2001–02 Manchester City F.C. season

The 2001–02 season was Manchester City Football Club's 110th season playing in a division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight. This season was the club's most recent season of second tier league football, with the team playing in the Football League First Division following its immediate relegation from the Premier League in the previous season after its promotion the season before that. This time around the team was promoted at the first time of asking, with it winning the First Division by a clear 10 points while scoring more than 100 league goals for the first time since the 1957–58 season.

Manchester City
2001–02 season
First Division1st (promoted to Premier League)
FA CupFifth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Shaun Goater (28 goals)
All: Goater (32 goals)
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Results summary - all competitions
WinsDrawsLossesWin %
Home213184.0%
Away1431051.9%
Both3561167.3%
Results summary - First Division
WinsDrawsLossesWin %
Home193182.6%
Away123852.2%
Both316967.4%

Season review

The team's performance in the First Division this season matched a number of prior club records whilst also setting some new ones. The team equaled the record number of total goals scored (108) in any prior season; set a new club high for total league points accumulated (99) in a single season (since 3 points for a win was introduced into English football); produced the highest number of seasonal wins (31); and equaled the club's prior record for the total number of home wins (19). Additionally, Manchester City's First Division championship title became a record seventh English second-tier title won by the club, a record still to be surpassed by any other English team. Shaun Goater, the club's leading goal scorer this campaign with a tally of 32 goals - making him the first City player since Francis Lee in 1972 to net more than 30 goals in a season - scored 28 of those in the club's pursuit of promotion back to the top flight, which meant that he was also the leading goal scorer in the First Division this season.

Team kit

The team kit was produced by Le Coq Sportif and the shirt sponsor was Eidos Interactive.

Home
Away
Third

Historical league performance

Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).

Games

Position in final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Manchester City (C, P) 46 31 6 9 108 52 +56 99 Promotion to the Premier League
2 West Bromwich Albion (P) 46 27 8 11 61 29 +32 89
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 25 11 10 76 43 +33 86 Participated in play-offs
4 Millwall 46 22 11 13 69 48 +21 77
5 Birmingham City (O, P) 46 21 13 12 70 49 +21 76
Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 31 6 9 108 52  +56 99 19 3 1 63 19  +44 12 3 8 45 33  +12

Last updated: 21 April 2002 (end of season).
Source: Football League First Division 2001–02

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHAAHHHHAHAAHAHAAAHHHHAHAHAHAHHAAAHAAHAHAH
ResultWLWWLWLWWLDDLWDWWLWWWLWWDWWWWWLWDWWWWWWLDWWWWW
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2002 (end of season). Source: 2001–02 Football League First Division
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Individual match reports

