2000–01 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

Nottingham Forest
2000–01 season
Chairman Eric Barnes
Manager David Platt
Stadium City Ground
First Division 11th
FA Cup Third round
Worthington Cup First round
Top goalscorer League: Bart-Williams (14)
All: Bart-Williams (15)
Average home league attendance 20,615

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

Season summary

Forest improved on the previous season's disappointing 14th place to finish 11th, six points short of the play-off places. At the end of the season, player-manager David Platt left after two seasons in charge to manage the England Under-21 side. He was replaced by the club's under-19 coach and former Forest player, Paul Hart.

Forest suffered from below-average cup form, being knocked out of the League Cup by Division Three strugglers Darlington after losing 4-3 over two legs.

Final league table

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 2

Results

Nottingham Forest's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 2000 West Bromwich AlbionH1-021,029Hjelde
19 August 2000 Norwich CityA0-018,059
26 August 2000 Birmingham CityH1-218,820Bart-Williams
28 August 2000 Crystal PalaceA3-218,865D Johnson, Platt, Mullins (own goal)
9 September 2000 Blackburn RoversA0-318,471
13 September 2000 Sheffield WednesdayA1-015,700Lester
16 September 2000 FulhamH0-318,737
23 September 2000 Grimsby TownA2-06,467Rogers, Lester
30 September 2000 Wolverhampton WanderersH0-019,110
14 October 2000 BarnsleyA4-314,831Bart-Williams (2, 1 pen), Rogers, Blake
17 October 2000 Bolton WanderersA0-013,017
21 October 2000 WatfordH0-220,064
25 October 2000 BurnleyH5-017,915Bart-Williams (2, 1 pen), D Johnson, Rogers, Scimeca
28 October 2000 Stockport CountyA2-16,021Lester (2)
4 November 2000 Preston North EndH3-119,504Bart-Williams (2 pens), Olsen
12 November 2000 GillinghamA3-19,884Lester (3)
18 November 2000 WimbledonH1-218,159Vaughan
25 November 2000 Tranmere RoversH3-119,678Bart-Williams, Foy, Scimeca
29 November 2000 Sheffield UnitedH2-017,089Olsen, Reid
2 December 2000 BurnleyA0-117,876
9 December 2000 PortsmouthH2-019,284Scimeca, Bart-Williams
13 December 2000 Huddersfield TownH1-328,372Reid
16 December 2000 Queens Park RangersA0-114,409
23 December 2000 West Bromwich AlbionA0-320,350
26 December 2000 Crewe AlexandraH1-020,903Jones
30 December 2000 Norwich CityH0-020,108
1 January 2001 Birmingham CityA2-020,034Bart-Williams (pen), Prutton
14 January 2001 Crystal PalaceH0-321,198
3 February 2001 Huddersfield TownA1-113,838Scimeca
10 February 2001 Blackburn RoversH2-122,455Bart-Williams, Edwards
17 February 2001 FulhamA0-117,425
21 February 2001 Sheffield WednesdayH0-123,266
24 February 2001 Grimsby TownH3-121,660Edds, Edwards, D Johnson
3 March 2001 Wolverhampton WanderersA0-220,291
7 March 2001 BarnsleyH1-018,788Bart-Williams
10 March 2001 Sheffield UnitedA3-125,673Edwards, A Johnson, D Johnson
13 March 2001 Crewe AlexandraA0-17,916
17 March 2001 Bolton WanderersH0-222,162
31 March 2001 Queens Park RangersH1-122,208Harewood
3 April 2001 WatfordA0-313,651
7 April 2001 PortsmouthA2-013,018Bart-Williams (2, 1 pen)
14 April 2001 Preston North EndA1-116,842Hjelde
16 April 2001 Stockport CountyH1-023,500John
21 April 2001 WimbledonA1-210,027John
28 April 2001 GillinghamH0-120,617
6 May 2001 Tranmere RoversA2-29,891Harewood (2)

FA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 2001 Wolverhampton WanderersH0-114,601

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg22 August 2000 DarlingtonA2-24,724Bart-Williams (pen), Rogers
R1 2nd Leg6 September 2000 DarlingtonH1-2 (lost 3-4 on agg)6,530John

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. Position Player
1 England GK Dave Beasant
2 Canada DF Jim Brennan
3 England DF Alan Rogers
4 England MF Riccardo Scimeca
5 Scotland DF Colin Calderwood
6 Norway DF Jon Olav Hjelde
7 England MF David Prutton
8 England FW Jack Lester
9 Trinidad and Tobago FW Stern John
10 Wales MF Andy Johnson
11 England MF Chris Bart-Williams
12 Republic of Ireland GK Barry Roche
14 Republic of Ireland MF Andy Reid
15 England DF Tony Vaughan
17 England FW Gary Jones
No. Position Player
18 France DF Matthieu Louis-Jean
19 England FW Marlon Harewood
20 England MF David Platt (player-manager)
21 Scotland DF Chris Doig
22 England DF Richard Cooper
24 Wales DF Christian Edwards
26 Australia MF Gareth Edds
27 England FW Andy Gray
28 England DF Kevin Dawson
29 Scotland MF Gareth Williams
30 England MF Keith Foy
31 United States MF Ben Olsen (on loan from DC United)
33 Jamaica FW David Johnson
35 Republic of Ireland FW David Freeman
36 England MF Jermaine Jenas

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
14 Scotland FW Dougie Freedman (to Crystal Palace)
16 Italy DF Salvatore Matrecano (released)
25 England FW Robbie Blake (on loan from Bradford City)
No. Position Player
32 England DF Matthew Upson (on loan from Arsenal)
32 England DF Francis Benali (on loan from Southampton)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
23 Ivory Coast FW Bernard Allou
No. Position Player
34 England GK Steve Collis

References