2000–01 Watford F.C. season

Watford
2000–01 season
ChairmanEngland Elton John
ManagerEngland Graham Taylor
StadiumVicarage Road
First Division9th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tommy Mooney (19)
All:
Tommy Mooney (22)
Average home league attendance13,941

During the 2000–01 English football season, Watford competed in the Football League First Division. The club was relegated from the Premier League in the previous season.

Season summary

After relegation from the Premier League, Watford stabilised in the First Division to finish 9th, five points off the play-off places. A total of 143 goals were scored in league matches involving Watford; only champions Fulham scored more goals than Watford's 76, whilst Sheffield Wednesday, Crystal Palace, Tranmere Rovers and Queens Park Rangers were the only teams to concede more than Watford's 67 league goals.[1] Manager Graham Taylor announced his retirement at the end of the season - former Chelsea manager Gianluca Vialli was named as his replacement.[2]

Final league table

Main article: 2000–01 Football League § First Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
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
46 20 9 17 76 67  +9 69 11 6 6 46 29  +17 9 3 11 30 38  −8
Results by matchday
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAAHAHHHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHHAHAHAA
ResultWWDWWWWWWWDWWDWLLLLLDLLWWWLLWDLLDLDWLLWDLWLDWL
Position534212222122111122454686555665666697787888101179
Source: 11v11.com: 2000-01 Watford results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Watford's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 August 2000 Huddersfield Town A 2–1 13,018 Cox, Smith
19 August 2000 Barnsley H 1–0 13,186 Foley
26 August 2000 Wimbledon A 0–0 8,447
28 August 2000 Sheffield United H 4-1 12,675 Helguson, Mooney, Noel-Williams, Hyde
9 September 2000 Portsmouth A 3–1 14,012 Nielsen, Mooney, Helguson
12 September 2000 Blackburn Rovers A 4-3 17,258 Hyde (2), Helguson, Mooney
16 September 2000 Crewe Alexandra H 3–0 13,784 Smith, Noel-Williams, Hyde
23 September 2000 Stockport County A 3–2 6,933 Smith, Noel-Williams, Nielsen
1 October 2000 Birmingham City H 2-0 12,355 Nielsen, Cox
14 October 2000 Queens Park Rangers H 3–1 17,488 Cox (2), Noel-Williams
17 October 2000 Gillingham H 0–0 12,356
21 October 2000 Nottingham Forest A 2–0 20,065 Hyde (2)
24 October 2000 Bolton Wanderers H 1–0 11,799 Mooney (pen)
28 October 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2-2 20,296
4 November 2000 Grimsby Town H 4–0 11,600 Nielsen, Mooney (2), Noel-Williams
7 November 2000 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–3 11,166 Smith
11 November 2000 Tranmere Rovers A 0–2 8,858
18 November 2000 Preston North End H 2–3 13,066 Mooney, Palmer
3 December 2000 Bolton Wanderers A 1–2 13,904 Smith
9 December 2000 Crystal Palace A 0–1 16,049
16 December 2000 West Bromwich Albion H 3–3 14,601 Butler (own goal), Mooney (2)
23 December 2000 Huddersfield Town H 1–2 13,371 Heary (own goal)
26 December 2000 Fulham A 0–5 5,752
29 December 2000 Barnsley A 1–0 13,820 Nielsen
2 January 2001 Wimbledon H 3–1 11,336 Mooney (2), Noel-Williams
13 January 2001 Sheffield United A 1–0 17,551 Mooney
20 January 2001 Fulham H 1-3 18,333 Helguson
27 January 2001 Norwich City A 1-2 15,309 Helguson
3 February 2001 Sheffield Wednesday A 3–2 16,134 Vernazza, Ward, Smith
10 February 2001 Portsmouth H 2–2 16,051 Smith (2)
17 February 2001 Crewe Alexandra A 0–2 6,757
20 February 2001 Blackburn Rovers H 0-1 15,970
24 February 2001 Stockport County H 2–2 13,647 Mooney, Nielsen
2 March 2001 Birmingham City A 0–2 20,724
7 March 2001 Queens Park Rangers A 1–1 12,436 Nielsen
10 March 2001 Norwich City H 4-1 15,123 Wooter, Smith, Helguson, Nielsen
13 March 2001 Burnley H 0–1 13,653
31 March 2001 West Bromwich Albion A 0–3 17,261
3 April 2001 Nottingham Forest H 3–0 13,651 Noel-Williams, Mooney (2)
7 April 2001 Crystal Palace H 2–2 15,598 Nielsen, Mooney
14 April 2001 Grimsby Town A 1–2 6,110 Mooney
17 April 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–2 13,765 Mooney, Smith, Helguson
22 April 2001 Preston North End A 2–3 14,071 Noel-Williams, Page
28 April 2001 Tranmere Rovers H 1–1 16,063 Nielsen
1 May 2001 Gillingham A 3–0 9,098 Helguson, Smith, Vernazza
6 May 2001 Burnley A 0–2 18,283

