In the 2001–02 season, English professional

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club

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played in the

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, finishing fourth.

Season summary

For

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's first two seasons as manager, the club remained in the bottom half of the table, however during this period Robson had built up an exciting young squad. He felt that his side could aim for eighth place in the final table as the season began Newcastle reached an Inter-Toto Cup final early in the season against

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, which they lost on away goals after a 4–4 draw at home. They were soon looking like unlikely contenders for the Premiership title. Players such as

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signing),

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and

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ensured the team were capable of once again punching their weight in the league. Newcastle achieved qualification for the lucrative Champions' League finishing in 4th place. This brought renewed hope for the club after four seasons of struggle, though in the end Newcastle fell short of winning the title that they had coveted since 1927. Nonetheless, fourth place was their highest since 1997, securing Champions League football for only the second time in the club's history. File:KeironDyerWHU21082010.jpg, Kieron Dyer File:Craig Bellamy 2013.jpg, Craig Bellamy File:Laurent Robert.jpeg, Laurent Robert

Final league table

Club transfers

In

* Total spending: £21m

Out

* Total spending: £0.15m

Players

First-team squad

Reserve squad

:''The following players did not appear for the first-team this season.''

U-19 squad

:''The following players made most of their appearances for the under-19 team this season, but may have also appeared for the under-17s or the reserves.''

U-17 squad

:''The following players made most of their appearances for the under-17 team this season, but may have appeared for the under-19s or the reserves.''

Trialists

Other players

Coaching staff

Appearances, goals and cards

:''(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)''

Matches

Pre-season

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Rob Lee Testimonial

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References

External links

FootballSquads - Newcastle United - 2001/02Newcastle - Player Appearances - Soccerbase
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