2000–01 Ipswich Town F.C. season

Ipswich Town
2000–01 season
Chairman David Sheepshanks
Manager George Burley
Stadium Portman Road
Premiership 5th
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Semi-finals
Top goalscorer League: Stewart (19)
All: Stewart (21)
Average home league attendance 22,524
Home colours
Away colours
← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

The 2000-01 season was the 122nd season of competitive association football and fourth season in the Premier League played by Ipswich Town F.C., an English football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk. Their third-place finish in the Football League First Division in 1999-2000 season and victory in the playoff finals secured Ipswich Town a place in the Premier League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001.

Summary

Tipped by many to go straight back down to Division One after winning promotion, Ipswich quickly wowed the Premiership with an unlikely challenge among the top six. For much of the season, it looked like they would finish in the top three and qualify for the European Cup for the first time in nearly 40 years. In the end, they finished fifth, just four points adrift of second-placed Arsenal and qualified for the UEFA Cup for the first time since 1982. Manager George Burley was then voted "Manager of the Year" by his colleagues.

Final league table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 38 24 8 6 79 31 +48 80 2001–02 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Arsenal 38 20 10 8 63 38 +25 70
3 Liverpool 38 20 9 9 71 39 +32 69 2001–02 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round 1
4 Leeds United 38 20 8 10 64 43 +21 68 2001–02 UEFA Cup First round 1
5 Ipswich Town 38 20 6 12 57 42 +15 66
6 Chelsea 38 17 10 11 68 45 +23 61
7 Sunderland 38 15 12 11 46 41 +5 57
8 Aston Villa 38 13 15 10 46 43 +3 54 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round
9 Charlton Athletic 38 14 10 14 50 57 −7 52
10 Southampton 38 14 10 14 40 48 −8 52
11 Newcastle United 38 14 9 15 44 50 −6 51 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round
12 Tottenham Hotspur 38 13 10 15 47 54 −7 49
13 Leicester City 38 14 6 18 39 51 −12 48
14 Middlesbrough 38 9 15 14 44 44 0 42
15 West Ham United 38 10 12 16 45 50 −5 42
16 Everton 38 11 9 18 45 59 −14 42
17 Derby County 38 10 12 16 37 59 −22 42
18 Manchester City (R) 38 8 10 20 41 65 −24 34 Relegation to 2001–02 Football League First Division
19 Coventry City (R) 38 8 10 20 36 63 −27 34
20 Bradford City (R) 38 5 11 22 30 70 −40 26

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Since Liverpool qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup as FA Cup winners went to Ipswich Town, and as Liverpool also won the League Cup that place went to Chelsea.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results Summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 20 6 12 57 42 +15 66 11 5 3 31 15 +16 9 1 9 26 27 −1

Source: 2000-01 FA Premier League table

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAAHHAHAHA
Result L D W L L W D W D W W L W W W L W W L D W L W L L L W W L W W D W W W L W D
Position 18 15 12 14 16 11 11 9 7 6 5 6 6 5 3 5 3 3 5 5 3 4 4 5 5 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5

Source: 11v11.com: 2000-01 Ipswich Town results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

FA Premier League

Ipswich Town's season results[1]

August

      Win       Draw       Loss       Upcoming fixture

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

Football League Cup

      Win       Draw       Loss       Upcoming fixture

FA Cup

      Win       Draw       Loss       Upcoming fixture

Squad

[2] 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 Richard Wright
2 Netherlands DF Fabian Wilnis
3 England DF Jamie Clapham
4 England DF John McGreal
5 England DF Tony Mowbray
6 England DF Mark Venus
7 Northern Ireland MF Jim Magilton
8 Republic of Ireland MF Matt Holland (captain)
10 England FW James Scowcroft
11 England FW Marcus Stewart
12 England FW Richard Naylor
13 England GK Mike Salmon
14 England MF Jermaine Wright
15 England DF John Scales
16 England DF Gary Croft
17 England DF Wayne Brown
No. Position Player
19 England DF Titus Bramble
20 England MF Richard Logan
21 Republic of Ireland GK Keith Branagan
23 Northern Ireland MF Sean Friars
25 England MF Ashley Nicholls
26 England GK James Pullen
27 Netherlands FW Guillermo Graaven
28 Netherlands MF Nabil Abidallah
29 South Africa DF Justin Miller
30 Netherlands MF Martijn Reuser
31 Scotland DF Stephen Moffatt
32 Iceland DF Hermann Hreidarsson
33 Slovenia DF Amir Karić
34 England FW Alun Armstrong
35 Scotland FW Mark Burchill (on loan from Celtic)
36 England DF Chris Makin

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
9 England FW David Johnson (to Nottingham Forest)
18 France DF Jean-Manuel Thetis (to Sheffield United)
No. Position Player
22 Scotland MF Stuart Niven (to Barnet)
24 England MF Neil Midgley (to Barnet)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
- Wales DF Lee Beevers
- England MF Matt Bloomfield
- England MF Matthew Robinson
No. Position Player
- England MF Ian Westlake
- England FW Darren Bent

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee Notes
5 July 2000 DF John Scales Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer [3]
8 July 2000 MF Nabil Abidallah Ajax Free transfer [4]
8 July 2000 FW Guillermo Graaven Ajax Free transfer
18 August 2000 DF Hermann Hreidarsson Wimbledon £4,000,000 [5]
18 September 2000 DF Amir Karić NK Maribor £700,000 [6]
7 December 2000 FW Alun Armstrong Middlesbrough £500,000 [7]
7 March 2001 DF Chris Makin Sunderland £1,250,000 [8]

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee Notes
1 June 2000 MF Marco Holster Go Ahead Eagles Free transfer
23 July 2000 MF Mick Stockwell Colchester United Free transfer
22 August 2000 FW Jonas Axeldal Cambridge United Signed
29 September 2000 MF Stuart Niven Barnet Free transfer
12 January 2001 FW David Johnson Nottingham Forest £3,500,000 [9]
22 March 2001 MF Neil Midgley Barnet Free transfer
Transfers in: Decrease £6,350,000
Transfers out: Increase £3,500,000
Total spending: Decrease £2,850,000

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[10]
No.
 Pos
 Nat
 Name
 MS Notes
1 GK England Richard Wright 44
2 RB Netherlands Fabian Wilnis 34
19 CB England Titus Bramble 29
4 CB England John McGreal 31
32 LB Iceland Hermann Hreidarsson 44
14 RM England Jermaine Wright 42
8 CM Republic of Ireland Matt Holland 46
7 CM Northern Ireland Jim Magilton 39
3 LM England Jamie Clapham 35
11 CF England Marcus Stewart 38
10 CF England James Scowcroft 28

References

  1. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/ipswich-town/2000-2001/results
  2. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2000-2001/faprem/ipswich.htm
  3. ↑ "Scales weighs in at Ipswich". BBC Sport. 5 July 2000. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ipswich's double Dutch". BBC News. 8 July 2000. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Hreidarsson joins Ipswich". BBC Sport. 18 August 2000. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Town complete Karic move". BBC Sport. 18 September 2000. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Armstrong lands at Portman Road". BBC Sport. 7 December 2000. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ipswich complete Makin signing". BBC Sport. 7 March 2001. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Forest complete £3.5m Johnson deal". BBC Sport. 12 January 2001. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  10. ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/ipswich-town/tab/players/season/2001
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, October 10, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.