2000–01 Football League

January 20, 2023

The 2000–01 Football League (known as the Nationwide Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 102nd completed season of The Football League.

The Football League
Season	2000–01
Champions	Fulham
Promoted	Fulham Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers
Relegated	Barnet
New team in League	Kidderminster Harriers
← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

First Division

Football League, First Division
Season	2000–01
Champions	Fulham (2nd second tier title)
Direct promotion to FA Premier League	Fulham, Blackburn Rovers
Promoted to FA Premier League through play-offs	Bolton Wanderers
Relegated	Huddersfield Town, Queens Park Rangers, Tranmere Rovers
Matches played	552
Goals scored	1,373 (2.49 per match)
Top goalscorer	Louis Saha (Fulham), 27 ^[1]
← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 1999–2000 season.

From First Division

Promoted to FA Premier League

Relegated to Second Division

To First Division

Promoted from Second Division

Relegated from FA Premier League

Pos	Team	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Fulham	46	16	5	2	49	14	14	6	3	41	18	+58	101	Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League
2	Blackburn Rovers	46	15	5	3	43	20	11	8	4	33	19	+37	91	Promoted to Premier League
3	Bolton Wanderers	46	10	10	3	40	28	14	5	4	36	17	+31	87	Promoted to Premier League through play-offs
4	Preston North End	46	12	6	5	32	18	11	3	9	32	34	+12	78	Participated in play-offs
5	Birmingham City	46	14	3	6	34	22	9	6	8	25	26	+11	78
6	West Bromwich Albion	46	13	5	5	37	23	8	6	9	23	29	+8	74
7	Burnley	46	14	5	4	30	17	7	4	12	20	37	−4	72
8	Wimbledon	46	7	11	5	33	26	10	7	6	38	24	+21	69
9	Watford	46	11	6	6	46	29	9	3	11	30	38	+9	69
10	Sheffield United	46	14	4	5	34	18	5	7	11	18	31	+3	68
11	Nottingham Forest	46	11	3	9	28	24	9	5	9	27	29	+2	68
12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	7	9	7	25	20	7	4	12	20	28	−3	55
13	Gillingham	46	9	6	8	32	28	4	10	9	29	38	−5	55
14	Crewe Alexandra	46	12	5	6	30	24	3	5	15	17	38	−15	55
15	Norwich City	46	10	7	6	25	18	4	5	14	21	40	−12	54
16	Barnsley	46	11	3	9	32	26	4	6	13	17	36	−13	54
17	Sheffield Wednesday	46	9	4	10	34	38	6	4	13	18	33	−19	53
18	Grimsby Town	46	10	4	9	26	27	4	6	13	17	35	−19	52
19	Stockport County	46	6	11	6	29	26	5	7	11	29	39	−7	51
20	Portsmouth	46	9	8	6	31	25	1	11	11	16	34	−12	49
21	Crystal Palace	46	6	6	11	28	34	6	7	10	29	36	−13	49
22	Huddersfield Town	46	7	6	10	29	26	4	9	10	19	31	−9	48	Relegated
23	Queens Park Rangers	46	6	9	8	24	28	1	10	12	21	47	−30	40
24	Tranmere Rovers	46	8	7	8	30	33	1	4	18	16	44	−31	38

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Play-offs

Source:^[2]

	Semifinals 1st leg –May 13th; 2nd leg –May 17th, 2001							Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff May 28th, 2001

	3rd	Bolton Wanderers	2	3	5

	6th	West Bromwich Albion	2	0	2
								3rd	Bolton Wanderers	3

								4th	Preston North End	0
	4th	Preston North End (pen.)	0	2	2 (4)

	5th	Birmingham City	1	1	2 (2)

