2000–01 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

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West Bromwich Albion
2000–01 season
ChairmanPaul Thompson
ManagerGary Megson
StadiumThe Hawthorns
Football League First Division6th (play-offs)
Play-offsSemi-finals
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Lee Hughes (21)
All: Lee Hughes (23)
Average home league attendance17,657

During the 2000–01 English football season, West Bromwich Albion F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary[]

Megson's rejuvenation of the side continued in 2000–01, as Albion finished sixth, their highest league finish since relegation in 1986. They qualified for the Division One promotion playoffs, where they faced Bolton Wanderers in the semi-finals. The first leg finished 2–2 after Albion had led 2–0. Bolton won the second leg 3–0 to reach the final 5–2 on aggregate.[1]

Albion's home match against Barnsley on 1 January 2001 was the last to be played in front of the Rainbow Stand, which was subsequently demolished before construction began on the new East Stand.[2]

Final league table[]

Main article: 2000–01 Football League § First Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
4 Preston North End 46 23 9 14 64 52 +12 78 Participated in play-offs
5 Birmingham City 46 23 9 14 59 48 +11 78
6 West Bromwich Albion 46 21 11 14 60 52 +8 74
7 Burnley 46 21 9 16 50 54 −4 72
8 Wimbledon 46 17 18 11 71 50 +21 69
Source:[citation needed]

Results[]

West Bromwich Albion's score comes first[3]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 August 2000 Nottingham Forest A 0–1 21,209
19 August 2000 Bolton Wanderers H 0–2 17,316 (1,477)
26 August 2000 Barnsley A 1–4 19,542 Hughes
28 August 2000 Queens Park Rangers H 2–1 14,831 (925) van Blerk, Hughes
3 September 2000 Crystal Palace H 1–0 13,980 (706) McInnes
9 September 2000 Stockport County A 0–0 6,632
12 September 2000 Crewe Alexandra A 1–0 6,222 Hughes
17 September 2000 Birmingham City H 1–1 19,858 (4,923) Taylor
23 September 2000 Portsmouth A 1–0 11,937 (1,698) Roberts
30 September 2000 Blackburn Rovers H 1–0 16,794 Hughes
8 October 2000 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–1 15,338 (1,968) Roberts (2)
14 October 2000 Norwich City H 2–3 16,511 (967) Clement, Hughes (pen)
17 October 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 21,492 (5,162) Hughes (pen)
21 October 2000 Tranmere Rovers A 2–2 8,931 Hughes, Roberts
24 October 2000 Wimbledon H 3–1 15,570 (137) Roberts, van Blerk, Sneekes
29 October 2000 Grimsby Town A 0–2 5,429 (856)
4 November 2000 Burnley H 1–1 17,828 (2,458) Roberts
11 November 2000 Huddersfield Town A 2–0 11,801 Jordão, Hughes
18 November 2000 Gillingham H 3–1 16,410 (934) Hughes (3)
25 November 2000 Preston North End H 3–1 20,043 (2,700) Hughes (3)
2 December 2000 Wimbledon A 1–0 8,608 (1,563) Williams (own goal)
9 December 2000 Fulham H 1–3 22,301 (1,881) Lyttle
16 December 2000 Watford A 3–3 14,601 (2,164) Hughes, Baardsen (own goal), Roberts
23 December 2000 Nottingham Forest H 3–0 20,350 (1,802) Roberts (2), Olsen (own goal)
26 December 2000 Sheffield United A 0–2 22,281
30 December 2000 Bolton Wanderers A 1–0 18,985 Roberts
1 January 2001 Barnsley H 1–0 19,423 Morgan (own goal)
13 January 2001 Queens Park Rangers A 0–2 11,881 (2,600)
20 January 2001 Sheffield United H 2–1 16,778 (1,673) Fox, Hughes
3 February 2001 Crystal Palace A 2–2 16,692 Sneekes, Hughes
10 February 2001 Stockport County H 1–1 16,385 Roberts
17 February 2001 Birmingham City A 1–2 25,025 (3,300) Butler
20 February 2001 Crewe Alexandra H 2–2 15,476 Taylor, Roberts
24 February 2001 Portsmouth H 2–0 17,645 (1,698) Roberts, Chambers
3 March 2001 Blackburn Rovers A 0–1 23,926
6 March 2001 Norwich City A 1–0 16,372 Hughes (pen)
10 March 2001 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–2 18,662 Hughes
18 March 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–3 25,069 (3,198) Clement
25 March 2001 Tranmere Rovers H 2–1 17,151 (681) Taylor (2)
31 March 2001 Watford H 3–0 17,261 Quinn, Hughes, Clement
7 April 2001 Fulham A 0–0 17,795
14 April 2001 Burnley A 1–1 18,199 (2,739) Taylor
16 April 2001 Grimsby Town H 0–1 16,504
21 April 2001 Gillingham A 2–1 9,920 (1,600) Hughes, Clement
28 April 2001 Huddersfield Town H 1–1 17,542 (1,287) Roberts
6 May 2001 Preston North End A 1–2 16,226 (2,750) Clement

