Brentford 2000–01 football season
During the 2000–01 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Second Division . Despite a mid-table season in the league, the club reached the 2001 Football League Trophy Final , which was lost 2–1 to Port Vale .
Season summary [ ]
Charlton Athletic forward Mark McCammon was Brentford's major
pre-season signing, joining for a £300,000 fee.
After a 1999–2000 season of consolidation back in the Second Division ,[1] Brentford chairman-manager Ron Noades spent conservatively in the off-season, acquiring only forward Mark McCammon , midfielder Eddie Hutchinson and defender Jay Lovett for monetary fees.[2] Long-term injuries to full backs Ijah Anderson and Danny Boxall led Noades to sign Paul Gibbs on a free transfer from Plymouth Argyle and a number of loanees to provide cover in defence.[3] There was also change in the goalkeeping department, with Ólafur Gottskálksson and youngster Paul Smith coming in to replace out-of-favour Andy Woodman and the soon-to-retire Jason Pearcey .[2] [4] [5]
Continuing injuries as the season began prevented a solid starting lineup from being established,[3] [6] with Brentford winning only two of the first 12 matches in all competitions and languishing in lower-mid table.[7] After being knocked out of the League Cup by Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur , the Bees' league form turned around, with Andy Scott moving from the wing back to his natural forward position and scoring seven goals in the following 9 league matches,[8] [9] though a failure to convert draws into wins led the club to tread water in the league placings.[7] An FA Cup first round home defeat to Conference club Kingstonian in mid-November led Noades to relinquish his position as manager (while remaining as chairman) and hand the reins to his assistant, Ray Lewington , on a caretaker basis.[10] Lewington would later become the permanent manager in March 2001.[11]
Despite the beginnings of a run in the Football League Trophy under Lewington,[7] chairman Noades angered supporters in January 2001 by selling top-scorer Andy Scott and utility man Rob Quinn to divisional rivals Oxford United for a combined £150,000 fee, in a bid to balance the club's books.[12] Despite the sales, Brentford's league position improved and despite just three wins from a 9-match spell in January and February, the club rose to 10th-place in the table.[7] With the Bees seemingly safe from relegation from the Second Division,[13] the attention turned to the Football League Trophy and four wins in a row led to a matchup with Port Vale in the final at the Millennium Stadium on 22 April.[7] Despite taking an early lead through youth prospect Michael Dobson , Brentford were pegged back and defeated 2–1.[14] The fixture pileup caused by postponements and international call-ups took its toll on the team and just one of the final eight league matches of the season yielded a victory, which included a spell of four matches in eight days to close out the campaign.[7] The Bees finished in 14th-place in the Second Division.[13]
League table [ ]
12
Peterborough United
46
15
14
17
61
66
−5
59
13
Wycombe Wanderers
46
15
14
17
46
53
−7
59
14
Brentford
46
14
17
15
56
70
−14
59
15
Oldham Athletic
46
15
13
18
53
65
−12
58
16
Bury
46
16
10
20
45
59
−14
58
Source:[citation needed ] Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Results [ ]
Brentford's goal tally listed first.
Legend [ ]
[ ]
1
12 August 2000
Northampton Town
A
1–1
6,379
Ingimarsson
2
19 August 2000
Swansea City
H
0–0
5,036
3
26 August 2000
Oxford United
A
1–0
4,756
Folan
4
28 August 2000
Bristol Rovers
H
2–6
5,434
Evans (pen ), Scott
5
2 September 2000
Wycombe Wanderers
H
0–0
4,699
6
9 September 2000
Reading
A
0–4
10,222
7
16 September 2000
Millwall
H
1–1
5,495
Scott
8
23 September 2000
Notts County
A
2–2
4,164
McCammon , Partridge
9
30 September 2000
Bournemouth
H
3–2
4,210
Scott , Pinamonte
10
14 October 2000
Peterborough United
H
1–0
4,479
Scott
11
17 October 2000
Colchester United
H
1–0
3,595
Scott
12
21 October 2000
Luton Town
A
1–3
5,382
Scott
13
24 October 2000
Port Vale
A
1–1
3,338
Owusu
14
