2000–01 Birmingham City F.C. season

The 2000–01 season was Birmingham City Football Club's 98th season in the English football league system. It ran from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001.

Birmingham City F.C.
2000–01 season
ChairmanDavid Gold
ManagerTrevor Francis
StadiumSt Andrew's
First Division5th
Play-offsSemi-finals
FA CupThird round
League CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Geoff Horsfield
Marcelo (7)
All: Geoff Horsfield (12)
Highest home attendance29,150 (14 March 2001 vs Blackburn Rovers, First Division)
Lowest home attendance8,960 (26 September 2000 vs Wycombe Wanderers, League Cup)
Average home league attendance21,283

Led by manager Trevor Francis, the team repeated the previous season's fifth-place finish in the Football League First Division to qualify for the play-offs for a second consecutive season, but suffered another semi-final defeat, this time to Preston North End, losing 4–2 on penalties after drawing 2–2 over two legs. They were eliminated in the third round of the FA Cup, and reached the Football League Cup final for the first time since 1963, facing Liverpool. Liverpool took the lead in the 30th minute through Robbie Fowler, but Birmingham equalised in the last minute of normal time with a Darren Purse penalty. No further goals were scored in extra time, so the match was settled in a penalty shoot-out; Martin Grainger's and Andrew Johnson's penalties were saved, and Liverpool won 5–4 on penalties.

The top scorer for the season was Geoff Horsfield, with twelve goals in all competitions, of which seven were in the League; Marcelo also scored seven league goals.

Kit

French apparel manufacturers Le Coq Sportif remained Birmingham's kit suppliers for the third season in a row, and introduced a new kit for the season. Auto Windscreens remained the kit sponsors, also for the third consecutive season.[1]

Football League First Division
Main article: 2000–01 Football League § First Division

Match details
General sources:[2] Match content not verifiable from these sources is referenced individually.
Date League[3]
position		 Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers AttendanceRefs
12 August 2000 11thQueens Park RangersA D0–0 13,926
18 August 2000 16thFulhamH L1–3Sonner 36' 21,659
26 August 2000 14thNottingham ForestA W2–1Marcelo 16', Eaden 45' 18,820
28 August 2000 5thBarnsleyH W4–1Ndlovu 9', Grainger 35' pen., Holdsworth 51', Hughes 90' 17,160
9 September 2000 6thSheffield UnitedH W1–0O'Connor 9' pen. 21,493
12 September 2000 4thPreston North EndH W3–1Ndlovu 58', A. Johnson 65', O'Connor 78' pen. 16,484
17 September 2000 4thWest Bromwich AlbionA D1–1Horsfield 61' 19,858
23 September 2000 4thTranmere RoversH W2–0Grainger 73', Horsfield 90' 17,640
1 October 2000 5thWatfordA L0–2 12,355
8 October 2000 4thCrewe AlexandraA W2–0Hughes 54', Marcelo 81' 6,829
14 October 2000 4thCrystal PalaceH W2–1Burchill 72', Adebola 85' 17,191
17 October 2000 3rdStockport CountyH W4–0Horsfield 13', Grainger 70' pen., Burchill (2) 80', 87' 15,579
22 October 2000 3rdSheffield WednesdayA L0–1 14,695
25 October 2000 3rdGillinghamH W1–0Marcelo 90' 26,044
28 October 2000 3rdPortsmouthA D1–1Eaden 48' 15,218
4 November 2000 3rdBolton WanderersH D1–1Grainger 50' pen. 20,043
7 November 2000 3rdNorwich CityA L0–1 13,900
18 November 2000 4thBurnleyH W3–2Adebola 48', O'Connor 50', Burchill 86' 19,641
25 November 2000 3rdHuddersfield TownH W2–1Lazaridis 26', Horsfield 45' 22,120
2 December 2000 2ndGillinghamA W2–1M. Johnson 78', Horsfield 90' 9,247
9 December 2000 3rdWimbledonH L0–3 16,778
17 December 2000 3rdWolverhampton WanderersA W1–0Adebola 32' 19,938
23 December 2000 3rdQueens Park RangersH D0–0 24,311
26 December 2000 4thBlackburn RoversA L1–2Purse 88' 24,899
1 January 2001 6thNottingham ForestH L0–2 20,034
13 January 2001 6thBarnsleyA W3–2Marcelo 16', M. Johnson 40', Lazaridis 48' 13,631
27 January 2001 5thFulhamA W1–0Grainger 47' 15,482
3 February 2001 5thNorwich CityH W2–1Hughes 9', Purse 62' pen. 18,551
10 February 2001 6thSheffield UnitedA L1–3Horsfield 89' 19,313
17 February 2001 4thWest Bromwich AlbionH W2–1Adebola 36', O'Connor 57' 25,025
20 February 2001 4thPreston North EndA W2–0Grainger 11', A. Johnson 71' 14,864
2 March 2001 4thWatfordH W2–0Eaden 45', Hughes 79' 20,724
6 March 2001 4thCrystal PalaceA W2–1Upson 48' o.g., Adebola 59' 13,987
10 March 2001 3rdCrewe AlexandraH W2–0Purse 61' pen., A. Johnson 77' 28,042
14 March 2001 4thBlackburn RoversH L0–2 29,150
17 March 2001 4thStockport CountyA L0–2 7,176
20 March 2001 4thGrimsby TownA D1–1A. Johnson 10' 4,843
24 March 2001 4thSheffield WednesdayH L1–2Horsfield 60' 19,733
1 April 2001 4thWolverhampton WanderersH L0–1 24,003
7 April 2001 4thWimbledonA L1–3Marcelo 86' 6,619
10 April 2001 5thTranmere RoversA L0–1 8,004
13 April 2001 4thBolton WanderersA D2–2O'Connor 14', Marcelo 57' 15,025
16 April 2001 4thPortsmouthH D0–0 23,304
21 April 2001 5thBurnleyA D0–0 17,057
28 April 2001 5thGrimsby TownH W1–0Marcelo 64' 24,822
6 May 2001 5thHuddersfield TownA W2–1Woodhouse (2) 21', 45' 19,290

