1901–02 Football League
The Football League First Division 1901/ 02 was the 14th season of the Football League First Division English as the highest football league. The AFC Sunderland won with three points behind before the Everton FC the fourth English championship in the club's history. Of the two climbers Grimsby Town and Small Heath only the club from Grimsby could get the class. In addition to Small Heath had Manchester City take the course in the Second Division. These two teams should be in the following season replaced by the two second-division promoted West Bromwich Albion and Middlesbrough FC.
A total of 420 players were used, with Notts County and Sunderland AFC with 19 the least and Aston Villa with 29 aufboten most players in league games. 145 newcomers were offset by 130 footballers who most recently came into play in the 1901/02 season.
Final Table
Results Table
In the left column of the home teams are listed.
Top scorers
The champion team from the AFC Sunderland
In the following list, all players were listed who came for the Sunderland AFC in a league game for use during the 1901/ 02 season. It must be noted that in most cases a minimum number of games will be provided in English football to accept the official champion medal allowed. As regards the specific control before the introduction of the Premier League, there is lack of clarity, all the players with an asterisk (*) have been provided which have received no champion medal presumably because of their small contribution. In brackets the number of bets as well as the goals achieved are called.
Alf Common * (4/2 ) | Jack Craggs * (6/ 2) | Ned Doig (32/ 0 ) | James Farquhar (13/ 0 ) | Matthew Ferguson (29/ 0 ) | Jimmy Gemmell (31/ 10) | William Gibson * (1/0 ) | Joe Hewitt * (5/1 ) | Robert Hogg (29/ 5) | Billy Hogg (28 /10) | Jackson thick (32/ 3) | Sandy McAllister (34/ 1) | andy McCombie (26/ 1) | Colin McLatchie (25/ 4) | Fred Mearns * (2/ 0) | Jimmy Millar (32/ 9) | Bill Murray * (7/ 2) | George Prior * (5/ 0) | Jimmy Watson (33/ 0).
- Coach: Alex Mackie
Special events
- Andy McGuigan shot on January 4, 1902 for Liverpool FC against FC Stoke five goals.