Brighton 2001/02

Brighton finished 1st of 24 in the 2001/02 Second Division with 90 points (won 25, drawn 15, lost 6; scored 66, conceded 42) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 12 matches of 46; lowest 13th, after match 1. Longest runs: 4 wins in a row and 12 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Brighton
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

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

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 11 Aug 2001	Cambridge (away)	0–0 D	Drew	1	13th
2	Sat 18 Aug 2001	Wigan (home)	2–1 W	Won	4	6th
3	Sat 25 Aug 2001	Tranmere (away)	0–0 D	Drew	5	12th
4	Mon 27 Aug 2001	Blackpool (home)	4–0 W	Won	8	5th
5	Fri 31 Aug 2001	Northampton (away)	0–2 L	Lost	8	6th
6	Sat 8 Sep 2001	QPR (home)	2–1 W	Won	11	6th
7	Fri 14 Sep 2001	Wrexham (away)	2–1 W	Won	14	1st
8	Tue 18 Sep 2001	Stoke (home)	1–0 W	Won	17	1st
9	Sat 22 Sep 2001	Bournemouth (home)	2–1 W	Won	20	1st
10	Tue 25 Sep 2001	Wycombe (away)	1–1 D	Drew	21	1st
11	Sat 29 Sep 2001	Cardiff (away)	1–1 D	Drew	22	2nd
12	Fri 5 Oct 2001	Brentford (home)	1–2 L	Lost	22	3rd
13	Sat 13 Oct 2001	Huddersfield (away)	2–1 W	Won	25	3rd
14	Sat 20 Oct 2001	Oldham (home)	3–0 W	Won	28	2nd
15	Tue 23 Oct 2001	Notts County (away)	2–2 D	Drew	29	2nd
16	Sat 27 Oct 2001	Colchester (home)	1–0 W	Won	32	2nd
17	Sat 3 Nov 2001	Bristol City (away)	1–0 W	Won	35	2nd
18	Sat 10 Nov 2001	Port Vale (home)	1–0 W	Won	38	1st
19	Wed 21 Nov 2001	Peterborough (home)	1–1 D	Drew	39	1st
20	Sat 24 Nov 2001	Swindon (away)	1–1 D	Drew	40	1st
21	Sat 1 Dec 2001	Bury (away)	2–0 W	Won	43	1st
22	Fri 21 Dec 2001	Chesterfield (home)	2–2 D	Drew	44	3rd
23	Wed 26 Dec 2001	QPR (away)	0–0 D	Drew	45	3rd
24	Sat 29 Dec 2001	Blackpool (away)	2–2 D	Drew	46	3rd
25	Sat 12 Jan 2002	Wigan (away)	0–3 L	Lost	46	4th
26	Sat 19 Jan 2002	Cambridge (home)	4–3 W	Won	49	4th
27	Mon 21 Jan 2002	Chesterfield (away)	2–1 W	Won	52	2nd
28	Thu 24 Jan 2002	Brentford (away)	0–4 L	Lost	52	2nd
29	Thu 31 Jan 2002	Cardiff (home)	1–0 W	Won	55	2nd
30	Tue 5 Feb 2002	Tranmere (home)	1–0 W	Won	58	2nd
31	Sat 9 Feb 2002	Oldham (away)	0–2 L	Lost	58	2nd
32	Mon 11 Feb 2002	Reading (home)	3–1 W	Won	61	2nd
33	Sat 16 Feb 2002	Huddersfield (home)	1–0 W	Won	64	2nd
34	Sat 23 Feb 2002	Wrexham (home)	0–0 D	Drew	65	2nd
35	Tue 26 Feb 2002	Bournemouth (away)	1–1 D	Drew	66	2nd
36	Fri 1 Mar 2002	Stoke (away)	1–3 L	Lost	66	2nd
37	Tue 5 Mar 2002	Wycombe (home)	4–0 W	Won	69	2nd
38	Sat 9 Mar 2002	Reading (away)	0–0 D	Drew	70	2nd
39	Tue 12 Mar 2002	Northampton (home)	2–0 W	Won	73	2nd
40	Sat 16 Mar 2002	Bury (home)	2–1 W	Won	76	2nd
41	Sat 23 Mar 2002	Notts County (home)	2–2 D	Drew	77	2nd
42	Sat 30 Mar 2002	Colchester (away)	4–1 W	Won	80	2nd
43	Mon 1 Apr 2002	Bristol City (home)	2–1 W	Won	83	1st
44	Sat 6 Apr 2002	Peterborough (away)	1–0 W	Won	86	1st
45	Sat 13 Apr 2002	Swindon (home)	0–0 D	Drew	87	1st
46	Sat 20 Apr 2002	Port Vale (away)	1–0 W	Won	90	1st

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.