The 2001–02 Football League (known as the Nationwide Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 103rd completed season of The Football League.

Final league tables and results The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website. Play-off results are from the same website.

First Division

Team changes The following teams changed division since the 2000–01 season.

From First Division Promoted to FA Premier League Fulham Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers

Relegated to Second Division Huddersfield Town Queens Park Rangers Tranmere Rovers

To First Division Promoted from Second Division Millwall Rotherham United Walsall

Relegated from FA Premier League Manchester City Coventry City Bradford City

Play-offs

First Division maps

Second Division

Team changes The following teams changed division since the 2000–01 season.

From Second Division Promoted to First Division Millwall Rotherham United Walsall

Relegated to Third Division Bristol Rovers Luton Town Swansea City Oxford United

To Second Division Promoted from Third Division Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff City Chesterfield Blackpool

Relegated from First Division Huddersfield Town Queens Park Rangers Tranmere Rovers

Play-offs

Second Division maps

Third Division

Team changes The following teams changed division since the 2000–01 season.

From Third Division Promoted to Second Division Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff City Chesterfield Blackpool

Relegated to Football Conference Barnet

To Third Division Promoted from Football Conference Rushden & Diamonds

Relegated from Second Division Bristol Rovers Luton Town Swansea City Oxford United

Play-offs

Third Division maps

Attendances Source:

No. Club Average Change Highest Lowest 1 Manchester City 33,059 -2.9% 34,657 30,238 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 23,796 23.6% 28,015 19,231 3 Birmingham City 21,978 3.3% 29,178 17,310 4 Nottingham Forest 21,700 5.3% 28,546 15,632 5 West Bromwich Albion 20,910 18.4% 26,712 17,335 6 Sheffield Wednesday 20,870 8.3% 29,772 15,592 7 Norwich City 18,629 12.7% 21,251 15,710 8 Crystal Palace 18,121 6.2% 22,080 13,970 9 Sheffield United 18,020 4.7% 29,364 14,180 10 Coventry City 16,150 -21.5% 22,902 12,448 11 Burnley 15,948 -1.8% 21,823 13,162 12 Bradford City 15,489 -16.3% 20,209 12,846 13 Portsmouth 15,122 11.7% 19,103 12,336 14 Preston North End 14,887 1.9% 21,014 11,371 15 Watford 14,868 6.6% 18,911 12,160 16 Barnsley 13,323 -7.9% 18,803 10,976 17 Millwall 13,253 15.8% 17,058 10,021 18 Gillingham 8,602 -7.4% 10,477 7,025 19 Rotherham United 7,455 31.9% 11,426 5,586 20 Crewe Alexandra 7,129 6.4% 10,092 5,419 21 Wimbledon 6,961 -11.9% 13,564 4,249 22 Walsall 6,832 21.3% 9,181 5,080 23 Grimsby Town 6,431 13.9% 9,275 4,859 24 Stockport County 6,245 -11.2% 9,537 4,086

See also 2001–02 in English football 2001 in association football 2002 in association football

References