2000–01 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 2000–01 season was Northampton Town's 104th season in their history and the first season back in the Second Division after promotion the previous season. Alongside competing in Division Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Northampton Town

2000–01 season
Chairman	Barry Stonhill
Manager	Kevin Wilson
Stadium	Sixfields Stadium
Division Two	18th
FA Cup	Second round
League Cup	First round
League Trophy	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Jamie Forrester (17) All: Jamie Forrester (19)
Highest home attendance	7,079 vs Peterborough United
Lowest home attendance	3,847 vs Fulham
← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

Players

As of match played 5 May 2001.^[1]

No.	Name	Position	Nat.	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Apps	Goals	Previous club	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
1	Keith Welch	GK		Bolton	(1968-10-03)3 October 1968 (aged 32)	84	0	Bristol City	21 June 1999	Free
15	Adam Sollitt	GK		Sheffield	(1977-06-22)22 June 1977 (aged 23)	12	0	Kettering Town	25 July 2000	£30,000
Defenders
3	John Frain	LB		Birmingham	(1968-10-08)8 October 1968 (aged 32)	196	7	Birmingham City	Summer 1997	Free
4	Ian Sampson	CB		Wakefield	(1968-11-14)14 November 1968 (aged 32)	334	28	Sunderland	5 August 1994	£30,000
6	Duncan Spedding	LB		Camberley	(1977-09-07)7 September 1977 (aged 23)	106	1	Southampton	14 July 1998	Free
16	Garry Hughes	RB		Birmingham	(1979-11-19)19 November 1979 (aged 21)	25	1	Apprentice	7 July 1998	N/A
17	Richard Hope	CB		Stockton-on-Tees	(1978-06-22)22 June 1978 (aged 22)	88	6	Darlington	18 December 1998	Undisclosed
21	Richard Green	CB		Wolverhampton	(1967-11-22)22 November 1967 (aged 33)	65	2	Walsall	7 January 2000	Free
27	Paul Dempsey	LB		The Wirral	(1981-12-03)3 December 1981 (aged 19)	6	0	Sheffield United	22 March 2001	Undisclosed
Midfielders
8	James Hunt	CM		Derby	(1976-12-17)17 December 1976 (aged 24)	160	8	Notts County	1 August 1997	Free
11	Roy Hunter	CM		Saltburn-by-the-Sea	(1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 27)	167	16	West Bromwich Albion	2 August 1995	Free
14	John Hodge	W		Ormskirk	(1969-04-01)1 April 1969 (aged 32)	29	1	Gillingham	6 March 2000	£25,000
20	Chris Hargreaves	CM		Cleethorpes	(1972-05-12)12 May 1972 (aged 28)	35	0	Plymouth Argyle	27 June 2000	Free
23	James Gould	W		Kettering	(1982-01-15)15 January 1982 (aged 19)	3	1	Apprentice	13 July 1999	N/A
24	Ryan Thompson	W		Lambeth	(1982-06-24)24 June 1982 (aged 18)	3	0	Apprentice	1 July 1999	N/A
30	Chris Carruthers	LM		Kettering	(1983-08-19)19 August 1983 (aged 17)	3	0	Apprentice	1 August 2000	N/A
Forwards
10	Marco Gabbiadini	FW		Nottingham	(1968-01-20)20 January 1968 (aged 33)	49	7	Darlington	27 June 2000	Free
18	Jamie Forrester	FW		Bradford	(1974-11-01)1 November 1974 (aged 26)	57	25	FC Utrecht	27 June 2000	£150,000
19	Andy Morrow	FW		Bangor	(1980-10-05)5 October 1980 (aged 20)	10	0	Apprentice	16 December 1998	N/A
22	Kevin Wilson	FW		Banbury (ENG)	(1961-04-18)18 April 1961 (aged 40)	35	2	Walsall	28 July 1997	Free

Competitions

Football League Division Two

Main article: 2000–01 Football League § Second Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
16	Bury	46	16	10	20	45	59	−14	58
17	Colchester United	46	15	12	19	55	59	−4	57
18	Northampton Town	46	15	12	19	46	59	−13	57
19	Cambridge United	46	14	11	21	61	77	−16	53
20	Swindon Town	46	13	13	20	47	65	−18	52

