2000–01 Derby County F.C. season

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Derby County
2000–01 season
ChairmanLionel Pickering
ManagerJim Smith
StadiumPride Park Stadium
Premiership17th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Christie (8)
All: Christie (12)
Highest home attendance33,239 vs Ipswich Town
(19 May 2001, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance11,273 vs Norwich City
(1 Nov 2000, League Cup)
Average home league attendance28,551

During the 2000–01 English football season, Derby County competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary[]

Derby's season started with one defeat and four draws in their first five games during which they scored 11 goals. However, the goals soon dried up and overall, another season of struggle plagued Pride Park, but Jim Smith's men were saved with one week of the season left after a shock 1–0 win over champions Manchester United at Old Trafford[1] as well as Manchester City losing their penultimate game of the season at Ipswich Town. The attention was then quickly focused on improving the squad for 2001–02 in a bid to prevent another relegation battle.

Final league table[]

Main article: 2000–01 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 West Ham United 38 10 12 16 45 50 −5 42
16 Everton 38 11 9 18 45 59 −14 42
17 Derby County 38 10 12 16 37 59 −22 42
18 Manchester City (R) 38 8 10 20 41 65 −24 34 Relegation to the Football League First Division
19 Coventry City (R) 38 8 10 20 36 63 −27 34
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 10 12 16 37 59  −22 42 8 7 4 23 24  −1 2 5 12 14 35  −21
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAH
ResultDLDDDLDLLLLDDWLWLWWDLWLDLWDWWDLLLWLLWD
Position817171716191920202020201919191717171616161517171716161614151616171617171617
Source: 11v11.com: 2000–01 Derby County results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[]

Derby County's score comes first[2]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
19 August 2000 Southampton H 2–2 27,223 Strupar, Burton
23 August 2000 Newcastle United A 2–3 51,327 Strupar, Johnson
26 August 2000 Everton A 2–2 34,840 Sturridge, Strupar
6 September 2000 Middlesbrough H 3–3 24,290 Christie (2), Strupar
10 September 2000 Charlton Athletic H 2–2 22,310 Christie, Valakari
16 September 2000 Sunderland A 1–2 45,343 Christie
23 September 2000 Leeds United H 1–1 26,248 Kinkladze
30 September 2000 Aston Villa A 1–4 26,534 Riggott
15 October 2000 Liverpool H 0–4 30,532
21 October 2000 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–3 34,483 Riggott
28 October 2000 Leicester City A 1–2 20,525 Delap
6 November 2000 West Ham United H 0–0 24,621
11 November 2000 Arsenal A 0–0 37,679
18 November 2000 Bradford City H 2–0 31,614 Christie, Delap
25 November 2000 Manchester United H 0–3 32,910
2 December 2000 Ipswich Town A 1–0 22,003 Delap
9 December 2000 Chelsea A 1–4 34,317 Riggott
16 December 2000 Coventry City H 1–0 27,869 Christie
23 December 2000 Newcastle United H 2–0 29,978 Carbonari, Burton
26 December 2000 Manchester City A 0–0 34,321
30 December 2000 Southampton A 0–1 15,075
1 January 2001 Everton H 1–0 27,358 Burton
13 January 2001 Middlesbrough A 0–4 29,041
20 January 2001 Manchester City H 1–1 31,174 Powell
30 January 2001 Charlton Athletic A 1–2 20,043 Burley
3 February 2001 Sunderland H 1–0 29,129 Burley
10 February 2001 Leeds United A 0–0 38,789
24 February 2001 Aston Villa H 1–0 27,289 Burton (pen)
3 March 2001 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–1 29,410 Strupar (2, 1 pen)
18 March 2001 Liverpool A 1–1 43,362 Burton
31 March 2001 Coventry City A 0–2 19,654
7 April 2001 Chelsea H 0–4 29,320
14 April 2001 West Ham United A 1–3 25,319 Guðjónsson
16 April 2001 Leicester City H 2–0 28,387 Boertien, Eranio
21 April 2001 Bradford City A 0–2 18,564
28 April 2001 Arsenal H 1–2 29,567 Eranio
5 May 2001 Manchester United A 1–0 67,526 Christie
19 May 2001 Ipswich Town H 1–1 33,239 Christie

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 2001 West Bromwich Albion H 3–2 19,232 Christie (2), Eranio
R4 27 January 2001 Blackburn Rovers A 0–0 18,858
R4R 7 February 2001 Blackburn Rovers H 2–5 15,203 Riggott, Eranio

League Cup[]

Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 19 September 2000 West Bromwich Albion H 1–2 12,183 Burton
R2 2nd Leg 26 September 2000 West Bromwich Albion A 4–2 (won 5–4 on agg) 19,112 Bragstad (2), Riggott, Burley
R3 1 November 2000 Norwich City H 3–0 11,273 Delap, Burley (pen), Christie
R4 29 November 2000 Fulham A 2–3 11,761 Christie, Powell

