2000–01 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

Crewe Alexandra
2000–01 season
Chairman John Bowler
Manager Dario Gradi
Stadium Alexandra Stadium
First Division 14th
FA Cup Fourth round
Worthington Cup Second round
Top goalscorer Hulse (11)
Average home league attendance 9,293

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

Season summary

A terrible first half of the 2000–01 season saw Crewe bottom at Christmas. Then with the emergence of Rob Hulse and Dean Ashton, Crewe went on a fantastic run, winning nine of their remaining matches to starve off relegation to finish 14th. A 3-1 defeat by Preston on 28 April finally saw the Alex beaten at home after an unbeaten run of nine in the league.[1]

Final league table

Pos Team Pl W D L F A GD Pts
1. Fulham 46 30 11 5 90 32  +58 101
2. Blackburn Rovers 46 26 13 7 76 39  +37 91
3. Bolton Wanderers 46 24 15 7 76 45  +31 87
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 46 11 15 20 48 57  -9 48
23. Queens Park Rangers 46 7 19 20 45 75  -30 40
24. Tranmere Rovers 46 9 11 26 46 77  -31 38
Key
Promoted to the Premier League
Qualified for the promotion playoff
Relegated to Division 2

Results

Crewe Alexandra's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 2000 FulhamA0-211,157
19 August 2000 Blackburn RoversH0-07,500
26 August 2000 Queens Park RangersA0-19,415
29 August 2000 Grimsby TownH2-05,305Rivers, Jack
9 September 2000 Norwich CityH0-05,955
12 September 2000 West Bromwich AlbionH0-16,222
16 September 2000 WatfordA0-313,784
23 September 2000 BarnsleyH2-25,738Hulse, Jack
30 September 2000 Tranmere RoversA3-18,162Hulse (2), Little
8 October 2000 Birmingham CityH0-26,829
14 October 2000 Sheffield UnitedA0-112,921
17 October 2000 PortsmouthA1-214,621Smith (pen)
21 October 2000 WimbledonH0-45,469
24 October 2000 Huddersfield TownH1-05,215Cramb
28 October 2000 GillinghamA1-08,347Little
31 October 2000 BurnleyA0-113,189
4 November 2000 Wolverhampton WanderersH2-07,147Cramb (2)
10 November 2000 Preston North EndA1-212,632Rivers
18 November 2000 Stockport CountyH1-26,099Hulse
25 November 2000 Sheffield WednesdayH1-07,103Rivers
2 December 2000 Huddersfield TownA1-310,603Cramb
9 December 2000 Bolton WanderersA1-412,836Sorvel
16 December 2000 Crystal PalaceH1-15,752Little
23 December 2000 FulhamH1-26,935Rivers
26 December 2000 Nottingham ForestA0-120,903
30 December 2000 Blackburn RoversA0-118,554
13 January 2001 Grimsby TownA3-14,495Hulse (2), Rivers
3 February 2001 BurnleyH4-26,994Street, Smith (2 pens), Ashton
10 February 2001 Norwich CityA1-115,164Jack
17 February 2001 WatfordH2-06,757Jack, Ashton
20 February 2001 West Bromwich AlbionA2-215,476Ashton, Hulse
24 February 2001 BarnsleyA0-313,175
3 March 2001 Tranmere RoversH3-17,157Macauley, Hulse, Little
6 March 2001 Sheffield UnitedH1-06,909Lunt
10 March 2001 Birmingham CityA0-228,042
13 March 2001 Nottingham ForestH1-07,916Rivers
17 March 2001 PortsmouthH1-06,182Ashton
31 March 2001 Crystal PalaceA0-120,872
10 April 2001 Queens Park RangersH2-26,354Ashton, Smith
14 April 2001 Wolverhampton WanderersA0-020,364
16 April 2001 GillinghamH2-17,051Navarro, Ashton
18 April 2001 Bolton WanderersH2-18,054Hulse, Ashton
21 April 2001 Stockport CountyA0-37,163
24 April 2001 WimbledonA3-35,468Rivers, Hulse, Ashton
28 April 2001 Preston North EndH1-39,415Hulse
6 May 2001 Sheffield WednesdayA0-028,007

FA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2001 Cardiff CityA1-113,403Bowen (own goal)
R3R16 January 2001 Cardiff CityH2-15,785Smith (pen), Rivers
R427 January 2001 Stockport CountyH0-17,318

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg22 August 2000 BuryH2-23,199Foster, Rivers
R1 2nd Leg5 September 2000 BuryA2-1 (won 4-3 on agg)2,106Rivers, Little
R2 1st Leg19 September 2000 BarnsleyA0-45,005
R2 2nd Leg26 September 2000 BarnsleyH0-3 (lost 0-7 on agg)1,775

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Australia GK Jason Kearton
2 England DF David Wright
3 England DF Shaun Smith
4 England MF Kenny Lunt
5 England DF Dave Walton
6 England DF Steve Macauley
7 England MF Colin Little
8 England MF Phil Charnock
9 England FW Paul Tait
10 England MF Mark Rivers
11 Jamaica FW Rodney Jack
12 Nigeria DF Efetobore Sodje
13 Trinidad and Tobago GK Clayton Ince
14 England FW Kevin Street
16 England FW Rob Hulse
17 England MF Neil Sorvel
18 England DF Anthony Charles
19 England MF Chris Lightfoot
No. Position Player
20 England FW Peter Smith
21 England MF Jamie Collins
22 England DF Stephen Foster
23 England MF Phil Trainer
24 England GK Kevin Welsby
25 England DF Richard Walker
26 England FW John Grant
27 England DF Gareth Liddle
28 England DF Chris McCready
29 England DF Dean Howell
30 England FW Colin Cramb
31 Nigeria GK Ademola Bankole
32 Wales MF David Vaughan
35 England MF Alan Navarro (on loan from Liverpool)
36 England FW Dean Ashton
37 Republic of Ireland DF Jim Gannon
38 England MF Ben Rix

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
34 England MF Chris Lumsdon (on loan from Sunderland)
No. Position Player
35 Republic of Ireland DF Alan Maybury (on loan from Leeds United)

References

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