2001–02 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic
2001–02 season
Chairman	Brian Quinn
Manager	Martin O'Neill
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish Premier League	1st
Scottish Cup	Finalists
Scottish League Cup	Semi-finals
Champions League	Group stage
UEFA Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Henrik Larsson (29); All: ; Henrik Larsson (35)
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 2000–01 2002–03 →

Celtic started the 2001–02 season looking to retain the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup. They entered the UEFA Champions League at the third qualifying round. They finished the season as league champions for the second season in succession.

Players

Squad at end of season^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	SCO	Jonathan Gould
2	DF	SCO	Tom Boyd
3	DF	GUI	Mohammed Sylla^{[note 1]}
4	DF	SCO	Jackie McNamara
5	DF	BEL	Joos Valgaeren
6	DF	GUI	Bobo Baldé^{[note 2]}
7	FW	SWE	Henrik Larsson
8	MF	ENG	Alan Thompson
9	FW	ENG	Chris Sutton
10	FW	WAL	John Hartson
11	MF	DEN	Morten Wieghorst
14	MF	SCO	Paul Lambert
15	MF	NED	Bobby Petta
17	DF	FRA	Didier Agathe
18	MF	NIR	Neil Lennon
19	MF	BUL	Stiliyan Petrov
20	GK	SCO	Rab Douglas
23	GK	RUS	Dmitri Kharine


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
24	MF	IRL	Colin Healy
25	DF	SVK	Ľubomír Moravčík
26	FW	SCO	Paul Shields
28	MF	SCO	Ryan McCann
29	FW	SCO	Shaun Maloney
30	MF	ENG	Steve Guppy
31	DF	BRA	Rafael Scheidt
32	FW	SCO	Simon Lynch
34	MF	SCO	Mark Fotheringham
35	DF	SWE	Johan Mjallby
37	FW	SCO	Liam Keogh
39	MF	SCO	Jamie Smith
40	DF	SCO	Stephen Crainey
41	DF	SCO	John Kennedy
42	DF	IRL	James Goodwin
43	MF	IRL	Liam Miller
46	MF	SCO	Brian McColligan

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	MF	FRA	Stéphane Bonnes
33	DF	NIR	John Convery


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
38	GK	SCO	Barry-John Corr

Competitions

Results for Celtic F.C. for season 2001–02.

