2001–02 Football League
Season | 2001–02 |
---|---|
Champions | Manchester City |
Promoted |
Manchester City West Bromwich Albion Birmingham City |
Relegated | Halifax Town |
← 2000–01 2002–03 → |
The 2001–02 Football League (known as the Nationwide Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 103rd completed season of The Football League.
Final league tables and results
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website,[1] with home and away statistics separated. Play-off results are from the same website.
First Division
Season | 2001–02 |
---|---|
Champions | Manchester City (7th second tier title) |
Direct promotion to FA Premier League |
Manchester City, West Bromwich Albion |
Promoted to FA Premier League through play-offs | Birmingham City |
Relegated |
Barnsley, Crewe Alexandra Stockport County, |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1485 (2.69 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Shaun Goater (Manchester City), 28 [2] |
← 2000–01 2002–03 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manchester City | 46 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 63 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 33 | 108 | 52 | +56 | 99 | |||||
2 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 18 | 61 | 29 | +32 | 89 | |||||
3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 25 | 76 | 43 | +33 | 86 | |||||
4 | Millwall | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 77 | |||||
5 | Birmingham City | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 70 | 49 | +21 | 76 | |||||
6 | Norwich City | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 35 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 75 | |||||
7 | Burnley | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 70 | 62 | +8 | 75 | |||||
8 | Preston North End | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 71 | 59 | +12 | 72 | |||||
9 | Wimbledon | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 35 | 63 | 57 | +6 | 67 | |||||
10 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 40 | 70 | 62 | +8 | 66 | |||||
11 | Coventry City | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 34 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 66 | |||||
12 | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 64 | 67 | –3 | 64 | |||||
13 | Sheffield United | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 53 | 54 | –1 | 60 | |||||
14 | Watford | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 26 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 59 | |||||
15 | Bradford City | 46 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 41 | 39 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 69 | 76 | –7 | 55 | |||||
16 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 30 | 50 | 51 | –1 | 54 | |||||
17 | Portsmouth | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 41 | 60 | 72 | –12 | 53 | |||||
18 | Walsall | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 44 | 51 | 71 | –20 | 51 | |||||
19 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 44 | 50 | 72 | –22 | 50 | |||||
20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 37 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 49 | 71 | –22 | 50 | |||||
21 | Rotherham United | 46 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 37 | 52 | 66 | –14 | 49 | |||||
22 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 44 | 47 | 76 | –29 | 49 | |||||
23 | Barnsley | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 53 | 59 | 86 | –27 | 48 | |||||
24 | Stockport County | 46 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 44 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 58 | 42 | 102 | –60 | 26 |
- Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Key | |
---|---|
Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League | |
Promoted to FA Premier League | |
Participated in play-offs | |
Promoted to Premier League through play-offs | |
Relegated |
Play-offs
Main article: Football League Championship play-offs § 2002
Semifinals 1st leg –Apr 28th; 2nd leg –May 1st/2nd, 2002 |
Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff May 12th, 2002 | |||||||||
3rd | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
6th | Norwich City | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
5th | Birmingham City (pen.) | 1 (4) | ||||||||
6th | Norwich City | 1 (2) | ||||||||
4th | Millwall | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
5th | Birmingham City | 1 | 1 | 2 |
First Division maps
Second Division
Season | 2001–02 |
---|---|
Champions | Brighton & Hove Albion (1st third tier title, and second successive division championship) |
Direct promotion |
Brighton & Hove Albion, Reading |
Promoted through play-offs | Stoke City |
Relegated |
Bournemouth, Bury, Cambridge United, Wrexham |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1472 (2.67 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Bobby Zamora (Brighton & Hove Albion), 28 [2] |
← 2000–01 2002–03 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 66 | 42 | +24 | 90 | |||||
2 | Reading | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 84 | |||||
3 | Brentford | 46 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 77 | 43 | +34 | 83 | |||||
4 | Cardiff City | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 25 | 75 | 50 | +25 | 83 | |||||
5 | Stoke City | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 80 | |||||
6 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 78 | |||||
7 | Bristol City | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 32 | 68 | 53 | +15 | 73 | |||||
8 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 31 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 71 | |||||
9 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 38 | 77 | 65 | +12 | 70 | |||||
10 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 64 | |||||
11 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 64 | –6 | 64 | |||||
