Wigan Athletic 2000–01 football season
During the 2000–01 English football season, Wigan Athletic F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division .
Season summary [ ]
John Benson left after the end of the previous season, and former Arsenal manager Bruce Rioch was appointed in his place. Rioch had Wigan challenging for a play-off place but left in February; Wigan claimed that Rioch resigned, but Rioch insisted that he had been sacked. Former Manchester United player Steve Bruce took over and cemented Wigan's place in the top six, but they were knocked out of the play-offs by Reading in the semi-finals. Bruce then left to take charge of First Division Crystal Palace . Former Wigan striker Paul Jewell , who had previously led Bradford City to promotion to the Premier League but had failed to replicate the feat with Sheffield Wednesday , was appointed as his replacement.
Defender Arjan de Zeeuw was named Wigan's player of the season.
Final league table [ ]
Main article: 2000-01 Football League
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Millwall
46
17
2
4
49
11
11
7
5
40
27
89
38
+51
93
2
Rotherham United
46
16
4
3
50
26
11
6
6
29
29
79
55
+24
91
3
Reading
46
15
5
3
58
26
10
6
7
28
26
86
52
+34
86
4
Walsall
46
15
5
3
51
23
8
7
8
28
27
79
50
+29
81
5
Stoke City
46
12
6
5
39
21
9
8
6
35
28
74
49
+25
77
6
Wigan Athletic
46
12
9
2
29
18
7
9
7
24
24
53
42
+11
75
7
Bournemouth
46
11
6
6
37
23
9
7
7
42
32
79
55
+24
73
8
Notts County
46
10
6
7
37
33
9
6
8
25
33
62
66
–4
69
9
Bristol City
46
11
6
6
47
29
7
8
8
23
27
70
56
+14
68
10
Wrexham
46
10
6
7
33
28
7
6
10
32
43
65
71
–6
63
11
Port Vale
46
9
8
6
35
22
7
6
10
20
27
55
49
+6
62
12
Peterborough United
46
12
6
5
38
27
3
8
12
23
39
61
66
–5
59
13
Wycombe Wanderers
46
8
7
8
24
23
7
7
9
22
30
46
53
–7
59
14
Brentford
46
9
10
4
34
30
5
7
11
22
40
56
70
–14
59
15
Oldham Athletic
46
11
5
7
35
26
4
8
11
18
39
53
65
–12
58
16
Bury
46
10
6
7
25
22
6
4
13
20
37
45
59
–14
58
17
Colchester United
46
10
5
8
32
23
5
7
11
23
36
55
59
–4
57
18
Northampton Town
46
9
6
8
26
28
6
6
11
20
31
46
59
–13
57
19
Cambridge United
46
8
6
9
32
31
6
5
12
29
46
61
77
–16
53
20
Swindon Town
46
6
8
9
30
35
7
5
11
17
30
47
65
–18
52
21
Bristol Rovers
46
6
10
7
28
26
6
5
12
25
31
53
57
–4
51
22
Luton Town
46
5
6
12
24
35
4
7
12
28
45
52
80
–28
40
23
Swansea City
46
5
9
9
26
24
3
4
16
21
49
47
73
–26
37
24
Oxford United
46
5
4
14
23
34
2
2
19
30
66
53
100
–47
27
Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Relegated
Results [ ]
Wigan Athletic's score comes first [1]
Legend [ ]
[ ]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
12 August 2000
Swansea City
A
0–0
8,391
19 August 2000
Luton Town
H
2–1
6,518
McGibbon , Liddell
26 August 2000
Wrexham
A
3–1
5,271
Liddell , Haworth , de Zeeuw
2 September 2000
Walsall
A
0–2
7,156
9 September 2000
Colchester United
H
3–1
5,782
Haworth (3)
12 September 2000
Peterborough United
H
1–0
4,798
Kilford
16 September 2000
Bristol Rovers
A
0–0
8,109
23 September 2000
Northampton Town
H
2–1
6,294
Haworth , Liddell
30 September 2000
Swindon Town
A
2–2
4,895
Haworth , Green
6 October 2000
Reading
H
1–1
7,021
Bradshaw
14 October 2000
Notts County
A
2–2
4,567
Roberts , Redfearn (pen)
