2000–01 Luton Town F.C. season
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The 2000–01 season was the 115th season in the history of
This article covers the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001.
Season summary
One of new chairman Mike Watson-Challis' first acts was, on 4 July, to sack manager Lennie Lawrence and look to appoint his own man.[1] Ex-player and fan favourite Ricky Hill was appointed a week later, and was provided with the resources to build his own squad.[2] One signing was that of goalkeeper Mark Ovendale from AFC Bournemouth, who cost £425,000; the most the club had spent on a player since the 1995–96 season when they were competing in the First Division.[3] Ovendale struggled to make an impact,[4] which was the story of most of Hill's acquisitions, who included among their number untested foreign players Friedrich Breitenfelder, Petri Helin and Kent Karlsen.
Hill's reign began with a defeat to
With the club failing to impress on the pitch and facing the prospect of relegation, Watson-Challis acted to recruit a Director of Football to oversee "all football matters".[7] Former Wimbledon manager Joe Kinnear was appointed to this role on 8 February, but his first act was to immediately demote Fuccillo to assistant and place himself in charge.[8] Kinnear's arrival prompted an initial resurgence in form – Luton won five of their next seven games and were one point away from 20th position, and safety, by 6 March. However, they failed to win again during the campaign and, on 24 April, were relegated to the Third Division for the first time in 33 years following a 1–0 loss to Rotherham United.[9]
With the season drawing to a close, Kinnear signed striker Steve Howard from nearby Northampton Town for a fee of £50,000, released five players, and transfer listed four others.[10]
Match results
Luton Town results given first.
Legend
Win | Draw | Loss |
Friendlies
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Notes |
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22 July 2000 | Bromley | Away | 5–2 | Unknown | Fotiadis, George (2), Mark Stein, Brennan | [11] |
26 July 2000 | St Albans City | Away | 2–1 | 900 | Carter, A. Douglas | Luton XI[11] |
27 July 2000 | Welling United | Away | 1–0 | Unknown | Mark Stein | [11] |
31 July 2000 | Grimsby Town | Away | 1–1 | 3,475 | Fotiadis | [11] |
2 August 2000 | Hull City | Away | 1–0 | 1,415 | Mark Stein | [11] |
4 August 2000 | Rushden & Diamonds | Away | 5–1 | 3,065 | Taylor, Boyce
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[11] |
Football League Second Division
- All results, goals, attendances etc. taken from Soccerbase[12]
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Notes |
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12 August 2000 | Notts County | Home | 0–1 | 7,059 | – | |
19 August 2000 | Wigan Athletic | Away | 1–2 | 6,518 | Watts | |
26 August 2000 | AFC Bournemouth | Home | 1–0 | 5,221 | Spring (pen) | |
28 August 2000 | Wycombe Wanderers | Away | 1–1 | 6,001 | Kandol | |
2 September 2000 | Rotherham United | Away | 1–1 | 4,061 | Fotiadis | |
9 September 2000 | Northampton Town | Home | 0–2 | 6,712 | – | |
12 September 2000 | Walsall | Home | 0–0 | 4,362 | – | |
16 September 2000 | Swansea City | Away | 0–4 | 6,011 | – | |
23 September 2000 | Swindon Town | Home | 2–3 | 4,933 | Stein, George | |
30 September 2000 | Bristol Rovers | Away | 3–3 | 7,901 | Kandol (2), George | |
8 October 2000 | Millwall | Home | 0–1 | 5,345 | – | |
13 October 2000 | Cambridge United | Away | 1–2 | 6,191 | Stein | |
17 October 2000 | Oxford United | Away | 0–0 | 4,537 | – | |
21 October 2000 | Brentford | Home | 3–1 | 5,382 | Stuart Douglas (2), Spring (pen) | |
28 October 2000 | Wrexham | Home | 3–4 | 5,341 | Stein, Watts, George | |
4 November 2000 | Bury | Away | 1–1 | 2,861 | Helin | |
11 November 2000 | Bristol City | Home | 0–3 | 6,595 | – | |
25 November 2000 | Port Vale | Home | 0–3 | 4,194 | – | |
2 December 2000 | Stoke City | Away | 3–1 | 12,389 | McLaren, Thomson (2) | |
16 December 2000 | Colchester United | Home | 0–3 | 4,791 | – | |
23 December 2000 | Reading | Away | 1–4 | 10,771 | Nogan | |
26 December 2000 | Peterborough United | Home | 3–2 | 7,374 | Spring, Holmes, Boyce | |
30 December 2000 | Wigan Athletic | Home | 0–2 | 5,332 | – | |
1 January 2001 | AFC Bournemouth | Away | 2–3 | 5,411 | Fotiadis, Locke | |
12 January 2001 | Wycombe Wanderers | Home | 1–2 | 4,551 | Locke | |
23 January 2001 | Oldham Athletic | Home | 0–2 | 3,011 | – | |
10 February 2001 | Northampton Town | Away | 1–0 | 6,633 | Douglas | |
13 February 2001 | Notts County | Away | 3–1 | 4,333 | Boyce, George, Fotiadis | |
17 February 2001 | Swansea City | Home | 5–3 | 7,085 | Mansell (2), Douglas, Rowland, George | |
20 February 2001 | Walsall | Away | 1–3 | 4,816 | Spring | |
24 February 2001 | Swindon Town | Away | 3–1 | 7,160 | Rowland, Boyce, Mansell | |
28 February 2001 | Bristol Rovers | Home | 0–0 | 7,405 | – | |
6 March 2001 | Cambridge United | Home | 1–0 | 6,370 | Taylor
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10 March 2001 | Millwall | Away | 0–1 | 11,691 | – | |
27 March 2001 | Peterborough United | Away | 1–1 | 5,425 | Mansell | |
