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2000–01 Football League
102nd season of the Football League
102nd season of the Football League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | The Football League |
| season | [2000–01](2000-01-in-english-football) |
| winners | Fulham |
| promoted | Fulham |
| Blackburn Rovers | |
| Bolton Wanderers | |
| relegated | Barnet |
| continentalcup1 | New team in League |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Kidderminster Harriers |
| prevseason | [1999–2000](1999-2000-football-league) |
| nextseason | [2001–02](2001-02-football-league) |
Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers The 2000–01 Football League (known as the Nationwide Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 102nd completed season of The Football League.
First Division
Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Queens Park Rangers Tranmere Rovers (27 goals)
Team changes
The following teams changed division since the 1999–2000 season.
From First Division
Promoted to FA Premier League
- Charlton Athletic
- Manchester City
- Ipswich Town
Relegated to Second Division
- Walsall
- Port Vale
- Swindon Town
To First Division
Promoted from Second Division
- Preston North End
- Burnley
- Gillingham
Relegated from FA Premier League
- Wimbledon
- Sheffield Wednesday
- Watford
Play-offs
Main article: Football League Championship play-offs#2001
:Source:
1st leg –May 13th; 2nd leg –May 17th, 2001 May 28th, 2001 | RD1-seed1=3rd | RD1-team1=**Bolton Wanderers ** | RD1-score1-1=2 | RD1-score1-2=3 | RD1-score1-agg=5 | RD1-seed2=6th | RD1-team2=West Bromwich Albion | RD1-score2-1=2 | RD1-score2-2=0 | RD1-score2-agg=2 | RD1-seed3=4th | RD1-team3=Preston North End (pen.) | RD1-score3-1=0 | RD1-score3-2=2 | RD1-score3-agg=2 (4) | RD1-seed4=5th | RD1-team4= Birmingham City | RD1-score4-1=1 | RD1-score4-2=1 | RD1-score4-agg=2 (2) | RD2-seed1=3rd | RD2-team1=**Bolton Wanderers ** | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2=4th | RD2-team2= Preston North End | RD2-score2=0
Results
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | FRA ** Louis Saha ** | ** Fulham ** | **27** |
| 2 | ENG Matt Jansen | Blackburn Rovers | 23 |
| 3 | ENG Lee Hughes | West Bromwich Albion | 21 |
| 4 | JAM Jason Euell | Wimbledon | 19 |
| = | IRE Jon Macken | Preston North End | 19 |
| = | ENG Michael Ricketts | Bolton Wanderers | 19 |
| 5 | POR Luis Boa Morte | Fulham | 18 |
| = | JAM Barry Hayles | Fulham | 18 |
Maps
Barnsley Birmingham Blackburn Rovers Bolton Burnley Crewe Alexandra Crystal Palace Fulham Gillingham Grimsby Town Huddersfield Norwich City Nottingham Forest Portsmouth Preston North End QPR Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Stockport Tranmere Watford West Bromwich Albion Wimbledon Wolverhampton Wanderers
Crystal Palace Fulham Queens Park Rangers Watford Wimbledon
Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 21,283 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 20,740 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 20,615 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19,268 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19,258 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 17,657 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 17,211 |
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 17,061 |
| 9 | Norwich City | 16,525 |
| 10 | Burnley | 16,234 |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 16,062 |
| 12 | Fulham | 14,985 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 14,617 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 14,465 |
| 15 | Watford | 13,941 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 13,533 |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 12,808 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 12,013 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 9,293 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 9,049 |
| 21 | Wimbledon | 7,901 |
| 22 | Stockport County | 7,031 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 6,698 |
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 5,646 |
Source:
Second Division
Rotherham United Luton Town, Oxford United, Swansea City
Team changes
The following teams changed division since the 1999–2000 season.
From Second Division
Promoted to First Division
- Preston North End
- Burnley
- Gillingham
Relegated to Third Division
- Cardiff City
- Blackpool
- Scunthorpe United
- Chesterfield
To Second Division
Promoted from Third Division
- Swansea City
- Rotherham United
- Northampton Town
- Peterborough United
Relegated from First Division
- Walsall
- Port Vale
- Swindon Town
Play-offs
Main article: Football League One play-offs#2001
:Source:
1st leg –May 13th; 2nd leg –May 16th, 2001 May 27th, 2001 | RD1-seed1=3rd | RD1-team1=**Reading ** | RD1-score1-1=0 | RD1-score1-2=2 | RD1-score1-agg=2 | RD1-seed2=6th | RD1-team2=Wigan Athletic | RD1-score2-1=0 | RD1-score2-2=1 | RD1-score2-agg=1 | RD1-seed3=4th | RD1-team3=**Walsall ** | RD1-score3-1=0 | RD1-score3-2=4 | RD1-score3-agg=4 | RD1-seed4=5th | RD1-team4=Stoke City | RD1-score4-1=0 | RD1-score4-2=2 | RD1-score4-agg=2 | RD2-seed1=3rd | RD2-team1=Reading | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2=4th | RD2-team2=**Walsall ** | RD2-score2= 3
Maps
Bournemouth Brentford Bristol City Bristol Rovers Bury Cambridge Utd Colchester Luton Town Millwall Northampton Town Notts County Oldham Oxford Peterborough Port Vale Reading Rotherham Stoke Swansea City Swindon Walsall Wigan Athletic Wrexham Wycombe
Brentford Millwall
Third Division
Cardiff City, Chesterfield
Team changes
The following teams changed division since the 1999–2000 season.
From Third Division
Promoted to Second Division
- Swansea City
- Rotherham United
- Northampton Town
- Peterborough United
Relegated to Football Conference
- Chester City
To Third Division
Promoted from Football Conference
- Kidderminster Harriers
Relegated from Second Division
- Cardiff City
- Blackpool
- Scunthorpe United
- Chesterfield
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|status_B&HA=C,P
Play-offs
Main article: Football League Two play-offs#2001
:Source:
1st leg –May 13th; 2nd leg –May 16th, 2001 May 26th, 2001 | RD1-seed1=4th | RD1-team1= Hartlepool United | RD1-score1-1=0 | RD1-score1-2=1 | RD1-score1-agg=1 | RD1-seed2=7th | RD1-team2=**Blackpool ** | RD1-score2-1=2 | RD1-score2-2=3 | RD1-score2-agg=5 | RD1-seed3=5th | RD1-team3=**Leyton Orient ** | RD1-score3-1=0 | RD1-score3-2=2 | RD1-score3-agg=2 | RD1-seed4=6th | RD1-team4= Hull City | RD1-score4-1=1 | RD1-score4-2=0 | RD1-score4-agg=1 | RD2-seed1=5th | RD2-team1=Leyton Orient | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2=7th | RD2-team2=**Blackpool ** | RD2-score2=4
Maps
Barnet Blackpool Brighton & Hove Cardiff City Carlisle United Cheltenham Chesterfield Darlington Exeter City Halifax Town Hartlepool Hull Kidderminster Harriers Leyton Orient Lincoln City Macclesfield Mansfield Town Plymouth Argyle Rochdale Scunthorpe United Southend Shrewsbury Torquay York City
Barnet Leyton Orient
References
References
- "English League Leading Goalscorers".
- "England 2000–01". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- "Champions League Tickets".
- https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng2001.htm
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