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	15	12	19	46	59	−13	57	9	6	8	26	28	−2	6	6	11	20	31	−11

League position by match

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	W	W	D	D	D	W	L	D	D	L	L	D	W	W	L	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	L
Position	11	20	9	15	13	7	6	11	10	9	9	9	7	7	6	6	7	9	9	11	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	8	9	9	8	9	11	11	12	14	12	14	15	18

Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Northampton Town v Brentford

12 August 2000 (2000-08-12) 1	Northampton Town	1–1	Brentford	Northampton
15:00 BST	J.Forrester 58'	Report	I.Ingimarsson 80'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,379 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme

Wycombe Wanderers v Northampton Town

19 August 2000 (2000-08-19) 2	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Northampton Town	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	S.Brown 51' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,806 Referee: Paul Alcock

Northampton Town v Reading

26 August 2000 (2000-08-26) 3	Northampton Town	2–0	Reading	Northampton
15:00 BST	J.Forrester 32', 76'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,728 Referee: Phil Joslin

Bury v Northampton Town

28 August 2000 (2000-08-28) 4	Bury	1–0	Northampton Town	Bury, Greater Manchester
15:00 BST	D.Bullock 72'	Report		Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,182 Referee: George Cain

Luton Town v Northampton Town

9 September 2000 (2000-09-09) 5	Luton Town	0–2	Northampton Town	Luton
15:00 BST		Report	J.Forrester 38' S.Howard 60'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 6,712 Referee: Roger Furnandiz

Millwall v Northampton Town

12 September 2000 (2000-09-12) 6	Millwall	0–1	Northampton Town	Millwall, London
19:45 BST		Report	M.Gabbiadini 60'	Stadium: The New Den Attendance: 7,064 Referee: Steve Tomlin

Northampton Town v Notts County

16 September 2000 (2000-09-16) 7	Northampton Town	1–0	Notts County	Northampton
15:00 BST	S.Howard 69'	Report	I.Richardson  57'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,703 Referee: Paul Danson

Wigan Athletic v Northampton Town

23 September 2000 (2000-09-23) 8	Wigan Athletic	2–1	Northampton Town	Wigan
15:00 BST	S.Haworth 3' A.Liddell 45'	Report	I.Hendon 24' (pen.)	Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 6,294 Referee: Paul Robinson

Northampton Town v Wrexham

30 September 2000 (2000-09-30) 9	Northampton Town	2–2	Wrexham	Northampton
15:00 BST	S.Howard 32' J.Forrester 87'	Report	M.Chalk 4' M.McGregor 18'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,595 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town

14 October 2000 (2000-10-14) 10	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Northampton Town	Horfield, Bristol
15:00 BST		Report	J.Forrester 76'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,704 Referee: Paul Rejer

Port Vale v Northampton Town

17 October 2000 (2000-10-17) 11	Port Vale	2–2	Northampton Town	Burslem
19:45 BST	A.Tankard 11' V.Viljanen 61'	Report	J.Forrester 5' M.Gabbiadini 32'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,215 Referee: Mike Pike

Northampton Town v Oldham Athletic

21 October 2000 (2000-10-21) 12	Northampton Town	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Northampton
15:00 BST	J.Forrester 26' G.Hughes 81'	Report	C.Dudley 65'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,677 Referee: Lee Cable

Cambridge United v Northampton Town

24 October 2000 (2000-10-24) 13	Cambridge United	1–2	Northampton Town	Cambridge
19:45 BST	T.Youngs 58'	Report	J.Forrester 12', 20'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,394 Referee: Neale Barry

Northampton Town v Rotherham United

28 October 2000 (2000-10-28) 14	Northampton Town	0–1	Rotherham United	Northampton
15:00 BST		Report	G.Branston  15' S.Talbot 30'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,478 Referee: Mark Cooper

Colchester United v Northampton Town

4 November 2000 (2000-11-04) 15	Colchester United	0–2	Northampton Town	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report	J.Forrester 39' S.Howard 60'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,352 Referee: Mike North

