Manchester United · Premier League 2001/02

Manchester United 2001/02

Manchester United finished 3rd of 20 in the 2001/02 Premier League with 77 points (won 24, drawn 5, lost 9; scored 87, conceded 45). They were top of the table after 11 matches of 38; lowest 9th, after match 15. Longest runs: 8 wins in a row.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Manchester United
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 20-club Premier League season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sun 19 Aug 2001	Fulham (home)	3–2 W	Won	3	4th
2	Wed 22 Aug 2001	Blackburn (away)	2–2 D	Drew	4	3rd
3	Sun 26 Aug 2001	Aston Villa (away)	1–1 D	Drew	5	5th
4	Sat 8 Sep 2001	Everton (home)	4–1 W	Won	8	2nd
5	Sat 15 Sep 2001	Newcastle (away)	3–4 L	Lost	8	4th
6	Sat 22 Sep 2001	Ipswich (home)	4–0 W	Won	11	3rd
7	Sat 29 Sep 2001	Tottenham (away)	5–3 W	Won	14	2nd
8	Sat 13 Oct 2001	Sunderland (away)	3–1 W	Won	17	3rd
9	Sat 20 Oct 2001	Bolton (home)	1–2 L	Lost	17	3rd
10	Sat 27 Oct 2001	Leeds (home)	1–1 D	Drew	18	5th
11	Sun 4 Nov 2001	Liverpool (away)	1–3 L	Lost	18	6th
12	Sat 17 Nov 2001	Leicester (home)	2–0 W	Won	21	4th
13	Sun 25 Nov 2001	Arsenal (away)	1–3 L	Lost	21	6th
14	Sat 1 Dec 2001	Chelsea (home)	0–3 L	Lost	21	7th
15	Sat 8 Dec 2001	West Ham (home)	0–1 L	Lost	21	9th
16	Wed 12 Dec 2001	Derby (home)	5–0 W	Won	24	5th
17	Sat 15 Dec 2001	Middlesbrough (away)	1–0 W	Won	27	5th
18	Sat 22 Dec 2001	Southampton (home)	6–1 W	Won	30	4th
19	Wed 26 Dec 2001	Everton (away)	2–0 W	Won	33	5th
20	Sun 30 Dec 2001	Fulham (away)	3–2 W	Won	36	5th
21	Wed 2 Jan 2002	Newcastle (home)	3–1 W	Won	39	2nd
22	Sun 13 Jan 2002	Southampton (away)	3–1 W	Won	42	1st
23	Sat 19 Jan 2002	Blackburn (home)	2–1 W	Won	45	1st
24	Tue 22 Jan 2002	Liverpool (home)	0–1 L	Lost	45	1st
25	Tue 29 Jan 2002	Bolton (away)	4–0 W	Won	48	1st
26	Sat 2 Feb 2002	Sunderland (home)	4–1 W	Won	51	1st
27	Sun 10 Feb 2002	Charlton (away)	2–0 W	Won	54	1st
28	Sat 23 Feb 2002	Aston Villa (home)	1–0 W	Won	57	1st
29	Sun 3 Mar 2002	Derby (away)	2–2 D	Drew	58	1st
30	Wed 6 Mar 2002	Tottenham (home)	4–0 W	Won	61	1st
31	Sat 16 Mar 2002	West Ham (away)	5–3 W	Won	64	1st
32	Sat 23 Mar 2002	Middlesbrough (home)	0–1 L	Lost	64	1st
33	Sat 30 Mar 2002	Leeds (away)	4–3 W	Won	67	2nd
34	Sat 6 Apr 2002	Leicester (away)	1–0 W	Won	70	2nd
35	Sat 20 Apr 2002	Chelsea (away)	3–0 W	Won	73	2nd
36	Sat 27 Apr 2002	Ipswich (away)	1–0 W	Won	76	2nd
37	Wed 8 May 2002	Arsenal (home)	0–1 L	Lost	76	3rd
38	Sat 11 May 2002	Charlton (home)	0–0 D	Drew	77	3rd

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.