1901–02 Football League

14th season of the Football League April 2023 July 2013 The Football League 1901–02 Sunderland none New Clubs in League Bristol City,Doncaster Rovers 1900–01 1902–03 The 1901–02 season was the 14th season of The Football League. 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 First Division 1901–02 Sunderland4th English title Small HeathManchester City Jimmy Settle(18 goals) Newcastle United 8–0 Notts County(26 October 1901) Blackburn 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 Newcastle United 8–0 Notts County(26 October 1901)Notts County 5–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers(28 March 1902) 306 840 5 matchesNottingham Forest 10 matchesSunderland 5 matchesManchester City 50,000Aston Villa 1–0 Small Heath(26 December 1901) 2,000Blackburn 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) 11,209 1900–01 1902–03 main WDL First Division World Football SUN, EVE, NEW, BLA, NFO, DER, BRY, AVL, THW, SHU, LIV, BOL, NTC, WOL, GRI, STK, SMH, MCI 1st REL REL complete 13 8 13 42 40 15 6 13 52 48 12 8 14 51 56 13 8 13 44 38 13 9 12 39 41 17 7 10 53 35 13 6 15 44 60 10 12 12 42 38 11 6 17 42 58 14 9 11 48 34 13 9 12 43 43 14 4 16 51 57 13 7 14 53 48 11 8 15 47 45 11 9 14 45 55 19 6 9 50 35 13 8 13 48 52 13 6 15 46 57 C R R Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Bury Derby County Everton Grimsby Town Liverpool Manchester City Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Notts County Sheffield United Small Heath Stoke Sunderland The Wednesday Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 2 y 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored R yellow red1 Relegation to the Second Division Results main FBR grey 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 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.Liverpool Stoke 7-0 https://www.lfchistory.net/SeasonArchive/Game/4127 LFCHistory 17 January 2026 Maps England none 369 Locations of the Football League First Division teams England 52.49 -1.88 right England 52.56 -1.82 right England 53.75 -2.48 right England 53.59 -2.56 right England 53.58 -2.295 right England 52.92 -1.476 right England 53.48 -2.97 right England 53.56 -0.068 right England 53.53 -2.99 right England 53.47 -2.22 right England 54.98 -1.62 right England 53.01 -1.137 right England 52.942 -1.137 right England 53.00 -2.18 right England 54.914 -1.388 right England 53.38 -1.47 right England 53.32 -1.47 right England 52.59 -2.13 right 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 Second Division Second Division 1901–02 West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich AlbionMiddlesbrough Chippy Simmons(23 goals)https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html English League Leading Goalscorers Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2010-10-31 Preston North End 8–0 Lincoln City(28 December 1901) Burton United 0–6 Lincoln City(23 November 1901) Barnsley 2–7 Middlesbrough(22 February 1902) 306 885 10 matchesWest Bromwich Albion 17 matchesWest Bromwich Albion 6 matchesStockport County 1900–01 1902–03 main WDL Second Division WBA, MID, PNE, WOO, LIN, BRC, DON, GLO, BUR, BUN, BAR, BPV, BLP, LEF, NEH, CHT, SPC, GAI PRO PRO RET RET RET complete 12 6 16 51 63 11 7 16 40 56 17 6 11 52 35 10 10 14 41 45 10 9 15 43 59 11 8 15 46 54 11 6 17 47 68 13 8 13 49 58 4 11 19 30 80 10 12 12 36 40 12 5 17 38 56 14 13 7 45 35 23 5 6 90 24 11 6 17 38 53 18 6 10 71 32 8 7 19 36 72 25 5 4 82 29 18 6 10 50 26 C, P P Barnsley Blackpool Bristol City Burnley Burslem Port Vale Burton United Chesterfield Town Doncaster Rovers Gainsborough Trinity Glossop Leicester Fosse Lincoln City Middlesbrough Newton Heath Preston North End Stockport County West Bromwich Albion Woolwich Arsenal 5 2 y 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored PR green1 Promotion to the First Division red2 Re-elected Results main FBR grey 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 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps England none 369 Locations of the Football League Second Division teams England 53.55 -1.48 right England 53.81 -3.05 right England 51.45 -2.58 right England 53.04 -2.19 right England 53.79 -2.25 right England 52.80 -1.68 right England 53.24 -1.43 right England 53.52 -1.133 right England 53.40 -0.77 right England 53.44 -1.95 right England 52.62 -1.14 right England 53.23 -0.54 right England 54.57 -1.23 right England 53.47 -2.30 right England 53.75 -2.7 right England 53.41 -2.16 right England 51.50 0.068 right England 52.509 -1.964 right 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 Attendances Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng1902.htm Historical attendances European-football-statistics.co.uk 26 June 2026 Division One No. Club Average 1 Aston Villa FC 19,580 2 Manchester City FC 16,825 3 Everton FC 16,030 4 Liverpool FC 14,715 5 Newcastle United FC 14,450 6 Birmingham City FC 13,265 7 Sunderland AFC 12,905 8 Sheffield United FC 12,880 9 Bolton Wanderers FC 10,200 10 The Wednesday 9,765 11 Notts County FC 9,430 12 Derby County FC 9,050 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8,605 14 Blackburn Rovers FC 7,950 15 Bury FC 7,870 16 Stoke City FC 7,280 17 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 6,525 18 Grimsby Town FC 5,955 See also 1901–02 in English football 1901 in association football 1902 in association football References Sources Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980. 1901–02 League