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Season | 2001–02 |
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Champions | Manchester City |
Promoted | Manchester City West Bromwich Albion Birmingham City |
Relegated | Halifax Town |
New team in League | Rushden & Diamonds |
← 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.
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. Play-off results are from the same website.
Season | 2001–02 |
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Champions | Manchester City |
Promoted | Manchester City West Bromwich Albion Birmingham City |
Relegated | Crewe Alexandra Barnsley Stockport County |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,485 (2.69 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Shaun Goater (28 goals) |
← 2000–01 2002–03 → |
The following teams changed division since the 2000–01 season.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
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 |
Season | 2001–02 |
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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 | AFC Bournemouth, Bury, Cambridge United, Wrexham |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,472 (2.67 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Bobby Zamora (Brighton & Hove Albion), 28 |
← 2000–01 2002–03 → |
The following teams changed division since the 2000–01 season.
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Brighton & Hove Albion (C, P) | 46 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 26 | +24 | 90 | Promoted |
2 | Reading (P) | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 23 | +27 | 84 | |
3 | Brentford | 46 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 31 | +34 | 83 | Participated in play-offs |
4 | Cardiff City | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 25 | +25 | 83 | |
5 | Stoke City (O, P) | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 28 | +27 | 80 | |
6 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 28 | +18 | 78 | |
7 | Bristol City | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 32 | +15 | 73 | |
8 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 31 | +11 | 71 | |
9 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 38 | +12 | 70 | |
10 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 28 | +15 | 64 | |
11 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 38 | −6 | 64 | |
12 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 41 | +3 | 63 | |
13 | Swindon Town | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 35 | −10 | 59 | |
14 | Port Vale | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 38 | −11 | 58 | |
15 | Colchester United | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 43 | −11 | 57 | |
16 | Blackpool | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 38 | −3 | 56 | |
17 | Peterborough United | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 33 | +5 | 55 | |
18 | Chesterfield | 46 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 36 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 29 | −12 | 52 | |
19 | Notts County | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 42 | −12 | 50 | |
20 | Northampton Town | 46 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 46 | −25 | 49 | |
21 | AFC Bournemouth (R) | 46 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 33 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 38 | −15 | 44 | Relegated |
22 | Bury (R) | 46 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 43 | −32 | 44 | |
23 | Wrexham (R) | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 57 | −33 | 43 | |
24 | Cambridge United (R) | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 59 | −46 | 34 |
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 |
Season | 2001–02 |
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Champions | Plymouth Argyle |
Promoted | Plymouth Argyle Luton Town Mansfield Town Cheltenham Town |
Relegated | Halifax Town |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,397 (2.53 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Steve Howard (24 goals) |
← 2000–01 2002–03 → |
The following teams changed division since the 2000–01 season.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Plymouth Argyle (C, P) | 46 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 71 | 28 | +43 | 102 | Promotion to the 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 the Conference |
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 |