2000–01 Watford F.C. season

Watford
2000–01 season
Chairman England Elton John
Manager England Graham Taylor
Stadium Vicarage Road
First Division 9th
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League:
Tommy Mooney (19)
All:
Tommy Mooney (22)
Average home league attendance 13,941

During the 2000–01 English football season, Watford competed in the Football League First Division. The club was relegated from the Premier League in the previous season.

Season summary

After relegation from the Premier League, Watford stabilised in the First Division to finish 9th, five points off the play-off places. A total of 143 goals were scored in league matches involving Watford; only champions Fulham scored more goals than Watford's 76, whilst Sheffield Wednesday, Crystal Palace, Tranmere Rovers and Queens Park Rangers were the only teams to concede more than Watford's 67 league goals.[1] Manager Graham Taylor announced his retirement at the end of the season – former Chelsea manager Gianluca Vialli was named as his replacement.[2]

Final league table

Pos Team Pl W D L F A GD Pts
1. Fulham 46 30 11 5 90 32  +58 101
2. Blackburn Rovers 46 26 13 7 76 39  +37 91
3. Bolton Wanderers 46 24 15 7 76 45  +31 87
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 46 11 15 20 48 57  -9 48
23. Queens Park Rangers 46 7 19 20 45 75  -30 40
24. Tranmere Rovers 46 9 11 26 46 77  -31 38
Key
Promoted to the Premier League
Qualified for the promotion playoff
Relegated to Division 2

Results

Watford's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 2000Huddersfield TownA2-113,018Cox, Smith
19 August 2000BarnsleyH1-013,186Foley
26 August 2000WimbledonA0-08,447
28 August 2000Sheffield UnitedH4-112,675Helguson, Mooney, Noel-Williams, Hyde
9 September 2000PortsmouthA3-114,012Nielsen, Mooney, Helguson
12 September 2000Blackburn RoversA4-317,258Hyde (2), Helguson, Mooney
16 September 2000Crewe AlexandraH3-013,784Smith, Noel-Williams, Hyde
23 September 2000Stockport CountyA3-26,933Smith, Noel-Williams, Nielsen
1 October 2000Birmingham CityH2-012,355Nielsen, Cox
14 October 2000Queens Park RangersH3-117,488Cox (2), Noel-Williams
17 October 2000GillinghamH0-012,356
21 October 2000Nottingham ForestA2-020,065Hyde (2)
24 October 2000Bolton WanderersH1-011,799Mooney (pen)
28 October 2000Wolverhampton WanderersA2-220,296
4 November 2000Grimsby TownH4-011,600Nielsen, Mooney (2), Noel-Williams
7 November 2000Sheffield WednesdayH1-311,166Smith
11 November 2000Tranmere RoversA0-28,858
18 November 2000Preston North EndH2-313,066Mooney, Palmer
3 December 2000Bolton WanderersA1-213,904Smith
9 December 2000Crystal PalaceA0-116,049
16 December 2000West Bromwich AlbionH3-314,601Butler (own goal), Mooney (2)
23 December 2000Huddersfield TownH1-213,371Heary (own goal)
26 December 2000FulhamA0-55,752
29 December 2000BarnsleyA1-013,820Nielsen
2 January 2001WimbledonH3-111,336Mooney (2), Noel-Williams
13 January 2001Sheffield UnitedA1-017,551Mooney
20 January 2001FulhamH1-318,333Helguson
27 January 2001Norwich CityA1-215,309Helguson
3 February 2001Sheffield WednesdayA3-216,134Vernazza, Ward, Smith
10 February 2001PortsmouthH2-216,051Smith (2)
17 February 2001Crewe AlexandraA0-26,757
20 February 2001Blackburn RoversH0-115,970
24 February 2001Stockport CountyH2-213,647Mooney, Nielsen
2 March 2001Birmingham CityA0-220,724
7 March 2001Queens Park RangersA1-112,436Nielsen
10 March 2001Norwich CityH4-115,123Wooter, Smith, Helguson, Nielsen
13 March 2001BurnleyH0-113,653
31 March 2001West Bromwich AlbionA0-317,261
3 April 2001Nottingham ForestH3-013,651Noel-Williams, Mooney (2)
7 April 2001Crystal PalaceH2-215,598Nielsen, Mooney
14 April 2001Grimsby TownA1-26,110Mooney
17 April 2001Wolverhampton WanderersH3-213,765Mooney, Smith, Helguson
22 April 2001Preston North EndA2-314,071Noel-Williams, Page
28 April 2001Tranmere RoversH1-116,063Nielsen
1 May 2001GillinghamA3-09,098Helguson, Smith, Vernazza
6 May 2001BurnleyA0-218,283

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2001EvertonH1-215,635Mooney

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg22 August 2000Cheltenham TownH0-08,289
R1 2nd Leg5 September 2000Cheltenham TownA3-0 (won 3-0 on agg)5,078Smith, Ward, Helguson
R2 1st Leg19 September 2000Notts CountyA3-12,346Palmer, Mooney
R2 2nd Leg26 September 2000Notts CountyH0-2 (won on away goals)7,677
R331 October 2000Manchester UnitedH0-318,871

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[4]

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 Alec Chamberlain
2 England DF Neil Cox
3 England DF Paul Robinson
4 Wales DF Rob Page
5 England DF Steve Palmer
6 Northern Ireland MF Peter Kennedy
8 Jamaica MF Micah Hyde[5]
9 England FW Tommy Mooney
10 Australia MF Richard Johnson
11 England FW Nick Wright
12 Scotland FW Allan Smart
13 England GK Chris Day
14 Netherlands MF Nordin Wooter
15 England FW Gifton Noel-Williams
No. Position Player
16 England DF Nigel Gibbs (captain)
17 England FW Tommy Smith
18 Iceland FW Heiðar Helguson
19 England MF Clint Easton
21 Republic of Ireland FW Dominic Foley
22 Norway GK Espen Baardsen
23 England DF Darren Ward
25 England MF Paolo Vernazza
26 England DF David Perpetuini
27 England DF James Panayi
28 Denmark MF Allan Nielsen
29 England MF Stephen Armstrong
33 England MF Fabien Forde
34 England FW Lee Cook

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
7 Democratic Republic of the Congo MF Michel Ngonge[6] (to Queens Park Rangers)
7 England MF Carlton Palmer (on loan from Coventry City)
20 Iceland MF Jóhann Guðmundsson (to FK Lyn)
25 Belgium MF Adrian Bakalli (to Swindon Town)
No. Position Player
30 England DF Richard Jobson (on loan from Manchester City)
32 England FW Steve Brooker (to Port Vale)
36 Scotland MF Charlie Miller (to Dundee United)

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
24 France MF Alexandre Bonnot
30 England DF Lloyd Doyley
31 England DF Matthew Langston
32 England DF Tom Neill
No. Position Player
35 England FW David Warner
37 England MF Gary Fisken
38 England DF Jerel Ifil

References

  1. ↑ "Division One 2000–2001 table". Tony Brown. Statto.com. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  2. ↑ Ingle, Sean (2 May 2001). "Vialli named new Watford manager". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  4. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2000-2001/d1/watford.htm
  5. ↑ Hyde was born in Newham, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2001.
  6. ↑ Ngonge was born in Huy, Belgium, but qualified to represent the Democratic Republic of the Congo (and its predecessor, Zaire) internationally.
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