2000–01 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

The 200001 season was the 102nd season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division.

Wolverhampton Wanderers
200001 season
ChairmanSir Jack Hayward OBE
ManagerColin Lee
(until 18 December)
Dave Jones
(from 3 January)
First Division12th
FA Cup4th round
League Cup3rd round
Top goalscorerLeague: Adam Proudlock (8)
All: Adam Proudlock (11)
Highest home attendance26,627 (vs Gillingham, 3 February 2001)
Lowest home attendance8,058 (vs Grimsby, 2 October 2000)
Average home league attendance19,258 (league only)

The team finished in 12th position, their lowest league finish for five seasons. Colin Lee began the season as manager but was sacked in December 2000 with the team just a single point clear of the relegation zone.[1] Former Southampton manager Dave Jones replaced him in early January but could not take the side any higher than mid-table.[2]

Results

Pre-season

Wolves' pre season saw them travel to Ireland to play three local sides. They then returned home to play three Premiership teams at Molineux; the fixture against Aston Villa was a testimonial match for Mike Stowell.

17 July 2000 Waterford United0–2Wolverhampton WanderersWaterford, Ireland
Robinson  76'
Epesse-Titi  85'
Stadium: Regional Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,211
Referee: Richard O'Hanlon
21 July 2000 Kilkenny City0–2Wolverhampton WanderersKilkenny, Ireland
Robinson  15'
Branch  89'
Stadium: Buckley Park
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: J O'Neill
26 July 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers0–1Coventry CityWolverhampton
Keane  61' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Andy Hall
5 August 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers1–2SouthamptonWolverhampton
Sinton  4' Pahars  19'
Kachloul  54'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 4,680
Referee: Mick Fletcher

Football League First Division

A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League First Division in the 200001 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.

The provisional fixture list was released on 22 June 2000, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.[3]

