2000–01 Bradford City A.F.C. season

Bradford City
2000–01 season
ChairmanGeoffrey Richmond
ManagerChris Hutchings (until 8 November)
Stuart McCall (caretaker 8–20 November)
Jim Jefferies (from 20 November)
StadiumValley Parade
Premiership20th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Intertoto CupSemi finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Carbone (5)
All: Windass (8)
Highest home attendance22,057 vs Liverpool
(1 May 2001, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance4,751 vs Darlington
(25 Sep 2000, League Cup)
Average home league attendance18,511

During the 2000–01 English football season, Bradford City competed in the Premier League. It was their second consecutive season in England's top flight, having retained their Premiership status on the last day of the previous season.

Season summary

The Bantams produced a promising start to the new season with a narrow 1–0 defeat at Anfield to Liverpool followed by a brilliant 2–0 home win over Chelsea in the first two games. However, that was as good as it got for the club and an overall-terrible start to the season saw inexperienced young manager Chris Hutchings dismissed after 12 games at the helm. In came Jim Jefferies as his successor, but Jefferies could do little to alter Bradford's dismal fortunes and they went down in bottom place with just five Premiership wins all season.

Bradford City made their first ever foray into European competition, competing in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. They reached the semi-finals before being knocked out by Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg.

Kit

Bradford City retained the previous season's kit, manufactured by Japanese company ASICS and sponsored by Bradford-based car dealership JCT600.

Final league table

Main article: 2000–01 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Everton 38 11 9 18 45 59 −14 42
17 Derby County 38 10 12 16 37 59 −22 42
18 Manchester City (R) 38 8 10 20 41 65 −24 34 Relegation to the Football League First Division
19 Coventry City (R) 38 8 10 20 36 63 −27 34
20 Bradford City (R) 38 5 11 22 30 70 −40 26
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 5 11 22 30 70  −40 26 4 7 8 20 29  −9 1 4 14 10 41  −31
Results by round
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ResultLWDLDLLDLLDLLLDWDLLLWLDLLLLLDDLWWLLDLD
Position15791514182019191919192020202018202020202020202020202020202020202020202020
Source: 11v11.com: 2000–01 Bradford City results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Bradford City's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
19 August 2000 Liverpool A 0–1 44,183
22 August 2000 Chelsea H 2–0 17,872 Windass, Carbone
26 August 2000 Leicester City H 0–0 16,766
5 September 2000 Manchester United A 0–6 66,447
9 September 2000 Arsenal H 1–1 17,160 McCall
16 September 2000 Aston Villa A 0–2 27,849
23 September 2000 Southampton H 0–1 16,163
30 September 2000 West Ham United A 1–1 25,407 Petrescu
14 October 2000 Manchester City A 0–2 34,229
21 October 2000 Ipswich Town H 0–2 17,045
29 October 2000 Leeds United H 1–1 17,364 Collymore
4 November 2000 Charlton Athletic A 0–2 19,655
11 November 2000 Everton H 0–1 17,276
18 November 2000 Derby County A 0–2 31,614
25 November 2000 Middlesbrough A 2–2 28,526 Windass, Carbone
2 December 2000 Coventry City H 2–1 15,523 Collymore, Beagrie
9 December 2000 Tottenham Hotspur H 3–3 17,225 Lawrence, Windass, Carbone
16 December 2000 Newcastle United A 1–2 50,470 Molenaar
23 December 2000 Chelsea A 0–3 33,377
26 December 2000 Sunderland H 1–4 20,370 Blake
1 January 2001 Leicester City A 2–1 19,278 Jess, Jacobs
13 January 2001 Manchester United H 0–3 20,551
21 January 2001 Sunderland A 0–0 47,812
30 January 2001 Arsenal A 0–2 37,318
3 February 2001 Aston Villa H 0–3 19,591
10 February 2001 Southampton A 0–2 14,651
24 February 2001 West Ham United H 1–2 20,469 Jess
4 March 2001 Ipswich Town A 1–3 21,820 Carbone
17 March 2001 Manchester City H 2–2 19,117 Blake, Ward
31 March 2001 Newcastle United H 2–2 20,160 Wetherall, Blake (pen)
10 April 2001 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–2 28,306 Jess
13 April 2001 Charlton Athletic H 2–0 17,511 Blake (pen), Carbone
21 April 2001 Derby County H 2–0 18,564 Ward (2)
28 April 2001 Everton A 1–2 34,256 Myers
1 May 2001 Liverpool H 0–2 22,057
5 May 2001 Middlesbrough H 1–1 20,921 Jacobs
13 May 2001 Leeds United A 1–6 38,300 Ward
19 May 2001 Coventry City A 0–0 20,299

