1901 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Thiel
Captain McConnell made some substitutions – Kerr replaced Cummings at guard and Cummings replaced Simpson at halfback. Cummings proceeded to gain fifty-five yards in two carries and Secrist again plunged into the end zone for the third and final WUP touchdown. McConnell was good on the goal kick after and the final score read WUP 17 - Thiel 0. The five game series ended successfully as more than 10,000 fans were able to attend and the WUP eleven were undefeated and unscored upon. Manager Wallace made a notable comment to the Pittsburg Post:


1901 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Thiel
"The Schenley Park games have done wonders in establishing an interest in amateur athletics, and the fight against professional teams will be continued next year. There will be no letup until professional football has been driven from Pittsburg. Caspar Whitney in an article written three years ago said 'Western Pennsylvania is the center of professional athletics in the United States and no Eastern college which values its amateur standing should play any college team from that section of the country.' Since that time all the colleges of any importance have been established on a strictly amateur basis with one exception."


1901 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Thiel
The WUP lineup for the game against Thiel was John Martin (left end), Richard Wallace (left tackle), Cummings (left guard), Parke Bachman (center), Malcolm McConnell (right guard), Andrew Wallgren (right tackle), Paul McClain (right end), Joe McCready (quarterback), John Simpson (left halfback), Reed (right halfback) and William Secrist (fullback). The game was played in 25-minute halves.


1901 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Westminster (PA)
On Wednesday, November 20, with three days rest the WUP eleven took on the Westminster Titans team at Recreation Park. This game was considered the big game on the schedule and school was closed for the occasion. Parades took place in each town and students and faculty were noisily in attendance. The WUP offense was able to drive the ball on their first possession and McConnell took the ball over from the six yard line for the touchdown. He was successful on the goal kick after.


1901 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Westminster (PA)
Westminster retaliated with a sustained drive of their own and were on the WUP eight as time ran out in the half with WUP ahead 6-0. The WUP offense controlled the ball at the beginning of the second half. They methodically advanced down the field with Secrist plunging into the end zone for the second touchdown. The goal kick after was unsuccessful. The WUP offense was close to scoring on two other possessions but the Westminster defense held them out of the end zone and the final score was 11-0.


1901 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Westminster (PA)
The WUP lineup for the game against Westminster was John Martin (left end), Richard Wallace (left tackle), Cummings (left guard), Parke Bachman (center), Malcolm McConnell (right guard), Andrew Wallgren (right tackle), Paul McClain (right end), Joe McCready (quarterback), John Simpson (left halfback), Reed (right halfback) and William Secrist (fullback). The substitutions during the game were: Kerr replaced Cummings at left guard and Cummings replaced Simpson at left halfback. The game was played in 25-minute halves.


1901 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, at Allegheny
Friday afternoon, November 22, the WUP eleven traveled to Meadville, Pa. for a game with the Allegheny College eleven on Saturday the 23rd. This was the third game of the week for the WUP team. Quarterback Joe McCready and center Parke Bachman were injured and did not play. Hugh Morrow stepped in at quarterback and Stacy Hankey started at center. The field was muddy and a steady drizzle fell during the game. After alternating possessions the Allegheny offense ran through the porous WUP defense and McCarthy plowed into the end zone from the one foot line.


1901 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, at Allegheny
The goal kick after was unsuccessful. On the ensuing kickoff the whistle had not blown and WUP had to rekick. The second attempt went out of bounds, so the ball was brought back and a third attempt was made. This time Leffingwell caught the ball on the ten yard line and raced 100 yards for another Allegheny touchdown. The goal after was again unsuccessful and the WUP was trailing 10-0. The Alleghenies moved the ball again but the WUP defense stiffened and got the ball back for the offense.


1901 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, at Allegheny
The WUP offense was able to gain some first downs and were on the Allegheny five yard line when time expired in the first half. After the intermission Allegheny continued to advance the ball against the WUP defense and Williams scored their third touchdown. The WUP offense gained small chunks of yardage and as time ran down they attempted a field goal that was unsuccessful. The Alleghenies won the game 15-0.


1901 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, at Allegheny
The WUP lineup for the game against Allegheny was John Martin (left end), Richard Wallace (left tackle), Cummings (left guard), Stacy Hankey (center), Wheeler (right guard), Andrew Wallgren (right tackle), Paul McClain (right end), Hugh Morrow (quarterback), John Simpson (left halfback), Reed (right halfback) and William Secrist (fullback). Substitutions during the game were: Malcolm McConnell replaced William Secrist at fullback; and John McClymonds replaced Wheeler at right guard. The game was played in 20-minute halves.


1901 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Roster
The roster of the 1901 Western University of Pennsylvania football team:


1901 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Coaching staff
Wilbur Hockensmith (coach) 1901 graduate with a Mechanical Engineering degree played four seasons of football for WUP. He was affiliated with the Hockensmith Mine and Car Wheel Company and resided in the Pittsburgh area.


1901 William & Mary Orange and White football team
The 1901 William & Mary Orange and White football team represented William & Mary during the 1901 college football season.


1901 Wimbledon Championships
The 1901 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 24 June until 3 July. It was the 25th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1901. There was a record entry of thirty competitors in the women's singles.


1901 Wimbledon Championships, Finals, Men's Doubles
Laurence Doherty /  Reginald Doherty defeated  Dwight Davis /  Holcombe Ward 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 9–7


1901 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Doubles
Dwight Davis and Holcombe Ward defeated Herbert Roper Barrett and George Simond 7–5, 6–4, 6–4 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champions Laurence Doherty and Reginald Doherty defeated Davis and Ward 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 9–7 in the Challenge Round to win the Gentlemen' Doubles tennis title at the 1901 Wimbledon Championships.


1901 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles
Arthur Gore defeated Sydney Smith 6–4, 6–0, 6–3 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champion Reginald Doherty 4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–4 in the Challenge Round to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1901 Wimbledon Championships.


1901 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' Singles
Charlotte Sterry defeated Louisa Martin 6–3, 6–4 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champion Blanche Hillyard 6–2, 6–2 in the Challenge Round to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1901 Wimbledon Championships.


1901 Wisconsin Badgers football team
The 1901 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1901 Western Conference football season. In its sixth season under head coach Philip King, the team compiled a 9–0 record (2–0 against conference opponents), tied for the Western Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 317 to 5. Arthur Hale Curtis was the team captain.


1901 Wisconsin Badgers football team
Caspar Whitney of Outing magazine named two Wisconsin players, tackle Curtis and halfback Al "Norsky" Larson, as second-team players on his 1901 College Football All-America Team. Eddie Cochems and William Juneau also played on the team.


1901 Wokingham by-election
The 1901 Wokingham by-election was held on 12 July 1901 after the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP Oliver Young. It was retained by the Conservative candidate Ernest Gardner who was unopposed.


1901 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The 1901 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place on 9 and 10 February 1901 at the ice rink Djurgårdsbrunnsviken in Stockholm, Sweden.


1901 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
Edvard Engelsaas was the defending champion, who was not there to defend his championship. The Fin Franz Wathén won three distances and became the new World champion.


1901 World Allround Speed Skating Championships, Rules
One could only win the World Championships by winning at least three of the four distances, so there would be no World Champion if no skater won at least three distances.


1901 World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion.


1901 World Figure Skating Championships
The competition took place from February 10 to 11 in Stockholm, Sweden. Originally allotted to London the competition was transferred to Stockholm due to the death of Queen Victoria. There were only two contestants. Four out of six judges came from Sweden. None of the judges came from the German Empire. Still the placings were the same. Adams, Pettersson, and Westergren put Salchow in first position, the other three judges Fuchs.


1901 Wyoming Cowboys football team
The 1901 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming during the 1901 college football season. In its second season under head coach William McMurray, the team played only one game, defeating the Laramie Athletic Club by a 38–0 score. There was no team captain.


1901 Yale Bulldogs football team
The 1901 Yale Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Yale University as an independent during the 1901 college football season. In its first season under head coach George S. Stillman, the team compiled an 11–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 251 to 37.


1901 Yale Bulldogs football team
A modern authority on college football rankings said,"When Harvard met Yale at season's end, it was considered to be for the national championship, and if there had been an AP poll in 1901, Yale might well have finished #2. That is because they were considered to be the top program in college football." Years later, Harvard was retrospectively selected as the national champion by Parke H. Davis, a fact in conflict with an NCAA publication, which mentions Yale.


1901 Yale Bulldogs football team
Center Henry Holt was selected by Walter Camp as the first team center on the 1901 All-America team. Other notable players on the 1901 Yale team included halfback George B. Chadwick, quarterback John de Saulles, end Joseph R. Swan, tackle James Hogan, and guard Herman Olcott.


1901 college baseball season
The 1901 college baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States began in the spring of 1901. Play largely consisted of regional matchups, some organized by conferences, and ended in June. No national championship event was held until 1947.


1901 college baseball season, Conference winners
This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1901 season.


1901 college football season
The 1901 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Michigan, Yale, and Harvard as having been selected retrospectively as national champions. Harvard beat Yale 22–0 the last game of the year.


1901 college football season, Rose Bowl
The very first collegiate football bowl game was played following the 1901 season. Originally titled the "Tournament East-West football game" what is now known as the Rose Bowl Game was first played on January 1, 1902, in Pasadena, California. Michigan defeated Stanford 49–0.


