During the 2001–02 English football season, Crystal Palace F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary Palace turned to Steve Bruce for the 2001–02 season. A good start to the season gave Palace hope for a promotion challenge, but Bruce attempted to walk out on the club after just four months at the helm to take charge of Birmingham City.Stewart, Colin. "Bruce Left in Limbo as Palace Turn Down Resignation." The Scotsman: 3. 3 Nov 2001. ProQuest. Web. 31 May 2013. Archived on 3 June 2013. Accessed 2013-07-04. After a short spell on 'gardening leave', Bruce was eventually allowed to join Birmingham City, succeeded by Trevor Francis, who had ironically been his predecessor at Birmingham.

Final league table

Results Crystal Palace's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 11 August 2001 Rotherham UnitedA3–26,994Freedman (pen), Riihilahti, Smith 18 August 2001 Stockport CountyH4–115,760Riihilahti, Morrison 2 (pen), Freedman 25 August 2001 Nottingham ForestA2–418,239Freedman (2) 8 September 2001 MillwallH1–321,641Morrison 15 September 2001 PortsmouthA2–418,149Rodger, Freedman 18 September 2001 Grimsby TownH5–013,970Kirovski, Popovic (2), Freedman, Morrison 22 September 2001 BarnsleyH1–015,433Riihilahti 25 September 2001 Sheffield UnitedA3–114,180Smith, Freedman (pen), Hopkin 29 September 2001 Sheffield WednesdayH4–117,066Freedman (2), Morrison (2) 13 October 2001 WimbledonH4–020,009Morrison, Kirovski, Riihilahti, Brown (own goal) 16 October 2001 Bradford CityH2–015,721Morrison (2) 20 October 2001 Wolverhampton WanderersA1–026,471Kirovski 23 October 2001 BurnleyA0–114,713 28 October 2001 Norwich CityH3–219,553Morrison (2), Freedman 31 October 2001 West Bromwich AlbionH0–117,273 3 November 2001 WalsallA2–26,795Hopkin, Freedman 17 November 2001 Crewe AlexandraH4–121,802Walton (own goal), Morrison, Kirovski, Freedman 21 November 2001 GillinghamA0–39,396 24 November 2001 Preston North EndA1–215,264Freedman 28 November 2001 Coventry CityA0–213,695 1 December 2001 BurnleyH1–218,457Morrison 8 December 2001 Manchester CityH2–122,080Freedman, Kirovski 11 December 2001 Birmingham CityA0–120,119 15 December 2001 WatfordA0–116,499 20 December 2001 Nottingham ForestH1–115,645Morrison 26 December 2001 MillwallA0–316,630 29 December 2001 Bradford CityA2–114,233Berhalter, Benjamin 13 January 2002 Stockport CountyA1–05,541Freedman 16 January 2002 GillinghamH3–117,646Morrison (2), Freedman 19 January 2002 Rotherham UnitedH2–017,311Morrison, Smith 29 January 2002 Coventry CityH1–316,197Freedman 2 February 2002 Sheffield WednesdayA3–120,099Morrison, Freedman, Smith 7 February 2002 Wolverhampton WanderersH0–218,475 16 February 2002 WimbledonA1–113,564Morrison 23 February 2002 Sheffield UnitedH0–118,009 26 February 2002 BarnsleyA4–111,207Freedman, Riihilahti, Akinbiyi, Gray 2 March 2002 Grimsby TownA2–55,924Gray, Morrison 5 March 2002 PortsmouthH0–015,915 9 March 2002 WatfordH0–216,817 16 March 2002 Manchester CityA0–133,637 23 March 2002 WalsallH2–021,038Morrison, Freedman (pen) 30 March 2002 Norwich CityA1–221,251Morrison 1 April 2002 Birmingham CityH0–019,598 7 April 2002 Crewe AlexandraA0–06,724 13 April 2002 Preston North EndH2–021,361Hopkin, Akinbiyi 21 April 2002 West Bromwich AlbionA0–226,712

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR35 January 2002 Newcastle UnitedA0–238,089

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR121 August 2001 Leyton OrientA4–24,290Morrison (2), Black (2)R212 September 2001 EvertonA1–1 (won 5–4 on pens)21,128Freedman (pen)R310 October 2001 Sheffield WednesdayA2–2 (lost 1–3 on pens)8,796Rodger, Riihilahti

Players First-team squad Squad at end of season

Left club during season

Reserve squad

References

Notes