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2001-02 Season Stats Trivia Quiz

All questions based on the FA Barclaycard Premiership season 2001-02. Statistics provided by OPTA

A multiple-choice quiz by Devil-Miller. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Devil-Miller

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
77,115

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
8 / 25

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2573

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1. Which player scored 2 goals during the season and these 2 shots were the only ones on target (1 Premiership, 1 UEFA Champions League)? Hint

Phil Neville (Manchester United)

Abel Xavier (Liverpool)

Ashley Cole (Arsenal)

Gary Neville (Manchester United)

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2. Which striker hit the woodwork on the most occasions? Hint

Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United)

Louis Saha (Fulham)

Juan-Pablo Angel (Aston Villa)

Ade Akinbiyi (Leicester City)

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3. Which premiership ground saw the most penalties awarded in the season? Hint

Old Trafford (Manchester United)

Stamford Bridge (Chelsea)

Highbury (Arsenal)

St James Park (Newcastle United)

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4. Which team won more games after going behind? Hint

Arsenal

Leeds United

Bolton Wanderers

Newcastle United

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5. Who was the highest scoring midfield player? Hint

Freddie Ljungberg (Arsenal)

Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)

David Beckham (Manchester United)

Nol Solano (Newcastle United)

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6. Which team hit the woodwork on the most occasions? Hint

Fulham

Charlton Athletic

Liverpool

Tottenham Hotspur

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7. Which team used the fewest number of OUTFIELD players throughout the season? Hint

Derby County

Leicester City

Leeds United

Blackburn Rovers

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8. Who was the highest scoring substitute? Hint

Jermain Defoe (West Ham United)

Marcus Stewart (Ipswich Town)

Diego Forlan (Manchester United)

Nic Anelka (Liverpool)

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9. How many own goals were scored in the premiership? Hint

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10. Which team failed to score from any of their 27 free-kick attempts? Hint

Sunderland

Everton

Ipswich Town

Chelsea

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11. Who scored the seasons fastest goal? Hint

Malcolm Christie (Derby County)

Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United)

Alan Smith (Leeds United)

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Chelsea)

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12. In terms of shots on target from OUTSIDE THE BOX, which team were the least accurate? Hint

West Ham United

Liverpool

Southampton

Tottenham Hotspur

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13. Which team scored the biggest proportion of goals from headers? Hint

Arsenal

Sunderland

Aston Villa

Newcastle United

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14. Who scored the fastest hat-trick of the season? Hint

Alan Shearer (Newcastle United)

Freddie Bobic (Bolton Wanderers)

Noel Whelan (Middlesbrough)

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Chelsea)

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15. Which team made the fewest number of substitutions? Hint

Leeds United

Middlesbrough

Everton

Aston Villa

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16. Which team were most accurate in terms of shots on target? Hint

Manchester United

Leicester City

Derby County

Arsenal

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17. Which player made the most unsuccessful tackles? Hint

Didi Hamann (Liverpool)

Patrick Vieira (Arsenal)

Paul Scholes (Manchester United)

Lee Bowyer (Leeds United)

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18. How many players were punished with a 10 yard penalty for dissent? Hint

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19. Which goalkeeper had the lowest shots to saves ratio? Hint

Fabien Barthez (Manchester United)

Thomas Sorensen (Sunderland)

Mart Poom (Derby County)

Ed van der Sar (Fulham)

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20. Which striker was caught offside more than any other? Hint

Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United)

Freddie Kanoute (West Ham United)

Thierry Henry (Arsenal)

Kevin Phillips (Sunderland)

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21. Against which team were more players booked than any other? Hint

Leeds United

Everton

Chelsea

Arsenal

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22. How many shots were cleared off the line during the whole season? Hint

106

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23. What percentage of Arsenal's goals were scored by overseas players? Hint

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24. Which player committed the most fouls during the season? Hint

George Boateng (Aston Villa)

David Dunn (Blackburn Rovers)

Patrick Vieira (Arsenal)

Matt Holland (Ipswich Town)

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25. Which player was fouled on the most occasions? Hint

Michael Owen (Liverpool)

Jason Euell (Charlton)

Louis Saha (Fulham)

Roy Keane (Manchester United)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which player scored 2 goals during the season and these 2 shots were the only ones on target (1 Premiership, 1 UEFA Champions League)?

