2000–01 Hull City A.F.C. season

Hull City
2000–01 season
ChairmanNick Buchanan (until March)
Adam Pearson (from March)
ManagerBrian Little
StadiumBoothferry Park
Third Division6th
FA CupFirst round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophyFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Rodney Rowe (6)
All: John Eyre (7)
Highest home attendance13,310 vs Leyton Orient
(13 May 2001, Third Division)
Lowest home attendance2,675 vs Notts County
(22 Aug 2000, League Cup)
Average home league attendance6,676

During the 2000–01 English football season, Hull City Association Football Club competed in the Football League Third Division.

Final league table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Hartlepool United 46 21 14 11 71 54 +17 77 Qualification for the Third Division play-offs
5 Leyton Orient 46 20 15 11 59 51 +8 75
6 Hull City 46 19 17 10 47 39 +8 74
7 Blackpool (O, P) 46 22 6 18 74 58 +16 72
8 Rochdale 46 18 17 11 59 48 +11 71
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

Hull City's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Division Three

Main article: 2000-01 Football League
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 12 August 2000 Blackpool A 1–3 5,862 Edwards 34'
2 19 August 2000 Plymouth Argyle H 1–1 5,431 Whitmore 16'
3 26 August 2000 Macclesfield Town A 0–0 1,795
4 28 August 2000 Lincoln City H 1–1 5,780 Brown 39'
5 2 September 2000 Cheltenham Town H 0–2 4,750
6 9 September 2000 Leyton Orient A 2–2 5,177 Whitmore 14', 56'
7 12 September 2000 Mansfield Town A 1–1 2,629 Brightwell 64'
8 16 September 2000 Shrewsbury Town H 1–0 4,775 Brown 45'
9 23 September 2000 Barnet A 1–1 2,109 Marcelle 18'
10 30 September 2000 Cardiff City H 2–0 5,503 Gabbidon 11' (o.g.), Greene 69' (o.g.)
11 6 October 2000 Brighton & Hove Albion H 0–2 6,225
12 14 October 2000 Halifax Town A 2–0 3,003 Whitmore 22', Marcelle 57'
13 17 October 2000 Exeter City A 1–0 2,470 Greaves 85'
14 21 October 2000 Southend United H 1–1 6,701 Eyre 11' (pen)
15 24 October 2000 Hartlepool United H 0–0 5,294
16 28 October 2000 York City A 0–0 5,493
17 4 November 2000 Darlington H 2–0 5,344 Brabin 36', Whitmore 76'
18 11 November 2000 Chesterfield A 0–1 5,659
19 25 November 2000 Carlisle United H 2–1 4,677 Brown 7', Goodison 23'
20 2 December 2000 Scunthorpe United A 1–0 6,101 Brightwell 80'
21 16 December 2000 Torquay United H 1–2 4,708 Greaves 81'
22 23 December 2000 Kidderminster Harriers H 0–0 5,470
23 26 December 2000 Rochdale A 0–1 4,327
24 6 January 2001 Macclesfield Town H 0–0 6,217
25 13 January 2001 Lincoln City A 0–2 4,600
26 16 January 2001 Blackpool H 0–1 4,687
27 27 January 2001 Kidderminster Harriers A 2–2 3,029 Brown 4', Francis 14'
28 3 February 2001 Cheltenham Town A 1–0 3,360 Francis 45'
29 10 February 2001 Leyton Orient H 1–0 8,782 Rowe 69'
30 17 February 2001 Shrewsbury Town A 2–0 3,004 Rowe 8', Francis 37'
31 20 February 2001 Mansfield Town H 2–1 7,248 Francis 30', Rowe 68' (pen)
32 24 February 2001 Barnet H 2–1 7,268 Eyre 64', 86'
33 2 March 2001 Cardiff City A 0–2 10,074
34 6 March 2001 Halifax Town H 1–0 6,167 Philpott 4'
35 10 March 2001 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0–3 6,823
36 13 March 2001 Plymouth Argyle A 1–1 5,482 Elliott 84' (o.g.)
37 17 March 2001 Exeter City H 2–1 7,536 Burrows 35' (o.g.), Rowe 67' (pen)
38 27 March 2001 Rochdale H 3–2 7,365 Brabin 26', Edwards 35', Rowe 69' (pen)
39 31 March 2001 Torquay United A 1–1 2,779 Holt 79'
40 7 April 2001 Scunthorpe United H 2–1 10,881 Whitney 28', Holt 64'
41 14 April 2001 Hartlepool United A 1–0 4,364 Eyre 68'
42 16 April 2001 York City H 0–0 11,820
43 21 April 2001 Darlington A 2–0 4,998 Jeannin 8' (o.g.), Eyre 45'
44 28 April 2001 Chesterfield H 3–1 11,337 Edwards 5', Francis 22', Rowe 79' (pen)
45 1 May 2001 Southend United A 1–1 3,573 Edwards 4'
46 5 May 2001 Carlisle United A 0–0 8,194