First Division play-offs[]

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SF 1st Leg 13 May 2001 Bolton Wanderers H 2–2 18,167 (1,980) Roberts, Hughes (pen)
SF 2nd Leg 17 May 2001 Bolton Wanderers A 0–3 (lost 2–5 on agg) 23,515 (4,623)

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 2001 Derby County A 2–3 19,232 Taylor, Hughes

League Cup[]

Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 22 August 2000 Swansea City A 0–0 4,758
R1 2nd Leg 6 September 2000 Swansea City H 2–1 (won 2–1 on agg) 7,328 Roberts (2)
R2 1st Leg 19 September 2000 Derby County A 2–1 12,183 Clement, Sneekes
R2 2nd Leg 26 September 2000 Derby County H 2–4 (lost 4–5 on agg) 19,112 Jordão, Clement

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Denmark DEN Brian Jensen
2 DF England ENG Des Lyttle
3 DF England ENG Neil Clement
4 MF Scotland SCO Derek McInnes
5 DF England ENG Tony Butler
6 DF England ENG Matt Carbon
7 MF England ENG Ruel Fox[notes 1]
8 MF Netherlands NED Richard Sneekes
9 FW England ENG Bob Taylor
10 FW England ENG Lee Hughes
11 FW Grenada GRN Jason Roberts[notes 2]
12 MF Northern Ireland NIR James Quinn[notes 3]
14 DF Australia AUS Jason van Blerk
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF England ENG Daryl Burgess
16 DF Scotland SCO Warren Cummings (on loan from Chelsea)
17 DF Iceland ISL Lárus Sigurðsson
18 DF Slovakia SVK Igor Bališ
20 MF Portugal POR Jordão[notes 4]
21 GK England ENG Russell Hoult
22 DF England ENG James Chambers
23 DF England ENG Adam Chambers
24 FW England ENG Adam Oliver
25 MF England ENG Michael Appleton
27 DF England ENG Phil Gilchrist
30 GK England ENG Chris Adamson

Left 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
16 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Mickey Evans[notes 5] (to Bristol Rovers)
16 MF England ENG Tony Grant (on loan from Manchester City)
18 FW Suriname SUR Fabian de Freitas (released)
19 DF Wales WAL Paul Mardon[notes 6] (released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF Wales WAL Danny Gabbidon (to Cardiff City)
27 FW England ENG Justin Richards (to Bristol Rovers)
27 DF Netherlands NED Fernando Derveld (on loan from Norwich City)

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
26 MF Italy ITA Massimiliano Iezzi
28 FW England ENG Matthew Turner
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 MF England ENG Mark Briggs
31 GK Northern Ireland NIR Elliot Morris

Notes[]

  1. ^ Fox was born in Norwich, England, and played for the England B team, but also qualified to represent Montserrat internationally and would make his international debut for Montserrat in 2004.
  2. ^ Roberts was born in Park Royal, England, but also qualified to represent Grenada internationally through his father and made his international debut for Grenada in 1998.
  3. ^ Quinn was born in Coventry, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1996.
  4. ^ Jordão was born in Malanje, Portuguese Angola (now Angola), but also qualified to represent Portugal internationally and represented them at level.
  5. ^ Evans was born in Plymouth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in October 1997.
  6. ^ Mardon was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in October 1995.

References[]

  1. ^ "Bolton breeze past Baggies". BBC Sport. 17 May 2001. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  2. ^ "A History of The Hawthorns". West Bromwich Albion F.C. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  3. ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/west-bromwich-albion/2000-2001
  4. ^ "FootballSquads - West Bromwich Albion - 2000/01".
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