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.[1]

Manchester City
2001–02 season
OwnerPublicly traded company
ManagerKevin Keegan
First Division1st (promoted)
FA CupFifth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Shaun Goater (28 goals)
All: Shaun Goater (32 goals)
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Results summary - all competitions
Wins Draws Losses Win %
Home 21 3 1 84.0%
Away 14 3 10 51.9%
Both 35 6 11 67.3%
Results summary - First Division
Wins Draws Losses Win %
Home 19 3 1 82.6%
Away 12 3 8 52.2%
Both 31 6 9 67.4%

Season review

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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

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

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Historical league performance

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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).

Premier LeagueFootball League Division OneFootball League Division TwoFootball League Division OnePremier LeagueFootball League First Division

Games

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Position in final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 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 Qualification for the First Division 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: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
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

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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

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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
Referee: Phil Dowd
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
Referee: Graham Laws
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Appearances for competitive matches only

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Nicky Weaver 240(1) 0 20(0) 0 20(0) 0 280(1) 0
2 DF   Stuart Pearce 380(0) 3 10(1) 0 30(0) 0 420(1) 3
3 DF   Richard Edghill 090(1) 0 10(2) 0 0 0 100(3) 0
4 DF   Gerard Wiekens 210(5) 0 10(0) 0 20(0) 0 240(5) 0
5 DF   Andy Morrison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF   Kevin Horlock 330(9) 7 30(0) 1 20(0) 0 380(9) 8
7 FW   Darren Huckerby 300(8) 20 30(2) 1 20(1) 5 35(11) 26
8 DF   Simon Colosimo 000(6) 0 0 0 10(0) 0 010(6) 0
8 FW   Jon Macken 040(4) 5 0 0 0 0 040(4) 5
9 FW   Paul Dickov 000(6) 0 00(1) 0 00(1) 0 000(8) 1
10 FW   Shaun Goater 420(0) 28 10(1) 2 20(0) 2 450(1) 32
11 MF   Terry Cooke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF   Christian Negouai 020(2) 1 00(2) 0 20(0) 0 040(4) 1
14 MF   Eyal Berkovic 200(5) 6 30(0) 1 20(1) 0 250(6) 7
15 DF   Alfie Haaland 000(3) 0 00(1) 0 0 0 000(4) 0
16 DF   Paul Ritchie 000(7) 0 20(1) 0 00(1) 0 020(9) 0
17 DF   Sun Jihai 020(5) 0 0 0 0 0 020(5) 0
18 MF   Jeff Whitley 000(2) 0 0 0 0 0 000(2) 0
19 DF   Danny Tiatto 360(1) 1 10(0) 0 20(0) 0 390(1) 1
20 GK   Carlo Nash 220(1) 0 10(0) 0 10(0) 0 240(1) 0
21 MF   Alioune Touré 000(1) 0 0 0 00(1) 0 000(2) 0
22 DF   Richard Dunne 420(2) 1 30(0) 0 30(0) 0 480(2) 1
23 FW   Paulo Wanchope 140(1) 12 20(0) 1 10(0) 0 170(1) 13
24 DF   Steve Howey 340(0) 3 20(0) 0 20(0) 0 380(0) 3
25 DF   Lucien Mettomo 160(5) 1 0 0 10(1) 0 170(6) 1
26 DF   Tyrone Mears 000(1) 0 0 0 0 0 000(1) 0
27 DF   Stephen Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF   Tony Grant 020(1) 0 0 0 10(0) 0 030(1) 0
29 MF   Shaun Wright-Phillips 300(4) 8 30(0) 0 10(1) 0 340(5) 8
31 DF   Laurent Charvet 030(0) 0 0 0 0 0 030(0) 0
32 GK   Simon Royce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW   Leon Mike 010(1) 0 0 0 0 0 010(1) 0
33 FW   Chris Killen 000(2) 0 00(1) 0 0 0 000(3) 0
35 GK   Brian Murphy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF   Niclas Jensen 160(1) 1 20(1) 0 0 0 180(2) 1
36 DF   Danny Granville 120(4) 1 0 0 10(1) 0 130(5) 1
37 MF   Terry Dunfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF   Rhys Day 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF   Dickson Etuhu 110(1) 0 0 0 10(0) 0 120(1) 0
40 MF   Chris Shuker 000(2) 0 0 0 00(1) 1 000(3) 1
44 MF   Ali Benarbia 380(0) 8 20(0) 0 20(0) 0 420(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

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Manchester City 2001/02 Season – Blues Return to Premier League Again". 29 May 2018.