Football League Division Three play-offs

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
13 May 2001 Semi-Final First Leg Leyton Orient H 1–0 Eyre 69' 13,310
16 May 2001 Semi Final Second Leg Leyton Orient A 0 – 2
1 – 2 (agg) 		9,419

League Cup

Main article: 2000-01 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 1st Leg 22 August 2000 Notts County H 1–0 2,675 Eyre 27'
R1 2nd Leg 5 September 2000 Notts County A 0 – 2 (a.e.t.) 1,907

FA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 18 November 2000 Kettering Town A 0–0 2,831
R1 Replay 28 November 2000 Kettering Town H 0–1 3,858

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2000-01 Football League Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 5 December 2000 Chester City A 0–1 770

Squad statistics

Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF England Mark Atkins 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 9(1) 0
MF England Gary Brabin 31(6) 2 2 0 1(1) 0 0 0 2 0 36(7) 2
GK England Lee Bracey 9(1) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11(1) 0
FW England Gary Bradshaw 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0
DF England David Brightwell 24(3) 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 29(3) 2
FW England David Brown 24(13) 4 2 0 1(1) 0 1 0 0(1) 0 28(15) 4
MF England Phil Brumwell 1(3) 0 0 0 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 2(4) 0
DF England Mike Edwards 40(2) 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 45(2) 4
FW England John Eyre 19(9) 5 2 0 1 1 0(1) 0 1(1) 1 23(11) 7
FW Saint Kitts and Nevis Kevin Francis 22 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 5
DF Jamaica Ian Goodison 36 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 40 1
DF England Mark Greaves 28(2) 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 34(2) 2
DF England Steve Harper 27 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 31 0
FW England Jason Harris 1(8) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 1(9) 0
DF England Andy Holt 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 2
DF England Neil Mann 11(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11(2) 0
FW Trinidad and Tobago Clint Marcelle 16(7) 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18(7) 2
MF England Rob Matthews 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 0
MF England Ben Morley 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(3) 0
GK England Paul Musselwhite 37 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 42 0
DF Wales Jason Perry 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
MF England Lee Philpott 36(6) 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0(2) 0 39(8) 1
FW England Rodney Rowe 14(7) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 15(8) 6
DF England Steve Swales 20(6) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 24(6) 0
FW England Gary Fletcher 1(4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(4) 0
MF Jamaica Theodore Whitmore 23(3) 5 0(1) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 25(4) 5
DF England Jon Whitney 14(1) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 19(1) 1
DF England Justin Whittle 38 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 42 0
FW Cayman Islands Jamie Wood 2(13) 0 0(1) 0 1(1) 0 1 0 0 0 4(15) 0

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
1 GK England ENG Paul Musselwhite
2 DF England ENG Neil Mann
3 DF England ENG Andy Holt
4 DF England ENG Justin Whittle
5 DF England ENG Mike Edwards
6 DF England ENG Mark Greaves
8 MF England ENG Lee Philpott
9 FW Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN Kevin Francis
10 FW England ENG John Eyre
11 MF Jamaica JAM Theodore Whitmore
12 DF Jamaica JAM Ian Goodison
13 GK England ENG Steve Wilson
14 MF England ENG Gary Brabin
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF England ENG Jon Whitney
16 DF England ENG Steve Swales
17 FW England ENG David Brown
18 FW Cayman Islands CAY Jamie Wood
19 FW England ENG Jason Harris
20 FW England ENG Gary Bradshaw
21 DF Wales WAL Jason Perry
22 GK England ENG Lee Bracey
23 MF England ENG Ben Morley
24 FW England ENG Rodney Rowe
25 MF England ENG Rob Matthews
30 DF England ENG Steve Burton
31 MF England ENG Nathan Peat

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
3 DF England ENG Steve Harper (to Darlington)
7 DF England ENG David Brightwell (to Darlington)
7 FW England ENG Gary Fletcher (on loan from Northwich Victoria)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF England ENG Phil Brumwell (to Darlington)
25 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Clint Marcelle (to Darlington)
26 MF England ENG Mark Atkins (on loan from Doncaster Rovers)

References

  1. ^ "England 2000–01". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.