2000–01 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

During the 2000–01 English football season, Blackburn Rovers F.C. competed in the Football League First Division (known as the Nationwide Division One for sponsorship reasons).

Blackburn Rovers
2000–01 season
ChairmanRobert Coar
ManagerGraeme Souness
First Division2nd (promoted)
FA CupQuarter-finals
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Matt Jansen (23)
All:
Matt Jansen (24)
Average home league attendance20,740

Season summary

Rovers returned to the top flight of English football, thanks to a second-place finish in Division One which came two seasons after relegation. Rovers looked intent on returning to the top flight in style fulfilling the wishes of late owner Jack Walker who died shortly after the season began. Striker Matt Jansen, signed during the relegation campaign, was the club's top scorer with 23 Division One goals. Rovers also re-signed Henning Berg just after the start of the season, three years after they sold him to Manchester United. Berg was one of the club's last remaining links with the 1995 title winning side.

Souness signing autographs outside Loftus Road following Queens Park Rangers vs Blackburn Rovers on 7 April 2001.
Friedel posing for picture outside Loftus Road following Queens Park Rangers vs Blackburn Rovers on 7 April 2001.

Final league table
Main article: 2000–01 Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fulham (C, P) 46 30 11 5 90 32 +58 101 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Blackburn Rovers (P) 46 26 13 7 76 39 +37 91
3 Bolton Wanderers (O, P) 46 24 15 7 76 45 +31 87 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4 Preston North End 46 23 9 14 64 52 +12 78
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
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
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 14 13 19 45 48 −3 55
13 Gillingham 46 13 16 17 61 66 −5 55
14 Crewe Alexandra 46 15 10 21 47 62 −15 55
15 Norwich City 46 14 12 20 46 58 −12 54
16 Barnsley 46 15 9 22 49 62 −13 54
17 Sheffield Wednesday 46 15 8 23 52 71 −19 53
18 Grimsby Town 46 14 10 22 43 62 −19 52
19 Stockport County 46 11 18 17 58 65 −7 51
20 Portsmouth 46 10 19 17 47 59 −12 49
21 Crystal Palace 46 12 13 21 57 70 −13 49
22 Huddersfield Town (R) 46 11 15 20 48 57 −9 48 Relegation to the Second Division
23 Queens Park Rangers (R) 46 7 19 20 45 75 −30 40
24 Tranmere Rovers (R) 46 9 11 26 46 77 −31 38
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Blackburn Rovers' score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 2000Crystal PalaceH2–018,733Blake, Jansen
19 August 2000Crewe AlexandraA0–07,500
26 August 2000Norwich CityH3–219,542Dunn (pen), Blake, Jansen
28 August 2000Sheffield WednesdayA1–115,646Taylor
9 September 2000Nottingham ForestH3–018,471Jansen, Dunn (pen), Blake
12 September 2000WatfordH3–417,258Dunn, Blake (2)
15 September 2000Sheffield UnitedA0–210,816
23 September 2000Bolton WanderersH1–123,660Thomas
30 September 2000West Bromwich AlbionA0–116,794
15 October 2000FulhamA1–215,247Jansen
18 October 2000WimbledonA2–06,019Willmott (own goal), Flitcroft
21 October 2000Grimsby TownH2–016,397Flitcroft, Jansen
25 October 2000Tranmere RoversH3–217,010Hughes (2), Østenstad
28 October 2000Huddersfield TownA1–012,287Østenstad
4 November 2000Stockport CountyH2–117,404Hughes, Hignett
8 November 2000BarnsleyA2–113,622Jansen, Dunn
11 November 2000PortsmouthA2–214,141Bjørnebye, Jansen
18 November 2000Wolverhampton WanderersH1–020,380Dunn (pen)
25 November 2000GillinghamH1–218,061Hughes
2 December 2000Tranmere RoversA1–110,063Dunn
9 December 2000Queens Park RangersH0–016,886
17 December 2000BurnleyA2–021,369McAteer, Bent
22 December 2000Crystal PalaceA3–215,010Dunn (2, 1 pen), Taylor
26 December 2000Birmingham CityH2–124,899Jansen (2)
30 December 2000Crewe AlexandraH1–018,554Jansen
1 January 2001Norwich CityA1–116,695Bent
10 January 2001Preston North EndH3–223,983Jansen (2), Hughes
13 January 2001Sheffield WednesdayH2–019,308Bent, Taylor
3 February 2001BarnsleyH0–018,573
10 February 2001Nottingham ForestA1–222,455Jansen
20 February 2001WatfordA1–015,970Bent
23 February 2001Bolton WanderersA4–120,017Bent, Dunn, Jansen, Hignett
3 March 2001West Bromwich AlbionH1–023,926Bent
14 March 2001Birmingham CityA2–029,150Bent, Duff
17 March 2001WimbledonH1–119,000Jansen
1 April 2001BurnleyH5–023,442Short, Davis (own goal), Jansen (2), Hignett
4 April 2001Sheffield UnitedH1–126,276Berg
7 April 2001Queens Park RangersA3–112,449Dunn, Jansen, Berkovic
11 April 2001FulhamH1–221,578Jansen
14 April 2001Stockport CountyA0–09,705
16 April 2001Huddersfield TownH2–029,426Flitcroft, Jansen
21 April 2001Wolverhampton WanderersA0–020,018
24 April 2001Grimsby TownA4–16,507Dunn, Berkovic, Jansen (2)
29 April 2001PortsmouthH3–124,257Hiley (own goal), Dunn, Bent
2 May 2001Preston North EndA1–016,975Jansen
6 May 2001GillinghamA1–110,319Blake

