| 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 | ||||
| 298 | 841 | 2.82 | 145 | 48.66% | 76 | 25.50% | 77 | 25.84% |
| 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 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 50 | OWWW | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Wolves | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 46 | XWLX | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 11 | |
| 3 | 1 | Manchester City | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 45 | WWLW | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 23 | |
| 4 | 1 | Norwich City | 25 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 45 | WWLW | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 23 | |
| 5 | 1 | WBA | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 43 | XXWL | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | |
| 6 | 2 | Coventry City | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 40 | WLLL | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | |
| 7 | 1 | Millwall | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 39 | OWXL | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 14 | |
| 8 | 2 | Birmingham City | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 39 | WLWW | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | |
| 9 | 2 | Crystal Palace | 25 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 38 | XLLW | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 23 | |
| 10 | 1 | Preston North End | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 37 | OLLX | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19 | |
| 11 | Watford | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 36 | XWWO | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | ||
| 12 | 1 | Portsmouth | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 36 | WLLL | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | |
| 13 | 1 | Gillingham | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 37 | +0 | 33 | LWXX | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 25 | |
| 14 | Wimbledon | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 32 | LWWL | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 24 | ||
| 15 | 1 | Sheffield United | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 32 | XXWX | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | |
| 16 | 1 | Bradford City | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 48 | -4 | 32 | LLWL | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 25 | |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 31 | XLXO | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | ||
| 18 | 1 | Rotherham United | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 39 | -7 | 29 | XWLW | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | |
| 19 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 37 | -12 | 29 | XWWL | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 23 | |
| 20 | 2 | Barnsley | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 50 | -15 | 25 | WXWW | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 30 | |
| 21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 24 | XLXL | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | ||
| 22 | 2 | Walsall | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 41 | -13 | 23 | LWLL | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 28 | |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 46 | -24 | 22 | OLXL | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 29 | ||
| 24 | Stockport County | 25 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 56 | -32 | 12 | LLLL | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 33 | ||
| 21 | Shaun GOATER (Manchester City) | |
| 14 | +1 | Clinton MORRISON (Crystal Palace) |
| Dougie FREEDMAN (Crystal Palace, 2p) | ||
| 13 | +1 | Peter CROUCH (Portsmouth) |
| +1 | David CONNOLLY (Wimbledon, 2p) | |
| 11 | +1 | Iwan ROBERTS (Norwich City, 2p) |
| Eoin JESS (Bradford City) | ||
| Steve CLARIDGE (Millwall, 2p) | ||
| MARCELO Cipriano (Birmingham City) | ||
| 10 | +1 | Stern JOHN (Nottingham Forest) |
| Mark ROBINS (Rotherham United, 2p) | ||
| Richard SADLIER (Millwall) | ||
| 9 | Glen LITTLE (Burnley, 2p) | |
| Robbie BLAKE (Bradford City, 2p) | ||
| Tim CAHILL (Millwall) | ||
| Gareth TAYLOR (Burnley) | ||
| +1 | Tommy SMITH (Watford, 1p) | |
| Marlon KING (Gillingham, 1p) | ||
| 8 | Darren HUCKERBY (Manchester City, 1p) | |
| Kevin COOPER (Wimbledon) | ||
| +1 | Bruce DYER (Barnsley) | |
| Gerald SIBON (Sheffield Wednesday, 3p) |
| Thursday, 20 December 2001 | |||||
| 25 | Crystal Palace | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 37 | Morrison | 3 | John | ||
| Saturday, 22 December 2001 | |||||
| 25 | Barnsley | 4-1 | Gillingham | ||
| 16 | Lumsdon | 45(og) | Morgan | ||
| 21 | Barnard | ||||
| 48 | Dyer | ||||
| 78 | Jones | ||||
| 25 | Birmingham City | 1-0 | Walsall | ||
| 14(p) | Purse | ||||
| 25 | Burnley | 0-0 | Millwall | ||
| 25 | Norwich City | 2-1 | Wimbledon | ||
| 17 | Nielsen | 63(p) | Connolly | ||
| 59(p) | Roberts | ||||
| 25 | Portsmouth | 2-0 | Stockport County | ||
| 71 | Crouch | ||||
| 82 | Lovell | ||||
| 25 | Preston North End | 0-0 | Grimsby Town | ||
| 25 | Sheffield United | 2-2 | Rotherham United | ||
| 48 | Suffo | 66 | Watson | ||
| 61 | Devlin | 78 | Swailes | ||
| 25 | Watford | 1-1 | Wolves | ||
| 26 | Smith | 8 | Newton | ||
| 25 | WBA | 1-1 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 84 | Fox | 55 | Ekoku | ||
| Sunday, 23 December 2001 | |||||
| 25 | Coventry City | 4-0 | Bradford City | ||
| 41 | Hughes | ||||
| 43 | Thompson | ||||
| 49(p) | Hughes | ||||
| 81 | Joachim | ||||