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2000–01 Portsmouth F.C. season

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During the 2000–01 English football season, Portsmouth F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Portsmouth
2000–01 season
ChairmanMilan Mandaric
ManagerTony Pulis (until 12 October)
Steve Claridge (12 October – 25 February)
Graham Rix (from 25 February)
StadiumFratton Park
Football League First Division20th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Claridge (11)
All: Claridge/Bradbury (11)
Highest home attendance19,013 vs. Crystal Palace
(2 May 2001)
Lowest home attendance9,235 vs. Tranmere Rovers
(12 September 2000)
Average home league attendance14,124

Season summary edit

In October, Tony Pulis was put on gardening leave (and sacked not long afterwards) due to a poor relationship with Mandaric.[1][2] Veteran player Steve Claridge stepped up to the manager's seat, and some initial success saw talk of promotion to the Premier League, only for a horrific run of defeats to set in after the new year, resulting in Claridge being dismissed as manager (but retained as a player) and being replaced in March 2001 by Chelsea assistant manager Graham Rix. Rix did not prove an entirely popular appointment, as he had been jailed for a sexual offence two years previously,[3] and the club only survived on the last day of the season when they won their final game and relegated Huddersfield Town at their expense.

Final league table edit

Main article: 2000–01 Football League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
18 Grimsby Town 46 14 10 22 43 62 −19 52
19 Stockport County 46 11 18 17 58 65 −7 51
20 Portsmouth 46 10 19 17 47 59 −12 49
21 Crystal Palace 46 12 13 21 57 70 −13 49
22 Huddersfield Town (R) 46 11 15 20 48 57 −9 48 Relegation to the Second Division
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results edit

Portsmouth's score comes first[4]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 August 2000 Sheffield United A 0–2 15,816
19 August 2000 Grimsby Town H 1–1 12,511 Bradbury
25 August 2000 Gillingham A 1–1 8,741 Moore
28 August 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–1 14,124 Claridge (3, 1 pen)
2 September 2000 Preston North End A 0–1 13,343
9 September 2000 Watford H 1–3 14,012 Quashie
12 September 2000 Tranmere Rovers H 2–0 9,235 Mills, Bradbury
16 September 2000 Bolton Wanderers A 0–2 14,113
23 September 2000 West Bromwich Albion H 0–1 11,937
30 September 2000 Burnley A 1–1 15,494 Claridge
8 October 2000 Stockport County A 1–1 6,212 Mills
14 October 2000 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–1 16,040 Thøgersen, Claridge
17 October 2000 Crewe Alexandra H 2–1 14,621 Thøgersen, Claridge (pen)
21 October 2000 Crystal Palace A 3–2 15,693 Claridge, Thøgersen, Panopoulos
24 October 2000 Norwich City A 0–0 18,772
28 October 2000 Birmingham City H 1–1 15,218 Bradbury
4 November 2000 Queens Park Rangers A 1–1 12,038 Bradbury
11 November 2000 Blackburn Rovers H 2–2 14,141 Quashie, Panopoulos
18 November 2000 Fulham A 1–3 19,005 Claridge
25 November 2000 Barnsley A 0–1 12,853
2 December 2000 Norwich City H 2–0 13,409 Panopoulos, Quashie
9 December 2000 Nottingham Forest A 0–2 19,284
16 December 2000 Huddersfield Town H 1–1 12,041 Claridge
23 December 2000 Sheffield United H 0–0 13,606
26 December 2000 Wimbledon A 1–1 10,518 Claridge
1 January 2001 Gillingham H 0–0 14,526
13 January 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–1 20,869 Lescott (own goal)
20 January 2001 Wimbledon H 2–1 12,488 Bradbury (pen), Quashie
27 January 2001 Grimsby Town A 1–2 4,128 Bradbury
3 February 2001 Preston North End H 0–1 13,331
10 February 2001 Watford A 2–2 16,051 Quashie, Claridge
17 February 2001 Bolton Wanderers H 1–2 11,377 Panopoulos
24 February 2001 West Bromwich Albion A 0–2 17,645
3 March 2001 Burnley H 2–0 12,941 Nightingale, Panopoulos (pen)
7 March 2001 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–0 20,503
10 March 2001 Stockport County H 2–1 12,202 Bradbury, Lovell
14 March 2001 Tranmere Rovers A 1–1 9,872 Harper
17 March 2001 Crewe Alexandra A 0–1 5,182
31 March 2001 Huddersfield Town A 1–4 13,199 Mills
7 April 2001 Nottingham Forest H 0–2 13,018
14 April 2001 Queens Park Rangers H 1–1 13,426 Bradbury
16 April 2001 Birmingham City A 0–0 23,304
21 April 2001 Fulham H 1–1 17,651 Bradbury
29 April 2001 Blackburn Rovers A 1–3 24,257 Panopoulos
2 May 2001 Crystal Palace H 2–4 19,013 Mills, Tiler
6 May 2001 Barnsley H 3–0 13,064 Bradbury, O'Neil, Harper

