2000–01 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

Oldham Athletic
2000–01 season
ChairmanDavid Brierley
ManagerAndy Ritchie
StadiumBoundary Park
Second Division15th
FA CupSecond round
League CupSecond round
LDV Vans TrophyFirst round (Northern Area)
Top goalscorerLeague: Duxbury (8)
All: Duxbury (10)
Highest home attendance9,359 vs. Stoke City
Lowest home attendance2,551 vs. Wigan Athletic
Average home league attendance4,972

These are the details of the 2000–01 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season, who competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

Hopes were high for the Latics at the start of the 2000–01 season after a 4–1 opening day win at home to newly relegated Port Vale, but a run of 11 games without a win saw the club slump to second bottom in the league, making relegation look a real possibility. The signings of veteran winger David Eyres and midfielder Tony Carss gave the side added impetus and the Latics recovered well to again finish comfortably mid-table.[citation needed]

Final league table

Main article: 2000–01 Football League
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1 Millwall 46 17 2 4 49 11 11 7 5 40 27 89 38 +51 93
2 Rotherham United 46 16 4 3 50 26 11 6 6 29 29 79 55 +24 91
3 Reading 46 15 5 3 58 26 10 6 7 28 26 86 52 +34 86
4 Walsall 46 15 5 3 51 23 8 7 8 28 27 79 50 +29 81
5 Stoke City 46 12 6 5 39 21 9 8 6 35 28 74 49 +25 77
6 Wigan Athletic 46 12 9 2 29 18 7 9 7 24 24 53 42 +11 75
7 Bournemouth 46 11 6 6 37 23 9 7 7 42 32 79 55 +24 73
8 Notts County 46 10 6 7 37 33 9 6 8 25 33 62 66 –4 69
9 Bristol City 46 11 6 6 47 29 7 8 8 23 27 70 56 +14 68
10 Wrexham 46 10 6 7 33 28 7 6 10 32 43 65 71 –6 63
11 Port Vale 46 9 8 6 35 22 7 6 10 20 27 55 49 +6 62
12 Peterborough United 46 12 6 5 38 27 3 8 12 23 39 61 66 –5 59
13 Wycombe Wanderers 46 8 7 8 24 23 7 7 9 22 30 46 53 –7 59
14 Brentford 46 9 10 4 34 30 5 7 11 22 40 56 70 –14 59
15 Oldham Athletic 46 11 5 7 35 26 4 8 11 18 39 53 65 –12 58
16 Bury 46 10 6 7 25 22 6 4 13 20 37 45 59 –14 58
17 Colchester United 46 10 5 8 32 23 5 7 11 23 36 55 59 –4 57
18 Northampton Town 46 9 6 8 26 28 6 6 11 20 31 46 59 –13 57
19 Cambridge United 46 8 6 9 32 31 6 5 12 29 46 61 77 –16 53
20 Swindon Town 46 6 8 9 30 35 7 5 11 17 30 47 65 –18 52
21 Bristol Rovers 46 6 10 7 28 26 6 5 12 25 31 53 57 –4 51
22 Luton Town 46 5 6 12 24 35 4 7 12 28 45 52 80 –28 40
23 Swansea City 46 5 9 9 26 24 3 4 16 21 49 47 73 –26 37
24 Oxford United 46 5 4 14 23 34 2 2 19 30 66 53 100 –47 27
  • Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
  • NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Relegated