League table (part)
Final First Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
3rd Bolton Wanderers462415776453187
4th Preston North End462391464521278
5th Birmingham City462391459481178
6th West Bromwich Albion462111146052874
7th Burnley46219165054−472
Key Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played;
W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;
F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source [4]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 23 9 14 59 48  +11 78 14 3 6 34 22  +12 9 6 8 25 26  −1

Source: [4]

Play-offs
Main article: Football League Championship play-offs
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers AttendanceRefs
Semifinal 1st leg 13 May 2001Preston North EndH W1–0Eaden 54' 29,072 [5]
Semifinal 2nd leg 17 May 2001Preston North EndA L1–2 a.e.t.
2–4 pens.		Horsfield 58' 16,928 [6]

FA Cup
Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
FA Cup match details
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers AttendanceRefs
Third round 6 January 2001Manchester CityA L2–3Grainger 57', Adebola 61' 19,380 [2]

League Cup
Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
General sources:[2] Match content not verifiable from these sources is referenced individually.
League Cup match details
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers AttendanceRefs
First round first leg 22 August 2000Southend UnitedA W5–0Eaden 5', Marcelo 10', M. Johnson 28', Adebola 74', Hughes 85' 3,694
First round second leg 5 September 2000Southend UnitedH D0–0
5–0 agg.		 9,507
Second round first leg 19 September 2000Wycombe WanderersA W4–3Horsfield (2) 3', 22', A. Johnson (2) 24', 87' 2,537
Second round second leg 26 September 2000Wycombe WanderersH W1–0
5–3 agg.		Ndlovu 66' 8,960
Third round 31 October 2000Tottenham HotspurA W3–1Adebola (2) 15', 28', Burchill 45' 27,096
Fourth round 29 November 2000Newcastle UnitedH W2–1Adebola 31', M. Johnson 90' 18,520
Quarter-final 12 December 2000Sheffield WednesdayH W2–0Sonner 28', Adebola 57' 22,911
Semi-final first leg 9 January 2001Ipswich TownA L0–1 21,684
Semi-final second leg 31 January 2001Ipswich TownH W4–1 a.e.t
4–2 agg.		Grainger 43', Horsfield (2) 56', 103', A. Johnson 117' 28,624

Final
Main article: 2001 Football League Cup Final
25 February 2001 Final Liverpool 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Birmingham City Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
15:00 Fowler  30' [7] Purse  90' (pen.) Attendance: 73,500
Referee: David Elleray
Penalties
McAllister
Barmby
Ziege
Hamann
Fowler
Carragher 		Grainger
Purse
Marcelo
Lazaridis
Hughes
A. Johnson

Transfers

In
Date Player Club Fee Ref
1 July 2000David Burrows(Coventry City)Free [8]
5 July 2000Nicky Eaden(Barnsley)Free [9]
10 July 2000Geoff HorsfieldFulham£2.25m [10]
3 August 2000Danny Sonner(Sheffield Wednesday)Free [11]
2 February 2001Curtis WoodhouseSheffield United£1m [12]
Brackets round club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Birmingham.