13 August 2000 1Wolverhampton Wanderers1–1Sheffield WednesdayWolverhampton
12:30 GMT Ketsbaia  18' Report Booth  79' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 19,086 (1,969 away fans)
Referee: Mark Halsey
19 August 2000 2Stockport County1–1Wolverhampton WanderersStockport
15:00 BST Moore  55' Report Bazeley  71' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,758 (2,146 away fans)
Referee: Mark Cowburn
26 August 2000 3Wolverhampton Wanderers1–0BurnleyWolverhampton
15:00 BST Sedgley  74' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,156 (2,682 away fans)
Referee: Mike Jones
28 August 2000 4Portsmouth3–1Wolverhampton WanderersPortsmouth
15:00 BST Claridge  2', 30', 32' (pen.) Report Ketsbaia  45' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 14,124 (1,586 away fans)
Referee: Andy Butler
2 September 2000 5Gillingham1–0Wolverhampton WanderersGillingham
15:00 BST Lewis  4' Report Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 10,017 (1,531 away fans)
Referee: Paul Durkin
9 September 2000 6Wolverhampton Wanderers1–2Tranmere RoversWolverhampton
15:00 BST Robinson  12' Report Allison  43'
Barlow  83' (pen.)
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 17,252 (806 away fans)
Referee: Steve Lodge
12 September 2000 7Wolverhampton Wanderers0–0Sheffield UnitedWolverhampton
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 14,853 (677 away fans)
Referee: George Cain
16 September 2000 8Wimbledon1–1Wolverhampton WanderersLondon
15:00 BST Hartson  58' Report Lescott  79' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 8,761 (1,786 away fans)
Referee: Peter Walton
24 September 2000 9Wolverhampton Wanderers4–0Norwich CityWolverhampton
13:00 BST Proudlock  21'
Dinning  26'
Robinson  45'
Branch  70'
Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 15,105 (473 away fans)
Referee: Scott Mathieson
30 September 2000 10Nottingham Forest0–0Wolverhampton WanderersNottingham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 19,110 (1,743 away fans)
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
14 October 2000 11Bolton Wanderers2–1Wolverhampton WanderersBolton
15:00 BST Holdsworth  28'
Bergsson  68'
Report Dinning  53' (pen.) Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 15,585 (1,053 away fans)
Referee: Roy Pearson
17 October 2000 12West Bromwich Albion1–0Wolverhampton WanderersWest Bromwich
20:00 BST Hughes  19' (pen.) Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 21,492 (5,162 away fans)
Referee: Clive Wilkes
21 October 2000 13Wolverhampton Wanderers0–0FulhamWolverhampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,080 (1,437 away fans)
Referee: Graham Laws
24 October 2000 14Barnsley1–2Wolverhampton WanderersBarnsley
19:45 BST McClare  8' Report Muscat  18'
Ketsbaia  45'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 13,393 (508 away fans)
Referee: Jeff Winter
28 October 2000 15Wolverhampton Wanderers2–2WatfordWolverhampton
15:00 BST Muscat  47' (pen.)
Dinning  75'
Report Cox  33'
Mooney  39'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,296 (1,613 away fans)
Referee: William Burns
4 November 2000 16Crewe Alexandra2–0Wolverhampton WanderersCrewe
15:00 GMT Cramb  27', 45' Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 7,147 (1,454 away fans)
Referee: Jeff Winter
11 November 2000 17Wolverhampton Wanderers1–3Crystal PalaceWolverhampton
15:00 GMT Branch  60' Report Freedman  23'
Morrison  45', 72'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 17,658 (820 away fans)
Referee: Neale Barry
18 November 2000 18Blackburn Rovers1–0Wolverhampton WanderersBlackburn
15:00 GMT Dunn  64' (pen.) Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 20,380 (2,127 away fans)
Referee: Graham Frankland
21 November 2000 19Wolverhampton Wanderers2–0Grimsby TownWolverhampton
19:45 GMT Dinning  6'
Ndah  45'
Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 16,088 (382 away fans)
Referee: Rob Harris
25 November 2000 20Queens Park Rangers2–2Wolverhampton WanderersLondon
15:00 GMT Peacock  38' (pen.), 86' Report Ndah  19'
Pollet  43'
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 11,156 (1,036 away fans)
Referee: Lee Cable
2 December 2000 21Wolverhampton Wanderers2–0BarnsleyWolverhampton
15:00 GMT Robinson  28'
Dinning  59'
Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 17,340 (398 away fans)
Referee: Chris Foy
9 December 2000 22Huddersfield Town3–0Wolverhampton WanderersHuddersfield
15:00 GMT Ndlovu  49', 90'
Facey  86'
Report Stadium: McAlpine Stadium
Attendance: 11,506 (1,488 away fans)
Referee: Paul Danson
17 December 2000 23Wolverhampton Wanderers0–1Birmingham CityWolverhampton
13:00 GMT Report Adebola  32' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 19,938 (2,180 away fans)
Referee: Graham Laws
