2000–01 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season

Wycombe Wanderers
2000–01 season
Chairman Ivor Beeks
Manager Lawrie Sanchez
Stadium Adams Park
Second Division 13th
FA Cup Semi-finals
League Cup Second round
Football League Trophy Area quarter-finals
Top goalscorer League:
Andy Rammell (10)
All:
Andy Rammell (13)
Average home league attendance 5,549

During the 2000–01 English football season, Wycombe Wanderers competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

Having barely escaped relegation the previous season, this time round Wycombe achieved survival in the Second Division by a comfortable margin. Their defensive record, the best of any team outside the top six, ensured they finished well clear of relegation in 13th place. Wycombe enjoyed their greatest success in the FA Cup, defeating First Division teams Grimsby Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Wimbledon before edging Premier League side Leicester City 2-1 at Filbert Street; this result caused Leicester, then sitting fourth in the Premier League, to enter a poor run of form that dragged them down to 13th. The win at Leicester set up a dream semi-final tie against Liverpool at Villa Park - Wycombe pushed Gérard Houllier's men all the way before losing 2-1; Liverpool would go on to finish third in the Premier League and win a treble of the League, FA and UEFA Cups.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1 Millwall 4617244911117540278938+5193
2 Rotherham United 4616435026116629297955+2491
3 Reading 4615535826106728268652+3486
4 Walsall 461553512387828277950+2981
5 Stoke City 461265392198635287449+2577
6 Wigan Athletic 461292291879724245342+1175
7 Bournemouth 461166372397742327955+2473
8 Notts County 461067373396825336266–469
9 Bristol City 461166472978823277056+1468
10 Wrexham 4610673328761032436571–663
11 Port Vale 469863522761020275549+662
12 Peterborough United 4612653827381223396166–559
13 Wycombe Wanderers 46878242377922304653–759
14 Brentford 4691043430571122405670–1459
15 Oldham Athletic 4611573526481118395365–1258
16 Bury 4610672522641320374559–1458
17 Colchester United 4610583223571123365559–457
18 Northampton Town 469682628661120314659–1357
19 Cambridge United 468693231651229466177–1653
20 Swindon Town 466893035751117304765–1852
21 Bristol Rovers 4661072826651225315357–451
22 Luton Town 4656122435471228455280–2840
23 Swansea City 465992624341621494773–2637
24 Oxford United 46541423342219306653100 –4727
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Relegated

Results

Wycombe Wanderers' score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R118 November 2000 Harrow BoroughH3-02,681Bates (2), Simpson
R210 December 2000 MillwallA0-07,819
R2R19 December 2000 MillwallH2-13,878Rammell, McCarthy
R36 January 2001 Grimsby TownH1-15,390McCarthy
R3R16 January 2001 Grimsby TownA3-13,269McCarthy, Simpson, Rogers
R427 January 2001 Wolverhampton WanderersH2-19,617Rammell, Parkin
R517 February 2001 WimbledonH2-29,650Simpson, Brown
R5R20 February 2001 WimbledonA2-2 (won 8-7 on pens)9,464Carroll, McCarthy
QF10 March 2001 Leicester CityA2-121,969McCarthy, Essandoh
SF8 April 2001 LiverpoolN1-240,037Ryan

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg22 August 2000 BarnetA1-21,741Rogers
R1 2nd Leg5 September 2000 BarnetH3-1 (won 4-3 on agg)2,205McSporran, Castledine, McCarthy
R2 1st Leg19 September 2000 Birmingham CityH3-42,537Rammell, Baird, Bates
R2 2nd Leg26 September 2000 Birmingham CityA0-1 (lost 3-5 on agg)8,960

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 Martin Taylor
2 England DF Chris Marsh
3 England DF Chris Vinnicombe
4 England DF Jason Cousins
5 Republic of Ireland DF Paul McCarthy
6 England DF Jamie Bates
7 Scotland MF Dave Carroll
8 England MF Keith Ryan
9 Scotland FW Andrew Baird
10 England FW Sean Devine
11 England MF Paul Emblen
12 England MF Peter Holsgrove
14 Republic of Ireland MF Maurice Harkin
15 England FW Jermaine McSporran
16 England FW Andy Rammell
17 Canada DF Mark Rogers
18 England DF Ben Townsend
No. Position Player
19 England MF Stewart Castledine
20 England FW George Clegg (on loan from Manchester United)
21 England DF Alan Beeton
22 England MF Dannie Bullman
23 Republic of Ireland MF Ian Simpemba
24 England FW Guy Whittingham
25 England MF Martyn Lee
26 England GK Mark Osborn
27 England FW Leeyon Phelan
28 England MF Michael Simpson
29 England FW Danny Senda
30 England FW Steve Brown
32 England DF John Nutter
33 England FW Matthew Brady
34 England DF Roger Johnson
35 England GK Mark Westhead
36 Northern Ireland FW Roy Essandoh

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
2 England DF Gerard Lavin (on loan from Bristol City)
20 England FW Steve Jones (on loan from Bristol City)
No. Position Player
20 England FW Niall Thompson (released)
24 England FW Sam Parkin (on loan from Chelsea)

References

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