Now we are locked down I thought I would return to my old favourite game Championship Manager 2001-2002 and take Liverpool from that season right up to the present day.

We begin in 2001/2002

First Team Squad

6 Babbel, Markus
5 Baros, Milan
15 Berger, Patrik
25 Biscan, Igor
23 Carragher, Jamie
28 Cheyrou, Bruno
12 Diao, Salif Allassane
27 Diarra, Alou
9 Diouf, El-Hadji
1 Dudek, Jerzy
38 Foley Sheridan, Michael
17 Gerrard, Steven
16 Hamann, Dietmar
2 Henchoz, Stephane
4 Hyypiä, Sami
22 Kirkland, Chris
39 Luzi
33 Mellor, Neil
36 Ostembor, Jon
10 Owen, Michael
26 Partridge, Richie
18 Riise, John Arne
34 Sjölund, Daniel
7 Smicer, Vladimir
30 Traoré, Djimi
29 Vaughan, Stephen
20 Vignal, Grégory
35 Warnock, Stephen
32 Welsh, John
21 Whitbread, Zak
3 Xavier

2001/2 Senior Club Stats

6 Babbel, Markus 61 0 0 0 5 4 0 1 7.07
5 Baros, Milan 46 21 0 0 7 2 1 6 7.78
15 Berger, Patrik 44 15 0 0 12 3 0 3 7.68
23 Carragher, Jamie 33 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 7.18
28 Cheyrou, Bruno 40 8 6 0 0 3 3
9 Diouf, El-Hadji 43 13 0 0 12 2 0 3 7.67
1 Dudek, Jerzy 58 0 60 0 0 0 1 0 7.26
17 Gerrard, Steven 35 9 0 0 3 6 0 2 7.63
16 Hamann, Dietmar 42 1 0 0 7 11 2 4 7.37
2 Henchoz, Stephane 54 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 6.98
4 Hyypiä, Sami 48 5 0 1 1 6 0 1 6.85
22 Kirkland, Chris 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 7.00
33 Mellor, Neil 24 12 0 3 1 0 1 7.62
10 Owen, Michael 30 16 0 6 6 2 0 4 7.84
18 Riise, John Arne 43 2 0 0 8 4 0 1 7.37
7 Smicer, Vladimir 40 12 0 0 9 4 0 7 7.70
30 Traoré, Djimi 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.00
35 Warnock, Stephen 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 6.50

