2000–01 Wimbledon F.C. season

Wimbledon
2000–01 season
ChairmanCharles Koppel
ManagerTerry Burton
StadiumSelhurst Park
First Division8th
FA CupFifth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jason Euell (19)
All:
Jason Euell (20)
Average home league attendance7,901

During the 2000–01 English football season, Wimbledon F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, following relegation from the FA Premier League the previous season.

Season summary

Following the departures of key frontmen John Hartson and Carl Cort, Wimbledon were unable to make an immediate return to the top flight and finished in 8th, five points short of the playoffs; were it not for their mediocre home form (with 11 draws and only 7 wins all season) they could have aimed for a playoff spot or even an attempt for automatic promotion. Despite this disappointing season, Wimbledon did enjoy some highlights, including a 5–0 win of London rivals Queens Park Rangers at home and a 5–0 win over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.

Wimbledon's struggle to return to the top flight was only made harder with the sale of the club's top scorer, Jason Euell, to South London rivals Charlton Athletic at the end of the season.

Kit

German company Puma became Wimbledon's kit manufacturers. Tiny Computers remained the kit sponsor.

Final league table

Main article: 2000–01 Football League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fulham (C, P) 46 30 11 5 90 32 +58 101 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Blackburn Rovers (P) 46 26 13 7 76 39 +37 91
3 Bolton Wanderers (O, P) 46 24 15 7 76 45 +31 87 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4 Preston North End 46 23 9 14 64 52 +12 78
5 Birmingham City 46 23 9 14 59 48 +11 78
6 West Bromwich Albion 46 21 11 14 60 52 +8 74
7 Burnley 46 21 9 16 50 54 −4 72
8 Wimbledon 46 17 18 11 71 50 +21 69
9 Watford 46 20 9 17 76 67 +9 69
10 Sheffield United 46 19 11 16 52 49 +3 68
11 Nottingham Forest 46 20 8 18 55 53 +2 68
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 14 13 19 45 48 −3 55
13 Gillingham 46 13 16 17 61 66 −5 55
14 Crewe Alexandra 46 15 10 21 47 62 −15 55
15 Norwich City 46 14 12 20 46 58 −12 54
16 Barnsley 46 15 9 22 49 62 −13 54
17 Sheffield Wednesday 46 15 8 23 52 71 −19 53
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
23 Queens Park Rangers (R) 46 7 19 20 45 75 −30 40
24 Tranmere Rovers (R) 46 9 11 26 46 77 −31 38
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Wimbledon's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 August 2000 Tranmere Rovers H 0–0 8,266
19 August 2000 Burnley A 0–1 15,124
26 August 2000 Watford H 0–0 8,447
28 August 2000 Preston North End A 1–1 13,519 Williams
9 September 2000 Sheffield Wednesday A 5–0 15,856 Francis, Hartson (2), Euell (2)
12 September 2000 Huddersfield Town A 2–0 7,592 Hartson (2)
16 September 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–1 8,761 Hartson
23 September 2000 Queens Park Rangers A 1–2 11,720 Euell
30 September 2000 Stockport County H 2–0 6,087 Ardley (pen), Francis
14 October 2000 Gillingham H 4–4 9,030 Francis, Hartson (2), Euell
18 October 2000 Blackburn Rovers H 0–2 6,019
21 October 2000 Crewe Alexandra A 4–0 5,469 Harley (2), Gayle, Euell
24 October 2000 West Bromwich Albion A 1–3 15,570 Euell (pen)
28 October 2000 Sheffield United H 0–0 7,327
5 November 2000 Barnsley A 1–0 13,641 Francis
11 November 2000 Fulham H 0–3 14,071
18 November 2000 Nottingham Forest A 2–1 18,159 Euell, Andersen
25 November 2000 Norwich City A 2–1 14,059 Hartson, Francis
2 December 2000 West Bromwich Albion H 0–1 8,608
5 December 2000 Crystal Palace A 1–3 16,699 Roberts
9 December 2000 Birmingham City A 3–0 16,778 Francis (2), Euell
13 December 2000 Grimsby Town H 2–2 4,489 Euell, Andersen
16 December 2000 Bolton Wanderers H 0–1 6,076
23 December 2000 Tranmere Rovers A 4–0 8,058 Andersen, Williams, Euell (2)
26 December 2000 Portsmouth H 1–1 9,245 Francis
2 January 2001 Watford A 1–3 11,336 Gayle
13 January 2001 Preston North End H 3–1 7,242 Euell (2), Williams
20 January 2001 Portsmouth A 1–2 12,488 Euell
10 February 2001 Sheffield Wednesday H 4–1 6,741 Andersen (2), Euell, Beresford (own goal)
24 February 2001 Queens Park Rangers H 5–0 9,446 Williams (2), Gayle, Euell (2)
3 March 2001 Stockport County A 2–2 5,519 Agyemang, Wiss (own goal)
6 March 2001 Gillingham A 0–0 8,841
10 March 2001 Crystal Palace H 1–0 13,167 Agyemang
13 March 2001 Grimsby Town A 1–1 4,276 Agyemang
17 March 2001 Blackburn Rovers A 1–1 19,000 Euell
31 March 2001 Bolton Wanderers A 2–2 14,562 Agyemang, Cooper
4 April 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–0 16,767 Ardley
7 April 2001 Birmingham City H 3–1 6,619 Nielsen, Hughes, Williams
10 April 2001 Burnley H 0–2 6,132
14 April 2001 Barnsley H 1–1 7,609 Ainsworth
17 April 2001 Sheffield United A 1–0 14,527 Roberts
21 April 2001 Nottingham Forest H 2–1 10,027 Nielsen, Cooper
24 April 2001 Crewe Alexandra H 3–3 5,468 Willmott, Cooper, Ardley
28 April 2001 Fulham A 1–1 18,576 Euell (pen)
1 May 2001 Huddersfield Town H 1–1 4,956 Ainsworth
6 May 2001 Norwich City H 0–0 7,888

