1901–02 in English football
The 1901–02 season was the 31st season of competitive football in England.
League changes
Doncaster Rovers and Bristol City replaced Walsall and New Brighton Tower in the Football League.
Burton United were formed by a merger of Burton Swifts with former League side Burton Wanderers.
Bristol City were the first non-London Southern side in the league.
Events
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- 9 January 1902 – Newton Heath, the Manchester based Second Division club, are on the brink of closure and expulsion from the Football League after being issued with a winding up order. The club is £2,600 in debt.[citation needed]
- 28 April 1902 – Newton Heath, after being saved by new owner John Henry Davies, are renamed Manchester United.
Honours
Competition | Winner |
---|---|
First Division | Sunderland (4) |
Second Division | West Bromwich Albion |
FA Cup | Sheffield United (2) |
Home Championship | Scotland |
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
Football League
First Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Sunderland (C) | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 35 | 1.429 | 44 | |
2 | Everton | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 35 | 1.514 | 41 | |
3 | Newcastle United | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 34 | 1.412 | 37 | |
4 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 52 | 48 | 1.083 | 36 | |
5 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 1.000 | 35 | |
6 | Derby County | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 41 | 0.951 | 35 | |
7 | Bury | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 38 | 1.158 | 34 | |
8 | Aston Villa | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 40 | 1.050 | 34 | |
9 | The Wednesday | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 52 | 0.923 | 34 | |
10 | Sheffield United | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 53 | 48 | 1.104 | 33 | |
11 | Liverpool | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 38 | 1.105 | 32 | |
12 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 56 | 0.911 | 32 | |
13 | Notts County | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 51 | 57 | 0.895 | 32 | |
14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 46 | 57 | 0.807 | 32 | |
15 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 60 | 0.733 | 32 | |
16 | Stoke | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 55 | 0.818 | 31 | |
17 | Small Heath (R) | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 47 | 45 | 1.044 | 30 | Relegation to the Second Division |
18 | Manchester City (R) | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 58 | 0.724 | 28 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Second Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | West Bromwich Albion (C, P) | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 82 | 29 | 2.828 | 55 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Middlesbrough (P) | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 90 | 24 | 3.750 | 51 | |
3 | Preston North End | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 71 | 32 | 2.219 | 42 | |
4 | Woolwich Arsenal | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 26 | 1.923 | 42 | |
5 | Lincoln City | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 45 | 35 | 1.286 | 41 | |
6 | Bristol City | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 52 | 35 | 1.486 | 40 | |
7 | Doncaster Rovers | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 49 | 58 | 0.845 | 34 | |
8 | Glossop | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 40 | 0.900 | 32 | |
9 | Burnley | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 41 | 45 | 0.911 | 30 | |
10 | Burton United | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 46 | 54 | 0.852 | 30 | |
11 | Barnsley | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 51 | 63 | 0.810 | 30 | |
12 | Burslem Port Vale | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 59 | 0.729 | 29 | |
13 | Blackpool | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 56 | 0.714 | 29 | |
14 | Leicester Fosse | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 56 | 0.679 | 29 | |
15 | Newton Heath | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 53 | 0.717 | 28 | |
16 | Chesterfield Town | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 47 | 68 | 0.691 | 28 | Re-elected |
17 | Stockport County | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 72 | 0.500 | 23 | |
18 | Gainsborough Trinity | 34 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 80 | 0.375 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted