2000–01 Grimsby Town F.C. season

During the 2000–01 English football season, Grimsby Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Grimsby Town
2000–01 season
ChairmanDoug Everitt
ManagerAlan Buckley (until 22 August)
Lennie Lawrence (from 29 August)
StadiumBlundell Park
Football League First Division18th
FA CupThird round
Worthington CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLivingstone (7)
Average home league attendance5,646

Season summary

The 2000–01 season saw a boardroom change with Doug Everitt taking over from Bill Carr. Everitt dismissed manager Alan Buckley just two games into the season,[1] replacing him with Lennie Lawrence, who earlier in his managerial career had guided both Charlton Athletic and Middlesbrough into the top flight.[2] The new manager chop and changed the playing squad around and brought in some expensive loan signings from abroad such as Zhang Enhua, Menno Willems, David Nielsen and Knut Anders Fostervold. Despite this, the club struggled to avoid relegation, only securing their place in Division One on the last day of the season with a win over promoted Fulham.[3]

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
12 July 2000 DF England Paul Raven England West Bromwich Albion Free Transfer
1 August 2000 MF England Andy Smith England Barnsley Free Transfer
11 August 2000 FW England Mike Jeffrey Scotland Kilmarnock Free Transfer
12 October 2000 GK New Zealand Jason Batty New Zealand Football Kingz Free Transfer
28 February 2001 MF Netherlands Menno Willems Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem £150,000
30 March 2001 MF Scotland Stuart Campbell England Leicester City £200,000

Loans in
Date Pos Player Transferred from Date Until Ref
15 September 2000 MF Scotland Stuart Campbell England Leicester City 29 March 2001
11 October 2000 FW Denmark David Nielsen Denmark FC Copenhagen 17 January 2001
28 October 2000 MF Scotland Neil Murray Germany Mainz 05 1 February 2001
16 November 2000 MF Norway Knut Anders Fostervold Norway Molde FK 1 February 2001
24 November 2000 MF Netherlands Menno Willems Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem 27 February 2001
28 November 2000 DF China Zhang Enhua China Dalian Shide 8 May 2001
13 March 2001 FW England Luke Cornwall England Fulham 8 May 2001
21 March 2001 GK Denmark Morten Hyldgaard England Coventry City 7 May 2001

Transfers out
Date Pos Player Transferred To Fee Ref
1 July 2000 GK England Andy Love England Ilkeston Town Released
1 July 2000 MF England Matthew Oswin United States Indiana Invaders Released
1 July 2000 MF England Matt McKenzie England Ilkeston Town Released
11 July 2000 DF England Mark Lever England Bristol City Free Transfer
5 August 2000 FW England Lee Ashcroft England Wigan Athletic £350,000
2 February 2001 GK New Zealand Jason Batty England Scunthorpe United Released

Loans out
Date Pos Player Transferred To Date Until Ref
11 October 2000 MF Northern Ireland Kingsley Black England Lincoln City 11 November 2000
24 November 2000 FW Republic of Ireland Daryl Clare England Northampton Town 24 December 2000
5 January 2001 FW Republic of Ireland Daryl Clare England Cheltenham Town 5 February 2001

