| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Rushden & Diamonds | 46 | 87 | +26 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 28 | ||
| 2nonMover | Hartlepool United | 46 | 85 | +20 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 30 | ||
| 3nonMover | Wrexham | 46 | 84 | +34 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 24 | ||
| 4nonMover | Bournemouth | 46 | 74 | +12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 30 | ||
| 5MovingUp | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 72 | +19 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 29 | ||
| 6MovingUp | Lincoln City | 46 | 70 | +9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 19 | ||
| 7MovingDown | Bury | 46 | 70 | +1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 30 | ||
| 8nonMover | Oxford United | 46 | 69 | +10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 27 | ||
| 9MovingUp | Torquay United | 46 | 66 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 41 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 40 | ||
| 10MovingDown | York City | 46 | 66 | -1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 29 | ||
| 11nonMover | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 63 | -1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 30 | ||
| 12nonMover | Cambridge United | 46 | 61 | -3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 45 | ||
| 13nonMover | Hull City | 46 | 59 | +5 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 34 | ||
| 14MovingUp | Darlington | 46 | 54 | -1 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 32 | ||
| 15MovingUp | Boston United (-4) | 46 | 54 | -1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 34 | ||
| 16MovingUp | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 54 | -6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 35 | ||
| 17MovingDown | Southend United | 46 | 54 | -12 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 36 | ||
| 18MovingDown | Leyton Orient | 46 | 53 | -10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 37 | ||
| 19MovingDown | Rochdale | 46 | 52 | -7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 40 | ||
| 20MovingDown | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 51 | -7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 30 | ||
| 21nonMover | Swansea City | 46 | 49 | -17 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 40 | ||
| 22MovingDown | Carlisle United | 46 | 49 | -26 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 38 | ||
| 23nonMover | Exeter City | 46 | 48 | -14 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 33 | ||
| 24nonMover | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 41 | -30 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 39 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 53 | ||
| Points adjustments | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01/08/2002 | Boston United | Deducted four points for financial irregularities. |
| Play-off matches | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sat 10th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Bury 0 Bournemouth 0 |
| Sat 10th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Lincoln City 5 Scunthorpe United 3 |
| Tue 13th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Bournemouth 3 Bury 1 |
| Wed 14th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Scunthorpe United 0 Lincoln City 1 |
| Sat 24th May | Final | Bournemouth 5 Lincoln City 2 |
| Attendance records | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highs | Match | Date | Lows | Match | Date | |
| 22,319 | Hull City 2-0 Hartlepool U. | Thu 26 Dec | 216 | Rochdale 0-2 Torquay Utd. | Sat 05 Apr | |
| 18,437 | Hull City 0-0 York City | Sat 25 Jan | 1,576 | Macclesfield 0-1 Hartlepool U. | Tue 21 Jan | |
| 17,404 | Hull City 0-0 Oxford Utd. | Sat 08 Mar | 1,583 | Macclesfield 2-1 Oxford Utd. | Tue 29 Oct | |
| 15,816 | Hull City 3-1 Bournemouth | Sat 19 Apr | 1,658 | Rochdale 1-1 Bristol Rvs. | Tue 08 Apr | |
| 15,607 | Hull City 1-1 Cambridge U. | Sat 22 Feb | 1,676 | Macclesfield 3-1 Leyton Orient | Tue 11 Mar | |
| 15,002 | Hull City 1-2 Wrexham | Sat 05 Apr | 1,795 | Macclesfield 0-1 Bournemouth | Sat 31 Aug | |