2001–02 Manchester City F.C. season
| 2001–02 season | |
|---|---|
| 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 % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 3 | 1 | 84.0% |
| Away | 14 | 3 | 10 | 51.9% |
| Both | 35 | 6 | 11 | 67.3% |
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 19 | 3 | 1 | 82.6% |
| Away | 12 | 3 | 8 | 52.2% |
| Both | 31 | 6 | 9 | 67.4% |
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]
Season review
[edit ]The 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
[edit ]The team kit was produced by Le Coq Sportif and the shirt sponsor was Eidos Interactive.
Historical league performance
[edit ]Prior 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
[edit ]Position in final standings
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit ]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 breakdown
[edit ]Points at home: 60
Points away from home: 39
- 6 points: Barnsley, Birmingham City, Bradford City, Burnley, Crewe Alexandra,
- Gillingham, Grimsby Town, Millwall, Sheffield Wednesday, Watford,
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 4 points: Nottingham Forest, Rotherham United, Sheffield United, Walsall
- 3 points: Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Norwich City, Portsmouth, Preston N. End
- 1 point: Stockport County, West Bromwich Albion
- 0 points: Wimbledon
Biggest & smallest
[edit ]Biggest home wins: 5–1 vs. Burnley, 29 December 2001 & vs. Barnsley, 6 April 2002
4–0 vs. Grimsby Town, 23 October 2001 & vs. Sheffield Wednesday, 27 Feb. 2002
Biggest home defeat: 0–4 vs. Wimbledon, 1 October 2001
Biggest away win: 2–6 vs. Sheffield Wednesday, 22 September 2001
Biggest away defeat: 4–0 vs. West Bromwich Albion, 8 September 2001
Biggest home attendance: 34,657 vs. Portsmouth, 21 April 2002
Smallest home attendance: 30,238 vs. Millwall, 30 January 2002
Biggest away attendance: 28,266 vs. Nottingham Forest, 28 October 2001
Smallest away attendance: 7,618 vs. Walsall, 23 February 2002
Results by round
[edit ]| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | D | D | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | W |
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Individual match reports
[edit ]Berkovic 64'
Pearce 87' (Report) Robinson Yellow card 72' Yellow-red card Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 33,939
Referee: Mike Riley
McVeigh (Report) Wanchope Yellow card 90' Yellow-red card Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 18,745
Referee: Paul Taylor
Pearce pen' (41)
Goater 80', 89' (Report) Hulse 44'
Little 45' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 32,844
Referee: Howard Webb
Clement pen' (66), 79'
Dobie 83' (Report) Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,524
Referee: Graham Frankland
Konjic 45'
Hughes 65'
Thompson 89' (Report) Benarbia 29'
Horlock 57'
Hall og' (72) Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 18,804
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
Bromby 47' (Report) Benarbia 32'
Goater 35', 70'
Granville 59'
Wanchope 68', pen' (79) Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 25,731
Referee: Roy Pearson
Goater 41'
Wanchope pen' (59) (Report) Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 31,525
Referee: Rob Harris
Shipperley 83', 90' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 32,989
Referee: John Brandwood
Goater 84' (Report) Hurst 50'
Kuqi pen' (68) Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,214
Referee: David Pugh
Attendance: 32,454
Referee: Steve Bennett
Howey 20'
Huckerby 24', 64' (Report) Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 30,797
Referee: Mark Cowburn
Attendance: 28,266
Referee: John Brandwood
Pearce 35'
Huckerby 45' Stadium: Oakwell Stadium
Attendance: 15,159
Referee: Phil Joslin
Huckerby 35' (Report) King 71' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 33,067
Referee: Richard Beeby
Crouch 78' (Report) Huckerby 28' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,103
Referee: Paul Alcock
Benarbia 88' (Report) Swailes 24' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,223
Referee: Mick Fletcher
Goater 90' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 7,960
Referee: Paul Rejer
Claridge pen' (75) (Report) Goater 23'
Huckerby 68'
Wright-Phillips 83' Stadium: New Den
Attendance: 13,026
Referee: Clive Wilkes
Kirovski 45' (Report) Goater 68' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 22,080
Referee: Bill Jordan
Attendance: 33,639
Referee: Mike Riley
Horlock 58'
Wright-Phillips 64' (Report) Dunne og' (15) Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 30,749
Referee: Phil Richards
Attendance: 34,407
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
Berkovic 38'
Huckerby 90' (Report) Thomas-Moore 61' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,250
Referee: Matt Messias
Berkovic 68'
Wright-Phillips 90' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,291
Referee: Alan Wiley
Berkovic 43', 65'
Wanchope pen' (61) (Report) Nielsen 47' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 31,794
Referee: Roy Pearson
Helguson og' (80) (Report) Smith 26' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 17,724
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
Goater 78', 87' (Report) Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 30,238
Referee: Peter Walton
Pearce Red card 90' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 10,664
Referee: Phil Dowd
Howey 56'
Wanchope 74' (Report) Macken 47'
Anderson 90' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,220
Referee: Anthony Bates