23 December 2000 24Sheffield Wednesday0–1Wolverhampton WanderersSheffield
15:00 GMT Report Muscat  45' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 17,787 (883 away fans)
Referee: Roy Pearson
26 December 2000 25Wolverhampton Wanderers0–1Preston North EndWolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Anderson  14' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,306 (1,839 away fans)
Referee: Bill Jordan
30 December 2000 26Wolverhampton Wanderers3–2Stockport CountyWolverhampton
15:00 GMT Proudlock  22'
Wiss  32' (o.g.)
Branch  45'
Report Nicholson  45' (pen.)
Wiss  90'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 16,667 (488 away fans)
Referee: Mike Ryan
1 January 2001 27Burnley1–2Wolverhampton WanderersBurnley
13:00 GMT Branch  9' Report Proudlock  28'
Naylor  85'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 15,483 (1,127 away fans)
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
13 January 2001 28Wolverhampton Wanderers1–1PortsmouthWolverhampton
15:00 GMT Sinton  20' Report Lescott  27' (o.g.) Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,869 (1,325 away fans)
Referee: Barry Curson
3 February 2001 29Wolverhampton Wanderers1–1GillinghamWolverhampton
15:00 GMT Branch  45' Report King  26' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,627 (1,476 away fans)
Referee: Richard Beeby
10 February 2001 30Tranmere Rovers0–2Wolverhampton WanderersBirkenhead
15:00 GMT Report Flynn  21' (o.g.)
Proudlock  47'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 9,678 (2,051 away fans)
Referee: Keith Hill
20 February 2001 31Sheffield United1–0Wolverhampton WanderersSheffield
20:00 BST D'Jaffo  21' Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 20,282 (1,144 away fans)
Referee: Scott Mathieson
24 February 2001 32Norwich City1–0Wolverhampton WanderersNorwich
15:00 GMT McVeigh  3' Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 17,288 (903 away fans)
Referee: Peter Jones
3 March 2001 33Wolverhampton Wanderers2–0Nottingham ForestWolverhampton
15:00 GMT Edds  48' (o.g.)
Proudlock  62'
Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,291 (1,944 away fans)
Referee: Phil Richards
10 March 2001 34Grimsby Town0–2Wolverhampton WanderersCleethorpes
15:00 GMT Report Dinning  66'
Proudlock  83'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,899 (1,260 away fans)
Referee: Mike Dean
14 March 2001 35Preston North End2–0Wolverhampton WanderersPreston
19:45 GMT McKenna  43'
Cresswell  78'
Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 15,457 (922 away fans)
Referee: Scott Mathieson
18 March 2001 36Wolverhampton Wanderers3–1West Bromwich AlbionWolverhampton
13:00 GMT Ndah  23', 45'
Pollet  66'
Report Clement  82' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,069 (3,198 away fans)
Referee: Uriah Rennie
1 April 2001 37Birmingham City0–1Wolverhampton WanderersBirmingham
13:00 BST Report Ndah  1' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 24,003 (2,104 away fans)
Referee: Frazer Stretton
4 April 2001 38Wolverhampton Wanderers0–1WimbledonWolverhampton
19:45 BST Report Ardley  53' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 16,767 (168 away fans)
Referee: Mark Cowburn
7 April 2001 39Wolverhampton Wanderers0–1Huddersfield TownWolverhampton
15:00 BST Report Facey  10' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 19,423 (1,185 away fans)
Referee: Graham Frankland
14 April 2001 40Wolverhampton Wanderers0–0Crewe AlexandraWolverhampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,364 (814 away fans)
Referee: Graham Laws
17 April 2001 41Watford3–2Wolverhampton WanderersWatford
19:45 BST Mooney  8'
Smith  14'
Helguson  90'
Report Ndah  44' (pen.)
Proudlock  80'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 13,765 (1,321 away fans)
Referee: Mike Jones
21 April 2001 42Wolverhampton Wanderers0–0Blackburn RoversWolverhampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,018 (2,381 away fans)
Referee: Paul Danson
24 April 2001 43Fulham2–0Wolverhampton WanderersLondon
19:45 BST Saha  23' (pen.), 70' (pen.) Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 15,375 (447 away fans)
Referee: Tony Leake
28 April 2001 44Crystal Palace0–2Wolverhampton WanderersLondon
15:00 BST Report Sinton  16'
Proudlock  49'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 18,993 (1,690 away fans)
Referee: Mike Ryan
1 May 2001 45Wolverhampton Wanderers0–2Bolton WanderersWolverhampton
19:45 BST Report Holdsworth  20'
Ricketts  70'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 16,242 (510 away fans)
Referee: David Elleray
6 May 2001 46Wolverhampton Wanderers1–1Queens Park RangersWolverhampton
13:30 BST Lescott  36' Report Bruce  62' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 17,447 (1,618 away fans)
Referee: Steve Bennett

