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.[1]
2001–02 season | ||||
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Owner | Publicly traded company | |||
Manager | Kevin Keegan | |||
First Division | 1st (promoted) | |||
FA Cup | Fifth round | |||
League Cup | Fourth round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Shaun Goater (28 goals) All: Shaun Goater (32 goals) | |||
Highest home attendance |
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Lowest home attendance |
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Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | |
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Home | 21 | 3 | 1 | 84.0% |
Away | 14 | 3 | 10 | 51.9% |
Both | 35 | 6 | 11 | 67.3% |
Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | |
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Home | 19 | 3 | 1 | 82.6% |
Away | 12 | 3 | 8 | 52.2% |
Both | 31 | 6 | 9 | 67.4% |
Season review
editThe 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 the leading goal scorer in the First Division this season.
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Team kit
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Historical league performance
editPrior 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).
Games
editPosition in final standings
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Manchester City (C, P) | 46 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 108 | 52 | +56 | 99 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | West Bromwich Albion (P) | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 61 | 29 | +32 | 89 | |
3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 76 | 43 | +33 | 86 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
4 | Millwall | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 77 | |
5 | Birmingham City (O, P) | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 70 | 49 | +21 | 76 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results summary
editOverall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
46 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 108 | 52 | +56 | 99 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 63 | 19 | +44 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 33 | +12 |
Last updated: 21 April 2002 (end of season).
Source: Football League First Division 2001–02
Points breakdowneditPoints at home: 60
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Biggest & smallesteditBiggest home wins: 5–1 vs. Burnley, 29 December 2001 & vs. Barnsley, 6 April 2002 |
Results by round
editA = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Individual match reports
edit11 August 2001 | Manchester City | 3 – 0 | Watford | Manchester, England |
15:00 | Goater 59' Berkovic 64' Pearce 87' |
(Report) | Robinson 72' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 33,939 Referee: Mike Riley |
18 August 2001 | Norwich City | 2 – 0 | Manchester City | Norwich |
15:00 | Libbra 75' McVeigh |
(Report) | Wanchope 90' | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 18,745 Referee: Paul Taylor |
25 August 2001 | Manchester City | 5 – 2 | Crewe Alexandra | Manchester |
17:15 | Wanchope 33', 90' Pearce pen' (41) Goater 80', 89' |
(Report) | Hulse 44' Little 45' |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 32,844 Referee: Howard Webb |
27 August 2001 | Burnley | 2 – 4 | Manchester City | Burnley |
18:15 | Davis 25' Armstrong 36' Briscoe 52' |
(Report) | Goater 17', 62', 86' Wanchope 50' |
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 19,602 Referee: Clive Wilkes |
8 September 2001 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 – 0 | Manchester City | West Bromwich |
15:00 | McInnes 10' Clement pen' (66), 79' Dobie 83' |
(Report) | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,524 Referee: Graham Frankland |
15 September 2001 | Manchester City | 3 – 0 | Birmingham City | Manchester |
12:30 | Goater 23', 42' Dunne 25' |
(Report) | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 31,714 Referee: Jeff Winter |
19 September 2001 | Coventry City | 4 – 3 | Manchester City | Coventry |
19:45 | Pearce og' (15) Konjic 45' Hughes 65' Thompson 89' |
(Report) | Benarbia 29' Horlock 57' Hall og' (72) |
Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 18,804 Referee: Roger Furnandiz |
22 September 2001 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 – 6 | Manchester City | Sheffield |
15:00 | Bonvin 3' Bromby 47' |
(Report) | Benarbia 32' Goater 35', 70' Granville 59' Wanchope 68', pen' (79) |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 25,731 Referee: Roy Pearson |