Results

Home \ Away	BAR	BIR	BLB	BOL	BUR	CRE	CRY	FUL	GIL	GRI	HUD	NWC	NOT	POR	PNE	QPR	SHU	SHW	STP	TRA	WAT	WBA	WDN	WOL
Barnsley		2–3	1–2	0–1	1–0	3–0	1–0	0–0	3–1	2–0	3–1	1–0	3–4	1–0	0–4	4–2	0–0	1–0	0–2	1–1	0–1	4–1	0–1	1–2
Birmingham City	4–1		0–2	1–1	3–2	2–0	2–1	1–3	1–0	1–0	2–1	2–1	0–2	0–0	3–1	0–0	1–0	1–2	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–1	0–3	0–1
Blackburn Rovers	0–0	2–1		1–1	5–0	1–0	2–0	1–2	1–2	2–0	2–0	3–2	3–0	3–1	3–2	0–0	1–1	2–0	2–1	3–2	3–4	1–0	1–1	1–0
Bolton Wanderers	2–0	2–2	1–4		1–1	4–1	3–3	0–2	3–3	2–2	2–2	1–0	0–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–1	0–1	2–2	2–1
Burnley	2–1	0–0	0–2	0–2		1–0	1–2	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–0	2–0	1–0	1–1	3–0	2–1	2–0	1–0	2–1	2–1	2–0	1–1	1–0	1–2
Crewe Alexandra	2–2	0–2	0–0	2–1	4–2		1–1	1–2	2–1	2–0	1–0	0–0	1–0	1–0	1–3	2–2	1–0	1–0	1–2	3–1	2–0	0–1	0–4	2–0
Crystal Palace	1–0	1–2	2–3	0–2	0–1	1–0		0–2	2–2	0–1	0–0	1–1	2–3	2–3	0–2	1–1	0–1	4–1	2–2	3–2	1–0	2–2	3–1	0–2
Fulham	5–1	0–1	2–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	3–1		3–0	2–1	3–0	2–0	1–0	3–1	0–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–1	3–1	5–0	0–0	1–1	2–0
Gillingham	0–0	1–2	1–1	2–2	0–0	0–1	4–1	0–2		1–0	2–1	4–3	1–3	1–1	4–0	0–1	4–1	2–0	1–3	2–1	0–3	1–2	0–0	1–0
Grimsby Town	0–2	1–1	1–4	0–1	1–0	1–3	2–2	1–0	1–0		1–0	2–0	0–2	2–1	1–2	3–1	0–1	0–1	1–1	3–1	2–1	2–0	1–1	0–2
Huddersfield Town	1–1	1–2	0–1	2–3	0–1	3–1	1–2	1–2	2–3	0–0		2–0	1–1	4–1	0–0	2–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	3–0	1–2	0–2	0–2	3–0
Norwich City	0–0	1–0	1–1	0–2	2–3	1–1	0–0	0–1	1–0	2–1	1–1		0–0	0–0	1–2	1–0	4–2	1–0	4–0	1–0	2–1	0–1	1–2	1–0
Nottingham Forest	1–0	1–2	2–1	0–2	5–0	1–0	0–3	0–3	0–1	3–1	1–3	0–0		2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	0–1	1–0	3–1	0–2	1–0	1–2	0–0
Portsmouth	3–0	1–1	2–2	1–2	2–0	2–1	2–4	1–1	0–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2		0–1	1–1	0–0	2–1	2–1	2–0	1–3	0–1	2–1	3–1
Preston North End	1–2	0–2	0–1	0–2	2–1	2–1	2–0	1–1	0–0	1–2	0–0	1–0	1–1	1–0		5–0	3–0	2–0	1–1	1–0	3–2	2–1	1–1	2–0
Queens Park Rangers	2–0	0–0	1–3	1–1	0–1	1–0	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–1	1–1	2–3	1–0	1–1	0–0		1–3	1–2	0–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–1	2–2
Sheffield United	1–2	3–1	2–0	1–0	2–0	1–0	1–0	1–1	1–2	3–2	3–0	1–1	1–3	2–0	3–2	1–1		1–1	1–0	2–0	0–1	2–0	0–1	1–0
Sheffield Wednesday	2–1	1–0	1–1	0–3	2–0	0–0	4–1	3–3	2–1	1–0	2–3	3–2	0–1	0–0	1–3	5–2	1–2		2–4	1–0	2–3	1–2	0–5	0–1
Stockport County	2–0	2–0	0–0	4–3	0–0	3–0	0–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–0	1–3	1–2	1–1	0–1	2–2	0–2	2–1		1–1	2–3	0–0	2–2	1–1
Tranmere Rovers	2–3	1–0	1–1	0–1	2–3	1–3	1–1	1–4	3–2	2–0	2–0	0–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–0	2–0	2–1		2–0	2–2	0–4	0–2
Watford	1–0	2–0	0–1	1–0	0–1	3–0	2–2	1–3	0–0	4–0	1–2	4–1	3–0	2–2	2–3	3–1	4–1	1–3	2–2	1–1		3–3	3–1	3–2
West Bromwich Albion	1–0	1–1	1–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–0	1–3	3–1	0–1	1–1	2–3	3–0	2–0	3–1	2–1	2–1	1–2	1–1	2–1	3–0		3–1	1–0
Wimbledon	1–1	3–1	0–2	0–1	0–2	3–3	1–0	0–3	4–4	2–2	1–1	0–0	2–1	1–1	3–1	5–0	0–0	4–1	2–0	0–0	0–0	0–1		1–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	0–1	0–0	0–2	1–0	0–0	1–3	0–0	1–1	2–0	0–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	0–1	1–1	0–0	1–1	3–2	1–2	2–2	3–1	0–1

