Season

1901-02

Newton HeathJames West

15thleague finish

of 18 in the Second Division

−0.4
goal difference
1.1 scored · 1.6 conceded
34
Played
32%
Win rate

Season in brief

15th of 18 in the Second Division, down from 10th the year before. Home form carried the season — 59% of home matches won against 6% away. Stephen Preston led the scoring with 10 goals (scorer data covers 97% of the 38 United scored).

The Second Division table

Final standings · 18 clubs · United and the clubs around them

  1. 1West Bromwich Albion34P · 25W 5D 4L · GD +5355
  3. 13Blackpool34P · 11W 7D 16L · GD -1629
  4. 14Leicester City34P · 12W 5D 17L · GD -1829
  5. 15Newton Heath34P · 11W 6D 17L · GD -1528
  6. 16Chesterfield34P · 11W 6D 17L · GD -2128
  7. 17Stockport County34P · 8W 7D 19L · GD -3623
  8. 18Gainsborough Trinity34P · 4W 11D 19L · GD -5019

Slice: the final Second Division table for 1901-02, every club computed from the full league results.

Coverage: complete — all results known.

Points follow the era’s rule (two then three for a win); the order uses goal average before 1976–77 and goal difference after. The faint head marks the promotion places — exact counts varied by era.

The season, match by match

34 matches
7 Sep 1901 v Gainsborough Trinity: 3–014 Sep 1901 @ Middlesbrough: 0–521 Sep 1901 v Bristol City: 1–028 Sep 1901 @ Blackpool: 4–25 Oct 1901 v Stockport County: 3–312 Oct 1901 @ Burton United: 0–019 Oct 1901 @ Glossop North End: 0–026 Oct 1901 v Doncaster Rovers: 6–09 Nov 1901 v West Bromwich Albion: 1–216 Nov 1901 @ Arsenal: 0–223 Nov 1901 v Barnsley: 1–030 Nov 1901 @ Leicester City: 2–37 Dec 1901 @ Preston North End: 1–521 Dec 1901 v Port Vale: 1–026 Dec 1901 @ Lincoln City: 0–21 Jan 1902 v Preston North End: 0–24 Jan 1902 @ Gainsborough Trinity: 1–118 Jan 1902 @ Bristol City: 0–425 Jan 1902 v Blackpool: 0–11 Feb 1902 @ Stockport County: 0–111 Feb 1902 v Burnley: 2–015 Feb 1902 v Glossop North End: 1–022 Feb 1902 @ Doncaster Rovers: 0–41 Mar 1902 v Lincoln City: 0–08 Mar 1902 @ West Bromwich Albion: 0–415 Mar 1902 v Arsenal: 0–117 Mar 1902 @ Chesterfield: 0–322 Mar 1902 @ Barnsley: 2–328 Mar 1902 @ Burnley: 0–129 Mar 1902 v Leicester City: 2–07 Apr 1902 v Middlesbrough: 1–219 Apr 1902 @ Port Vale: 1–121 Apr 1902 v Burton United: 3–123 Apr 1902 v Chesterfield: 2–0
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.