| English Div 1 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 11-Aug-01 | H | Watford | W | 3-0 | (0-0) | 33,939 |
| Goater 59; Berkovic 64; Pearce 87 |
| 2 | 18-Aug-01 | A | Norwich City | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 18,745 |
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| 3 | 25-Aug-01 | H | Crewe Alexandra | W | 5-2 | (2-2) | 32,844 |
| Wanchope 33, 90; Pearce 41p; Goater 80, 89 |
| 4 | 27-Aug-01 | A | Burnley | W | 4-2 | (1-1) | 19,603 |
| Goater 17, 61, 86; Wanchope 49 |
| 5 | 08-Sep-01 | A | West Bromwich Albion | L | 0-4 | (0-1) | 23,524 |
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| 6 | 15-Sep-01 | H | Birmingham City | W | 3-0 | (3-0) | 31,714 |
| Goater 23, 42; Dunne 25 |
| 7 | 19-Sep-01 | A | Coventry City | L | 3-4 | (1-2) | 18,804 |
| Benarbia 30; Horlock 57; Hall(og) 72 |
| 8 | 22-Sep-01 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 6-2 | (2-1) | 25,731 |
| Benarbia 32; Goater 35, 70; Granville 59; Wanchope 68, 79p |
| 9 | 25-Sep-01 | H | Walsall | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 31,525 |
| Benarbia 24; Goater 41; Wanchope 59p |
| 10 | 29-Sep-01 | H | Wimbledon | L | 0-4 | (0-2) | 32,989 |
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| 11 | 13-Oct-01 | H | Stockport County | D | 2-2 | (0-0) | 34,214 |
| Benarbia 50; Goater 84 |
| 12 | 16-Oct-01 | H | Sheffield United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 32,454 |
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| 13 | 21-Oct-01 | A | Preston North End | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | 21,103 |
| Huckerby 38 |
| 14 | 23-Oct-01 | H | Grimsby Town | W | 4-0 | (3-0) | 30,797 |
| Goater 2; Howey 21; Huckerby 24, 64 |
| 15 | 28-Oct-01 | A | Nottingham Forest | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 28,226 |
| Goater 8 |
| 16 | 31-Oct-01 | A | Barnsley | W | 3-0 | (3-0) | 15,159 |
| Goater 14; Pearce 36; Huckerby 45 |
| 17 | 03-Nov-01 | H | Gillingham | W | 4-1 | (3-0) | 33,067 |
| Goater 18, 20, 52; Huckerby 35 |
| 18 | 17-Nov-01 | A | Portsmouth | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | 19,103 |
| Huckerby 28 |
| 19 | 24-Nov-01 | H | Rotherham United | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 34,223 |
| Negouai 43; Benarbia 88 |
| 20 | 01-Dec-01 | A | Grimsby Town | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 7,960 |
| Huckerby 74p; Goater 90 |
| 21 | 04-Dec-01 | A | Millwall | W | 3-2 | (1-1) | 13,026 |
| Goater 23; Huckerby 68; Wright-Phillips 83 |
| 22 | 08-Dec-01 | A | Crystal Palace | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | 22,080 |
| Goater 68 |
| 23 | 11-Dec-01 | H | Wolverhampton Wndrs | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 33,639 |
| Horlock 21 |
| 24 | 16-Dec-01 | H | Bradford City | W | 3-1 | (1-1) | 30,749 |
| Mettomo 35; Horlock 58; Wright-Phillips 64 |
| 25 | 26-Dec-01 | H | West Bromwich Albion | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 34,407 |
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| 26 | 29-Dec-01 | H | Burnley | W | 5-1 | (4-0) | 34,250 |
| Wanchope 2, 28, 45; Berkovic 38; Huckerby 90 |
| 27 | 01-Jan-02 | A | Sheffield United | W | 3-1 | (0-0) | 26,291 |
| Goater 55; Berkovic 68; Wright-Phillips 90 |
| 28 | 13-Jan-02 | H | Norwich City | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | 31,794 |
| Berkovic 43, 66; Wanchope 62p |
| 29 | 20-Jan-02 | A | Watford | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 17,074 |
| Wanchope 30; Helguson(og) 80 |
| 30 | 30-Jan-02 | H | Millwall | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 30,238 |
| Goater 78, 87 |
| 31 | 03-Feb-02 | A | Wimbledon | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 10,664 |
| Benarbia 54 |
| 32 | 10-Feb-02 | H | Preston North End | W | 3-2 | (0-0) | 34,220 |
| Wright-Phillips 49; Howey 56; Wanchope 74 |
| 33 | 23-Feb-02 | A | Walsall | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 7,618 |
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| 34 | 27-Feb-02 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 4-0 | (2-0) | 33,682 |
| Horlock 9; Huckerby 32; Berkovic 76; Goater 88 |
| 35 | 03-Mar-02 | H | Coventry City | W | 4-2 | (3-1) | 33,335 |
| Huckerby 15; Tiatto 35; Wright-Phillips 42, 71 |
| 36 | 05-Mar-02 | A | Birmingham City | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 24,160 |
| Jensen 45; Horlock 67 |
| 37 | 08-Mar-02 | A | Bradford City | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 18,168 |
| Huckerby 44; Macken 90 |
| 38 | 12-Mar-02 | A | Crewe Alexandra | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | 10,092 |
| Benarbia 29; Huckerby 45; Goater 75 |
| 39 | 16-Mar-02 | H | Crystal Palace | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 33,637 |
| Horlock 10 |
| 40 | 19-Mar-02 | A | Stockport County | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | 9,547 |
| Macken 19 |
| 41 | 23-Mar-02 | A | Rotherham United | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 11,426 |
| Benarbia 60 |
| 42 | 30-Mar-02 | H | Nottingham Forest | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 34,345 |
| Huckerby 40, 45p, 84 |
| 43 | 01-Apr-02 | A | Wolverhampton Wndrs | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 28,015 |
| Wright-Phillips 36, 80 |
| 44 | 06-Apr-02 | H | Barnsley | W | 5-1 | (2-1) | 33,628 |
| Huckerby 12, 36, 63; Macken 53, 70 |
| 45 | 13-Apr-02 | A | Gillingham | W | 3-1 | (2-1) | 9,494 |
| Horlock 20; Goater 39; Huckerby 85 |
| 46 | 21-Apr-02 | H | Portsmouth | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | 34,657 |
| Howey 9; Goater 27; Macken 86 |
| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 3 | 05-Jan-02 | H | Swindon Town | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 21,581 |
| Wanchope 8; Horlock 63 |
| 4 | 27-Jan-02 | A | Ipswich Town | W | 4-1 | (1-0) | 21,199 |
| Berkovic 43; Goater 65, 86; Huckerby 90 |
| 5 | 17-Feb-02 | A | Newcastle United | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 51,020 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 2 | 11-Sep-01 | A | Notts County | W | 4-2 | (0-0) | 6,533 |
| Shuker 61; Goater 86; Dickov 92; Huckerby 103 [aet] |
| 3 | 10-Oct-01 | H | Birmingham City | W | 6-0 | (3-0) | 13,112 |
| Huckerby 10, 25, 81, 89; Luntala(og) 15; Goater 54 |
| 4 | 28-Nov-01 | A | Blackburn Rovers | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 17,907 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
Score distributions by match - goals scored by row, and goals conceded by column. Each box shows the number of this season's matches with the resulting scoreline.
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