Arsenal won the 2001-02 Premier League title and relegation race on 87 points, 7 points ahead of Liverpool. Ipswich Town, Derby County and Leicester City finished in the relegation places.
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English Premier League standings, 2001-02
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Arsenal (ARS)
26
9
3
+43
87
10-0-0
W13
Liverpool (LIV)
24
8
6
+37
80
9-0-1
W2
Manchester United (MUN)
24
5
9
+42
77
6-2-2
D1
Newcastle United (NEW)
21
8
9
+22
71
4-4-2
L1
Leeds United (LEE)
18
12
8
+16
66
7-0-3
W2
Chelsea (CHE)
17
13
8
+28
64
5-2-3
L1
West Ham United (WHU)
15
8
15
-9
53
6-1-3
W1
Aston Villa (AVL)
12
14
12
-1
50
2-3-5
W2
Tottenham Hotspur (TOT)
14
8
16
-4
50
3-3-4
L1
Blackburn Rovers (BLB)
12
10
16
+4
46
5-2-3
W1
Southampton (SOU)
12
9
17
-8
45
2-5-3
W1
Middlesbrough (MID)
12
9
17
-12
45
3-2-5
L4
Fulham (FUL)
10
14
14
-8
44
2-3-5
L1
Charlton Athletic (CHA)
10
14
14
-11
44
1-4-5
D2
Everton (EVE)
11
10
17
-12
43
4-1-5
L2
Bolton Wanderers (BOL)
9
13
16
-18
40
3-1-6
L3
Sunderland (SUN)
10
10
18
-22
40
2-3-5
D2
Ipswich Town (IPS)
9
9
20
-23
36
1-3-6
L2
Derby County (DER)
8
6
24
-30
30
1-1-8
D1
Leicester City (LEI)
5
13
20
-34
28
2-5-3
W1
The dashed line on the chart is the relegation line: the pace of the best team in the drop zone.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 28 times.
Arsenal trailed by as many as 6 points on December 8, 2001.
Arsenal took first place for good on April 21, 2002.
Arsenal won 13 games in a row from February 10, 2002 to May 11, 2002, the longest run of the race.
Liverpool led by 6 points as late as December 8, 2001.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 95 of the 102 days played.
Eight teams held first place.
Liverpool held first place for 31 straight days, the season's longest run.
Arsenal spent 47 of the season's 267 charted days in first place.