25 September 2001 | Manchester City | 3 – 0 | Walsall | Manchester |
19:45 | Benarbia 24' Goater 41' Wanchope pen' (59) |
(Report) | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 31,525 Referee: Rob Harris |
29 September 2001 | Manchester City | 0 – 4 | Wimbledon | Manchester |
15:00 | (Report) | Connolly 23', pen' (35) Shipperley 83', 90' |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 32,989 Referee: John Brandwood |
13 October 2001 | Manchester City | 2 – 2 | Stockport County | Manchester |
15:00 | Benarbia 51' Goater 84' |
(Report) | Hurst 50' Kuqi pen' (68) |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,214 Referee: David Pugh |
16 October 2001 | Manchester City | 0 – 0 | Sheffield United | Manchester |
19:45 | Horlock 76' | (Report) | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 32,454 Referee: Steve Bennett |
21 October 2001 | Preston North End | 2 – 1 | Manchester City | Preston |
14:15 | Healy 50' Macken 67' |
(Report) | Huckerby 37' Berkovic 89' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 21,013 Referee: Mike Dean |
23 October 2001 | Manchester City | 4 – 0 | Grimsby Town | Manchester |
19:45 | Goater 2' Howey 20' Huckerby 24', 64' |
(Report) | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 30,797 Referee: Mark Cowburn |
28 October 2001 | Nottingham Forest | 1 – 1 | Manchester City | Nottingham |
17:15 | Bart-Williams 7' | (Report) | Goater 9' | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 28,266 Referee: John Brandwood |
31 October 2001 | Barnsley | 0 – 3 | Manchester City | Barnsley |
19:45 | (Report) | Goater 14' Pearce 35' Huckerby 45' |
Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 15,159 Referee: Phil Joslin |
3 November 2001 | Manchester City | 4 – 1 | Gillingham | Manchester |
15:00 | Goater 18', 20', 52' Huckerby 35' |
(Report) | King 71' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 33,067 Referee: Richard Beeby |
17 November 2001 | Portsmouth | 2 – 1 | Manchester City | Portsmouth |
12:30 | Bradbury 54' Crouch 78' |
(Report) | Huckerby 28' | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,103 Referee: Paul Alcock |
24 November 2001 | Manchester City | 2 – 1 | Rotherham United | Manchester |
15:00 | Negouai 43' Benarbia 88' |
(Report) | Swailes 24' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,223 Referee: Mick Fletcher |
1 December 2001 | Grimsby Town | 0 – 2 | Manchester City | Grimsby |
15:00 | (Report) | Huckerby pen' (74) Goater 90' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 7,960 Referee: Paul Rejer |
4 December 2001 | Millwall | 2 – 3 | Manchester City | London |
19:45 | Sadlier 45' Claridge pen' (75) |
(Report) | Goater 23' Huckerby 68' Wright-Phillips 83' |
Stadium: New Den Attendance: 13,026 Referee: Clive Wilkes |
8 December 2001 | Crystal Palace | 2 – 1 | Manchester City | London |
15:15 | Freedman 31' Kirovski 45' |
(Report) | Goater 68' | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 22,080 Referee: Bill Jordan |
11 December 2001 | Manchester City | 1 – 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Manchester |
19.45 | Horlock 21' | (Report) | Lescott 42' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 33,639 Referee: Mike Riley |
16 December 2001 | Manchester City | 3 – 1 | Bradford City | Manchester |
14:15 | Mettomo 36' Horlock 58' Wright-Phillips 64' |
(Report) | Dunne og' (15) | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 30,749 Referee: Phil Richards |
26 December 2001 | Manchester City | 0 – 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Manchester |
15:00 | Edghill 48' | (Report) | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,407 Referee: Roger Furnandiz |
29 December 2001 | Manchester City | 5 – 1 | Burnley | Manchester |
12:00 | Wanchope 2', 28', 45' Berkovic 38' Huckerby 90' |
(Report) | Thomas-Moore 61' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,250 Referee: Matt Messias |
1 January 2002 | Sheffield United | 1 – 3 | Manchester City | Sheffield |
15:00 | Brown 90' | (Report) | Goater 55' Berkovic 68' Wright-Phillips 90' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,291 Referee: Alan Wiley |
13 January 2002 | Manchester City | 3 – 1 | Norwich City | Manchester |
14:15 | Tiatto 12' Berkovic 43', 65' Wanchope pen' (61) |
(Report) | Nielsen 47' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 31,794 Referee: Roy Pearson |
20 January 2002 | Watford | 1 – 2 | Manchester City | Watford |
18:15 | Wanchope 30' Helguson og' (80) |
