2000–01 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
2000–01 season
Chairman Howard Culley (succeeded by Geoff Hulley)
Manager Paul Jewell (until 12 February)
Peter Shreeves (from 12 February)
Division One 17th
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Quarter-final
Top goalscorer League: Sibon (13)
All: Sibon (15)
Highest home attendance 38,433 (vs. Sheffield United
Division One)
Lowest home attendance 4,773 (vs. Oldham Athletic
League Cup)
Average home attendance 19,268
(League games only)
← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

During the 2000–01 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Contents

Season summary

Peter Shreeves remained at Sheffield Wednesday for the 2000-01 season as assistant to their new manager Paul Jewell. But Jewell was unable to mount a promotion challenge and he was sacked the following February with the Owls hovering just above the Division One relegation zone. Shreeves was given a permanent contract to take charge of the first team and he guided them to a 17th place finish.

Final league table

Main article: 2000–01 Football League
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 Two

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Results

Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 August 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1-1 19,086 Booth
19 August 2000 Huddersfield Town H 2-3 22,704 Booth, Hinchcliffe (pen)
26 August 2000 Grimsby Town A 1-0 7,755 Di Piedi
28 August 2000 Blackburn Rovers H 1-1 15,646 Westwood
9 September 2000 Wimbledon H 0-5 15,856
13 September 2000 Nottingham Forest H 0-1 15,700
16 September 2000 Tranmere Rovers A 0-2 9,352
23 September 2000 Preston North End H 1-3 17,379 Morrison
30 September 2000 Gillingham A 0-2 9,099
8 October 2000 West Bromwich Albion H 1-2 15,338 Morrison
14 October 2000 Portsmouth A 1-2 13,376 Morrison
17 October 2000 Burnley A 0-1 16,372
22 October 2000 Birmingham City H 1-0 14,695 Harkness
25 October 2000 Queens Park Rangers A 2-1 10,353 Cooke, Quinn
28 October 2000 Fulham H 3-3 17,559 Sibon, Morrison, Westwood
4 November 2000 Crystal Palace A 1-4 15,333 Sibon (pen)
7 November 2000 Watford A 3-1 11,166 Jobson, Crane, Quinn
11 November 2000 Norwich City H 3-2 16,956 Hinchcliffe (pen), Crane, Di Piedi
18 November 2000 Barnsley A 0-1 19,989
25 November 2000 Crewe Alexandra A 0-1 7,103
2 December 2000 Queens Park Rangers H 5-2 21,782 Sibon (3), Morrison, Ekoku
9 December 2000 Stockport County H 2-4 16,337 Morrison, Ekoku
16 December 2000 Sheffield United A 1-1 25,156 Hendon
23 December 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0-1 17,787
26 December 2000 Bolton Wanderers A 0-2 21,316
30 December 2000 Huddersfield Town A 0-0 18,931
1 January 2001 Grimsby Town H 1-0 17,004 Sibon
13 January 2001 Blackburn Rovers A 0-2 19,308
20 January 2001 Bolton Wanderers H 0-3 17,638
3 February 2001 Watford H 2-3 16,134 Sibon, Ekoku
10 February 2001 Wimbledon A 1-4 6,741 Ekoku
13 February 2001 Tranmere Rovers H 1-0 15,444 Ekoku
21 February 2001 Nottingham Forest A 1-0 23,266 Sibon
24 February 2001 Preston North End A 0-2 14,379
3 March 2001 Gillingham H 2-1 18,702 Ekoku, Di Piedi
7 March 2001 Portsmouth H 0-0 20,503
10 March 2001 West Bromwich Albion A 2-1 18,662 Soltvedt, Booth
17 March 2001 Burnley H 2-0 20,184 Hendon, Sibon (pen)
24 March 2001 Birmingham City A 2-1 19,733 De Bilde, Di Piedi
1 April 2001 Sheffield United H 1-2 38,433 Sibon
7 April 2001 Stockport County A 1-2 9,666 De Bilde
14 April 2001 Crystal Palace H 4-1 19,877 Ekoku, De Bilde, Sibon, Ripley
16 April 2001 Fulham A 1-1 17,500 Sibon
21 April 2001 Barnsley H 2-1 23,498 Sibon, Donnelly
28 April 2001 Norwich City A 0-1 21,241
6 May 2001 Crewe Alexandra H 0-0 28,007

FA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 2001 Norwich City H 2-1 15,971 Hamshaw, Sibon
R4 27 January 2001 Southampton A 1-3 15,251 Booth

League Cup

Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 19 September 2000 Oldham Athletic A 3-1 3,213 Morrison, De Bilde, Westwood
R2 2nd Leg 27 September 2000 Oldham Athletic H 5-1 4,773 Hamshaw, Westwood, Di Piedi, Sibon, Quinn
R3 1 November 2000 Sheffield United H 2-1 32,283 Ekoku (2)
R4 29 November 2000 West Ham United A 2-1 20,853 Morrison
QF 12 December 2000 Birmingham City A 0-2 22,911

Squad list

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Kevin Pressman
2 DF Steve Haslam
3 DF Andy Hinchcliffe
4 MF Wim Jonk
5 DF Steve Harkness
6 DF Des Walker
7 MF Alan Quinn
8 FW Gerald Sibon
9 MF Stuart Ripley (on loan from Southampton)
10 FW Gilles De Bilde
11 MF Phil O'Donnell
12 DF Ian Hendon
14 MF Aaron Lescott
15 MF Philip Scott
16 MF Matthew Hamshaw
17 FW Michele Di Piedi
No. Position Player
18 MF Simon Donnelly
19 FW Adam Muller
20 FW Trond Egil Soltvedt
21 DF Ashley Westwood
22 FW Efan Ekoku (on loan from Grasshoppers)
23 MF Carlton Palmer (on loan from Coventry City)
26 DF Leigh Bromby
29 GK Chris Stringer
30 DF Derek Geary
31 DF John Hutton
32 FW Owen Morrison
33 DF Craig Rand
35 MF Peter Holmes
36 MF Tony Crane
37 DF Tom Staniforth

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
5 DF Simon Grayson (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
9 FW Andy Booth (to Huddersfield Town)
12 FW Richard Cresswell (to Leicester City)
13 GK Paul Musselwhite (to Hull City)
13 GK Marlon Beresford (on loan from Middlesbrough)
13 GK Martin Hodge (retired)
14 MF Petter Rudi (to Molde)
20 FW Ritchie Humphreys (to Cambridge United)
No. Position Player
22 DF Robbie Stockdale (on loan from Middlesbrough)
23 MF Terry Cooke (on loan from Manchester City)
24 MF Mark McKeever (to Bristol Rovers)
25 MF David Billington (retired)
27 DF Con Blatsis (on loan from Derby County)
28 MF Jesper Johansson (to Djurgården)
34 MF Alex Higgins (to QPR)
38 DF Kevin Nicholson (to Northampton Town)

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