31 March 2001 | Colchester United | Away | 1–3 | 4,271 | Howard (pen) | |
3 April 2001 | Reading | Home | 1–1 | 6,132 | own goal | |
7 April 2001 | Stoke City | Home | 1–2 | 6,456 | Mansell | |
10 April 2001 | Oxford United | Home | 1–1 | 6,010 | Watts | |
14 April 2001 | Oldham Athletic | Home | 0–0 | 4,886 | – | |
16 April 2001 | Wrexham | Away | 1–3 | 3,339 | Watts | |
21 April 2001 | Bury | Home | 1–2 | 4,902 | George | |
24 April 2001 | Rotherham United | Home | 0–1 | 4,854 | – | |
28 April 2001 | Bristol City | Away | 1–3 | 9,161 | George | |
3 May 2001 | Brentford | Away | 2–2 | 3,287 | Howard, McLaren | |
5 May 2001 | Port Vale | Home | 1–1 | 5,260 | Howard |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Notes |
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First round | 17 November 2000 | Rushden & Diamonds | Home | 1–0 | 5,771 | George | |
Second round | 9 December 2000 | Darlington | Away | 0–0 | 3,667 | – | |
Second round replay | 19 December 2000 | Darlington | Home | 2–0 | 3,563 | Nogan, McLaren | |
Third round | 6 January 2001 | Queens Park Rangers | Home | 3–3 | 8,677 | Fotiadis, George, Douglas | |
Third round replay | 17 January 2001 | Queens Park Rangers | Away | 1–2 | 14,395 | Mansell |
Football League Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Notes |
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First round first leg | 22 August 2000 | Peterborough United | Home | 0–0 | 3,175 | – | |
First round second leg | 5 September 2000 | Peterborough United | Away | 2–2 ( aet )
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4,286 | Stein, Scarlett | [A] |
Second round first leg | 19 September 2000 | Sunderland | Away | 0–3 | 24,668 | – | |
Second round second leg | 26 September 2000 | Sunderland | Home | 1–2 | 5,262 | Kandol |
Football League Trophy
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Notes |
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Southern Section First Round | 5 December 2000 | Peterborough United | Away | 0–1 | 2,075 | – |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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20 | Swindon Town | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 52 | |
21 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 51 | Relegated |
22 | Luton Town | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 52 | 80 | −28 | 40 | |
23 | Swansea City | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 47 | 73 | −26 | 37 | |
24 | Oxford United | 46 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 53 | 100 | −47 | 27 |
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Player statistics
- Last match played on 5 May 2001. Players with a zero in every column only appeared as unused substitutes.[13]
Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total | Discipline | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ![]() |
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MF | Matthew Taylor
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45 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MF | ![]() |
41 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
37 (6) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 (7) | 9 | 0 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
42 | 3 | 2 (1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
GK | ![]() |
35 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
19 (11) | 3 | 1 (1) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 23 (13) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
26 (2) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 (2) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
GK | ![]() |
26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
17 (8) | 2 | 2 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 (10) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
12 (10) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 (10) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
10 (5) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GK | ![]() |
20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
15 (6) | 4 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 (7) | 5 | 0 | 0 |
MF | ![]() |
12 (6) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 (7) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MF | ![]() |
17 (1) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 (1) | 6 | 0 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
6 (7) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 (8) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
4 (7) | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 (9) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
MF | ![]() |
5 (4) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 (5) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MF | ![]() |
2 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 10 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
5 (4) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
4 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GK | ![]() |
5 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GK | ![]() |
0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Managerial statistics
- Only competitive games from the 2000–01 season are included.
