Football
League Division 2
2001/02
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 66 | 42 | 90 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Reading | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 70 | 43 | 84 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Brentford | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 77 | 43 | 83 | ♦Playoffs |
| 4th | Cardiff City | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 75 | 50 | 83 | ♦Playoffs |
| 5th | Stoke City | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 67 | 40 | 80 | ▲PO Winners |
| 6th | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 65 | 47 | 78 | ♦Playoffs |
| 7th | Bristol City | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 68 | 53 | 73 | - |
| 8th | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 60 | 49 | 71 | - |
| 9th | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 77 | 65 | 70 | - |
| 10th | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 66 | 51 | 64 | - |
| 11th | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 64 | 64 | - |
| 12th | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 63 | 60 | 63 | - |
| 13th | Swindon Town | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 56 | 59 |
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| 14th | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 62 | 58 |
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| 15th | Colchester United | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 65 | 76 | 57 |
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| 16th | Blackpool | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 66 | 69 | 56 |
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| 17th | Peterborough United | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 64 | 59 | 55 |
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| 18th | Chesterfield | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 53 | 65 | 52 | - |
| 19th | Notts County | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 59 | 71 | 50 | - |
| 20th | Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 54 | 79 | 49 | - |
| 21st | Bournemouth | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 56 | 71 | 44 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Bury | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 56 | 89 | 43 | ▼Relegated |
| 23rd | Wrexham | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 56 | 89 | 43 | ▼Relegated |
| 24th | Cambridge United | 46 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 47 | 93 | 34 | ▼Relegated |
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Football League Division 2 Playoffs |
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Semi Finals 1st Leg |
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| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| Sun Apr 28 | Huddersfield Town | 0-0 | Brentford |
| Sun Apr 28 | Stoke City | 1-2 | Cardiff City |
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Semi Finals 2nd Leg |
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| Wed May 1 | Brentford | 2-1 | Huddersfield Town |
| Brentford Won 2-1 on aggregate | |||
| Wed May 1 | Cardiff City | 0-2 | Stoke City |
| Stoke City Won 3-2 on aggregate | |||
| Final | |||
| Sat May 11 | Stoke City | 2-0 | Brentford |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Crewe Alexandra were Relegated from Division 1 |
| ▼Barnsley were Relegated from Division 1 |
| ▼Stockport County were Relegated from Division 1 |
| ▲Brighton & Hove Albion were Promoted to Division 1 |
| ▲Reading were Promoted to Division 1 |
| ♦ Brentford Qualified for Playoffs |
| ♦ Cardiff City Qualified for Playoffs |
| ♦ Stoke City Qualified for Playoffs |
| ♦ Huddersfield Town Qualified for Playoffs |
| ▲Stoke City were Promoted to Division 1 via the Playoffs |
| ▼Bournemouth were Relegated to Division 3 |
| ▼Bury were Relegated to Division 3 |
| ▼Wrexham were Relegated to Division 3 |
| ▼Cambridge United were Relegated to Division 3 |
| ▲Plymouth Argyle were Promoted from Division 3 |
| ▲Luton Town were Promoted from Division 3 |
| ▲Mansfield Town were Promoted from Division 3 |
| ▲Cheltenham Town were Promoted from Division 3 via the Playoffs |