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
Chairman	Paul Thompson
Manager	Gary Megson
Stadium	The Hawthorns
Football League First Division	6th (play-offs)
Play-offs	Semi-finals
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Lee Hughes (21) All: Lee Hughes (23)
Average home league attendance	17,657
← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

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 v t e	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: ^{[citation needed]}
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

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
12 August 2000	Nottingham Forest	A	0–1	21,209
19 August 2000	Bolton Wanderers	H	0–2	17,316 (1,477)
26 August 2000	Barnsley	A	1–4	19,542	Hughes
28 August 2000	Queens Park Rangers	H	2–1	14,831 (925)	van Blerk, Hughes
3 September 2000	Crystal Palace	H	1–0	13,980 (706)	McInnes
9 September 2000	Stockport County	A	0–0	6,632
12 September 2000	Crewe Alexandra	A	1–0	6,222	Hughes
17 September 2000	Birmingham City	H	1–1	19,858 (4,923)	Taylor
23 September 2000	Portsmouth	A	1–0	11,937 (1,698)	Roberts
30 September 2000	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–0	16,794	Hughes
8 October 2000	Sheffield Wednesday	A	2–1	15,338 (1,968)	Roberts (2)
14 October 2000	Norwich City	H	2–3	16,511 (967)	Clement, Hughes (pen)
17 October 2000	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–0	21,492 (5,162)	Hughes (pen)
21 October 2000	Tranmere Rovers	A	2–2	8,931	Hughes, Roberts
24 October 2000	Wimbledon	H	3–1	15,570 (137)	Roberts, van Blerk, Sneekes
29 October 2000	Grimsby Town	A	0–2	5,429 (856)
4 November 2000	Burnley	H	1–1	17,828 (2,458)	Roberts
11 November 2000	Huddersfield Town	A	2–0	11,801	Jordão, Hughes
18 November 2000	Gillingham	H	3–1	16,410 (1,263)	Hughes (3)
25 November 2000	Preston North End	H	3–1	20,043 (2,700)	Hughes (3)
2 December 2000	Wimbledon	A	1–0	8,608 (1,563)	Williams (own goal)
9 December 2000	Fulham	H	1–3	22,301 (1,881)	Lyttle
16 December 2000	Watford	A	3–3	14,601 (2,164)	Hughes, Baardsen (own goal), Roberts
23 December 2000	Nottingham Forest	H	3–0	20,350 (1,802)	Roberts (2), Olsen (own goal)
26 December 2000	Sheffield United	A	0–2	22,281
30 December 2000	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–0	18,985 (2,138)	Roberts
1 January 2001	Barnsley	H	1–0	19,423	Morgan (own goal)
13 January 2001	Queens Park Rangers	A	0–2	11,881 (2,600)
20 January 2001	Sheffield United	H	2–1	16,778 (1,673)	Fox, Hughes
3 February 2001	Crystal Palace	A	2–2	16,692	Sneekes, Hughes
10 February 2001	Stockport County	H	1–1	16,385	Roberts
17 February 2001	Birmingham City	A	1–2	25,025 (3,300)	Butler
20 February 2001	Crewe Alexandra	H	2–2	15,476	Taylor, Roberts
24 February 2001	Portsmouth	H	2–0	17,645 (1,698)	Roberts, Chambers
3 March 2001	Blackburn Rovers	A	0–1	23,926
6 March 2001	Norwich City	A	1–0	16,372	Hughes (pen)
10 March 2001	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–2	18,662 (1,326)	Hughes
18 March 2001	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–3	25,069 (3,198)	Clement
25 March 2001	Tranmere Rovers	H	2–1	17,151 (681)	Taylor (2)
31 March 2001	Watford	H	3–0	17,261	Quinn, Hughes, Clement
7 April 2001	Fulham	A	0–0	17,795 (2,846)
14 April 2001	Burnley	A	1–1	18,199 (2,739)	Taylor
16 April 2001	Grimsby Town	H	0–1	16,504
21 April 2001	Gillingham	A	2–1	9,920 (1,600)	Hughes, Clement
28 April 2001	Huddersfield Town	H	1–1	17,542 (1,287)	Roberts
6 May 2001	Preston North End	A	1–2	16,226 (2,750)	Clement

First Division play-offs

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
SF 1st Leg	13 May 2001	Bolton Wanderers	H	2–2	18,167 (1,980)	Roberts, Hughes (pen)
SF 2nd Leg	17 May 2001	Bolton Wanderers	A	0–3 (lost 2–5 on agg)	23,515 (3,800)

FA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	6 January 2001	Derby County	A	2–3	19,232	Taylor, Hughes

League Cup

Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg	22 August 2000	Swansea City	A	0–0	4,758
R1 2nd Leg	6 September 2000	Swansea City	H	2–1 (won 2–1 on agg)	7,328	Roberts (2)
R2 1st Leg	19 September 2000	Derby County	A	2–1	12,183	Clement, Sneekes
R2 2nd Leg	26 September 2000	Derby County	H	2–4 (lost 4–5 on agg)	19,112	Jordão, Clement

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  DEN Brian Jensen 2 DF  ENG Des Lyttle 3 DF  ENG Neil Clement 4 MF  SCO Derek McInnes 5 DF  ENG Tony Butler 6 DF  ENG Matt Carbon 7 MF  ENG Ruel Fox[notes 1] 8 MF  NED Richard Sneekes 9 FW  ENG Bob Taylor 10 FW  ENG Lee Hughes 11 FW  GRN Jason Roberts[notes 2] 12 MF  NIR James Quinn[notes 3] 14 DF  AUS Jason van Blerk

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF  ENG Daryl Burgess 16 DF  SCO Warren Cummings (on loan from Chelsea) 17 DF  ISL Lárus Sigurðsson 18 DF  SVK Igor Bališ 20 MF  POR Jordão[notes 4] 21 GK  ENG Russell Hoult 22 DF  ENG James Chambers 23 DF  ENG Adam Chambers 24 FW  ENG Adam Oliver 25 MF  ENG Michael Appleton 27 DF  ENG Phil Gilchrist 30 GK  ENG Chris Adamson

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 FW  IRL Mickey Evans[notes 5] (to Bristol Rovers) 16 MF  ENG Tony Grant (on loan from Manchester City) 18 FW  SUR Fabian de Freitas (released) 19 DF  WAL Paul Mardon[notes 6] (released)

No. Pos. Nation Player 25 DF  WAL Danny Gabbidon (to Cardiff City) 27 FW  ENG Justin Richards (to Bristol Rovers) 27 DF  NED Fernando Derveld (on loan from Norwich City)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 MF  ITA Massimiliano Iezzi 28 FW  ENG Matthew Turner

No. Pos. Nation Player 29 MF  ENG Mark Briggs 31 GK  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.