2001-02 FA Premier League
| Season | 2001–02 |
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| Champions |
Arsenal 2nd Premier League title 12th English title |
| Relegated |
Ipswich Town Derby County Leicester City |
| Champions League |
Arsenal Liverpool Manchester United Newcastle United |
| UEFA Cup |
Leeds United Chelsea Blackburn Rovers Ipswich Town |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup |
Aston Villa Fulham |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,001 (2.63 per match) |
| Average goals/game | 2.6 |
| Top goalscorer | Thierry Henry (24 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Blackburn Rovers 7–1 West Ham United (14 October 2001) |
| Biggest away win |
Ipswich Town 0–6 Liverpool (9 September 2001) |
| Highest scoring |
Tottenham Hotspur 3–5 Manchester United (29 September 2001) Blackburn Rovers 7–1 West Ham United (14 October 2001) Charlton Athletic 4–4 West Ham United (19 November 2001) West Ham United 3–5 Manchester United (16 March 2002) Newcastle United 6–2 Everton (29 March 2002) |
| Longest winning run | 13 games Arsenal |
| Longest unbeaten run | 21 games Arsenal |
| Longest winless run | 16 games Leicester City |
| Longest losing run | 7 games Derby County |
| Highest attendance | 67,638 Manchester United v Middlesbrough |
| Lowest attendance | 15,412 Leicester City v Middlesbrough |
| Average attendance | 34,249 |
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The 2001–02 FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth season of the competition. It began with a new sponsor, Barclaycard, and was titled the FA Barclaycard Premiership, replacing the previous sponsor, Carling. The title race turned into a battle between four different sides – Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool and Newcastle United.
Arsenal clinched the title on 8 May 2002 after a convincing win against Manchester United at Old Trafford, in the penultimate game of the season. This new attacking Arsenal side had won the FA Cup five days before and made history by accomplishing their third double, their second under the reign of Arsène Wenger, who showed his commitment by signing a new four-year deal with Arsenal.
The season started on 18 August 2001 and ended on 11 May 2002.
At the start of 2002 the title race was wide open, with the likes of Newcastle United and Leeds United contesting at the top of the table along with the usual likes of Arsenal and Manchester United. Newcastle, after back-to-back away wins at Arsenal and Leeds during the Christmas period, confirmed themselves as genuine title challengers and led the league at the turn of the year. Leeds had topped the table at Christmas prior to losing at Elland Road to Newcastle.
Despite being top of the table at the start of December – eleven points clear of Manchester United – Liverpool underwent a severe slump, falling to fifth place, five points behind United. Would-be contenders Chelsea, Newcastle United and Leeds United had by this point disappeared into the chasing pack.
January saw Liverpool travelling to both Highbury and Old Trafford in the space of a fortnight. Liverpool's Danny Murphy scored a late winner to give the Merseyside club all three points against United, and John Arne Riise then salvaged a point for Liverpool against Arsenal, allowing Manchester United to top the table for the first time that season.
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