1901 eastern United States heat wave
The 1901 eastern United States heat wave was the most severe and deadly heat wave in the United States prior to the 1930s Dust Bowl. Although the heat wave did not set many still-standing daily temperature records, it was exceptionally prolonged – covering without interruption the second half of June and all of July – and centered upon more highly populated areas than later American heat waves. The heat wave accompanied a major drought in the Ohio Valley and Upper Midwest, with Illinois recording what remains its driest calendar year since records have been kept, and Missouri receiving only 0.21 inches (5.3 mm) above its driest calendar year of 1953.


1901 eastern United States heat wave, June
In spite of frequent nor'easters leading to record heavy rainfall over East Coast states from Massachusetts to South Carolina during April and May, drought had already been developing over the interior. However, only over the sparsely populated far-northern Great Plains was the spring unusually hot.


1901 eastern United States heat wave, June
The heat really set in during the second week of June, when Springfield, Missouri, began a sequence of fifty days with a lowest maximum of 83 °F (28 °C) and an average maximum of 93 °F (34 °C). It intensified and spread from June 25, when Philadelphia began twelve consecutive days above 90 °F (32 °C) – a record it did not surpass until 1953. Some days in Philadelphia and nearby Wilmington, Delaware, got as hot as 109 °F (43 °C).


1901 eastern United States heat wave, June
As the heat wave spread to New York City – in an era without sanitation or air conditioning – it had by the close of June begun to severely disrupt life. It was documented that by the end of June several deranged inhabitants committed suicide when emotionally disturbed by the hot and still weather, which had risen to a maximum of 95 °F (35 °C) and a minimum of 76 °F (24 °C) by the end of June.


1901 eastern United States heat wave, July
July 1901 was the hottest month over the contiguous United States until the 1930s, and is currently surpassed only by the Julys of 1931, 1934, 1936 and 2012. It remains the hottest month on record in Kentucky and West Virginia, and throughout the eastern half, heat was extremely persistent without any cool interval – although a violent tornado hit Inwood on the northern tip of Manhattan with heavy rainfall on the fifth.


1901 eastern United States heat wave, July
With the persistent heat, most horses collapsed, and their carcasses became a source of germs that greatly added to the already high mortality rate in major cities. In one day alone, 250 horses died in New York City, and by the end of July's first week, public streetcars had ceased to run because horses could not be fed. Most factories were closed by the beginning of the month, and those which continued to operate had to permit their workers to wear light gymnastic costumes, as these were the only cooler alternative to the three-piece suits considered polite dress at the time.


1901 eastern United States heat wave, July
As the heat failed to relent over the Ohio Valley and Middle Atlantic states, it spread to the established summer resort of Marquette, Michigan, during the middle of July. On the 14th, Marquette – after staying below 80 °F (27 °C) on all but five days of the heat wave's first month – recorded 108 °F (42 °C), which was 8 °F (4 °C) hotter than ever experienced there before and 6 °F (3 °C) hotter than any temperature recorded since.


1901 eastern United States heat wave, July
Then, a week later, without a cool break, the heat intensified further between July 21 and 25, when most of the maximum temperatures of the year were recorded. On the 22nd, Louisville reached 107 °F (42 °C); Chicago, 103 °F (39 °C) with a 77 °F (25 °C) minimum; and Indianapolis, 106 °F (41 °C) with a 78 °F (26 °C) minimum. Farm work was abandoned, and the poorer sections of the population had to rely on canned vegetables for food due to the scarcity of fresh produce.


1901 eastern United States heat wave, Aftermath
The heat wave gradually eased at the beginning of August, with temperatures in the Ohio Valley falling to more seasonal levels on August 5, for the first time in over fifty days. Although August was an extremely wet month in the Deep South and along the Atlantic Coast, it was exceptionally dry west and north of the Ohio River.


1901 eastern United States heat wave, Aftermath
In the most extensive study of American heat waves, it was estimated that the 1901 Eastern heat wave claimed the lives of 9,500 people, which makes it easily the most destructive disaster of its type in US history.


1901 in Afghanistan
The following lists events that happened during 1901 in Afghanistan.


1901 in Argentine football
1901 in Argentine football saw champion English High School changing its name to "Alumni Athletic Club", due to a regulation from the Association stating that football teams were not allowed to name the same as the Schools they belonged to.


1901 in Argentine football
The new denomination was inspired by the Alumni Associations of the United States, formed by ex-students who wanted to keep the ties of friendship with their old schoolmates. Under its new name Alumni retained the Argentine championship by winning all six of its games.


1901 in Argentine football, Primera División
The championship continued with the 4 team league format, with each team playing the other twice.


1901 in Argentine football, Argentina national team
The Argentina national team made its debut with a 3-2 win against Uruguay in Montevideo. This is considered the first game played ever by Argentina.


1901 in Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1901 in Australia.


1901 in Australian literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1901.


1901 in Australian literature, Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1901 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.


1901 in Australian literature, Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1901 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.


1901 in Australian soccer
The 1901 season was the 18th season of competitive association football in Australia.


1901 in Australian soccer, Cup competitions
(Note: figures in parentheses display the club's competition record as winners/runners-up.)


1901 in British music
This is a summary of 1901 in music in the United Kingdom.


1901 in Canada, Historical Documents
N.W.T. premier says territories are ready for and financially need provincial powers


1901 in Canada, Historical Documents
Influential Liberal MP Frank Oliver objects to immigration of Slavs


1901 in Canada, Historical Documents
Matron and helper at Indian residential school so overworked that spiritual training and teaching children "how to work" is ignored


1901 in Canada, Historical Documents
Manufacturing process described in huge chair factory in Owen Sound, Ontario


1901 in Canada, Historical Documents
Trail, B.C. and its gold, silver and copper smelting operations described


1901 in Canada, Historical Documents
Architect gives examples of good design to counter people's ill-informed criticism


1901 in Canada, Historical Documents
Visitor laments various classes of loafer in British Columbia (Note: racial stereotypes)


1901 in Canada, Historical Documents
Humorous character study of people in dining and smoking cars on train crossing Prairies


1901 in Canada, Historical Documents
Chicken Okra à la Portugaise and other items on Chateau Frontenac menu


1901 in Canadian football, Canadian Football News in 1901
The ORFU stated that all players must sign amateur cards. The CRU ruled that the ball was to be placed on the ground in line with the front foot of the Scrimmage before the lines could come together. John Thrift Meldrum Burnside's revised football rules were put into play in the University of Toronto Inter-faculty games, and later in the Mulock Cup championship games.


1901 in Canadian football, Regular season, Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points


1901 in Canadian football, Dominion Championship
1901 Dominion Championship Game: Montreal AAA Grounds - Montreal, Quebec


1901 in Chile
The following lists events that happened during 1901 in Chile.


1901 in China
The following lists events that happened during 1901 in the Empire of the Great Qing.


1901 in El Salvador
The following lists events that happened in 1901 in El Salvador.


1901 in Italy, Events
The year was characterized by a strike wave that brought down the government of Prime Minister Giuseppe Saracco in February. There were over 1,671 strikes involving 420,000 workers compared to 410 strikes and 43,000 workers in 1900. There were many agricultural labour strikes in Emila and Lombardy.


1901 in Japan
Events in the year 1901 in Japan. It corresponds to Meiji 34 (明治34年) in the Japanese calendar.


1901 in Michigan, Population
In the 1900 United States census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 2,420,982, ranking as the ninth most populous state in the country. By 1910, Michigan's population had increased by 16.1% to 2,810,173	.


1901 in Michigan, Population, Cities
The following is a list of cities in Michigan with a population of at least 10,000 based on 1900 U.S. census data. Historic census data from 1890 and 1910 is included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. In recent decades, all of the state's most populous cities lie in the southern half of the lower peninsula. In 1900, owing largely to an economy based on extraction of natural resources, five of the state's largest cities were located north of 44° latitude; in the chart below, these cities are shaded in aqua.


1901 in Michigan, Population, Counties
The following is a list of counties in Michigan with populations of at least 40,000 based on 1900 U.S. census data. Historic census data from 1890 and 1910 are included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases.


1901 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1901 in New Zealand.


1901 in New Zealand, Population
A New Zealand census was held in March 1901. The population was given as 815,862, consisting of 43,112 Māori, 31 Moriori, and 772,719 others. – an increase in the non-Māori population of 9.86% over the previous census in 1896.


1901 in New Zealand, Population
The figures for the 1901 census revealed that the North Island's population had exceeded the South Island's for the first time since the Central Otago Gold Rush of 1861 – the two islands (plus their associated minor offshore islands) had populations of 390,579 and 382,140 respectively. Only 40% of the country's population was based in urban centres, and only two of these centres, Auckland and Dunedin, had populations of over 25,000.


1901 in New Zealand, Incumbents, Government
The 14th New Zealand Parliament continued. In government was the Liberal Party.


1901 in Norwegian music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1901 in Norwegian music.


1901 in Portugal
Events in the year 1901 in Portugal. There were 598,000 voters in the country.


1901 in South Africa
The following lists events that happened during 1901 in South Africa.


1901 in Swedish football
The 1901 season in Swedish football, starting January 1901 and ending December 1901:


1901 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1901 to Wales and its people.


1901 in association football
The following are the association football events of the year 1901 throughout the world.


1901 in baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 1901  throughout the world.