Huckerby 32'
Berkovic 76'
Goater 88' (Report) Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 33,682
Referee: Paul Durkin
Tiatto 35'
Wright-Phillips 42', 71' (Report) Mills 19', 88' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 33,335
Referee: Mike Pike
Horlock 68' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 24,160
Referee: Bill Jordan
Huckerby 45'
Goater 75' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 10,092
Referee: Paul Danson
Goater Red card 30' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,537
Referee: Clive Wilkes
Attendance: 34,345
Referee: Mike Jones
Attendance: 28,015
Referee: Graham Barber
Macken 53', 70' (Report) Dyer 43' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 33,628
Referee: Graham Laws
Goater 39'
Huckerby 85' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 9,494
Referee: Matt Messias
Goater 27'
Macken 86' (Report) Pitt 59' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,657
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
League Cup
[edit ]Second round
[edit ]Third round
[edit ]Luntala og' (14)
Goater 53' (Report) Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 13,912
Referee: Rob Styles
Fourth round
[edit ]D. Johnson 89' (Report) Negouai Yellow card 26' Yellow-red card Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 17,907
Referee: Uriah Rennie
Third round
[edit ]Fourth round
[edit ]Goater 65', 86'
Huckerby 90' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 21,119
Referee: Graham Poll
Fifth round
[edit ]Attendance: 51,020
Referee: Alan Wiley
Playing statistics
[edit ]Appearances for competitive matches only
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1 | GK | England Nicky Weaver | 24(1) | 0 | 2(0) | 0 | 2(0) | 0 | 28(1) | 0 |
| 2 | DF | England Stuart Pearce | 38(0) | 3 | 1(1) | 0 | 3(0) | 0 | 42(1) | 3 |
| 3 | DF | England Richard Edghill | 9(1) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10(3) | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Netherlands Gerard Wiekens | 21(5) | 0 | 1(0) | 0 | 2(0) | 0 | 24(5) | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Scotland Andy Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | England Kevin Horlock | 33(9) | 7 | 3(0) | 1 | 2(0) | 0 | 38(9) | 8 |
| 7 | FW | England Darren Huckerby | 30(8) | 20 | 3(2) | 1 | 2(1) | 5 | 35(11) | 26 |
| 8 | DF | Australia Simon Colosimo | 0(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(0) | 0 | 1(6) | 0 |
| 8 | FW | England Jon Macken | 4(4) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(4) | 5 |
| 9 | FW | Scotland Paul Dickov | 0(6) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(8) | 1 |
| 10 | FW | Bermuda Shaun Goater | 42(0) | 28 | 1(1) | 2 | 2(0) | 2 | 45(1) | 32 |
| 11 | MF | England Terry Cooke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Martinique Christian Negouai | 2(2) | 1 | 0(2) | 0 | 2(0) | 0 | 4(4) | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Israel Eyal Berkovic | 20(5) | 6 | 3(0) | 1 | 2(1) | 0 | 25(6) | 7 |
| 15 | DF | Norway Alfie Haaland | 0(3) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(4) | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Scotland Paul Ritchie | 0(7) | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2(9) | 0 |
| 17 | DF | China Sun Jihai | 2(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(5) | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Northern Ireland Jeff Whitley | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Australia Danny Tiatto | 36(1) | 1 | 1(0) | 0 | 2(0) | 0 | 39(1) | 1 |
| 20 | GK | England Carlo Nash | 22(1) | 0 | 1(0) | 0 | 1(0) | 0 | 24(1) | 0 |
| 21 | MF | France Alioune Touré | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne | 42(2) | 1 | 3(0) | 0 | 3(0) | 0 | 48(2) | 1 |
| 23 | FW | Costa Rica Paulo Wanchope | 14(1) | 12 | 2(0) | 1 | 1(0) | 0 | 17(1) | 13 |
| 24 | DF | England Steve Howey | 34(0) | 3 | 2(0) | 0 | 2(0) | 0 | 38(0) | 3 |
| 25 | DF | Cameroon Lucien Mettomo | 16(5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 17(6) | 1 |
| 26 | DF | England Tyrone Mears | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| 27 | DF | England Stephen Jordan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | England Tony Grant | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(0) | 0 | 3(1) | 0 |
| 29 | MF | England Shaun Wright-Phillips | 30(4) | 8 | 3(0) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 34(5) | 8 |
| 31 | DF | France Laurent Charvet | 3(0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(0) | 0 |
| 32 | GK | England Simon Royce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | England Leon Mike | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| 33 | FW | New Zealand Chris Killen | 0(2) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(3) | 0 |
| 35 | GK | Republic of Ireland Brian Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | Denmark Niclas Jensen | 16(1) | 1 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18(2) | 1 |
| 36 | DF | England Danny Granville | 12(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 13(5) | 1 |
| 37 | MF | Canada Terry Dunfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | Wales Rhys Day | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | Nigeria Dickson Etuhu | 11(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(0) | 0 | 12(1) | 0 |
| 40 | MF | England Chris Shuker | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 1 | 0(3) | 1 |
| 44 | MF | Algeria 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
[edit ]Information current as of 21 April 2002 (end of season)