FA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 2001 Notts County H 2–2 4,391 Ardley, Karlsson
R3R 27 January 2001 Notts County A 1–0 9,084 Andersen
R4 6 February 2001 Middlesbrough A 0–0 20,625
R4R 13 February 2001 Middlesbrough H 3–1 5,991 Ardley (pen), Euell, Hunt
R5 17 February 2001 Wycombe Wanderers A 2–2 9,650 Williams, Agyemang
R5R 20 February 2001 Wycombe Wanderers H 2–2 (lost 7–8 on pens) 4,391 Ainsworth, Gray

League Cup

Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 19 September 2000 Wigan Athletic H 0–0 1,941
R2 2nd Leg 26 September 2000 Wigan Athletic A 2–1 5,387 Hartson, Gayle
R3 31 October 2000 Middlesbrough H 1–0 3,666 Hartson (pen)
R4 29 November 2000 Manchester City A 1–2 19,513 Roberts

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Kelvin Davis
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Kenny Cunningham
3 DF England ENG Alan Kimble
4 MF England ENG Andy Roberts
5 DF England ENG Dean Blackwell
6 DF England ENG Darren Holloway
7 DF England ENG Neal Ardley
10 FW England ENG Jason Euell[notes 1]
11 MF England ENG Kevin Cooper
12 DF Norway NOR Trond Andersen
14 GK England ENG Paul Heald
15 FW England ENG Carl Leaburn
16 MF Northern Ireland NIR Michael Hughes
17 DF Northern Ireland NIR Mark Williams[notes 2]
18 MF England ENG Gareth Ainsworth
19 FW England ENG Paul Robinson
20 GK United States USA Ian Feuer
21 DF Scotland SCO Duncan Jupp[notes 3]
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF England ENG Chris Willmott
23 FW England ENG Ian Selley
24 MF England ENG Damien Francis[notes 4]
25 FW England ENG Wayne Gray
26 FW England ENG Patrick Agyemang[notes 5]
27 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Des Byrne
28 DF England ENG Peter Hawkins
29 MF England ENG Michael Thomas
30 MF Sweden SWE Pär Karlsson
31 MF Norway NOR Kjetil Wæhler
32 MF England ENG Ansah Owusu
33 MF England ENG Rob Gier[notes 6]
34 MF England ENG Jonathan Hunt
35 FW England ENG Lionel Morgan
36 FW Denmark DEN David Nielsen
37 MF England ENG Alex Tapp
38 DF South Africa RSA Matthew Booth (on loan from Mamelodi Sundowns)
39 GK England ENG Shane Gore

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 DF Iceland ISL Hermann Hreiðarsson (to Ipswich Town)
8 MF Jamaica JAM Robbie Earle[notes 7] (retired)
9 FW Wales WAL John Hartson (to Coventry City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW Jamaica JAM Marcus Gayle[notes 8] (to Rangers)
36 DF England ENG Jon Harley (on loan from Chelsea)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Samuel Okikiolu
— DF Germany GER Simon Mensing
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Finland FIN Heikki Haara
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen O'Flynn

