| 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 | ||||
| 275 | 787 | 2.86 | 130 | 47.27% | 68 | 24.73% | 77 | 28.00% |
| 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 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 46 | WWWW | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Manchester City | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 52 | 33 | +19 | 42 | WLWW | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 23 | |
| 3 | 1 | Wolves | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 42 | LXLW | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | |
| 4 | 1 | WBA | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 41 | WLWW | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | |
| 5 | 1 | Norwich City | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 39 | LWWX | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 23 | |
| 6 | 2 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 37 | LWLL | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 22 | |
| 7 | 1 | Coventry City | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 37 | LLWW | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | |
| 8 | 1 | Preston North End | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 36 | LXWX | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 18 | |
| 9 | 2 | Birmingham City | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 36 | WWXW | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | |
| 10 | 1 | Millwall | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 35 | XLWL | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | |
| 11 | 1 | Portsmouth | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 33 | LLWL | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | |
| 12 | Watford | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 32 | WOWO | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | ||
| 13 | 2 | Bradford City | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 32 | WLLX | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | |
| 14 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 30 | XOLW | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | |
| 15 | 1 | Gillingham | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 30 | XXWW | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 30 | WXWW | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | ||
| 17 | Wimbledon | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 29 | WLLX | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | ||
| 18 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 28 | WWLX | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 23 | |
| 19 | 1 | Rotherham United | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 37 | -8 | 25 | LWLW | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 22 | |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 23 | XLWO | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 21 | 2 | Barnsley | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 48 | -18 | 21 | WWLL | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 29 | |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 42 | -20 | 21 | XLLX | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 25 | ||
| 23 | 2 | Walsall | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 40 | -16 | 20 | LLLX | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 27 | |
| 24 | Stockport County | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 51 | -29 | 12 | LLLL | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 28 | ||
| 21 | +1 | Shaun GOATER (Manchester City) |
| 14 | +1 | Dougie FREEDMAN (Crystal Palace, 2p) |
| 13 | Clinton MORRISON (Crystal Palace) | |
| 12 | +1 | Peter CROUCH (Portsmouth) |
| +1 | David CONNOLLY (Wimbledon, 1p) | |
| 11 | Eoin JESS (Bradford City) | |
| Steve CLARIDGE (Millwall, 2p) | ||
| 10 | Iwan ROBERTS (Norwich City, 1p) | |
| Mark ROBINS (Rotherham United, 2p) | ||
| +1 | MARCELO Cipriano (Birmingham City) | |
| 9 | +2 | Robbie BLAKE (Bradford City, 2p) |
| Tim CAHILL (Millwall) | ||
| +2 | Stern JOHN (Nottingham Forest) | |
| +1 | Richard SADLIER (Millwall) | |
| Marlon KING (Gillingham, 1p) | ||
| 8 | +1 | Glen LITTLE (Burnley, 1p) |
| Gareth TAYLOR (Burnley) | ||
| Darren HUCKERBY (Manchester City, 1p) | ||
| +1 | Kevin COOPER (Wimbledon) | |
| Tommy SMITH (Watford, 1p) | ||
| 7 | Lee BRADBURY (Portsmouth, 3p) | |
| Geoff HORSFIELD (Birmingham City) | ||
| Guy IPOUA (Gillingham) | ||
| David HEALY (Preston North End) | ||
| +1 | Bruce DYER (Barnsley) | |
| Scott DOBIE (WBA) | ||
| Gerald SIBON (Sheffield Wednesday, 2p) |
| Friday, 7 December 2001 | |||||
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 1-1 | Wolves | ||
| 2 | Jevons | 7(og) | Groves | ||
| Saturday, 8 December 2001 | |||||
| 23 | Barnsley | 4-1 | Walsall | ||
| 26 | Sheron | 63 | Aranalde | ||
| 40 | Dyer | ||||
| 52 | Donovan | ||||
| 82 | Sheron | ||||
| 23 | Birmingham City | 4-0 | Norwich City | ||
| 30 | Mooney | ||||
| 45 | Mooney | ||||
| 46 | Marcelo | ||||
| 58(p) | Mooney | ||||
| 23 | Bradford City | 3-1 | Rotherham United | ||
| 55(p) | Blake | 74 | Scott | ||
| 57 | Blake | ||||
| 82 | Ward | ||||
| 23 | Crystal Palace | 2-1 | Manchester City | ||
| 31 | Freedman | 68 | Goater | ||
| 45 | Kirovski | ||||
| 23 | Nottingham Forest | 2-2 | Gillingham | ||
| 21 | John | 5 | Smith | ||
| 64 | John | 70 | Smith | ||
| 23 | Portsmouth | 2-4 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| 44 | Lovell | 9 | Hulse | ||
| 81 | Crouch | 29 | Sodje | ||
| 65 | Charnock | ||||
| 68 | Lunt | ||||
| 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1-1 | Millwall | ||
| 49 | Ekoku | 89 | Sadlier | ||
| 23 | Stockport County | 1-2 | Wimbledon | ||
| 42 | Wilbraham | 1 | Cooper | ||
| 32 | Connolly | ||||
| 23 | WBA | 0-1 | Sheffield United | ||
| 90 | Asaba | ||||
| Sunday, 9 December 2001 | |||||
| 23 | Coventry City | 0-2 | Watford | ||
| 74(p) | Glass | ||||
| 87 | Glass | ||||
| 23 | Preston North End | 2-3 | Burnley | ||
| 29 | McKenna | 17 | Gnohéré | ||
| 41(p) | Alexander | 25 | Little | ||
| 61 | Gnohéré | ||||
| Tuesday, 11 December 2001 | |||||
| 19 | Birmingham City | 1-0 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 64(p) | Mooney | ||||
| 19 | Manchester City | 1-0 | Wolves | ||
| 21 | Horlock | ||||
| Wednesday, 12 December 2001 | |||||
| 19 | WBA | 1-0 | Coventry City | ||
| 73(og) | Konjic | ||||