2000–01 Wimbledon F.C. season

Wimbledon

2000–01 season
Chairman	Charles Koppel
Manager	Terry Burton
Stadium	Selhurst Park
First Division	8th
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Jason Euell (19) All: Jason Euell (20)
Average home league attendance	7,901
← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

During the 2000–01 English football season, Wimbledon F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, following relegation from the FA Premier League the previous season.

Season summary

Following the departures of key frontmen John Hartson and Carl Cort, Wimbledon were unable to make an immediate return to the top flight and finished in 8th, five points short of the playoffs; were it not for their mediocre home form (with 11 draws and only 7 wins all season) they could have aimed for a playoff spot or even an attempt for automatic promotion. Despite this disappointing season, Wimbledon did enjoy some highlights, including a 5-0 demolition of London rivals Queens Park Rangers at home and a 5-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.

Wimbledon's struggle to return to the top flight was only made harder with the sale of the club's top scorer, Jason Euell, to South London rivals Charlton Athletic at the end of the season.

Kit

German company Puma became Wimbledon's kit manufacturers. Tiny Computers remained the kit sponsor.

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

Wimbledon's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
12 August 2000	Tranmere Rovers	H	0-0	8,266
19 August 2000	Burnley	A	0-1	15,124
26 August 2000	Watford	H	0-0	8,447
28 August 2000	Preston North End	A	1-1	13,519	Williams
9 September 2000	Sheffield Wednesday	A	5-0	15,856	Francis, Hartson (2), Euell (2)
12 September 2000	Huddersfield Town	A	2-0	7,592	Hartson (2)
16 September 2000	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1-1	8,761	Hartson
23 September 2000	Queens Park Rangers	A	1-2	11,720	Euell
30 September 2000	Stockport County	H	2-0	6,087	Ardley (pen), Francis
14 October 2000	Gillingham	H	4-4	9,030	Francis, Hartson (2), Euell
18 October 2000	Blackburn Rovers	H	0-2	6,019
21 October 2000	Crewe Alexandra	A	4-0	5,469	Harley (2), Gayle, Euell
24 October 2000	West Bromwich Albion	A	1-3	15,570	Euell (pen)
28 October 2000	Sheffield United	H	0-0	7,327
5 November 2000	Barnsley	A	1-0	13,641	Francis
11 November 2000	Fulham	H	0-3	14,071
18 November 2000	Nottingham Forest	A	2-1	18,159	Euell, Andersen
25 November 2000	Norwich City	A	2-1	14,059	Hartson, Francis
2 December 2000	West Bromwich Albion	H	0-1	8,608
5 December 2000	Crystal Palace	A	1-3	16,699	Roberts
9 December 2000	Birmingham City	A	3-0	16,778	Francis (2), Euell
13 December 2000	Grimsby Town	H	2-2	4,489	Euell, Andersen
16 December 2000	Bolton Wanderers	H	0-1	6,076
23 December 2000	Tranmere Rovers	A	4-0	8,058	Andersen, Williams, Euell (2)
26 December 2000	Portsmouth	H	1-1	9,245	Francis
2 January 2001	Watford	A	1-3	11,336	Gayle
13 January 2001	Preston North End	H	3-1	7,242	Euell (2), Williams
20 January 2001	Portsmouth	A	1-2	12,488	Euell
10 February 2001	Sheffield Wednesday	H	4-1	6,741	Andersen (2), Euell, Beresford (own goal)
24 February 2001	Queens Park Rangers	H	5-0	9,446	Williams (2), Gayle, Euell (2)
3 March 2001	Stockport County	A	2-2	5,519	Agyemang, Wiss (own goal)
6 March 2001	Gillingham	A	0-0	8,841
10 March 2001	Crystal Palace	H	1-0	13,167	Agyemang
13 March 2001	Grimsby Town	A	1-1	4,276	Agyemang
17 March 2001	Blackburn Rovers	A	1-1	19,000	Euell
31 March 2001	Bolton Wanderers	A	2-2	14,562	Agyemang, Cooper
4 April 2001	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1-0	16,767	Ardley
7 April 2001	Birmingham City	H	3-1	6,619	Nielsen, Hughes, Williams
10 April 2001	Burnley	H	0-2	6,132
14 April 2001	Barnsley	H	1-1	7,609	Ainsworth
17 April 2001	Sheffield United	A	1-0	14,527	Roberts
21 April 2001	Nottingham Forest	H	2-1	10,027	Nielsen, Cooper
24 April 2001	Crewe Alexandra	H	3-3	5,468	Willmott, Cooper, Ardley
28 April 2001	Fulham	A	1-1	18,576	Euell (pen)
1 May 2001	Huddersfield Town	H	1-1	4,956	Ainsworth
6 May 2001	Norwich City	H	0-0	7,888

