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2001-02 In English FootballMajor events - November 20 2001 - Despite a managerial climate that has already seen more than 20 changes this season, Dario Gradi celebrates his 1,000th game in charge of Crewe Alexandra.
- 16 March 2002 - In an ugly First Division match, Sheffield United has three players sent off, two for violent acts, against West Brom. After the sendings off, two Sheffield players are injured, and the referee abandons the match with West Brom up 3-0 and Sheffield down to six men. This match would enter English football infamy as the Battle of Bramall Lane.
- 28 May 2002 - A three-man panel of The Football Association gives permission for Wimbledon F.C. to move from its historic South London home to Milton Keynes.
- 10 July 2002 - Only six weeks after The FA approves the Wimbledon move, AFC Wimbledon, formed by outraged former Wimbledon FC supporters, plays its first-ever match, a preseason friendly against Sutton United in front of over 4,600 fans.
Honours * Arsenal won the double, that is they won the FA Cup and the FA Premier League in the same season. | Date | Opposition | Venue | Competition | Result | Score | | 15 August 2001 | Netherlands | Home | White Hart Lane, London | Friendly | Lost | 0-2 | | 1 September 2001 | Germany | Away | Olympic Stadium, Munich | World Cup Qualifier | Won | 5-1 | | 5 September 2001 | Albania | Home | St James' Park, Newcastle | World Cup Qualifier | Won | 2-0 | | 6 October 2001 | Greece | Home | Old Trafford, Manchester | World Cup Qualifier | Drawn | 2-2 | | 10 November 2001 | Sweden | Home | Old Trafford, Manchester | Friendly | Drawn | 1-1 | | 13 February 2002 | Netherlands | Away | Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam | Friendly | Drawn | 1-1 | | 27 March 2002 | Italy | Home | Elland Road, Leeds | Friendly | Lost | 1-2 | | 17 April 2002 | Paraguay | Home | Anfield, Liverpool | Friendly | Won | 4-0 | | 21 May 2002 | South Korea | Away | Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo | Friendly | Drawn | 1-1 | | 26 May 2002 | Cameroon | Neutral | Wing Stadium, Kobe | Friendly | Drawn | 2-2 | | 2 June 2002 | Sweden | Neutral | Saitama Stadium, Saitama | World Cup First Round | Drawn | 1-1 | | 7 June 2002 | Argentina | Neutral | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo | World Cup First Round | Won | 1-0 | | 12 June 2002 | Nigeria | Neutral | Nagai Stadium, Osaka | World Cup First Round | Drawn | 0-0 | | 15 June 2002 | Denmark | Neutral | Stadium Big Swan, Niigata | World Cup Second Round | Won | 3-0 | | 21 June 2002 | Brazil | Neutral | Stadium Epoca, Fukuroi | World Cup Quarter Final | Lost | 1-2 | Tables P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts 1. Arsenal 38 12 4 3 42 25 14 5 0 37 11 +43 87 2. Liverpool 38 12 5 2 33 14 12 3 4 34 16 +37 80 3. Manchester United 38 11 2 6 40 17 13 3 3 47 28 +42 77 4. Newcastle United 38 12 3 4 40 23 9 5 5 34 29 +22 71 5. Leeds United 38 9 6 4 31 21 9 6 4 22 16 +16 66 6. Chelsea 38 11 4 4 43 21 6 9 4 23 17 +28 64 7. West Ham United 38 12 4 3 32 14 3 4 12 16 43 -9 53 8. Aston Villa 