1901 in baseball, Major league baseball final standings, American League final standings
Note: The Baltimore Orioles of 1901 became the New York Highlanders in 1903. The Milwaukee Brewers of 1901 became the St. Louis Browns in 1902. The Washington Senators of 1901 became the Minnesota Twins in 1961.


1901 in birding and ornithology
Events relating to birding and ornithology that occurred in 1901 include:


1901 in birding and ornithology
The description of the blue-wattled bulbul, Cape Verde swift, Solomons frogmouth, Colima pygmy-owl, fearful owl, green-breasted pitta and waterfall swift, Rothschild's lobe-billed bird-of-paradise.


1901 in jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1901.


1901 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1901.


1901 in motorsport
The following is an overview of the events of 1901 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.


1901 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1901.


1901 in paleontology
Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because humans have encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as a science. This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred or were published in the year 1901.


1901 in paleontology, Mammals, Eutherians, Cetaceans
A member of Cetotheriidae. Type species of Titanocetus Bisconti, 2006.


1901 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).


1901 in poetry, Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:


1901 in rail transport
This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1901.


1901 in science
The year 1901 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.


1901 in science fiction
The year 1901 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.


1901 in science fiction, Awards
The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time.


1901 in sports
1901 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.


1901 in the Congo Free State
The following lists events that happened during 1901 in the Congo Free State.


1901 in the Philippines
1901 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in 1901


1901 in the United Kingdom
Events from the year 1901 in the United Kingdom. This year marks the transition from the Victorian to the Edwardian era, with the death of the 81-year-old Queen and the ascension of her 59-year-old son.


1901 massacres of Serbs
The 1901 Massacres of Serbs were multiple massacres of Serbs in the Kosovo Vilayet of Ottoman Empire (modern-day Serbia, Kosovo and North Macedonia), carried out by Albanians.


1901 massacres of Serbs, Massacres
Serbs were maltreated and accused of being Serbian agents. Panic ensued, and Serbs, primarily from the border areas fled to Serbia. Albanians who participated in the Greco-Turkish War (1897) used weapons not turned in to the authorities against the Serbs in Old Serbia. In May 1901, Albanians set Sjenica, Novi Pazar and Pristina on fire. The Albanians went on a rampage massacring Serbs in Pristina (How many?).


1901 massacres of Serbs, Massacres
Ibarski Kolašin (now known as North Kosovo), a forested region made up of 40 villages, largely inhabited by Serbs, where Serbian teachers and priests were active, had long irritated the Albanians and Ottoman government; Serbs were continuously maltreated in the region. The Serbian government observed the developments in Kolašin, and did not remain idle. The situation became serious, with Serbs being smuggled arms by Serbia to defend themselves.


1901 massacres of Serbs, Massacres
Albanian atrocities had taken such wide proportions that the government of Vladan Đorđević was forced to begin a wide diplomatical action for the protection Serbs in Old Serbia; when these efforts did not take fruit, and the Albanians were empowered and intensified atrocities against the Serbs, the unprotected Kosovo Serbs began to demand arms to protect themselves. The Ottoman government was made aware of the smuggling, that most arms ended up in Kolašin, by Isa Boletini in early July, Boletini having led the investigation. In the summer of 1901, after the Ottoman investigation, Albanians massacred Serbs in the Kolašin area. Boletini was present while the organised atrocities on Kolašin were carried out, including massacres, rape, blackmail, looting and eviction of local ethnic Serbs. The atrocities prompted the Russian government to intervene at the Porte. Violence in Kolašin stopped, however, Albanian atrocities in other regions continued.


1901 massacres of Serbs, Reactions, Russia
Initially, the Porte did not suppress the Albanian movement nor protect the Serbs. Russia demanded that the Albanians and Turkish gendarmeries be punished and the Serbs be allowed to keep the arms for protection. The Porte answered by mass arrests and criminalizing the Albanian language. The governor (vali) was dismissed, and several other anti-Serb officials, and Albanian chieftains who had been especially cruel, were removed from their posts.


1901 massacres of Serbs, Reactions, Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary, supported the Albanians, and tried to downplay the massacre. The events were instrumental in the "Kolašin affair" (Serbian Cyrillic: Колашинска афера), a diplomatic conflict between Austria-Hungary, which supported the Albanians, and Serbia, which was supported by Russia. With time, the diplomatic conflict grew into an open confrontation between the two sides.


1901–02 Aston Villa F.C. season
The 1901–02 Football League season was Aston Villa's 14th season in the  First Division, the top flight of English football at the time. The season fell in what was to be called Villa's golden era.


1901–02 Aston Villa F.C. season
During the season Jimmy Crabtree, and Joe Bache shared the captaincy of the club. Howard Spencer took the 1901–02 season off in order to rest his knee and ankle for twelve months in the hope of recovering from an injury.


1901–02 Aston Villa F.C. season
On Wedneday 25 December 1901, Villa won 3–2 away to  Everton in front of a crowd of 18,000 at Goodison Park. Villa scorer, Willie Clarke became the first non-white player to score in the English First Division.


1901–02 Belgian First Division, Overview
This season saw another split, after just one season, into two Groups, this time with a Final Group to decide the champion. It was contested by 11 teams, and Racing Club de Bruxelles won the championship.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season
The 1901–02 season was Blackpool F.C. 's fifth season (second consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the eighteen-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing thirteenth.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season
New arrivals this season included Jack Foster and William Anderton. Out had gone Jack Leadbetter, after 65 appearances for Blackpool.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season
Geordie Anderson was the club's top scorer, with twelve goals.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season
Two players were ever-present during the season:  Jack Scott and Jack Birchall.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season
Bloomfield Road became Blackpool's permanent home for the start of the season.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Blackpool began the season with a home game against Bristol City on 7 September. It was the visitors' first game in the Football League, and they returned south with both points after a 2–0 victory. Due to the club having no fit goalkeeper, Blackpool defender Harry Stirzaker played between the posts.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Burton Wanderers were Blackpool's next opponents, at Peel Croft, and the spoils were shared in a 1–1 draw. Jack Foster, in only his second game for Blackpool, got their goal.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Another away game followed, at Stockport County on 21 September. Bob Birkett scored for Blackpool, but it was in vain as the Seasiders lost 3–1.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Newton Heath visited Bloomfield Road seven days later, and they took both points after a 4–2 victory. Geordie Anderson opened his scoring account for the season, netting both of Blackpool's goals.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
October opened with an away fixture against Glossop North End. Sammy Brookes scored for Blackpool, but Glossop were the victors, 3–1.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Six games into the season, and Blackpool finally gained their first victory. It occurred against Doncaster Rovers at Bloomfield Road. Lorenzo Evans, Harold Hardman and Anderson got the hosts' goals in the 3–1 scoreline.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Two draws followed — 0–0 at Lincoln City and 2–2 at home to West Bromwich Albion, Foster and Hardman striking for the Seasiders in the latter.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Blackpool travelled to Barnsley on 9 November and won 2–1. Stirzaker, opening his account for the season, and Birkett secured the points for the visitors.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Successive defeats against Lancashire rivals ensued — 4–1 at home to Preston North End on 23 November, and 2–0 at Burnley a week later.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
A victory, against Gainsborough Trinity, was achieved on 21 December, after a three-week break. Foster, Evans and Stirzaker scored Blackpool's goals in the 3–0 result at Bloomfield Road.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Four days later, Blackpool returned from London with a point after a goalless draw against Woolwich Arsenal.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
1901 was rounded off with a 2–1 defeat at Middlesbrough on 28 December, Jack Parkinson getting his first goal of the season for Blackpool.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
On New Year's Day, Blackpool welcomed Burslem Port Vale to Bloomfield Road. The home side won by a single goal, scored by Anderson, his fourth of the season.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Three days later, the Seasiders returned from Bristol City pointless after a 3–0 reversal.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Blackpool's stop-start season gained some consistency for the remainder of January, with three consecutive victories single-goal victories: at home to Burton Wanderers on 11 January (Parkinson), against Stockport County on 18 January, also at home (Parkinson), and at Newton Heath on the 25th (Anderson).


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
February began with a 1–1 draw at home to Glossop North End, Edward Threlfall netting his only goal of the season for the hosts.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
On 8 February, Blackpool travelled to Doncaster Rovers, who exacted revenge for their 3–1 defeat back in October. Anderson, Parkinson and Anderton were on target for the visitors in their 4–3 loss.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Lincoln City were the visitors to Bloomfield Road the following week, and Blackpool dispatched them with a 3–0 victory, Anderson (two) and Anderton finding the net.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
On 22 February, Blackpool suffered their heaviest defeat of the season, at eventual champions West Bromwich Albion. The match finished 7–2, with a double from Anderson for the visitors.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Three more defeats followed — 3–1 at home to Woolwich Arsenal (Parkinson), 2–0 at Barnsley, and 1–0 at Leicester Fosse. Club secretary Tom Barcroft played in goal for Blackpool in the latter game, deputising for the absent Joe Dorrington, who missed the team's train from Lancashire.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Blackpool travelled to Preston North End for the second West Lancashire derby of the season on 22 March, and the honours were shared in a 1–1 draw. Alfred Boulton scored his first and only goal for Blackpool.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
A win, Blackpool's biggest of the season, followed at  home to Leicester Fosse on 28 March. Anderson, Foster (two) and Parkinson were the scorers in the 4–0 scoreline.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Burnley made the short trip to Bloomfield Road the very next day, and they returned to East Lancashire with a defeat. Anderton and Anderson netted Blackpool's goals in their 2–1 win.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Blackpool's third game in four days ended in a 3–1 defeat at Chesterfield. Anderton scored his fourth of the campaign.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
On 5 April, Blackpool travelled to Burslem Port Vale and won by a single Jack Scott strike.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
After a goalless draw at home to Chesterfield on 12 April, Blackpool finished the season with two defeats — firstly 3–0 at Gainsborough Trinity on 19 April, and a week later at home to Middlesbrough, 2–0.