NOTE: scores are written Celtic first

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	Celtic scorers	Match Report
28 July 2001	Celtic Park	St Johnstone	3–0	SPL	Mjällby, Lambert (2)	BBC Sport
4 August 2001	Rugby Park	Kilmarnock	1–0	SPL	Larsson	BBC Sport
8 August 2001	Amsterdam Arena	Ajax	3–1	CLQ	Petta, Agathe, Sutton	Telegraph^{[dead link‍]}
11 August 2001	Celtic Park	Heart of Midlothian	2–0	SPL	Larsson (2)	BBC Sport
18 August 2001	Almondvale Stadium	Livingston	0–0	SPL		BBC Sport
22 August 2001	Celtic Park	Ajax	0–1	CLQ		Telegraph^{[dead link‍]}
25 August 2001	Easter Road	Hibernian	4–1	SPL	Moravčík, Sutton (2), Larsson	BBC Sport^{[permanent dead link‍]}
8 September 2001	Celtic Park	Dunfermline	3–1	SPL	Moravčík (2), Sutton	BBC Sport^{[permanent dead link‍]}
15 September 2001	Dens Park	Dundee	4–0	SPL	Larsson (2), Petrov, Maloney	BBC Sport
18 September 2001	Stadio delle Alpi	Juventus	2–3	CL	Petrov, Larsson	BBC Sport
22 September 2001	Celtic Park	Aberdeen	2–0	SPL	Larsson, Petrov	BBC Sport
25 September 2001	Celtic Park	Porto	1–0	CL	Larsson	BBC Sport^{[permanent dead link‍]}
30 September 2001	Ibrox Stadium	Rangers	2–0	SPL	Petrov, Thompson	BBC Sport
10 October 2001	Celtic Park	Rosenborg	1–0	CL	Thompson	BBC Sport
13 October 2001	Fir Park	Motherwell	2–1	SPL	Moravčík, Larsson	BBC Sport
17 October 2001	Estádio das Antas	Porto	0–3	CL		Telegraph^{[dead link‍]}
20 October 2001	Celtic Park	Dundee United	5–1	SPL	Hartson (3), Baldé, Maloney	BBC Sport
23 October 2001	Lerkendal Stadion	Rosenborg	0–2	CL		BBC Sport
27 October 2001	Celtic Park	Kilmarnock	1–0	SPL	Valgaeren	BBC Sport
31 October 2001	Celtic Park	Juventus	4–3	CL	Valgaeren, Sutton (2), Larsson	BBC Sport
3 November 2001	McDiarmid Park	St Johnstone	2–1	SPL	Dods (OG), Larsson	BBC Sport
8 November 2001	Celtic Park	Stirling Albion	8–0	SLC	Hartson (2), Maloney (4), Tebily, Healy	BBC Sport
17 November 2001	Tynecastle Stadium	Heart of Midlothian	1–0	SPL	Larsson	BBC Sport
22 November 2001	Estadio Mestalla	Valencia	0–1	UC		BBC Sport
25 November 2001	Celtic Park	Rangers	2–1	SPL	Valgaeren, Larsson	BBC Sport
1 December 2001	Celtic Park	Hibernian	3–0	SPL	Hartson (2), Lennon	BBC Sport
6 December 2001	Celtic Park	Valencia	1–0	UC	Larsson	BBC Sport
9 December 2001	East End Park	Dunfermline	4–0	SPL	Baldé, Hartson (2), Thompson	BBC Sport
15 December 2001	Celtic Park	Dundee	3–1	SPL	Sutton, Larsson, Hartson	BBC Sport
18 December 2001	Almondvale Stadium	Livingston	2–0	SLC	Baldé, Hartson	Telegraph^{[dead link‍]}
22 December 2001	Pittodrie Stadium	Aberdeen	0–2	SPL		BBC Sport
26 December 2001	Celtic Park	Livingston	3–2	SPL	Moravčík, Larsson (2)	BBC Sport
28 December 2001	Tannadice Park	Dundee United	4–0	SPL	Hartson, Petrov, Thompson, Larsson	BBC Sport
2 January 2002	Celtic Park	Motherwell	2–0	SPL	Larsson, Hartson	BBC Sport
8 January 2002	Brockville Park	Alloa	5–0	SC	Baldé, Wieghorst, Maloney, Petta, Sylla	BBC Sport
12 January 2002	Rugby Park	Kilmarnock	2–0	SPL	Hartson, Lambert	BBC Sport
19 January 2002	Celtic Park	St Johnstone	2–1	SPL	Larsson, Thompson	BBC Sport
23 January 2002	Celtic Park	Heart of Midlothian	2–0	SPL	Larsson (2)	BBC Sport
31 January 2002	Almondvale Stadium	Livingston	3–1	SPL	Moravčík, Larsson, Hartson	BBC Sport
2 February 2002	Easter Road	Hibernian	1–1	SPL	Hartson	BBC Sport
5 February 2002	Hampden Park	Rangers	1–2	SLC	Baldé	BBC Sport
9 February 2002	Celtic Park	Dunfermline	5–0	SPL	Larsson (3), Hartson, Agathe	BBC Sport
16 February 2002	Dens Park	Dundee	3–0	SPL	Larsson, Mjällby, Hartson	BBC Sport
25 February 2002	Pittodrie Stadium	Aberdeen	2–0	SC	Hartson, Petrov	BBC Sport
2 March 2002	Celtic Park	Aberdeen	1–0	SPL	Thompson	BBC Sport
9 March 2002	Ibrox Stadium	Rangers	1–1	SPL	Petrov	BBC Sport
16 March 2002	Celtic Park	Dundee United	1–0	SPL	Petrov	BBC Sport
19 March 2002	Fir Park	Motherwell	4–0	SPL	Lambert, Larsson (2), Mjällby	BBC Sport
23 March 2002	Hampden Park	Ayr United	3–0	SC	Larsson, Thompson (2)	BBC Sport
6 April 2002	Celtic Park	Livingston	5–1	SPL	Larsson (3), Hartson (2)	BBC Sport
13 April 2002	Celtic Park	Dunfermline	5–0	SPL	Hartson (2), Lambert, Smith, Sylla	BBC Sport
21 April 2002	Celtic Park	Rangers	1–1	SPL	Thompson	BBC Sport
28 April 2002	Tynecastle Stadium	Heart of Midlothian	4–1	SPL	Lynch (2), Maloney (2)	BBC Sport
4 May 2002	Hampden Park	Rangers	2–3	SC	Hartson, Baldé	BBC Sport
12 May 2002	Pittodrie Stadium	Aberdeen	1–0	SPL	Maloney	BBC Sport

Key:

SPL = Scottish Premier League
SC = Scottish Cup
SLC = Scottish League Cup
CLQ = Champions League Qualifier
CL = Champions League Match
UC = UEFA Cup match
F = Friendly match