Results

Oldham Athletic's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 August 2000 Port Vale H 4–1 5,639 Adams, Allott, Corazzin, Garnett
19 August 2000 Walsall A 2–3 5,952 Adams, Duxbury
26 August 2000 Peterborough United H 1–4 4,967 Tipton
29 August 2000 Colchester United A 1–1 3,675 Holt
2 September 2000 Notts County H 0–1 4,424
9 September 2000 Wrexham A 1–3 3,527 Corazzin
12 September 2000 Reading A 0–5 7,768
16 September 2000 Bristol City H 0–0 4,095
23 September 2000 Bournemouth A 1–1 3,976 Allott
30 September 2000 Cambridge United H 1–3 3,888 Holt
8 October 2000 Rotherham United A 0–3 3,774
14 October 2000 Swindon Town H 1–0 4,009 Dudley
17 October 2000 Wycombe Wanderers H 2–0 3,496 Dudley (2)
21 October 2000 Northampton Town A 1–2 5,677 Dudley
28 October 2000 Bristol Rovers A 2–0 6,110 Allott, Duxbury
4 November 2000 Swansea City H 1–1 4,282 Jones
11 November 2000 Stoke City A 1–0 12,503 Duxbury
25 November 2000 Millwall H 0–1 4,779
2 December 2000 Oxford United H 3–2 3,986 Corazzin, Eyres, Jones
16 December 2000 Bury A 1–1 4,976 Boshell
23 December 2000 Brentford A 1–1 5,317 Allott
26 December 2000 Wigan Athletic H 2–1 7,750 Duxbury, Allott
30 December 2000 Walsall H 0–0 5,267
1 January 2001 Peterborough United A 0–0 5,039
6 January 2001 Port Vale A 0–0 4,313
13 January 2001 Colchester United H 1–1 4,076 Tipton
20 January 2001 Wigan Athletic A 1–3 8,274 Sheridan
23 January 2001 Luton Town H 2–0 3,011 Rickers, Sheridan
27 January 2001 Brentford H 3–0 4,964 Eyres, Allott (2)
3 February 2001 Notts County A 0–1 5,212
10 February 2001 Wrexham H 5–1 4,703 Corazzin (4 – 1 pen), Rickers
20 February 2001 Reading H 0–2 4,160
24 February 2001 Bournemouth H 2–1 4,845 Sheridan (pen), Tipton
3 March 2001 Cambridge United A 0–2 3,762
6 March 2001 Swindon Town A 0–3 4,168
10 March 2001 Rotherham United H 2–3 5,993 Duxbury (2)
17 March 2001 Wycombe Wanderers A 1–2 5,847 Tipton
23 March 2001 Northampton Town H 2–1 4,001 Duxbury (2)
27 March 2001 Bristol City A 2–2 9,568 Carss, Sheridan (pen)
31 March 2001 Bury H 1–1 5,787 Tipton
7 April 2001 Oxford United A 1–0 4,217 Eyres
14 April 2001 Luton Town A 0–0 4,886
16 April 2001 Bristol Rovers H 1–0 6,883 Carss
21 April 2001 Swansea City A 2–1 3,261 Parkin (2)
28 April 2001 Stoke City H 1–2 9,359 Parkin
5 May 2001 Millwall A 0–5 18,510

FA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 18 November 2000 Hednesford Town A 4–2 2,053 Duxbury, Dudley, Corazzin, Tipton
R2 10 December 2000 Peterborough United A 1–1 5,662 Dudley
R2R 19 December 2000 Peterborough United H 0–1 3,404

League Cup

Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 22 August 2000 Huddersfield Town H 1–0 4,255 Corazzin
R1 2nd Leg 5 September 2000 Huddersfield Town A 2–0 (won 3–0 on agg) 4,979 Rickers (2)
R2 1st Leg 19 September 2000 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–3 3,213 Boshell
R2 2nd Leg 27 September 2000 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–5 (lost 2–8 on agg) 4,773 Duxbury

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2000-01 Football League Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
Northern R1 9 January 2001 Wigan Athletic H 2–3 (a.e.t.) 2,551 Salt, Tipton (pen)

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Kelly[notes 1]
2 DF Scotland SCO Scott McNiven[notes 2]
3 DF England ENG Andy Holt
4 DF England ENG Shaun Garnett
6 MF England ENG Lee Duxbury
7 MF England ENG Paul Rickers
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL John Sheridan[notes 3]
9 FW Wales WAL Matthew Tipton
10 FW England ENG Sam Parkin (on loan from Chelsea)
11 MF Scotland SCO Mark Innes
12 FW England ENG Mark Allott
13 GK Northern Ireland NIR David Miskelly
14 MF England ENG Phil Salt
15 MF England ENG Danny Walsh
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW England ENG Ryan Sudgen
17 FW England ENG Craig Dudley
18 MF England ENG Danny Boshell
19 FW Canada CAN Carlo Corazzin
20 MF England ENG Mark Hotte
21 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Barry Prenderville
22 FW England ENG Neville Roach
23 FW England ENG Andy Ritchie (player-manager)
24 MF England ENG Neil Adams
25 GK England ENG Jamie Campbell
27 DF England ENG Ben Futcher
28 MF England ENG David Eyres
29 DF England ENG Paul Jones
31 MF England ENG Tony Carss

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. Pos. Nation Player
36 FW England ENG Paul Beavers (to Darlington)
26 DF England ENG Richard Graham (retired)
5 DF England ENG Stuart Thom (to Scunthorpe United)
22 MF England ENG Chris Lightfoot (on loan from Crewe Alexandra)
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 MF England ENG Paul Smith (on loan from Burnley)
26 DF Canada CAN Mark Watson (released)
28 DF England ENG Jordan Tait (to Darlington)
10 FW England ENG Steve Whitehall (to Chester City)

References

  1. ^ "Oldham Athletic 2000-2001 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Oldham Athletic - 2000/01".

Notes

  1. ^ Kelly was born in Preston, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and represented them at U-19, U-21, U-23, and B level.
  2. ^ McNiven was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and represented them at U-21 level.
  3. ^ Sheridan was born in Stretford, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1988.