Northampton Town v Stoke City

7 November 2000 (2000-11-07) 16	Northampton Town	2–2	Stoke City	Northampton
19:45 GMT	J.Forrester 13' S.Howard 45'	Report	G.Kavanagh 10' J.O'Connor 24'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,475 Referee: Keith Hill

Northampton Town v AFC Bournemouth

11 November 2000 (2000-11-11) 17	Northampton Town	0–3	AFC Bournemouth	Northampton
15:00 GMT		Report	S.Fletcher 36' J.Defoe 60', 78'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,692 Referee: Clive Wilkes

Walsall v Northampton Town

25 November 2000 (2000-11-25) 18	Walsall	3–0	Northampton Town	Walsall
15:00 GMT	J.Leitão 3' P.Hall 52' B.Angell 88'	Report		Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,894 Referee: Graham Laws

Northampton Town v Swindon Town

2 December 2000 (2000-12-02) 19	Northampton Town	0–1	Swindon Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT		Report	G.Alexander 24'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,816 Referee: Bill Burns

Oxford United v Northampton Town

16 December 2000 (2000-12-16) 20	Oxford United	3–1	Northampton Town	Oxford
15:00 GMT	S.Anthrobus 6' M.Murphy 36' C.Hackett 59'	Report	D.Savage 28' (pen.)	Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 4,899 Referee: Tony Leake

Peterborough United v Northampton Town

23 December 2000 (2000-12-23) 21	Peterborough United	1–2	Northampton Town	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	L.McKenzie 26'	Report	J.Forrester 66' I.Sampson 83'	Stadium: London Road Attendance: 9,868 Referee: Peter Jones

Northampton Town v Bristol City

26 December 2000 (2000-12-26) 22	Northampton Town	2–0	Bristol City	Northampton
12:00 GMT	D.Savage 29' J.Forrester 30'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,064 Referee: Colin Webster

Northampton Town v Wycombe Wanderers

30 December 2000 (2000-12-30) 23	Northampton Town	2–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Northampton
15:00 GMT	J.Forrester 26' S.Howard 85'	Report	S.Brown 7' D.Bulman 49'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,722 Referee: Mark Warren

Reading v Northampton Town

1 January 2001 (2001-01-01) 24	Reading	1–1	Northampton Town	Reading
15:00 GMT	D.Caskey 90'	Report	M.Gabbiadini 87'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 10,599 Referee: Tony Leake

Brentford v Northampton Town

6 January 2001 (2001-01-06) 25	Brentford	1–1	Northampton Town	Brentford, London
15:00 GMT	L.Owusu 90'	Report	D.Savage 45' (pen.)	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 5,361 Referee: Howard Webb

Northampton Town v Bury

13 January 2001 (2001-01-13) 26	Northampton Town	2–1	Bury	Northampton
15:00 GMT	J.Hodge 2' M.Gabbiadini 79'	Report	C.Swailes 36'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,127 Referee: Paul Alcock

Bristol City v Northampton Town

20 January 2001 (2001-01-20) 27	Bristol City	2–0	Northampton Town	Bristol
15:00 GMT	S.Clist 54' M.Bell 73'	Report		Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 5,361 Referee: Lee Cable

Northampton Town v Peterborough United

27 January 2001 (2001-01-27) 28	Northampton Town	0–0	Peterborough United	Northampton
12:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,079 Referee: Graham Barber

Stoke City v Northampton Town

3 February 2001 (2001-02-03) 29	Stoke City	1–1	Northampton Town	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	A.Cooke 59'	Report	S.Howard 74'	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 13,235 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Northampton Town v Luton Town

10 February 2001 (2001-02-10) 30	Northampton Town	0–1	Luton Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT		Report	S.Douglas 4'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,633 Referee: Mick Fletcher

Notts County v Northampton Town

17 February 2001 (2001-02-17) 31	Notts County	2–0	Northampton Town	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	M.Stallard 13' N.Fenton 77'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,320 Referee: Phil Dowd

Northampton Town v Millwall

20 February 2001 (2001-02-20) 32	Northampton Town	3–3	Millwall	Northampton
19:45 GMT	M.Gabbiadini 60' D.Savage 67' (pen.), 81' (pen.)	Report	P.Moody 13' N.Harris 54' C.Kinet 87'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,026 Referee: Paul Rejer

