2000–01 Stockport County F.C. season

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

Stockport County
2000–01 season
ChairmanBrendan Elwood
ManagerAndy Kilner
StadiumEdgeley Park
First Division19th
FA CupFifth round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerAaron Wilbraham (12)
Average home league attendance7,031

Season summary

Stockport started the 2000–01 season poorly and were sitting 23rd in the table with just two wins at the middle of November. However, a run from mid-March resulted in Stockport winning five of their remaining nine league games to again narrowly avoid relegation, finishing 19th overall.

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

Stockport County's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 2000GillinghamA3–19,429Thomas-Moore (2), Maxwell
19 August 2000Wolverhampton WanderersH1–17,758Thomas-Moore
26 August 2000FulhamA1–411,009Cooper
28 August 2000Huddersfield TownH0–06,137
1 September 2000Stockport CountyA1–27,229Thomas-Moore
9 September 2000West Bromwich AlbionH0–06,632
12 September 2000Norwich CityH1–35,703Smith
16 September 2000Preston North EndA1–112,735Thomas-Moore
23 September 2000WatfordH2–36,933Wilbraham, Thomas-Moore
30 September 2000WimbledonA0–26,087
8 October 2000PortsmouthH1–16,212Cooper
14 October 2000BurnleyA1–216,107Tod
17 October 2000Birmingham CityA0–415,579
21 October 2000Bolton WanderersH4–38,266Tod, Wiss, Thomas-Moore, Wilbraham
24 October 2000Sheffield UnitedA0–117,010
28 October 2000Nottingham ForestH1–26,021Edwards (own goal)
4 November 2000Blackburn RoversA1–217,404Wilbraham
11 November 2000Queens Park RangersH2–26,356Bergersen, Wilbraham
18 November 2000Crewe AlexandraA2–16,099Tod, Clark
25 November 2000Crystal PalaceA2–218,819Wilbraham, Fradin
2 December 2000Sheffield UnitedH0–26,460
9 December 2000Sheffield WednesdayA4–216,337Fradin (2), Cooper (2)
16 December 2000BarnsleyH2–05,383Wiss, Woodthorpe
22 December 2000GillinghamH2–26,095Wiss, Maxwell
26 December 2000Grimsby TownA1–16,654Matthews
30 December 2000Wolverhampton WanderersA2–316,667Nicholson (pen), Wiss
1 January 2001FulhamH2–06,100Wiss, Clark
13 January 2001Huddersfield TownA0–010,988
20 January 2001Grimsby TownH1–16,165Wiss
3 February 2001Tranmere RoversH1–17,804Wilbraham
10 February 2001West Bromwich AlbionA1–116,385Cooper
13 February 2001Preston North EndH0–17,590
20 February 2001Norwich CityA0–419,768
24 February 2001WatfordA2–213,647Wilbraham (2)
3 March 2001WimbledonH2–25,519Wilbraham, Fradin
6 March 2001BurnleyH0–07,087
10 March 2001PortsmouthA1–212,202Kuqi
17 March 2001Birmingham CityH2–07,176Kuqi (2)
31 March 2001BarnsleyA2–013,203Kuqi, Wilbraham
3 April 2001Bolton WanderersA1–112,492Kuqi
7 April 2001Sheffield WednesdayH2–19,666Harkness (own goal), Carrigan
14 April 2001Blackburn RoversH0–09,705
16 April 2001Nottingham ForestA0–123,500
21 April 2001Crewe AlexandraH3–07,163Fradin, Nicholson (pen), Wilbraham
28 April 2001Queens Park RangersA3–010,608Wilbraham, Fradin, Kuqi (pen)
6 May 2001Crystal PalaceH0–19,782

FA Cup
Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2001Preston North EndA1–09,975Fradin
R427 January 2001Crewe AlexandraA1–07,318Wiss
R517 February 2001Tottenham HotspurA0–436,040

League Cup
Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg22 August 2000BlackpoolH0–13,014
R1 2nd Leg5 September 2000BlackpoolA2–3 (lost 2–4 on agg)3,133Dinning, Thomas-Moore

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 Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Kelly
2 DF England ENG Sean Connelly
3 DF England ENG Shane Nicholson
4 DF Sweden SWE Fredrik Bryngelsson
5 DF England ENG Mike Flynn
6 DF England ENG Peter Clark
8 FW Finland FIN Shefki Kuqi
9 FW Scotland SCO Brian Carrigan
10 MF Wales WAL Leyton Maxwell (on loan from Liverpool)
11 MF England ENG Colin Woodthorpe
12 MF England ENG Ali Gibb
13 GK Wales WAL Lee Jones
14 MF Finland FIN Jarkko Wiss
15 MF France FRA Karim Fradin
16 DF England ENG Leo Roget (on loan from Southend United)
17 DF England ENG Simon Grayson (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
18 FW England ENG Ian Lawson
19 FW England ENG Aaron Wilbraham
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF England ENG David Smith
21 MF Sweden SWE Jonas Larsson
23 FW England ENG Alan Bailey
24 DF England ENG Keith Briggs
25 MF England ENG Chris Byrne
26 DF England ENG Glynn Hancock
27 FW England ENG Neil Ross
28 GK Wales WAL Andy Dibble
29 DF England ENG Ben Johnson
30 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Jon Daly
31 GK England ENG Sam Turner
32 DF England ENG Robert Clare
33 MF Norway NOR Kent Bergersen
34 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Michael Hennessy
35 MF Wales WAL Lee Evans
36 FW England ENG Phil Carratt
37 FW England ENG Glynn Hurst

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
1 GK England ENG Carlo Nash (to Manchester City)
7 MF England ENG Kevin Cooper (to Wimbledon)
8 FW England ENG Ian Thomas-Moore (to Burnley)
16 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jim Gannon (to Crewe Alexandra)
17 MF England ENG Tony Dinning (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Scotland SCO Andy Tod (on loan from Dunfermline Athletic)
22 MF England ENG Rob Matthews (to Hull City)
36 DF England ENG Kevin Gray (on loan from Huddersfield Town)
37 MF Scotland SCO Grant Brebner (on loan from Hibernian)

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
— MF England ENG Fraser McLachlan

References
  1. "Stockport County results for the 2000-2001 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  2. "FootballSquads - Stockport County - 2000/01".
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