Huddersfield Town F.C. season 2000-01

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Season 2000–01
Huddersfield Town
Manager	Steve Bruce (until October 16, 2000) Lou Macari (from October 16, 2000)
Chairman	Barry Rubery
League	Division One
Final league position	22nd (relegated)
FA Cup	Third Round
Worthington Cup	First Round
Top goalscorer	League: Delroy Facey Kevin Gallen (10) All: Delroy Facey Kevin Gallen (10)
Highest home attendance	19,290 vs Birmingham City (6 May 2001)
Lowest home attendance	4,979 vs Oldham Athletic (5 September 2000)

Huddersfield Town's 2000-01 campaign is currently their last competitive campaign in the second tier of English football. Huddersfield finished 22nd following a disasterous final day in which Town lost at home to Birmingham City, while their rivals Stockport County, Portsmouth & Crystal Palace all got their necessary results which sent Town down.

1 Squad at the start of the season
2 Review
3 Squad at the end of the season
4 Results

[edit] Squad at the start of the season

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Nico Vaesen
2	DF	Steve Jenkins
3	DF	Jamie Vincent
4	DF	Craig Armstrong
5	DF	Chris Lucketti
6	DF	Ken Monkou
7	MF	Ben Thornley
8	MF	Kenny Irons
9	FW	Martin Smith
10	MF	Dean Gorré
11	FW	Clyde Wijnhard
12	DF	Kevin Gray

No.	Position	Player
13	GK	Martyn Margetson
14	MF	Scott Sellars
16	FW	Delroy Facey
17	MF	Simon Baldry
18	FW	Chris Hay
19	MF	David Beresford
20	DF	Thomas Heary
21	DF	Jon Dyson
22	MF	Chris Beech
23	MF	Chris Holland
25	FW	Kevin Gallen

[edit] Review

Huddersfield had a horrific start to the season, with Town winning only 1 of their first 19 games, (a 3-2 win over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough Stadium) which saw Steve Bruce lose his job in October after Town went to the bottom of the table following a 1-0 loss to Grimsby Town. Lou Macari took over immediately, but results didn't improve. Then in December, a miracle occurred, the loan signing of Zimbabwean international Peter Ndlovu dramatically improved Town's fortunes. They won 5 out of 7 games in December and drew the other 2. Many thought that a repeat of "The Great Escape" three seasons ago was on the cards again.

Then a run of 7 games without a win in January and February saw Town slide into trouble again, but Macari pulled a joker from the pack and signed the irreplaceable legend Andy Booth for £200,000 from Sheffield Wednesday. He scored on his debut in a 4-1 win against Portsmouth, but following defeats to promotion chasing Fulham and Blackburn Rovers, Town were in trouble again.

Their next game was against Queens Park Rangers. The Terriers won the game 2-1, which saw QPR relegated along with Tranmere Rovers, but then draws against Wimbledon and West Bromwich Albion saw Town in trouble on the final day. Town needed a win to guarantee 1st Division football, but a disputed goal for Crystal Palace combined with Town's 2-1 defeat by Birmingham City saw Town back down to Division 2.

[edit] Squad at the end of the season

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Nico Vaesen
2	DF	Steve Jenkins
4	DF	Craig Armstrong
5	DF	Chris Lucketti
7	MF	Ben Thornley
8	MF	Kenny Irons
9	FW	Martin Smith
10	MF	Dean Gorré
11	FW	Clyde Wijnhard
12	DF	Kevin Gray
13	GK	Martyn Margetson
14	MF	Scott Sellars

No.	Position	Player
16	FW	Delroy Facey
17	MF	Simon Baldry
18	FW	Chris Hay
19	MF	David Beresford
20	DF	Thomas Heary
21	DF	Jon Dyson
22	MF	Chris Beech
23	MF	Chris Holland
25	FW	Kevin Gallen
26	DF	Adie Moses
32	FW	Andy Booth

