2000–01 Football League

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The 2000–01 Football League (known as the

The Football League
.

First Division

First Division
Season2000–01
ChampionsFulham
PromotedFulham
Blackburn Rovers
Bolton Wanderers
RelegatedHuddersfield Town
Queens Park Rangers
Tranmere Rovers
Matches played552
Goals scored1,373 (2.49 per match)
Top goalscorerLouis Saha
(27 goals)[1]

Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 1999–2000 season.

From First Division

Promoted to FA Premier League

Relegated to Second Division

To First Division

Promoted from Second Division

Relegated from FA Premier League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fulham (C, P) 46 30 11 5 90 32 +58 101 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Blackburn Rovers (P) 46 26 13 7 76 39 +37 91
3 Bolton Wanderers (O, P) 46 24 15 7 76 45 +31 87 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4 Preston North End 46 23 9 14 64 52 +12 78
5 Birmingham City 46 23 9 14 59 48 +11 78
6 West Bromwich Albion 46 21 11 14 60 52 +8 74
7 Burnley 46 21 9 16 50 54 −4 72
8 Wimbledon 46 17 18 11 71 50 +21 69
9 Watford 46 20 9 17 76 67 +9 69
10 Sheffield United 46 19 11 16 52 49 +3 68
11 Nottingham Forest 46 20 8 18 55 53 +2 68
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 14 13 19 45 48 −3 55
13 Gillingham 46 13 16 17 61 66 −5 55
14 Crewe Alexandra 46 15 10 21 47 62 −15 55
15 Norwich City 46 14 12 20 46 58 −12 54
16 Barnsley 46 15 9 22 49 62 −13 54
17 Sheffield Wednesday 46 15 8 23 52 71 −19 53
18 Grimsby Town 46 14 10 22 43 62 −19 52
19 Stockport County 46 11 18 17 58 65 −7 51
20 Portsmouth 46 10 19 17 47 59 −12 49
21 Crystal Palace 46 12 13 21 57 70 −13 49
22 Huddersfield Town (R) 46 11 15 20 48 57 −9 48 Relegation to the Second Division
23 Queens Park Rangers (R) 46 7 19 20 45 75 −30 40
24 Tranmere Rovers (R) 46 9 11 26 46 77 −31 38
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

Main article:
Football League Championship play-offs § 2001
Source:[2]
Semifinals
1st leg –May 13th; 2nd leg –May 17th, 2001 		Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
May 28th, 2001
        
3rd Bolton Wanderers 2 3 5
6th West Bromwich Albion 2 0 2
3rd Bolton Wanderers 3
4th Preston North End 0
4th
pen.
) 		0 2 2 (4)
5th Birmingham City 1 1 2 (2)

