2001–02 Manchester City F.C. season
| Manchester City | |
| Season 2001–02 | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Publicly traded company |
| Chairmen | David Bernstein |
| Manager | Kevin Keegan |
| Team captain | Stuart Pearce |
| Home stadium | Maine Road |
| First Division | Champions (promoted to Premier League) |
| League Cup | Fourth round |
| FA Cup | Fifth round |
| Top goalscorer |
League: Shaun Goater (28 goals) All comps: Shaun Goater (32 goals) |
| Highest home attendance |
34,657 v Portsmouth 21 April 2002 |
| Highest away attendance |
51,020 v Newcastle United 17 February 2002 |
| Lowest home attendance |
13,912 v Birmingham City 10 October 2001 |
| Lowest away attendance |
5,972 v Notts County 11 September 2001 |
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| Results summary - all competitions | ||||
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 3 | 1 | 84.0% |
| Away | 14 | 3 | 10 | 51.9% |
| Both | 35 | 6 | 11 | 67.3% |
| Results summary - First Division | ||||
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 19 | 3 | 1 | 82.6% |
| Away | 12 | 3 | 8 | 52.2% |
| Both | 31 | 6 | 9 | 67.4% |
The 2001–02 season was Manchester City Football Club's 110th season playing in a division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight. This season was the club's most recent season of second tier league football, with the team playing in the Football League First Division following its immediate relegation from the Premier League in the previous season after its promotion the season before that. This time around the team was promoted at the first time of asking, with it winning the First Division by a clear 10 points while scoring more than 100 league goals for the first time since the 1957–58 season.
The team's performance in the First Division this season matched a number of prior club records whilst also setting some new ones. The team equaled the record number of total goals scored (108) in any prior season; set a new club high for total league points accumulated (99) in a single season (since 3 points for a win was introduced into English football); produced the highest number of seasonal wins (31); and equaled the club's prior record for the total number of home wins (19). Additionally, Manchester City's First Division championship title became a record seventh English second-tier title won by the club, a record still to be surpassed by any other English team. Shaun Goater, the club's leading goal scorer this campaign with a tally of 32 goals - making him the first City player since Francis Lee in 1972 to net more than 30 goals in a season - scored 28 of those in the club's pursuit of promotion back to the top flight, which meant that he was also the leading goal scorer in the First Division this season.
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