1901–02 Football League

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The 1901–02 season was the 14th season of The Football League.

Season1901–02
ChampionsSunderland
Relegatednone
New Clubs in LeagueBristol City,
Doncaster Rovers
Quick facts Season, Champions ...
The Football League
Season1901–02
ChampionsSunderland
Relegatednone
New Clubs in LeagueBristol City,
Doncaster Rovers
← 1900–01
1902–03 →
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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 conceded 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

Quick facts Season, Champions ...
First Division
Season1901–02
ChampionsSunderland
4th English title
RelegatedSmall Heath
Manchester City
Matches306
Goals840 (2.75 per match)
Top goalscorerJimmy Settle
(18 goals)
Biggest home winNewcastle United 8–0 Notts County
(26 October 1901)
Biggest away winBlackburn 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 scoringNewcastle United 8–0 Notts County
(26 October 1901)
Notts County 5–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers
(28 March 1902)
Longest winning run5 matches
Nottingham Forest
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
Sunderland
Longest losing run5 matches
Manchester City
Highest attendance50,000
Aston Villa 1–0 Small Heath
(26 December 1901)
Lowest attendance2,000
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 attendance11,209
← 1900–01
1902–03 →
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More information Pos, Team ...
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
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Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

More information Home \ Away, AST ...
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
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Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  • Liverpool's 7-0 victory over Stoke City was mainly due to the visiting team eating rancid fish before the game. Players were physically ill, and only seven players took the field for the second half.[1]

Maps

Locations of the Football League First Division teams

Second Division

Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Second Division
Season1901–02
ChampionsWest Bromwich Albion
PromotedWest Bromwich Albion
Middlesbrough
Matches306
Goals885 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorerChippy Simmons
(23 goals)[2]
Biggest home winPreston North End 8–0 Lincoln City
(28 December 1901)
Biggest away winBurton United 0–6 Lincoln City
(23 November 1901)
Highest scoringBarnsley 2–7 Middlesbrough
(22 February 1902)
Longest winning run10 matches
West Bromwich Albion
Longest unbeaten run17 matches
West Bromwich Albion
Longest losing run6 matches
Stockport County
← 1900–01
1902–03 →
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More information Pos, Team ...
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
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Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

More information Home \ Away, BAR ...
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
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Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division teams

Attendances

Source:[3]

Division One

More information No., Club ...
No.ClubAverage
1Aston Villa FC19,580
2Manchester City FC16,825
3Everton FC16,030
4Liverpool FC14,715
5Newcastle United FC14,450
6Birmingham City FC13,265
7Sunderland AFC12,905
8Sheffield United FC12,880
9Bolton Wanderers FC10,200
10The Wednesday9,765
11Notts County FC9,430
12Derby County FC9,050
13Nottingham Forest FC8,605
14Blackburn Rovers FC7,950
15Bury FC7,870
16Stoke City FC7,280
17Wolverhampton Wanderers FC6,525
18Grimsby Town FC5,955
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