2000–01 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

West Bromwich Albion
2000–01 season
Chairman Paul Thompson
Manager Gary Megson
Stadium The Hawthorns
Football League First Division 6th (play-offs)
Play-offs Semi-finals
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League: Lee Hughes (21)
All: Lee Hughes (23)
Average home league attendance 17,657

During the 2000–01 English football season, West Bromwich Albion F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

Megson's rejuvenation of the side continued in 2000–01, as Albion finished sixth, their highest league finish since relegation in 1986. They qualified for the Division One promotion playoffs, where they faced Bolton Wanderers in the semi-finals. The first leg finished 2–2 after Albion had led 2–0. Bolton won the second leg 3–0 to reach the final 5–2 on aggregate.[1]

Albion's home match against Barnsley on 1 January 2001 was the last to be played in front of the Rainbow Stand, which was subsequently demolished before construction began on the new East Stand.[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

West Bromwich Albion's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 2000Nottingham ForestA0-121,209
19 August 2000Bolton WanderersH0-217,316
26 August 2000BarnsleyA1-419,542Hughes
28 August 2000Queens Park RangersH2-114,831van Blerk, Hughes
3 September 2000Crystal PalaceH1-013,980McInnes
9 September 2000Stockport CountyA0-06,632
12 September 2000Crewe AlexandraA1-06,222Hughes
17 September 2000Birmingham CityH1-119,858Taylor
23 September 2000PortsmouthA1-011,937Roberts
30 September 2000Blackburn RoversH1-016,794Hughes
8 October 2000Sheffield WednesdayA2-115,338Roberts (2)
14 October 2000Norwich CityH2-316,511Clement, Hughes (pen)
17 October 2000Wolverhampton WanderersH1-021,492Hughes (pen)
21 October 2000Tranmere RoversA2-28,931Hughes, Roberts
24 October 2000WimbledonH3-115,570Roberts, van Blerk, Sneekes
29 October 2000Grimsby TownA0-25,429
4 November 2000BurnleyH1-117,828Roberts
11 November 2000Huddersfield TownA2-011,801Jordão, Hughes
18 November 2000GillinghamH3-116,410Hughes (3)
25 November 2000Preston North EndH3-120,043Hughes (3)
2 December 2000WimbledonA1-08,608Williams (own goal)
9 December 2000FulhamH1-322,301Lyttle
16 December 2000WatfordA3-314,601Hughes, Baardsen (own goal), Roberts
23 December 2000Nottingham ForestH3-020,350Roberts (2), Olsen (own goal)
26 December 2000Sheffield UnitedA0-222,281
30 December 2000Bolton WanderersA1-018,985Roberts
1 January 2001BarnsleyH1-019,423Morgan (own goal)
13 January 2001Queens Park RangersA0-211,881
20 January 2001Sheffield UnitedH2-116,778Fox, Hughes
3 February 2001Crystal PalaceA2-216,692Sneekes, Hughes
10 February 2001Stockport CountyH1-116,385Roberts
17 February 2001Birmingham CityA1-225,025Butler
20 February 2001Crewe AlexandraH2-215,476Taylor, Roberts
24 February 2001PortsmouthH2-017,645Roberts, Chambers
3 March 2001Blackburn RoversA0-123,926
6 March 2001Norwich CityA1-016,372Hughes (pen)
10 March 2001Sheffield WednesdayH1-218,662Hughes
18 March 2001Wolverhampton WanderersA1-325,069Clement
25 March 2001Tranmere RoversH2-117,151Taylor (2)
31 March 2001WatfordH3-017,261Quinn, Hughes, Clement
7 April 2001FulhamA0-017,795
14 April 2001BurnleyA1-118,199Taylor
16 April 2001Grimsby TownH0-116,504
21 April 2001GillinghamA2-19,920Hughes, Clement
28 April 2001Huddersfield TownH1-117,542Roberts
6 May 2001Preston North EndA1-216,226Clement

First Division play-offs

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SF 1st Leg13 May 2001Bolton WanderersH2-218,167Roberts, Hughes (pen)
SF 2nd Leg17 May 2001Bolton WanderersA0-3 (lost 2-5 on agg)23,515

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2001Derby CountyA2-319,232Taylor, Hughes

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg22 August 2000Swansea CityA0-04,758
R1 2nd Leg6 September 2000Swansea CityH2-1 (won 2-1 on agg)7,328Roberts (2)
R2 1st Leg19 September 2000Derby CountyA2-12,899Clement, Sneekes
R2 2nd Leg26 September 2000Derby CountyH2-4 (lost 4-5 on agg)19,112Jordão, Clement

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 Norway GK Brian Jensen
2 England DF Des Lyttle
3 England DF Neil Clement
4 Scotland MF Derek McInnes
5 England DF Tony Butler
6 England DF Matt Carbon
7 Montserrat MF Ruel Fox
8 Netherlands MF Richard Sneekes
9 England FW Bob Taylor
10 England FW Lee Hughes
11 England FW Jason Roberts
12 Northern Ireland MF James Quinn
14 Australia DF Jason van Blerk
No. Position Player
15 England DF Daryl Burgess
16 Scotland DF Warren Cummings (on loan from Chelsea)
17 Iceland DF Larus Sigurdsson
18 Slovakia DF Igor Bališ
20 Portugal MF Jordão
21 England GK Russell Hoult
22 England DF James Chambers
23 England DF Adam Chambers
24 England FW Adam Oliver
25 England MF Michael Appleton
27 England DF Phil Gilchrist
30 England GK Chris Adamson

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
16 Republic of Ireland FW Mickey Evans (to Bristol Rovers)
16 England MF Tony Grant (on loan from Manchester City)
19 England DF Paul Mardon (released)
18 Netherlands FW Fabian de Freitas (released)
No. Position Player
25 Wales DF Danny Gabbidon (to Cardiff City)
27 England FW Justin Richards (to Bristol Rovers)
27 Netherlands DF Fernando Derveld (on loan from Norwich City)

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
26 Italy MF Massimiliano Iezzi
28 England FW Matthew Turner
No. Position Player
29 England MF Mark Briggs
31 Northern Ireland GK Elliott Morris

References

  1. ↑ "Bolton breeze past Baggies". BBC Sport. 17 May 2001. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "A History of The Hawthorns". West Bromwich Albion F.C. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  3. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/west-bromwich-albion/2000-2001
  4. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2000-2001/d1/wba.htm
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