(Report) | Smith 26' | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 17,724 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
30 January 2002 | Manchester City | 2 – 0 | Millwall | Manchester |
19:45 | Benarbia 7' Goater 78', 87' |
(Report) | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 30,238 Referee: Peter Walton |
3 February 2002 | Wimbledon | 2 – 1 | Manchester City | London |
14:00 | Shipperley 34', 69' | (Report) | Benarbia 54' Pearce 90' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 10,664 Referee: Phil Dowd |
10 February 2002 | Manchester City | 3 – 2 | Preston North End | Manchester |
14:15 | Wright-Phillips 49' Howey 56' Wanchope 74' |
(Report) | Macken 47' Anderson 90' |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,220 Referee: Anthony Bates |
23 February 2002 | Walsall | 0 – 0 | Manchester City | Walsall |
15:00 | [ (Report)] | Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 7,618 Referee: David Crick |
27 February 2002 | Manchester City | 4 – 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Manchester |
19:45 | Horlock 9' Huckerby 32' Berkovic 76' Goater 88' |
(Report) | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 33,682 Referee: Paul Durkin |
3 March 2002 | Manchester City | 4 – 2 | Coventry City | Manchester |
13:00 | Huckerby 15' Tiatto 35' Wright-Phillips 42', 71' |
(Report) | Mills 19', 88' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 33,335 Referee: Mike Pike |
5 March 2002 | Birmingham City | 1 – 2 | Manchester City | Birmingham |
19:45 | Johnson 4' | (Report) | Jensen 43' Horlock 68' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 24,160 Referee: Bill Jordan |
8 March 2002 | Bradford City | 0 – 2 | Manchester City | Bradford |
19:45 | (Report) | Huckerby 44' Macken 90' |
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 18,168 Referee: Phil Dowd |
12 March 2002 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 – 3 | Manchester City | Crewe |
19:45 | Jack 55' | (Report) | Benarbia 30' Huckerby 45' Goater 75' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 10,092 Referee: Paul Danson |
16 March 2002 | Manchester City | 1 – 0 | Crystal Palace | Manchester |
15:00 | Horlock 10' | (Report) | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 33,637 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
19 March 2002 | Stockport County | 2 – 1 | Manchester City | Stockport |
19:45 | Hardiker 85', 90' | (Report) | Macken 18' Goater 30' |
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,537 Referee: Clive Wilkes |
23 March 2002 | Rotherham United | 1 – 1 | Manchester City | Rotherham |
15:00 | Lee 45' | (Report) | Benarbia 60' | Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 11,426 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
30 March 2002 | Manchester City | 3 – 0 | Nottingham Forest | Manchester |
15:00 | Huckerby 40', 45', pen' (84) | (Report) | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,345 Referee: Mike Jones |
1 April 2002 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 – 2 | Manchester City | Wolverhampton |
13:00 | Butler 83' | (Report) | Wright-Phillips 36', 80' | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 28,015 Referee: Graham Barber |
6 April 2002 | Manchester City | 5 – 1 | Barnsley | Manchester |
13:00 | Huckerby 12', 36', 63' Macken 53', 70' |
(Report) | Dyer 43' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 33,628 Referee: Graham Laws |
13 April 2002 | Gillingham | 1 – 3 | Manchester City | Gillingham |
15:00 | Onuora 34' | (Report) | Horlock 20' Goater 39' Huckerby 85' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 9,494 Referee: Matt Messias |
21 April 2002 | Manchester City | 3 – 1 | Portsmouth | Manchester |
15:00 | Howey 9' Goater 27' Macken 86' |
(Report) | Pitt 59' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,657 Referee: Roger Furnandiz |
Second round
edit11 September 2001 | Notts County | 2 – 2 2 – 4 (aet) | Manchester City | Nottingham |
19:45 | Allsopp pen' (68) Stallard 70' |
(Report) | Shuker 61' Goater 86' Dickov 92' Huckerby 103' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,972 Referee: Andy Hall |
Third round
edit10 October 2001 | Manchester City | 6 – 0 | Birmingham City | Manchester |
19:45 | Huckerby 10', 25', 81', 89' Luntala og' (14) Goater 53' |
(Report) | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 13,912 Referee: Rob Styles |
Fourth round
edit28 November 2001 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 – 0 | Manchester City | Blackburn |
19:45 | Johansson 44' D. Johnson 89' |