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Louis Saha	Fulham	27
2	Matt Jansen	Blackburn Rovers	23
3	Lee Hughes	West Bromwich Albion	21
4	Jason Euell	Wimbledon	19
=	Jon Macken	Preston North End	19
=	Michael Ricketts	Bolton Wanderers	19
5	Luis Boa Morte	Fulham	18
=	Barry Hayles	Fulham	18

Maps

Blackburn Rovers

Crewe Alexandra

Nottingham Forest

Preston North End

Sheffield United

Sheffield Wednesday

West Bromwich Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Locations of the Football League First Division 2000–2001 teams

Queens Park Rangers

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Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 2000–2001

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season	2000–01
Champions	Millwall (1st third tier title)
Direct promotion	Millwall, Rotherham United
Promoted through play-offs	Walsall
Relegated	Bristol Rovers, Luton Town, Oxford United, Swansea City
Matches played	552
Goals scored	1,466 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorer	Neil Harris (Millwall), 27 ^[1]
← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 1999–2000 season.

From Second Division

Promoted to First Division

Relegated to Third Division

To Second Division

Promoted from Third Division

Relegated from First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Millwall	46	17	2	4	49	11	11	7	5	40	27	+51	93	Division Champions, promoted
2	Rotherham United	46	16	4	3	50	26	11	6	6	29	29	+24	91	Promoted
3	Reading	46	15	5	3	58	26	10	6	7	28	26	+34	86	Participated in play-offs
4	Walsall	46	15	5	3	51	23	8	7	8	28	27	+29	81	Promoted through play-offs
5	Stoke City	46	12	6	5	39	21	9	8	6	35	28	+25	77	Participated in play-offs
6	Wigan Athletic	46	12	9	2	29	18	7	9	7	24	24	+11	75	Participated in play-offs
7	Bournemouth	46	11	6	6	37	23	9	7	7	42	32	+24	73
8	Notts County	46	10	6	7	37	33	9	6	8	25	33	−4	69
9	Bristol City	46	11	6	6	47	29	7	8	8	23	27	+14	68
10	Wrexham	46	10	6	7	33	28	7	6	10	32	43	−6	63
11	Port Vale	46	9	8	6	35	22	7	6	10	20	27	+6	62
12	Peterborough United	46	12	6	5	38	27	3	8	12	23	39	−5	59
13	Wycombe Wanderers	46	8	7	8	24	23	7	7	9	22	30	−7	59
14	Brentford	46	9	10	4	34	30	5	7	11	22	40	−14	59
15	Oldham Athletic	46	11	5	7	35	26	4	8	11	18	39	−12	58
16	Bury	46	10	6	7	25	22	6	4	13	20	37	−14	58
17	Colchester United	46	10	5	8	32	23	5	7	11	23	36	−4	57
18	Northampton Town	46	9	6	8	26	28	6	6	11	20	31	−13	57
19	Cambridge United	46	8	6	9	32	31	6	5	12	29	46	−16	53
20	Swindon Town	46	6	8	9	30	35	7	5	11	17	30	−18	52
21	Bristol Rovers	46	6	10	7	28	26	6	5	12	25	31	−4	51	Relegated
22	Luton Town	46	5	6	12	24	35	4	7	12	28	45	−28	40
23	Swansea City	46	5	9	9	26	24	3	4	16	21	49	−26	37
24	Oxford United	46	5	4	14	23	34	2	2	19	30	66	−47	27

