2001–02 Derby County F.C. season


During the '2001–02 English football season, Derby County competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

Derby started their new season quite well with a 2–1 win over newly-promoted Blackburn Rovers. Manager Jim Smith rejected the offer to become Director of Football and resigned on 7 October after more than six years at the helm. His assistant Colin Todd, who won two league titles with the club in the 1970s, was promoted to the manager's seat, but by this stage the Rams were deep in relegation trouble. A shock 3–1 home defeat against Division Three strugglers Bristol Rovers in the FA Cup proved the final straw for the directors and Todd was sacked days later, after a mere three months in charge. By the end of the month, John Gregory had taken over at Pride Park just six days after quitting Aston Villa. Two quick wins and a draw against Manchester United suggested that Gregory might be Derby's saviour, but seven defeats from their final eight games condemned Derby to relegation.

Final league table

;Results summary
;Results by round

Results

Derby County's score comes first

Legend

FA Premier League

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2002Bristol RoversH1–318,549Ravanelli

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R212 September 2001Hull CityH3–011,246Burton, Kinkladze
R310 October 2001FulhamA2–59,217Burley, Ravanelli

Players

First-team squad

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Transfers

In

Out

Loan in

DatePosNameClubReturnRef
8 August 2001DF Daniele DainoMilan8 November 2001
12 October 2001GK Ian FeuerWimbledon4 November 2001
16 October 2001MF Pierre DucrocqParis Saint-Germain11 May 2002
18 October 2001FW Benito CarboneBradford City10 January 2002

Loan out

DatePosNameClubReturnRef
10 August 2001DF Ian EvattNorthampton Town10 October 2001
6 September 2001DF Bjørn Otto BragstadBirmingham City21 September 2001
22 February 2002FW Deon BurtonStoke City12 May 2002
25 February 2002MF Adam MurrayMansfield Town21 April 2002
22 March 2002DF Horacio CarbonariCoventry City22 April 2002

Statistics

Appearances and goals

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders and wing-backs
! 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