28 October 2000
Walsall
H
2–1
4,007
Scott , Evans
15
4 November 2000
Cambridge United
A
1–1
4,083
Scott
16
11 November 2000
Rotherham United
H
0–3
4,544
17
2 December 2000
Wigan Athletic
H
2–2
4,144
Evans (pen ), Scott
18
12 December 2000
Bristol City
A
2–1
8,096
Mahon , Partridge
19
16 December 2000
Wrexham
A
1–2
2,287
Rowlands
20
23 December 2000
Oldham Athletic
H
1–1
5,317
Rowlands
21
26 December 2000
Swindon Town
A
3–2
6,649
Owusu , Scott , Evans (pen )
22
1 January 2001
Oxford United
H
3–0
5,020
Scott (2), Partridge
23
6 January 2001
Northampton Town
H
1–1
5,361
Owusu
24
13 January 2001
Bristol Rovers
A
0–0
6,933
25
17 January 2001
Stoke City
A
0–1
9,350
26
23 January 2001
Bury
A
1–0
2,274
Owusu
27
27 January 2001
Oldham Athletic
A
0–3
4,964
28
3 February 2001
Wycombe Wanderers
A
0–0
6,604
29
10 February 2001
Reading
H
1–2
7,550
McCammon
30
16 February 2001
Millwall
A
0–1
10,233
31
20 February 2001
Bristol City
H
2–1
4,823
O'Connor , Partridge
32
24 February 2001
Notts County
H
3–1
4,366
Evans , Owusu , Partridge
33
3 March 2001
Bournemouth
A
0–2
4,438
34
6 March 2001
Peterborough United
A
1–1
4,479
Williams
35
10 March 2001
Stoke City
H
2–2
5,518
Williams , Owusu
36
16 March 2001
Colchester United
A
1–3
3,420
Owusu
37
31 March 2001
Wrexham
H
1–0
4,449
Powell
38
7 April 2001
Wigan Athletic
A
3–1
6,502
Gibbs , Owusu , Partridge
39
10 April 2001
Swindon Town
H
0–1
4,180
40
14 April 2001
Port Vale
H
1–1
3,671
Evans
41
17 April 2001
Walsall
A
2–3
4,540
McCammon , Roper (og )
42
25 April 2001
Cambridge United
H
2–2
3,062
Owusu , Evans
43
28 April 2001
Rotherham United
A
1–2
9,760
Owusu
44
1 May 2001
Swansea City
A
0–6
2,002
45
3 May 2001
Luton Town
H
2–2
3,287
Partridge , Williams
46
5 May 2001
Bury
H
3–1
4,596
Partridge , Folan , Ingimarsson
FA Cup [ ]
R1
18 November 2000
Kingstonian
H
1–3
3,809
Pinamonte
[ ]
R1 (1st leg)
22 August 2000
Bristol City
A
2–2
3,471
Rowlands , McCammon
R1 (2nd leg)
5 September 2000
Bristol City
H
2–1 (won 4–3 on aggregate)
2,310
Scott (2)
R2 (1st leg)
19 September 2000
Tottenham Hotspur
H
0–0
8,580
R2 (2nd leg)
26 September 2000
Tottenham Hotspur
A
0–2 (lost 2–0 on aggregate)
26,909
[ ]
SR1
5 December 2000
Oxford United
H
4–1
1,517
Lovett , Partridge (2), Marshall
SR2
9 January 2001
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
2–2 (a.e.t. ), won 4–2 on pens )
2,482
Marshall , McCammon
[nb 1]
SQF
30 January 2001
Barnet
A
2–1
1,438
Rowlands , Evans
SSF
14 February 2001
Swansea City
A
3–2
2,222
Evans (pen ), McCammon , Owusu
SF (1st leg)
13 March 2001
Southend United
A
2–1
5,055
Dobson (2)
SF (2nd leg)
20 March 2001
Southend United
H
2–1
6,579
Ingimarsson , Owusu
F
22 April 2001
Port Vale
N
1–2
25,654
Dobson
[nb 2]
Playing squad [ ]
Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2000–01 season.
No
Position
Name
Nationality
Date of birth (age)
Signed from
Signed in
Notes
Goalkeepers
13
GK
Alan Julian
(1983-03-11 ) 11 March 1983 (aged 17)
Youth
2001
17
GK
Ólafur Gottskálksson
(1968-03-12 ) 12 March 1968 (aged 32)
Hibernian
2000
31
GK
Paul Smith
(1979-12-17 ) 17 December 1979 (aged 20)
Carshalton Athletic
2000
Defenders
2
DF
Danny Boxall
(1977-08-24 ) 24 August 1977 (aged 22)
Crystal Palace
1998
3
DF
Ijah Anderson
(1975-12-30 ) 30 December 1975 (aged 24)
Southend United
1995
5
DF
Darren Powell
(1976-03-10 ) 10 March 1976 (aged 24)
Hampton
1998
6
DF
Scott Marshall
(1973-05-01 ) 1 May 1973 (aged 27)
Southampton
1999
15
DF
Ívar Ingimarsson
(1977-08-20 ) 20 August 1977 (aged 22)
ÍBV
1999
19
DF
Paul Gibbs
(1972-10-26 ) 26 October 1972 (aged 27)
Plymouth Argyle
2000
23
DF
David Theobald
(1978-12-15 ) 15 December 1978 (aged 21)
Ipswich Town
1999
25
DF
Michael Dobson
(1981-04-09 ) 9 April 1981 (aged 19)
Youth
2000
32
DF
Jay Lovett
(1978-01-22 ) 22 January 1978 (aged 22)
Crawley Town
2000
33
DF
Matt Somner
(1982-12-08 ) 8 December 1982 (aged 17)
Youth
2001
36
DF
Lee Fieldwick
(1982-01-01 ) 1 January 1982 (aged 18)
Youth
2000
Midfielders
7
MF
Paul Evans (c )
(1974-09-01 ) 1 September 1974 (aged 25)
Shrewsbury Town
1999
8
MF
Gavin Mahon
(1977-01-02 ) 2 January 1977 (aged 23)
Hereford United
1998
12
MF
Martin Rowlands
(1979-02-08 ) 8 February 1979 (aged 21)