12 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 41 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 63 | |||||
13 | Swindon Town | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 46 | 56 | –10 | 59 | |||||
14 | Port Vale | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 38 | 51 | 62 | –11 | 58 | |||||
15 | Colchester United | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 43 | 65 | 76 | –11 | 57 | |||||
16 | Blackpool | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 66 | 69 | –3 | 56 | |||||
17 | Peterborough United | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 33 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 55 | |||||
18 | Chesterfield | 46 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 36 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 53 | 65 | –12 | 52 | |||||
19 | Notts County | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 42 | 59 | 71 | –12 | 50 | |||||
20 | Northampton Town | 46 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 46 | 54 | 79 | –25 | 49 | |||||
21 | Bournemouth | 46 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 33 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 56 | 71 | –15 | 44 | |||||
22 | Bury | 46 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 43 | 43 | 75 | –32 | 44 | |||||
23 | Wrexham | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 57 | 56 | 89 | –33 | 43 | |||||
24 | Cambridge United | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 59 | 47 | 93 | –46 | 34 |
- Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Key | |
---|---|
Division Champions, promoted | |
Promoted | |
Participated in play-offs | |
Promoted through play-offs | |
Relegated |
Play-offs
Main article: Football League One play-offs § 2002
Semifinals 1st leg –Apr 28th; 2nd leg –May 1st, 2002 |
Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff May 11th, 2002 | |||||||||
3rd | Brentford | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
6th | Huddersfield Town | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
3rd | Brentford | 0 | ||||||||
5th | Stoke City | 2 | ||||||||
4th | Cardiff City | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
5th | Stoke City | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Second Division maps
Third Division
Season | 2001–02 |
---|---|
Champions | Plymouth Argyle (1st fourth tier title) |
Direct promotion |
Plymouth Argyle, Luton Town, Mansfield Town |
Promoted through play-offs | Cheltenham Town |
Relegated to Conference | Halifax Town |
New club in the league | Rushden & Diamonds |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1393 (2.52 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Steve Howard (Luton Town), 24 [2] |
← 2000–01 2002–03 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 71 | 28 | +43 | 102 | |||||
2 | Luton Town | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 30 | 96 | 48 | +48 | 97 | |||||
3 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 72 | 60 | +12 | 79 | |||||
4 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 66 | 49 | +17 | 78 | |||||
5 | Rochdale | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 41 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 78 | |||||
6 | Rushden & Diamonds | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 73 | |||||
7 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 25 | 74 | 48 | +26 | 71 | |||||
8 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 74 | 56 | +18 | 71 | |||||
9 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 70 | |||||
10 | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 30 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 66 | |||||
11 | Hull City | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 61 | |||||
12 | Southend United | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 51 | 54 | –3 | 58 | |||||
13 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 41 | 52 | –11 | 58 | |||||
14 | York City | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 47 | 54 | 67 | –13 | 57 | |||||
15 | Darlington | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 46 | 60 | 71 | –11 | 56 | |||||
16 | Exeter City | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 48 | 73 | –25 | 55 | |||||
17 | Carlisle United | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 48 | 56 | –7 | 52 | |||||
18 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 46 | 52 | 71 | –16 | 52 | |||||
19 | Torquay United | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 46 | 53 | –17 | 51 | |||||
20 | Swansea City | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 51 | 53 | 76 | –24 | 51 | |||||
21 | Oxford United | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 62 | –9 | 47 | |||||
22 | Lincoln City | 46 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 35 | 44 | 62 | –18 | 46 | |||||
23 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 32 | 40 | 60 | –20 | 45 | |||||
24 | Halifax Town | 46 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 56 | 39 | 84 | –45 | 36 |
- Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Key | |
---|---|
Division Champions, promoted | |
Promoted | |
Participated in play-offs | |
Promoted through play-offs | |
New club in the league, see Rushden & Diamonds | |
Relegated to Conference |
Play-offs
Main article: Football League Two play-offs § 2002
Semifinals 1st leg –Apr 27th; 2nd leg –Apr 30th, 2002 |
Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff May 6th, 2002 | |||||||||
4th | Cheltenham Town (pens.) | 1 | 1 | 2 (5) | ||||||
7th | Hartlepool United | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | ||||||
4th | Cheltenham Town | 3 | ||||||||
6th | Rushden & Diamonds | 1 | ||||||||
5th | Rochdale | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
6th | Rushden & Diamonds | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Third Division maps
See also
References
- 1 2 "England 2001–02". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- 1 2 3 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/10/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.