During the 2001–02 season,

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participated in the

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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

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'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

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one of the high points of the league campaign. * Strong

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run ended in the semi-finals with a 1–0 loss to

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. A Gianluca Festa own goal is the difference between the two sides.

Squad

:''Squad at end of season''

Left club during season

Transfers

In

Out

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

Results

Premier League

''Note: Results are given with Middlesbrough score listed first.''

FA Cup

League Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goalscorers

''Goalscoring statistics for 2001-02.''

Starting 11

:''Considering starts in all competitions'' * GK: #1,

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, 25 * RB: #27,

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, 34 * CB: #6,

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, 48 * CB: #17,

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, 33 * LB: #37,

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, 34 * RM: #23, Carlos Marinelli, 16 * CM: #9,

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, 36 * CM: #7,

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, 38 * LM: #12,

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, 40 * CF: #11, Alen Boksic, 23 * CF: #26,

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, 23

Notes

References

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