Watford 2000–01 football 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.
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 [ ]
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:[citation needed ]
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
46
20
9
17
76
67
+9
69
11
6
6
46
29
+17
9
3
11
30
38
−8
Results by matchday
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground A H A H A A H A H H H A H A H H A H A A H H A A H A H A A H A H H A A H H A H H A H A H A A Result W W D W W W W W W W D W W D W L L L L L D L L W W W L L W D L L D L D W L L W D L W L D W L Position 5 3 4 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 5 4 6 8 6 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 9 7 7 8 7 8 8 8 10 11 7 9
Results [ ]
Watford's score comes first [3]
Legend [ ]
[ ]
12 August 2000
Huddersfield Town
A
2–1
13,018
Cox , Smith
19 August 2000
Barnsley
H
1–0
13,186
Foley
26 August 2000
Wimbledon
A
0–0
8,447
28 August 2000
Sheffield United
H
4-1
12,675
Helguson , Mooney , Noel-Williams , Hyde
9 September 2000
Portsmouth
A
3–1
14,012
Nielsen , Mooney , Helguson
12 September 2000
Blackburn Rovers
A
4-3
17,258
Hyde (2), Helguson , Mooney
16 September 2000
Crewe Alexandra
H
3–0
13,784
Smith , Noel-Williams , Hyde
23 September 2000
Stockport County
A
3–2
6,933
Smith , Noel-Williams , Nielsen
1 October 2000
Birmingham City
H
2-0
12,355
Nielsen , Cox
14 October 2000
Queens Park Rangers
H
3–1
17,488
Cox (2), Noel-Williams
17 October 2000
Gillingham
H
0–0
12,356
21 October 2000
Nottingham Forest
A
2–0
20,065
Hyde (2)
24 October 2000
Bolton Wanderers
H
1–0
11,799
Mooney (pen)
28 October 2000
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
2-2
20,296
4 November 2000
Grimsby Town
H
4–0
11,600
Nielsen , Mooney (2), Noel-Williams
7 November 2000
Sheffield Wednesday
H
1–3
11,166
Smith
11 November 2000
Tranmere Rovers
A
0–2
8,858
18 November 2000
Preston North End
H
2–3
13,066
Mooney , Palmer
3 December 2000
Bolton Wanderers
A
1–2
13,904
Smith
9 December 2000
Crystal Palace
A
0–1
16,049
16 December 2000
West Bromwich Albion
H
3–3
14,601
Butler (own goal), Mooney (2)
23 December 2000
Huddersfield Town
H
1–2
13,371
Heary (own goal)
26 December 2000
Fulham
A
0–5
5,752
29 December 2000
Barnsley
A
1–0
13,820
Nielsen
2 January 2001
Wimbledon
H
3–1
11,336
Mooney (2), Noel-Williams
13 January 2001
Sheffield United
A
1–0
17,551
Mooney
20 January 2001
Fulham
H
1-3
18,333
Helguson
27 January 2001
Norwich City
A
1-2
15,309
Helguson
3 February 2001
Sheffield Wednesday
A
3–2
16,134
Vernazza , Ward , Smith
10 February 2001
Portsmouth
H
2–2
16,051
Smith (2)
17 February 2001
Crewe Alexandra
A
0–2
6,757
20 February 2001
Blackburn Rovers
H
0-1
15,970
24 February 2001
Stockport County
H
2–2
13,647
Mooney , Nielsen
2 March 2001
Birmingham City
A
0–2
20,724
7 March 2001
Queens Park Rangers
A
1–1
12,436
Nielsen
10 March 2001
Norwich City
H
4-1
15,123
Wooter , Smith , Helguson , Nielsen
13 March 2001
Burnley
H
0–1
13,653
31 March 2001
West Bromwich Albion
A
0–3
17,261
3 April 2001
Nottingham Forest
H
3–0
13,651
Noel-Williams , Mooney (2)
7 April 2001
Crystal Palace
H
2–2
15,598
Nielsen , Mooney
14 April 2001
Grimsby Town
A
1–2
6,110
Mooney
17 April 2001
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
3–2
13,765
Mooney , Smith , Helguson
22 April 2001
Preston North End
A
2–3
14,071
Noel-Williams , Page
28 April 2001
Tranmere Rovers
H
1–1
16,063
Nielsen
1 May 2001
Gillingham
A
3–0
9,098
Helguson , Smith , Vernazza
6 May 2001
Burnley
A
0–2
18,283
FA Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
6 January 2001
Everton
H
1–2
15,635
Mooney
League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg
22 August 2000
Cheltenham Town
H
0–0
8,289
R1 2nd Leg
5 September 2000
Cheltenham Town
A
3–0 (won 3–0 on agg)
5,078
Smith , Ward , Helguson
R2 1st Leg
19 September 2000
Notts County
A
3–1
2,346
Palmer , Mooney
R2 2nd Leg
26 September 2000
Notts County
H
0–2 (won on away goals)
7,677
R3
31 October 2000
Manchester United
H
0–3
18,871
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.
Left club during season [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ Hyde was born in Newham , England , but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2001.
^ Wooter was born in Paramaribo , Suriname , but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level.
^ 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.
^ Forde was born in Harrow , England , but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally and would make his international debut for Barbados in November 2002.
^ 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.
^ 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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