2000–01 Watford F.C. season

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.

Watford
2000–01 season
Chairman Elton John
Manager Graham Taylor
StadiumVicarage Road
First Division9th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tommy Mooney (19)
All:
Tommy Mooney (22)
Average home league attendance13,941

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
Main article: 2000–01 Football League § First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source:
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 20 9 17 76 67  +9 69 11 6 6 46 29  +17 9 3 11 30 38  −8
Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAAHAHHHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHHAHAHAA
ResultWWDWWWWWWWDWWDWLLLLLDLLWWWLLWDLLDLDWLLWDLWLDWL
Position534212222122111122454686555665666697787888101179
Source: 11v11.com: 2000-01 Watford results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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
Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2001EvertonH1-215,635Mooney

League Cup
Main article: 2000–01 Football 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

Players

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 GK Alec Chamberlain
2 DF Neil Cox
3 DF Paul Robinson
4 DF Rob Page
5 DF Steve Palmer
6 MF Peter Kennedy
8 MF Micah Hyde[notes 1]
9 FW Tommy Mooney
10 MF Richard Johnson
11 FW Nick Wright
12 FW Allan Smart
13 GK Chris Day
14 MF Nordin Wooter[notes 2]
15 FW Gifton Noel-Williams
No. Position Player
16 DF Nigel Gibbs (captain)
17 FW Tommy Smith
18 FW Heiðar Helguson
19 MF Clint Easton
21 FW Dominic Foley
22 GK Espen Baardsen[notes 3]
23 DF Darren Ward
25 MF Paolo Vernazza
26 DF David Perpetuini
27 DF James Panayi
28 MF Allan Nielsen
29 MF Stephen Armstrong
33 MF Fabian Forde[notes 4]
34 MF 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 MF Michel Ngonge[notes 5] (to Queens Park Rangers)
7 MF Carlton Palmer (on loan from Coventry City)
20 MF Jóhann Guðmundsson (to FK Lyn)
25 MF Adrian Bakalli (to Swindon Town)
No. Position Player
30 DF Richard Jobson (on loan from Manchester City)
32 FW Steve Brooker (to Port Vale)
36 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 MF Alexandre Bonnot
30 DF Lloyd Doyley[notes 6]
31 DF Matthew Langston
32 DF Tom Neill
No. Position Player
35 FW David Warner
37 MF Gary Fisken
38 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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2000-2001/d1/watford.htm

Notes
  1. Hyde was born in Newham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2001.
  2. Wooter was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level.
  3. Baardsen was born in San Rafael, California, United States, and represented them at U-18 level, but also qualified to represent Norway internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Norway in September 1998.
  4. Forde was born in Harrow, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally and would make his international debut for Barbados in November 2002.
  5. Ngonge was born in Huy, Belgium, but also qualified to represent the Democratic Republic of the Congo internationally and made his international debut for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1995.
  6. Doyley was born in Tower Hamlets, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in March 2013.
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