Results

Home \ Away BAR BIR BLB BOL BUR CRE CRY FUL GIL GRI HUD NWC NOT POR PNE QPR SHU SHW STP TRA WAT WBA WDN WOL
Barnsley 2–3 1–2 0–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–0 3–4 1–0 0–4 4–2 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–1 4–1 0–1 1–2
Birmingham City 4–1 0–2 1–1 3–2 2–0 2–1 1–3 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–3 0–1
Blackburn Rovers 0–0 2–1 1–1 5–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–0 3–2 3–0 3–1 3–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–2 3–4 1–0 1–1 1–0
Bolton Wanderers 2–0 2–2 1–4 1–1 4–1 3–3 0–2 3–3 2–2 2–2 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 2–1
Burnley 2–1 0–0 0–2 0–2 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–2
Crewe Alexandra 2–2 0–2 0–0 2–1 4–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–3 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 3–1 2–0 0–1 0–4 2–0
Crystal Palace 1–0 1–2 2–3 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–3 2–3 0–2 1–1 0–1 4–1 2–2 3–2 1–0 2–2 3–1 0–2
Fulham 5–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 3–1 5–0 0–0 1–1 2–0
Gillingham 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–0 0–1 4–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 4–3 1–3 1–1 4–0 0–1 4–1 2–0 1–3 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–0 1–0
Grimsby Town 0–2 1–1 1–4 0–1 1–0 1–3 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–2 3–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–2
Huddersfield Town 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–3 0–1 3–1 1–2 1–2 2–3 0–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–2 0–2 0–2 3–0
Norwich City 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–3 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 4–2 1–0 4–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–0
Nottingham Forest 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–2 5–0 1–0 0–3 0–3 0–1 3–1 1–3 0–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 0–0
Portsmouth 3–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–4 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–3 0–1 2–1 3–1
Preston North End 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 5–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 2–0
Queens Park Rangers 2–0 0–0 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–3 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–3 1–2 0–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–2
Sheffield United 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 3–2 3–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 3–2 1–1
1–1
 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–0
Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–3 2–0 0–0 4–1 3–3 2–1 1–0 2–3 3–2 0–1 0–0 1–3 5–2
1–2
 2–4 1–0 2–3 1–2 0–5 0–1
Stockport County 2–0 2–0 0–0 4–3 0–0 3–0 0–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–3 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–3 0–0 2–2 1–1
Tranmere Rovers 2–3 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–3 1–3 1–1 1–4 3–2 2–0 2–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 0–4 0–2
Watford 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 3–0 2–2 1–3 0–0 4–0 1–2 4–1 3–0 2–2 2–3 3–1 4–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 3–3 3–1 3–2
West Bromwich Albion 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–3 3–1 0–1 1–1 2–3 3–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 3–0 3–1 1–0
Wimbledon 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 3–3 1–0 0–3 4–4 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 5–0 0–0 4–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–3 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–2 1–2 2–2 3–1 0–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 France Louis Saha Fulham 27
2 England Matt Jansen Blackburn Rovers 23
3 England Lee Hughes West Bromwich Albion 21
4 Jamaica Jason Euell Wimbledon 19
= Republic of Ireland Jon Macken Preston North End 19
= England Michael Ricketts Bolton Wanderers 19
5
Luis Boa Morte
 Fulham 18
= Jamaica Barry Hayles Fulham 18

Maps

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Locations of the Football League First Division 2000–2001 teams
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Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 2000–2001

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season2000–01
ChampionsMillwall (1st third tier title)
Direct promotionMillwall,
Rotherham United
Promoted through play-offsWalsall
RelegatedBristol Rovers,
Luton Town,
Oxford United,
Swansea City
Matches played552
Goals scored1,466 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorerNeil Harris (Millwall), 27 [1]
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Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 1999–2000 season.

From Second Division

Promoted to First Division

Relegated to Third Division

To Second Division

Promoted from Third Division

Relegated from First Division

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Millwall 46 17 2 4 49 11 11 7 5 40 27 +51 93 Division Champions, promoted
2 Rotherham United 46 16 4 3 50 26 11 6 6 29 29 +24 91 Promoted
3 Reading 46 15 5 3 58 26 10 6 7 28 26 +34 86 Participated in
play-offs
4 Walsall 46 15 5 3 51 23 8 7 8 28 27 +29 81 Promoted through play-offs
5 Stoke City 46 12 6 5 39 21 9 8 6 35 28 +25 77 Participated in
play-offs
6 Wigan Athletic 46 12 9 2 29 18 7 9 7 24 24 +11 75
7
Bournemouth
 46 11 6 6 37 23 9 7 7 42 32 +24 73
8 Notts County 46 10 6 7 37 33 9 6 8 25 33 −4 69
9 Bristol City 46 11 6 6 47 29 7 8 8 23 27 +14 68
10 Wrexham 46 10 6 7 33 28 7 6 10 32 43 −6 63
11 Port Vale 46 9 8 6 35 22 7 6 10 20 27 +6 62
12 Peterborough United 46 12 6 5 38 27 3 8 12 23 39 −5 59
13 Wycombe Wanderers 46 8 7 8 24 23 7 7 9 22 30 −7 59
14 Brentford 46 9 10 4 34 30 5 7 11 22 40 −14 59
15 Oldham Athletic 46 11 5 7 35 26 4 8 11 18 39 −12 58
16 Bury 46 10 6 7 25 22 6 4 13 20 37 −14 58
17 Colchester United 46 10 5 8 32 23 5 7 11 23 36 −4 57
18 Northampton Town 46 9 6 8 26 28 6 6 11 20 31 −13 57
19 Cambridge United 46 8 6 9 32 31 6 5 12 29 46 −16 53
20 Swindon Town 46 6 8 9 30 35 7 5 11 17 30 −18 52
21 Bristol Rovers 46 6 10 7 28 26 6 5 12 25 31 −4 51 Relegated
22 Luton Town 46 5 6 12 24 35 4 7 12 28 45 −28 40
23 Swansea City 46 5 9 9 26 24 3 4 16 21 49 −26 37
24 Oxford United 46 5 4 14 23 34 2 2 19 30 66 −47 27
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Play-offs

