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OVERVIEW


Biggest rise

Cheltenham Town won the Division Three playoffs to secure their third promotion in six seasons, a string of success which had seen them rise from the Southern Premier League (Dr Martens Premier Division) to Division Two of the Football League.


Biggest fall

Ipswich Town dropped into Division One just 12 months after finishing fifth in the Premiership and qualifying for the UEFA Cup.


EVENTS



HONOURS



ENGLISH NATIONAL TEAM



TABLES


FA Premier League

P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts
1. Arsenal 38 12 4 3 42 25 14 5 0 37 11 +43 87
2. Liverpool 38 12 5 2 33 14 12 3 4 34 16 +37 80
3. Manchester United 38 11 2 6 40 17 13 3 3 47 28 +42 77
4. Newcastle United 38 12 3 4 40 23 9 5 5 34 29 +22 71
5. Leeds United 38 9 6 4 31 21 9 6 4 22 16 +16 66
6. Chelsea 38 11 4 4 43 21 6 9 4 23 17 +28 64
7. West Ham United 38 12 4 3 32 14 3 4 12 16 43 -9 53
8. Aston Villa 38 8 7 4 22 17 4 7 8 24 30 -1 50
9. Tottenham Hotspur 38 10 4 5 32 24 4 4 11 17 29 -4 50
10. Blackburn Rovers 38 8 6 5 33 20 4 4 11 22 31 +4 46
11. Southampton 38 7 5 7 23 22 5 4 10 23 32 -8 45
12. Middlesbrough 38 7 5 7 23 26 5 4 10 12 21 -12 45
13. Fulham 38 7 7 5 21 16 3 7 9 15 28 -8 44
14. Charlton Athletic 38 5 6 8 23 30 5 8 6 15 19 -11 44
15. Everton 38 8 4 7 26 23 3 6 10 19 34 -12 43
16. Bolton Wanderers 38 5 7 7 20 31 4 6 9 24 31 -18 40
17. Sunderland 38 7 7 5 18 16 3 3 13 11 35 -22 40
18. Ipswich Town 38 6 4 9 20 24 3 5 11 21 40 -23 36
19. Derby County 38 5 4 10 20 26 3 2 14 13 37 -30 30
20. Leicester City 38 3 7 9 15 34 2 6 11 15 30 -34 28

Blue bold text = To enter the UEFA Champions League at the first round stage

Blue normal text = To enter the Champions League at the qualifier stage

Red text = Relegated to Division One


Football League Division One

P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts
1. Manchester City 46 19 3 1 63 19 12 3 8 45 33 +56 99
2. West Bromwich Albion 46 15 4 4 36 11 12 4 7 25 18 +32 89
3. Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 13 4 6 33 18 12 7 4 43 25 +33 86
4. Millwall 46 15 3 5 43 22 7 8 8 26 26 +21 77
5. Birmingham City 46 14 4 5 44 20 7 9 7 26 29 +21 76
6. Norwich City 46 15 6 2 36 16 7 3 13 24 35 +9 75
7. Burnley 46 11 7 5 39 29 10 5 8 31 33 +8 75
8. Preston North End 46 13 7 3 45 21 7 5 11 26 38 +12 72
9. Wimbledon 46 9 8 6 30 22 9 5 9 33 35 +6 67
10. Crystal Palace 46 13 3 7 42 22 7 3 13 28 40 +8 66
11. Coventry City 46 12 4 7 33 19 8 2 13 26 34 +6 66
12. Gillingham 46 12 5 6 38 26 6 5 12 26 41 -3 64
13. Sheffield United 46 8 8 7 34 30 7 7 9 19 24 -1 60
14. Watford 46 10 5 8 38 30 6 6 11 24 26 +6 59
15. Bradford City 46 10 1 12 41 39 5 9 9 28 37 -7 55
16. Nottingham Forest 46 7 11 5 26 21 5 7 11 24 30 -1 54
17. Portsmouth 46 9 6 8 36 31 4 8 11 24 41 -12 53
18. Walsall 46 10 6 7 29 27 3 6 14 22 44 -20 51
19. Grimsby Town 46 9 7 7 34 28 3 7 13 16 44 -22 50
20. Sheffield Wednesday 46 6 7 10 28 37 6 7 10 21 34 -22 50
21. Rotherham United 46 7 13 3 32 29 3 6 14 20 37 -14 49
22. Crewe Alexandra 46 8 8 7 23 32 4 5 14 24 44 -29 49
23. Barnsley 46 9 9 5 37 33 2 6 15 22 53 -27 48
24. Stockport County 46 5 1 17 19 44 1 7 15 23 58 -60 26