FA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 2001 Middlesbrough H 0–1 7,303

League Cup

Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 19 September 2000 Darlington A 1–0 5,392 Whalley
R2 2nd Leg 25 September 2000 Darlington H 7–2 (won 8–2 on agg) 4,751 Whalley, Windass (2), Carbone (2), Grant, Halle
R3 1 November 2000 Newcastle United A 3–4 41,847 Nolan, Ward (2)

UEFA Intertoto Cup

Main article: 2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 1 July 2000 FK Atlantas A 3–1 3,500 Rankin, Windass, Blake (pen)
R2 2nd Leg 9 July 2000 FK Atlantas H 4–1 (won 7–2 on agg) 10,012 Mills (2), Blake (pen), Grant
R3 1st Leg 16 July 2000 RKC Waalwijk H 2–0 8,343 Windass (2, 1 pen)
R3 2nd Leg 22 July 2000 RKC Waalwijk A 1–0 (won 3–0 on agg) 3,700 Mills
SF 1st Leg 26 July 2000 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg A 0–1 18,500
SF 2nd Leg 2 August 2000 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg H 0–3 9,572

First-team squad

Squad at end of 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
1 GK England ENG Gary Walsh
2 DF Northern Ireland NIR Ian Nolan[note 1]
3 DF England ENG Andy Myers
4 MF Scotland SCO Stuart McCall (captain)
5 DF England ENG David Wetherall
6 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Gareth Whalley[note 2]
7 MF Jamaica JAM Jamie Lawrence[note 3]
8 FW England ENG Robbie Blake
9 FW England ENG Ashley Ward
10 FW Italy ITA Benito Carbone
11 MF England ENG Peter Beagrie
12 DF Netherlands NED Robert Molenaar
13 GK England ENG Matt Clarke
16 MF England ENG Lee Sharpe
17 GK Northern Ireland NIR Aidan Davison[note 4]
18 DF Norway NOR Gunnar Halle
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Scotland SCO Gary Locke
20 DF England ENG Peter Atherton
21 FW Wales WAL Dean Saunders
22 DF England ENG Wayne Jacobs
23 DF England ENG Mark Bower
24 FW England ENG Gareth Grant
25 MF England ENG Scott Kerr
27 MF Scotland SCO Billy McKinlay
29 MF Scotland SCO Eoin Jess (on loan from Aberdeen)
31 MF South Africa RSA Adam Hardy
32 GK England ENG Jon Worsnop
33 FW England ENG Ben Jones
34 DF England ENG Lewis Emanuel
35 MF England ENG Andy Lee
36 MF England ENG Craig Fishlock
45 MF England ENG Andy Long

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
2 DF England ENG Lee Todd (to Rochdale)
5 MF England ENG Ashley Westwood (to Sheffield Wednesday)
9 FW England ENG Lee Mills (to Portsmouth)
14 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Andy O'Brien[note 5] (to Newcastle United)
15 MF England ENG Dean Windass (to Middlesbrough)
19 FW England ENG Isaiah Rankin (to Barnsley)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF Romania ROU Dan Petrescu (to Southampton)
28 FW England ENG Stan Collymore (to Real Oviedo)
30 MF Scotland SCO David Hopkin (to Crystal Palace)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup Intertoto Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England ENG Gary Walsh 21 0 19 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
13 GK England ENG Matt Clarke 21 0 17 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
17 GK Northern Ireland NIR Aidan Davison 7 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2+1 0
Defenders
2 DF Northern Ireland NIR Ian Nolan 27 1 17+4 0 0 0 2 1 4 0
3 DF England ENG Andy Myers 24 1 15+5 1 0 0 0 0 3+1 0
5 DF England ENG David Wetherall 23 1 18 1 0 0 2 0 3 0
12 DF Netherlands NED Robert Molenaar 22 1 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF Norway NOR Gunnar Halle 17 1 10+3 0 0 0 2 1 2 0
20 DF England ENG Peter Atherton 33 0 25 0 1 0 3 0 4 0
22 DF England ENG Wayne Jacobs 26 2 19+2 2 1 0 1+1 0 2 0
23 DF England ENG Mark Bower 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Midfielders
4 MF Scotland SCO Stuart McCall 43 1 36+1 1 1 0 0+1 0 4 0
6 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Gareth Whalley 28 2 17+2 0 0 0 3 2 5+1 0
7 MF Jamaica JAM Jamie Lawrence 21 1 15+2 1 0 0 2 0 0+2 0
11 MF England ENG Peter Beagrie 21 1 9+10 1 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
16 MF England ENG Lee Sharpe 16 0 6+5 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
19 MF Scotland SCO Gary Locke 7 0 6+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF England ENG Scott Kerr 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
27 MF Scotland SCO Billy McKinlay 12 0 10+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Scotland SCO Eoin Jess 17 4 17 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
31 MF South Africa RSA Adam Hardy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
8 FW England ENG Robbie Blake 26 6 14+7 4 1 0 0 0 3+1 2
9 FW England ENG Ashley Ward 36 6 24+9 4 0 0 2+1 2 0 0
10 FW Italy ITA Benito Carbone 34 7 29+2 5 0+1 0 2 2 0 0
21 FW Wales WAL Dean Saunders 15 0 4+6 0 1 0 0+1 0 3 0
24 FW England ENG Gareth Grant 10 2 0+5 0 0 0 1+2 1 0+2 1
Players transferred out during the season
2 DF England ENG Lee Todd 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
5 MF England ENG Ashley Westwood 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
9 FW England ENG Lee Mills 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
14 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Andy O'Brien 23 0 17+1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
15 FW England ENG Dean Windass 34 8 22+2 3 1 0 3 2 6 3
19 FW England ENG Isaiah Rankin 3 1 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 1
26 DF Romania ROU Dan Petrescu 20 1 16+1 1 0+1 0 2 0 0 0
28 FW England ENG Stan Collymore 8 2 5+2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
30 MF Scotland SCO David Hopkin 16 0 8+3 0 0 0 1 0 3+1 0