38 8 7 4 22 17 4 7 8 24 30 -1 50 9. Tottenham Hotspur 38 10 4 5 32 24 4 4 11 17 29 -4 50 10. Blackburn Rovers 38 8 6 5 33 20 4 4 11 22 31 +4 46 11. Southampton 38 7 5 7 23 22 5 4 10 23 32 -8 45 12. Middlesbrough 38 7 5 7 23 26 5 4 10 12 21 -12 45 13. Fulham 38 7 7 5 21 16 3 7 9 15 28 -8 44 14. Charlton Athletic 38 5 6 8 23 30 5 8 6 15 19 -11 44 15. Everton 38 8 4 7 26 23 3 6 10 19 34 -12 43 16. Bolton Wanderers 38 5 7 7 20 31 4 6 9 24 31 -18 40 17. Sunderland 38 7 7 5 18 16 3 3 13 11 35 -22 40 18. Ipswich Town 38 6 4 9 20 24 3 5 11 21 40 -23 36 19. Derby County 38 5 4 10 20 26 3 2 14 13 37 -30 30 20. Leicester City 38 3 7 9 15 34 2 6 11 15 30 -34 28 Blue bold text = To enter the Champions League at the first round stage
Blue normal text = To enter the Champions League at the qualifier stage
Red text = Relegated to Division One P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts 1. Manchester City 46 19 3 1 63 19 12 3 8 45 33 +56 99 2. West Bromwich Albion 46 15 4 4 36 11 12 4 7 25 18 +32 89 3. Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 13 4 6 33 18 12 7 4 43 25 +33 86 4. Millwall 46 15 3 5 43 22 7 8 8 26 26 +21 77 5. Birmingham City 46 14 4 5 44 20 7 9 7 26 29 +21 76 6. Norwich City 46 15 6 2 36 16 7 3 13 24 35 +9 75 7. Burnley 46 11 7 5 39 29 10 5 8 31 33 +8 75 8. Preston North End 46 13 7 3 45 21 7 5 11 26 38 +12 72 9. Wimbledon 46 9 8 6 30 22 9 5 9 33 35 +6 67 10. Crystal Palace 46 13 3 7 42 22 7 3 13 28 40 +8 66 11. Coventry City 46 12 4 7 33 19 8 2 13 26 34 +6 66 12. Gillingham 46 12 5 6 38 26 6 5 12 26 41 -3 64 13. Sheffield United 46 8 8 7 34 30 7 7 9 19 24 -1 60 14. Watford 46 10 5 8 38 30 6 6 11 24 26 +6 59 15. Bradford City 46 10 1 12 41 39 5 9 9 28 37 -7 55 16. Nottingham Forest 46 7 11 5 26 21 5 7 11 24 30 -1 54 17. Portsmouth 46 9 6 8 36 31 4 8 11 24 41 -12 53 18. Walsall 46 10 6 7 29 27 3 6 14 22 44 -20 51 19. Grimsby Town 46 9 7 7 34 28 3 7 13 16 44 -22 50 20. Sheffield Wednesday 46 6 7 10 28 37 6 7 10 21 34 -22 50 21. Rotherham United 46 7 13 3 32 29 3 6 14 20 37 -14 49 22. Crewe Alexandra 46 8 8 7 23 32 4 5 14 24 44 -29 49 23. Barnsley 46 9 9 5 37 33 2 6 15 22 53 -27 48 24. Stockport County 46 5 1 17 19 44 1 7 15 23 58 -60 26 Blue text = Promoted to The Premiership
Green text = Losing play-off candidates
Red text = Relegated to Division Two P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts 1. Brighton & Hove Albion 46 17 5 1 42 16 8 10 5 24 26 +24 90 2. Reading 46 12 7 4 36 20 11 8 4 34 23 +27 84 3. Brentford 46 17 5 1 48 12 7 6 10 29 31 +34 83 4. Cardiff City 46 12 8 3 39 25 11 6 6 36 25 +25 83 5. Stoke City 46 16 4 3 43 12 7 7 9 24 28 +27 80 6. Huddersfield Town 46 13 7 3 35 19 8 8 7 30 28 +18 78 7. Bristol City 46 13 6 4 38 21 8 4 11 30 32 +15 73 8. Queens Park Rangers 46 11 10 2 35 18 8 4 11 25 31 +11 71 9. Oldham Athletic 46 14 6 3 47 27 4 10 9 30 38 +12 70 10. Wigan Athletic 46 9 6 8 36 23 7 10 6 30 28 +15 64 11. Wycombe Wanderers 46 13 5 5 38 26 4 8 11 20 38 -6 64 12. Tranmere Rovers 46 10 9 4 39 19 6 6 11 24 41 +3 63 13. Swindon Town 46 10 7 6 26 21 5 7 11 20 35 -10 59 14. Port Vale 46 11 6 6 35 24 5 4 14 16 38 -11 58 