11 August 2001 Manchester City 3 – 0 Watford Manchester, England
15:00 Goater  59'
Berkovic  64'
Pearce  87'
(Report) Robinson  72'  Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 33,939
Referee: Mike Riley
18 August 2001 Norwich City 2 – 0 Manchester City Norwich
15:00 Libbra  75'
McVeigh
(Report) Wanchope  90'  Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 18,745
Referee: Paul Taylor
25 August 2001 Manchester City 5 – 2 Crewe Alexandra Manchester
17:15 Wanchope  33',  90'
Pearce  pen' (41)
Goater  80',  89'
(Report) Hulse  44'
Little  45'
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 32,844
Referee: Howard Webb
27 August 2001 Burnley 2 – 4 Manchester City Burnley
18:15 Davis  25'
Armstrong  36'
Briscoe  52'
(Report) Goater  17',  62',  86'
Wanchope  50'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 19,602
Referee: Clive Wilkes
8 September 2001 West Bromwich Albion 4 – 0 Manchester City West Bromwich
15:00 McInnes  10'
Clement  pen' (66),  79'
Dobie  83'
(Report) Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,524
Referee: Graham Frankland
15 September 2001 Manchester City 3 – 0 Birmingham City Manchester
12:30 Goater  23',  42'
Dunne  25'
(Report) Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 31,714
Referee: Jeff Winter
19 September 2001 Coventry City 4 – 3 Manchester City Coventry
19:45 Pearce  og' (15)
Konjic  45'
Hughes  65'
Thompson  89'
(Report) Benarbia  29'
Horlock  57'
Hall  og' (72)
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 18,804
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
22 September 2001 Sheffield Wednesday 2 – 6 Manchester City Sheffield
15:00 Bonvin  3'
Bromby  47'
(Report) Benarbia  32'
Goater  35',  70'
Granville  59'
Wanchope  68',  pen' (79)
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 25,731
Referee: Roy Pearson
25 September 2001 Manchester City 3 – 0 Walsall Manchester
19:45 Benarbia  24'
Goater  41'
Wanchope  pen' (59)
(Report) Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 31,525
Referee: Rob Harris
29 September 2001 Manchester City 0 – 4 Wimbledon Manchester
15:00 (Report) Connolly  23',  pen' (35)
Shipperley  83',  90'
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 32,989
Referee: John Brandwood
13 October 2001 Manchester City 2 – 2 Stockport County Manchester
15:00 Benarbia  51'
Goater  84'
(Report) Hurst  50'
Kuqi  pen' (68)
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,214
Referee: David Pugh
16 October 2001 Manchester City 0 – 0 Sheffield United Manchester
19:45 Horlock  76'  (Report) Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 32,454
Referee: Steve Bennett
21 October 2001 Preston North End 2 – 1 Manchester City Preston
14:15 Healy  50'
Macken  67'
(Report) Huckerby  37'
Berkovic  89'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 21,013
Referee: Mike Dean
23 October 2001 Manchester City 4 – 0 Grimsby Town Manchester
19:45 Goater  2'
Howey  20'
Huckerby  24',  64'
(Report) Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 30,797
Referee: Mark Cowburn
28 October 2001 Nottingham Forest 1 – 1 Manchester City Nottingham
17:15 Bart-Williams  7' (Report) Goater  9' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,266
Referee: John Brandwood
31 October 2001 Barnsley 0 – 3 Manchester City Barnsley
19:45 (Report) Goater  14'
Pearce  35'
Huckerby  45'
Stadium: Oakwell Stadium
Attendance: 15,159
Referee: Phil Joslin
3 November 2001 Manchester City 4 – 1 Gillingham Manchester
15:00 Goater  18',  20',  52'
Huckerby  35'
(Report) King  71' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 33,067
Referee: Richard Beeby
17 November 2001 Portsmouth 2 – 1 Manchester City Portsmouth
12:30 Bradbury  54'
Crouch  78'
(Report) Huckerby  28' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,103
Referee: Paul Alcock
24 November 2001 Manchester City 2 – 1 Rotherham United Manchester
15:00 Negouai  43'
Benarbia  88'
(Report) Swailes  24' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,223
Referee: Mick Fletcher
1 December 2001 Grimsby Town 0 – 2 Manchester City Grimsby
15:00 (Report) Huckerby  pen' (74)
Goater  90'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 7,960
Referee: Paul Rejer
4 December 2001 Millwall 2 – 3 Manchester City London
19:45 Sadlier  45'
Claridge  pen' (75)
(Report) Goater  23'
Huckerby  68'
Wright-Phillips  83'
Stadium: New Den
Attendance: 13,026
Referee: Clive Wilkes
8 December 2001 Crystal Palace 2 – 1 Manchester City London
15:15 Freedman  31'
Kirovski  45'
(Report) Goater  68' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 22,080
Referee: Bill Jordan
11 December 2001 Manchester City 1 – 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester
19.45 Horlock  21' (Report) Lescott  42' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 33,639