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 2001 Tranmere Rovers H 1–2 11,058 Bradbury

League Cup edit

Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 22 August 2000 Cambridge United A 0–0 2,904
R1 2nd Leg 5 September 2000 Cambridge United H 1–0 5,570 Mills
R2 1st Leg 19 September 2000 Blackburn Rovers A 0–4 10,360
R2 2nd Leg 26 September 2000 Blackburn Rovers H 1–1 (lost 1–5 on agg) 2,731 Nightingale

Squad edit

[1] 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   AUS Andy Petterson
2 DF   ENG Linvoy Primus
3 DF   ENG Justin Edinburgh
4 MF   ENG Shaun Derry
6 DF   JAM Darren Moore
7 MF   SCO Kevin Harper
8 MF   SVN Mladen Rudonja
9 FW   ENG Steve Claridge
10 FW   ENG Lee Bradbury
11 MF   WAL Ceri Hughes
12 MF   SCO Nigel Quashie
13 GK   ENG Aaron Flahavan
14 MF   ENG Tom Curtis
15 DF   ENG Jamie Vincent
16 DF   DEN Thomas Thøgersen
17 MF   ENG Lee Sharpe (on loan from Bradford City)
18 DF   NIR Dave Waterman
19 FW   ENG Luke Nightingale
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW   ENG Rory Allen
21 MF   ENG Gary O'Neil
22 FW   ENG Lee Mills
23 FW   ENG Rowan Vine
24 DF   ENG Scott Hiley
25 DF   ENG Jason Crowe
26 GK   ENG Chris Tardif
27 MF   SCO Garry Brady
28 MF   ENG Rob Wolleaston (on loan from Chelsea)
29 DF   ENG Tom White
30 MF   BRA Stefani Miglioranzi
31 FW   ENG Steve Lovell
32 MF   GRE Michael Panopoulos
35 DF   ENG Lewis Buxton
36 DF   ENG Carl Tiler
37 DF   ENG Shaun Cooper
38 MF   ENG Carl Pettefer
44 GK   ENG Alan Knight

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
23 DF   FRA Bernard Lambourde (on loan from Chelsea)
26 DF   ENG Jason Cundy (Retired)
15 FW   ENG Andy Awford (Retired)
25 MF   FRA Marc Keller (on loan from West Ham United)
27 DF   ENG David Birmingham (to Bournemouth)
39 MF   WAL Adam Holbrook (Released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Russell Hoult (to West Bromwich Albion)
5 DF   ENG Adrian Whitbread (to Reading)
29 FW   ENG Guy Whittingham (to Wycombe Wanderers)
33 MF   ENG Joe McNab (Released)
34 MF   ENG Neil McNab (Released)

References edit

  1. ^ "Pulis will fight misconduct charge". BBC Sport. 4 January 2001. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Pulis sacked by Pompey". BBC Sport. 3 January 2001. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  3. ^ Chelsea stands by Rix BBC News, 26 March 1999
  4. ^ "Portsmouth 2000-2001 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
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