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[2]
Considering a 4–3–3 formation[3]
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
13 GK England Matt Clarke 21 Gary Walsh has 21 starts
20 RB England Peter Atherton 33 Dan Petrescu has 18 starts
5 CB England David Wetherall 23 Robert Molenaar has 22 starts
14 CB Republic of Ireland Andy O'Brien 22 Andy Myers has 18 starts
2 LB England Ian Nolan 23 Wayne Jacobs has 23 starts
29 CM Scotland Eoin Jess 18
4 CM Scotland Stuart McCall 41
6 CM Republic of Ireland Gareth Whalley 25
9 RW England Ashley Ward 26 Robbie Blake has 18 starts
10 CF Italy Benito Carbone 31
15 LW England Dean Windass 32

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee
4 July 2000 DF Ian Nolan Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer
4 July 2000 DF Peter Atherton Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer
7 July 2000 MF David Hopkin Leeds United £2,500,000
30 July 2000 MF Dan Petrescu Chelsea £1,000,000
9 August 2000 FW Benito Carbone Aston Villa Free transfer
18 August 2000 FW Ashley Ward Blackburn Rovers £1,500,000
26 October 2000 FW Stan Collymore Leicester City Free transfer
24 November 2000 MF Billy McKinlay Blackburn Rovers Free transfer
1 December 2000 DF Robert Molenaar Leeds United £500,000
25 January 2001 DF Gary Locke Hearts Free transfer

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee
14 July 2000 DF John Dreyer Cambridge United Free transfer
2 August 2000 DF Lee Todd Rochdale Free transfer
11 August 2000 FW Lee Mills Portsmouth £1,000,000
21 August 2000 DF Stephen Wright Dundee United Nominal
11 September 2000 DF Ashley Westwood Sheffield Wednesday £150,000
12 January 2001 MF Dan Petrescu Southampton Nominal
19 January 2001 FW Isaiah Rankin Barnsley £350,000
30 January 2001 FW Stan Collymore Real Oviedo Free transfer
8 March 2001 FW Dean Windass Middlesbrough £600,000
15 March 2001 MF David Hopkin Crystal Palace £1,500,000
19 March 2001 DF Andy O'Brien Newcastle United £2,000,000
Transfers in: Decrease £5,500,000
Transfers out: Increase £5,600,000
Total spending: Increase £100,000

Notes

  1. ^ Nolan was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1996.
  2. ^ Whalley was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at B level.
  3. ^ Lawrence was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in February 2001.
  4. ^ Davison was born in Sedgefield, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in April 1996.
  5. ^ O'Brien was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001.

References

  1. ^ "Bradford City 2000-2001 Results". statto.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013.
  2. ^ "All Bradford City players: 2001". www.11v11.com.
  3. ^ "Bradford City in FA Premier League 2000/2001 fixture". Football-Lineups.