1901–02 Blackpool F.C. season, Transfers, Out
The following players left after the final game of the previous season:


1901–02 Brentford F.C. season
During the 1901–02 English football season, Brentford competed in the Southern League First Division. After a torrid season, the Bees were spared relegation after Second Division club Grays United forfeited promotion at the end of the campaign.


1901–02 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Despite having won election to the Southern League First Division in July 1901, the Brentford committee did not rest on its laurels and quickly realised that the team which finished top of the Second Division during the previous season needed drastic improvement if the club was to retain its First Division status. Almost a whole new XI was signed, which included goalkeeper Tommy Spicer, full back David Robson, half backs Bill Regan, Bob Stormont, Charlie McEleny and three new forwards. Half back Ralph McElhaney and forwards E. Andrews, Roddy McLeod and Peter Turnbull, all lynchpins of the promotion team, would play a part in the upcoming season. In late August, the club was registered as a limited liability company.


1901–02 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Brentford began the season in poor form and it took the signings of forwards Tommy Shanks, Paddy Logan and Tom Grieve to inspire the team to its first league victory of the campaign on 9 November 1901. The result inspired three wins and three draws from a seven-match spell through to January 1902, but the team soon regained the habit of losing.


1901–02 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Despite the loss of captain Bob Stormont due to an FA suspension and injury problems in February, Brentford struggled on until mid-April and with two matches to go, were level on points with fellow promotion-relegation test match contenders Watford, New Brompton and Wellingborough near the bottom of the First Division. The Bees closed out the season with 7–1 and 3–0 defeats to Portsmouth and Tottenham Hotspur respectively, the top two sides in the First Division. Brentford's 15th-place finish led to a promotion-relegation test match with Grays United, in which the Second Division side forfeited promotion by refusing to play extra time while the score was at 1–1, which preserved the Bees' First Division status.


1901–02 Brentford F.C. season, Playing squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1901–02 Brentford F.C. season, Playing squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1901–02 British Home Championship
The 1901–02 British Home Championship was an international football tournament between the British Home Nations which was meant to herald the arrival of the full professional game of football as both England and Scotland fielded fully professional teams for the first time. The championship was however dominated and overshadowed by a disaster during the final deciding match between England and Scotland at Ibrox Park, which claimed 25 lives. Six minutes into the game, a section of the wooden West Tribune Stand suddenly collapsed due to heavy rainfall the night before.


1901–02 British Home Championship
Over 500 people were injured as the stadium was packed to its 68,000 capacity for the match. Although play was stopped in the immediate aftermath of the disaster as players, police and stewards rushed to aid the injured, it was later continued. The continued match finished 1–1 despite the players' reluctance and repeated pauses to allow police and injured spectators to cross the pitch. After the match the Scottish and English Football Associations decided to void the result, and the match was replayed at Villa Park. All proceeds from the replay were contributed to the Disaster Fund set up to aid victims of the accident.


1901–02 British Home Championship
Ireland kicked off the tournament in fine style, beating Wales 3–0 in Cardiff with a good performance. Their luck didn't hold out in their second game however, thumped 5–1 by an impressive Scottish side in Greenock. Scotland continued their run of good form against Wales, with another 5–1 victory, setting them up as tournament favourites going into the final games. England had played poorly in their opening matches, drawing 0–0 with Wales and scrambling a 1–0 victory over the Irish.


1901–02 British Home Championship
The final match up was marred by tragedy and the game was eventually relocated to England due to the turmoil in the Scottish football community as a result of the disaster. The match was fiercely fought and ended with a 2–2 draw, sharing the points but giving the championship to the Scots.


1901–02 Brown men's ice hockey season
The 1901–02 Brown men's ice hockey season was the 5th season of play for the program.


1901–02 Brown men's ice hockey season, Season
Brown had a poor start to the season, losing its first four games, including one to a secondary school, before recovering at the end to win its final two contests. Brown didn't play a single game at home and its win over Columbia would be its last over a fellow college for 25 years.


1901–02 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team
The 1901–02 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 1901–02 collegiate men's basketball season. The team finished the season with an overall record of 12–2.


1901–02 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season
The 1901–02 season was Burslem Port Vale's fourth consecutive season (eighth overall) of football in the English Football League. The season was an unremarkable mid-table affair, however was a positive step for the club as they managed to turn a profit without selling any major players.


1901–02 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
After an indifferent start to the season, Vale fell apart at the end of 1901, going on a run of five defeats in seven games. However they turned their form around by the end of the season, going five games unbeaten in March. Vale finished in thirteenth place, but only six points separated seventh spot from the re-election zones. As it happened Chesterfield, Stockport County, and Gainsborough Trinity all won re-election. However West Bromwich Albion and Middlesbrough ran away with the league, leaving Vale 22 points off a promotion place.


1901–02 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
A settled side saw Lucien Boullemier, Ernest Mullineux, George Price, and Adrian Capes ever-presents in the league. Capes was leading scorer with eighteen goals, with Danny Simpson's twelve goal haul a major contribution to the campaign. At the end of the season centre-half Jim Beech retired, having spent eight years with the club.


1901–02 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
On the financial front things were looking up for the club. A £368 profit was made, with most of this figure coming from the club's annual Easter bazaar at Burslem Town Hall. This upturn in finances caused the directors to loosen their unwritten rule on only recruiting local players.


1901–02 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the FA Cup the club decimated Wellington Town 6–0, before beating Wrexham after two replays. The first encounter with Wrexham was called off due to fog, the rearranged tie resulted in a 2–1 defeat, however a replay was scheduled when it was discovered that their opponents had fielded an ineligible player. Eventually vanquishing the Welsh side, the next round saw Walsall knock the Vale out before the First Round Proper. In the Birmingham Senior Cup the "Valeites" defeated local rivals 4–0 Stoke in a First Round replay, after a 2–2 draw at Stoke. Vale lost in the semi-final in a replay with Wolverhampton Wanderers. In the Staffordshire Senior Cup Vale brushed aside Walsall 5–2, before Stoke took their revenge in the semi-final, with a 2–1 victory over Vale in Cobridge.


1901–02 Butler Chirstians men's basketball team
The 1901–02 Butler Christians men's basketball team represented Butler University during the 1901–02 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Walter Kelly, coaching in his third season with the Christians.


1901–02 Celtic F.C. season
During the 1901–02 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.


1901–02 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
The 1901–02 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1901–02 collegiate men's basketball season. The head coach was Henry S. Pratt, coaching his first season with the Bearcats.


1901–02 Colgate men's basketball team
The 1901–02 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team represented Colgate University during the 1901–02 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Ellery Huntington Sr. coaching the Raiders in his second season. The team had finished with an overall record of 7–2.


1901–02 Columbia men's ice hockey season
The 1901–02 Columbia men's ice hockey season was the 6th season of play for the program.


1901–02 Columbia men's ice hockey season, Season
The team did not have a coach, however, William Shoemaker served as team manager.


1901–02 Columbia men's ice hockey season, Season
Note: Columbia University adopted the Lion as its mascot in 1910.


1901–02 Connecticut Aggies men's basketball team
The 1901–02 Connecticut Aggies men's basketball team represented Connecticut Agricultural College, now the University of Connecticut, in the 1901–02 collegiate men's basketball season. The Aggies completed the season with a 5–5 record against mostly local high schools and YMCAs. The Aggies were members of the Athletic League of New England State Colleges.


1901–02 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
The 1901–02 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University during the 1901–02 college men's basketball season. The team captain William Steele.


1901–02 Cornell men's ice hockey season
The 1901–02 Cornell men's ice hockey season was the 2nd season of play for the program.


1901–02 Cornell men's ice hockey season, Season
After a successful first foray in 1901 Cornell ran into an obstacle in its second season of ice hockey. The issue was the lack of available ice, a problem they shared by most other colleges at the time. While Brown, Harvard, Princeton and Yale were able to secure ice time at the St. Nicholas Rink, one of the only consistently available rinks at the time, Cornell found themselves frozen out most of the time.


1901–02 Cornell men's ice hockey season, Season
As a result Cornell would play only a single game in 1902.


1901–02 Cornell men's ice hockey season, Season
Note: Cornell University did not formally adopt 'Big Red' as its moniker until after 1905. They have been, however, associated with 'Carnelian and White' since the school's Inauguration Day on October 7, 1868.


1901–02 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball team
The 1901–02 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry during the 1901–02 men's basketball season. The Blue and Gold, who played without a head coach, played their home games at Main Building.


1901–02 Dundee F.C. season
The 1901–02 season was the ninth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One and finishing in 9th place. Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup.