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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

Source: Statto.com

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 14 13 19 45 48  −3 55 7 9 7 25 20  +5 7 4 12 20 28  −8

Source: Statto.com

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultDDWLLLDDWDLLDWDLLLWDWLLWLWWDDWLLWWLWWLLDLDLWLD
Position913815171916181315161617151418202115161415161517141212131214151413131313131314141516121212
Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

7 January 2001 R3Nottingham Forest0–1Wolverhampton WanderersNottingham
15:00 GMT Report Proudlock  87' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 14,601 (2,438 away fans)
Referee: David Pugh
27 January 2001 R4Wycombe Wanderers2–1Wolverhampton WanderersHigh Wycombe
15:00 GMT Rammell  37'
Parkin  85'
Report Robinson  59' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 9,617 (1,677 away fans)
Referee: Paul Danson

League Cup

22 August 2000 R1.1Wolverhampton Wanderers0–1Oxford UnitedWolverhampton
19:45 BST Report Murphy  37' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 9,399
Referee: Trevor Jones
5 September 2000 R1.2Oxford United1–3
(2–3 agg.)
Wolverhampton WanderersOxford
19:45 BST Shepheard  16' Report Robinson  51'
Taylor  65'
Proudlock  68'
Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 4,679
Referee: Paul Alcock
26 September 2000 R2.1Grimsby Town3–2Wolverhampton WanderersCleethorpes
19:45 BST Gallimore  12'
Rowan  81'
Allen  82'
Report Taylor  6', 45' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 2,396
Referee: Graham Laws
2 October 2000 R2.2Wolverhampton Wanderers2–0
(4–3 agg.)
Grimsby TownWolverhampton
19:45 BST Proudlock  36'
Muscat  73' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 8,058
Referee: David Crick
1 November 2000 R3Fulham3–2Wolverhampton WanderersLondon
19:45 GMT Boa Morte  67', 83'
Saha  85'
Report Ketsbaia  60'
Osborn  90'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 6,763
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme

Players

Statistics

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

Correct as of the season's end. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

No.PosNamePGPGPGPG Notes
League FA CupLeague CupTotalDiscipline
1GK Michael Oakes 460104051000
2DF Kevin Muscat (c) 3731041424101
3DF Lee Naylor 44(2)1205051(2)140
4MF Carl Robinson 36(4)3214(1)142(5)540
5DF Ludovic Pollet 292100030220
6MF Neil Emblen 21(7)01(1)04026(8)000
7DF Darren Bazeley 23(1)1005028(1)120
8MF Simon Osborn 16(4)0202020(4)050
8DF Sean Connelly 6000006021
9FW Temuri Ketsbaia 14(8)3003(1)117(9)430
10FW Michael Branch 31(7)4202(1)035(8)490
11MF Andy Sinton 28(2)2202(1)032(3)240
12GK Mike Stowell 0(1)010102(1)000
14FW George Ndah 23(6)60(1)00(1)023(8)660
15MF Steve Sedgley 51001(1)06(1)120
15FW Cédric Roussel 3(6)000003(6)000
16MF Scott Taylor 3(1)000205(1)020
17FW Robert Taylor 5(4)000338(4)310
18DF Ryan Green ¤ 5(2)00(2)0207(4)021
19DF Joleon Lescott 31(6)2205038(6)231
20MF Keith Andrews ¤ 20(2)0200022(2)041
21FW Håvard Flo 0000000000
22FW Colin Larkin 0(2)000000(2)000
23DF Mo Camara 4(14)00(1)01(1)05(16)000
24MF Tony Dinning 316100032650
25DF Gordon Simms 0000000000
26FW Sami Al-Jaber 0(4)000101(4)000
27DF Manuel Thetis 3000003000
27DF Darren Peacock 2(2)000103(2)000
27DF Paul Butler 120000012020
28MF Shane Tudor 0(1)000000(1)000
29DF Steeve Epesse-Titi 0000000000
30GK Matt Murray ¤ 0000000000
31FW Adam Proudlock ¤ 28(7)8213(1)233(8)1140
32MF Seamus Crowe ¤ 0000000000
33DF Mark Clyde 0000000000
36MF John Melligan 0000000000
39GK Lewis Solly 0000000000
40GK Frank Talia 0000000000
40GK Aaron Kerr 0000000000
41GK Carlo Nash 0000000000

    Awards

    Award Winner
    Fans' Player of the SeasonLee Naylor
    Young Player of the SeasonJoleon Lescott