[edit] Results

[edit] Division One

Date	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F - A	Scorers	Attendance
12 August 2000	Watford	H	1 - 2	Palmer [16 (og)]	13,018
19 August 2000	Sheffield Wednesday	A	3 - 2	Smith [6, 39], Gallen [35]	22,704
26 August 2000	Crystal Palace	H	1 - 2	Lucketti [25]	10,670
28 August 2000	Stockport County	A	0 - 0		6,137
9 September 2000	Bolton Wanderers	H	2 - 3	Smith [47], Dyson [76]	12,248
12 September 2000	Wimbledon	H	0 - 2		7,592
16 September 2000	Gillingham	A	1 - 2	Gallen [26]	8,503
23 September 2000	Burnley	H	0 - 1		14,016
30 September 2000	Norwich City	A	1 - 1	Gallen [58]	14,499
6 October 2000	Barnsley	H	1 - 1	Smith [80]	13,556
14 October 2000	Grimsby Town	A	0 - 1		4,911
17 October 2000	Sheffield United	A	0 - 3		14,062
21 October 2000	Preston North End	H	0 - 0		13,161
24 October 2000	Crewe Alexandra	A	0 - 1		5,215
28 October 2000	Blackburn Rovers	H	0 - 1		12,287
4 November 2000	Fulham	A	0 - 3		13,108
11 November 2000	West Bromwich Albion	H	0 - 2		11,801
18 November 2000	Queens Park Rangers	A	1 - 1	Gallen [8]	11,543
25 November 2000	Birmingham City	A	1 - 2	Armstrong [61]	22,120
2 December 2000	Crewe Alexandra	H	3 - 1	Baldry [46], Smith [62], Gallen [68]	10,603
9 December 2000	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	3 - 0	Ndlovu [49, 90], Facey [86]	11,506
13 December 2000	Nottingham Forest	A	3 - 1	Ndlovu [57], Gallen [61, 65]	28,372
16 December 2000	Portsmouth	A	1 - 1	Dyson [40]	12,041
23 December 2000	Watford	A	2 - 1	Ndlovu [29], Facey [60]	13,371
26 December 2000	Tranmere Rovers	H	3 - 0	Facey [44], Dyson [65], Gallen [71]	12,397
30 December 2000	Sheffield Wednesday	H	0 - 0		18,931
13 January 2001	Stockport County	H	0 - 0		10,988
3 February 2001	Nottingham Forest	H	1 - 1	Facey [45]	13,838
10 February 2001	Bolton Wanderers	A	2 - 2	Smith [6], Gallen [23]	14,866
17 February 2001	Gillingham	H	2 - 3	Armstrong [16], Smith [45 (pen)]	10,576
24 February 2001	Burnley	A	0 - 1		16,191
27 February 2001	Tranmere Rovers	A	0 - 2		10,621
3 March 2001	Norwich City	H	2 - 0	Armstrong [8], Facey [71]	11,122
6 March 2001	Grimsby Town	H	0 - 0		9,494
10 March 2001	Barnsley	A	1 - 3	Morris [10]	15,290
17 March 2001	Sheffield United	H	2 - 1	Smith [25], Facey [78]	13,918
31 March 2001	Portsmouth	H	4 - 1	Booth [56], Facey [71], Gorré [89 (pen)], Baldry [90]	13,199
3 April 2001	Crystal Palace	A	0 - 0		15,324
7 April 2001	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1 - 0	Facey [10]	19,423
10 April 2001	Preston North End	A	0 - 0		15,185
14 April 2001	Fulham	H	1 - 2	Facey [78]	15,882
16 April 2001	Blackburn Rovers	A	0 - 2		29,426
21 April 2001	Queens Park Rangers	H	2 - 1	Gorré [33], Facey [90]	12,846
28 April 2001	West Bromwich Albion	A	1 - 1	Booth [7]	17,542
1 May 2001	Wimbledon	A	1 - 1	Gallen [74]	4,956
6 May 2001	Birmingham City	H	1 - 2	Booth [45]	19,290