15. Colchester United 46 9 6 6 35 33 6 6 11 30 43 -11 57 16. Blackpool 46 8 9 6 39 31 6 5 12 27 38 -3 56 17. Peterborough United 46 11 5 7 46 26 4 5 14 18 33 -5 55 18. Chesterfield 46 9 3 11 35 36 4 10 9 18 29 -12 52 19. Notts County 46 8 7 8 28 29 5 4 14 31 42 -12 50 20. Northampton Town 46 9 4 10 30 33 5 3 15 24 46 -25 49 21. A.F.C. Bournemouth 46 9 4 10 36 33 1 10 12 20 38 -15 44 22. Bury 46 6 9 8 26 32 5 2 16 17 43 -32 44 23. Wrexham 46 7 7 9 29 32 4 3 16 27 57 -33 43 24. Cambridge United 46 7 7 9 29 34 0 6 17 18 59 -46 34 P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts 1. Plymouth Argyle 46 19 2 2 41 11 12 7 4 30 17 +43 102 2. Luton Town 46 15 5 3 50 18 15 2 6 46 30 +48 97 3. Mansfield Town 46 17 3 3 49 24 7 4 12 23 36 +12 79 4. Cheltenham Town 46 11 11 1 40 20 10 4 9 26 29 +17 78 5. Rochdale 46 13 8 2 41 22 8 7 8 24 30 +13 78 6. Rushden & Diamonds 46 14 5 4 40 20 6 8 9 29 33 +15 73 7. Hartlepool United 46 12 6 5 53 23 8 5 10 21 25 +26 71 8. Scunthorpe United 46 14 5 4 43 22 5 9 9 31 34 +18 71 9. Shrewsbury Town 46 13 4 6 36 19 7 6 10 28 34 +11 70 10. Kidderminster Harriers 46 13 6 4 35 17 6 3 14 21 30 +9 66 11. Hull City 46 12 6 5 38 18 4 7 12 19 33 +6 61 12. Southend United 46 12 5 6 36 22 3 8 12 15 32 -3 58 13. Macclesfield Town 46 7 7 9 23 25 8 6 9 18 27 -11 58 14. York City 46 11 5 7 26 20 5 4 14 28 47 -13 57 15. Darlington 46 11 6 6 37 25 4 5 14 23 46 -11 56 16. Exeter City 46 7 9 7 25 32 7 4 12 23 41 -25 55 17. Carlisle United 46 11 5 7 31 21 1 11 11 18 35 -7 52 18. Leyton Orient 46 10 7 6 37 25 3 6 14 18 46 -16 52 19. Torquay United 46 8 6 9 27 31 4 9 10 19 32 -17 51 20. Swansea City 46 7 8 8 26 26 6 4 13 27 51 -24 51 21. Oxford United 46 8 7 8 34 28 3 7 13 19 34 -9 47 22. Lincoln City 46 8 4 11 25 27 2 12 9 19 35 -18 46 23. Bristol Rovers 46 8 7 8 28 28 3 5 15 12 32 -20 45 24. Halifax Town 46 5 9 9 24 28 3 3 17 15 56 -45 36 European qualifiers Group phase Qualifying round Promoted teams From Division One to The Premier League: - Manchester City
- West Bromwich Albion
- Birmingham City
From Division Two to Division One: - Brighton & Hove Albion
- Reading
- Stoke City
From Division Three to Division Two: - Plymouth Argyle
- Luton Town
- Mansfield Town
- Cheltenham Town
From The Football Conference to Division Three: - Boston United
Relegated teams From The Premier League to Division One: - Ipswich Town
- Derby County
- Leicester City
From Division One to Division Two: - Crewe Alexandra
- Barnsley
- Stockport County
From Division Two to Division Three: - A.F.C. Bournemouth
- Bury
- Wrexham
- Cambridge United
From Division Three to The Football Conference: - Halifax Town
Major transfer deals - 1 August 2001 - Christian Ziege from Liverpool to Spurs, Pound sterling4m
- 2 August 2001 - John Hartson from Coventry City to Celtic, 6.5m
- 3 August 2001 - Fabrizio Ravanelli from Lazio to Derby County, free
- 9 August 2001 - Jon Harley from Chelsea to Fulham, 3.5m
- 9 August 2001 - Lee Hughes from West Bromwich Albion to Coventry City, 5m
- 10 August 2001 - Laurent Robert from Paris Saint-Germain to Newcastle United, 10.5m
