First Division 2001/02

Now the Championship.

Manchester City won the 2001/02 First Division with 99 points, 10 points ahead of West Brom. Manchester City, West Brom and Birmingham were promoted. Crewe, Barnsley and Stockport were relegated. 2.69 goals per game over 552 matches; home sides won 47% and 25% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Manchester City · Champions	46	31	6	9	108	52	+56	99	Champions
2	West Brom · Promoted	46	27	8	11	61	29	+32	89	Promoted
3	Wolves	46	25	11	10	76	43	+33	86
4	Millwall	46	22	11	13	69	48	+21	77
5	Birmingham · Promoted	46	21	13	12	70	49	+21	76	Promoted
6	Norwich	46	22	9	15	60	51	+9	75
7	Burnley	46	21	12	13	70	62	+8	75
8	Preston	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	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	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	46	12	14	20	50	72	-22	50
20	Sheffield Wednesday	46	12	14	20	49	71	-22	50
21	Rotherham	46	10	19	17	52	66	-14	49
22	Crewe · Relegated	46	12	13	21	47	76	-29	49	Relegated
23	Barnsley · Relegated	46	11	15	20	59	86	-27	48	Relegated
24	Stockport · Relegated	46	6	8	32	42	102	-60	26	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.69 goals per game: 4th highest of 34 complete Championship seasons on file.
Champions’ 99 points: 8th highest of 34 seasons with 24 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	2001/02	League average
Goals per game	2.69	2.57
Home wins	47%	44%
Draws	25%	27%
Away wins	28%	28%
Goalless draws	8%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.58 pts/game	0.49 pts/game
Champions’ points	99	94
Most points relegated	49	46
Fewest points safe	49	49

League average: every complete Championship season on file except this one; points thresholds only from seasons with 24 clubs.