2000–01 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

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

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

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 Qualification or relegation
4 Preston North End 46 23 9 14 64 52 +12 78 Qualification for the First Division 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:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

West Bromwich Albion's score comes first[3]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 2000Nottingham ForestA0–121,209
19 August 2000Bolton WanderersH0–217,316 (1,477)
26 August 2000BarnsleyA1–419,542Hughes
28 August 2000Queens Park RangersH2–114,831 (925)van Blerk, Hughes
3 September 2000Crystal PalaceH1–013,980 (706)McInnes
9 September 2000Stockport CountyA0–06,632
12 September 2000Crewe AlexandraA1–06,222Hughes
17 September 2000Birmingham CityH1–119,858 (4,923)Taylor
23 September 2000PortsmouthA1–011,937 (1,698)Roberts
30 September 2000Blackburn RoversH1–016,794Hughes
8 October 2000Sheffield WednesdayA2–115,338 (1,968)Roberts (2)
14 October 2000Norwich CityH2–316,511 (967)Clement, Hughes (pen)
17 October 2000Wolverhampton WanderersH1–021,492 (5,162)Hughes (pen)
21 October 2000Tranmere RoversA2–28,931Hughes, Roberts
24 October 2000WimbledonH3–115,570 (137)Roberts, van Blerk, Sneekes
29 October 2000Grimsby TownA0–25,429 (856)
4 November 2000BurnleyH1–117,828 (2,458)Roberts
11 November 2000Huddersfield TownA2–011,801Jordão, Hughes
18 November 2000GillinghamH3–116,410 (1,263)Hughes (3)
25 November 2000Preston North EndH3–120,043 (2,700)Hughes (3)
2 December 2000WimbledonA1–08,608 (1,563)Williams (own goal)
9 December 2000FulhamH1–322,301 (1,881)Lyttle
16 December 2000WatfordA3–314,601 (2,164)Hughes, Baardsen (own goal), Roberts
23 December 2000Nottingham ForestH3–020,350 (1,802)Roberts (2), Olsen (own goal)
26 December 2000Sheffield UnitedA0–222,281
30 December 2000Bolton WanderersA1–018,985 (2,138)Roberts
1 January 2001BarnsleyH1–019,423Morgan (own goal)
13 January 2001Queens Park RangersA0–211,881 (2,600)
20 January 2001Sheffield UnitedH2–116,778 (1,673)Fox, Hughes
3 February 2001Crystal PalaceA2–216,692Sneekes, Hughes
10 February 2001Stockport CountyH1–116,385Roberts
17 February 2001Birmingham CityA1–225,025 (3,300)Butler
20 February 2001Crewe AlexandraH2–215,476Taylor, Roberts
24 February 2001PortsmouthH2–017,645 (1,698)Roberts, Chambers
3 March 2001Blackburn RoversA0–123,926
6 March 2001Norwich CityA1–016,372Hughes (pen)
10 March 2001Sheffield WednesdayH1–218,662 (1,326)Hughes
18 March 2001Wolverhampton WanderersA1–325,069 (3,198)Clement
25 March 2001Tranmere RoversH2–117,151 (681)Taylor (2)
31 March 2001WatfordH3–017,261Quinn, Hughes, Clement
7 April 2001FulhamA0–017,795 (2,846)
14 April 2001BurnleyA1–118,199 (2,739)Taylor
16 April 2001Grimsby TownH0–116,504
21 April 2001GillinghamA2–19,920 (1,600)Hughes, Clement
28 April 2001Huddersfield TownH1–117,542 (1,287)Roberts
6 May 2001Preston North EndA1–216,226 (2,750)Clement

First Division play-offs
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SF 1st Leg13 May 2001Bolton WanderersH2–218,167 (1,980)Roberts, Hughes (pen)
SF 2nd Leg17 May 2001Bolton WanderersA0–3 (lost 2–5 on agg)23,515 (3,800)

FA Cup
Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2001Derby CountyA2–319,232Taylor, Hughes

League Cup
Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg22 August 2000Swansea CityA0–04,758
R1 2nd Leg6 September 2000Swansea CityH2–1 (won 2–1 on agg)7,328Roberts (2)
R2 1st Leg19 September 2000Derby CountyA2–112,183Clement, Sneekes
R2 2nd Leg26 September 2000Derby CountyH2–4 (lost 4–5 on agg)19,112Jordão, 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 U-21 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. "West Bromwich Albion 2000-2001 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  4. "FootballSquads - West Bromwich Albion - 2000/01". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
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