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| Season | 2001–02 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Manchester City |
| Promoted | Manchester City West Bromwich Albion Birmingham City |
| Relegated | Halifax Town |
| New team in League | Rushden & Diamonds |
2002–03 → | |
The 2001–02 Football League (known as theNationwide Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 103rd completed season ofThe Football League.
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found atThe Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website.[1] Play-off results are from the same website.
| Season | 2001–02 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Manchester City |
| Promoted | Manchester City West Bromwich Albion Birmingham City |
| Relegated | Crewe Alexandra Barnsley Stockport County |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,485 (2.69 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Shaun Goater (28 goals)[2] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City(C, P) | 46 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 108 | 52 | +56 | 99 | Promotion to thePremier 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 theFirst 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 theSecond 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 atMillennium 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 552 |
| Goals | 1,472 (2.67 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bobby Zamora(Brighton & Hove Albion), 28[2] |
2002–03 → | |
The following teams changed division since the 2000–01 season.
| 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 toFootball 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 theSecond 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 toFootball 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 |
| Semifinals 1st leg –Apr 28th; 2nd leg –May 1st, 2002 | Final atMillennium 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 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Plymouth Argyle |
| Promoted | Plymouth Argyle Luton Town Mansfield Town Cheltenham Town |
| Relegated | Halifax Town |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,397 (2.53 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Steve Howard (24 goals)[2] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle(C, P) | 46 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 71 | 28 | +43 | 102 | Promotion toFootball 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 theThird 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 toFootball Conference |
| Semifinals 1st leg –Apr 27th; 2nd leg –Apr 30th, 2002 | Final atMillennium 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 | |||||||