Players[]

First-team squad[]

Squad at end of season[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Estonia EST Mart Poom
2 DF Argentina ARG Horacio Carbonari
3 DF Scotland SCO Brian O'Neil
4 MF Jamaica JAM Darryl Powell[notes 1] (captain)
5 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Rory Delap[notes 2]
6 MF Scotland SCO Craig Burley
7 MF England ENG Seth Johnson
9 FW Jamaica JAM Deon Burton[notes 3]
10 MF Georgia (country) GEO Georgi Kinkladze
11 MF England ENG Lee Morris
12 FW England ENG Malcolm Christie
14 MF Iceland ISL Þórður Guðjónsson (on loan from Las Palmas)
15 DF England ENG Danny Higginbotham
16 DF France FRA Lilian Martin (on loan from Marseille)
17 DF France FRA Youl Mawéné
18 DF England ENG Richard Jackson
19 DF England ENG Steve Elliott
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Italy ITA Stefano Eranio
21 DF England ENG Chris Riggott
22 DF Norway NOR Bjørn Otto Bragstad
23 DF England ENG Paul Boertien
24 GK England ENG Andy Oakes
25 FW Belgium BEL Branko Strupar[notes 4]
26 FW England ENG Marvin Robinson
27 DF Australia AUS Con Blatsis
28 MF Finland FIN Simo Valakari
29 DF England ENG Ian Evatt
30 MF England ENG Adam Murray
31 MF England ENG Adam Bolder
32 GK England ENG Lee Grant
33 MF England ENG Lewis Hunt
34 DF Nigeria NGA Taribo West (on loan from AC Milan)
35 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Fiachra McArdle

Left the club during season[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Germany GER Stefan Schnoor (to Wolfsburg)
8 FW England ENG Dean Sturridge (to Leicester City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Norway NOR Lars Bohinen (to Lyngby Boldklub)
16 DF Denmark DEN Jacob Laursen (to København)

Reserve squad[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Republic of Ireland IRL Ged Doherty
— DF England ENG Wayne Adams
— DF Wales WAL Karl Brown
— MF England ENG Patrick Bannister
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Brendon Canning
— MF Finland FIN Kris Weckstrom
— FW England ENG Scott Rickards
— FW Scotland SCO Gary Twigg

Transfers[]

In[]

Date Pos Name From Fee
1 June 2000 MF Simo Valakari Motherwell Free transfer
5 July 2000 DF Danny Higginbotham Manchester United £2,000,000
26 July 2000 DF Bjørn Otto Bragstad Rosenborg £1,500,000
2 August 2000 DF Youl Mawéné RC Lens £500,000
8 August 2000 DF Con Blatsis South Melbourne £150,000
1 November 2000 DF Lilian Martin Marseille Loan
2 November 2000 DF Taribo West Milan Monthly
13 November 2000 DF Brian O'Neil VfL Wolfsburg Swap
1 March 2001 MF Þórður Guðjónsson Las Palmas Loan

Out[]

Date Pos Name To Fee
20 May 2000 MF Marc Bridge-Wilkinson Port Vale Free transfer
6 June 2000 GK Richard Knight Oxford United Free transfer
16 June 2000 FW Esteban Fuertes RC Lens £2,800,000
5 July 2000 MF Mikkel Beck Lille £500,000
11 July 2000 FW Sinclair Le Geyt Port Vale Free transfer
12 July 2000 DF Tony Dorigo Stoke City Free transfer
24 August 2000 DF Jacob Laursen FC Copenhagen Free transfer
13 November 2000 DF Stefan Schnoor VfL Wolfsburg Swap
19 January 2001 FW Dean Sturridge Leicester City £350,000
23 January 2001 MF Lars Bohinen Lyngby Boldklub Free transfer
Transfers in: Decrease £4,150,000
Transfers out: Increase £3,650,000
Total spending: Decrease £500,000

Loan in[]

Statistics[]

Starting 11[]

Considering starts in all competitions[8]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Powell was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.
  2. ^ Delap was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1998.
  3. ^ Burton was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in September 1997.
  4. ^ Strupar was born in Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia) but became a naturalised Belgian citizen and made his international debut for Belgium in 1999.

References[]

  1. ^ "Rams gatecrash United's title party". BBC Sport. 5 May 2001. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  2. ^ Soccerbase: 2000–01 Derby County results
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Derby County - 2000/01".
  4. ^ "County capture Martin". BBC News. 1 November 2000.
  5. ^ "West heads for Derby". BBC News. 2 November 2000.
  6. ^ "West stays with Rams". BBC News. 24 January 2001.
  7. ^ "Gudjonsson agrees Rams terms". BBC News. 1 March 2001.
  8. ^ "All Derby County players: 2001". Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
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