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Play-offs

Source:^[2]

	Semifinals 1st leg –May 13th; 2nd leg –May 16th, 2001							Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff May 27th, 2001

	3rd	Reading	0	2	2

	6th	Wigan Athletic	0	1	1
								3rd	Reading	2

								4th	Walsall (a.e.t.)	3
	4th	Walsall	0	4	4

	5th	Stoke City	0	2	2

Maps

Northampton Town

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Locations of the Football League Second Division 2000–2001 teams

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Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 2000–2001

Third Division

Football League, Third Division
Season	2000–01
Champions	Brighton & Hove Albion (2nd fourth tier title)
Direct promotion	Brighton & Hove Albion, Cardiff City, Chesterfield
Promoted through play-offs	Blackpool
Relegated to Conference	Barnet
New club in the league	Kidderminster Harriers
Matches played	552
Goals scored	1,397 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorer	Bobby Zamora (Brighton & Hove Albion), 28 ^[1]
← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 1999–2000 season.

From Third Division

Promoted to Second Division

Relegated to Football Conference

Chester City

To Third Division

Promoted from Football Conference

Kidderminster Harriers

Relegated from Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	19	2	2	52	14	9	6	8	21	21	+38	92	Division Champions, promoted
2	Cardiff City	46	16	7	0	56	20	7	6	10	39	38	+37	82	Promoted
3	Chesterfield	46	16	5	2	46	14	9	9	5	33	28	+37	80^[a]	Promoted
4	Hartlepool United	46	12	8	3	40	23	9	6	8	31	31	+17	77	Participated in play-offs
5	Leyton Orient	46	13	7	3	31	18	7	8	8	28	33	+8	75
6	Hull City	46	12	7	4	27	18	7	10	6	20	21	+8	74
7	Blackpool	46	14	4	5	50	26	8	2	13	24	32	+16	72	Promoted through play-offs
8	Rochdale	46	11	8	4	36	25	7	9	7	23	23	+11	71
9	Cheltenham Town	46	12	5	6	37	27	6	9	8	22	25	+7	68
10	Scunthorpe United	46	13	7	3	42	16	5	4	14	20	36	+10	65
11	Southend United	46	10	8	5	29	23	5	10	8	26	30	+2	63
12	Plymouth Argyle	46	13	5	5	33	17	2	8	13	21	44	−7	58
13	Mansfield Town	46	12	7	4	40	26	3	6	14	24	46	−8	58
14	Macclesfield Town	46	10	5	8	23	21	4	9	10	28	41	−11	56
15	Shrewsbury Town	46	12	5	6	30	26	3	5	15	19	39	−16	55
16	Kidderminster Harriers^[b]	46	10	6	7	29	27	3	8	12	18	34	−14	53
17	York City	46	9	6	8	23	26	4	7	12	19	37	−21	52
18	Lincoln City	46	9	9	5	36	28	3	6	14	22	38	−8	51
19	Exeter City	46	8	9	6	22	20	4	5	14	18	38	−18	50
20	Darlington	46	10	6	7	28	23	2	7	14	16	33	−12	49
21	Torquay United	46	8	9	6	30	29	4	4	15	22	48	−25	49
22	Carlisle United	46	8	8	7	26	26	3	7	13	16	39	−23	48
23	Halifax Town	46	7	6	10	33	32	5	5	13	21	36	−14	47
24	Barnet	46	9	8	6	44	29	3	1	19	23	52	−14	45	Relegated to Conference

