Season summary
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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
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Source:
[citation needed Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
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
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League Cup
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First-team squad
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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
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad
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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.
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