2001/2 Fixtures

Date Opposition Venue Competition Result Attend Scorers
8.8.01 Wisla H Champions Cup Qual.3 Leg 1 3:0 44336 Smicer, Baros, Cheyrou
12.8.01 Arsenal N Charity Shield 1:4 72456 Hyypiä pen
18.8.01 West Ham A Premier Division 3:2 34953 Owen, Baros, Hamann
22.8.01 Wisla A Champions Cup Qual.3 Leg 2 1:1 9490 Baros
25.8.01 FC Bayern N Super Cup 2:1 19967 Owen 2 pens
5.9.01 Charlton H Premier Division 3:0 43890 Henchoz, Diouf, Cheyrou
8.9.01 Chelsea A Premier Division 1:2 42414 Baros
12.9.01 Nantes H Champions Cup Ph.1 Grp F 0:0 41072
15.9.01 Tottenham H Premier Division 4:3 42841 Baros 2, Diouf, Gerrard
18.9.01 Schalke 04 A Champions Cup Ph.1 Grp F 1:1 59967 Hyypiä
22.9.01 Man Utd A Premier Division 0:3 67644
25.9.01 Tirol Innsbruck H Champions Cup Ph.1 Grp F 4:0 44321 Diouf, Cheyrou, Berger, Murphy
29.9.01 Birmingham H Premier Division 4:2 43046 Gerrard, Murphy, Baros, Diouf
13.10.01 W.B.A. H Premier Division 1:0 44321 Owen
17.10.01 Tirol Innsbruck A Champions Cup Ph.1 Grp F 2:0 16959 Smicer, Cheyrou
20.10.01 Sunderland A Premier Division 3:2 48251 Baros 2, Diouf
23.10.01 Nantes A Champions Cup Ph.1 Grp F 0:1 38270
27.10.01 Leeds H Premier Division 3:0 44302 Diouf 2, Murphy pen
31.10.01 Mansfield A League Cup 3rd Rnd 3:0 19127 Smicer, Cheyrou, Baros
3.11.01 Fulham A Premier Division 2:2 19127 Henchoz, Baros
7.11.01 Schalke 04 H Champions Cup Ph.1 Grp F 5:0 44322 Murphy 3 (2 pens), Smicer 2
10.11.01 Southampton H Premier Division 2:0 43762 Gerrard, Owen pen
17.11.01 Bolton A Premier Division 2:0 26348 Owen pen, Cheyrou
20.11.01 Celtic H Champions Cup Ph.2 Grp B 2:0 44301 Gerrard, Berger
24.11.01 Aston Villa H Premier Division 1:1 44305 Berger
28.11.01 Man Utd A League Cup 4th Rnd 1:2 61762 Murphy
1.12.01 Everton A Premier Division 3:2 40051 Berger, Hyypiä, Murphy
5.12.01 Dortmund A Champions Cup Ph.2 Grp B 1:1 65668 Cheyrou
8.12.01 Arsenal H Premier Division 1:0 44319 Cheyrou
12.12.01 Blackburn A Premier Division 2:1 31357 Smicer, Riise
15.12.01 Man City A Premier Division 1:1 34949 Gerrard
19.12.01 Middlesbrough H Premier Division 0:0 43959
22.12.01 Newcastle H Premier Division 2:2 44308 Hyypiä, Mellor pen
26.12.01 Blackburn H Premier Division 1:1 44309 Mellor
29.12.01 Charlton A Premier Division 4:1 26480 Diouf, Murphy, Henchoz, Hyypiä
1.1.02 West Ham H Premier Division 2:0 44319 Owen, Baros
5.1.02 Leyton Orient A FA Cup 3rd Rnd 5:0 10926 Owen, Baros 2, Berger, Hutchings og
12.1.02 Middlesbrough A Premier Division 2:3 35261 Berger, Baros
21.1.02 Chelsea H Premier Division 1:0 44314 Babayaro og
26.1.02 W.B.A. H FA Cup 4th Rnd 1:0 32560 Berger
2.2.02 Birmingham A Premier Division 0:1 30001
6.2.02 Man Utd H Premier Division 0:0 44314
9.2.02 Sunderland H Premier Division 1:3 44310 Mellor
13.2.02 PSV H Champions Cup Ph.2 Grp B 0:1 42156
16.2.02 Tottenham H FA Cup 5th Rnd 4:1 34052 Smicer 3, Gerrard
19.2.02 PSV A Champions Cup Ph.2 Grp B 1:1 29649 Mellor
23.2.02 W.B.A. A Premier Division 0:2 27972
2.3.02 Tottenham A Premier Division 3:3 36207 Owen, Gerrard, Baros
6.3.02 Celtic A Champions Cup Ph.2 Grp B 0:2 60264
9.3.02 Man Utd H FA Cup Qtr Final 1:0 44334 Carragher
12.3.02 Dortmund H Champions Cup Ph.2 Grp B 3:1 44318 Gerrard, Mellor pen, Berger
17.3.02 Leeds A Premier Division 6:1 40277 Owen 4, Smicer, Mellor
30.3.02 Fulham H Premier Division 3:0 41231 Gerrard, Owen, Mellor
7.4.02 Newcastle N FA Cup Semi Final 6:1 67627 Smicer, Baros 3, Berger 2
10.4.02 Southampton A Premier Division 1:1 32459 Diouf
13.4.02 Bolton H Premier Division 2:2 42855 Baros, Diouf
17.4.02 Aston Villa A Premier Division 4:0 42769 Berger 2, Mellor, Diouf
20.4.02 Man City H Premier Division 3:1 44312 Berger, Riise, Baros
27.4.02 Arsenal A Premier Division 3:1 38387 Mellor 2, Smicer
4.5.02 Everton H Premier Division 3:0 44322 Diouf, Berger, Owen
11.5.02 Sunderland N FA Cup Final 3:1 72488 Owen, Diouf, Mellor
19.5.02 Newcastle A Premier Division 2:3 52149 Mellor, Berger

2001/2 Table

Pos Team Pld Won Dr Lst F A Pts
1st C Arsenal 38 26 7 5 76 28 85
2nd Man Utd 38 26 5 7 78 37 83
3rd Liverpool 38 21 10 7 79 46 73
4th Leeds 38 21 8 9 67 52 71
5th Newcastle 38 21 7 10 74 59 70
6th Chelsea 38 19 10 9 61 42 67
7th Spurs 38 17 9 12 77 69 60
8th Sunderland 38 16 8 14 61 51 56
9th Bolton 38 21 8 9 67 52 71
9th Bolton 38 15 11 12 64 56 56
10th Middlesbrough 38 14 11 13 56 51 53
11th Blackburn 38 15 6 17 60 56 51
12th Aston Villa 38 14 6 18 57 56 48
13th Man City 38 12 7 17 49 66 45
14th W.B.A. 38 11 11 17 40 54 43
15th West Ham 38 12 4 22 52 80 40
16th Fulham 38 10 7 21 40 53 37
17th Birmingham 38 9 7 22 35 64 34
18th R Everton 38 7 12 19 42 63 33
19th R Charlton 38 7 8 23 47 71 29
20th R Southampton 38 7 5 26 34 76 26