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

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

First Division maps

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

Second Division

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

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

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

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

Attendances

Source:[3]

No.ClubAverageChangeHighestLowest
1Manchester City33,059-2.9%34,65730,238
2Wolverhampton Wanderers23,79623.6%28,01519,231
3Birmingham City21,9783.3%29,17817,310
4Nottingham Forest21,7005.3%28,54615,632
5West Bromwich Albion20,91018.4%26,71217,335
6Sheffield Wednesday20,8708.3%29,77215,592
7Norwich City18,62912.7%21,25115,710
8Crystal Palace18,1216.2%22,08013,970
9Sheffield United18,0204.7%29,36414,180
10Coventry City16,150-21.5%22,90212,448
11Burnley15,948-1.8%21,82313,162
12Bradford City15,489-16.3%20,20912,846
13Portsmouth15,12211.7%19,10312,336
14Preston North End14,8871.9%21,01411,371
15Watford14,8686.6%18,91112,160
16Barnsley13,323-7.9%18,80310,976
17Millwall13,25315.8%17,05810,021
18Gillingham8,602-7.4%10,4777,025
19Rotherham United7,45531.9%11,4265,586
20Crewe Alexandra7,1296.4%10,0925,419
21Wimbledon6,961-11.9%13,5644,249
22Walsall6,83221.3%9,1815,080
23Grimsby Town6,43113.9%9,2754,859
24Stockport County6,245-11.2%9,5374,086

See also

References

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001–02_Football_League_First_Division