Шаблон:Flagicon Jerzy Dudek	Шаблон:Flagicon Feyenoord	£4,850,000	31 August 2001
9	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon Nicolas Anelka	Шаблон:Flagicon Paris Saint-Germain	Loan	20 December 2001
3	DF	Шаблон:Flagicon Abel Xavier	Шаблон:Flagicon Everton	£750,000	30 January 2002

Out

#	Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date
3	DF	Шаблон:Flagicon Christian Ziege	Шаблон:Flagicon Tottenham Hotspur	£4,000,000	17 July 2001
9	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon Robbie Fowler	Шаблон:Flagicon Leeds United	£12,750,000	29 November 2001
1	GK	Шаблон:Flagicon Sander Westerveld	Шаблон:Flagicon Real Sociedad	£3,750,000	17 December 2001
21	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon Gary McAllister	Шаблон:Flagicon Coventry City	Free	14 April 2002
11	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon Jamie Redknapp	Шаблон:Flagicon Tottenham Hotspur	Free	16 April 2002
9	FW	Шаблон:Flagicon Nicolas Anelka	Шаблон:Flagicon Paris Saint-Germain	Loan expired	12 May 2002

Results

Pre-season and friendlies

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers
10 July 2001	Bayer Leverkusen	A	3–2	Owen 41', Heskey 46', Redknapp 87'
16 July 2001	Singapore XI	A	2–0	Heskey 42', Owen 85'
19 July 2001	Thailand	A	3–1	Owen (2) 8', 44', Barmby 64'
26 July 2001	Valencia	N	1–0	Litmanen 84'
28 July 2001	Ajax	N	3–1	Fowler 38'
3 August 2001	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	3–0	Hyypiä 27', Hamann 32', Fowler 57'

Premier League

Results by round

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