Birmingham 2001/02

Birmingham finished 5th of 24 in the 2001/02 First Division with 76 points (won 21, drawn 13, lost 12; scored 70, conceded 49) and were promoted. Highest position 3rd, after match 4; lowest 19th, after match 1. Longest runs: 4 wins in a row, 10 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Birmingham
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club Championship season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 11 Aug 2001	Wimbledon (away)	1–3 L	Lost	0	19th
2	Sun 19 Aug 2001	Millwall (home)	4–0 W	Won	3	8th
3	Sat 25 Aug 2001	Walsall (away)	2–1 W	Won	6	7th
4	Mon 27 Aug 2001	Stockport (home)	2–1 W	Won	9	3rd
5	Sat 8 Sep 2001	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	2–0 W	Won	12	3rd
6	Sat 15 Sep 2001	Manchester City (away)	0–3 L	Lost	12	7th
7	Tue 18 Sep 2001	Burnley (home)	2–3 L	Lost	12	9th
8	Sun 23 Sep 2001	Preston (home)	0–1 L	Lost	12	14th
9	Wed 26 Sep 2001	Watford (away)	3–3 D	Drew	13	14th
10	Sat 29 Sep 2001	Crewe (away)	0–0 D	Drew	14	14th
11	Sat 13 Oct 2001	Barnsley (away)	3–1 W	Won	17	12th
12	Wed 17 Oct 2001	Nottingham Forest (away)	0–0 D	Drew	18	10th
13	Sat 20 Oct 2001	Bradford (home)	4–0 W	Won	21	6th
14	Tue 23 Oct 2001	Gillingham (home)	2–1 W	Won	24	5th
15	Fri 26 Oct 2001	Grimsby (away)	1–3 L	Lost	24	6th
16	Tue 30 Oct 2001	Portsmouth (away)	1–1 D	Drew	25	6th
17	Sun 4 Nov 2001	Rotherham (home)	2–2 D	Drew	26	10th
18	Wed 7 Nov 2001	West Brom (home)	0–1 L	Lost	26	10th
19	Sat 17 Nov 2001	Sheffield United (away)	0–4 L	Lost	26	12th
20	Sun 25 Nov 2001	Coventry (home)	2–0 W	Won	29	11th
21	Fri 30 Nov 2001	Gillingham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	30	11th
22	Sat 8 Dec 2001	Norwich (home)	4–0 W	Won	33	10th
23	Tue 11 Dec 2001	Crystal Palace (home)	1–0 W	Won	36	9th
24	Sun 16 Dec 2001	Wolves (away)	1–2 L	Lost	36	10th
25	Sat 22 Dec 2001	Walsall (home)	1–0 W	Won	39	7th
26	Wed 26 Dec 2001	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	1–0 W	Won	42	8th
27	Sat 29 Dec 2001	Stockport (away)	3–0 W	Won	45	6th
28	Tue 1 Jan 2002	Nottingham Forest (home)	1–1 D	Drew	46	7th
29	Thu 10 Jan 2002	Millwall (away)	1–1 D	Drew	47	6th
30	Sat 19 Jan 2002	Wimbledon (home)	0–2 L	Lost	47	8th
31	Tue 29 Jan 2002	West Brom (away)	0–1 L	Lost	47	8th
32	Sat 16 Feb 2002	Barnsley (home)	1–0 W	Won	50	9th
33	Sat 23 Feb 2002	Watford (home)	3–2 W	Won	53	9th
34	Tue 26 Feb 2002	Burnley (away)	1–0 W	Won	56	8th
35	Sat 2 Mar 2002	Preston (away)	0–1 L	Lost	56	9th
36	Tue 5 Mar 2002	Manchester City (home)	1–2 L	Lost	56	9th
37	Sat 9 Mar 2002	Wolves (home)	2–2 D	Drew	57	10th
38	Tue 12 Mar 2002	Bradford (away)	3–1 W	Won	60	7th
39	Fri 15 Mar 2002	Norwich (away)	1–0 W	Won	63	7th
40	Sun 24 Mar 2002	Coventry (away)	1–1 D	Drew	64	7th
41	Sat 30 Mar 2002	Grimsby (home)	4–0 W	Won	67	6th
42	Mon 1 Apr 2002	Crystal Palace (away)	0–0 D	Drew	68	6th
43	Sun 7 Apr 2002	Portsmouth (home)	1–1 D	Drew	69	6th
44	Wed 10 Apr 2002	Crewe (home)	3–1 W	Won	72	4th
45	Sat 13 Apr 2002	Rotherham (away)	2–2 D	Drew	73	5th
46	Sun 21 Apr 2002	Sheffield United (home)	2–0 W	Won	76	5th

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.