Answer: Abel Xavier (Liverpool)

Abel Xavier had only 2 shots on target all season and scored from both, 1 in the Premiership against Ipswich Town and 1 in the Champions League against Bayer Leverkusen. Both away from Anfield.

2. Which striker hit the woodwork on the most occasions?

Answer: Louis Saha (Fulham)

Saha hit the woodwork 5 times throughout the season.

3. Which premiership ground saw the most penalties awarded in the season?

Answer: Stamford Bridge (Chelsea)

There were 7 penalties awarded at Stamford Bridge during the 2001-2002 season.

4. Which team won more games after going behind?

Answer: Newcastle United

Newcastle won 10 games after going behind.

5. Who was the highest scoring midfield player?

Answer: Freddie Ljungberg (Arsenal)

Freddie scored 12 goals, Beckham 11, Gerrard 3 and Solano 7.

6. Which team hit the woodwork on the most occasions?

Answer: Tottenham Hotspur

Spurs hit the woodwork 16 times.

7. Which team used the fewest number of OUTFIELD players throughout the season?

Answer: Leeds United

Leeds used 20 outfield players.

8. Who was the highest scoring substitute?

Answer: Jermain Defoe (West Ham United)

Jermain scored 6 times in 21 substitute appearances.

9. How many own goals were scored in the premiership?

Answer: 24

And no Diego Forlan didn't manage that.

10. Which team failed to score from any of their 27 free-kick attempts?

Answer: Ipswich Town

The most free-kick attempts without scoring goes to relegated Ipswich Town.

11. Who scored the seasons fastest goal?

Answer: Alan Smith (Leeds United)

Smith scored after 29 seconds at Newcastle.

12. In terms of shots on target from OUTSIDE THE BOX, which team were the least accurate?

Answer: Tottenham Hotspur

Spurs fired 70 percent of shots wide from outside the box.

13. Which team scored the biggest proportion of goals from headers?

Answer: Aston Villa

33 percent of Villa's goals came from headers.

14. Who scored the fastest hat-trick of the season?

Answer: Freddie Bobic (Bolton Wanderers)

Freddi Bobic scored his hat-trick against Ipswich in 36 minutes.

15. Which team made the fewest number of substitutions?

Answer: Leeds United

Leeds made 47 substitutions during the season.

16. Which team were most accurate in terms of shots on target?

Answer: Arsenal

Arsenal had 50 percent of their total shots on target.

17. Which player made the most unsuccessful tackles?

Answer: Didi Hamann (Liverpool)

Didi made 57 unsuccessful tackles.

18. How many players were punished with a 10 yard penalty for dissent?

Answer: 62

19. Which goalkeeper had the lowest shots to saves ratio?

Answer: Fabien Barthez (Manchester United)

Barthez saved only 67 percent of shots faced. In comparison, the best shots saved record was David Seaman saving 83 percent.

20. Which striker was caught offside more than any other?

Answer: Kevin Phillips (Sunderland)

Phillips was caught offside on 72 occasions.

21. Against which team were more players booked than any other?

Answer: Arsenal

75 players were booked against Arsenal.

22. How many shots were cleared off the line during the whole season?

Answer: 90

Ashley Cole springs to mind vs West Ham!

23. What percentage of Arsenal's goals were scored by overseas players?

Answer: 92

24. Which player committed the most fouls during the season?

Answer: George Boateng (Aston Villa)

Boateng committed 93 fouls.

25. Which player was fouled on the most occasions?

Answer: Louis Saha (Fulham)

Saha was fouled 97 times, Scott Parker (Charlton) was subjected to the most bookable fouls with 17.

Source: Author Devil-Miller

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