Third Division 2001/02

Now the League Two.

Plymouth won the 2001/02 Third Division with 102 points, 5 points ahead of Luton. Plymouth, Luton, Mansfield and Cheltenham were promoted. 2.53 goals per game over 552 matches; home sides won 48% and 26% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Plymouth · Champions	46	31	9	6	71	28	+43	102	Champions
2	Luton · Promoted	46	30	7	9	96	48	+48	97	Promoted
3	Mansfield · Promoted	46	24	7	15	72	60	+12	79	Promoted
4	Cheltenham · Promoted	46	21	15	10	66	49	+17	78	Promoted
5	Rochdale	46	21	15	10	65	52	+13	78
6	Rushden & Diamonds	46	20	13	13	69	53	+16	73
7	Hartlepool	46	20	11	15	74	48	+26	71
8	Scunthorpe	46	19	14	13	74	56	+18	71
9	Shrewsbury	46	20	10	16	64	53	+11	70
10	Kidderminster	46	19	9	18	56	47	+9	66
11	Hull	46	16	13	17	57	51	+6	61
12	Southend	46	15	13	18	51	54	-3	58
13	Macclesfield	46	15	13	18	41	52	-11	58
14	York	46	16	9	21	54	67	-13	57
15	Darlington	46	15	11	20	60	71	-11	56
16	Exeter	46	14	13	19	48	73	-25	55
17	Carlisle	46	12	16	18	49	56	-7	52
18	Leyton Orient	46	13	13	20	55	71	-16	52
19	Torquay	46	12	15	19	46	63	-17	51
20	Swansea	46	13	12	21	53	77	-24	51
21	Oxford	46	11	14	21	53	62	-9	47
22	Lincoln	46	10	16	20	44	62	-18	46
23	Bristol Rovers	46	11	12	23	40	60	-20	45
24	Halifax Town	46	8	12	26	39	84	-45	36

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.53 goals per game: 15th lowest of 33 complete League Two seasons on file.
Champions’ 102 points: the highest of 30 seasons with 24 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	2001/02	League average
Goals per game	2.53	2.56
Home wins	48%	43%
Draws	26%	27%
Away wins	25%	30%
Goalless draws	10%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.68 pts/game	0.41 pts/game
Champions’ points	102	89
Most points relegated	–	42
Fewest points safe	45	45

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