FA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 2001 Everton H 1–2 15,635 Mooney

League Cup

Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 22 August 2000 Cheltenham Town H 0–0 8,289
R1 2nd Leg 5 September 2000 Cheltenham Town A 3–0 (won 3–0 on agg) 5,078 Smith, Ward, Helguson
R2 1st Leg 19 September 2000 Notts County A 3–1 2,346 Palmer, Mooney
R2 2nd Leg 26 September 2000 Notts County H 0–2 (won on away goals) 7,677
R3 31 October 2000 Manchester United H 0–3 18,871

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 Alec Chamberlain
2 DF England ENG Neil Cox
3 DF England ENG Paul Robinson
4 DF Wales WAL Rob Page
5 DF England ENG Steve Palmer
6 MF Northern Ireland NIR Peter Kennedy
8 MF Jamaica JAM Micah Hyde[notes 1]
9 FW England ENG Tommy Mooney
10 MF Australia AUS Richard Johnson
11 FW England ENG Nick Wright
12 FW Scotland SCO Allan Smart
13 GK England ENG Chris Day
14 MF Netherlands NED Nordin Wooter[notes 2]
15 FW England ENG Gifton Noel-Williams
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF England ENG Nigel Gibbs (captain)
17 FW England ENG Tommy Smith
18 FW Iceland ISL Heiðar Helguson
19 MF England ENG Clint Easton
21 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Dominic Foley
22 GK Norway NOR Espen Baardsen[notes 3]
23 DF England ENG Darren Ward
25 MF England ENG Paolo Vernazza
26 DF England ENG David Perpetuini
27 DF England ENG James Panayi
28 MF Denmark DEN Allan Nielsen
29 MF England ENG Stephen Armstrong
33 MF England ENG Fabian Forde[notes 4]
34 MF England ENG Lee Cook

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
7 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Michel Ngonge[notes 5] (to Queens Park Rangers)
7 MF England ENG Carlton Palmer (on loan from Coventry City)
20 MF Iceland ISL Jóhann Guðmundsson (to FK Lyn)
25 MF Belgium BEL Adrian Bakalli (to Swindon Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 DF England ENG Richard Jobson (on loan from Manchester City)
32 FW England ENG Steve Brooker (to Port Vale)
36 MF Scotland SCO Charlie Miller (to Dundee United)
— FW Australia AUS Chad Mansley (to Leyton Orient)

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
24 MF France FRA Alexandre Bonnot
30 DF England ENG Lloyd Doyley[notes 6]
31 DF England ENG Matthew Langston
32 DF England ENG Tom Neill
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 FW England ENG David Warner
37 MF England ENG Gary Fisken
38 DF England ENG Jerel Ifil

References

  1. ^ "Division One 2000–2001 table". Tony Brown. Statto.com. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  2. ^ Ingle, Sean (2 May 2001). "Vialli named new Watford manager". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Watford results for the 2000-2001 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  4. ^ "FootballSquads - Watford - 2000/01".

Notes

  1. ^ Hyde was born in Newham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2001.
  2. ^ Wooter was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level.
  3. ^ Baardsen was born in San Rafael, California, United States, and represented them at U-18 level, but also qualified to represent Norway internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Norway in September 1998.
  4. ^ Forde was born in Harrow, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally and would make his international debut for Barbados in November 2002.
  5. ^ Ngonge was born in Huy, Belgium, but also qualified to represent the Democratic Republic of the Congo internationally and made his international debut for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1995.
  6. ^ Doyley was born in Tower Hamlets, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in March 2013.