2000–01 Norwich City F.C. season

Norwich City
2000–01 season
ChairmanBob Cooper
ManagerBryan Hamilton (until 4 December)
Nigel Worthington (from 4 December)
StadiumCarrow Road
Football League First Division15th
FA CupThird round
Worthington CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Roberts (15)
All: Roberts (19)
Average home league attendance16,525

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

Season summary

Rioch's successor, Bryan Hamilton, lasted in the job for six months before he resigned with the club 20th in the First Division, and in real danger of relegation to the third tier of English football for the first time since the 1960s.[1] The new appointee was Nigel Worthington,[2] who had been Hamilton's assistant manager and he successfully steered the team away from the threat of relegation to finish mid-table.

Final league table

Main article: 2000–01 Football League § First Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Norwich City's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 August 2000 Barnsley A 0–1 15,640
19 August 2000 Nottingham Forest H 0–0 18,059
26 August 2000 Blackburn Rovers A 2–3 19,542 Roberts, Giallanza
28 August 2000 Fulham H 0–1 16,678
9 September 2000 Crewe Alexandra A 0–0 5,955
12 September 2000 Stockport County A 3–1 5,703 Whitley, Roberts (2, 1 pen)
16 September 2000 Crystal Palace H 0–0 16,828
24 September 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–4 15,105
30 September 2000 Huddersfield Town H 1–1 14,499 Giallanza
14 October 2000 West Bromwich Albion A 3–2 16,511 Derveld, Llewellyn, Kenton
17 October 2000 Preston North End A 0–1 13,002
21 October 2000 Sheffield United H 4–2 15,504 Mulryne, Roberts, Cottee, Llewellyn
24 October 2000 Portsmouth H 0–0 18,772
4 November 2000 Tranmere Rovers H 1–0 13,688 Roberts
7 November 2000 Birmingham City H 1–0 13,900 Forbes
11 November 2000 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–3 16,956 Parker, Marshall
18 November 2000 Bolton Wanderers H 0–2 15,224
21 November 2000 Burnley A 0–2 15,017
25 November 2000 Wimbledon H 1–2 14,059 Roberts
2 December 2000 Portsmouth A 0–2 13,409
9 December 2000 Gillingham H 1–0 16,725 Llewellyn
16 December 2000 Grimsby Town A 0–2 5,618
23 December 2000 Barnsley H 0–0 16,581
26 December 2000 Queens Park Rangers A 3–2 12,338 Roberts (2), Marshall
30 December 2000 Nottingham Forest A 0–0 20,108
1 January 2001 Blackburn Rovers H 1–1 16,695 Forbes
13 January 2001 Fulham A 0–2 16,052
20 January 2001 Queens Park Rangers H 1–0 16,472 Abbey
27 January 2001 Watford H 2–1 15,309 Nedergaard, Marshall
3 February 2001 Birmingham City A 1–2 18,551 Llewellyn
10 February 2001 Crewe Alexandra H 1–1 15,164 Llewellyn
17 February 2001 Crystal Palace A 1–1 16,417 Harrison (own goal)
20 February 2001 Stockport County H 4–0 19,768 Llewellyn, Roberts (3)
24 February 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 17,288 McVeigh
3 March 2001 Huddersfield Town A 0–2 11,122
6 March 2001 West Bromwich Albion H 0–1 16,372
10 March 2001 Watford A 1–4 15,123 Forbes
17 March 2001 Preston North End H 1–2 16,282 Roberts
31 March 2001 Grimsby Town H 2–1 17,461 Roberts, Llewellyn
7 April 2001 Gillingham A 3–4 9,608 Llewellyn, Russell, Roberts
10 April 2001 Sheffield United A 1–1 16,072 Kenton
14 April 2001 Tranmere Rovers A 1–0 9,303 McGovern
16 April 2001 Burnley H 2–3 17,507 Notman, Roberts (pen)
21 April 2001 Bolton Wanderers A 0–1 17,967
28 April 2001 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–0 21,241 Mackay
6 May 2001 Wimbledon A 0–0 7,888

FA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 2001 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–2 15,971 Roberts

League Cup

Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 26 August 2000 Bournemouth H 0–0 12,224
R1 2nd Leg 5 September 2000 Bournemouth A 2–1 (won 2–1 on agg) 3,634 Giallanza, Russell
R2 1st Leg 19 September 2000 Blackpool H 3–3 9,369 Roberts (pen), Marshall, Cottee
R2 2nd Leg 2 October 2000 Blackpool A 5–0 (won 8–3 on agg) 4,038 Russell, Giallanza (2), Roberts (2)
R3 1 November 2000 Derby County A 0–3 11,273

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[4]

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 Andy Marshall
2 DF England ENG Daryl Sutch
3 DF Netherlands NED Fernando Derveld
4 DF England ENG Adam Drury
5 DF England ENG Craig Fleming
6 DF England ENG Matt Jackson
7 MF France FRA Cédric Anselin
8 FW Scotland SCO Alex Notman
9 FW Wales WAL Iwan Roberts
10 MF Northern Ireland NIR Phil Mulryne
11 MF Scotland SCO Gary Holt
12 MF England ENG Darel Russell
13 GK England ENG Robert Green
14 FW Scotland SCO Paul Dalglish
15 MF France FRA Jean-Yves de Blasiis
16 FW Northern Ireland NIR Adrian Coote[notes 1]
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF England ENG Adrian Forbes
18 FW Switzerland SUI Gaetano Giallanza
19 MF England ENG Darren Kenton
20 MF Wales WAL Chris Llewellyn
21 DF Scotland SCO Malky Mackay
22 FW Northern Ireland NIR Paul McVeigh
23 DF Denmark DEN Steen Nedergaard
24 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Brian McGovern
25 MF England ENG Lewis Blois
26 FW England ENG Danny Bloomfield
27 GK England ENG Danny Gay
28 MF England ENG Matthew Parry
29 MF England ENG Andrew Oxby
31 FW Canada CAN Paul Peschisolido (on loan from Fulham)
32 FW England ENG Zema Abbey

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
4 MF England ENG Lee Marshall (to Leicester City)
8 FW Wales WAL Craig Bellamy (to Coventry City)
8 FW England ENG Tony Cottee (to Barnet)
11 MF Netherlands NED Raymond de Waard (retired)
25 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jim Whitley[notes 2] (on loan from Manchester City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF England ENG Scott Parker (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
26 MF Scotland SCO Garry Brady (on loan from Newcastle United)
30 DF England ENG Steve Walsh (retired)
31 DF England ENG Danny Granville (on loan from Manchester City)

Notes

  1. ^ Coote was born in Belton with Browston, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1999.
  2. ^ Whitley was born in Ndola, Zambia, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in June 1998.

References

  1. ^ "Hamilton quits as Norwich boss". BBC Sport. 4 December 2000. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Worthington handed Norwich chance". BBC Sport. 2 January 2001. Retrieved 28 March 2007.
  3. ^ "Norwich City 2000-2001 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  4. ^ "FootballSquads - Norwich City - 2000/01".