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	6 January 2001	Notts County	H	2-2	4,391	Ardley, Karlsson
R3R	27 January 2001	Notts County	A	1-0	9,084	Andersen
R4	6 February 2001	Middlesbrough	A	0-0	20,625
R4R	13 February 2001	Middlesbrough	H	3-1	5,991	Ardley (pen), Euell, Hunt
R5	17 February 2001	Wycombe Wanderers	A	2-2	9,650	Williams, Agyemang
R5R	20 February 2001	Wycombe Wanderers	H	2-2 (lost 7-8 on pens)	4,391	Ainsworth, Gray

League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg	19 September 2000	Wigan Athletic	H	0-0	1,941
R2 2nd Leg	26 September 2000	Wigan Athletic	A	2-1	5,387	Hartson, Gayle
R3	31 October 2000	Middlesbrough	H	1-0	3,666	Hartson (pen)
R4	29 November 2000	Manchester City	A	1-2	19,513	Roberts

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 GK Kelvin Davis 2 DF Kenny Cunningham 3 DF Alan Kimble 4 MF Andy Roberts 5 DF Dean Blackwell 6 DF Darren Holloway 7 DF Neal Ardley 10 MF Jason Euell[2] 11 MF Kevin Cooper 12 DF Trond Andersen 14 GK Paul Heald 15 FW Carl Leaburn 16 MF Michael Hughes 17 DF Mark Williams[3] 18 MF Gareth Ainsworth 19 FW Paul Robinson 20 GK Ian Feuer 21 DF Duncan Jupp

No. Position Player 22 MF Chris Willmott 23 MF Ian Selley 24 MF Damien Francis[4] 25 FW Wayne Gray 26 FW Patrick Agyemang[5] 27 DF Des Byrne 28 DF Peter Hawkins 29 MF Michael Thomas 30 MF Pär Karlsson 31 MF Kjetil Wæhler 32 MF Ansah Owusu 33 MF Rob Gier[6] 34 MF Jonathan Hunt 35 FW Lionel Morgan 36 FW David Nielsen (from March) 37 MF Alex Tapp 38 DF Matthew Booth (on loan from Mamelodi Sundowns) 39 GK Shane Gore

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 6 DF Hermann Hreidarsson (to Ipswich Town) 8 MF Robbie Earle[7] (retired) 9 FW John Hartson (to Coventry City)

No. Position Player 11 FW Marcus Gayle[8] (to Rangers) 36 DF Jon Harley (on loan from Chelsea)

References

1. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/wimbledon/2000-2001
2. Euell was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2004.
3. Williams was born in Stalybridge, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his debut for Northern Ireland in 1999.
4. Francis was born in Wandsworth, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his debut for Jamaica in 2003.
5. Agyemang was born in Walthamstowe, England, but qualified to represent Ghana internationally and would make his debut for Ghana in 2003.
6. Gier was born in Ascot, England, but qualified to represent the Philippines internationally and would make his debut for the Philippines in 2009.
7. Earle was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica internationally. He made his international debut for Jamaica in 1997, having previously being called up for England once without playing.
8. Gayle was born in Hammersmith, London, but qualified to represent Jamaica internationally; he made his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.

External links

• Historical Wimbledon F.C. kits