| 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 | ||||
| 142 | 357 | 2.51 | 62 | 43.66% | 45 | 31.69% | 35 | 24.65% |
| 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 | Rochdale | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 26 | WWWL | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Luton Town | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 24 | WLWW | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | Hull City | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 22 | XWLW | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
| 4 | 3 | Mansfield Town | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 22 | WLWO | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| 5 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 22 | XWOW | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | |
| 6 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 21 | XLXW | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |
| 7 | 1 | Darlington | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 19 | LOXW | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 18 | LXXW | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 1 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 15 | OWOO | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | 5 | Cheltenham Town | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 15 | WWLW | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | |
| 11 | 2 | Leyton Orient | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 15 | LLLO | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| 12 | 5 | Torquay United | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 15 | WWOL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| 13 | Oxford United | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | +0 | 14 | XXOW | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Rushden & Diamonds | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 14 | WOXW | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| 15 | 4 | York City | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 14 | LWOX | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | |
| 16 | 4 | Southend United | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 14 | LLWL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
| 17 | 3 | Swansea City | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 13 | LWXL | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | |
| 18 | Halifax Town | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 13 | OLLO | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | ||
| 19 | 2 | Kidderminster Harriers | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 13 | WLOX | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| 20 | 4 | Macclesfield Town | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 12 | LOXL | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 21 | 2 | Lincoln City | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 11 | LLWX | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| 22 | 1 | Carlisle United | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 10 | WLLX | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | |
| 23 | 1 | Exeter City | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 28 | -13 | 10 | WOXL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | |
| 24 | 2 | Hartlepool United | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 9 | LWLX | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 10 | +1 | Luke RODGERS (Shrewsbury Town) |
| 8 | +1 | Chris GREENACRE (Mansfield Town) |
| 7 | Carl GRIFFITHS (Luton Town) | |
| +1 | Gary ALEXANDER (Hull City) | |
| 6 | Lee GLOVER (Macclesfield Town, 3p) | |
| Nigel JEMSON (Shrewsbury Town, 1p) | ||
| +1 | Craig DISLEY (Mansfield Town) | |
| 5 | Lawrie DUDFIELD (Hull City, 1p) | |
| Martin CARRUTHERS (Scunthorpe United) | ||
| 4 | Gary JONES (Rochdale, 2p) | |
| Matt TAYLOR (Luton Town) | ||
| Michael PROCTOR (York City) | ||
| +2 | Chris ROBERTS (Exeter City) | |
| +1 | Scott HOUGHTON (Leyton Orient, 2p) | |
| Barry CONLON (Darlington) | ||
| Clive PLATT (Rochdale) | ||
| Lee THORPE (Lincoln City) | ||
| +1 | Danny MELLANBY (Darlington) | |
| Duane DARBY (Rushden & Diamonds) | ||
| Stuart ROBERTS (Swansea City) | ||
| Mark FORD (Darlington, 2p) | ||
| Richie FORAN (Carlisle United, 1p) |
| Friday, 5 October 2001 | |||||
| 12 | Luton Town | 5-2 | Darlington | ||
| 35 | Spring | 25 | Mellanby | ||
| 48 | Howard | 50 | Wainwright | ||
| 67 | Crowe | ||||
| 73(p) | Nicholls | ||||
| 83 | Valois | ||||
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 3-2 | Leyton Orient | ||
| 15 | Williamson | 21 | Houghton | ||
| 33 | Disley | 70 | Watts | ||
| 39 | Greenacre | ||||
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 1-1 | Hull City | ||
| 16 | Rodgers | 90 | Alexander | ||
| 12 | Torquay United | 2-1 | Southend United | ||
| 51 | Richardson | 55 | Hutchings | ||
| 62 | Graham | ||||
| 12 | Halifax Town | 0-0 | Scunthorpe United | ||
| 12 | Cheltenham Town | 2-1 | Lincoln City | ||
| 11 | Milton | 63 | Black | ||
| 47 | Naylor | ||||
| 12 | Rushden & Diamonds | 2-1 | Hartlepool United | ||
| 30(og) | Barron | 45 | Watson | ||
| 67 | Hunter | ||||
| Saturday, 6 October 2001 | |||||
| 12 | Carlisle United | 1-0 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| 11 | Halliday | ||||
| 12 | Oxford United | 1-1 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| 74(p) | Moody | 80 | Banger | ||
| 12 | York City | 2-3 | Exeter City | ||
| 56 | Bullock | 31 | McCarthy | ||
| 90 | Mathie | 34 | Roberts | ||
| 70 | Roberts | ||||
| Sunday, 7 October 2001 | |||||
| 12 | Macclesfield Town | 0-1 | Kidderminster Harriers | ||
| 23 | Larkin | ||||
| Tuesday, 9 October 2001 | |||||
| 12 | Swansea City | 0-1 | Rochdale | ||
| 31 | Ford | ||||