1901–02 Football League

The 1901–1902 season was the 14th season of The Football League.

Final league tables[1][2]

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at the The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.

Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. 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.

Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.

During the first five seasons of the league, that is until the season 1893–94, 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.[2]

Football League, First Division
Season 1901–02
Champions Sunderland (4th English title)
Relegated Manchester City
Small Heath
FA Cup winners Sheffield United (2nd FA Cup title)
Matches played 306
Goals scored 840 (2.75 per match)
Top goalscorer Jimmy Settle (Everton), 18
Biggest home win Newcastle –Notts County 8–0 (26 Oct 1901)
Biggest away win Blackburn –Manchester City 1–4 (12 Apr 1902)
Manchester City –Birmingham 1–4 (14 Sept 1901)
Sheffield United –Birmingham 1–4 (15 Feb 1902)
0–3: five different matches
Highest scoring Newcastle –Notts County 8–0 (26 Oct 1901)
Notts County –Wolverhampton 5–3 (28 Mar 1902)
Longest winning run 5 matches
Nottingham Forest (18 Jan 1902 – 19 Mar 1902)
Longest unbeaten run 10 matches
Sunderland (23 Nov 1901 – 15 Feb 1902)
Longest losing run 5 matches
Manchester City F.C. (2 Sep 1901 – 12 Oct 1902)
Highest attendance 50.000
Aston Villa - Birmingham City (26 Dec 1901)
Lowest attendance 2.000
Blackburn Rovers -Bolton Wanderers (7 Dec 1901)
Wolverhampton Wanderers - Newcastle (10 Mar 1902)
Nottingham Forest - Newcastle (19 Mar 1902)
Derby County - Sunderland (5 Apr 1902)
The Wednesday - Everton (5 Apr 1902)
Bury - Wolverhampton Wanderers (12 Apr 1902)
Blackburn Rovers - Derby County (19 Apr 1902)
Average attendance 11.209
1902–03 →

First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Sunderland3412323214737182150351.429+1544
2Everton3411243111656222453351.514+1841
3Newcastle United341133411436872048341.412+1437
4Blackburn Rovers34122336163410163252481.083+436
5Nottingham Forest34114232132510113043431.000±035
6Derby County34115126102411133139410.951–235
7Bury3411513192312132944381.158+634
8Aston Villa3495327134310152742401.050+234
9The Wednesday3495330144310183848520.923–434
10Sheffield United34105238133212153553481.104+533
11Liverpool348362816296142242381.105+432
12Bolton Wanderers34106138172213133951560.911–532
13Notts County3412234419221373851570.895–632
14Wolverhampton Wanderers34123232131313144446570.807–1132
15Grimsby Town34113333162312114444600.733–1632
16Stoke34104331121511144345550.818–1031
17Small Heath3485431143311163147451.044+230
18Manchester City34103428171313144142580.724–1628

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
League Champions
FA Cup Winners
Relegated

First Division results

Home ╲ Away AST BLB BOLBRYDEREVEGRILIVMCINEWNOTNTCSHUSMHSTKSUNWEDWOL
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 City 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

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season 1901–02
Champions West Bromwich Albion (1st title)
Failed re-election none
Matches played 306
Goals scored 885 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorer Chippy Simmons (West Brom), 23 [3]
Biggest home win Preston North End –Lincoln City 8–0 (28 Dec 1901)
Biggest away win Burton United –Lincoln City 0–6 (23 Nov 1901)
Highest scoring Barnsley –Middlesbrough 2–7 (22 Feb 1902)
Longest winning run 10 matches
West Bromwich Albion (7 Dec 1901 – 1 Feb 1902)
Longest unbeaten run 17 matches
West Bromwich Albion (7 Dec 1901 – 29 Mar 1902)
Longest losing run 6 matches
Stockport County (8 Feb 1902 – 22 Mar 1902)
1902–03 →
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1West Bromwich Albion34142152131133301682292.828+5355
2Middlesbrough341511587845321790243.750+6651
3Preston North End3412325011638212171322.219+3942
4Woolwich Arsenal341322359548151750261.923+2442
5Lincoln City341160264377193145351.286+1041
6Bristol City3413133912458132352351.486+1740
7Doncaster Rovers34123239121511104649580.845–934
8Glossop347642215368142536400.900–432
9Burnley349623081412113741450.911–430
10Burton United3486332233212143146540.852–830
11Barnsley3493536333311153051630.810–1230
12Burslem Port Vale3477326173212174243590.729–1629
13Blackpool3493527212411133540560.714–1629
14Leicester Fosse34112426141313124238560.679–1829
15Newton Heath34102527121412114138530.717–1528
16Chesterfield34103435181313125047680.691–2128
17Stockport County3483625200413115236720.500–3623
18Gainsborough Trinity344942625021545530800.375–5019
  1. 1 2 "England 1901-02". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 1 2 3 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. ↑ "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
New club in the league
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Second Division results

Home ╲ Away BAR BLP BRIBURBPVBURCHFDONGAIGLPLEILINMIDNWHPNESTPWBAWOO
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

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

References

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