+ Results summary - all competitions WinsDrawsLossesWin %Home213 1 84.0%Away143 1051.9%Both356 1167.3%
+ Results summary - First Division WinsDrawsLossesWin %Home193 1 82.6%Away123 8 52.2%Both316 9 67.4%
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.
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 until Leicester City won their eighth in 2024. 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.
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
Football League First Division
Position in final standings
Results summary
Points breakdown Points at home: 60 Points away from home: 39 6 points: Barnsley, Birmingham City, Bradford City, Burnley, Crewe Alexandra, Gillingham, Grimsby Town, Millwall, Sheffield Wednesday, Watford, Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 points: Nottingham Forest, Rotherham United, Sheffield United, Walsall 3 points: Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Norwich City, Portsmouth, Preston N. End 1 point: Stockport County, West Bromwich Albion 0 points: Wimbledon
Biggest & smallest Biggest home wins: 5–1 vs. Burnley, 29 December 2001 & vs. Barnsley, 6 April 2002 4–0 vs. Grimsby Town, 23 October 2001 & vs. Sheffield Wednesday, 27 Feb. 2002 Biggest home defeat: 0–4 vs. Wimbledon, 1 October 2001 Biggest away win: 2–6 vs. Sheffield Wednesday, 22 September 2001 Biggest away defeat: 4–0 vs. West Bromwich Albion, 8 September 2001
Biggest home attendance: 34,657 vs. Portsmouth, 21 April 2002 Smallest home attendance: 30,238 vs. Millwall, 30 January 2002 Biggest away attendance: 28,266 vs. Nottingham Forest, 28 October 2001 Smallest away attendance: 7,618 vs. Walsall, 23 February 2002
Results by round
Individual match reports
League Cup
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
FA Cup
Third round
Fourth round
Fifth round
Playing statistics Appearances for competitive matches only No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GK Nicky Weaver24(1)02(0)02(0)028(1)02DF Stuart Pearce38(0)31(1)03(0)042(1)33DF Richard Edghill9(1)01(2)00010(3)04DF Gerard Wiekens21(5)01(0)02(0)024(5)05DF Andy Morrison000000006MF Kevin Horlock33(9)73(0)12(0)038(9)87FW Darren Huckerby30(8)203(2)12(1)535(11)268DF Simon Colosimo0(6)0001(0)01(6)08FW Jon Macken4(4)500004(4)59FW Paul Dickov0(6)00(1)00(1)00(8)110FW Shaun Goater42(0)281(1)22(0)245(1)3211MF Terry Cooke0000000013MF Christian Negouai2(2)10(2)02(0)04(4)114MF Eyal Berkovic20(5)63(0)12(1)025(6)715DF Alf-Inge Haaland0(3)00(1)0000(4)016DF Paul Ritchie0(7)02(1)00(1)02(9)017DF Sun Jihai2(5)000002(5)018MF Jeff Whitley0(2)000000(2)019DF Danny Tiatto36(1)11(0)02(0)039(1)120GK Carlo Nash22(1)01(0)01(0)024(1)021MF Alioune Touré0(1)0000(1)00(2)022DF Richard Dunne42(2)13(0)03(0)048(2)123FW Paulo Wanchope14(1)122(0)11(0)017(1)1324DF Steve Howey34(0)32(0)02(0)038(0)325DF Lucien Mettomo16(5)1001(1)017(6)126DF Tyrone Mears0(1)000000(1)027DF Stephen Jordan0000000028MF Tony Grant2(1)0001(0)03(1)029MF Shaun Wright-Phillips30(4)83(0)01(1)034(5)831DF Laurent Charvet3(0)000003(0)032GK Simon Royce0000000032FW Leon Mike1(1)000001(1)033FW Chris Killen0(2)00(1)0000(3)035GK Brian Murphy0000000036DF Niclas Jensen16(1)12(1)00018(2)136DF Danny Granville12(4)1001(1)013(5)137MF Terry Dunfield0000000038DF Rhys Day0000000039MF Dickson Etuhu11(1)0001(0)012(1)040MF Chris Shuker0(2)0000(1)10(3)144MF Ali Benarbia38(0)82(0)02(0)042(0)8
Information current as of 21 April 2002 (end of season)
Goal scorers
All competitions ScorerGoals Shaun Goater32 Darren Huckerby26 Paulo Wanchope13 Ali Benarbia8 Kevin Horlock Shaun Wright-Phillips Eyal Berkovic7 Jon Macken5 Steve Howey3 Stuart Pearce Paul Dickov1 Richard Dunne Danny Granville Niclas Jensen Lucien Mettomo Christian Negouai Chris Shuker Danny Tiatto
Football League Division 1 ScorerGoals Shaun Goater28 Darren Huckerby20 Paulo Wanchope12 Ali Benarbia8 Shaun Wright-Phillips Kevin Horlock7 Eyal Berkovic6 Jon Macken5 Steve Howey3 Stuart Pearce Richard Dunne1 Danny Granville Niclas Jensen Lucien Mettomo Christian Negouai Danny Tiatto
League Cup ScorerGoals Darren Huckerby5 Shaun Goater2 Paul Dickov1 Chris Shuker
FA Cup ScorerGoals Shaun Goater2 Eyal Berkovic1 Kevin Horlock Darren Huckerby Paulo Wanchope
Information current as of 21 April 2002 (end of season)
See also Manchester City F.C. seasons
References