| 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 |
| Season archive |
| Games | Goals | H | D | A | ||||
| 97 | 293 | 3.02 | 51 | 52.58% | 21 | 21.65% | 25 | 25.77% |
| 2001/02 | Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | P | W | D | L | F | A | P | W | D | L | F | A | ||||
| 1 | Burnley | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 21 | LWWW | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2 | Norwich City | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 19 | WWXW | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Wolves | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 18 | WWXW | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | |
| 4 | 4 | Manchester City | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 15 | WLWL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 14 | |
| 5 | 2 | Portsmouth | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 15 | LOWX | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 15 | XLOW | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Bradford City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 14 | LXWX | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 8 | 1 | WBA | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 13 | LWWW | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 9 | 9 | Coventry City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 13 | WWWL | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 12 | WWLL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 12 | WWOL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 12 | Wimbledon | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 12 | WWXX | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Birmingham City | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 12 | LLWW | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 14 | 1 | Millwall | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 12 | WWLW | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 15 | 2 | Gillingham | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 10 | WLLL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| 16 | 2 | Watford | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 9 | LLLW | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
| 17 | 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 9 | WLLW | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| 18 | 3 | Sheffield United | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 8 | LWLX | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 19 | 3 | Barnsley | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 8 | LLWX | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | |
| 20 | Preston North End | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 6 | LWLX | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 21 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 6 | LXXL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 22 | Walsall | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 5 | LOLL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 23 | 1 | Stockport County | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 3 | XLXX | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
| 24 | 1 | Rotherham United | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 3 | LLXL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| 10 | +2 | Shaun GOATER (Manchester City) |
| 6 | +1 | Mark ROBINS (Rotherham United, 1p) |
| Dougie FREEDMAN (Crystal Palace, 1p) | ||
| 5 | Steve CLARIDGE (Millwall) | |
| Peter CROUCH (Portsmouth) | ||
| +2 | Paulo WANCHOPE (Manchester City, 1p) | |
| Scott DOBIE (WBA) | ||
| +1 | Marlon KING (Gillingham, 1p) | |
| 4 | Glen LITTLE (Burnley) | |
| Eoin JESS (Bradford City) | ||
| Bryan HUGHES (Birmingham City) | ||
| Ian MOORE (Burnley) | ||
| Clinton MORRISON (Crystal Palace) | ||
| +1 | Neil SHIPPERLEY (Wimbledon) | |
| Mark BURCHILL (Portsmouth, 1p) | ||
| 3 | +1 | Iwan ROBERTS (Norwich City) |
| Benito CARBONE (Bradford City) | ||
| Andy JOHNSON (Birmingham City) | ||
| Ashley WARD (Bradford City, 2p) | ||
| +1 | Shaun NEWTON (Wolves) | |
| Paul COOK (Burnley, 2p) | ||
| David CONNOLLY (Wimbledon) | ||
| +1 | Aki RIIHILAHTI (Crystal Palace) | |
| Neil CLEMENT (WBA, 1p) | ||
| +2 | Lee CARSLEY (Coventry City) | |
| Iffy ONUORA (Gillingham) | ||
| Lee BRISCOE (Burnley) |
| Wednesday, 19 September 2001 | |||||
| 8 | Coventry City | 4-3 | Manchester City | ||
| 16 | Carsley | 30 | Benarbia | ||
| 45 | Konjic | 57 | Horlock | ||
| 66 | Hughes | 74(og) | Hall | ||
| 89 | Thompson | ||||
| Thursday, 20 September 2001 | |||||
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Bradford City | ||
| 73 | Jenas | ||||
| Friday, 21 September 2001 | |||||
| 9 | Walsall | 0-3 | Wolves | ||
| 20 | Kennedy | ||||
| 22 | Miller | ||||
| 26 | Newton | ||||
| Saturday, 22 September 2001 | |||||
| 9 | Coventry City | 2-0 | Portsmouth | ||
| 17 | Bothroyd | ||||
| 71 | Carsley | ||||
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 1-0 | Watford | ||
| 37 | Hulse | ||||
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 1-0 | Barnsley | ||
| 90 | Riihilahti | ||||
| 9 | Gillingham | 2-1 | Rotherham United | ||
| 27 | King | 90 | Robins | ||
| 54 | Hope | ||||
| 9 | Millwall | 2-0 | Sheffield United | ||
| 16 | Nethercott | ||||
| 82 | Kinet | ||||
| 9 | Norwich City | 2-1 | Burnley | ||
| 4 | Holt | 58 | Armstrong | ||
| 55 | Roberts | ||||
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2-6 | Manchester City | ||
| 3 | Bonvin | 32 | Benarbia | ||
| 47 | Bromby | 35 | Goater | ||
| 59 | Granville | ||||
| 68 | Wanchope | ||||
| 70 | Goater | ||||
| 80(p) | Wanchope | ||||
| 9 | Stockport County | 3-3 | Grimsby Town | ||
| 3 | Hardy | 22 | Rowan | ||
| 45 | Hardy | 64 | Burnett | ||
| 69 | Wilbraham | 75 | Campbell | ||
| 9 | WBA | 0-1 | Wimbledon | ||
| 90 | Shipperley | ||||