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Europe
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Jonathan Gould	3	0	1	0	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
2	DF	SCO	Tom Boyd	12	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
3	MF	GUI	Mohammed Sylla	15	2	7+2	1	1+1	1	1	0	0+3	0
4	DF	SCO	Jackie McNamara	30	0	9+11	0	2+2	0	2	0	3+1	0
5	DF	BEL	Joos Valgaeren	32	3	20	2	1	0	2	0	9	1
6	DF	GUI	Bobo Baldé	38	6	22	2	5	2	3	2	8	0
7	FW	SWE	Henrik Larsson	47	35	33	29	3	2	1	0	10	4
8	MF	ENG	Alan Thompson	36	9	22+3	6	3+1	2	1	0	4+2	1
9	FW	ENG	Chris Sutton	30	7	18	4	2	0	1+1	0	8	3
10	FW	WAL	John Hartson	43	24	26+5	19	4	2	3	3	2+3	0
11	MF	DEN	Morten Wieghorst	5	1	2+1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0
14	MF	SCO	Paul Lambert	49	5	33+1	5	4	0	1	0	10	0
15	MF	NED	Bobby Petta	27	2	12+6	0	1+1	1	0+1	0	4+2	1
16	DF	FRA	Olivier Tébily	13	1	8+3	0	1	0	1	1	0	0
17	MF	FRA	Didier Agathe	32	2	20	1	3	0	1	0	8	1
18	MF	NIR	Neil Lennon	49	1	32+1	1	4	0	1+1	0	10	0
19	MF	BUL	Stiliyan Petrov	44	8	26+2	6	5	1	2+1	0	7+1	1
20	GK	SCO	Rab Douglas	52	0	35	0	4	0	3	0	10	0
23	GK	RUS	Dmitri Kharine	4	0	2+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
24	MF	EIR	Colin Healy	6	1	2+2	0	0+1	0	1	1	0	0
25	MF	SVK	Ľubomír Moravčík	33	6	16+7	6	1	0	2+1	0	3+3	0
27	MF	SCO	Jon Paul McGovern	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	SCO	Shaun Maloney	20	10	3+13	5	1+1	1	1	4	0+1	0
30	MF	ENG	Steve Guppy	23	0	16	0	2	0	2	0	3	0
32	FW	SCO	Simon Lynch	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF	SCO	Ross Wallace	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF	SCO	Mark Fotheringham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	DF	SWE	Johan Mjällby	51	3	35	3	4	0	2	0	10	0
39	MF	SCO	Jamie Smith	13	1	3+8	1	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
40	DF	SCO	Stephen Crainey	19	0	10+5	0	1+1	0	1	0	1	0
41	DF	SCO	John Kennedy	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

NB: Players with a zero in every column only appeared as unused substitutes

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
1	Celtic (C)	38	33	4	1	94	18	+76	103	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2	Rangers	38	25	10	3	82	27	+55	85	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Livingston	38	16	10	12	50	47	+3	58	Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round^[b]
4	Aberdeen	38	16	7	15	51	49	+2	55	Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round^[b]
5	Heart of Midlothian	38	14	6	18	52	57	−5	48

Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: (1) Points; (2) Goal difference; (3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
^ As both finalists of the 2001–02 Scottish Cup, Rangers and Celtic, qualified for European competition via their league position, the cup berth for 2002–03 UEFA Cup was passed to the next-placed team in the league, fourth-placed Aberdeen.

Transfers

Players in

In

Date	Player	From	Fee
20 July 2001	Dianbobo Balde	Toulouse	£1,000,000^[2]
2 August 2001	John Hartson	Coventry City	£6,500,000^[3]
2 August 2001	Steve Guppy	Leicester City	£700,000^[4]
2 August 2001	Momo Sylla	St Johnstone	£700,000^[5]

Players out

Out:

Player	To	Fee
Alan Stubbs	Everton	Free
Tommy Johnson	Sheffield Wednesday	Free
Stephane Mahe	Heart of Midlothian	Free
Mark Burchill	Portsmouth	£1,000,000
Eyal Berkovic	Man City	£1,500,000
Olivier Tébily	Birmingham City	Free
Stewart Kerr	Wigan Athletic	Free
Mark Burchill	Portsmouth	Free

Notes

^ Sylla was born in Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire, but also qualified to represent Guinea internationally.
^ Baldé was born in Marseille, France.

References

^ "FootballSquads - Celtic - 2001/02". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
^ "Balde relishes the ambience". The Herald. 21 July 2001.
^ "O'Neill secures another treble: Parkhead club get their men as Bogarde rumours mount". The Herald. 3 August 2001.
^ "O'Neill secures another treble: Parkhead club get their men as Bogarde rumours mount". The Herald. 3 August 2001.
^ "O'Neill secures another treble: Parkhead club get their men as Bogarde rumours mount". The Herald. 3 August 2001.

[4] Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.

[table_note_res_UCQ0.72270649099849-5] As both finalists of the 2001–02 Scottish Cup, Rangers and Celtic, qualified for European competition via their league position, the cup berth for 2002–03 UEFA Cup was passed to the next-placed team in the league, fourth-placed Aberdeen.

[2] Sylla was born in Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire, but also qualified to represent Guinea internationally.

[3] Baldé was born in Marseille, France.

[1] "FootballSquads - Celtic - 2001/02". www.footballsquads.co.uk.

[6] "Balde relishes the ambience". The Herald. 21 July 2001.

[7] "O'Neill secures another treble: Parkhead club get their men as Bogarde rumours mount". The Herald. 3 August 2001.

[8] "O'Neill secures another treble: Parkhead club get their men as Bogarde rumours mount". The Herald. 3 August 2001.

[9] "O'Neill secures another treble: Parkhead club get their men as Bogarde rumours mount". The Herald. 3 August 2001.

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