Farnborough Town
1998
14
MF
Tony Folan
(1978-09-18 ) 18 September 1978 (aged 21)
Crystal Palace
1998
16
MF
Derek Bryan
(1974-11-11 ) 11 November 1974 (aged 25)
Hampton
1997
18
MF
Gareth Graham
(1978-02-06 ) 6 February 1978 (aged 22)
Crystal Palace
1999
26
MF
Mark Williams
(1981-10-19 ) 19 October 1981 (aged 18)
Youth
2000
27
MF
Jay Smith
(1981-12-29 ) 29 December 1981 (aged 18)
Youth
2001
30
MF
Eddie Hutchinson
(1982-02-23 ) 23 February 1982 (aged 18)
Sutton United
2000
34
MF
Lee Johnson
(1981-06-07 ) 7 June 1981 (aged 19)
Brighton & Hove Albion
2001
35
MF
Jay Tabb
(1984-02-21 ) 21 February 1984 (aged 16)
Crystal Palace
2000
Forwards
9
FW
Lloyd Owusu
(1976-11-12 ) 12 November 1976 (aged 23)
Slough Town
1998
10
FW
Scott Partridge
(1974-10-13 ) 13 October 1974 (aged 25)
Torquay United
1999
20
FW
Kevin O'Connor
(1982-02-24 ) 24 February 1982 (aged 18)
Youth
2000
21
FW
Lorenzo Pinamonte
(1978-05-09 ) 9 May 1978 (aged 22)
Bristol City
2000
Loaned to Leyton Orient
24
FW
Julian Charles
(1977-02-05 ) 5 February 1977 (aged 23)
Hampton & Richmond Borough
1999
29
FW
Mark McCammon
(1978-08-07 ) 7 August 1978 (aged 22)
Charlton Athletic
2000
Players who left the club mid-season
1
GK
Andy Woodman
(1971-08-11 ) 11 August 1971 (aged 29)
Northampton Town
1999
Loaned to Southend United and Colchester United Transferred to Colchester United
4
DF
Rob Quinn
(1976-11-08 ) 8 November 1976 (aged 23)
Crystal Palace
1998
Transferred to Oxford United
11
FW
Andy Scott
(1972-08-02 ) 2 August 1972 (aged 28)
Sheffield United
1997
Transferred to Oxford United
13
GK
Jason Pearcey
(1971-07-12 ) 12 July 1971 (aged 29)
Grimsby Town
1998
Released
22
MF
Richard Kennedy
(1978-08-28 ) 28 August 1978 (aged 21)
Crystal Palace
1999
Released
28
DF
Nevin Saroya
(1980-09-15 ) 15 September 1980 (aged 19)
Youth
2000
Released
33
MF
Jean-Philippe Javary
(1978-01-10 ) 10 January 1978 (aged 22)
Raith Rovers
2000
Released
34
DF
Kevin Austin
(1973-02-12 ) 12 February 1973 (aged 27)
Barnsley
2000
Returned to Barnsley after loan expired
34
DF
Simon Marsh
(1977-01-29 ) 29 January 1977 (aged 23)
Birmingham City
2000
Returned to Birmingham City after loan expired
35
DF
Jason Crowe
(1978-09-30 ) 30 September 1978 (aged 21)
Portsmouth
2000
Returned to Portsmouth after loan expired
Coaching staff [ ]
Ron Noades (12 August – 20 November 2000) [ ]
Ray Lewington (20 November 2000 – 5 May 2001) [ ]
Statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
Substitute appearances in brackets.
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: Soccerbase
Goalscorers [ ]
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: Soccerbase
Discipline [ ]
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: Soccerbase
International caps [ ]
Management [ ]
Name
Nat
From
To
Record All Comps
Record League
P
W
D
L
W %
P
W
D
L
W %
Ron Noades
12 August 2000
20 November 2000
21
6
9
6
0 28.57
16
5
7
4
0 31.25
Ray Lewington
20 November 2000
5 May 2001
37
14
11
12
0 37.84
30
9
10
11
0 30.00
Summary [ ]
Games played
58 (46 Second Division , 1 FA Cup , 4 League Cup , 7 Football League Trophy )
Games won
20 (14 Second Division, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 5 Football League Trophy)
Games drawn
20 (17 Second Division, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Games lost
18 (15 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Goals scored
77 (56 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 16 Football League Trophy)
Goals conceded
88 (70 Second Division, 3 FA Cup, 5 League Cup, 10 Football League Trophy)
Clean sheets
11 (10 Second Division, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Biggest league win
3–0 versus Oxford United , 1 January 2001
Worst league defeat
6–0 versus Swansea City , 1 May 2001
Most appearances
57, Ólafur Gottskálksson (45 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 7 Football League Trophy)
Top scorer (league)
13, Andy Scott
Top scorer (all competitions)
15, Andy Scott
Transfers & loans [ ]
Kit [ ]
Supplier: Patrick Sponsor(s): GMB
Source: Brentford F.C.
Awards [ ]
Supporters' Player of the Month:
Notes [ ]
References [ ]
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