The 1901–02 season was the 14th season of The Football League.
| Season | 1901–02 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sunderland |
| Relegated | none |
| New Clubs in League | Bristol City, Doncaster Rovers |
← 1900–01 1902–03 → | |
Final league tables
Beginning in the 1894–95 season, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded). In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
During the first six seasons of the league, (up to the 1893–94 season), re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league.
First Division
| Season | 1901–02 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sunderland 4th English title |
| Relegated | Small Heath Manchester City |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 840 (2.75 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jimmy Settle (18 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Newcastle United 8–0 Notts County (26 October 1901) |
| Biggest away win | Blackburn Rovers 1–4 Manchester City (12 April 1902) Manchester City 1–4 Small Heath (14 September 1901) Sheffield United 1–4 Small Heath (15 February 1902) 0–3: five matches |
| Highest scoring | Newcastle United 8–0 Notts County (26 October 1901) Notts County 5–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers (28 March 1902) |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches Nottingham Forest |
| Longest unbeaten run | 10 matches Sunderland |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches Manchester City |
| Highest attendance | 50,000 Aston Villa 1–0 Small Heath (26 December 1901) |
| Lowest attendance | 2,000 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Bolton Wanderers (7 December 1901) Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Newcastle United (10 March 1902) Nottingham Forest 0–2 Newcastle United (19 March 1902) Derby County 1–0 Sunderland (5 April 1902) The Wednesday 1–1 Everton (5 April 1902) Bury 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (12 April 1902) Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Derby County (19 April 1902) |
| Average attendance | 11,209 |
← 1900–01 1902–03 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
| Home \ Away | AST | BLB | BOL | BRY | DER | EVE | GRI | LIV | MCI | NEW | NOT | NTC | SHU | SMH | STK | SUN | WED | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Bury | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Derby County | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | |
| Everton | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 6–1 | |
| Grimsby Town | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Liverpool | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 7–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | |
| Manchester City | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | |
| Newcastle United | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 8–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Notts County | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 5–3 | |
| Sheffield United | 6–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Small Heath | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Stoke | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| Sunderland | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| The Wednesday | 1–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 |
Maps
Locations of the Football League First Division teams
Second Division
| Season | 1901–02 |
|---|---|
| Champions | West Bromwich Albion |
| Promoted | West Bromwich Albion Middlesbrough |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 885 (2.89 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Chippy Simmons (23 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Preston North End 8–0 Lincoln City (28 December 1901) |
| Biggest away win | Burton United 0–6 Lincoln City (23 November 1901) |
| Highest scoring | Barnsley 2–7 Middlesbrough (22 February 1902) |
| Longest winning run | 10 matches West Bromwich Albion |
| Longest unbeaten run | 17 matches West Bromwich Albion |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Stockport County |
← 1900–01 1902–03 → | |
| 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 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Results
| Home \ Away | BAR | BLP | BRI | BRN | BPV | BRT | CHF | DON | GAI | GLP | LEI | LIN | MID | NWH | PNE | STP | WBA | WOO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–7 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |
| Blackpool | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | |
| Bristol City | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| Burnley | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 7–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Burslem Port Vale | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | |
| Burton United | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–6 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | |
| Chesterfield | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 8–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 0–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Glossop | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Leicester Fosse | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
| Lincoln City | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Middlesbrough | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 7–1 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Newton Heath | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Preston North End | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 8–0 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Stockport County | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 3–1 | 7–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 7–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Woolwich Arsenal | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
Maps
Locations of the Football League Second Division teams
See also
References
Sources
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