2001–02 Football League

The Football League
Season 2001–02
Champions Manchester City
Promoted Manchester City
West Bromwich Albion
Birmingham City
Relegated Halifax Town

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

Football League, 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]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Manchester City 46193163191238453310852+5699
2 West Bromwich Albion 4615443611124725186129+3289
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4613463318127443257643+3386
4 Millwall 461535432278826266948+2177
5 Birmingham City 461445442079726297049+2176
6 Norwich City 4615623616731324356051+975
7 Burnley 4611753929105831337062+875
8 Preston North End 4613734521751126387159+1272
9 Wimbledon 46986302295933356357+667
10 Crystal Palace 4613374222731328407062+866
11 Coventry City 4612473319821326345953+666
12 Gillingham 4612563826651226416467–364
13 Sheffield United 46887343077919245354–160
14 Watford 4610583830661124266256+659
15 Bradford City 4610112413959928376976–755
16 Nottingham Forest 4671152621571124305051–154
17 Portsmouth 469683631481124416072–1253
18 Walsall 4610672927361422445171–2051
19 Grimsby Town 469773428371316445072–2250
20 Sheffield Wednesday 4667102837671021344971–2250
21 Rotherham United 4671333229361420375266–1449
22 Crewe Alexandra 468872332451424444776–2949
23 Barnsley 469953733261522535986–2748
24 Stockport County 46511719441715235842102 –6026
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

  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  

[1]

First Division maps

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 2001–2002

Second Division

Football League, 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]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Brighton & Hove Albion 4617514216810524266642+2490
2 Reading 4612743620118434237043+2784
3 Brentford 4617514812761029317743+3483
4 Cardiff City 4612833925116636257550+2583
5 Stoke City 461643431277924286740+2780
6 Huddersfield Town 461373351988730286547+1878
7 Bristol City 4613643821841130326853+1573
8 Queens Park Rangers 46111023518841125316049+1171
9 Oldham Athletic 4614634727410930387765+1270
10 Wigan Athletic 469683623710630286651+1564
11 Wycombe Wanderers 4613553826481120385864–664
12 Tranmere Rovers 4610943919661124416360+363
13 Swindon Town 4610762621571120354656–1059
14 Port Vale 4611663524541416385162–1158
15 Colchester United 469683533661130436576–1157
16 Blackpool 468963931651227386669–356
17 Peterborough United 4611574626451418336459+555
18 Chesterfield 4693113536410918295365–1252
19 Notts County 468782829541431425971–1250
20 Northampton Town 4694103033531524465479–2549
21 Bournemouth 46941036331101220385671–1544
22 Bury 466982632521617434375–3244
23 Wrexham 467792932431627575689–3343
24 Cambridge United 467792934061718594793–4634
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Relegated

Play-offs

  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

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 2001–2002

Third Division

Football League, 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]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Plymouth Argyle 4619224111127430177128+43102
2 Luton Town 4615535018152646309648+4897
3 Mansfield Town 4617334924741223367260+1279
4 Cheltenham Town 46111114020104926296649+1778
5 Rochdale 461382412287824306552+1378
6 Rushden & Diamonds 461454402068929336953+1673
7 Hartlepool United 4612655323851021257448+2671
8 Scunthorpe United 461454432259931347456+1871
9 Shrewsbury Town 4613463619761028346453+1170
10 Kidderminster Harriers 4613643517631421305647+966
11 Hull City 4612653818471219335751+661
12 Southend United 4612563622381215325154–358
13 Macclesfield Town 46779232586918274152–1158
14 York City 4611572620541428475467–1357
15 Darlington 4611663725451423466071–1156
16 Exeter City 467972532741223414873–2555
17 Carlisle United 46115731211111118354856–752
18 Leyton Orient 4610763725361418465271–1652
19 Torquay United 468692731491019324653–1751
20 Swansea City 467882626641327515376–2451
21 Oxford United 468783428371319345362–947
22 Lincoln City 4684112527212919354462–1846
23 Bristol Rovers 468782828351512324060–2045
24 Halifax Town 465992428331715563984–4536
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

  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

Locations of the Football League Third Division London teams 2001–2002

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "England 2001–02". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 1 2 3 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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