| 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 | ||||
| 400 | 1,103 | 2.75 | 187 | 46.75% | 103 | 25.75% | 110 | 27.50% |
| 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 | Wolves | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 57 | 30 | +27 | 67 | WWWW | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 15 | |
| 2 | 1 | Manchester City | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 74 | 42 | +32 | 64 | WLWW | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 27 | |
| 3 | 1 | Millwall | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 60 | WWXL | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 18 | |
| 4 | 1 | WBA | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 60 | LWWW | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | |
| 5 | Burnley | 33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 57 | XXXW | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 24 | ||
| 6 | Coventry City | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 56 | WWWL | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 19 | ||
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 54 | XLWL | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 29 | ||
| 8 | Norwich City | 33 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 53 | LWLO | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 30 | ||
| 9 | 1 | Birmingham City | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 50 | WLLX | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 24 | |
| 10 | 1 | Preston North End | 33 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 50 | LWXW | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 27 | |
| 11 | Gillingham | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 47 | OWXW | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 29 | ||
| 12 | Watford | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 45 | OLWL | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 18 | ||
| 13 | Wimbledon | 33 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 45 | OXOW | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 26 | ||
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 44 | XLWL | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 19 | ||
| 15 | Sheffield United | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 37 | 41 | -4 | 43 | LWLO | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 | ||
| 16 | Portsmouth | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 55 | -5 | 41 | OLXW | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 29 | ||
| 17 | Bradford City | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 54 | 60 | -6 | 39 | LWLX | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 31 | ||
| 18 | 1 | Rotherham United | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 51 | -11 | 37 | OXWL | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 30 | |
| 19 | 1 | Barnsley | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 48 | 61 | -13 | 37 | LXXW | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 37 | |
| 20 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 54 | -16 | 37 | WWLL | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 26 | |
| 21 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 52 | -21 | 35 | LLWW | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 28 | |
| 22 | Walsall | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 37 | 57 | -20 | 31 | LLXW | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 34 | ||
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 54 | -27 | 31 | WLLX | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 34 | ||
| 24 | Stockport County | 33 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 76 | -45 | 14 | LLXO | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 33 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 43 | ||
| 24 | Shaun GOATER (Manchester City) | |
| 19 | +1 | Clinton MORRISON (Crystal Palace) |
| 18 | Dougie FREEDMAN (Crystal Palace, 2p) | |
| 15 | Peter CROUCH (Portsmouth) | |
| 14 | +1 | Stern JOHN (Birmingham City, 1p) |
| Richard SADLIER (Millwall) | ||
| 13 | +1 | Tim CAHILL (Millwall) |
| Steve CLARIDGE (Millwall, 3p) | ||
| Mark ROBINS (Rotherham United, 4p) | ||
| David CONNOLLY (Wimbledon, 2p) | ||
| +2 | Dean STURRIDGE (Wolves, 1p) | |
| 12 | Gareth TAYLOR (Burnley, 2p) | |
| MARCELO Cipriano (Walsall) | ||
| Paulo WANCHOPE (Manchester City, 3p) | ||
| Marlon KING (Gillingham, 2p) | ||
| Lee HUGHES (Coventry City, 3p) | ||
| 11 | Iwan ROBERTS (Norwich City, 2p) | |
| Mike SHERON (Barnsley) | ||
| Eoin JESS (Bradford City) | ||
| Tommy SMITH (Watford, 1p) | ||
| 10 | Robbie BLAKE (Burnley, 2p) | |
| Neil SHIPPERLEY (Wimbledon) | ||
| Gerald SIBON (Sheffield Wednesday, 3p) |
| Saturday, 16 February 2002 | |||||
| 34 | Birmingham City | 1-0 | Barnsley | ||
| 51 | John | ||||
| 34 | Burnley | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 88 | Gnohéré | 69(p) | Harewood | ||
| 34 | Grimsby Town | 1-0 | Sheffield United | ||
| 77 | Campbell | ||||
| 34 | Portsmouth | 0-0 | Rotherham United | ||
| 34 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2-1 | Watford | ||
| 58(p) | Ekoku | 43 | Noel-Williams | ||
| 78 | Kuqi | ||||
| 34 | Wimbledon | 1-1 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 7 | Francis | 80 | Morrison | ||
| 34 | Wolves | 3-1 | Bradford City | ||
| 76 | Sturridge | 31 | Ward | ||
| 83 | Newton | ||||
| 90(p) | Sturridge | ||||
| Tuesday, 19 February 2002 | |||||
| 34 | Coventry City | 2-1 | Walsall | ||
| 21 | Thompson | 25 | Holdsworth | ||
| 82 | Chippo | ||||
| 34 | Millwall | 1-0 | WBA | ||
| 10 | Cahill | ||||
| 26 | Wimbledon | 0-0 | Watford | ||
| Wednesday, 20 February 2002 | |||||
| 28 | Crewe Alexandra | 1-4 | Wolves | ||
| 88 | Jack | 53 | Blake | ||
| 57 | Rae | ||||
| 60 | Blake | ||||
| 67 | Kennedy | ||||