Name | Nat. | From | To | Record | Honours | |||||||
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PLD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | |||||
Ricky Hill | ![]() |
10 July 2000 | 11 November 2000 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 9.5 | – |
Lil Fuccillo | ![]() |
16 November 2000 | 8 February 2001 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 26.7 | – |
Joe Kinnear | ![]() |
8 February 2001 | – | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 25.0 | |
Total | 56 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 62 | 93 | −31 | 19.6 |
Transfers
In
Date | Player | From | Fee | Notes |
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14 July 2000 | ![]() |
AFC Bournemouth | Free | [18] |
1 August 2000 | ![]() |
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Free | [18] |
2 August 2000 | ![]() |
Sheffield Wednesday | Free | [18] |
7 August 2000 | ![]() |
AFC Bournemouth | £425,000 | [18] |
10 August 2000 | ![]() |
Sheffield Wednesday | Free | [18] |
11 September 2000 | ![]() |
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£100,000 | [18] |
24 October 2000 | ![]() |
Hayes | Free | [18] |
2 November 2000 | ![]() |
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Free | [18] |
3 November 2000 | ![]() |
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Free | [18] |
23 November 2000 | ![]() |
Darlington | Free | [18] |
2 February 2001 | ![]() |
Southampton | Free | [18] |
22 March 2001 | ![]() |
Scunthorpe United | Free | [18] |
22 March 2001 | ![]() |
Northampton Town | £50,000 | [18] |
Out
Date | Player | To | Fee | Notes |
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1 July 2000 | ![]() |
Hereford United | Free | [18] |
16 July 2000 | ![]() |
Colchester United | Free | [18] |
17 July 2000 | ![]() |
Burnley | Free | [18] |
24 July 2000 | ![]() |
Crewe Alexandra | Free | [18] |
24 November 2000 | ![]() |
Exeter City | Free | [18] |
11 January 2001 | ![]() |
Released | [18] | |
12 February 2001 | ![]() |
York City | Free | [18] |
20 April 2001 | ![]() |
Released | [10] | |
20 April 2001 | ![]() |
Released | [10] | |
20 April 2001 | ![]() |
Released | [10] | |
20 April 2001 | ![]() |
Released | [10] | |
20 April 2001 | ![]() |
Released | [10] | |
31 May 2001 | ![]() |
Released | [18] | |
31 May 2001 | ![]() |
Northern Spirit |
Free | [18] |
8 June 2001 | ![]() |
Sheffield Wednesday | Free | [18] |
Loans in
Date | Player | From | End date | Notes |
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25 January 2001 | ![]() |
Queens Park Rangers | 8 May 2001 | |
23 November 2000 | ![]() |
Portsmouth | 24 January 2001 |
See also
Footnotes
- A. ^ Luton progressed into the Second Round on the away goals rule.
References
- ^ "Lennie leaves Luton". BBC Sport. 4 July 2000. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "Hill is new boss". BBC Sport. 10 July 2000. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "Luton complete Ovendale move". BBC Sport. 7 August 2000. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "Hill explains why he axed Ovendale". BBC Sport. 19 October 2000. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "Hill looks for lift". BBC Sport. 25 September 2000. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Fuccillo is new Luton boss". BBC Sport. 16 November 2000. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "Kinnear joins struggling Luton". BBC Sport. 8 February 2001. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "Kinnear: I'm the boss". BBC Sport. 8 February 2001. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "Luton 0–1 Rotherham". BBC Sport. 24 April 2001. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "Clear-out begins at Luton". BBC Sport. 20 April 2001. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "Fixtures – 2000–01". LutonFC.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived from the originalon 17 December 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived from the originalon 17 December 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ George was born in Luton, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his mother and represented Ireland at U-21 level.
- ^ Boyce was born in Aylesbury, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Barbados in March 2008.
- ^ Stein was born in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Scotland Bin November 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Luton Town transfers 2010–11". Soccerbase. CenturyComm Ltd. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2011.