1901–02 East Stirlingshire F.C. season
The 1901–02 season was East Stirlingshire Football Club's second season in the Scottish Football League, being admitted to the Scottish Football League Second Division. The club also competed in the Scottish Cup and the minor Stirlingshire Cup.


1901–02 FA Cup
The FA Cup 1901–02 was the thirty-first staging of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (more usually known as the FA Cup). Sheffield United won the competition for the second time, beating Southampton 2–1 in the replay of the final at Crystal Palace. The first match had finished 1–1.


1901–02 FA Cup
Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held at neutral venues until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.


1901–02 FA Cup, Calendar
The format of the FA Cup for the season had a preliminary round, five qualifying rounds, an intermediate round, three proper rounds, and the semi finals and final.


1901–02 FA Cup, Intermediate round
The Intermediate Round featured ten ties, played between the ten winners of the Fifth Qualifying Round, and ten teams exempt to this stage. First Division Small Heath, along with Chesterfield, Newton Heath, Woolwich Arsenal, Burnley and Leicester Fosse from the Second Division were entered automatically into this round, as were non-league Reading, New Brighton Tower, Portsmouth and Millwall Athletic.


1901–02 FA Cup, Intermediate round
The other Second Division sides had to gain entry to this round through the earlier qualifying rounds. Barnsley, Blackpool, Bristol City, Burton United, Burslem Port Vale, Doncaster Rovers, Gainsborough Trinity, Glossop, Lincoln City and Stockport County, were all entered in the Third Qualifying Round. Of these, only Glossop and Lincoln City reached the Intermediate Round. They were joined by eight other non-league sides.


1901–02 FA Cup, Intermediate round
New Brighton Tower had disbanded during the summer of 1901, so Oxford City were granted a walkover.


1901–02 FA Cup, Intermediate round
The ten matches were played on 14 December 1901. Two matches went to replays, played in the following midweek.


1901–02 FA Cup, First round proper
The First Round Proper contained sixteen ties between 32 teams. 17 of the 18 First Division sides were exempt to this round, as were West Bromwich Albion, Middlesbrough and Preston North End from the Second Division, and Southern League Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur, finalists in the two previous seasons. They joined the ten teams who won in the intermediate round.


1901–02 FA Cup, First round proper
The matches were played on Saturday 25 January 1902. Seven matches were drawn, with the replays taking place in the following midweek. Two of these then went to a second replay the following week.


1901–02 FA Cup, Second round proper
The eight second-round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 8 February 1902. There were no replays.


1901–02 FA Cup, Third round proper
The four quarter final matches were scheduled for Saturday 22 February 1902. There were two replays, played in the following midweek.


1901–02 FA Cup, Semi finals
The semi-final matches were played on Saturday 15 March 1902. Sheffield United and Derby County drew their tie and had to replay it; this next match also finished in a draw, and so a second replay was played a week later. Sheffield United eventually won and went on to meet Southampton in the final.


1901–02 FA Cup, Final
The Final was contested by Sheffield United and Southampton at Crystal Palace. The match finished 1–1 after extra time, with the goals scored by Alf Common for Sheffield United and Harry Wood for Southampton.


1901–02 FA Cup, Final
In the replay, which also took place at Crystal Palace, Sheffield United won 2–1, with goals from George Hedley and Billy Barnes. Albert Brown scored Southampton's goal.


1901–02 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The qualifying campaign for the 1901–02 FA Cup, the thirty-first staging of the world's oldest association football competition, consisted of six rounds of matches, which began on 21 September 1901 with the preliminary round. The Cup was eventually won by Sheffield United, who beat Southampton in the final.


1901–02 FA Cup qualifying rounds
Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held at neutral venues until a winner was determined.


1901–02 FC Barcelona season
The 1901–02 season was the third season for FC Barcelona.


1901–02 FC Barcelona season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1901–02 FC Basel season
The FC Basel 1901–02 season was the ninth season in their existence. It was the third season that they played for the Swiss championship in the Series A. The club's chairman was Emanuel Schiess. This was his second period as the club's chairman. In this season Basel played their home games in a new location, next to the Thiersteinerallee, in the Gundeldingen neighborhood in the south-eastern part of the municipality of Basel.


1901–02 FC Basel season, Overview, Football ground
During the early years of the football sport, an adequate field that could be used as a football pitch was the biggest problem for all clubs. At the very beginning FC Basel were lucky to find the Landhof, which had just been taken over by Katharina Ehrler-Wittich from the inheritors of Andreas Merian-Iselin, a member of the Merian family. Straight after the club's foundation, she made the Landhof available, free of charge for the first few years, as a playing surface. From 1895 to 1901 the Vélodrome de Bâle, a cycle track, was also located around the grounds. As the Vélodrome club dissolved a new tenant was found and at the start of the 1901–02 season a new football ground had to be found, because the new tenants had built a concrete bowling lane right across the middle of the football pitch.


1901–02 FC Basel season, Overview, Football ground
The club tried and tested the FC Excelsior grounds and the sport grounds next to St. Paul's Church, but to no avail. They eventually found a space in the Thiersteinerallee, right next to the pitch that local rivals BSC Old Boys were using. The Landhof was to the north of the river Rhine and the Thiersteinerallee about eight kilometers south.


1901–02 FC Basel season, Overview, Football ground
The move from the former field to the new field was made late in the evening, the heavy goal posts and crossbars being carried manually across the town in the dark, so that no one would notice that the club was lacking money. This new pitch was used for one and a half years until the concrete bowling alley was eventually removed.


1901–02 FC Basel season, Overview, Football season
Alphonse Schorpp was the team captain for the third successive season and as captain he led the team trainings and was responsible for the line-ups. Basel played two pre-season friendlies and two during the mid-season. During the winter break and again at the end of the season the team travelled twice to France to play Mulhouse. Both games ended with a victory. Of the total 11 friendlies that the team played that season seven were won and four ended with a defeat.


1901–02 FC Basel season, Overview, Football season
Basel played two friendly games against FC Gymnasia 1900, a team that had been newly founded in February 1900 by young players from the upper gymnasium, who united to form a football team. The team was attempting to join the Swiss Football Association. (In January 1904 the club dissolved and merged with Old Boys).


1901–02 FC Basel season, Overview, Football season
By the end of the previous season 15 clubs with more than 1,000 members had joined the Swiss Football Association. Most of the clubs had two or three teams, therefore the third tier of Swiss football was introduced called Serie C. From a local point of view this meant the following: Serie A with Basel, Old Boys, Fortuna Basel and Excelsior Basel. Serie B with Old Boys II, Basel II und Excelsior Basel II. Serie C with Columbia Basel, Fortuna Basel II, Gymnasia Basel and Nordstern Basel.


1901–02 FC Basel season, Overview, Football season
The Swiss Serie A season 1901–02 was divided into three regional groups. There were five teams in the east group, five in the central and four in the west group. Basel were allocated to the central group together with the Young Boys Bern and the afore mentioned three other teams from Basel. Although Fortuna had been relegated the previous season, their reserve team had been Serie B champions and achieved promotion. Excelsior were disqualified  from the Serie A by the Swiss Football Association (ASF-SFV) in the mid-season.


1901–02 FC Basel season, Overview, Football season
The reason was, they had illegally poached players from local rivals FC Fortuna Basel. The already achieved sporting results were retained in the league table, the missing games were not awarded. FC Basel completed the central division with seven games, five victories and two defeats with ten points, but were one point behind YB who qualified for the finals.


1901–02 FC Basel season, Overview, Football season
From the west group FC Bern and from the east group FC Zürich also qualified for the championship play-off. FCZ won the championship.


1901–02 FC Basel season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1901–02 FC Basel season, Notes, Sources
(NB: Despite all efforts, the editors of these books and the authors in "Basler Fussballarchiv" have failed to be able to identify all the players, their date and place of birth or date and place of death, who played in the games during the early years of FC Basel. Most of the documentation for this season is missing.)


1901–02 Football League
The 1901–02 season was the 14th season of The Football League.


1901–02 Football League, Final league tables
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at the  website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.


1901–02 Football League, Final league tables
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. 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.


1901–02 Football League, Final league tables
During the first five seasons of the league, that is until the season 1893–94, 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.


1901–02 Football Tournament, Overview
It was contested by 5 teams, and Boldklubben Frem won the championship.


1901–02 French Rugby Union Championship
The 1901–02 French Rugby Union Championship of first division was won by Racing club de France that beatSBUC in the final.


1901–02 French Rugby Union Championship
Racing was qualified for the final thanks to his victory against Stade Français and SBUC beat F.C. Lyon for 6–0.


1901–02 French Rugby Union Championship, Final
Having a lot of players injured or sick, SBUC put Mathéo, a former player and supporter as prop, in order to have 15 players on the ground.


1901–02 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season
The 1901–02 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season was the 5th season of play for the program.


1901–02 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season, Season
Hopes were high for Harvard entering the season and the Crimson got off to a good start but were stymied by Yale in their third game. After defeating Princeton Harvard still had a chance to win the Intercollegiate Championship with two final games against the Bulldogs but the Elis proved to be better by taking both and ending Harvard's season on a sour note.


1901–02 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season, Season
Though the end result was disappointing the future was looking bright for Harvard; this was the last season that the Crimson would not finish with a winning intercollegiate record for 22 years.


