| 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 | ||||
| 352 | 972 | 2.76 | 166 | 47.16% | 90 | 25.57% | 96 | 27.27% |
| 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 | Manchester City | 29 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 58 | WWWW | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 25 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Wolves | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 55 | WWWL | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 13 | |
| 3 | 1 | Millwall | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 53 | OWXW | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 15 | |
| 4 | 2 | WBA | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 51 | WOWL | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | |
| 5 | 1 | Burnley | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 51 | LOLO | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 21 | |
| 6 | 2 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 50 | WWWW | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 27 | |
| 7 | 2 | Norwich City | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 50 | OLXW | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 28 | |
| 8 | 1 | Birmingham City | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 47 | LXXW | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 23 | |
| 9 | 1 | Coventry City | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 44 | OLLW | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | |
| 10 | 1 | Preston North End | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 43 | LWLW | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 24 | |
| 11 | 2 | Gillingham | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 42 | WLLW | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 28 | |
| 12 | 1 | Watford | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | LLXL | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 15 | |
| 13 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 40 | OOXW | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 17 | |
| 14 | 1 | Wimbledon | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 39 | WOWL | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 24 | |
| 15 | 1 | Sheffield United | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 39 | OWLL | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | |
| 16 | 1 | Bradford City | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 52 | 56 | -4 | 36 | XWLL | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 28 | |
| 17 | 1 | Portsmouth | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 47 | -5 | 36 | LLLL | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | |
| 18 | 1 | Barnsley | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 55 | -13 | 32 | XOOX | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 32 | |
| 19 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 42 | -14 | 32 | WLLL | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 28 | |
| 20 | 2 | Rotherham United | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 43 | -9 | 31 | LXXX | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 26 | |
| 21 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 46 | -16 | 30 | WWLL | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | |
| 22 | 1 | Walsall | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 49 | -17 | 27 | LLXL | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 30 | |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 50 | -25 | 27 | LOOW | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 31 | ||
| 24 | Stockport County | 30 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 67 | -42 | 13 | OLLL | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 37 | ||
| 22 | Shaun GOATER (Manchester City) | |
| 17 | +1 | Clinton MORRISON (Crystal Palace) |
| 16 | Dougie FREEDMAN (Crystal Palace, 2p) | |
| 14 | Peter CROUCH (Portsmouth) | |
| 13 | Steve CLARIDGE (Millwall, 3p) | |
| Stern JOHN (Nottingham Forest, 1p) | ||
| David CONNOLLY (Wimbledon, 2p) | ||
| Richard SADLIER (Millwall) | ||
| 12 | MARCELO Cipriano (Birmingham City) | |
| 11 | Iwan ROBERTS (Norwich City, 2p) | |
| Eoin JESS (Bradford City) | ||
| Tim CAHILL (Millwall) | ||
| +1 | Tommy SMITH (Watford, 1p) | |
| +1 | Paulo WANCHOPE (Manchester City, 3p) | |
| 10 | Robbie BLAKE (Bradford City, 2p) | |
| +1 | Gareth TAYLOR (Burnley, 1p) | |
| Mark ROBINS (Rotherham United, 2p) | ||
| Marlon KING (Gillingham, 1p) | ||
| 9 | +2 | Mike SHERON (Barnsley) |
| Glen LITTLE (Burnley, 2p) | ||
| Tommy MOONEY (Birmingham City, 3p) | ||
| Darren HUCKERBY (Manchester City, 1p) | ||
| +1 | Dean STURRIDGE (Wolves) | |
| Gerald SIBON (Sheffield Wednesday, 3p) |
| Thursday, 17 January 2002 | |||||
| 30 | Portsmouth | 2-3 | Wolves | ||
| 11 | Quashie | 15 | Rae | ||
| 79 | Prosinečki | 61 | Blake | ||
| 85 | Sturridge | ||||
| Saturday, 19 January 2002 | |||||
| 30 | Barnsley | 3-3 | Bradford City | ||
| 40(p) | Lumsdon | 26 | Sharpe | ||
| 43 | Sheron | 82 | Ward | ||
| 60 | Sheron | 88 | Ward | ||
| 30 | Birmingham City | 0-2 | Wimbledon | ||
| 80 | Hughes | ||||
| 90 | Agyemang | ||||
| 30 | Burnley | 1-2 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 77(p) | Taylor | 33 | McLaren | ||
| 90 | Kuqi | ||||
| 30 | Coventry City | 0-0 | Stockport County | ||
| 30 | Crewe Alexandra | 2-0 | Grimsby Town | ||
| 9 | Thomas | ||||
| 25(p) | Smith | ||||
| 30 | Crystal Palace | 2-0 | Rotherham United | ||
| 55 | Morrison | ||||
| 79 | Smith | ||||
| 30 | Preston North End | 0-2 | Gillingham | ||
| 29 | Osborn | ||||
| 87 | Smith | ||||
| 30 | Sheffield United | 0-0 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Sunday, 20 January 2002 | |||||
| 30 | Norwich City | 0-0 | Millwall | ||
| 30 | Watford | 1-2 | Manchester City | ||
| 26 | Smith | 30 | Wanchope | ||
| 80(og) | Helguson | ||||
| 30 | WBA | 1-0 | Walsall | ||
| 41 | Roberts | ||||