| 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 | ||||
| 260 | 743 | 2.85 | 123 | 47.31% | 65 | 25.00% | 72 | 27.69% |
| 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 | 1 | Burnley | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 43 | WWWW | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | |
| 2 | 1 | Wolves | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 41 | LWWO | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | |
| 3 | 5 | Manchester City | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 39 | WWWL | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 21 | |
| 4 | 1 | Norwich City | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 39 | WWXL | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | |
| 5 | WBA | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 38 | WWLW | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Coventry City | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 37 | WWLL | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | |
| 7 | 3 | Preston North End | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 36 | XWXX | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 18 | |
| 8 | 2 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 34 | LLLL | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 21 | |
| 9 | 1 | Millwall | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 34 | LWLX | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | |
| 10 | 1 | Portsmouth | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 33 | LWLW | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 30 | XWLL | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | ||
| 12 | 1 | Watford | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 29 | OWOL | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | |
| 13 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 29 | OLWX | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | |
| 14 | 1 | Gillingham | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 29 | XWWW | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | |
| 15 | 3 | Bradford City | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 40 | +0 | 29 | LLXW | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | |
| 16 | 1 | Sheffield United | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 27 | XWWX | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |
| 17 | 1 | Wimbledon | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 36 | +0 | 26 | LLXX | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 21 | |
| 18 | Rotherham United | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 25 | WLWL | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | ||
| 19 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 34 | -14 | 25 | WLXL | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | |
| 20 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 35 | -11 | 22 | LWOO | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | |
| 21 | Walsall | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 36 | -13 | 20 | LLXL | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | ||
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 41 | -20 | 20 | LLXO | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 25 | ||
| 23 | Barnsley | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 47 | -21 | 18 | WLLX | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 29 | ||
| 24 | Stockport County | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 49 | -28 | 12 | LLLW | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 28 | ||
| 20 | +2 | Shaun GOATER (Manchester City) |
| 13 | +1 | Clinton MORRISON (Crystal Palace) |
| Dougie FREEDMAN (Crystal Palace, 2p) | ||
| 11 | Eoin JESS (Bradford City) | |
| +2 | Steve CLARIDGE (Millwall, 2p) | |
| Peter CROUCH (Portsmouth) | ||
| David CONNOLLY (Wimbledon, 1p) | ||
| 10 | +1 | Iwan ROBERTS (Norwich City, 1p) |
| Mark ROBINS (Rotherham United, 2p) | ||
| 9 | Tim CAHILL (Millwall) | |
| +1 | MARCELO Cipriano (Birmingham City) | |
| Marlon KING (Gillingham, 1p) | ||
| 8 | Gareth TAYLOR (Burnley) | |
| +2 | Darren HUCKERBY (Manchester City, 1p) | |
| Tommy SMITH (Watford, 1p) | ||
| +1 | Richard SADLIER (Millwall) | |
| 7 | Glen LITTLE (Burnley, 1p) | |
| +1 | Robbie BLAKE (Bradford City, 1p) | |
| Lee BRADBURY (Portsmouth, 3p) | ||
| Stern JOHN (Nottingham Forest) | ||
| Geoff HORSFIELD (Birmingham City) | ||
| Guy IPOUA (Gillingham) | ||
| Kevin COOPER (Wimbledon) | ||
| +1 | David HEALY (Preston North End) | |
| Scott DOBIE (WBA) | ||
| Gerald SIBON (Sheffield Wednesday, 2p) |
| Friday, 30 November 2001 | |||||
| 22 | Gillingham | 1-1 | Birmingham City | ||
| 16(og) | Purse | 63 | Marcelo | ||
| Saturday, 1 December 2001 | |||||
| 22 | Bradford City | 1-2 | Millwall | ||
| 90 | Blake | 41 | Claridge | ||
| 90 | Dyche | ||||
| 22 | Coventry City | 3-1 | Wimbledon | ||
| 20 | Hughes | 45 | McAnuff | ||
| 43 | Mills | ||||
| 79 | Thompson | ||||
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 1-2 | Burnley | ||
| 38 | Morrison | 23 | Moore | ||
| 63 | Moore | ||||
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 0-2 | Manchester City | ||
| 74(p) | Huckerby | ||||
| 90 | Goater | ||||
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 0-0 | Watford | ||
| 22 | Rotherham United | 2-0 | Walsall | ||
| 34 | Mullin | ||||
| 76 | Lee | ||||
| 22 | Sheffield United | 2-2 | Preston North End | ||
| 47 | Peschisolido | 13 | Healy | ||
| 80 | Santos | 45 | Cresswell | ||
| 22 | Stockport County | 0-1 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| 67 | Foster | ||||
| Sunday, 2 December 2001 | |||||
| 22 | Barnsley | 3-0 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 5 | Morgan | ||||
| 41 | Sheron | ||||
| 85 | Sheron | ||||
| 22 | Portsmouth | 1-2 | Norwich City | ||
| 23 | Harper | 17 | Roberts | ||
| 85(og) | Tiler | ||||
| 22 | Wolves | 0-1 | WBA | ||
| 59 | Jordão | ||||
| Tuesday, 4 December 2001 | |||||
| 12 | Millwall | 2-3 | Manchester City | ||
| 45 | Sadlier | 23 | Goater | ||
| 77(p) | Claridge | 68 | Huckerby | ||
| 83 | Wright-Phillips | ||||