Final league table
Main article: 2000–01 Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Grimsby Town's score comes first[4]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 2000Preston North EndH1–25,755Livingstone
19 August 2000PortsmouthA1–112,511Smith
26 August 2000Sheffield WednesdayH0–17,755
29 August 2000Crewe AlexandraA0–25,305
9 September 2000GillinghamH1–04,512Livingstone
12 September 2000Bolton WanderersH0–13,732
16 September 2000BurnleyA1–115,413Butterfield
23 September 2000Nottingham ForestH0–26,467
30 September 2000BarnsleyA0–213,096
14 October 2000Huddersfield TownH1–04,911Allen
17 October 2000Queens Park RangersH3–14,428Livingstone (2), Nielsen
21 October 2000Blackburn RoversA0–216,397
24 October 2000Crystal PalaceA1–016,685Allen
29 October 2000West Bromwich AlbionH2–05,429Allen, Nielsen
4 November 2000WatfordA0–411,600
18 November 2000Sheffield UnitedA2–312,861Livingstone, Nielsen
21 November 2000Wolverhampton WanderersA0–216,088
25 November 2000FulhamA1–212,107Donovan
2 December 2000Crystal PalaceH2–25,802Jeffrey, Donovan
9 December 2000Tranmere RoversA0–27,119
13 December 2000WimbledonA2–24,489Smith, Nielsen
16 December 2000Norwich CityH2–05,618Fleming (own goal), Nielsen
23 December 2000Preston North EndA2–114,667Willems, Groves
26 December 2000Stockport CountyH1–16,654Burnett
1 January 2001Sheffield WednesdayA0–117,004
13 January 2001Crewe AlexandraH1–34,495Donovan
20 January 2001Stockport CountyA1–16,165Donovan
27 January 2001PortsmouthH2–14,128Donovan, Livingstone
10 February 2001GillinghamA0–18,633
17 February 2001BurnleyH1–06,044Zhang
20 February 2001Bolton WanderersA2–224,249Groves, Zhang
24 February 2001Nottingham ForestA1–321,660Campbell
3 March 2001BarnsleyH0–25,996
6 March 2001Huddersfield TownA0–09,494
10 March 2001Wolverhampton WanderersH0–24,899
13 March 2001WimbledonH1–14,276Zhang
17 March 2001Queens Park RangersA1–017,608Groves
20 March 2001Birmingham CityH1–14,843Pouton (pen)
31 March 2001Norwich CityA1–217,461Campbell
7 April 2001Tranmere RoversH3–15,816Cornwall (2), Livingstone
14 April 2001WatfordH2–16,110Handyside, Coldicott
16 April 2001West Bromwich AlbionA1–016,504Cornwall
21 April 2001Sheffield UnitedH0–16,983
24 April 2001Blackburn RoversH1–46,507Cornwall
28 April 2001Birmingham CityA0–124,822
6 May 2001FulhamH1–08,706Groves

FA Cup
Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
Third round6 January 2001Wycombe WanderersA1–15,390Nielsen
Third round replay16 January 2001Wycombe WanderersH1–33,269Jeffrey

League Cup
Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
First round first leg22 August 2000Carlisle UnitedH2–01,914Coldicott, Allen
First round second leg5 September 2000Carlisle UnitedA1–1 (won 4–2 on agg)2,228Allen
Second round first Leg26 September 2000Wolverhampton WanderersH3–22,396Gallimore, Rowan, Allen
Second round second Leg2 October 2000Wolverhampton WanderersA0–2 (lost 3–4 on agg)8,058

Squad

[5] 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 Wales WAL Danny Coyne
2 DF England ENG John McDermott
3 DF England ENG Tony Gallimore
4 DF Scotland SCO Peter Handyside
5 DF England ENG Richard Smith
6 MF England ENG Wayne Burnett
7 MF England ENG Kevin Donovan
8 MF England ENG David Smith
9 FW England ENG Mike Jeffrey
10 MF Scotland SCO Stuart Campbell (on loan from Leicester City)
11 MF England ENG Paul Groves
12 DF England ENG Danny Butterfield
13 GK England ENG Steve Croudson
14 FW England ENG Steve Livingstone
15 DF England ENG Paul Raven
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF England ENG Stacy Coldicott
17 MF Northern Ireland NIR Kingsley Black
18 MF England ENG Adam Buckley
19 FW Ireland EIR Daryl Clare
20 DF England ENG Matthew Bloomer
21 MF Scotland SCO Neil Murray (on loan from Mainz 05)
22 DF England ENG Ben Chapman
23 FW England ENG Jonathan Rowan
24 MF England ENG Andy Smith
25 FW England ENG Bradley Allen
26 MF England ENG Alan Pouton
27 GK Denmark DEN Morten Hyldgaard (on loan from Coventry City)
28 FW England ENG Luke Cornwall (on loan from Fulham)
29 DF Netherlands NED Menno Willems

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
27 FW Denmark DEN David Nielsen (on loan from F.C. Copenhagen)
28 DF Norway NOR Knut Anders Fostervold (on loan from Molde FK)
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 DF China CHN Zhang Enhua (on loan from Dalian Wanda)

References
  1. "Grimsby sack boss Buckley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  2. "Lawrence is new boss". BBC Sport. 26 August 2000. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  3. "Gutsy Grimsby stay up". BBC Sport. 6 May 2001. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  4. "Grimsby Town 2000-2001 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  5. "FootballSquads - Grimsby Town - 2000/01".
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