1901–02 Haverford Fords men's soccer team
The 1901–02 Haverford Fords men's soccer team represented Haverford College during the 1901–02 college soccer season. It was the Fords first season of existence. The Fords competed in ACCL and were deemed national co-champions by the American Soccer History Archives and the Intercollegiate Football Research Association. The Fords garnered a record of four wins, a loss and no draws.


1901–02 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
During the 1901–02 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.


1901–02 Hibernian F.C. season
During the 1901–02 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, finished sixth out of 10 clubs in the Scottish First Division.


1901–02 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
The 1901–02 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented The College of the Holy Cross during the 1901–02 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Fred Powers, coaching the crusaders in his first season.


1901–02 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 1901–02 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Phelps Darby, who also served as the team captain was in his 1st and only year. The team played its home games at the Old Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana.


1901–02 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 4–4.


1901–02 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
The 1901–02 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 1901–02 collegiate men's basketball season. The head coach was John Kimmell, in his third season coaching the Sycamores. The team played their home games at North Hall in Terre Haute, Indiana.


1901–02 Irish League
The Irish League in season 1901–02 comprised 8 teams, and Linfield won the championship.


1901–02 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 1901–02 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in its fourth season of collegiate basketball. The Jayhawks were ked by 4th year head coach James Naismith. The Jayhawks finished the season 5–7.


1901–02 MHA season
The 1902 Manitoba Hockey Association (MHA) season consisted of a four game series between the Winnipeg HC and Winnipeg Victorias. As the Victorias were the defending Stanley Cup holder, they would play two challenges, against Toronto and Montreal.


1901–02 MHA season, Stanley Cup Challenges
As Stanley Cup champion, the Victorias accepted a challenge from Toronto Wellingtons, champions of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA), played during the regular season. The first game was played under Ontario rules, the second under Manitoba rules. Unusually, in the first game a goal was scored by Rod Flett of Winnipeg, however this goal was into his own net. No Toronto player is credited for the goal, Mr. Flett is. Winnipeg would win the series 5–3, 5–3 (2–0).


1901–02 MHA season, Stanley Cup Challenges, Winnipeg vs. Montreal
After the Montreal HC won the 1902 CAHL title in March, they promptly sent a challenge to the Winnipeg Victorias and a best-of-three series was arranged. The season was mild, and there was an inch of water on the slushy ice for game one. Tony Gingras scored the only goal of game one and Winnipeg shut out Montreal, 1–0. Ice conditions improved for game two an Montreal shut out Winnipeg 5–0. In game three, Montreal took an early 2–0 lead after eleven minutes and then held on for a 2–1 victory. Winnipeg attacked furiously at the end, and Montreal's effort was described as "little men of iron" by Montreal Star sports editor Peter Spanjaardt. With the victory, the Montreal club won the Cup for the first time since 1894.


1901–02 MHA season, Stanley Cup Challenges, Winnipeg vs. Montreal
Jack Marshall of Montreal, who had played for the Winnipeg team in the previous year, faced his old team and scored three goals, including the series clincher. Art Hooper also scored three for Montreal.


1901–02 MIT Engineers men's ice hockey season
The 1901–02 MIT Engineers men's ice hockey season was the 4th season of play for the program.


1901–02 MIT Engineers men's ice hockey season, Season
After the successful completion of their previous season, the men's team received much more interest from the student body. MIT had difficulty in playing games early in the season; twice their opponents failed to show up but they were still able to play a couple of games by early February. Even when they played games they weren't always able to finish them on the same day. At least two games that ended in a tie were later continued.


1901–02 MIT Engineers men's ice hockey season, Season
The team did not have a head coach but Harry Stiles served as team manager.


1901–02 MIT Engineers men's ice hockey season, Season
Note: Massachusetts Institute of Technology athletics were referred to as 'Engineers' or 'Techmen' during the first two decades of the 20th century. By 1920 all sports programs had adopted the Engineer moniker.


1901–02 Manchester City F.C. season
The 1901–02 season was Manchester City F.C. 's eleventh season of league football and third consecutive season in the First Division of the Football League. It was also the first year in which the club suffered relegation from a division of league football.


1901–02 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team
The 1901–02 team went 1–0 the first and only undefeated season in school history. It was the first year for head coach Clayton T. Teetzel. The team captain was C.H. Ireland and the team manager was W.A. Whitney.


1901–02 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
The 1901–02 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University for the 1900–01 college men's basketball season. The head coach was George Denman coaching the team his first season. The Spartans team captain was James Cooper.


1901–02 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
The 1901–02 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in intercollegiate basketball during the 1901–02 season. The team finished the season with a 15–0 record and were retroactively named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.


1901–02 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team
The 1901–1902 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska during the 1901–02 collegiate men's basketball season. The head coach was Fred Morrall, coaching the huskers in his first season. The team played their home games at Grant Memorial Hall in Lincoln, Nebraska.


1901–02 Netherlands Football League Championship
The Netherlands Football League Championship 1901–1902 was contested by fifteen teams participating in two divisions. The national champion would be determined by a play-off featuring the winners of the eastern and western football division of the Netherlands. HVV Den Haag won this year's championship by beating Victoria Wageningen 2-2, 3–1.


1901–02 Newton Heath F.C. season
The 1901–02 season was Newton Heath's tenth season in the Football League and their eighth in the Second Division. They finished 15th in the league, avoiding relegation by only five points. In the FA Cup, the Heathens were knocked out by Lincoln City, losing 2–1 in the Intermediate Round.


1901–02 Newton Heath F.C. season
The club also entered teams in the Lancashire and Manchester Senior Cups in 1901–02. They only managed to reach the second round of the Lancashire Cup, before losing 5–0 to Southport Central, but the real success came in the Manchester Cup, in which they beat Bolton Wanderers after a replay in the semi-final, before beating Manchester City 2–1 in the final.


1901–02 Newton Heath F.C. season
The season marked also the final season for the club under its original name Newton Heath. The club had been struggling financially during the season, and were taken to court by their president, William Healey, over a sum of £242 17s 10d owed to him by the club in January 1902. Unable to pay, as they were £2,600 in debt, the club was declared bankrupt. Two months later, club captain Harry Stafford managed to enlist the help of Manchester brewer John Henry Davies, who, in conjunction with three other local businessmen, invested a total of £2,000 in the club. Davies was installed as club president and the club was renamed "Manchester United".


1901–02 Northern Football League
The 1901–02 Northern Football League season was the thirteenth in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.


1901–02 Northern Football League, Clubs
The league featured 9 clubs which competed in the last season, along with one new club:


1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season
The 1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the seventh season of rugby league football run by England's Northern Rugby Football Union. A number of off-season changes made this season different from preceding ones. In June 1901 fourteen leading clubs from both Lancashire and Yorkshire resigned from their respective senior competitions to form a new Northern Rugby Football League.


1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Creation of the Northern Rugby Football League
At the end of May 12 clubs met to discuss a new Northern Union League, the 12 clubs were Broughton Rangers, Oldham, Runcorn, Salford, Swinton and Warrington from Lancashire together with Bradford, Batley, Halifax, Huddersfield, Hull and Hunslet from Yorkshire. The Northern Union committee narrowly approved the formation of the new league by 12 votes to 11 at its meeting on 4 June and invited Leigh (Lancashire) and Brighouse Rangers (Yorkshire) to join the new league.


1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Creation of the Northern Rugby Football League
There was a lot of acrimony about the decision and some cynicism expressed that Leigh and Brighouse had only been invited to ensure that the vote to approve the new league passed. The meeting also agreed that the name of the new league would be the Northern Rugby Football League. The clubs involved justified their action on the basis that games in the senior competitions were uncompetitive and the ability gap between top and bottom was too great.


1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Creation of the Northern Rugby Football League
The Yorkshire clubs who were not included in the new league were unhappy with the whole issue and at a meeting of the Yorkshire Senior Competition on 20 June, the Yorkshire clubs voted to boycott the Northern Rugby League and would not play any games against League clubs. In retaliation to the Yorkshire boycott the Northern Rugby Football League by-laws regarding transfers and promotion were changed to omit any mention of Yorkshire.


1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Creation of the Northern Rugby Football League
This had the effect of a) making it permissible for Northern Rugby Football League clubs to sign players of Yorkshire clubs without the Yorkshire clubs' permission (and vice versa) and b) promotion to the Northern Rugby Football League would only be open to the club winning the Lancashire Senior Competition; previously promotion was going to be given to the winners of a match between the Yorkshire Senior Competition and Lancashire Senior Competition champions.


1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Creation of the Northern Rugby Football League, Effects on the senior competitions
Hull Kingston Rovers felt unable to comply with the Yorkshire Senior Competition boycott and at the end of July the club was expelled from the Yorkshire Senior Competition. Not having been invited to join the Northern Rugby Football League but still wishing to seek admission to the Northern Rugby Football League, Hull Kingston Rovers applied for membership of the Lancashire Senior Competition and were accepted in August.


1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Creation of the Northern Rugby Football League, Effects on the senior competitions
The expulsion of Hull Kingston Rovers left the Yorkshire Senior Competition with only seven clubs and this was reduced to six when Leeds Parish Church resigned from the competition after the club had to leave their Clarence Road ground. To bring the numbers in the competition back up to 14, seven clubs were promoted from the Yorkshire No.2 competition; these clubs being Dewsbury, Goole, Heckmondwike, Keighley, Normanton, Sowerby Bridge and York.


