2000–01 Grimsby Town F.C. season

Grimsby Town
2000–01 season
Chairman Doug Everitt
Manager Alan Buckley (until 22 August)
Lennie Lawrence (from 29 August)
Stadium Blundell Park
Football League First Division 18th
FA Cup Third round
Worthington Cup Second round
Top goalscorer Livingstone (7)
Average home league attendance 5,646

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

Season summary

The 2000–01 season saw a boardroom change with Doug Everitt taking over from Bill Carr. Everitt dismissed manager Alan Buckley just two games into the season,[1] replacing him with Lennie Lawrence, who earlier in his managerial career had guided both Charlton Athletic and Middlesbrough into the top flight.[2] The new manager chop and changed the playing squad around and brought in some expensive loan signings from abroad such as Zhang Enhua, Menno Willems, David Nielsen and Knut Anders Fostervold. Despite this, the club struggled to avoid relegation, only securing their place in Division One on the last day of the season with a win over promoted Fulham.[3]

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

Grimsby Town's score comes first[4]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 2000 Preston North EndH1-25,755Livingstone
19 August 2000 PortsmouthA1-112,511Smith
26 August 2000 Sheffield WednesdayH0-17,755
29 August 2000 Crewe AlexandraA0-25,305
9 September 2000 GillinghamH1-04,512Livingstone
12 September 2000 Bolton WanderersH0-13,732
16 September 2000 BurnleyA1-115,413Butterfield
23 September 2000 Nottingham ForestH0-26,467
30 September 2000 BarnsleyA0-213,096
14 October 2000 Huddersfield TownH1-04,911Allen
17 October 2000 Queens Park RangersH3-14,428Livingstone (2), Nielsen
21 October 2000 Blackburn RoversA0-216,397
24 October 2000 Crystal PalaceA1-016,685Allen
29 October 2000 West Bromwich AlbionH2-05,429Allen, Nielsen
4 November 2000 WatfordA0-411,600
18 November 2000 Sheffield UnitedA2-312,861Livingstone, Nielsen
21 November 2000 Wolverhampton WanderersA0-216,088
25 November 2000 FulhamA1-212,107Donovan
2 December 2000 Crystal PalaceH2-25,802Jeffrey, Donovan
9 December 2000 Tranmere RoversA0-27,119
13 December 2000 WimbledonA2-24,489Smith, Nielsen
16 December 2000 Norwich CityH2-05,618Fleming (own goal), Nielsen
23 December 2000 Preston North EndA2-114,667Willems, Groves
26 December 2000 Stockport CountyH1-16,654Burnett
1 January 2001 Sheffield WednesdayA0-117,004
13 January 2001 Crewe AlexandraH1-34,495Donovan
20 January 2001 Stockport CountyA1-16,165Donovan
27 January 2001 PortsmouthH2-14,128Donovan, Livingstone
10 February 2001 GillinghamA0-18,633
17 February 2001 BurnleyH1-06,044Enhua
20 February 2001 Bolton WanderersA2-224,249Groves, Enhua
24 February 2001 Nottingham ForestA1-321,660Campbell
3 March 2001 BarnsleyH0-25,996
6 March 2001 Huddersfield TownA0-09,494
10 March 2001 Wolverhampton WanderersH0-24,899
13 March 2001 WimbledonH1-14,276Enhua
17 March 2001 Queens Park RangersA1-017,608Groves
20 March 2001 Birmingham CityH1-14,843Pouton (pen)
31 March 2001 Norwich CityA1-217,461Campbell
7 April 2001 Tranmere RoversH3-15,816Cornwall (2), Livingstone
14 April 2001 WatfordH2-16,110Handyside, Coldicott
16 April 2001 West Bromwich AlbionA1-016,504Cornwall
21 April 2001 Sheffield UnitedH0-16,983
24 April 2001 Blackburn RoversH1-46,507Cornwall
28 April 2001 Birmingham CityA0-124,822
6 May 2001 FulhamH1-08,706Groves

FA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2001 Wycombe WanderersA1-15,390Nielsen
R3R16 January 2001 Wycombe WanderersH1-33,269Jeffrey

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg22 August 2000 Carlisle UnitedH2-01,914Coldicott, Allen
R1 2nd Leg5 September 2000 Carlisle UnitedA1-1 (won 4-2 on agg)2,228Allen
R2 1st Leg26 September 2000 Wolverhampton WanderersH3-22,396Gallimore, Rowan, Allen
R2 2nd Leg2 October 2000 Wolverhampton WanderersA0-2 (lost 3-4 on agg)8,058

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 England GK Danny Coyne
2 England DF John McDermott
3 England DF Tony Gallimore
4 Scotland DF Peter Handyside
5 England DF Richard Smith
6 England MF Wayne Burnett
7 England MF Kevin Donovan
8 England MF David Smith
9 England FW Mike Jeffrey
10 Scotland MF Stuart Campbell (on loan from Leicester City)
11 England MF Paul Groves
12 England DF Danny Butterfield
13 England GK Steve Croudson
14 England FW Steve Livingstone
15 England DF Paul Raven
No. Position Player
16 England MF Stacy Coldicott
17 Northern Ireland MF Kingsley Black
18 England MF Adam Buckley
19 England FW Daryl Clare
20 England DF Matthew Bloomer
21 Scotland MF Neil Murray (on loan from Mainz 05)
22 England DF Ben Chapman
23 England FW Jonathan Rowan
24 England MF Andy Smith
25 England FW Bradley Allen
26 England MF Alan Pouton
27 Denmark GK Morten Hyldgaard (on loan from Coventry City)
28 England FW Luke Cornwall (on loan from Fulham)
29 Netherlands DF Menno Willems

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
27 Denmark FW David Nielsen (on loan from F.C. Copenhagen)
28 Norway DF Knut Anders Fostervold (on loan from Molde FK)
No. Position Player
30 China DF Zhang Enhua (on loan from Dalian Wanda)

References

  1. "Grimsby sack boss Buckley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  2. "Lawrence is new boss". BBC Sport. 26 August 2000. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  3. "Gutsy Grimsby stay up". BBC Sport. 6 May 2001. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  4. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/grimsby-town/2000-2001
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