Burnley 2001/02

Burnley finished 7th of 24 in the 2001/02 First Division with 75 points (won 21, drawn 12, lost 13; scored 70, conceded 62). They were top of the table after 13 matches of 46; lowest 7th, after match 29. Longest runs: 6 wins in a row, 10 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Burnley
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	Sun 12 Aug 2001	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	2–0 W	Won	3	6th
2	Sat 18 Aug 2001	Wimbledon (home)	3–2 W	Won	6	3rd
3	Sat 25 Aug 2001	Millwall (away)	2–0 W	Won	9	2nd
4	Mon 27 Aug 2001	Manchester City (home)	2–4 L	Lost	9	4th
5	Sun 2 Sep 2001	Bradford (away)	3–2 W	Won	12	1st
6	Sat 8 Sep 2001	Rotherham (home)	3–0 W	Won	15	1st
7	Sat 15 Sep 2001	Walsall (home)	5–2 W	Won	18	1st
8	Tue 18 Sep 2001	Birmingham (away)	3–2 W	Won	21	1st
9	Sat 22 Sep 2001	Norwich (away)	1–2 L	Lost	21	1st
10	Tue 25 Sep 2001	Crewe (home)	3–3 D	Drew	22	1st
11	Sat 29 Sep 2001	West Brom (away)	0–1 L	Lost	22	2nd
12	Sat 13 Oct 2001	Nottingham Forest (away)	0–1 L	Lost	22	2nd
13	Sat 20 Oct 2001	Barnsley (home)	3–3 D	Drew	23	4th
14	Tue 23 Oct 2001	Crystal Palace (home)	1–0 W	Won	26	3rd
15	Sun 28 Oct 2001	Wolves (away)	0–3 L	Lost	26	4th
16	Tue 30 Oct 2001	Gillingham (away)	2–2 D	Drew	27	5th
17	Sun 4 Nov 2001	Sheffield United (home)	2–0 W	Won	30	6th
18	Sat 10 Nov 2001	Portsmouth (home)	1–1 D	Drew	31	5th
19	Tue 13 Nov 2001	Watford (home)	1–0 W	Won	34	2nd
20	Sat 17 Nov 2001	Coventry (away)	2–0 W	Won	37	1st
21	Fri 23 Nov 2001	Grimsby (home)	1–0 W	Won	40	1st
22	Sat 1 Dec 2001	Crystal Palace (away)	2–1 W	Won	43	1st
23	Sun 9 Dec 2001	Preston (away)	3–2 W	Won	46	1st
24	Sat 15 Dec 2001	Stockport (home)	3–2 W	Won	49	1st
25	Sat 22 Dec 2001	Millwall (home)	0–0 D	Drew	50	1st
26	Sat 29 Dec 2001	Manchester City (away)	1–5 L	Lost	50	1st
27	Sat 12 Jan 2002	Wimbledon (away)	0–0 D	Drew	51	2nd
28	Sat 19 Jan 2002	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	1–2 L	Lost	51	4th
29	Sun 3 Feb 2002	West Brom (home)	0–2 L	Lost	51	7th
30	Wed 6 Feb 2002	Watford (away)	2–1 W	Won	54	5th
31	Sat 9 Feb 2002	Barnsley (away)	1–1 D	Drew	55	5th
32	Tue 12 Feb 2002	Rotherham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	56	5th
33	Sat 16 Feb 2002	Nottingham Forest (home)	1–1 D	Drew	57	5th
34	Sat 23 Feb 2002	Crewe (away)	2–1 W	Won	60	5th
35	Tue 26 Feb 2002	Birmingham (home)	0–1 L	Lost	60	5th
36	Sat 2 Mar 2002	Norwich (home)	1–1 D	Drew	61	5th
37	Tue 5 Mar 2002	Walsall (away)	0–1 L	Lost	61	5th
38	Sat 9 Mar 2002	Stockport (away)	2–0 W	Won	64	6th
39	Sun 17 Mar 2002	Preston (home)	2–1 W	Won	67	4th
40	Wed 20 Mar 2002	Bradford (home)	1–1 D	Drew	68	4th
41	Sat 23 Mar 2002	Sheffield United (away)	0–3 L	Lost	68	4th
42	Sat 30 Mar 2002	Wolves (home)	2–3 L	Lost	68	4th
43	Mon 1 Apr 2002	Portsmouth (away)	1–1 D	Drew	69	4th
44	Sat 6 Apr 2002	Gillingham (home)	2–0 W	Won	72	4th
45	Sat 13 Apr 2002	Grimsby (away)	1–3 L	Lost	72	6th
46	Sun 21 Apr 2002	Coventry (home)	1–0 W	Won	75	7th

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.