1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Creation of the Northern Rugby Football League, Effects on the senior competitions
The Lancashire Senior Competition also promoted a number of teams from the second competition by adding Altrincham, Birkenhead Wanderers, Lancaster, Morecambe and Radcliffe; originally Tyldesley were offered one of the places but the offer was withdrawn and the place given to Radcliffe instead.


1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Creation of the Northern Rugby Football League, Effects on the senior competitions
To increase the number of games 12 of the Lancashire based clubs, including both Northern Rugby Football League & Lancashire Senior Competition teams, formed two additional leagues, the South East and South West Lancashire Leagues. Where clubs played either a Northern Rugby Football League or Lancashire Senior Competition game and the teams were in the same Lancashire League then the result of the game counted for both competitions.


1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Creation of the Northern Rugby Football League, Effects on the senior competitions
In September 1901 the Athletic News reported on a number of players who comprised what the paper called "the rival poaching" i.e. players who had moved from Yorkshire Senior Competition to Northern Rugby Football League clubs and vice versa due to the lack of agreement between the two competitions. Among these was James Lomas who joined Salford from Bramley and was subsequently the subject of the first three figure transfer fee when a tribunal assessed his value at £100.


1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Creation of the Northern Rugby Football League, Developments 1901–1902
In early December 1901 representatives of the Northern Rugby Football League and Yorkshire Senior Competition met to see if the differences between them could be reconciled. No progress could be made as the Yorkshire Senior Competition was still advocating the abolition of the Northern Rugby Football League and the only compromise the Northern Rugby Football League was prepared to make was expanding the number of clubs in the Northern Rugby Football League to 15 and for a single club to be relegated each season.


1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Creation of the Northern Rugby Football League, Developments 1901–1902
There was no further contact until April 1902 when the Northern Rugby Football League and Yorkshire Senior Competition met again, this time the Yorkshire Senior Competition proposed to lift its boycott of the Northern Rugby Football League, that transfer agreements the same as those between the Lancashire Senior Competition and the Northern Rugby Football League be adopted and finally that the Yorkshire Senior Competition would accept promotion between the Yorkshire Senior Competition and the Northern Rugby Football League save that the club eligible for promotion could decline it if they so wished.


1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Creation of the Northern Rugby Football League, Developments 1901–1902
The Northern Rugby Football League representatives met with the Lancashire Senior Competition a few days later. The Lancashire Senior Competition were concerned that if the Yorkshire proposals were accepted the Lancashire Senior Competition would be untenable due to a lack of clubs for a representative fixture list.


1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Creation of the Northern Rugby Football League, Developments 1901–1902
The Lancashire Senior Competition and the Northern Rugby Football League therefore came up with a counter-proposal; that a second division of the Northern Rugby Football League be created, that all eligible teams be invited to join the second division and that promotion to the Northern Rugby Football League first division would only be from the second division.


1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Creation of the Northern Rugby Football League, Developments 1901–1902
A further meeting between the Northern Rugby Football League and the Yorkshire Senior Competition took place on 28 April at which the parties agreed that the Yorkshire Senior Competition boycott of the Northern Rugby Football League would be ended and an independent panel was established who would rule of transfer fees between clubs. The two sides were unable to agree on the establishment of a second division to the Northern Rugby Football League. The Northern Rugby Football League reiterated that they would establish a second division but noted the position of the Yorkshire Senior Competition that a second division was not in the best interests of the Yorkshire teams.


1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Creation of the Northern Rugby Football League, Developments 1901–1902
Three weeks later, splits started to appear in the Yorkshire Senior Competition. On 20 May it was announced that Leeds had applied to join the Northern Rugby Football League having been informed that an application at this stage was likely to be accepted; and before the end of the month similar applications had been made by York and Wakefield Trinity. At the Northern Rugby Football League meeting on 17 June 1902 no fewer than 11 Yorkshire clubs applied to join the Northern Rugby Football League and all 11 applications were agreed. Ten Lancashire clubs also applied to join the Northern Rugby Football League and nine were accepted (Radcliffe's application was refused); also accepted was the first club from the north-east, South Shields.


1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Creation of the Northern Rugby Football League, Developments 1901–1902
These additions to the Northern Rugby Football League made the number of competing clubs 36. Brighouse, who finished bottom of the Northern Rugby Football League were re-elected to the league and Wigan, winners of the Lancashire Senior Competition were elected to the league making 15 teams in the first division. It was proposed that all 36 clubs vote on which three teams to promote immediately from the second division with the remaining 18 making up the second division for the next season. The ballot was conducted on 1 July 1902 with Hull Kingston Rovers, St Helens and Widnes being elected.


1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Creation of the Northern Rugby Football League, Developments 1901–1902
With most of the senior clubs from both county competitions now being in the Northern Rugby Football League the committees in both counties took stock; on 29 July the Lancashire Senior Competition committee voted to wind up the competition with the trophy being donated to the Northern Rugby Football League as a trophy for the second division. In Yorkshire it was decided to continue the competition but as a junior league only.


1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Season summary
Broughton Rangers were the first winners of the Northern Rugby Football League; the Lancashire Senior Competition was won by Wigan and the Yorkshire Senior Competition by Leeds.


1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Season summary
James Lomas was the league's top scorer scoring 172 points (22 tries and 53 goals), a new record points total; Robert Wilson of Broughton Rangers was the leading try-scorer scoring 38 tries. W James also of Broughton Rangers set a new goal kicking record scoring 75 during the season. Salford moved to their new ground, The Willows during the season; their first game at the new venue was a 2–0 win against Swinton in front of a crowd of 16,981 on 21 December 1901.


1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Season summary
In all three competitions clubs suffered points deductions for various breaches of the rules, Hunslet ans Swinton each being penalised twice.


1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Season summary
Rochdale Hornets fell into financial difficulties due to falling gates which the club, as members of the Lancashire Senior Competition, blamed on the formation of the NRFL. The players agreed to play some games without pay and the club members paid further subscriptions to resolve the difficulties.


1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Standings, Lancashire Senior Competition
Although participating in the Lancashire Senior Competition, Altrincham, Birkenhead Wanderers, and Stockport were from Cheshire; Hull Kingston Rovers were from Yorkshire; and Millom were from Cumberland.


1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Standings, Yorkshire Senior Competition
League points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0. Pld = Games played; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; PF = Points scored; PA = Points conceded;  Pts = League points.


1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Challenge Cup
Broughton Rangers beat Salford 25-0 in the final at Rochdale before a crowd of 15,006.


1901–02 Oregon Agricultural Aggies men's basketball team
The 1901-02 Oregon Agricultural College men's basketball team was the first in the history of the school, known today as Oregon State University. The team sport was organized by W.O. "Dad" Trine, who was also the school's track coach.


1901–02 Oregon Agricultural Aggies men's basketball team
The nickname of OAC teams in this era was the "Aggies," with today's team name, the "Beavers" first adopted during the decade of the 1910s. The team was independent, scheduling games on an ad hoc basis rather than as part of a formal sports conference.


1901–02 Oregon Agricultural Aggies men's basketball team, Team history, Background
Basketball was invented in December 1891 by physical education teacher James Naismith and rapidly achieved popularity as an indoor sport for the winter season. The sport came to Oregon rapidly, being declared "all the rage" as a training sport for football participants in January 1893, with the Salem YMCA forced to add additional classes to meet surging demand.


1901–02 Oregon Agricultural Aggies men's basketball team, Team history, Background
A women's basketball team was established at OAC during the academic year of 1897-98, with one game played in the spring of 1898 by the school squad in response to a challenge offered by the team of the Chemawa Indian Institute of Salem. The match, played April 29 in Salem at the Willamette University gym, was won by OAC by a score of 13 to 11. The OAC team included Inez Fuller, Fanny Getty, Dora Hodgin, Blanche Holden, Bessie Smith, and Leona "Nonie" Smith.


1901–02 Oregon Agricultural Aggies men's basketball team, Team history, Background
The OAC women's basketball team was more formally organized by the 1899-1900 academic year, with Bessie Smith elected team president as well selecting a full slate of officers, including a vice-president, secretary, and treasurer. Scheduling was handled by the team manager, Mr. J.H. Gallagher.


1901–02 Oregon Agricultural Aggies men's basketball team, Team history, Background
A news item in the Corvallis Gazette of January 8, 1901 mentions the name of former OAC student Fred W. Smith as "the father of basketball at that institution." It is unclear whether he was related to Bessie Smith of the OAC women's team. Smith (OAC Class of 1900) was tapped as the coach of the OAC women's team in October 1899.


1901–02 Oregon Agricultural Aggies men's basketball team, Team history, Formal organization
While the 1901-02 team was OAC's first school-sanctioned men's club, the sport was played competitively on campus with an admission fee charged during previous academic years. A game between students took place in the school's armory on January 26, 1901 following a baseball game between commissioned and non-commissioned military officers. Played before a substantial audience, the exhibition basketball game was won by a team calling itself the "White Roses" by a score of 4 to 0.


1901–02 Oregon Agricultural Aggies men's basketball team, Team history, Formal organization
Collegiate football had come to Corvallis, Oregon in the fall of 1893, when the Oregon Agricultural College Aggies fielded their first squad. It was not until 1901-02, when track coach W.O. "Dad" Trine formally established the school's first men's basketball squad.