Source: ^[2]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Notes:

^ Chesterfield had 9 points deducted.
^ New club in the league

Play-offs

Source:^[2]

	Semifinals 1st leg –May 13th; 2nd leg –May 16th, 2001							Final at Wembley Stadium May 26th, 2001

	4th	Hartlepool United	0	1	1

	7th	Blackpool	2	3	5
								5th	Leyton Orient	2

								7th	Blackpool	4
	5th	Leyton Orient	0	2	2

	6th	Hull City	1	0	1

Maps

Brighton & Hove

Carlisle United

Kidderminster Harriers

Plymouth Argyle

Scunthorpe United

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Locations of the Football League Third Division teams 2000–2001

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Locations of the Football League Third Division London teams 2000–2001

See also

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "England 2000–01". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

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played552Goals scored1 373 2 49 per match Top goalscorerLouis Saha Fulham 27 1 1999 20002001 02 Team changes Edit The following teams changed division since the 1999 2000 season From First Division Edit Promoted to FA Premier League Charlton Athletic Manchester City Ipswich TownRelegated to Second Division Walsall Port Vale Swindon TownTo First Division Edit Promoted from Second Division Preston North End Burnley GillinghamRelegated from FA Premier League Wimbledon Sheffield Wednesday Watford Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Promotion or relegation1 Fulham 46 16 5 2 49 14 14 6 3 41 18 58 101 Football League Champions promoted to FA Premier League2 Blackburn Rovers 46 15 5 3 43 20 11 8 4 33 19 37 91 Promoted to Premier League3 Bolton Wanderers 46 10 10 3 40 28 14 5 4 36 17 31 87 Promoted to Premier League through play offs4 Preston North End 46 12 6 5 32 18 11 3 9 32 34 12 78 Participated in play offs5 Birmingham City 46 14 3 6 34 22 9 6 8 25 26 11 786 West Bromwich Albion 46 13 5 5 37 23 8 6 9 23 29 8 747 Burnley 46 14 5 4 30 17 7 4 12 20 37 4 728 Wimbledon 46 7 11 5 33 26 10 7 6 38 24 21 699 Watford 46 11 6 6 46 29 9 3 11 30 38 9 6910 Sheffield United 46 14 4 5 34 18 5 7 11 18 31 3 6811 Nottingham Forest 46 11 3 9 28 24 9 5 9 27 29 2 6812 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 7 9 7 25 20 7 4 12 20 28 3 5513 Gillingham 46 9 6 8 32 28 4 10 9 29 38 5 5514 Crewe Alexandra 46 12 5 6 30 24 3 5 15 17 38 15 5515 Norwich City 46 10 7 6 25 18 4 5 14 21 40 12 5416 Barnsley 46 11 3 9 32 26 4 6 13 17 36 13 5417 Sheffield Wednesday 46 9 4 10 34 38 6 4 13 18 33 19 5318 Grimsby Town 46 10 4 9 26 27 4 6 13 17 35 19 5219 Stockport County 46 6 11 6 29 26 5 7 11 29 39 7 5120 Portsmouth 46 9 8 6 31 25 1 11 11 16 34 12 4921 Crystal Palace 46 6 6 11 28 34 6 7 10 29 36 13 4922 Huddersfield Town 46 7 6 10 29 26 4 9 10 19 31 9 48 Relegated23 Queens Park Rangers 46 6 9 8 24 28 1 10 12 21 47 30 4024 Tranmere Rovers 46 8 7 8 30 33 1 4 18 16 44 31 38Source citation needed Play offs Edit Main article Football League Championship play offs 2001 Source 2 Semifinals1st leg May 13th 2nd leg May 17th 2001Final at Millennium Stadium Cardiff May 28th 2001 3rdBolton Wanderers2356thWest Bromwich Albion2023rdBolton Wanderers34thPreston North End04thPreston North End pen 022 4 5thBirmingham City112 2 Results Edit Home Away BAR BIR BLB BOL BUR CRE CRY FUL GIL GRI HUD NWC NOT POR PNE QPR SHU SHW STP TRA WAT WBA WDN WOLBarnsley 2 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 