2000–01 Portsmouth F.C. season

Portsmouth
2000–01 season
Chairman Milan Mandaric
Manager Tony Pulis (until 12 October)
Steve Claridge (12 October - 25 February)
Graham Rix (from 25 February)
Stadium Fratton Park
Football League First Division 20th
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League: Claridge (11)
All: Claridge/Bradbury (11)
Average home league attendance 13,533

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

Season summary

In October, Tony Pulis was put on gardening leave (and sacked not long afterwards) due to a poor relationship with Mandaric.[1][2] Veteran player Steve Claridge stepped up to the manager's seat, and some initial success saw talk of promotion to the Premier League, only for a horrific run of defeats to set in after the new year, resulting in Claridge being dismissed as manager (but retained as a player) and being replaced in March 2001 by Chelsea assistant manager Graham Rix. Rix did not prove an entirely popular appointment, as he had been jailed for a sexual offence two years previously,[3] and the club only survived on the last day of the season when they won their final game and relegated Huddersfield Town at their expense.

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

Portsmouth's score comes first[4]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 2000 Sheffield UnitedA0-215,816
19 August 2000 Grimsby TownH1-112,511Bradbury
25 August 2000 GillinghamA1-18,741Moore
28 August 2000 Wolverhampton WanderersH3-114,124Claridge (3, 1 pen)
2 September 2000 Preston North EndA0-113,343
9 September 2000 WatfordH1-314,012Quashie
12 September 2000 Tranmere RoversH2-09,235Mills, Bradbury
16 September 2000 Bolton WanderersA0-214,113
23 September 2000 West Bromwich AlbionH0-111,937
30 September 2000 BurnleyA1-115,494Claridge
8 October 2000 Stockport CountyA1-16,212Mills
14 October 2000 Sheffield WednesdayH2-116,040Thøgersen, Claridge
17 October 2000 Crewe AlexandraH2-114,621Thøgersen, Claridge (pen)
21 October 2000 Crystal PalaceA3-215,693Claridge, Thøgersen, Panopoulos
24 October 2000 Norwich CityA0-018,772
28 October 2000 Birmingham CityH1-115,218Bradbury
4 November 2000 Queens Park RangersA1-112,038Bradbury
11 November 2000 Blackburn RoversH2-214,141Quashie, Panopoulos
18 November 2000 FulhamA1-319,005Claridge
25 November 2000 BarnsleyA0-112,853
2 December 2000 Norwich CityH2-013,409Panopoulos, Quashie
9 December 2000 Nottingham ForestA0-219,284
16 December 2000 Huddersfield TownH1-112,041Claridge
23 December 2000 Sheffield UnitedH0-013,606
26 December 2000 WimbledonA1-110,518Claridge
1 January 2001 GillinghamH0-014,526
13 January 2001 Wolverhampton WanderersA1-120,869Lescott (own goal)
20 January 2001 WimbledonH2-112,488Bradbury (pen), Quashie
27 January 2001 Grimsby TownA1-24,128Bradbury
3 February 2001 Preston North EndH0-113,331
10 February 2001 WatfordA2-216,051Quashie, Claridge
17 February 2001 Bolton WanderersH1-211,377Panopoulos
24 February 2001 West Bromwich AlbionA0-217,645
3 March 2001 BurnleyH2-012,941Nightingale, Panopoulos (pen)
7 March 2001 Sheffield WednesdayA0-020,503
10 March 2001 Stockport CountyH2-112,202Bradbury, Lovell
14 March 2001 Tranmere RoversA1-19,872Harper
17 March 2001 Crewe AlexandraA0-15,182
31 March 2001 Huddersfield TownA1-413,199Mills
7 April 2001 Nottingham ForestH0-213,018
14 April 2001 Queens Park RangersH1-113,426Bradbury
16 April 2001 Birmingham CityA0-023,304
21 April 2001 FulhamH1-117,651Bradbury
29 April 2001 Blackburn RoversA1-324,257Panopoulos
2 May 2001 Crystal PalaceH2-419,013Mills, Tiler
6 May 2001 BarnsleyH3-013,064Bradbury, O'Neil, Harper

FA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2001 Tranmere RoversH1-211,058Bradbury

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg22 August 2000 Cambridge UnitedA0-02,904
R1 2nd Leg5 September 2000 Cambridge UnitedH1-05,570Mills
R2 1st Leg19 September 2000 Blackburn RoversA0-410,360
R2 2nd Leg26 September 2000 Blackburn RoversH1-1 (lost 1-5 on agg)2,731Nightingale

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 Andy Petterson
2 England DF Linvoy Primus
3 England DF Justin Edinburgh
4 England MF Shaun Derry
6 Jamaica DF Darren Moore
7 Scotland MF Kevin Harper
8 Slovenia MF Mladen Rudonja
9 England FW Steve Claridge
10 England FW Lee Bradbury
11 Wales MF Ceri Hughes
12 Scotland MF Nigel Quashie
13 England GK Aaron Flahavan
14 England MF Tom Curtis
15 England DF Jamie Vincent
16 Denmark DF Thomas Thøgersen
17 England MF Lee Sharpe (on loan from Bradford City)
18 England DF David Waterman
19 England FW Luke Nightingale
No. Position Player
20 England FW Rory Allen
21 England MF Gary O'Neil
22 England FW Lee Mills
23 England FW Rowan Vine
24 England DF Scott Hiley
25 England DF Jason Crowe
26 England GK Chris Tardif
27 Scotland MF Garry Brady
28 England MF Rob Wolleaston (on loan from Chelsea)
29 England DF Tom White
30 Brazil MF Stefani Miglioranzi
31 England FW Steve Lovell
32 Greece MF Michael Panopoulos
35 England DF Lewis Buxton
36 England DF Carl Tiler
37 England DF Shaun Cooper
38 England MF Carl Pettefer
44 England GK Alan Knight

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
23 France DF Bernard Lambourde (on loan from Chelsea)
26 England DF Jason Cundy (Retired)
15 England FW Andy Awford (Retired)
25 France MF Marc Keller (on loan from West Ham United)
27 England DF David Birmingham (to Bournemouth)
39 Wales MF Adam Holbrook (Released)
No. Position Player
1 England GK Russell Hoult (to West Bromwich Albion)
5 England DF Adrian Whitbread (to Reading)
29 England FW Guy Whittingham (to Wycombe Wanderers)
33 England MF Joe McNab (Released)
34 England MF Neil McNab (Released)

References

  1. "Pulis will fight misconduct charge". BBC Sport. 4 January 2001. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  2. "Pulis sacked by Pompey". BBC Sport. 3 January 2001. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  3. Chelsea stands by Rix BBC News, 26 March 1999
  4. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/portsmouth/2000-2001
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