1901–02 Oregon Agricultural Aggies men's basketball team, Team history, Formal organization
Trine would serve as the team's coach until he was replaced in 1908 by E.D. Angell.


1901–02 Oregon Agricultural Aggies men's basketball team, Team history, Formal organization
The OAC basketball team was independent during the 1901-02 academic year, scheduling its games on an ad hoc basis rather than as part of a formal sports conference.


1901–02 Ottawa Hockey Club season
The 1901–02 Ottawa Hockey Club season was the team's 17th season of play. After not challenging for the Stanley Cup after the previous season, no chance presented itself to Ottawa this season. The club finished second to Montreal in CAHL play. Montreal would play and defeat Winnipeg for the Cup.


1901–02 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Off-season
The team held its annual meeting on December 5, 1901. The president was N.C. Sparks, the vice-president was L.N. Bate, and the secretary-treasurer was L.M. Butler. The team announced that it would play exhibitions in Pittsburgh and New York. The provisional roster included Bouse Hutton, Harvey Pulford, Charles Spittal, Frank McGee, Harry Westwick, Hod and Bruce Stuart, Peg Duval and Harold Henry. The trainer was Pete Green and the head coach was Alf Smith. Bruce Stuart returned for the season, after a season with Quebec, while his brother Hod returned to Quebec for the 1901–02 season. McGee would play for the Ottawa Aberdeens in the CAHL's intermediate division. Arthur Fraser played three games for Ottawa.


1901–02 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Exhibitions
The Ottawa Hockey Club travelled to New York after the season for an exhibition series. Ottawa defeated the Hockey Club of New York 4–3 on March 21, 1902. Ottawa lost to the New York Athletic Club 6–3 on March 23. Both games were at the St. Nicholas Rink.


1901–02 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team
The 1901–02 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Penn State University during the 1901–02 college men's basketball season. The team finished with a final record of 9–2.


1901–02 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season
The 1901–02 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season was the 3rd season of play for the program.


1901–02 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season, Season
After a slow start Princeton won five consecutive games to finish with a respectable record. The team did not play any 'home' games as there was no available ice rink near its campus. Instead the Tigers played a majority of their games at the St. Nicholas Rink (a common practice for many colleges at the time).


1901–02 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
The 1901–02 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team compiled a 10-3 record, led by returning team captain Wallace Reimann. The team averaged 39 points per game and held their opponents to 18.9 points per game. By sweeping their Indiana opponents of Butler, Indiana, and Indiana State Normal, they claimed the state championship for the second year in a row. Two particular features of this season were an extended road trip through the South, and a game against Yale. Starting forward Harry Cook died mid-season on February 27, 1902.


1901–02 RPI men's ice hockey season
The 1901–02 RPI men's ice hockey season was the inaugural season of play for the program.


1901–02 RPI men's ice hockey season, Season
RPI played its first intercollegiate game against Williams College at a rink just north of Troy, New York.


1901–02 RPI men's ice hockey season, Season
Note: Rensselaer's athletic teams were unofficially known as 'Cherry and White' until 1921 when the Engineers moniker debuted for the men's basketball team.


1901–02 Rangers F.C. season
The 1901–02 season is the 28th season of competitive football by Rangers.


1901–02 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers played a total of 22 competitive matches during the 1901–02 season. The club successfully defended the league championship, finishing two points ahead of Celtic. From the eighteen league matches played the team registered thirteen wins.


1901–02 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
The Scottish Cup campaign was ended in the semi-final at the hands of Hibernian after a 2–0 home defeat.


1901–02 Rugby Union County Championship
The 1901–02 Rugby Union County Championship was the 14th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.


1901–02 Rugby Union County Championship
Durham won the competition for the second time defeating Gloucestershire in the final.


1901–02 Scottish Cup
The 1901–02 Scottish Cup was the 29th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Hibernian, who defeated Celtic 1–0 in the Final. This gave Hibs their second Scottish Cup, a tally they would not add to until 2016. The Final was due to be played at Ibrox on 12 April, but the first Ibrox disaster happened a week earlier during the annual Scotland v England fixture. This meant that the Final was delayed by two weeks and moved to Celtic Park, even though Celtic were one of the finalists.


1901–02 Scottish Districts season
The 1901–02 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams.


1901–02 Scottish Division One
The 1901–02 Scottish Division One season was won by Rangers by two points over nearest rival Celtic.


1901–02 Scottish Division Two
The 1901–02 Scottish Division Two was won by Port Glasgow Athletic.


1901–02 Sheffield Shield season
The 1901–02 Sheffield Shield season was the tenth season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.


1901–02 Small Heath F.C. season
The 1901–02 Football League season was Small Heath Football Club's tenth in the Football League and their third in the First Division, having been promoted as runners-up in the Second Division in 1900–01. They finished in 17th place in the 18-team league, one point away from safety, so were relegated back to the Second Division. They also took part in the 1901–02 FA Cup, entering at the intermediate round (between qualifying rounds and rounds proper) and losing in that round to Portsmouth. In locally organised competition, they lost to Aston Villa in the first round of the Birmingham Senior Cup.


1901–02 Small Heath F.C. season
Twenty-six players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Nat Robinson was ever-present over the 35-match season; full-back Archie Goldie and half-back Alex Leake each missed only one match. Bob McRoberts was leading scorer with 24 goals, of which 19 came in the league.


1901–02 Southampton F.C. season
The 1901–02 season was the 17th since the foundation of Southampton F.C. and their eighth in league football, as members of the Southern League.


1901–02 Southampton F.C. season
The club repeated their performance from two seasons earlier, again reaching the FA Cup Final, where they lost to the previous season's losing finalists, Sheffield United after a replay. In the League, they finished in third place behind local rivals Portsmouth and the FA Cup holders, Tottenham Hotspur.


1901–02 Southampton F.C. season, Personnel
In the summer of 1901, the Football Association introduced a "maximum wage" for footballers of £4 per week; as a result, players such as Jack Robinson and Harry Wood were forced to take a pay cut. Whilst this measure was of little immediate effect on the club, it would make it harder to entice players away from the Football League. With debts of £1,500, Southampton needed to trim their payroll, with Arthur Chadwick joining neighbours Portsmouth, Alf Milward joining New Brompton and Wilf Toman returning to Everton, while Jimmy Yates dropped down into non-league football.


1901–02 Southampton F.C. season, Personnel
Replacements included Tommy Bowman and Albert Brown from Aston Villa, and Alex McDonald and Joe Turner from Everton. Despite scoring five goals in the first three matches, McDonald quickly dropped out of favour, and left to join West Ham United in December before finishing the season at Portsmouth.


1901–02 Southampton F.C. season, Personnel
The club still had the services of top amateur players, with C. B. Fry continuing to play when he could, especially in FA Cup ties, and his friend, Geoffrey Plumpton Wilson making three appearances at centre-forward in October.


1901–02 Southampton F.C. season, Personnel
The team was still under the control of secretary Ernest Arnfield, with Bill Dawson continuing as trainer.


1901–02 Southampton F.C. season, League season
Bristol City's application to join the Football League Second Division had been accepted, while Gravesend United had dropped down to the Kent League and Chatham Town had resigned from the league after ten matches of the 1900–01 season. Their places in a 16-team Southern Football League First Division had been taken by Brentford (promoted from Division Two), Northampton Town and Wellingborough Town (both from the Midland League).


1901–02 Southampton F.C. season, League season
The season opened with a 1–1 draw against New Brompton followed by two victories, including a 5–0 win over Watford in which Alex McDonald scored four goals. The match at Portsmouth's Fratton Park on 12 October ended in a 2–2 draw, in which the Saints "were fortunate in escaping defeat" when Albert Brown scored a late penalty after Pompey's player-manager Bob Blyth had handled the ball. C. B. Fry was making his first appearance of the season and was hit in the head by goalkeeper Jack Robinson, who was trying to punch the ball away. Fry took some time to recover and mistimed a challenge, allowing Bobby Marshall through to equalise Fred Harrison's opening goal.


1901–02 Southampton F.C. season, League season
After two further home victories, Southampton again met Portsmouth, this time at The Dell on 2 November. By this time, Southampton were fifth in the table, two points and two places behind their neighbours, but with two games in hand. A crowd of 12,000 (described as a "dense mass of humanity") descended on The Dell on a "brilliantly fine and crisp" afternoon. Portsmouth's long-term goalkeeper, the Ireland international, Matt Reilly was injured, with his place being taken by the inexperienced Darling.


1901–02 Southampton F.C. season, League season
Portsmouth raced into a two-goal lead, with goals from Frank Bedingfield and Steve Smith before the Saints started to put Darling under pressure. Saints equalised through a penalty scored by Edgar Chadwick and a goal from Joe Turner, but Portsmouth's goalkeeper demonstrated "superb coolness" to prevent Saints going ahead before Bedingfield added a third goal. Saints again equalised through Chadwick, who "beat Darling all ends up", resulting in a "ding dong struggle" of end to end football, before Dan Cunliffe scored the final goal for the visitors, who held firm for "a meritorious win".


1901–02 Southampton F.C. season, League season
After the defeat to Portsmouth, there followed a run of five victories without conceding a goal, before a draw and defeat (3–0 at New Brompton) in mid-December. For the fourth consecutive season, the Boxing Day match was at home to Tottenham Hotspur (won 1–0).