Market1901–02 in English football
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1901–02 in English football

The 1901–02 season was the 31st season of competitive football in England.

League changes
Doncaster Rovers and Bristol City replaced Walsall and New Brighton Tower in the Football League. Burton United were formed by a merger of Burton Swifts with former League side Burton Wanderers. Bristol City were the third southern team to compete in the league, after Arsenal and Luton Town. ==Events==
Events
• 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. The club is £2,600 in debt. • 28 April 1902 – Newton Heath, after being saved by new owner John Henry Davies, are renamed Manchester United. ==Honours==
Honours
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition ==Football League==
Football League
===First Division=== ===Second Division=== ==References==
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