3 1 1 0 3 4 1 0 0 4 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 1 2Birmingham City 4 1 0 2 1 1 3 2 2 0 2 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 1Blackburn Rovers 0 0 2 1 1 1 5 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 2 0 3 2 3 0 3 1 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 3 2 3 4 1 0 1 1 1 0Bolton Wanderers 2 0 2 2 1 4 1 1 4 1 3 3 0 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1Burnley 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 2Crewe Alexandra 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 4 2 0Crystal Palace 1 0 1 2 2 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 4 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 2 2 3 1 0 2Fulham 5 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 0 3 1 3 0 2 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 4 1 3 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 2 0Gillingham 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 4 3 1 3 1 1 4 0 0 1 4 1 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 0Grimsby Town 0 2 1 1 1 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 2Huddersfield Town 1 1 1 2 0 1 2 3 0 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 3 0Norwich City 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 2 1 0 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0Nottingham Forest 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 2 5 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0Portsmouth 3 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 0 2 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 2 1 3 1Preston North End 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 0Queens Park Rangers 2 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 3 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 2 2Sheffield United 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0Sheffield Wednesday 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 4 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 5 2 1 2 2 4 1 0 2 3 1 2 0 5 0 1Stockport County 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 2 2 1 1Tranmere Rovers 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 1 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 2 2 0 4 0 2Watford 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 4 0 1 2 4 1 3 0 2 2 2 3 3 1 4 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 3 3 3 1 3 2West Bromwich Albion 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 1 1 2 3 3 0 2 0 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 3 0 3 1 1 0Wimbledon 1 1 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 3 4 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 3 1 5 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 3 1 0 1Source citation needed Legend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Top scorers Edit Rank Player Club Goals1 Louis Saha Fulham 272 Matt Jansen Blackburn Rovers 233 Lee Hughes West Bromwich Albion 214 Jason Euell Wimbledon 19 Jon Macken Preston North End 19 Michael Ricketts Bolton Wanderers 195 Luis Boa Morte Fulham 18 Barry Hayles Fulham 18Maps Edit BarnsleyBirminghamBlackburn RoversBoltonBurnleyCrewe AlexandraCrystal PalaceFulhamGillinghamGrimsby TownHuddersfieldNorwich CityNottingham ForestPortsmouthPreston North EndQPRSheffield UnitedSheffield WednesdayStockportTranmereWatfordWest Bromwich AlbionWimbledonWolverhampton