2000–01 Rotherham United F.C. season

Rotherham United
2000–01 season
Football League Second Division2nd
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
League TrophyFirst round

The 2000–01 season saw Rotherham United compete in the Football League Second Division where they finished in 2nd position with 91 points and gained promotion to the Football League First Division.[1]

Final league table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Millwall (C, P) 46 28 9 9 89 38 +51 93 Promotion to Football League First Division
2 Rotherham United (P) 46 27 10 9 79 55 +24 91
3 Reading 46 25 11 10 86 52 +34 86 Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
4 Walsall (O, P) 46 23 12 11 79 50 +29 81
5 Stoke City 46 21 14 11 74 49 +25 77
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

Rotherham United's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Main article: 2000–01 Football League
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 12 August 2000 Walsall H 2–3 5,200 Robins (2)
2 18 August 2000 Colchester United A 1–0 3,807 Robins
3 26 August 2000 Bury H 1–2 3,739 Scott
4 28 August 2000 Bristol City A 1–0 8,280 Fortune-West
5 2 September 2000 Luton Town H 1–1 4,061 Robins
6 9 September 2000 Cambridge United A 1–6 3,925 Robins
7 12 September 2000 Wrexham A 3–1 2,126 Warne (2), Scott
8 16 September 2000 Wycombe Wanderers H 1–0 3,545 Branston
9 23 September 2000 Stoke City A 1–1 13,372 Artell
10 30 September 2000 Reading H 1–3 4,288 Robins
11 8 October 2000 Oldham Athletic H 3–0 3,774 Warne, Artell, Talbot
12 14 October 2000 Bournemouth A 1–0 3,378 Watson
13 17 October 2000 Bristol Rovers A 1–1 6,910 Watson
14 21 October 2000 Oxford United H 3–1 3,983 Watson, Warne (2)
15 24 October 2000 Swansea City H 4–2 3,892 Watson, Robins, Robins, Lee
16 28 October 2000 Northampton Town A 1–0 6,478 Talbot
17 4 November 2000 Wigan Athletic H 1–1 6,192 Robins
18 11 November 2000 Brentford A 3–0 4,544 Talbot (2), Lee
19 25 November 2000 Peterborough United H 3–0 5,519 Branston, Robins, Hurst
20 2 December 2000 Millwall H 3–2 7,155 Artell, Lee (2)
21 16 December 2000 Swindon Town A 1–2 4,752 Branston
22 22 December 2000 Port Vale A 2–0 4,110 Robins, Hurst
23 26 December 2000 Notts County H 0–0 7,673
24 1 January 2001 Bury A 0–0 3,743
25 13 January 2001 Bristol City H 1–1 5,654 Robins
26 20 January 2001 Notts County A 1–4 7,010 Branston
27 23 January 2001 Walsall A 1–1 4,437 Sedgwick
28 27 January 2001 Port Vale H 3–2 5,044 Robins, Lee, Warne
29 10 February 2001 Cambridge United H 3–0 4,497 Lee (3)
30 20 February 2001 Wrexham H 2–0 4,528 Lee, Wilsterman
31 24 February 2001 Stoke City H 2–1 8,211 Robins (2)
32 27 February 2001 Colchester United H 3–2 5,864 Robins, Hurst, Artell
33 3 March 2001 Reading A 0–2 13,103
34 6 March 2001 Bournemouth H 3–1 6,488 Robins (2), Lee
35 10 March 2001 Oldham Athletic A 3–2 5,993 Robins, Branston, Garnett (o.g.)
36 17 March 2001 Bristol Rovers H 3–0 7,098 Barker, Minton (2)
37 20 March 2001 Wycombe Wanderers A 1–0 5,254 Lee
38 24 March 2001 Oxford United A 3–4 4,493 Robins, Branston, Lee
39 31 March 2001 Swindon Town H 4–3 7,106 Robins (3), Reeves (o.g.)
40 7 April 2001 Millwall A 0–4 16,015
41 14 April 2001 Swansea City A 0–0 4,327
42 16 April 2001 Northampton Town H 1–0 6,714 Robins
43 21 April 2001 Wigan Athletic A 2–0 8,836 Robins, Watson
44 24 April 2001 Luton Town A 1–0 4,854 Sedgwick
45 28 April 2001 Brentford H 2–1 9,760 Talbot, Lee
46 5 May 2001 Peterborough United A 1–1 11,274 Warne

FA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
First round 18 November 2000 Wrexham A 1–0 3,887 Lee
Second round 9 December 2000 Northampton Town H 1–0 4,964 Hughes (o.g.)
Third round 6 January 2001 Liverpool A 0–3 30,689

Football League Cup

Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
First round first leg 22 August 2000 Barnsley H 0–1 4,940
First round second leg 5 September 2000 Barnsley A 2–3 8,080 Robins, Watson

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2000–01 Football League Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
First round 5 December 2000 Chesterfield H 3–4 3,488 Robins, Lee, Monkhouse

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Ian Gray 33 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 39 0
2 DF England Chris Beech 8(7) 0 0(1) 0 1 0 0 0 9(8) 0
3 DF England David Artell 35(1) 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 39(1) 4
4 DF England Rob Scott 39 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 44 2
5 MF England Darren Garner 30(1) 1 3 0 1(1) 0 1 0 35(2) 1
6 MF England Marvin Bryan 23(5) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 27(5) 0
7 FW England Mark Robins 42 24 3 0 2 1 1 1 48 26
8 DF Republic of Ireland Paul Dillon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland Alan Lee 29(2) 13 3 1 0 0 1 1 33(2) 15
9 FW England Leo Fortune-West 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 1
10 FW England Paul Warne 44 7 3 0 2 0 1 0 50 7
11 MF England Andy Turner 3(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3(1) 0
12 MF England Stewart Talbot 37(1) 5 3 0 2 0 0 0 42(1) 5
13 GK England Paul Pettinger 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
14 MF England Kevin Watson 46 5 3 0 2 1 1 0 52 6
15 DF England Alan Knill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF England Paul Hurst 42(2) 3 3 0 1(1) 0 1 0 47(3) 3
17 DF England Will Varty 5(1) 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0 0 5(3) 0
19 DF Netherlands Brian Wilsterman 9(1) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10(1) 1
20 FW England Andy Monkhouse 1(11) 0 0(2) 0 0 0 0(1) 1 1(14) 1
21 MF England Danny Hudson 1(4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(4) 0
22 MF England Jeff Minton 5(4) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5(4) 2
22 DF England Darren Carr 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
23 MF England Trevor Berry 5(6) 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 5(9) 0
24 MF England Chris Sedgwick 2(19) 2 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 2(20) 2
27 DF England Shaun Barker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF England Guy Branston 41 6 3 0 2 0 0 0 46 6
29 FW England Richie Barker 7(12) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7(12) 1
30 FW France Stéphane Lemarchand 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0
31 FW France Cedric Bolima 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0

References

  1. ^ "Rotherham United 2000/01". Statto. Retrieved 13 November 2014.