- 10 August 2001 - Edwin van der Sar from Juventus to Fulham, 7m
- 10 August 2001 - Boudewijn Zenden from Barcelona to Chelsea, 7.5m
- 14 August 2001 - Steed Malbranque from Lyon to Fulham, 5m
- 16 August 2001 - Kasey Keller from Rayo Vallecano to Spurs, free
- 24 August 2001 - Bosko Balaban from Dinamo Zagreb to Aston Villa, 6m
- 31 August 2001 - Jerzy Dudek from Feyenoord to Liverpool, 4.85m
- 31 August 2001 - Don Hutchison from Sunderland to West Ham, 5m
- 31 August 2001 - Chris Kirkland from Coventry City to Liverpool, 6m
- 3 September 2001 - Laurent Blanc from Internazionale to Manchester United, free
- 3 September 2001 - Steve Marlet from Lyon to Fulham, 13.5m
- 14 September 2001 - Tomas Repka from Fiorentina to West Ham United, 5.5m
- 24 September 2001 - Dean Richards from Southampton to Spurs, 8.1m
- 19 October 2001 - Seth Johnson from Derby County to Leeds United, 7m
- 30 November 2001 - Robbie Fowler from Liverpool to Leeds United, 11m
- 7 December 2001 - Claudio Reyna from Rangers to Sunderland, 4.5m
- 24 December 2001 - Milan Baro from Banik Ostrava to Liverpool
- 29 December 2001 - Andy Cole from Manchester United to Blackburn Rovers, 7.5m
- 23 January 2002 - Diego Forlan from Independiente to Manchester United, 7.5
- 30 January 2002 - Abel Zavier from Everton to Liverpool, 800,000
- 8 February 2002 - Jermaine Jenas from Nottingham Forest to Newcastle United, 5m
- 18 February 2002 - Kolo Tour from ASEC Mimosas to Arsenal, undisclosed
- 6 March 2002 - Jon Macken from Preston North End to Manchester City, 4m
- 18 March 2002 - Paul Gascoigne from Everton to Burnley, free
- 28 March 2002 - Peter Crouch from Portsmouth to Aston Villa, 4m
- 18 April 2002 - Jamie Redknapp from Liverpool to Spurs, free
- 2 May 2002 - Franck Queudrue from Lens to Middlesbrough, 2.5m
Managerial changes August September October - October 8 - Denis Smith takes over at Wrexham, replacing Brian Flynn
- October 8 - Colin Todd takes over at Derby County, replacing Jim Smith
- October 10 - Dave Bassett takes over at Leicester City, replacing Peter Taylor (sacked September 30)
- October 10 - Coach Gary Brazil takes over at Notts County, replacing Jocky Scott (sacked October 10)
- October 12 - Alan Little takes over at Halifax Town, replacing Paul Bracewell (resigned August 30)
- October 15 - Paul Brush takes over at Leyton Orient, replacing Tommy Taylor
- October 16 - Roland Nilsson takes over at Coventry City, replacing Gordon Strachan (resigned September 10)
- October 17 - Peter Taylor takes over at Brighton & Hove Albion
- October 22 - Gordon Strachan takes over at Southampton, replacing Stuart Gray (sacked October 21)
- October 22 - Caretaker manager Rob Newman takes over at Southend United, replacing David Webb (resigned October 9)
- October 25 - Kevin Broadhurst takes over at Northampton Town, replacing Kevin Wilson (sacked September 26)
- October 25 - Tommy Taylor takes over at Darlington until the end of the season, replacing Gary Bennett (resigned October 24)
- October 30 - John Cornforth takes over at Exeter City, replacing Noel Blake (sacked September 23)
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