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The 2001–02 season was Chelsea's 88th competitive season, 10th consecutive season in the Premier League and 96th year as a club. Season summary The 2001–02 campaign was the first full season under Italian manager Claudio Ranieri , who had replaced his compatriot Gianluca Vialli after five matches of the previous season. [ 1 ]
A slow start to the season cost manager Gianluca Vialli his job, despite having won five trophies since his appointment in February 1998. [2] The last of these trophies came at the start of the season when they defeated Manchester United 2–0 in the Charity Shield to win the last-ever club game at the pre-redevelopment Wembley. [3]
The first Chelsea team in September 1905. This is a list of all seasons played by Chelsea Football Club in English and European football, from their inaugural season in 1905–06 to their last completed season . It details their record in every major competition entered, as well as the top goalscorers for each season.
Season: 2000–01: Dates: 19 August 2000 – 19 May 2001: Champions: Manchester United 7th Premier League title 14th English title: Relegated: Manchester City Coventry City Bradford City: Champions League: Manchester United Arsenal Liverpool: UEFA Cup: Leeds United Ipswich Town Chelsea: Intertoto Cup: Aston Villa Newcastle United: Matches ...
21 May 2001: Leeds United purchase Robbie Keane from Inter Milan for £12 million. Chelsea purchase William Gallas from Marseille for £6.2 million. 24 May 2001: Seven months after quitting as England manager, Kevin Keegan makes a return to football when he is named as Joe Royle's successor at Manchester City on a three-year contract.
The 2001–02 season was the 122nd season of competitive football in England. Events ... Boudewijn Zenden from Barcelona to Chelsea, £7.5m; 14 August 2001.
Baxter was born in Brighton and began his football career as a trainee with Chelsea. He left Chelsea in the 2000–2001 season at the end of his three-year traineeship. [1] On leaving Chelsea he joined Heart of Midlothian, but having missed the transfer deadline was restricted to playing for their reserve side.
The 2001–02 FA Cup (known as The FA Cup sponsored by AXA for sponsorship reasons) was the 121st season of the world's oldest knockout football competition, the FA Cup.The competition was won by Arsenal with a 2–0 win against Chelsea, courtesy of goals from Ray Parlour and Freddie Ljungberg in the final 20 minutes of the game, completing a domestic Double for Arsenal.