Main article:
Football League One play-offs § 2001
Source:[2]
Semifinals
1st leg –May 13th; 2nd leg –May 16th, 2001 		Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
May 27th, 2001
        
3rd Reading 0 2 2
6th Wigan Athletic 0 1 1
3rd Reading 2
4th
a.e.t.
) 		3
4th Walsall 0 4 4
5th Stoke City 0 2 2

Maps

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Locations of the Football League Second Division 2000–2001 teams
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Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 2000–2001

Third Division

Kidderminster Harriers
Matches played552
Goals scored1,397 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorerBobby Zamora (Brighton & Hove Albion), 28 [1]
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Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 1999–2000 season.

From Third Division

Promoted to Second Division

Relegated to Football Conference

To Third Division

Promoted from Football Conference

Relegated from Second Division

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 19 2 2 52 14 9 6 8 21 21 +38 92 Division Champions, promoted
2 Cardiff City 46 16 7 0 56 20 7 6 10 39 38 +37 82 Promoted
3 Chesterfield 46 16 5 2 46 14 9 9 5 33 28 +37 80[a]
4 Hartlepool United 46 12 8 3 40 23 9 6 8 31 31 +17 77 Participated in
play-offs
5 Leyton Orient 46 13 7 3 31 18 7 8 8 28 33 +8 75
6 Hull City 46 12 7 4 27 18 7 10 6 20 21 +8 74
7 Blackpool 46 14 4 5 50 26 8 2 13 24 32 +16 72 Promoted through play-offs
8 Rochdale 46 11 8 4 36 25 7 9 7 23 23 +11 71
9 Cheltenham Town 46 12 5 6 37 27 6 9 8 22 25 +7 68
10 Scunthorpe United 46 13 7 3 42 16 5 4 14 20 36 +10 65
11 Southend United 46 10 8 5 29 23 5 10 8 26 30 +2 63
12 Plymouth Argyle 46 13 5 5 33 17 2 8 13 21 44 −7 58
13 Mansfield Town 46 12 7 4 40 26 3 6 14 24 46 −8 58
14 Macclesfield Town 46 10 5 8 23 21 4 9 10 28 41 −11 56
15
Shrewsbury Town
 46 12 5 6 30 26 3 5 15 19 39 −16 55
16
Kidderminster Harriers[b]
 46 10 6 7 29 27 3 8 12 18 34 −14 53
17 York City 46 9 6 8 23 26 4 7 12 19 37 −21 52
18 Lincoln City 46 9 9 5 36 28 3 6 14 22 38 −8 51
19 Exeter City 46 8 9 6 22 20 4 5 14 18 38 −18 50
20 Darlington 46 10 6 7 28 23 2 7 14 16 33 −12 49
21 Torquay United 46 8 9 6 30 29 4 4 15 22 48 −25 49
22 Carlisle United 46 8 8 7 26 26 3 7 13 16 39 −23 48
23 Halifax Town 46 7 6 10 33 32 5 5 13 21 36 −14 47
24 Barnet 46 9 8 6 44 29 3 1 19 23 52 −14 45 Relegated to
Conference
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Notes:
  1. ^ Chesterfield had 9 points deducted.
  2. ^ New club in the league

Play-offs

Main article:
Football League Two play-offs § 2001
Source:[2]
Semifinals
1st leg –May 13th; 2nd leg –May 16th, 2001 		Final at Wembley Stadium
May 26th, 2001
        
4th Hartlepool United 0 1 1
7th Blackpool 2 3 5
5th Leyton Orient 2
7th Blackpool 4
5th Leyton Orient 0 2 2
6th Hull City 1 0 1

Maps

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Locations of the Football League Third Division teams 2000–2001
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Locations of the Football League Third Division London teams 2000–2001

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  2. ^ a b c d "England 2000–01". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
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