Blue text = Promoted to The Premiership

Green text = Losing play-off candidates

Red text = Relegated to Division Two


Football League Division Two

P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts
1. Brighton & Hove Albion 46 17 5 1 42 16 8 10 5 24 26 +24 90
2. Reading 46 12 7 4 36 20 11 8 4 34 23 +27 84
3. Brentford 46 17 5 1 48 12 7 6 10 29 31 +34 83
4. Cardiff City 46 12 8 3 39 25 11 6 6 36 25 +25 83
5. Stoke City 46 16 4 3 43 12 7 7 9 24 28 +27 80
6. Huddersfield Town 46 13 7 3 35 19 8 8 7 30 28 +18 78
7. Bristol City 46 13 6 4 38 21 8 4 11 30 32 +15 73
8. Queens Park Rangers 46 11 10 2 35 18 8 4 11 25 31 +11 71
9. Oldham Athletic 46 14 6 3 47 27 4 10 9 30 38 +12 70
10. Wigan Athletic 46 9 6 8 36 23 7 10 6 30 28 +15 64
11. Wycombe Wanderers 46 13 5 5 38 26 4 8 11 20 38 -6 64
12. Tranmere Rovers 46 10 9 4 39 19 6 6 11 24 41 +3 63
13. Swindon Town 46 10 7 6 26 21 5 7 11 20 35 -10 59
14. Port Vale 46 11 6 6 35 24 5 4 14 16 38 -11 58
15. Colchester United 46 9 6 6 35 33 6 6 11 30 43 -11 57
16. Blackpool 46 8 9 6 39 31 6 5 12 27 38 -3 56
17. Peterborough United 46 11 5 7 46 26 4 5 14 18 33 -5 55
18. Chesterfield 46 9 3 11 35 36 4 10 9 18 29 -12 52
19. Notts County 46 8 7 8 28 29 5 4 14 31 42 -12 50
20. Northampton Town 46 9 4 10 30 33 5 3 15 24 46 -25 49
21. A.F.C. Bournemouth 46 9 4 10 36 33 1 10 12 20 38 -15 44
22. Bury 46 6 9 8 26 32 5 2 16 17 43 -32 44
23. Wrexham 46 7 7 9 29 32 4 3 16 27 57 -33 43
24. Cambridge United 46 7 7 9 29 34 0 6 17 18 59 -46 34


Football League Division Three

P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts
1. Plymouth Argyle 46 19 2 2 41 11 12 7 4 30 17 +43 102
2. Luton Town 46 15 5 3 50 18 15 2 6 46 30 +48 97
3. Mansfield Town 46 17 3 3 49 24 7 4 12 23 36 +12 79
4. Cheltenham Town 46 11 11 1 40 20 10 4 9 26 29 +17 78
5. Rochdale 46 13 8 2 41 22 8 7 8 24 30 +13 78
6. Rushden & Diamonds 46 14 5 4 40 20 6 8 9 29 33 +15 73
7. Hartlepool United 46 12 6 5 53 23 8 5 10 21 25 +26 71
8. Scunthorpe United 46 14 5 4 43 22 5 9 9 31 34 +18 71
9. Shrewsbury Town 46 13 4 6 36 19 7 6 10 28 34 +11 70
10. Kidderminster Harriers 46 13 6 4 35 17 6 3 14 21 30 +9 66
11. Hull City 46 12 6 5 38 18 4 7 12 19 33 +6 61
12. Southend United 46 12 5 6 36 22 3 8 12 15 32 -3 58
13. Macclesfield Town 46 7 7 9 23 25 8 6 9 18 27 -11 58
14. York City 46 11 5 7 26 20 5 4 14 28 47 -13 57
15. Darlington 46 11 6 6 37 25 4 5 14 23 46 -11 56
16. Exeter City 46 7 9 7 25 32 7 4 12 23 41 -25 55
17. Carlisle United 46 11 5 7 31 21 1 11 11 18 35 -7 52
18. Leyton Orient 46 10 7 6 37 25 3 6 14 18 46 -16 52
19. Torquay United 46 8 6 9 27 31 4 9 10 19 32 -17 51
20. Swansea City 46 7 8 8 26 26 6 4 13 27 51 -24 51
21. Oxford United 46 8 7 8 34 28 3 7 13 19 34 -9 47
22. Lincoln City 46 8 4 11 25 27 2 12 9 19 35 -18 46
23. Bristol Rovers 46 8 7 8 28 28 3 5 15 12 32 -20 45
24. Halifax Town 46 5 9 9 24 28 3 3 17 15 56 -45 36


EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS


UEFA Champions League


Group phase



Qualifying round



UEFA Cup



PROMOTED TEAMS

''From Division One to The Premier League:''
: Manchester City
: West Bromwich Albion
: Birmingham City

''From Division Two to Division One:''
: Brighton & Hove Albion
: Reading
: Stoke City

''From Division Three to Division Two:''
: Plymouth Argyle
: Luton Town
: Mansfield Town
: Cheltenham Town

''From The Football Conference to Division Three:''
: Boston United


RELEGATED TEAMS

''From The Premier League to Division One:''
: Ipswich Town
: Derby County
: Leicester City

''From Division One to Division Two:''
: Crewe Alexandra
: Barnsley
: Stockport County

''From Division Two to Division Three:''
: A.F.C. Bournemouth
: Bury
: Wrexham
: Cambridge United

''From Division Three to The Football Conference:''
: Halifax Town


TRANSFER DEALS


For subsequent transfer deals see 2002-03 In English Football .


MANAGERIAL CHANGES

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DEATHS


  • Les Sealey , 43, who kept goal for Manchester United in their 1990 F.A Cup and 1991 Cup Winners Cup triumphs, died of a heart attack in north London. He had also played for Coventry City, Luton Town, Aston Villa, Birmingham City (on loan), Blackpool and West Ham United, and at the time of his death had been working for West Ham United as goalkeeping coach.



  • Brian Moore , 69, former BBC Radio and ITV commentator, died of cancer three years after retiring from football commentary.


  • Bertie Mee , 80, Arsenal Double -winning manager 1970 - 71 , died after a long illness. He also guided Arsenal to European Fairs Cup glory, achieved one year before the double triumph. From 1976 to 1986 he was assistant manager to Graham Taylor at Watford, and remained at the club as a director until his retirement in 1991.



  • Jeff Astle , 59, West Bromwich Albion and England striker, died suddenly in Burton-upon-Trent. He is best remembered for his appearences on the T.V series 'Fantasy Football' and for scoring Albion's winning goal against Everton in the 1968 F.A Cup final.



  • Kenneth Wolstenholme , 81, BBC television commentator, who famously commentated England's 1966 World Cup triumph and is best remembered for saying 'They think it's all over... it is now' when Geoff Hurst scored England's last-minute winner.