17 October 2000
Bournemouth
A
0–0
3,035
21 October 2000
Port Vale
H
1–0
6,275
Liddell
24 October 2000
Oxford United
A
2–0
4,030
Green , Liddell
28 October 2000
Bury
H
1–0
6,622
Kilford
4 November 2000
Rotherham United
A
1–1
6,192
Griffiths
7 November 2000
Millwall
H
1–0
5,822
Liddell
11 November 2000
Cambridge United
H
2–1
6,537
Roberts , Wanless (own goal)
25 November 2000
Bristol City
A
1–1
12,708
Carey (own goal)
2 December 2000
Brentford
A
2–2
4,144
Ashcroft (2)
16 December 2000
Wycombe Wanderers
H
2–1
5,779
Haworth , Roberts
23 December 2000
Stoke City
H
1–1
8,957
Gunnarsson (own goal)
26 December 2000
Oldham Athletic
A
1–2
7,750
Haworth
30 December 2000
Luton Town
A
2–0
5,332
Haworth , Bidstrup
1 January 2001
Wrexham
H
0–0
6,515
6 January 2001
Swansea City
H
2–0
5,571
Liddell (2)
13 January 2001
Millwall
A
1–3
15,317
Roberts
20 January 2001
Oldham Athletic
H
3–1
8,274
Ashcroft , Redfearn (2)
27 January 2001
Stoke City
A
0–2
16,859
2 February 2001
Walsall
H
1–1
9,586
Ashcroft
10 February 2001
Colchester United
A
2–0
3,275
Bidstrup , Liddell
17 February 2001
Bristol Rovers
H
0–0
7,271
20 February 2001
Peterborough United
A
0–2
4,111
24 February 2001
Northampton Town
A
0–1
5,571
3 March 2001
Swindon Town
H
0–0
6,563
6 March 2001
Notts County
H
1–1
5,021
Bradshaw (pen)
9 March 2001
Reading
A
0–1
12,307
17 March 2001
Bournemouth
H
1–1
5,878
McGibbon
24 March 2001
Port Vale
A
0–0
5,017
31 March 2001
Wycombe Wanderers
A
2–1
4,939
McCulloch , Beagrie
7 April 2001
Brentford
H
1–3
6,502
Haworth
14 April 2001
Oxford United
H
3–2
5,322
Haworth , Ashcroft (pen), McCulloch
16 April 2001
Bury
A
1–0
4,915
Balmer
21 April 2001
Rotherham United
H
0–2
8,836
28 April 2001
Cambridge United
A
2–1
4,776
McCulloch , Bradshaw (pen)
5 May 2001
Bristol City
H
0–0
10,048
Second Division play-offs [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
SF 1st leg
13 May 2001
Reading
H
0–0
12,638
SF 2nd leg
16 May 2001
Reading
A
1-2 (lost 1–2 on agg)
22,034 (1,883 away)
Nicholls
FA Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R1
18 November 2000
Dorchester Town
H
3-1
3,883
Roberts , Bidstrup , McIvor (own goal)
R2
12 December 2000
Notts County
H
1-1
3,886
Ashcroft
R2R
19 December 2000
Notts County
A
1-2 (a.e.t. )
3,349 (864 away)
Kilford
League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg
22 August 2000
Scunthorpe United
H
1–0
2,725
Roberts
R1 2nd Leg
5 September 2000
Scunthorpe United
A
4-1 (won 5–1 on agg)
2,062 (411 away)
Sharp , Kilford , Haworth , Liddell
R2 1st Leg
19 September 2000
Wimbledon
A
0-0
1,941 (252 away)
R2 2nd Leg
26 September 2000
Wimbledon
H
1-1
5,387
Haworth
[ ]
Main article: 2000-01 Football League Trophy
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
Northern R1
9 January 2001
Oldham Athletic
A
3-2 (a.e.t. )
2,551 (1,382 away)
McLaughlin , McLoughlin (2)
Northern R2
30 January 2001
Walsall
A
1-2 (lost 1–2 on agg)
3,436
Padula
Squad [ ]
Squad at end of season [2]
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.
References [ ]
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two , Three )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , Senior )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions