| Relegated: | none |
| Continentalcup1: | New Clubs in League |
| Nextseason: | 1902–03 |
The 1901–02 season was the 14th season of The Football League.
Beginning in the 1894–95 season, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded). In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
During the first six seasons of the league, (up to the 1893–94 season), re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league.
| Competition: | First Division |
| Season: | 1901–02 |
| Winners: | Sunderland 4th English title |
| Relegated: | Small Heath Manchester City |
| League Topscorer: | Jimmy Settle (18 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | (26 October 1901) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (12 April 1902) (14 September 1901) (15 February 1902) 0–3: five matches |
| Highest Scoring: | (26 October 1901) (28 March 1902) |
| Matches: | 306 |
| Total Goals: | 840 |
| Longest Wins: | 5 matches Nottingham Forest |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 10 matches Sunderland |
| Longest Losses: | 5 matches Manchester City |
| Highest Attendance: | 50,000 Aston Villa 1–0 Small Heath (26 December 1901) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 2,000 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Bolton Wanderers (7 December 1901) Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Newcastle United (10 March 1902) Nottingham Forest 0–2 Newcastle United (19 March 1902) Derby County 1–0 Sunderland (5 April 1902) The Wednesday 1–1 Everton (5 April 1902) Bury 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (12 April 1902) Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Derby County (19 April 1902) |
| Average Attendance: | 11,209 |
| Prevseason: | 1900–01 |
| Nextseason: | 1902–03 |
| Competition: | Second Division |
| Season: | 1901–02 |
| Winners: | West Bromwich Albion |
| Promoted: | West Bromwich Albion Middlesbrough |
| League Topscorer: | Chippy Simmons (23 goals)[1] |
| Biggest Home Win: | (28 December 1901) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (23 November 1901) |
| Highest Scoring: | (22 February 1902) |
| Matches: | 306 |
| Total Goals: | 885 |
| Longest Wins: | 10 matches West Bromwich Albion |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 17 matches West Bromwich Albion |
| Longest Losses: | 6 matches Stockport County |
| Prevseason: | 1900–01 |
| Nextseason: | 1902–03 |