2000–01 Swindon Town F.C. season

During the 2000–01 English football season, Swindon Town F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Swindon Town
2000–01 season
ChairmanTerry Brady
ManagerColin Todd (until 1 November)
Andy King (from 8 November)
StadiumCounty Ground
Second Division20th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
LDV Vans TrophySemi-finals (Southern Area)
Top goalscorerLeague: Invincibile (9)
All: Invincibile (10)
Average home league attendance6,187

Season summary edit

Swindon had a dismal start to the 2000–01 season and Todd quit in November to take the assistant manager's job at Premiership side Derby County. Todd's assistant, Andy King, stepped up to the manager's seat and remained there for the rest of the season. He achieved survival in Division Two[1] but his short-term contract was not renewed at the end of the season.[2]

Final league table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
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
21 Bristol Rovers 46 12 15 19 53 57 −4 51 Relegated
22 Luton Town 46 9 13 24 52 80 −28 40
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results edit

Swindon Town's score comes first[3]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 August 2000 Colchester United H 0–0 7,296
19 August 2000 Reading A 0–2 14,134
26 August 2000 Walsall H 1–4 5,492 Invincibile
28 August 2000 Port Vale A 0–3 3,926
9 September 2000 Bristol City A 1–0 10,110 Reeves
12 September 2000 Bournemouth A 0–3 3,673
23 September 2000 Luton Town A 3–2 4,933 Duke, M Williams (2)
30 September 2000 Wigan Athletic H 2–2 4,895 Alexander, M Robinson
8 October 2000 Oxford United H 2–1 7,975 Reeves, Grazioli
14 October 2000 Oldham Athletic A 0–1 4,009
17 October 2000 Swansea City A 0–0 6,331
21 October 2000 Bristol Rovers H 1–3 8,097 Robertson
24 October 2000 Millwall H 0–2 5,014
28 October 2000 Notts County A 2–3 5,402 Invincibile (2)
31 October 2000 Cambridge United H 3–1 3,452 Invincibile (2), O'Halloran
4 November 2000 Wycombe Wanderers H 1–1 5,226 Reeves
7 November 2000 Wrexham H 2–2 4,423 Invincibile, O'Halloran (pen)
11 November 2000 Peterborough United A 0–4 5,700
25 November 2000 Stoke City H 0–3 4,904
2 December 2000 Northampton Town A 1–0 5,816 Alexander
16 December 2000 Rotherham United H 2–1 4,740 Woan, Invincibile
23 December 2000 Bury A 0–1 2,921
26 December 2000 Brentford H 2–3 6,649 Invincibile, Howe
1 January 2001 Walsall A 0–1 5,548
13 January 2001 Port Vale H 0–1 5,175
27 January 2001 Bury H 3–0 4,960 Reddy, O'Halloran (pen), Cowe
3 February 2001 Wrexham A 1–1 3,004 van der Linden
10 February 2001 Bristol City H 1–1 10,031 Reddy
17 February 2001 Cambridge United A 1–0 4,046 Reddy
20 February 2001 Bournemouth H 1–1 5,948 Alexander
24 February 2001 Luton Town H 1–3 7,160 Alexander
3 March 2001 Wigan Athletic A 0–0 6,563
6 March 2001 Oldham Athletic H 3–0 4,168 Kelly (own goal), McAreavey, Grazioli
10 March 2001 Oxford United A 2–0 7,480 S Robinson (2)
17 March 2001 Swansea City H 1–1 6,724 O'Halloran (pen)
20 March 2001 Colchester United A 1–0 2,736 Reddy
24 March 2001 Bristol Rovers A 0–0 8,114
27 March 2001 Reading H 0–1 9,673
31 March 2001 Rotherham United A 3–4 7,106 Alexander (2), Woan
7 April 2001 Northampton Town H 1–1 5,932 Woan
10 April 2001 Brentford A 1–0 4,180 Heywood
14 April 2001 Millwall A 0–1 12,266
16 April 2001 Notts County H 1–2 6,207 Heywood
21 April 2001 Wycombe Wanderers A 0–0 6,844
28 April 2001 Peterborough United H 2–1 8,145 Alexander, Invincibile
5 May 2001 Stoke City A 1–4 20,591 O'Halloran (pen)

FA Cup edit

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 18 November 2000 Ilkeston Town H 0–1 4,406 Willis, M Williams, Howe, Young
R2 9 December 2000 Gateshead H 5–0 3,907 O'Halloran (2), Cowe (2), Howe
R3 6 January 2001 Coventry City H 0–2 14,445

League Cup edit

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 22 August 2000 Exeter City H 1–1 5,193 Howe
R1 2nd Leg 6 September 2000 Exeter City A 2–1 (won 3–2 on agg) 2,825 Reeves, Invincibile
R2 1st Leg 18 September 2000 Tranmere Rovers A 1–1 4,289 Hazell (own goal)
R2 2nd Leg 26 September 2000 Tranmere Rovers H 0–1 (lost 1–2 on agg) 4,573

Football League Trophy edit

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
Southern R2 9 January 2001 Millwall A 0–0 (won 3–2 on pens) 2,394
Southern QF 30 January 2001 Wycombe Wanderers H 2–1 3,244 Alexander
Southern SF 13 February 2001 Southend United A 1–2 (a.e.t.) 3,337 Reddy

Squad edit

[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   NED Bart Griemink
2 DF   ENG Mark Robinson
3 DF   ENG Sol Davis
4 MF   ENG Matthew Hewlett
5 DF   ENG Adam Willis
6 DF   NED Antoine van der Linden
7 MF   IRL Keith O'Halloran
8 MF   ENG Bobby Howe
10 FW   ENG Giuliano Grazioli
11 MF   SCO David Duke
12 DF   ARG Juan Cobián
14 MF   ENG Steve Cowe
15 MF   WAL Andy Williams
17 FW   AUS Danny Invincibile
18 FW   ENG Gary Alexander
19 DF   ENG Matthew Heywood
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   ENG Frazer McHugh
21 DF   WAL Gareth Davies
22 DF   ENG Alan Reeves
23 GK   ENG Steve Mildenhall
24 MF   BEL Adrian Bakalli
25 MF   ENG Steve Robinson
26 FW   ENG Alan Young
27 MF   NIR Paul McAreavey
28 MF   ENG Jamie Mills
29 DF   ENG James Williams
30 DF   WAL Gareth Hall
31 MF   ENG Ian Woan
32 DF   ENG Sam Campagna
33 GK   ENG Craig Farr
35 MF   ENG Kevin Halliday

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF   FIN Marko Tuomela (on loan from Tromsø IL)
9 DF   ENG Charlie Griffin (to Woking)
16 DF   DEN Kim Heiselberg (Released)
19 MF   AUS Mark Robertson (to Dundee)
16 MF   NIR Jim Whitley (on loan from Manchester City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF   ENG Richard Dryden (on loan from Southampton)
9 FW   BER Kyle Lightbourne (on loan from Stoke City)
24 FW   ENG Martin Williams (Released)
16 FW   IRL Michael Reddy (on loan from Sunderland)

References edit

  1. ^ "King hailed as saviour". News Headlines. Swindon Advertiser. 3 May 2001. Archived from the original on 13 January 2005. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Town hope to replace King by end of week". News Headlines. Swindon Advertiser. 1 August 2001. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Swindon Town 2000-2001 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  4. ^ "FootballSquads - Swindon Town - 2000/01".