Referee: Mike Riley
16 December 2001 Manchester City 3 – 1 Bradford City Manchester
14:15 Mettomo  36'
Horlock  58'
Wright-Phillips  64'
(Report) Dunne  og' (15) Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 30,749
Referee: Phil Richards
26 December 2001 Manchester City 0 – 0 West Bromwich Albion Manchester
15:00 Edghill  48'  (Report) Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,407
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
29 December 2001 Manchester City 5 – 1 Burnley Manchester
12:00 Wanchope  2',  28',  45'
Berkovic  38'
Huckerby  90'
(Report) Thomas-Moore  61' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,250
Referee: Matt Messias
1 January 2002 Sheffield United 1 – 3 Manchester City Sheffield
15:00 Brown  90' (Report) Goater  55'
Berkovic  68'
Wright-Phillips  90'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,291
Referee: Alan Wiley
13 January 2002 Manchester City 3 – 1 Norwich City Manchester
14:15 Tiatto  12'
Berkovic  43',  65'
Wanchope  pen' (61)
(Report) Nielsen  47' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 31,794
Referee: Roy Pearson
20 January 2002 Watford 1 – 2 Manchester City Watford
18:15 Wanchope  30'
Helguson  og' (80)
(Report) Smith  26' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 17,724
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
30 January 2002 Manchester City 2 – 0 Millwall Manchester
19:45 Benarbia  7'
Goater  78',  87'
(Report) Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 30,238
Referee: Peter Walton
3 February 2002 Wimbledon 2 – 1 Manchester City London
14:00 Shipperley  34',  69' (Report) Benarbia  54'
Pearce  90'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 10,664
Referee: Phil Dowd
10 February 2002 Manchester City 3 – 2 Preston North End Manchester
14:15 Wright-Phillips  49'
Howey  56'
Wanchope  74'
(Report) Macken  47'
Anderson  90'
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,220
Referee: Anthony Bates
23 February 2002 Walsall 0 – 0 Manchester City Walsall
15:00 [ (Report)] Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 7,618
Referee: David Crick
27 February 2002 Manchester City 4 – 0 Sheffield Wednesday Manchester
19:45 Horlock  9'
Huckerby  32'
Berkovic  76'
Goater  88'
(Report) Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 33,682
Referee: Paul Durkin
3 March 2002 Manchester City 4 – 2 Coventry City Manchester
13:00 Huckerby  15'
Tiatto  35'
Wright-Phillips  42',  71'
(Report) Mills  19',  88' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 33,335
Referee: Mike Pike
5 March 2002 Birmingham City 1 – 2 Manchester City Birmingham
19:45 Johnson  4' (Report) Jensen  43'
Horlock  68'
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 24,160
Referee: Bill Jordan
8 March 2002 Bradford City 0 – 2 Manchester City Bradford
19:45 (Report) Huckerby  44'
Macken  90'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 18,168
12 March 2002 Crewe Alexandra 1 – 3 Manchester City Crewe
19:45 Jack  55' (Report) Benarbia  30'
Huckerby  45'
Goater  75'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 10,092
Referee: Paul Danson
16 March 2002 Manchester City 1 – 0 Crystal Palace Manchester
15:00 Horlock  10' (Report) Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 33,637
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
19 March 2002 Stockport County 2 – 1 Manchester City Stockport
19:45 Hardiker  85',  90' (Report) Macken  18'
Goater  30'
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,537
Referee: Clive Wilkes
23 March 2002 Rotherham United 1 – 1 Manchester City Rotherham
15:00 Lee  45' (Report) Benarbia  60' Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 11,426
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
30 March 2002 Manchester City 3 – 0 Nottingham Forest Manchester
15:00 Huckerby  40',  45',  pen' (84) (Report) Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,345
Referee: Mike Jones
1 April 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 – 2 Manchester City Wolverhampton
13:00 Butler  83'  (Report) Wright-Phillips  36',  80' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,015
Referee: Graham Barber
6 April 2002 Manchester City 5 – 1 Barnsley Manchester
13:00 Huckerby  12',  36',  63'
Macken  53',  70'
(Report) Dyer  43' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 33,628
13 April 2002 Gillingham 1 – 3 Manchester City Gillingham
15:00 Onuora  34' (Report) Horlock  20'
Goater  39'
Huckerby  85'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 9,494
Referee: Matt Messias
21 April 2002 Manchester City 3 – 1 Portsmouth Manchester
15:00 Howey  9'
Goater  27'
Macken  86'
(Report) Pitt  59' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,657
Referee: Roger Furnandiz

