2001–02 Manchester City F.C. season
The 2001–02 season was Manchester City Football Club's 110th season playing in a division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight. This season was the club's most recent season of second tier league football, with the team playing in the Football League First Division following its immediate relegation from the Premier League in the previous season after its promotion the season before that. This time around the team was promoted at the first time of asking, with it winning the First Division by a clear 10 points while scoring more than 100 league goals for the first time since the 1957–58 season.
2001–02 season | ||||
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First Division | 1st (promoted to Premier League) | |||
FA Cup | Fifth round | |||
League Cup | Fourth round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: All: Shaun Goater (32 goals) | |||
Highest home attendance |
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Lowest home attendance |
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Results summary - all competitions | ||||
Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | |
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Home | 21 | 3 | 1 | 84.0% |
Away | 14 | 3 | 10 | 51.9% |
Both | 35 | 6 | 11 | 67.3% |
Results summary - First Division | ||||
Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | |
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Home | 19 | 3 | 1 | 82.6% |
Away | 12 | 3 | 8 | 52.2% |
Both | 31 | 6 | 9 | 67.4% |
Season review
The team's performance in the First Division this season matched a number of prior club records whilst also setting some new ones. The team equaled the record number of total goals scored (108) in any prior season; set a new club high for total league points accumulated (99) in a single season (since 3 points for a win was introduced into English football); produced the highest number of seasonal wins (31); and equaled the club's prior record for the total number of home wins (19). Additionally, Manchester City's First Division championship title became a record seventh English second-tier title won by the club, a record still to be surpassed by any other English team. Shaun Goater, the club's leading goal scorer this campaign with a tally of 32 goals - making him the first City player since Francis Lee in 1972 to net more than 30 goals in a season - scored 28 of those in the club's pursuit of promotion back to the top flight, which meant that he was also the leading goal scorer in the First Division this season.
Team kit
The team kit was produced by Le Coq Sportif and the shirt sponsor was Eidos Interactive.
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Historical league performance
Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).

Games
Position in final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Manchester City | 46 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 108 | 52 | +56 | 99 | Football League Champions, promoted to Premier League |
2 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 61 | 29 | +32 | 89 | Promoted to Premier League |
3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 76 | 43 | +33 | 86 | Participated in play-offs |
4 | Millwall | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 77 | |
5 | Birmingham City | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 70 | 49 | +21 | 76 | Promoted to Premier League through play-offs |
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
46 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 108 | 52 | +56 | 99 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 63 | 19 | +44 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 33 | +12 |
Last updated: 21 April 2002 (end of season).
Source: Football League First Division 2001–02
Points breakdownPoints at home: 60
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Biggest & smallestBiggest home wins: 5–1 vs. Burnley, 29 December 2001 & vs. Barnsley, 6 April 2002 |
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Individual match reports
11 August 2001 | Manchester City ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() | Manchester, England |
15:00 | Goater ![]() Berkovic ![]() Pearce ![]() |
(Report) | Robinson ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 33,939 Referee: Mike Riley |
18 August 2001 | Norwich City ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() | Norwich |
15:00 | Libbra ![]() McVeigh |
(Report) | Wanchope ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 18,745 Referee: Paul Taylor |
25 August 2001 | Manchester City ![]() | 5 – 2 | ![]() | Manchester |
17:15 | Wanchope ![]() ![]() Pearce ![]() Goater ![]() ![]() |
(Report) | Hulse ![]() Little ![]() |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 32,844 Referee: Howard Webb |
27 August 2001 | Burnley ![]() | 2 – 4 | ![]() | Burnley |
18:15 | Davis ![]() Armstrong ![]() Briscoe ![]() |
(Report) | Goater ![]() ![]() ![]() Wanchope ![]() |
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 19,602 Referee: Clive Wilkes |
8 September 2001 | West Bromwich Albion ![]() | 4 – 0 | ![]() | West Bromwich |
15:00 | McInnes ![]() Clement ![]() ![]() Dobie ![]() |
(Report) | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,524 Referee: Graham Frankland |
15 September 2001 | Manchester City ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() | Manchester |
12:30 | Goater ![]() ![]() Dunne ![]() |
(Report) | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 31,714 Referee: Jeff Winter |
19 September 2001 | Coventry City ![]() | 4 – 3 | ![]() | Coventry |
19:45 | Pearce ![]() Konjic ![]() Hughes ![]() Thompson ![]() |
(Report) | Benarbia ![]() Horlock ![]() Hall ![]() |
Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 18,804 Referee: Roger Furnandiz |
22 September 2001 | Sheffield Wednesday ![]() | 2 – 6 | ![]() | Sheffield |
15:00 | Bonvin ![]() Bromby ![]() |
(Report) | Benarbia ![]() Goater ![]() ![]() Granville ![]() Wanchope ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 25,731 Referee: Roy Pearson |
25 September 2001 | Manchester City ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() | Manchester |
19:45 | Benarbia ![]() Goater ![]() Wanchope ![]() |
(Report) | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 31,525 Referee: Rob Harris |
29 September 2001 | Manchester City ![]() | 0 – 4 | ![]() | Manchester |
15:00 | (Report) | Connolly ![]() ![]() Shipperley ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 32,989 Referee: John Brandwood |
13 October 2001 | Manchester City ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() | Manchester |
15:00 | Benarbia ![]() Goater ![]() |
(Report) | Hurst ![]() Kuqi ![]() |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,214 Referee: David Pugh |
16 October 2001 | Manchester City ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() | Manchester |
19:45 | Horlock ![]() ![]() |
(Report) | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 32,454 Referee: Steve Bennett |
21 October 2001 | Preston North End ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Preston |
14:15 | Healy ![]() Macken ![]() |
(Report) | Huckerby ![]() Berkovic ![]() |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 21,013 Referee: Mike Dean |
23 October 2001 | Manchester City ![]() | 4 – 0 | ![]() | Manchester |
19:45 | Goater ![]() Howey ![]() Huckerby ![]() ![]() |
(Report) | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 30,797 Referee: Mark Cowburn |
28 October 2001 | Nottingham Forest ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | Nottingham |
17:15 | Bart-Williams ![]() |
(Report) | Goater ![]() |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 28,266 Referee: John Brandwood |
31 October 2001 | Barnsley ![]() | 0 – 3 | ![]() | Barnsley |
19:45 | (Report) | Goater ![]() Pearce ![]() Huckerby ![]() |
Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 15,159 Referee: Phil Joslin |
3 November 2001 | Manchester City ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() | Manchester |
15:00 | Goater ![]() ![]() ![]() Huckerby ![]() |
(Report) | King ![]() |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 33,067 Referee: Richard Beeby |
17 November 2001 | Portsmouth ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Portsmouth |
12:30 | Bradbury ![]() Crouch ![]() |
(Report) | Huckerby ![]() |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,103 Referee: Paul Alcock |
24 November 2001 | Manchester City ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Manchester |
15:00 | Negouai ![]() Benarbia ![]() |
(Report) | Swailes ![]() |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,223 Referee: Mick Fletcher |
1 December 2001 | Grimsby Town ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() | Grimsby |
15:00 | (Report) | Huckerby ![]() Goater ![]() |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 7,960 Referee: Paul Rejer |
4 December 2001 | Millwall ![]() | 2 – 3 | ![]() | London |
19:45 | Sadlier ![]() Claridge ![]() |
(Report) | Goater ![]() Huckerby ![]() Wright-Phillips ![]() |
Stadium: New Den Attendance: 13,026 Referee: Clive Wilkes |
8 December 2001 | Crystal Palace ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | London |
15:15 | Freedman ![]() Kirovski ![]() |
(Report) | Goater ![]() |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 22,080 Referee: Bill Jordan |
11 December 2001 | Manchester City ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | Manchester |
19.45 | Horlock ![]() |
(Report) | Lescott ![]() |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 33,639 Referee: Mike Riley |
16 December 2001 | Manchester City ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() | Manchester |
14:15 | Mettomo ![]() Horlock ![]() Wright-Phillips ![]() |
(Report) | Dunne ![]() |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 30,749 Referee: Phil Richards |
26 December 2001 | Manchester City ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() | Manchester |
15:00 | Edghill ![]() ![]() |
(Report) | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,407 Referee: Roger Furnandiz |
29 December 2001 | Manchester City ![]() | 5 – 1 | ![]() | Manchester |
12:00 | Wanchope ![]() ![]() ![]() Berkovic ![]() Huckerby ![]() |
(Report) | Thomas-Moore ![]() |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,250 Referee: Matt Messias |
1 January 2002 | Sheffield United ![]() | 1 – 3 | ![]() | Sheffield |
15:00 | Brown ![]() |
(Report) | Goater ![]() Berkovic ![]() Wright-Phillips ![]() |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,291 Referee: Alan Wiley |
13 January 2002 | Manchester City ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() | Manchester |
14:15 | Tiatto ![]() Berkovic ![]() ![]() Wanchope ![]() |
(Report) | Nielsen ![]() |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 31,794 Referee: Roy Pearson |
20 January 2002 | Watford ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | Watford |
18:15 | Wanchope ![]() Helguson ![]() |
(Report) | Smith ![]() |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 17,724 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
30 January 2002 | Manchester City ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() | Manchester |
19:45 | Benarbia ![]() Goater ![]() ![]() |
(Report) | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 30,238 Referee: Peter Walton |
3 February 2002 | Wimbledon ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | London |
14:00 | Shipperley ![]() ![]() |
(Report) | Benarbia ![]() Pearce ![]() |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 10,664 Referee: Phil Dowd |
10 February 2002 | Manchester City ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() | Manchester |
14:15 | Wright-Phillips ![]() Howey ![]() Wanchope ![]() |
(Report) | Macken ![]() Anderson ![]() |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,220 Referee: Anthony Bates |
23 February 2002 | Walsall ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() | Walsall |
15:00 | [ (Report)] | Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 7,618 Referee: David Crick |
27 February 2002 | Manchester City ![]() | 4 – 0 | ![]() | Manchester |
19:45 | Horlock ![]() Huckerby ![]() Berkovic ![]() Goater ![]() |
(Report) | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 33,682 Referee: Paul Durkin |
3 March 2002 | Manchester City ![]() | 4 – 2 | ![]() | Manchester |
13:00 | Huckerby ![]() Tiatto ![]() Wright-Phillips ![]() ![]() |
(Report) | Mills ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 33,335 Referee: Mike Pike |
5 March 2002 | Birmingham City ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | Birmingham |
19:45 | Johnson ![]() |
(Report) | Jensen ![]() Horlock ![]() |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 24,160 Referee: Bill Jordan |
8 March 2002 | Bradford City ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() | Bradford |
19:45 | (Report) | Huckerby ![]() Macken ![]() |
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 18,168 |
12 March 2002 | Crewe Alexandra ![]() | 1 – 3 | ![]() | Crewe |
19:45 | Jack ![]() |
(Report) | Benarbia ![]() Huckerby ![]() Goater ![]() |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 10,092 Referee: Paul Danson |
16 March 2002 | Manchester City ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | Manchester |
15:00 | Horlock ![]() |
(Report) | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 33,637 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
19 March 2002 | Stockport County ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Stockport |
19:45 | Hardiker ![]() ![]() |
(Report) | Macken ![]() Goater ![]() |
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,537 Referee: Clive Wilkes |
23 March 2002 | Rotherham United ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | Rotherham |
15:00 | Lee ![]() |
(Report) | Benarbia ![]() |
Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 11,426 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
30 March 2002 | Manchester City ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() | Manchester |
15:00 | Huckerby ![]() ![]() ![]() |
(Report) | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,345 Referee: Mike Jones |
1 April 2002 | Wolverhampton Wanderers ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() | Wolverhampton |
13:00 | Butler ![]() ![]() |
(Report) | Wright-Phillips ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 28,015 Referee: Graham Barber |
6 April 2002 | Manchester City ![]() | 5 – 1 | ![]() | Manchester |
13:00 | Huckerby ![]() ![]() ![]() Macken ![]() ![]() |
(Report) | Dyer ![]() |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 33,628 |
13 April 2002 | Gillingham ![]() | 1 – 3 | ![]() | Gillingham |
15:00 | Onuora ![]() |
(Report) | Horlock ![]() Goater ![]() Huckerby ![]() |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 9,494 Referee: Matt Messias |
21 April 2002 | Manchester City ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() | Manchester |
15:00 | Howey ![]() Goater ![]() Macken ![]() |
(Report) | Pitt ![]() |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,657 Referee: Roger Furnandiz |
Second round
11 September 2001 | Notts County ![]() | 2 – 2 2 – 4 (aet) | ![]() | Nottingham |
19:45 | Allsopp ![]() Stallard ![]() |
(Report) | Shuker ![]() Goater ![]() Dickov ![]() Huckerby ![]() |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,972 Referee: Andy Hall |