Wanderersclass notpageimage Locations of the Football League First Division 2000 2001 teams Crystal PalaceFulhamQueens Park RangersWatfordWimbledonclass notpageimage Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 2000 2001Second Division EditFootball League Second DivisionSeason2000 01ChampionsMillwall 1st third tier title Direct promotionMillwall Rotherham UnitedPromoted through play offsWalsallRelegatedBristol Rovers Luton Town Oxford United Swansea CityMatches played552Goals scored1 466 2 66 per match Top goalscorerNeil Harris Millwall 27 1 1999 20002001 02 Team changes Edit The following teams changed division since the 1999 2000 season From Second Division Edit Promoted to First Division Preston North End Burnley GillinghamRelegated to Third Division Cardiff City Blackpool Scunthorpe United ChesterfieldTo Second Division Edit Promoted from Third Division Swansea City Rotherham United Northampton Town Peterborough UnitedRelegated from First Division Walsall Port Vale Swindon Town Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Promotion or relegation1 Millwall 46 17 2 4 49 11 11 7 5 40 27 51 93 Division Champions promoted2 Rotherham United 46 16 4 3 50 26 11 6 6 29 29 24 91 Promoted3 Reading 46 15 5 3 58 26 10 6 7 28 26 34 86 Participated in play offs4 Walsall 46 15 5 3 51 23 8 7 8 28 27 29 81 Promoted through play offs5 Stoke City 46 12 6 5 39 21 9 8 6 35 28 25 77 Participated in play offs6 Wigan Athletic 46 12 9 2 29 18 7 9 7 24 24 11 757 Bournemouth 46 11 6 6 37 23 9 7 7 42 32 24 738 Notts County 46 10 6 7 37 33 9 6 8 25 33 4 699 Bristol City 46 11 6 6 47 29 7 8 8 23 27 14 6810 Wrexham 46 10 6 7 33 28 7 6 10 32 43 6 6311 Port Vale 46 9 8 6 35 22 7 6 10 20 27 6 6212 Peterborough United 46 12 6 5 38 27 3 8 12 23 39 5 5913 Wycombe Wanderers 46 8 7 8 24 23 7 7 9 22 30 7 5914 Brentford 46 9 10 4 34 30 5 7 11 22 40 14 5915 Oldham Athletic 46 11 5 7 35 26 4 8 11 18 39 12 5816 Bury 46 10 6 7 25 22 6 4 13 20 37 14 5817 Colchester United 46 10 5 8 32 23 5 7 11 23 36 4 5718 Northampton Town 46 9 6 8 26 28 6 6 11 20 31 13 5719 Cambridge United 46 8 6 9 32 31 6 5 12 29 46 16 5320 Swindon Town 46 6 8 9 30 35 7 5 11 17 30 18 5221 Bristol Rovers 46 6 10 7 28 26 6 5 12 25 31 4 51 Relegated22 Luton Town 46 5 6 12 24 35 4 7 12 28 45 28 4023 Swansea City 46 5 9 9 26 24 3 4 16 21 49 26 3724 Oxford United 46 5 4 14 23 34 2 2 19 30 66 47 27Source citation needed Rules for classification In the Football League goals scored GF takes precedence over goal difference GD Play offs Edit Main article Football League One play offs 2001 Source 2 Semifinals1st leg May 13th 2nd leg May 16th 2001Final at Millennium Stadium Cardiff May 27th 2001 3rdReading0226thWigan Athletic0113rdReading24thWalsall a e t 34thWalsall0445thStoke City022Maps Edit BournemouthBrentfordBristol CityBristol RoversBuryCambridge UtdColchesterLuton TownMillwallNorthampton TownNotts CountyOldhamOxfordPeterboroughPort ValeReadingRotherhamStokeSwansea CitySwindonWalsallWigan AthleticWrexhamWycombeclass notpageimage Locations of the Football League Second Division 2000 2001 teams BrentfordMillwallclass notpageimage Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 2000 2001Third Division EditFootball League Third DivisionSeason2000 01ChampionsBrighton amp Hove Albion 2nd fourth tier title Direct promotionBrighton amp Hove Albion Cardiff City ChesterfieldPromoted through play offsBlackpoolRelegated to ConferenceBarnetNew club in the