    Transfers

    In

    Date Player From Fee
    1 August 2000 Steeve Epesse-TitiUnattachedFree[4]
    4 August 2000 Temuri KetsbaiaNewcastle United£900,000[5]
    11 August 2000 Frank TaliaUnattachedFree[6]
    15 August 2000 Robert TaylorManchester City£1.55 million[7]
    21 September 2000 Tony DinningStockport County£600,000[8]
    1 December 2000 Mo CamaraLe Havre£100,000
    31 January 2001 Paul ButlerSunderland£1 million[9]
    15 February 2001 Cédric RousselCoventry City£1.53 million[10]

    Out

    Date Player To Fee
    21 June 2000 Adrian WilliamsReadingFree
    30 June 2000 Keith CurleSheffield UnitedFree[11]
    27 July 2000 Ade AkinbiyiLeicester City£5 million[12]
    28 July 2000 Mark JonesChesterfieldFree
    11 August 2000 Paul SimpsonBlackpoolFree
    11 September 2000 Frank TaliaReleasedFree
    11 December 2000 Steve SedgleyReleasedFree[13]
    9 March 2001 Gordon SimmsHartlepool UnitedFree
    22 March 2001 Steeve Epesse-TitiExeter CityFree
    22 March 2001 Simon OsbornTranmere RoversFree

    Loans in

    Start date Player From End date
    1 August 2000 Mo CamaraLe Havre30 November 2000[4]
    22 August 2000 Sami Al-JaberAl-Hilal22 January 2001[14]
    26 August 2000 Manuel ThetisIpswich Town13 September 2000
    13 October 2000 Darren PeacockBlackburn Rovers4 November 2000[15]
    17 November 2000 Paul ButlerSunderland17 December 2000[16]
    8 December 2000 Carlo NashStockport County31 December 2000[17]
    22 March 2001 Sean ConnellyStockport CountyEnd of season

    Loans out

    Start date Player To End date
    1 August 2000 Robert NiestrojIraklis1 February 2001
    1 August 2000 Adam ProudlockClyde5 September 2000
    September 2000 Matt MurraySlough TownSeptember 2000
    20 October 2000 Matt MurrayKingstonian26 October 2000
    10 November 2000 Keith AndrewsOxford United21 December 2000
    1 March 2001 Ryan GreenTorquay UnitedEnd of season
    22 March 2001 Seamus CroweHereford UnitedEnd of season

    Kit

    The season saw the team return to their historic "old gold" shade of shirt for the first time since the 1950s. There was also a new away kit that was a light blue design. Both were now manufactured by the club's own label, entitled "WWFC", and sponsored by Goodyear.

    References

    1. "Wolves sack Lee". BBC Sport. 18 December 2000.
    2. "Jones is new Wolves boss". BBC Sport. 3 January 2001.
    3. "Champions kick off with Magpies". BBC Sport. 22 June 2000.
    4. "Wolves sign Titi and Camara". BBC Sport. 1 August 2000.
    5. "Ketsbaia moves to Wolves". BBC Sport. 4 August 2000.
    6. "Talia is Wolves' temporary measure". BBC Sport. 11 August 2000.
    7. "Wolves sign Taylor". BBC Sport. 15 August 2000.
    8. "Dinning moves to Molineux". BBC Sport. 21 September 2000.
    9. "Wolves seal Butler deal". BBC Sport. 31 January 2001.
    10. "Roussel completes Wolves switch". BBC Sport. 15 February 2001.
    11. "Curle makes Blades move". BBC Sport. 30 June 2000.
    12. "Akinbiyi swaps Wolves for Foxes". BBC Sport. 25 July 2000.
    13. "Sedgley severs his links with Wolves". BBC Sport. 11 December 2000.
    14. "Saudi star to join Wolves". BBC Sport. 22 August 2000.
    15. "Peacock flies south to Wolves". BBC Sport. 13 October 2000.
    16. "Butler makes Molineux switch". BBC Sport. 17 November 2000.
    17. "Wolves take Nash on loan". BBC Sport. 11 December 2000.
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