Second Division 2001/02

Now the League One.

Brighton won the 2001/02 Second Division with 90 points, 6 points ahead of Reading. Brighton, Reading and Stoke were promoted. Bournemouth, Bury, Wrexham and Cambridge were relegated. 2.67 goals per game over 552 matches; home sides won 47% and 28% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Brighton · Champions	46	25	15	6	66	42	+24	90	Champions
2	Reading · Promoted	46	23	15	8	70	43	+27	84	Promoted
3	Brentford	46	24	11	11	77	43	+34	83
4	Cardiff	46	23	14	9	75	50	+25	83
5	Stoke · Promoted	46	23	11	12	67	40	+27	80	Promoted
6	Huddersfield	46	21	15	10	65	47	+18	78
7	Bristol City	46	21	10	15	68	53	+15	73
8	QPR	46	19	14	13	60	49	+11	71
9	Oldham	46	18	16	12	77	65	+12	70
10	Wigan	46	16	16	14	66	51	+15	64
11	Wycombe	46	17	13	16	58	64	-6	64
12	Tranmere	46	16	15	15	63	60	+3	63
13	Swindon	46	15	14	17	46	56	-10	59
14	Port Vale	46	16	10	20	51	62	-11	58
15	Colchester	46	15	12	19	65	76	-11	57
16	Blackpool	46	14	14	18	66	69	-3	56
17	Peterborough	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	46	14	7	25	54	79	-25	49
21	Bournemouth · Relegated	46	10	14	22	56	71	-15	44	Relegated
22	Bury · Relegated	46	11	11	24	43	75	-32	44	Relegated
23	Wrexham · Relegated	46	11	10	25	56	89	-33	43	Relegated
24	Cambridge · Relegated	46	7	13	26	47	93	-46	34	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.67 goals per game: 9th highest of 33 complete League One seasons on file.
Champions’ 90 points: 9th lowest of 33 seasons with 24 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	2001/02	League average
Goals per game	2.67	2.60
Home wins	47%	44%
Draws	28%	27%
Away wins	25%	29%
Goalless draws	7%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.66 pts/game	0.45 pts/game
Champions’ points	90	94
Most points relegated	44	48
Fewest points safe	49	50

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