leagueKidderminster HarriersMatches played552Goals scored1 397 2 53 per match Top goalscorerBobby Zamora Brighton amp Hove Albion 28 1 1999 20002001 02 Team changes Edit The following teams changed division since the 1999 2000 season From Third Division Edit Promoted to Second Division Swansea City Rotherham United Northampton Town Peterborough UnitedRelegated to Football Conference Chester CityTo Third Division Edit Promoted from Football Conference Kidderminster HarriersRelegated from Second Division Cardiff City Blackpool Scunthorpe United Chesterfield Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Promotion or relegation1 Brighton amp Hove Albion 46 19 2 2 52 14 9 6 8 21 21 38 92 Division Champions promoted2 Cardiff City 46 16 7 0 56 20 7 6 10 39 38 37 82 Promoted3 Chesterfield 46 16 5 2 46 14 9 9 5 33 28 37 80 a 4 Hartlepool United 46 12 8 3 40 23 9 6 8 31 31 17 77 Participated in play offs5 Leyton Orient 46 13 7 3 31 18 7 8 8 28 33 8 756 Hull City 46 12 7 4 27 18 7 10 6 20 21 8 747 Blackpool 46 14 4 5 50 26 8 2 13 24 32 16 72 Promoted through play offs8 Rochdale 46 11 8 4 36 25 7 9 7 23 23 11 719 Cheltenham Town 46 12 5 6 37 27 6 9 8 22 25 7 6810 Scunthorpe United 46 13 7 3 42 16 5 4 14 20 36 10 6511 Southend United 46 10 8 5 29 23 5 10 8 26 30 2 6312 Plymouth Argyle 46 13 5 5 33 17 2 8 13 21 44 7 5813 Mansfield Town 46 12 7 4 40 26 3 6 14 24 46 8 5814 Macclesfield Town 46 10 5 8 23 21 4 9 10 28 41 11 5615 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 5 6 30 26 3 5 15 19 39 16 5516 Kidderminster Harriers b 46 10 6 7 29 27 3 8 12 18 34 14 5317 York City 46 9 6 8 23 26 4 7 12 19 37 21 5218 Lincoln City 46 9 9 5 36 28 3 6 14 22 38 8 5119 Exeter City 46 8 9 6 22 20 4 5 14 18 38 18 5020 Darlington 46 10 6 7 28 23 2 7 14 16 33 12 4921 Torquay United 46 8 9 6 30 29 4 4 15 22 48 25 4922 Carlisle United 46 8 8 7 26 26 3 7 13 16 39 23 4823 Halifax Town 46 7 6 10 33 32 5 5 13 21 36 14 4724 Barnet 46 9 8 6 44 29 3 1 19 23 52 14 45 Relegated to ConferenceSource 2 Rules for classification In the Football League goals scored GF takes precedence over goal difference GD Notes Chesterfield had 9 points deducted New club in the league Play offs Edit Main article Football League Two play offs 2001 Source 2 Semifinals1st leg May 13th 2nd leg May 16th 2001Final at Wembley StadiumMay 26th 2001 4thHartlepool United0117thBlackpool2355thLeyton Orient27thBlackpool45thLeyton Orient0226thHull City101Maps Edit BarnetBlackpoolBrighton amp HoveCardiff CityCarlisle UnitedCheltenhamChesterfieldDarlingtonExeter CityHalifax TownHartlepoolHullKidderminster HarriersLeyton OrientLincoln CityMacclesfieldMansfield TownPlymouth ArgyleRochdaleScunthorpe UnitedSouthendShrewsburyTorquayYork Cityclass notpageimage Locations of the Football League Third Division teams 2000 2001 BarnetLeyton Orientclass notpageimage Locations of the Football League Third Division London teams 2000 2001See also Edit2000 01 in English football 2000 in association football 2001 in association footballReferences Edit a b c English League Leading Goalscorers RSSSF Retrieved 2010 10 31 a b c d England 2000 01 Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Archived from the original on 26 January 2010 Retrieved 2010 02 24 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2000 01 Football League amp oldid 1101160036 First Division, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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