Northampton Town v Wigan Athletic

24 February 2001 (2001-02-24) 33	Northampton Town	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Northampton
15:00 GMT	J.Forrester 45'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,571 Referee: Roger Furnandiz

Northampton Town v Swansea City

27 February 2001 (2001-02-27) 34	Northampton Town	2–1	Swansea City	Northampton
19:45 GMT	I.Sampson 89' M.Gabbiadini 90'	Report	N.Fabiano 39'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,361 Referee: Graham Poll

Wrexham v Northampton Town

2 March 2001 (2001-03-02) 35	Wrexham	3–0	Northampton Town	Wrexham, Wales
19:30 GMT	B.Carey 14' A.Morrell 39' L.Trundle 90'	Report		Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 2,940 Referee: Mark Cooper

Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers

6 March 2001 (2001-03-06) 36	Northampton Town	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Northampton
19:45 GMT	D.Savage 13' (pen.) J.Hunt 72'	Report	N.Ellington 80'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,552 Referee: Alan Kaye

Swansea City v Northampton Town

10 March 2001 (2001-03-10) 37	Swansea City	1–1	Northampton Town	Swansea, Wales
15:00 GMT	S.Watkin 53'	Report	S.Howard 45'	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 4,911 Referee: Trevor Parkes

Oldham Athletic v Northampton Town

23 March 2001 (2001-03-23) 38	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Northampton Town	Oldham
19:45 GMT	L.Duxbury 48', 70'	Report	J.Frain 15'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,001 Referee: Trevor Jones

Northampton Town v Oxford United

31 March 2001 (2001-03-31) 39	Northampton Town	0–1	Oxford United	Northampton
15:00 BST		Report	P.Tait 12'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,115 Referee: Steve Lodge

Swindon Town v Northampton Town

7 April 2001 (2001-04-07) 40	Swindon Town	1–1	Northampton Town	Swindon
15:00 BST	I.Woan 2'	Report	D.Savage 39'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,932 Referee: Mike North

Northampton Town v Cambridge United

13 April 2001 (2001-04-13) 41	Northampton Town	0–2	Cambridge United	Northampton
19:45 BST		Report	I.Ashbee 24' O.Riza 84'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,063 Referee: Matt Messias

Rotherham United v Northampton Town

16 April 2001 (2001-04-16) 42	Rotherham United	1–0	Northampton Town	Rotherham
15:00 BST	M.Robins 45' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 6,714 Referee: Bill Jordan

Northampton Town v Colchester United

21 April 2001 (2001-04-21) 43	Northampton Town	2–0	Colchester United	Northampton
15:00 BST	D.Savage 35' (pen.) J.Forrester 61'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,012 Referee: Andy Hall

Northampton Town v Port Vale

26 April 2001 (2001-04-26) 44	Northampton Town	0–2	Port Vale	Northampton
19:45 BST		Report	T.Naylor 13' S.Brooker 15'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,775 Referee: David Crick

AFC Bournemouth v Northampton Town

28 April 2001 (2001-04-28) 45	AFC Bournemouth	2–0	Northampton Town	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	W.Elliott 35' C.Jorgensen 52'	Report		Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 6,511 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Northampton Town v Walsall

5 May 2001 (2001-05-05) 46	Northampton Town	0–3	Walsall	Northampton
15:00 BST		Report	B.Angell 63', 80', 81'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,389 Referee: Jeff Winter

FA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup

Northampton Town v Frickley Athletic

18 November 2000 (2000-11-18) First round	Northampton Town	4–0	Frickley Athletic	Northampton
15:00 GMT	J.Frain 19' J.Forrester 56', 81' J.Hunt 83'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 3,896 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Rotherham United v Northampton Town

9 December 2000 (2000-12-09) Second round	Rotherham United	1–0	Northampton Town	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	G.Hughes 14' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 4,964 Referee: Trevor Jones

League Cup

Main article: 2000-01 Football League Cup

Northampton Town v Fulham

22 August 2000 (2000-08-22) First round 1st Leg	Northampton Town	1–0	Fulham	Northampton
19:45 BST	M.Gabbiadini 24'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 3,847 Referee: Phil Richards

