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

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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

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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

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

From First Division

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Promoted to FA Premier League

Relegated to Second Division

To First Division

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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

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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

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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

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

From Second Division

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Promoted to First Division

Relegated to Third Division

To Second Division

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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

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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

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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

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

From Third Division

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Promoted to Second Division

Relegated to Football Conference

To Third Division

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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

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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

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References

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  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.
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