# 2001–02 Manchester City F.C. season

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% |
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.
| 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
### Football League First Division
#### Position in final standings

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 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 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 5 | Birmingham City (O, P) | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 70 | 49 | +21 | 76 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |

#### Results summary

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

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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#### Individual match reports
### FA Cup
#### Third round
#### Fifth round
## Playing statistics

Appearances for competitive matches only
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Name | 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

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