FA Cup
Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2001Chester CityH2–015,223Taylor, Bent
R427 January 2001Derby CountyH0–018,858
R4R7 February 2001Derby CountyA5–215,203Flitcroft, Bent (2), Dunn (pen), Jansen
R517 February 2001Bolton WanderersA1–122,048Dunn
R5R7 March 2001Bolton WanderersH3–020,318Flitcroft, Hignett (2, 1 pen)
QF10 March 2001ArsenalA0–336,304

League Cup
Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg22 August 2000RochdaleA1–14,873Blake
R1 2nd Leg6 September 2000RochdaleH6–1 (won 7–2 on agg)12,977Duff (2), Dunn (3 pens), Diawara
R2 1st Leg19 September 2000PortsmouthH4–010,360Carsley, Thomas (2), Østenstad
R2 2nd Leg26 September 2000PortsmouthA1–1 (won 5–1 on agg)2,731Dunn
R331 October 2000West Ham UnitedA0–221,863

First-team 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS John Filan
2 DF England ENG John Curtis
4 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jason McAteer[3]
5 DF Norway NOR Stig Inge Bjørnebye
6 DF England ENG Craig Short
7 MF England ENG Garry Flitcroft
8 MF England ENG David Dunn
9 FW Wales WAL Mark Hughes
10 MF England ENG Craig Hignett
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Damien Duff
12 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jeff Kenna
13 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Kelly
14 FW Wales WAL Nathan Blake
15 FW England ENG Matt Jansen
16 DF England ENG Marlon Broomes
17 FW England ENG Marcus Bent
18 MF Northern Ireland NIR Keith Gillespie
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Northern Ireland NIR Damien Johnson
20 FW Norway NOR Egil Østenstad
21 DF Norway NOR Henning Berg
22 MF Israel ISR Eyal Berkovic (on loan from Celtic)
23 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Mahon (on loan from Sporting Lisbon)
24 DF England ENG Darren Dunning
25 DF England ENG Simon Grayson
26 FW Wales WAL James Thomas
27 GK England ENG Alan Miller
28 DF England ENG Martin Taylor
29 MF France FRA Marc Keller
30 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Hamilton
31 MF Scotland SCO Burton O'Brien[4]
32 GK United States USA Brad Friedel
33 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jonathan Douglas
34 FW England ENG Marc Richards
35 FW England ENG Jonathan Ellison[5]
— MF England ENG Jimmy Corbett

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
9 FW England ENG Ashley Ward (to Bradford City)
3 DF Scotland SCO Christian Dailly (to West Ham United)
9 FW France FRA Kaba Diawara (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)
17 MF Scotland SCO Billy McKinlay (to Bradford City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Ben Burgess[6] (to Northern Spirit)
23 MF England ENG Lee Carsley (to Coventry City)
24 DF England ENG Steve Harkness (to Sheffield Wednesday)
29 DF England ENG Darren Peacock (retired)

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
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Fred Murray
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Scotland SCO David McNamee

Top scorers

First Division

References
  1. "Blackburn Rovers 2000-2001 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  2. "FootballSquads - Blackburn Rovers - 2000/01". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  3. McAteer was born in Birkenhead, England.
  4. O'Brien was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.
  5. Ellison was born in Bradford, England.
  6. Burgess was born in Buxton, England.
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