1901–02 in English football

9 January 1902 – Newton Heath, the Manchester based Second Division club, are on the brink of closure and expulsion from the Football League after being issued with a winding up order.^[1] The club is £2,600 in debt.^{[citation needed]}
28 April 1902 – Newton Heath, after being saved by new owner John Henry Davies, are renamed Manchester United.^[2]

Honours edit

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Relegation
1	Sunderland (C)	34	19	6	9	50	35	1.429	44
2	Everton	34	17	7	10	53	35	1.514	41
3	Newcastle United	34	14	9	11	48	34	1.412	37
4	Blackburn Rovers	34	15	6	13	52	48	1.083	36
5	Nottingham Forest	34	13	9	12	43	43	1.000	35
6	Derby County	34	13	9	12	39	41	0.951	35
7	Bury	34	13	8	13	44	38	1.158	34
8	Aston Villa	34	13	8	13	42	40	1.050	34
9	The Wednesday	34	13	8	13	48	52	0.923	34
10	Sheffield United	34	13	7	14	53	48	1.104	33
11	Liverpool	34	10	12	12	42	38	1.105	32
12	Bolton Wanderers	34	12	8	14	51	56	0.911	32
13	Notts County	34	14	4	16	51	57	0.895	32
14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	34	13	6	15	46	57	0.807	32
15	Grimsby Town	34	13	6	15	44	60	0.733	32
16	Stoke	34	11	9	14	45	55	0.818	31
17	Small Heath (R)	34	11	8	15	47	45	1.044	30	Relegation to the Second Division
18	Manchester City (R)	34	11	6	17	42	58	0.724	28	Relegation to the Second Division

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	West Bromwich Albion (C, P)	34	25	5	4	82	29	2.828	55	Promotion to the First Division
2	Middlesbrough (P)	34	23	5	6	90	24	3.750	51	Promotion to the First Division
3	Preston North End	34	18	6	10	71	32	2.219	42
4	Woolwich Arsenal	34	18	6	10	50	26	1.923	42
5	Lincoln City	34	14	13	7	45	35	1.286	41
6	Bristol City	34	17	6	11	52	35	1.486	40
7	Doncaster Rovers	34	13	8	13	49	58	0.845	34
8	Glossop	34	10	12	12	36	40	0.900	32
9	Burnley	34	10	10	14	41	45	0.911	30
10	Burton United	34	11	8	15	46	54	0.852	30
11	Barnsley	34	12	6	16	51	63	0.810	30
12	Burslem Port Vale	34	10	9	15	43	59	0.729	29
13	Blackpool	34	11	7	16	40	56	0.714	29
14	Leicester Fosse	34	12	5	17	38	56	0.679	29
15	Newton Heath	34	11	6	17	38	53	0.717	28
16	Chesterfield Town	34	11	6	17	47	68	0.691	28	Re-elected
17	Stockport County	34	8	7	19	36	72	0.500	23
18	Gainsborough Trinity	34	4	11	19	30	80	0.375	19

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

^ "Drasdo repeats green and gold message". Manchester Evening News. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
^ "History of Manchester United". United Online Unofficial website of Manchester United. Retrieved 29 May 2013.