2001–02 Football League

The Football League
Season2001–02
ChampionsManchester City
PromotedManchester City
West Bromwich Albion
Birmingham City
RelegatedHalifax Town
New team in LeagueRushden & Diamonds

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] Play-off results are from the same website.

First Division

First Division
Season2001–02
ChampionsManchester City
PromotedManchester City
West Bromwich Albion
Birmingham City
RelegatedCrewe Alexandra
Barnsley
Stockport County
Matches played552
Goals scored1,485 (2.69 per match)
Top goalscorerShaun Goater
(28 goals)[2]

Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 2000–01 season.

From First Division

Promoted to FA Premier League

Relegated to Second Division

To First Division

Promoted from Second Division

Relegated from FA Premier League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C, P) 46 31 6 9 108 52 +56 99 Promotion to the Premier League
2 West Bromwich Albion (P) 46 27 8 11 61 29 +32 89
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 25 11 10 76 43 +33 86 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4 Millwall 46 22 11 13 69 48 +21 77
5 Birmingham City (O, P) 46 21 13 12 70 49 +21 76
6 Norwich City 46 22 9 15 60 51 +9 75
7 Burnley 46 21 12 13 70 62 +8 75
8 Preston North End 46 20 12 14 71 59 +12 72
9 Wimbledon 46 18 13 15 63 57 +6 67
10 Crystal Palace 46 20 6 20 70 62 +8 66
11 Coventry City 46 20 6 20 59 53 +6 66
12 Gillingham 46 18 10 18 64 67 −3 64
13 Sheffield United 46 15 15 16 53 54 −1 60
14 Watford 46 16 11 19 62 56 +6 59
15 Bradford City 46 15 10 21 69 76 −7 55
16 Nottingham Forest 46 12 18 16 50 51 −1 54
17 Portsmouth 46 13 14 19 60 72 −12 53
18 Walsall 46 13 12 21 51 71 −20 51
19 Grimsby Town 46 12 14 20 50 72 −22 50
20 Sheffield Wednesday 46 12 14 20 49 71 −22 50
21 Rotherham United 46 10 19 17 52 66 −14 49
22 Crewe Alexandra (R) 46 12 13 21 47 76 −29 49 Relegation to the Second Division
23 Barnsley (R) 46 11 15 20 59 86 −27 48
24 Stockport County (R) 46 6 8 32 42 102 −60 26
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

Main article: 2002 Football League play-offs § First Division
Semifinals
1st leg –Apr 28; 2nd leg –May 1/2, 2002 		Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
May 12, 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

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First Division maps

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

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season2001–02
ChampionsBrighton & Hove Albion (1st third tier title, and second successive division championship)
Direct promotionBrighton & Hove Albion,
Reading
Promoted through play-offsStoke City
RelegatedAFC Bournemouth,
Bury,
Cambridge United,
Wrexham
Matches played552
Goals scored1,472 (2.67 per match)
Top goalscorerBobby Zamora (Brighton & Hove Albion), 28 [2]

Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 2000–01 season.

From Second Division

Promoted to First Division

Relegated to Third Division

To Second Division

Promoted from Third Division

Relegated from First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Brighton & Hove Albion (C, P) 46 25 15 6 66 42 +24 90 Promotion to Football League First Division
2 Reading (P) 46 23 15 8 70 43 +27 84
3 Brentford 46 24 11 11 77 43 +34 83 Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
4 Cardiff City 46 23 14 9 75 50 +25 83
5 Stoke City (O, P) 46 23 11 12 67 40 +27 80
6 Huddersfield Town 46 21 15 10 65 47 +18 78
7 Bristol City 46 21 10 15 68 53 +15 73
8 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 14 13 60 49 +11 71
9 Oldham Athletic 46 18 16 12 77 65 +12 70
10 Wigan Athletic 46 16 16 14 66 51 +15 64
11 Wycombe Wanderers 46 17 13 16 58 64 −6 64
12 Tranmere Rovers 46 16 15 15 63 60 +3 63
13 Swindon Town 46 15 14 17 46 56 −10 59
14 Port Vale 46 16 10 20 51 62 −11 58
15 Colchester United 46 15 12 19 65 76 −11 57
16 Blackpool 46 14 14 18 66 69 −3 56
17 Peterborough United 46 15 10 21 64 59 +5 55
18 Chesterfield 46 13 13 20 53 65 −12 52
19 Notts County 46 13 11 22 59 71 −12 50
20 Northampton Town 46 14 7 25 54 79 −25 49
21 Bournemouth (R) 46 10 14 22 56 71 −15 44 Relegation to Football League Third Division
22 Bury (R) 46 11 11 24 43 75 −32 44
23 Wrexham (R) 46 11 10 25 56 89 −33 43
24 Cambridge United (R) 46 7 13 26 47 93 −46 34
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

Main article: 2002 Football League play-offs § Second Division
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

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

Third Division

Third Division
Season2001–02
ChampionsPlymouth Argyle
PromotedPlymouth Argyle
Luton Town
Mansfield Town
Cheltenham Town
RelegatedHalifax Town
Matches played552
Goals scored1,397 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorerSteve Howard
(24 goals)[2]

Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 2000–01 season.

From Third Division

Promoted to Second Division

Relegated to Football Conference

To Third Division

Promoted from Football Conference

Relegated from Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Plymouth Argyle (C, P) 46 31 9 6 71 28 +43 102 Promotion to Football League Second Division
2 Luton Town (P) 46 30 7 9 96 48 +48 97
3 Mansfield Town (P) 46 24 7 15 72 60 +12 79
4 Cheltenham Town (O, P) 46 21 15 10 66 49 +17 78 Qualification for the Third Division play-offs
5 Rochdale 46 21 15 10 65 52 +13 78
6 Rushden & Diamonds 46 20 13 13 69 53 +16 73
7 Hartlepool United 46 20 11 15 74 48 +26 71
8 Scunthorpe United 46 19 14 13 74 56 +18 71
9 Shrewsbury Town 46 20 10 16 64 53 +11 70
10 Kidderminster Harriers 46 19 9 18 56 47 +9 66
11 Hull City 46 16 13 17 57 51 +6 61
12 Southend United 46 15 13 18 51 54 −3 58
13 Macclesfield Town 46 15 13 18 41 52 −11 58
14 York City 46 16 9 21 54 67 −13 57
15 Darlington 46 15 11 20 60 71 −11 56
16 Exeter City 46 14 13 19 48 73 −25 55
17 Carlisle United 46 12 16 18 49 56 −7 52
18 Leyton Orient 46 13 13 20 55 71 −16 52
19 Torquay United 46 12 15 19 46 63 −17 51
20 Swansea City 46 13 12 21 53 77 −24 51
21 Oxford United 46 11 14 21 53 62 −9 47
22 Lincoln City 46 10 16 20 44 62 −18 46
23 Bristol Rovers 46 11 12 23 40 60 −20 45
24 Halifax Town (R) 46 8 12 26 39 84 −45 36 Relegation to Football Conference
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

Main article: 2002 Football League play-offs § Third Division
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

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Locations of the Football League Third Division teams 2001–2002

See also

References

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