(Report) | Negouai 26' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 17,907 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
Third round
edit5 January 2002 | Manchester City | 2 – 0 | Swindon Town | Manchester |
13:00 | Wanchope 8' Horlock 62' |
(Report) | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 21,581 Referee: Chris Foy |
Fourth round
edit27 January 2002 | Ipswich Town | 1 – 4 | Manchester City | Ipswich |
19:00 | Bent 83' | (Report) | Berkovic 43' Goater 65', 86' Huckerby 90' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,119 Referee: Graham Poll |
Fifth round
edit17 February 2002 | Newcastle United | 1 – 0 | Manchester City | Newcastle |
19:00 | Solano 59' | (Report) | Dunne 29' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,020 Referee: Alan Wiley |
Playing statistics
editAppearances for competitive matches only
No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
1 | GK | Nicky Weaver | 24 | (1)0 | 2 | (0)0 | 2 | (0)0 | 28 | (1)0 |
2 | DF | Stuart Pearce | 38 | (0)3 | 1 | (1)0 | 3 | (0)0 | 42 | (1)3 |
3 | DF | Richard Edghill | 9 (1) | 0 | 1 | (2)0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | (3)0 |
4 | DF | Gerard Wiekens | 21 | (5)0 | 1 | (0)0 | 2 | (0)0 | 24 | (5)0 |
5 | DF | Andy Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | MF | Kevin Horlock | 33 | (9)7 | 3 | (0)1 | 2 | (0)0 | 38 | (9)8 |
7 | FW | Darren Huckerby | 30 | (8)20 | 3 | (2)1 | 2 | (1)5 | 35(11) | 26 |
8 | DF | Simon Colosimo | 0 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | (0)0 | 1 (6) | 0 |
8 | FW | Jon Macken | 4 (4) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (4) | 5 |
9 | FW | Paul Dickov | 0 (6) | 0 | 0 | (1)0 | 0 | (1)0 | 0 (8) | 1 |
10 | FW | Shaun Goater | 42 | (0)28 | 1 | (1)2 | 2 | (0)2 | 45 | (1)32 |
11 | MF | Terry Cooke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | MF | Christian Negouai | 2 (2) | 1 | 0 | (2)0 | 2 | (0)0 | 4 (4) | 1 |
14 | MF | Eyal Berkovic | 20 | (5)6 | 3 | (0)1 | 2 | (1)0 | 25 | (6)7 |
15 | DF | Alfie Haaland | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | (1)0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | 0 |
16 | DF | Paul Ritchie | 0 (7) | 0 | 2 | (1)0 | 0 | (1)0 | 2 (9) | 0 |
17 | DF | Sun Jihai | 2 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (5) | 0 |
18 | MF | Jeff Whitley | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 |
19 | DF | Danny Tiatto | 36 | (1)1 | 1 | (0)0 | 2 | (0)0 | 39 | (1)1 |
20 | GK | Carlo Nash | 22 | (1)0 | 1 | (0)0 | 1 | (0)0 | 24 | (1)0 |
21 | MF | Alioune Touré | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1)0 | 0 (2) | 0 |
22 | DF | Richard Dunne | 42 | (2)1 | 3 | (0)0 | 3 | (0)0 | 48 | (2)1 |
23 | FW | Paulo Wanchope | 14 | (1)12 | 2 | (0)1 | 1 | (0)0 | 17 | (1)13 |
24 | DF | Steve Howey | 34 | (0)3 | 2 | (0)0 | 2 | (0)0 | 38 | (0)3 |
25 | DF | Lucien Mettomo | 16 | (5)1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | (1)0 | 17 | (6)1 |
26 | DF | Tyrone Mears | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
27 | DF | Stephen Jordan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | MF | Tony Grant | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | (0)0 | 3 (1) | 0 |
29 | MF | Shaun Wright-Phillips | 30 | (4)8 | 3 | (0)0 | 1 | (1)0 | 34 | (5)8 |
31 | DF | Laurent Charvet | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 |
32 | GK | Simon Royce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | FW | Leon Mike | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 |
33 | FW | Chris Killen | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | (1)0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 |
35 | GK | Brian Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
36 | DF | Niclas Jensen | 16 | (1)1 | 2 | (1)0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | (2)1 |
36 | DF | Danny Granville | 12 | (4)1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | (1)0 | 13 | (5)1 |
37 | MF | Terry Dunfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
38 | DF | Rhys Day | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
39 | MF | Dickson Etuhu | 11 | (1)0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | (0)0 | 12 | (1)0 |
40 | MF | Chris Shuker | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1)1 | 0 (3) | 1 |
44 | MF | Ali Benarbia | 38 | (0)8 | 2 | (0)0 | 2 | (0)0 | 42 | (0)8 |
Information current as of 21 April 2002 (end of season)
Last updated: 24 November 2010.
Source: (for appearances, goals and discipline stats.) All match Reports in Games section above
Goal scorers
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