1901–02 Football League

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

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

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at 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.

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]

First Division

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 United – Notts County 8–0 (26 Oct 1901)
Biggest away win	Blackburn Rovers – Manchester City 1–4 (12 Apr 1902) Manchester City – Small Heath 1–4 (14 Sept 1901) Sheffield United – Small Heath 1–4 (15 Feb 1902) 0–3: five matches
Highest scoring	Newcastle United – Notts County 8–0 (26 Oct 1901) Notts County – Wolverhampton Wanderers 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 (2 Sep 1901 – 12 Oct 1902)
Highest attendance	50,000 Aston Villa – Small Heath (26 Dec 1901)
Lowest attendance	2,000 Blackburn Rovers – Bolton Wanderers (7 Dec 1901) Wolverhampton Wanderers – Newcastle United (10 Mar 1902) Nottingham Forest – Newcastle United (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
← 1900–01 1902–03 →

Pos	Team	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sunderland	34	12	3	2	32	14	7	3	7	18	21	1.429	44	League Champions
2	Everton	34	11	2	4	31	11	6	5	6	22	24	1.514	41
3	Newcastle United	34	11	3	3	41	14	3	6	8	7	20	1.412	37
4	Blackburn Rovers	34	12	2	3	36	16	3	4	10	16	32	1.083	36
5	Nottingham Forest	34	11	4	2	32	13	2	5	10	11	30	1.000	35
6	Derby County	34	11	5	1	26	10	2	4	11	13	31	0.951	35
7	Bury	34	11	5	1	31	9	2	3	12	13	29	1.158	34
8	Aston Villa	34	9	5	3	27	13	4	3	10	15	27	1.050	34
9	The Wednesday	34	9	5	3	30	14	4	3	10	18	38	0.923	34
10	Sheffield United	34	10	5	2	38	13	3	2	12	15	35	1.104	33	FA Cup Winners
11	Liverpool	34	8	3	6	28	16	2	9	6	14	22	1.105	32
12	Bolton Wanderers	34	10	6	1	38	17	2	2	13	13	39	0.911	32
13	Notts County	34	12	2	3	44	19	2	2	13	7	38	0.895	32
14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	34	12	3	2	32	13	1	3	13	14	44	0.807	32
15	Grimsby Town	34	11	3	3	33	16	2	3	12	11	44	0.733	32
16	Stoke	34	10	4	3	31	12	1	5	11	14	43	0.818	31
17	Small Heath	34	8	5	4	31	14	3	3	11	16	31	1.044	30	Relegated
18	Manchester City	34	10	3	4	28	17	1	3	13	14	41	0.724	28

Source:

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

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Aston Villa

Blackburn Rovers

Bolton Wanderers

Bury

Derby County

Everton

Grimsby Town

Manchester City

Liverpool

Newcastle

Nottingham Forest

Notts County

Sheffield United

Small Heath (Birmingham)

Stoke

Sunderland

The Wednesday (Sheffield)

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Locations of the Football League First Division teams

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 Bromwich Albion), 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)
← 1900–01 1902–03 →

Pos	Team	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GAv	Pts	Promotion
1	West Bromwich Albion	34	14	2	1	52	13	11	3	3	30	16	2.828	55	Division Champions, promoted
2	Middlesbrough	34	15	1	1	58	7	8	4	5	32	17	3.750	51	Promoted
3	Preston North End	34	12	3	2	50	11	6	3	8	21	21	2.219	42
4	Woolwich Arsenal	34	13	2	2	35	9	5	4	8	15	17	1.923	42
5	Lincoln City	34	11	6	0	26	4	3	7	7	19	31	1.286	41
6	Bristol City[lower-alpha 1]	34	13	1	3	39	12	4	5	8	13	23	1.486	40
7	Doncaster Rovers[lower-alpha 1]	34	12	3	2	39	12	1	5	11	10	46	0.845	34
8	Glossop	34	7	6	4	22	15	3	6	8	14	25	0.900	32
9	Burnley	34	9	6	2	30	8	1	4	12	11	37	0.911	30
10	Burton United	34	8	6	3	32	23	3	2	12	14	31	0.852	30
11	Barnsley	34	9	3	5	36	33	3	3	11	15	30	0.810	30
12	Burslem Port Vale	34	7	7	3	26	17	3	2	12	17	42	0.729	29
13	Blackpool	34	9	3	5	27	21	2	4	11	13	35	0.714	29
14	Leicester Fosse	34	11	2	4	26	14	1	3	13	12	42	0.679	29
15	Newton Heath	34	10	2	5	27	12	1	4	12	11	41	0.717	28
16	Chesterfield	34	10	3	4	35	18	1	3	13	12	50	0.691	28	Re-elected
17	Stockport County	34	8	3	6	25	20	0	4	13	11	52	0.500	23
18	Gainsborough Trinity	34	4	9	4	26	25	0	2	15	4	55	0.375	19

Source:
Notes:

1. New club in the league

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

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

Barnsley

Blackpool

Bristol City

Burnley

Burslem Port Vale

Burton United

Chesterfield

Doncaster Rovers

Gainsborough Trinity

Glossop

Leicester Fosse

Lincoln City

Middlesbrough

Newton Heath (Manchester)

Preston North End

Stockport County

West Bromwich Albion

Woolwich Arsenal

Locations of the Football League Second Division teams

See also

• 1901-02 in English football
• 1901 in association football
• 1902 in association football

References

1. "England 1901-02". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
2. 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 31 October 2010.

Sources

• Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.