During the 2001–02 English football season, Rotherham United F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
Season summary In Rotherham's first season in the second tier of English football since 1983, it was a huge struggle for manager Ronnie Moore as the team started the season poorly by failing to win any of their opening 10 league games which saw them bottom with only four points and seemed destined for a return to the Second Division but from the start of October went on a decent run by picking up 15 points from the next eight league games which saw them climb out of the relegation zone and kept themselves away from the drop for rest of the season despite failing to win any of their final 10 league matches.
Final league table
Results Rotherham United's score comes first
Legend WinDrawLoss
Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 11 August 2001 Crystal PalaceH2–36,994Branston, Robins 18 August 2001 WatfordA2–313,839Robins (2) 23 August 2001 Sheffield UnitedH1–17,515Scott 27 August 2001 BarnsleyA1–115,552Robins 8 September 2001 BurnleyA0–314,820 15 September 2001 Norwich CityH1–16,099Robins (pen) 17 September 2001 Nottingham ForestA0–215,632 22 September 2001 GillinghamA1–27,688Robins 25 September 2001 Sheffield WednesdayH1–18,474McIntosh 29 September 2001 Wolverhampton WanderersH0–38,298 5 October 2001 Grimsby TownA2–06,662Robins (2) 12 October 2001 PortsmouthH2–16,427Monkhouse, Beech 17 October 2001 Coventry CityH0–06,582 20 October 2001 Stockport CountyA1–06,616Talbot 23 October 2001 WalsallA2–36,162Scott, Monkhouse 27 October 2001 WimbledonH3–25,586Swailes, Robins (pen), McIntosh 30 October 2001 Crewe AlexandraH2–25,971Robins, Swailes 4 November 2001 Birmingham CityA2–228,436Lee, Swailes 9 November 2001 MillwallA0–112,173 17 November 2001 West Bromwich AlbionH2–18,509Swailes, Lee 24 November 2001 Manchester CityA1–234,223Swailes 1 December 2001 WalsallH2–06,273Mullin, Lee 8 December 2001 Bradford CityA1–314,529Scott 15 December 2001 Preston North EndH1–06,558McIntosh 22 December 2001 Sheffield UnitedA2–222,749Watson, Swailes 29 December 2001 BarnsleyH1–19,737Barker 12 January 2002 WatfordH1–16,409Barker 19 January 2002 Crystal PalaceA0–217,311 29 January 2002 Grimsby TownH1–16,098Lee 2 February 2002 Wolverhampton WanderersA1–222,591Lee 6 February 2002 Coventry CityA0–212,893 9 February 2002 Stockport CountyH3–26,413Sedgwick, Robins (2, 1 pen) 12 February 2002 BurnleyH1–19,021Robins (pen) 16 February 2002 PortsmouthA0–013,313 23 February 2002 Sheffield WednesdayA2–128,179Lee, Barker 26 February 2002 GillinghamH3–26,005Robins, Mullin, Daws 2 March 2002 Nottingham ForestH1–28,455Robins (pen) 5 March 2002 Norwich CityA0–018,485 9 March 2002 Preston North EndA1–214,579Lee 16 March 2002 Bradford CityH1–17,182Lee (pen) 23 March 2002 Manchester CityH1–111,426Lee (pen) 30 March 2002 WimbledonA0–14,751 1 April 2002 MillwallH0–06,888 7 April 2002 West Bromwich AlbionA1–122,376Byfield 13 April 2002 Birmingham CityH2–210,536Byfield, McIntosh 21 April 2002 Crewe AlexandraA0–27,904
FA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers16 January 2002 SouthamptonH2–18,464Barker, Mullin26 January 2002 Crewe AlexandraH2–48,477Mullin, Warne
League Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers20 August 2001 Scunthorpe UnitedA2–02,589Lee, Robins11 September 2001 Bradford CityH0–43,539
Players First-team squad Squad at end of season
Left club during season
References