1901–02 in English football

The 1901–02 season was the 31st season of competitive football in England.

Football in England
Season1901–02
Men's football
First DivisionSunderland
Second DivisionWest Bromwich Albion
Southern LeaguePortsmouth
Northern LeagueBishop Auckland
The CombinationWrexham
Western LeaguePortsmouth
FA CupSheffield United
Sheriff of London Charity ShieldAston Villa
England

League changes

Doncaster Rovers and Bristol City replaced Walsall and New Brighton Tower in the Football League.

Burton United were formed by a merger of Burton Swifts with former League side Burton Wanderers.

Bristol City were the first non-London Southern side in the league.

Events
  • 9 January 1902 – Newton Heath, the Manchester based Second Division club, are on the brink of closure and expulsion from the Football League after being issued with a winding up order.[1] The club is £2,600 in debt.
  • 28 April 1902 – Newton Heath, after being saved by new owner John Henry Davies, are renamed Manchester United.[2]

Honours
CompetitionWinner
First DivisionSunderland (4)
Second DivisionWest Bromwich Albion
FA CupSheffield United (2)
Home Championship Scotland

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

Football League
Main article: 1901–02 Football League

First Division
Main article: 1901–02 Football League § First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Sunderland (C) 34 19 6 9 50 35 1.429 44
2 Everton 34 17 7 10 53 35 1.514 41
3 Newcastle United 34 14 9 11 48 34 1.412 37
4 Blackburn Rovers 34 15 6 13 52 48 1.083 36
5 Nottingham Forest 34 13 9 12 43 43 1.000 35
6 Derby County 34 13 9 12 39 41 0.951 35
7 Bury 34 13 8 13 44 38 1.158 34
8 Aston Villa 34 13 8 13 42 40 1.050 34
9 The Wednesday 34 13 8 13 48 52 0.923 34
10 Sheffield United 34 13 7 14 53 48 1.104 33
11 Liverpool 34 10 12 12 42 38 1.105 32
12 Bolton Wanderers 34 12 8 14 51 56 0.911 32
13 Notts County 34 14 4 16 51 57 0.895 32
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 13 6 15 46 57 0.807 32
15 Grimsby Town 34 13 6 15 44 60 0.733 32
16 Stoke 34 11 9 14 45 55 0.818 31
17 Small Heath (R) 34 11 8 15 47 45 1.044 30 Relegation to the Second Division
18 Manchester City (R) 34 11 6 17 42 58 0.724 28
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Second Division
Main article: 1901–02 Football League § Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 West Bromwich Albion (C, P) 34 25 5 4 82 29 2.828 55 Promotion to the First Division
2 Middlesbrough (P) 34 23 5 6 90 24 3.750 51
3 Preston North End 34 18 6 10 71 32 2.219 42
4 Woolwich Arsenal 34 18 6 10 50 26 1.923 42
5 Lincoln City 34 14 13 7 45 35 1.286 41
6 Bristol City 34 17 6 11 52 35 1.486 40
7 Doncaster Rovers 34 13 8 13 49 58 0.845 34
8 Glossop 34 10 12 12 36 40 0.900 32
9 Burnley 34 10 10 14 41 45 0.911 30
10 Burton United 34 11 8 15 46 54 0.852 30
11 Barnsley 34 12 6 16 51 63 0.810 30
12 Burslem Port Vale 34 10 9 15 43 59 0.729 29
13 Blackpool 34 11 7 16 40 56 0.714 29
14 Leicester Fosse 34 12 5 17 38 56 0.679 29
15 Newton Heath 34 11 6 17 38 53 0.717 28
16 Chesterfield Town 34 11 6 17 47 68 0.691 28 Re-elected
17 Stockport County 34 8 7 19 36 72 0.500 23
18 Gainsborough Trinity 34 4 11 19 30 80 0.375 19
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

References
  1. "Drasdo repeats green and gold message". Manchester Evening News. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  2. "History of Manchester United". United Online Unofficial website of Manchester United. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
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