2001–02 Middlesbrough F.C. season

During the 2001–02 season, Middlesbrough participated in the FA Premier League.

Kit
Middlesbrough were again sponsored by BT Cellnet for the 2001–02 season. The team's strip was produced by Errea. The home shirt consisted of a plain red shirt, red shorts and red socks with white trim. The away strip consisted of blue and black striped shirts, plain black shorts and black socks.

Final league table

 * Results summary


 * Results by round

Notable events

 * Steve McClaren's first season in charge of Boro.
 * Boro lost their first four matches in the league but then recover to only lose 2 in 11 games.
 * 1–0 win away at Manchester United one of the high points of the league campaign.
 * Strong FA Cup run ended in the semi-finals with a 1–0 loss to Arsenal at Old Trafford. A Gianluca Festa own goal is the difference between the two sides.

Squad

 * Squad at end of season

Out
For departures of players out of contract at the end of 2000–01 see 2000-01 Middlesbrough F.C. season.

Premier League
Note: Results are given with Middlesbrough score listed first.

Appearances and goals
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers

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

! 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

Goalscorers
''Goalscoring statistics for 2001-02. ''

Starting 11

 * Considering starts in all competitions


 * GK: #1, 🇦🇺 Mark Schwarzer, 25
 * RB: #27, Robbie Stockdale, 34
 * CB: #6, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gareth Southgate, 48
 * CB: #17, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ugo Ehiogu, 33
 * LB: #37, 🇫🇷 Franck Queudrue, 34
 * RM: #23, 🇦🇷 Carlos Marinelli, 16
 * CM: #9, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Paul Ince, 36
 * CM: #7, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Robbie Mustoe, 38
 * LM: #12, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jonathan Greening, 40
 * CF: #11, Alen Boksic, 23
 * CF: #26, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Noel Whelan, 23