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2002 Football League play-offs
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Football League play-offs |
| season | 2001–02 |
| winners | Birmingham City |
| (First Division) | |
| Stoke City | |
| (Second Division) | |
| Cheltenham Town | |
| (Third Division) | |
| biggest home win | Norwich 3–1 Wolves |
| (First Division) | |
| biggest away win | Cardiff 0–2 Stoke |
| (Second Division) | |
| highest scoring | Norwich 3–1 Wolves |
| Rushden & Diamonds 2–2 Rochdale | |
| Cheltenham 3–1 Rushden & Diamonds | |
| (4 goals) | |
| matches | 15 |
| total goals | 35 |
| highest attendance | 71,597 – Birmingham v Norwich |
| (First Division final) | |
| lowest attendance | 6,015 – Rushden & Diamonds v Rochdale |
| (Third Division semi-final) | |
| average attendance | 21,859 |
| prevseason | [2001](2001-football-league-play-offs) |
| nextseason | [2003](2003-football-league-play-offs) |
(First Division) Stoke City (Second Division) Cheltenham Town (Third Division) (First Division) (Second Division) Rushden & Diamonds 2–2 Rochdale Cheltenham 3–1 Rushden & Diamonds (4 goals) (First Division final) (Third Division semi-final) The Football League play-offs for the 2001–02 season were held in May 2002, with the finals taking place at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. The play-off semi-finals will be played over two legs and will be contested by the teams who finish in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League First Division and Football League Second Division and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th placed teams in the Football League Third Division table. The winners of the semi-finals will go through to the finals, with the winner of the matches gaining promotion for the following season.
Background
The Football League play-offs have been held every year since 1987. They take place for each division following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places.
In the First Division, Wolverhampton Wanderers, who were aiming to return to the top flight after nearly 20 years, finished 3 points behind their Black Country rivals West Bromwich Albion, who finished second and thus gained automatic promotion. Albion ended the season 10 points behind champions Manchester City, who returned to the Premier League after being relegated the previous season. Millwall who were aiming for a place in the top flight for the first time since 1990, finished in fourth place in the table. Birmingham City, who were aiming to return to the top flight for the first time since 1986, finished in fifth place. Norwich City finished 1 point behind Birmingham City and were looking for a place back in the Premiership for the first time since 1995.
First Division
Main article: 2001–02 Football League First Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 76 | 43 | +33 | 86 |
| 4 | Millwall | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 77 |
| **5** | **Birmingham City** | **46** | **21** | **13** | **12** | **70** | **49** | **+21** | **76** |
| 6 | Norwich City | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 75 |
Semi-finals
;First leg
McVeigh Mackay
;Second leg Norwich City won 3–2 on aggregate.
Birmingham City won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
Main article: 2002 Football League First Division play-off final
Devlin Lazaridis Carter Mulryne Sutch Easton
Second Division
Main article: 2001–02 Football League Second Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brentford | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 77 | 43 | +34 | 83 |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 75 | 50 | +25 | 83 |
| **5** | **Stoke City** | **46** | **23** | **11** | **12** | **67** | **40** | **+27** | **80** |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 78 |
Semi-finals
;First leg Fortune-West
;Second leg Owusu Brentford won 2–1 on aggregate.
Oularé Stoke City won 3–2 on aggregate.
Final
Main article: 2002 Football League Second Division play-off final
Burgess
Third Division
Main article: 2001–02 Football League Third Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **4** | **Cheltenham Town** | **46** | **21** | **15** | **10** | **66** | **49** | **+17** | **78** |
| 5 | Rochdale | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 78 |
| 6 | Rushden & Diamonds | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 73 |
| 7 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 74 | 48 | +26 | 71 |
Semi-finals
;First leg
Butterworth Simpson
;Second leg Lee Yates Duff Finnigan Alsop Stephenson Arnison Henderson Watson Humphreys Cheltenham Town 2–2 Hartlepool United on aggregate. Cheltenham Town won 5–4 on penalties.
Hall Rushden & Diamonds won 4–3 on aggregate.
Final
Main article: 2002 Football League Third Division play-off final
Alsop Finnigan
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