Manchester City · First Division 2001/02

Manchester City 2001/02

Manchester City finished 1st of 24 in the 2001/02 First Division with 99 points (won 31, drawn 6, lost 9; scored 108, conceded 52) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 17 matches of 46; lowest 10th, after match 2. Longest runs: 6 wins in a row and 8 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Manchester City
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	Watford (home)	3–0 W	Won	3	4th
2	Sat 18 Aug 2001	Norwich (away)	0–2 L	Lost	3	10th
3	Sat 25 Aug 2001	Crewe (home)	5–2 W	Won	6	6th
4	Mon 27 Aug 2001	Burnley (away)	4–2 W	Won	9	1st
5	Sat 8 Sep 2001	West Brom (away)	0–4 L	Lost	9	8th
6	Sat 15 Sep 2001	Birmingham (home)	3–0 W	Won	12	6th
7	Wed 19 Sep 2001	Coventry (away)	3–4 L	Lost	12	8th
8	Sat 22 Sep 2001	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	6–2 W	Won	15	4th
9	Tue 25 Sep 2001	Walsall (home)	3–0 W	Won	18	4th
10	Sat 29 Sep 2001	Wimbledon (home)	0–4 L	Lost	18	6th
11	Sat 13 Oct 2001	Stockport (home)	2–2 D	Drew	19	5th
12	Tue 16 Oct 2001	Sheffield United (home)	0–0 D	Drew	20	6th
13	Sun 21 Oct 2001	Preston (away)	1–2 L	Lost	20	9th
14	Tue 23 Oct 2001	Grimsby (home)	4–0 W	Won	23	7th
15	Sun 28 Oct 2001	Nottingham Forest (away)	1–1 D	Drew	24	7th
16	Wed 31 Oct 2001	Barnsley (away)	3–0 W	Won	27	5th
17	Sat 3 Nov 2001	Gillingham (home)	4–1 W	Won	30	5th
18	Sat 17 Nov 2001	Portsmouth (away)	1–2 L	Lost	30	9th
19	Sat 24 Nov 2001	Rotherham (home)	2–1 W	Won	33	7th
20	Sat 1 Dec 2001	Grimsby (away)	2–0 W	Won	36	4th
21	Tue 4 Dec 2001	Millwall (away)	3–2 W	Won	39	3rd
22	Sat 8 Dec 2001	Crystal Palace (away)	1–2 L	Lost	39	3rd
23	Tue 11 Dec 2001	Wolves (home)	1–0 W	Won	42	2nd
24	Sun 16 Dec 2001	Bradford (home)	3–1 W	Won	45	2nd
25	Wed 26 Dec 2001	West Brom (home)	0–0 D	Drew	46	2nd
26	Sat 29 Dec 2001	Burnley (home)	5–1 W	Won	49	2nd
27	Tue 1 Jan 2002	Sheffield United (away)	3–1 W	Won	52	1st
28	Sun 13 Jan 2002	Norwich (home)	3–1 W	Won	55	1st
29	Sun 20 Jan 2002	Watford (away)	2–1 W	Won	58	1st
30	Wed 30 Jan 2002	Millwall (home)	2–0 W	Won	61	1st
31	Sun 3 Feb 2002	Wimbledon (away)	1–2 L	Lost	61	1st
32	Sun 10 Feb 2002	Preston (home)	3–2 W	Won	64	1st
33	Sat 23 Feb 2002	Walsall (away)	0–0 D	Drew	65	2nd
34	Wed 27 Feb 2002	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	4–0 W	Won	68	2nd
35	Sun 3 Mar 2002	Coventry (home)	4–2 W	Won	71	2nd
36	Tue 5 Mar 2002	Birmingham (away)	2–1 W	Won	74	2nd
37	Fri 8 Mar 2002	Bradford (away)	2–0 W	Won	77	1st
38	Tue 12 Mar 2002	Crewe (away)	3–1 W	Won	80	1st
39	Sat 16 Mar 2002	Crystal Palace (home)	1–0 W	Won	83	1st
40	Tue 19 Mar 2002	Stockport (away)	1–2 L	Lost	83	1st
41	Sat 23 Mar 2002	Rotherham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	84	1st
42	Sat 30 Mar 2002	Nottingham Forest (home)	3–0 W	Won	87	1st
43	Mon 1 Apr 2002	Wolves (away)	2–0 W	Won	90	1st
44	Sat 6 Apr 2002	Barnsley (home)	5–1 W	Won	93	1st
45	Sat 13 Apr 2002	Gillingham (away)	3–1 W	Won	96	1st
46	Sun 21 Apr 2002	Portsmouth (home)	3–1 W	Won	99	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.