Second round

11 September 2001 Notts County 2 – 2
2 – 4 (aet)
Manchester City Nottingham
19:45 Allsopp  pen' (68)
Stallard  70'
(Report) Shuker  61'
Goater  86'
Dickov  92'
Huckerby  103'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 5,972
Referee: Andy Hall

Third round

10 October 2001 Manchester City 6 – 0 Birmingham City Manchester
19:45 Huckerby  10',  25',  81',  89'
Luntala  og' (14)
Goater  53'
(Report) Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 13,912
Referee: Rob Styles

Fourth round

28 November 2001 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 0 Manchester City Blackburn
19:45 Johansson  44'
D. Johnson  89'
(Report) Negouai  26'  Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 17,907
Referee: Uriah Rennie

Third round

5 January 2002 Manchester City 2 – 0 Swindon Town Manchester
13:00 Wanchope  8'
Horlock  62'
(Report) Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 21,581
Referee: Chris Foy

Fourth round

27 January 2002 Ipswich Town 1 – 4 Manchester City Ipswich
19:00 Bent  83' (Report) Berkovic  43'
Goater  65',  86'
Huckerby  90'
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 21,119
Referee: Graham Poll

Fifth round

17 February 2002 Newcastle United 1 – 0 Manchester City Newcastle
19:00 Solano  59' (Report) Dunne  29' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,020
Referee: Alan Wiley

Playing statistics

Appearances for competitive matches only

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK Nicky Weaver 240(1)020(0)020(0)0280(1)0
2DF Stuart Pearce 380(0)310(1)030(0)0420(1)3
3DF Richard Edghill 090(1)010(2)000100(3)0
4DF Gerard Wiekens 210(5)010(0)020(0)0240(5)0
5DF Andy Morrison 00000000
6MF Kevin Horlock 330(9)730(0)120(0)0380(9)8
7FW Darren Huckerby 300(8)2030(2)120(1)535(11)26
8DF Simon Colosimo 000(6)00010(0)0010(6)0
8FW Jon Macken 040(4)50000040(4)5
9FW Paul Dickov 000(6)000(1)000(1)0000(8)1
10FW Shaun Goater 420(0)2810(1)220(0)2450(1)32
11MF Terry Cooke 00000000
13MF Christian Negouai 020(2)100(2)020(0)0040(4)1
14MF Eyal Berkovic 200(5)630(0)120(1)0250(6)7
15DF Alf-Inge Håland 000(3)000(1)000000(4)0
16DF Paul Ritchie 000(7)020(1)000(1)0020(9)0
17DF Sun Jihai 020(5)00000020(5)0
18MF Jeff Whitley 000(2)00000000(2)0
19DF Danny Tiatto 360(1)110(0)020(0)0390(1)1
20GK Carlo Nash 220(1)010(0)010(0)0240(1)0
21MF Alioune Touré 000(1)00000(1)0000(2)0
22DF Richard Dunne 420(2)130(0)030(0)0480(2)1
23FW Paulo Wanchope 140(1)1220(0)110(0)0170(1)13
24DF Steve Howey 340(0)320(0)020(0)0380(0)3
25DF Lucien Mettomo 160(5)10010(1)0170(6)1
26DF Tyrone Mears 000(1)00000000(1)0
27DF Stephen Jordan 00000000
28MF Tony Grant 020(1)00010(0)0030(1)0
29MF Shaun Wright-Phillips 300(4)830(0)010(1)0340(5)8
31DF Laurent Charvet 030(0)00000030(0)0
32GK Simon Royce 00000000
32FW Leon Mike 010(1)00000010(1)0
33FW Chris Killen 000(2)000(1)000000(3)0
35GK Brian Murphy 00000000
36DF Niclas Jensen 160(1)120(1)000180(2)1
36DF Danny Granville 120(4)10010(1)0130(5)1
37MF Terry Dunfield 00000000
38DF Rhys Day 00000000
39MF Dickson Etuhu 110(1)00010(0)0120(1)0
40MF Chris Shuker 000(2)00000(1)0000(3)1
44MF Ali Benarbia 380(0)820(0)020(0)0420(0)8

Information current as of 21 April 2002 (end of season)

Last updated: 24 November 2010.
Source: (for appearances, goals and discipline stats.) All match Reports in Games section above

Goal scorers

Information current as of 21 April 2002 (end of season)

See also

  • Manchester City F.C. seasons

References

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