| 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 | ||||
| 287 | 816 | 2.84 | 140 | 48.78% | 70 | 24.39% | 77 | 26.83% |
| 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 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 49 | WWWW | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | ||
| 2 | Manchester City | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 45 | WWLW | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 23 | ||
| 3 | Wolves | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 45 | WLXL | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | ||
| 4 | WBA | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 42 | XWLW | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | ||
| 5 | Norwich City | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 42 | WLWW | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 23 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Millwall | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 38 | WXLW | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | |
| 7 | 1 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 37 | LLWL | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 23 | |
| 8 | 1 | Coventry City | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 37 | LLLW | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | |
| 9 | 1 | Preston North End | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 36 | LLXW | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19 | |
| 10 | 1 | Birmingham City | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 36 | LWWX | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | |
| 11 | 1 | Watford | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 35 | WWOW | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | |
| 12 | 3 | Gillingham | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 33 | WXXW | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | |
| 13 | 2 | Portsmouth | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 36 | +0 | 33 | LLLW | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | |
| 14 | 3 | Wimbledon | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 32 | WWLL | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | |
| 15 | 2 | Bradford City | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 44 | +0 | 32 | LWLL | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 31 | XWXW | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | ||
| 17 | 3 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 30 | LXOL | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 37 | -12 | 29 | XWWL | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 23 | ||
| 19 | Rotherham United | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 37 | -7 | 28 | WLWL | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 22 | ||
| 20 | 3 | Walsall | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 23 | WLLL | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 27 | |
| 21 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 23 | LXLW | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | |
| 22 | 1 | Barnsley | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 49 | -18 | 22 | XWWL | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 30 | |
| 23 | 1 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 46 | -24 | 21 | LXLL | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 29 | |
| 24 | Stockport County | 24 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 54 | -30 | 12 | LLLL | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 31 | ||
| 21 | Shaun GOATER (Manchester City) | |
| 14 | Dougie FREEDMAN (Crystal Palace, 2p) | |
| 13 | Clinton MORRISON (Crystal Palace) | |
| 12 | Peter CROUCH (Portsmouth) | |
| David CONNOLLY (Wimbledon, 1p) | ||
| 11 | Eoin JESS (Bradford City) | |
| Steve CLARIDGE (Millwall, 2p) | ||
| +1 | MARCELO Cipriano (Birmingham City) | |
| 10 | Iwan ROBERTS (Norwich City, 1p) | |
| Mark ROBINS (Rotherham United, 2p) | ||
| +1 | Richard SADLIER (Millwall) | |
| 9 | +1 | Glen LITTLE (Burnley, 2p) |
| Robbie BLAKE (Bradford City, 2p) | ||
| Tim CAHILL (Millwall) | ||
| Stern JOHN (Nottingham Forest) | ||
| +1 | Gareth TAYLOR (Burnley) | |
| Marlon KING (Gillingham, 1p) | ||
| 8 | Darren HUCKERBY (Manchester City, 1p) | |
| Kevin COOPER (Wimbledon) | ||
| Tommy SMITH (Watford, 1p) | ||
| +1 | Gerald SIBON (Sheffield Wednesday, 3p) |
| Thursday, 13 December 2001 | |||||
| 24 | Millwall | 1-0 | Portsmouth | ||
| 79 | Sadlier | ||||
| Friday, 14 December 2001 | |||||
| 24 | Sheffield United | 1-1 | Barnsley | ||
| 81 | Peschisolido | 58 | Sheron | ||
| Saturday, 15 December 2001 | |||||
| 24 | Burnley | 3-2 | Stockport County | ||
| 9(p) | Little | 11 | McSheffrey | ||
| 66 | Taylor | 90(p) | Kuqi | ||
| 70 | Moore | ||||
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 1-1 | WBA | ||
| 31 | Thomas | 28 | Jordão | ||
| 24 | Gillingham | 2-1 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 20 | Shaw | 23(p) | Sibon | ||
| 28 | Osborn | ||||
| 24 | Norwich City | 2-0 | Coventry City | ||
| 12 | Rivers | ||||
| 88 | Nielsen | ||||
| 24 | Rotherham United | 1-0 | Preston North End | ||
| 3 | McIntosh | ||||
| 24 | Walsall | 4-0 | Grimsby Town | ||
| 33 | Biancalani | ||||
| 68 | Angell | ||||
| 89 | Leitão | ||||
| 90 | Herivelto | ||||
| 24 | Watford | 1-0 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 41 | Noel-Williams | ||||
| Sunday, 16 December 2001 | |||||
| 24 | Manchester City | 3-1 | Bradford City | ||
| 35 | Mettomo | 15(og) | Dunne | ||
| 58 | Horlock | ||||
| 64 | Wright-Phillips | ||||
| 24 | Wimbledon | 1-0 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 66 | Willmott | ||||
| 24 | Wolves | 2-1 | Birmingham City | ||
| 38 | Blake | 40 | Marcelo | ||
| 66 | Rae | ||||