2001–02 Manchester City F.C. Season

The 2001–02 season was Manchester City Football Club's 110th season playing in a division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight.
This season was the club's most recent season of second-tier league football, with the team playing in the Football League First Division following its immediate relegation from the Premier League in the previous season after its promotion the season before that. This time around the team was promoted at the first time of asking, with it winning the First Division by a clear 10 points while scoring more than 100 league goals for the first time since the 1957–58 season.

Season review

The team's performance in the First Division this season matched a number of prior club records whilst also setting some new ones. The team equaled the record number of total goals scored (108) in any prior season; set a new club high for total league points accumulated (99) in a single season (since 3 points for a win was introduced into English football); produced the highest number of seasonal wins (31); and equaled the club's prior record for the total number of home wins (19). Additionally, Manchester City's First Division championship title became a record seventh English second-tier title won by the club, a record until Leicester City won their eighth in 2024
Shaun Goater
the club's leading goal scorer this campaign with a tally of 32 goals - making him the first City player since Francis Lee in 1972 to net more than 30 goals in a season - scored 28 of those in the club's pursuit of promotion back to the top flight, which meant that he was also th

in the First Division this season.

Team kit

The team kit was produced by Le Coq Sportif and the shirt sponsor was Eidos Interactive.

Historical league performance

Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).

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from:01/07/1991 till:01/07/1992 Shift:(0,-4) text:5
from:01/07/1992 till:01/07/1993 shift:(0,-4) text:9
from:01/07/1993 till:01/07/1994 shift:(0,-4) text:16
from:01/07/1994 till:01/07/1995 shift:(0,-4) text:17
from:01/07/1995 till:01/07/1996 shift:(0,-4) text:18
from:01/07/1996 till:01/07/1997 shift:(0,-4) text:14
from:01/07/1997 till:01/07/1998 shift:(0,-4) text:22
from:01/07/1998 till:01/07/1999 shift:(0,-4) text:3
from:01/07/1999 till:01/07/2000 shift:(0,-4) text:2
from:01/07/2000 till:01/07/2001 shift:(0,-4) text:18

from:01/07/1991 till:01/07/1992 color:fdm shift:(1,15) text: " First Div."
from:01/07/1992 till:01/07/1995 color:plm shift:(25,15) text: "Premier League"
from:01/07/1995 till:01/07/1996 color:plr shift:(0,0)
from:01/07/1996 till:01/07/1997 color:d1m shift:(20,15) text: " Division 1"
from:01/07/1997 till:01/07/1998 color:d1r shift:(0,0)
from:01/07/1998 till:01/07/1999 color:d2p shift:(0,15) text: " Div. 2"
from:01/07/1999 till:01/07/2000 color:d1p shift:(0,15) text: " Div. 1"
from:01/07/2000 till:01/07/2001 color:plr shift:(0,15) text: " PL"

Games

Football League First Division

Position in final standings

Results summary

Points breakdown

Points at home: 60

Points away from home: 39

:6 points: Barnsley, Birmingham City, Bradford City, Burnley, Crewe Alexandra,
:::Gillingham, Grimsby Town, Millwall, Sheffield Wednesday, Watford,
:::Wolverhampton Wanderers
:4 points: Nottingham Forest, Rotherham United, Sheffield United, Walsall
:3 points: Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Norwich City, Portsmouth, Preston N. End
:1 point: Stockport County, West Bromwich Albion
:0 points: Wimbledon

Biggest & smallest

Biggest home wins: 5–1 vs. Burnley, 29 December 2001 & vs. Barnsley, 6 April 2002

4–0 vs. Grimsby Town, 23 October 2001 & vs. Sheffield Wednesday, 27 Feb. 2002

Biggest home defeat: 0–4 vs. Wimbledon, 1 October 2001

Biggest away win: 2–6 vs. Sheffield Wednesday, 22 September 2001

Biggest away defeat: 4–0 vs. West Bromwich Albion, 8 September 2001



Biggest home attendance: 34,657 vs. Portsmouth, 21 April 2002

Smallest home attendance: 30,238 vs. Millwall, 30 January 2002

Biggest away attendance: 28,266 vs. Nottingham Forest, 28 October 2001

Smallest away attendance: 7,618 vs. Walsall, 23 February 2002

Results by round

Individual match reports

League Cup

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

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FA Cup

Third round

Fourth round

Fifth round

Playing statistics

''Appearances for competitive matches only''

''Information current as of 21 April 2002 (end of season)''

Goal scorers

All competitions

Football League Division 1

League Cup

FA Cup

''Information current as of 21 April 2002 (end of season)''

See also

* Manchester City F.C. seasons

References

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