Fulham v Northampton Town

5 September 2000 (2000-09-05) First round 2nd Leg	Fulham	4–1	Northampton Town	Fulham, London
19:45 BST	S.Davis 45' F.Fernandes 56' L.Saha 71', 90'	Report	I.Sampson 6'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 5,302 Referee: Ray Olivier

League Trophy

Main article: 2000–01 Football League Trophy

Millwall v Northampton Town

5 December 2000 (2000-12-05) First round (s)	Millwall	4–1	Northampton Town	Millwall, London
19:45 GMT	C.Kinet 10', 15', 50' (pen.) R.Sadlier 56'	Report	J.Gould 69'	Stadium: The New Den Attendance: 2,369 Referee: Ray Olivier

Appearances, goals and cards

No.	Pos	Player	Division Two			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total			Discipline
			Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals
1	GK	Keith Welch	40	–	–	1	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	43	–	–	–	–
2	MF	Jim Whitley	13	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	–	–	3	–
3	LB	John Frain	27	–	1	1	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	29	–	2	3	–
4	CB	Ian Sampson	41	–	2	2	–	–	1	–	1	1	–	–	45	–	3	12	–
5	CB	Lee Howey	2	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	–	–	–
6	LB	Duncan Spedding	17	4	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	20	4	–	6	–
7	RM	Dave Savage	37	6	8	2	–	–	1	–	–	–	1	–	40	7	8	4	–
8	CM	James Hunt	41	–	1	2	–	1	2	–	–	–	–	–	45	–	2	9	–
10	ST	Marco Gabbiadini	34	10	6	1	1	–	2	–	1	1	–	–	38	11	7	8	–
11	CM	Roy Hunter	1	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	3	–	1	–
14	RM	John Hodge	24	9	1	–	1	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	24	12	1	1	–
15	GK	Adam Sollitt	6	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	8	–	–	–	–
16	RB	Garry Hughes	12	4	1	1	1	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	16	5	1	–	–
17	CB	Richard Hope	30	3	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	34	3	–	3	–
18	ST	Jamie Forrester	42	1	17	2	–	2	2	–	–	–	–	–	46	1	19	–	–
19	ST	Andy Morrow	2	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	3	2	–	–	–
20	CM	Chris Hargreaves	29	2	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	33	2	–	7	–
21	CB	Richard Green	34	4	–	2	–	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	39	4	–	4	–
22	ST	Kevin Wilson	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	–
23	LM	James Gould	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	1	1	1	–	–
24	MF	Ryan Thompson	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	1	–
25	MF	Michael Laws	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
26	ST	Ryan Nash	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
27	LB	Paul Dempsey	5	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	1	–	1	–
28	MF	Richie Lopes	3	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	3	–	–	–
29	ST	Danny Lowe	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	–
30	LM	Chris Carruthers	1	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	2	–	–	–
32	MF	Neil Champelovier	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Players no longer at the club:
2	RB	Ian Hendon	9	–	1	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	11	–	1	1	–
2	RB	Mark Maley	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	1	–
2	RB	Liam Chilvers	7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7	–	–	–	–
9	ST	Steve Howard	23	10	8	2	–	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	28	10	8	10	–
12	ST	Daryl Clare	3	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	3	2	–	–	–
12	DF	Richard Dryden	9	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9	1	–	–	–
12	DF	Lee Canoville	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–
12	CB	Barry Ferguson	1	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	2	–	–	–
27	DF	Lee Crooks	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–
28	LB	Kevin Nicholson	6	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	6	1	–	–	–

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
27 June 2000	FW		Jamie Forrester	FC Utrecht	£150,000	[2]
27 June 2000	FW		Marco Gabbiadini	Darlington	Free transfer	[2]
27 June 2000	CM		Chris Hargreaves	Plymouth Argyle	Free transfer	[2]
25 July 2000	GK		Adam Sollitt	Kettering Town	£30,000

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	Loaned from	On loan until	Ref.
29 December 2000	CB		Barry Ferguson	Coventry City	29 January 2001	[3]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
12 October 2000	RB		Ian Hendon	Sheffield Wednesday	£55,000	[4]
9 March 2001	LB		Kevin Nicholson	Notts County	Free transfer
22 March 2001	FW		Steve Howard	Luton Town	£50,000