Third round
10 October 2001 | Manchester City ![]() | 6 – 0 | ![]() | Manchester |
19:45 | Huckerby ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Luntala ![]() Goater ![]() |
(Report) | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 13,912 Referee: Rob Styles |
Fourth round
28 November 2001 | Blackburn Rovers ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() | Blackburn |
19:45 | Johansson ![]() D. Johnson ![]() |
(Report) | Negouai ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 17,907 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
Third round
5 January 2002 | Manchester City ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() | Manchester |
13:00 | Wanchope ![]() Horlock ![]() |
(Report) | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 21,581 Referee: Chris Foy |
Fourth round
27 January 2002 | Ipswich Town ![]() | 1 – 4 | ![]() | Ipswich |
19:00 | Bent ![]() |
(Report) | Berkovic ![]() Goater ![]() ![]() Huckerby ![]() |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,119 Referee: Graham Poll |
Fifth round
17 February 2002 | Newcastle United ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | Newcastle |
19:00 | Solano ![]() |
(Report) | Dunne ![]() |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,020 Referee: Alan Wiley |
Playing statistics
Appearances for competitive matches only
No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
1 | GK | ![]() |
24 | (1)0 | 2 | (0)0 | 2 | (0)0 | 28 | (1)0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
38 | (0)3 | 1 | (1)0 | 3 | (0)0 | 42 | (1)3 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
9 (1) | 0 | 1 | (2)0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | (3)0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
21 | (5)0 | 1 | (0)0 | 2 | (0)0 | 24 | (5)0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
33 | (9)7 | 3 | (0)1 | 2 | (0)0 | 38 | (9)8 |
7 | FW | ![]() |
30 | (8)20 | 3 | (2)1 | 2 | (1)5 | 35(11) | 26 |
8 | DF | ![]() |
0 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | (0)0 | 1 (6) | 0 |
8 | FW | ![]() |
4 (4) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (4) | 5 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
0 (6) | 0 | 0 | (1)0 | 0 | (1)0 | 0 (8) | 1 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
42 | (0)28 | 1 | (1)2 | 2 | (0)2 | 45 | (1)32 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | MF | ![]() |
2 (2) | 1 | 0 | (2)0 | 2 | (0)0 | 4 (4) | 1 |
14 | MF | ![]() |
20 | (5)6 | 3 | (0)1 | 2 | (1)0 | 25 | (6)7 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
0 (3) | 0 | 0 | (1)0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | 0 |
16 | DF | ![]() |
0 (7) | 0 | 2 | (1)0 | 0 | (1)0 | 2 (9) | 0 |
17 | DF | ![]() |
2 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (5) | 0 |
18 | MF | ![]() |
0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 |
19 | DF | ![]() |
36 | (1)1 | 1 | (0)0 | 2 | (0)0 | 39 | (1)1 |
20 | GK | ![]() |
22 | (1)0 | 1 | (0)0 | 1 | (0)0 | 24 | (1)0 |
21 | MF | ![]() |
0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1)0 | 0 (2) | 0 |
22 | DF | ![]() |
42 | (2)1 | 3 | (0)0 | 3 | (0)0 | 48 | (2)1 |
23 | FW | ![]() |
14 | (1)12 | 2 | (0)1 | 1 | (0)0 | 17 | (1)13 |
24 | DF | ![]() |
34 | (0)3 | 2 | (0)0 | 2 | (0)0 | 38 | (0)3 |
25 | DF | ![]() |
16 | (5)1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | (1)0 | 17 | (6)1 |
26 | DF | ![]() |
0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
27 | DF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | MF | ![]() |
2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | (0)0 | 3 (1) | 0 |
29 | MF | ![]() |
30 | (4)8 | 3 | (0)0 | 1 | (1)0 | 34 | (5)8 |
31 | DF | ![]() |
3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 |
32 | GK | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | FW | ![]() |
1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 |
33 | FW | ![]() |
0 (2) | 0 | 0 | (1)0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 |
35 | GK | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
36 | DF | ![]() |
16 | (1)1 | 2 | (1)0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | (2)1 |
36 | DF | ![]() |
12 | (4)1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | (1)0 | 13 | (5)1 |
37 | MF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
38 | DF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
39 | MF | ![]() |
11 | (1)0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | (0)0 | 12 | (1)0 |
40 | MF | ![]() |
0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1)0 | 0 (3) | 1 |
44 | MF | ![]() |
38 | (0)8 | 2 | (0)0 | 2 | (0)0 | 42 | (0)8 |
Information current as of 21 April 2002 (end of season)
Last updated: 24 November 2010.
Source: (for appearances, goals and discipline stats.) All match Reports in Games section above
Goal scorers
All competitions
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Football League Division 1
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League Cup
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FA Cup
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Information current as of 21 April 2002 (end of season)
See also
- Manchester City F.C. seasons