2000–01 Ipswich Town F.C. season

Ipswich Town
2000–01 season
Chairman David Sheepshanks
Manager George Burley
Stadium Portman Road
Premiership 5th
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Semi-finals
Top goalscorer League: Stewart (19)
All: Stewart (21)
Average home league attendance 22,524
Home colours
Away colours

The 2000-01 season was the 122nd season of competitive association football and fourth season in the Premier League played by Ipswich Town F.C., an English football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk. Their third-place finish in the Football League First Division in 1999-2000 season and victory in the playoff finals secured Ipswich Town a place in the Premier League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001.

Summary

Tipped by many to go straight back down to Division One after winning promotion, Ipswich quickly wowed the Premiership with an unlikely challenge among the top six. For much of the season, it looked like they would finish in the top three and qualify for the European Cup for the first time in nearly 40 years. In the end, a 2-1 defeat at Charlton Athletic ended such hopes with two games left and they finished fifth, just four points adrift of second-placed Arsenal and qualified for the UEFA Cup for the first time since 1982. Manager George Burley was then voted "Manager of the Year" by his colleagues.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Liverpool 38 20 9 9 71 39 +32 69 2001–02 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
4 Leeds United 38 20 8 10 64 43 +21 68 2001–02 UEFA Cup First round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Ipswich Town 38 20 6 12 57 42 +15 66
6 Chelsea 38 17 10 11 68 45 +23 61
7 Sunderland 38 15 12 11 46 41 +5 57
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Since Liverpool won the League Cup and qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place went to Ipswich Town. Since both FA Cup finalists, Liverpool and Arsenal, qualified for the Champions League, the berth in the UEFA Cup went to Chelsea.
Results Summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 20 6 12 57 42  +15 66 11 5 3 31 15  +16 9 1 9 26 27  −1
Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAAHHAHAHA
ResultLDWLLWDWDWWLWWWLWWLDWLWLLLWWLWWDWWWLWD
Position181512141611119765665353355344556533333333445

Source: 11v11.com: 2000-01 Ipswich Town results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

FA Premier League

Ipswich Town's season results[1]

August

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

Football League Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 England GK Richard Wright
2 Netherlands DF Fabian Wilnis
3 England DF Jamie Clapham
4 England DF John McGreal
5 England DF Tony Mowbray
6 England DF Mark Venus
7 Northern Ireland MF Jim Magilton
8 Republic of Ireland MF Matt Holland (captain)
10 England FW James Scowcroft
11 England FW Marcus Stewart
12 England FW Richard Naylor
14 England MF Jermaine Wright
15 England DF John Scales
No. Position Player
16 England DF Gary Croft
17 England DF Wayne Brown
19 England DF Titus Bramble
20 England MF Richard Logan
21 Republic of Ireland GK Keith Branagan
28 Netherlands MF Nabil Abidallah
30 Netherlands MF Martijn Reuser
32 Iceland DF Hermann Hreidarsson
33 Slovenia DF Amir Karić
34 England FW Alun Armstrong
35 Scotland FW Mark Burchill (on loan from Celtic)
36 England DF Chris Makin

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
9 England FW David Johnson (to Nottingham Forest)
18 France DF Jean-Manuel Thetis (to Sheffield United)
No. Position Player
22 Scotland MF Stuart Niven (to Barnet)
24 England MF Neil Midgley (to Barnet)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
13 England GK Mike Salmon
23 Northern Ireland MF Sean Friars
25 England MF Ashley Nicholls
26 England GK James Pullen
27 Netherlands FW Guillermo Graaven
29 South Africa DF Justin Miller
No. Position Player
31 Scotland DF Stephen Moffatt
Wales DF Lee Beevers
England MF Matt Bloomfield
England MF Matthew Robinson
England MF Ian Westlake
England FW Darren Bent

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee Notes
5 July 2000 DF John Scales Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer [3]
8 July 2000 MF Nabil Abidallah Ajax Free transfer [4]
8 July 2000 FW Guillermo Graaven Ajax Free transfer
18 August 2000 DF Hermann Hreidarsson Wimbledon £4,000,000 [5]
18 September 2000 DF Amir Karić NK Maribor £700,000 [6]
7 December 2000 FW Alun Armstrong Middlesbrough £500,000 [7]
7 March 2001 DF Chris Makin Sunderland £1,250,000 [8]

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee Notes
1 June 2000 MF Marco Holster Go Ahead Eagles Free transfer
23 July 2000 MF Mick Stockwell Colchester United Free transfer
22 August 2000 FW Jonas Axeldal Cambridge United Signed
29 September 2000 MF Stuart Niven Barnet Free transfer
12 January 2001 FW David Johnson Nottingham Forest £3,500,000 [9]
22 March 2001 MF Neil Midgley Barnet Free transfer
Transfers in: Decrease £6,350,000
Transfers out: Increase £3,500,000
Total spending: Decrease £2,850,000

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England Richard Wright 4403606020
21 GK Republic of Ireland Keith Branagan 30201000
Defenders
2 DF Netherlands Fabian Wilnis 37227+225+1020
4 DF England John McGreal 34125+315010
6 DF England Mark Venus 29423+233110
15 DF England John Scales 40202000
16 DF England Gary Croft 1306+203+1010
17 DF England Wayne Brown 400+400000
19 DF England Titus Bramble 33323+314+1220
32 DF Iceland Hermann Hreidarsson 45135+117020
36 DF England Chris Makin 1001000000
Midfielders
3 MF England Jamie Clapham 44328+72710+20
7 MF Northern Ireland Jim Magilton 41232+11611+10
8 MF Republic of Ireland Matt Holland 4753836+1220
14 MF England Jermaine Wright 46335+225+2021
28 MF Netherlands Nabil Abidallah 200+200000
30 MF Netherlands Martijn Reuser 34613+1363+4010
33 MF Slovenia Amir Karić 30000+3000
Forwards
10 FW England James Scowcroft 43622+1245+221+10
11 FW England Marcus Stewart 412133+1193+2121
12 FW England Richard Naylor 1615+811+100+10
20 FW England Richard Logan 1000000+10
34 FW England Alun Armstrong 23815+670021
35 FW Scotland Mark Burchill 712+510000
Players transferred out during the season
9 FW England David Johnson 1936+805300

Last updated: 19 May 2001
Source: Competitions

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[10]
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
1 GK England Richard Wright 44
2 RB Netherlands Fabian Wilnis 34
19 CB England Titus Bramble 29
4 CB England John McGreal 31
32 LB Iceland Hermann Hreidarsson 44
14 RM England Jermaine Wright 42
8 CM Republic of Ireland Matt Holland 46
7 CM Northern Ireland Jim Magilton 39
3 LM England Jamie Clapham 35
11 CF England Marcus Stewart 38
10 CF England James Scowcroft 28

References

  1. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/ipswich-town/2000-2001/results
  2. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2000-2001/faprem/ipswich.htm
  3. ↑ "Scales weighs in at Ipswich". BBC Sport. 5 July 2000. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ipswich's double Dutch". BBC News. 8 July 2000. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Hreidarsson joins Ipswich". BBC Sport. 18 August 2000. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Town complete Karic move". BBC Sport. 18 September 2000. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Armstrong lands at Portman Road". BBC Sport. 7 December 2000. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ipswich complete Makin signing". BBC Sport. 7 March 2001. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Forest complete £3.5m Johnson deal". BBC Sport. 12 January 2001. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  10. ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/ipswich-town/tab/players/season/2001
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