West Bromwich Albion 2000–01 football season
During the 2000–01 English football season, West Bromwich Albion F.C. competed in the Football League First Division .
Season summary [ edit ] 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 [ edit ]
Source:
[citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results [ edit ] West Bromwich Albion's score comes first [3]
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 [ edit ] League Cup [ edit ] First-team squad [ edit ] 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.
Left club during season [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
^ 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. ^ 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. ^ Quinn was born in Coventry , England , but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1996. ^ Jordão was born in Malanje , Portuguese Angola (now Angola ), but also qualified to represent Portugal internationally and represented them at U-21 level. ^ 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. ^ Mardon was born in Bristol , England , but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in October 1995. References [ edit ]
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