Preston North End league performance history
Omit day and month for end of season table.
League Division 1 table at close of 2001-02 season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | 46 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 108 | 52 | 56 | 99 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 61 | 29 | 32 | 89 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 76 | 43 | 33 | 86 | |
| Millwall | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 48 | 21 | 77 | |
| Birmingham City | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 70 | 49 | 21 | 76 | |
| Norwich City | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 51 | 9 | 75 | |
| Burnley | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 70 | 62 | 8 | 75 | |
| Preston North End | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 71 | 59 | 12 | 72 | |
| Wimbledon | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 57 | 6 | 67 | |
| Crystal Palace | 46 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 70 | 62 | 8 | 66 | |
| Coventry City | 46 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 59 | 53 | 6 | 66 | |
| Gillingham | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 64 | 67 | -3 | 64 | |
| Sheffield United | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 53 | 54 | -1 | 60 | |
| Watford | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 62 | 56 | 6 | 59 | |
| Bradford City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 69 | 76 | -7 | 55 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 50 | 51 | -1 | 54 | |
| Portsmouth | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 60 | 72 | -12 | 53 | |
| Walsall | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 51 | 71 | -20 | 51 | |
| Grimsby Town | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 50 | 72 | -22 | 50 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 49 | 71 | -22 | 50 | |
| Rotherham United | 46 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 52 | 66 | -14 | 49 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 47 | 76 | -29 | 49 | |
| Barnsley | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 59 | 86 | -27 | 48 | |
| Stockport County | 46 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 42 | 102 | -60 | 26 |
League Division 1 Play-Offs
| 28 Apr 2002 | Norwich City 3-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| 28 Apr 2002 | Birmingham City 1-1 Millwall | |
| 01 May 2002 | Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Norwich City | |
| 02 May 2002 | Millwall 0-1 Birmingham City | |
| 12 May 2002 | Birmingham City 1-1 Norwich City |