Out
Date Player Fee Joined Ref
28 June 2000Gary Rowett£3mLeicester City [13]
January 2001Jimmy HaarhoffFreeChester City [14]
2 February 2001Peter NdlovuReleased(Sheffield United) [12]
9 February 2001Steve RobinsonUndisclosedSwindon Town [15]
10 April 2001Simon MarshReleased(Tamworth) [16]
30 June 2001Jon BassReleased(Hartlepool United) [17][18]
30 June 2001James DysonReleased(Hednesford Town) [17][19]
30 June 2001Kevin PooleReleased(Birmingham City) [20]
Brackets round a club denote the player joined that club after his Birmingham City contract expired.

Loan in
Date Player Club Return Ref
15 September 2000 Gary CharlesWest Ham UnitedOne month [21]
22 September 2000 Mark BurchillCelticThree months [22]
13 November 2000 Richard EdghillManchester CityOne month [23]
14 December 2000 Steve JenkinsHuddersfield TownOne month [24]
9 February 2001 Carl TilerCharlton Athletic21 February 2001 [25]
13 February 2001 Peter AthertonBradford CityThree months [26]
16 March 2001 Jamie PollockCrystal Palace17 May 2001 [27]

Loan out
Date Player Club Return Ref
7 August 2000 Paul FurlongQueens Park RangersTwo months [28]

Appearances and goals
Source:[29][30]
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with squad numbers struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.
Players included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Play-offs Total Discipline
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK ENG Ian Bennett 450101002058020
2DF ENG Nicky Eaden 44 (1)3101011 (1)156 (2)540
3DF ENG Martin Grainger 356111011047841
4DF ENG David Burrows 8 (5)0000 (2)0008 (7)010
5DF ENG Darren Purse 34 (3)3108 (1)12045 (4)491
6DF ENG David Holdsworth 24 (5)100400 (1)028 (6)181
7MF NIR Jon McCarthy 7 (8)000101 (1)09 (9)010
8FW BRA Marcelo 16 (15)70 (1)02 (3)12020 (19)830
9FW ENG Geoff Horsfield 25 (9)70 (1)05 (1)42132 (11)1280
10MF ENG Bryan Hughes 38 (7)40 (1)06 (3)10 (2)044 (13)540
11MF AUS Stan Lazaridis 26 (5)2105 (2)01 (1)033 (8)230
12MF CAY Martin O'Connor 28 (2)510902040 (2)580
13GK ENG Kevin Poole 100000001010
14MF ENG Graham Hyde 1 (2)0000 (1)0001 (3)010
15DF ENG Jerry Gill 21 (8)010700029 (8)040
17DF JAM Michael Johnson 39210822050440
18MF ENG Steve Robinson 0 (4)0000 (2)0000 (6)000
18MF ENG Jamie Pollock 4 (1)00000004 (1)010
19FW ENG Andrew Johnson 20 (14)4001 (6)30021 (20)740
19DF ENG Gary Charles 300000003000
20MF ENG Jacques Williams 1 (2)0000 (1)0001 (3)000
21MF COD Trésor Luntala 000000000000
22DF WAL Steve Jenkins 300010004020
23DF ENG Jon Bass 0 (1)00000000 (1)000
24FW NGA Dele Adebola 16 (15)5116 (2)50023 (17)1110
25FW ENG Paul Furlong 0 (4)00000000 (4)000
26FW ZIM Peter Ndlovu 10 (2)2105 (1)10016 (3)310
27DF NIR Tony Capaldi 000000000000
29DF ENG Carl Tiler 100000001000
29DF ENG Peter Atherton 10000002012000
29DF ENG Richard Edghill 300000003000
30MF ENG Curtis Woodhouse 17200002019240
30FW SCO Mark Burchill 4 (9)400003 (1)17 (10)500
32MF NIR Danny Sonner 22 (4)110912034 (4)260
33GK ENG Neil Barnes 000000000000
Players not included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name
16DF ENG James Dyson
22DF ENG Simon Marsh
28MF NIR Jimmy Haarhoff
28DF ENG Joey Hutchinson
31MF FRA Mickael Sabathier
31GK ENG Darren Horrigan

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