Appearances and goals

Source:
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with names struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Wimbledon.
Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
Players contracted for the 2000–01 season
No. Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  ENG Kelvin Davis 45 0 6 0 4 0 55 0
2 DF  IRL Kenny Cunningham 15 0 4 (1) 0 0 0 19 (1) 0
3 DF  ENG Alan Kimble 21 (4) 0 3 0 1 0 25 (4) 0
4 MF  ENG Andy Roberts 25 (2) 2 0 (1) 0 3 1 28 (3) 1
5 DF  ENG Dean Blackwell 5 (1) 0 1 0 1 0 7 (1) 0
6 DF  ISL Hermann Hreiðarsson † 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF  ENG Darren Holloway 30 (1) 0 4 0 0 0 34 (1) 0
7 MF  ENG Neal Ardley 36 (1) 3 4 (1) 2 2 0 42 (2) 5
8 MF  JAM Robbie Earle † 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW  WAL John Hartson † 19 8 0 0 4 2 23 10
10 FW  ENG Jason Euell 33 (3) 19 6 1 1 0 40 (3) 20
11 FW  JAM Marcus Gayle † 24 (8) 3 0 (4) 0 3 1 27 (12) 4
11 MF  ENG Kevin Cooper 11 3 0 0 0 0 11 3
12 DF  NOR Trond Andersen 40 (2) 5 6 1 4 0 50 (2) 6
14 GK  ENG Paul Heald 1 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (2) 0
15 FW  ENG Carl Leaburn 2 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 2 (1) 0
16 MF  NIR Michael Hughes 5 (5) 1 0 0 0 0 5 (5) 1
17 DF  NIR Mark Williams 42 6 6 1 4 0 52 7
18 MF  ENG Gareth Ainsworth 8 (4) 2 5 (1) 1 0 0 13 (5) 3
19 FW  ENG Paul Robinson 0 (3) 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 1 (4) 0
20 GK  USA Ian Feuer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF  SCO Duncan Jupp 4 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
22 DF  ENG Chris Willmott 13 (1) 1 1 0 2 0 16 (1) 1
23 MF  ENG Ian Selley 1 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (3) 0
24 MF  ENG Damien Francis 29 8 4 0 3 0 36 8
25 FW  ENG Wayne Gray 1 (10) 0 0 (3) 1 0 0 1 (13) 1
26 FW  ENG Patrick Agyemang 16 (13) 4 6 1 1 (1) 0 23 (14) 5
27 DF  IRL Des Byrne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF  ENG Peter Hawkins 29 (1) 0 5 0 3 0 37 (1) 0
29 MF  ENG Michael Thomas 5 (3) 0 0 0 1 0 6 (3) 0
30 MF  SWE Pär Karlsson 7 (9) 0 5 1 1 0 13 (9) 1
31 DF  NOR Kjetil Wæhler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF  ENG Ansah Owusu 1 (3) 0 0 0 1 0 2 (3) 0
33 DF  ENG Rob Gier 13 (1) 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 14 (2) 0
34 MF  ENG Jonathan Hunt 8 (4) 0 0 (2) 1 1 (1) 0 9 (7) 1
35 FW  ENG Lionel Morgan 1 (4) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 1 (5) 0
36 DF  ENG Jon Harley * † 6 2 0 0 0 0 6 2
36 FW  DEN David Nielsen 9 (2) 2 0 0 0 0 9 (2) 2
37 MF  ENG Alex Tapp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF  RSA Matthew Booth * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 GK  ENG Shane Gore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "Wimbledon results for the 2000-2001 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Wimbledon - 2000/01".

Notes

  1. ^ Euell was born in Lambeth, England, and represented England at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and made his international debut for Jamaica in November 2004.
  2. ^ Williams was born in Stalybridge, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1999.
  3. ^ Jupp was born in Haslemere, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented Scotland at U-21 level.
  4. ^ Francis was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
  5. ^ Agyemang was born in Waltham Forest, England, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally and made his international debut for Ghana in May 2003.
  6. ^ Gier was born in Ascot, England, but also qualified to represent the Philippines internationally through his mother and made his international debut for the Philippines in April 2009.
  7. ^ Earle was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England, and was called up for England without playing, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1997.
  8. ^ Gayle was born in Hammersmith, London, and represented England at U-18 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.