2000–01 Crystal Palace F.C. season

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

Crystal Palace
2000–01 season
ChairmanSimon Jordan
ManagerAlan Smith (until 29 April)
Steve Kember (caretaker from 29 April)
StadiumSelhurst Park
First Division21st
FA CupThird round
Worthington CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Morrison (14)
All: Morrison (19)
Average home league attendance17,061

Season summary

Singapore financer Jerry Lim purchased an almost bankrupt Crystal Palace in July 2000, and immediately sold the club to mobile phone tycoon and lifelong fan Simon Jordan who, following defeats to non-league sides in pre-season, replaced Coppell with Alan Smith – who had previously been manager from 1993 to 1995. The takeover solved Palace's financial problems, but their on-the-field form slumped and despite reaching the League Cup semi-finals, Smith was sacked in April 2001 with relegation to Division Two looking imminent. With two away games remaining, at Portsmouth and Stockport County, Palace were in 22nd place, three points behind Portsmouth (with an inferior goal difference) and having played a game more, and four points behind Huddersfield (who had played the same number of games and had a superior goal difference). Long serving coach Steve Kember was put in temporary charge of the first team alongside Terry Bullivant, and after making changes to the playing side, Palace travelled to Portsmouth and came away with a much needed 4–2 victory. When the last day of the season arrived, Palace were in 21st place, one goal better off than Portsmouth. With 87 minutes of the game at Stockport gone, the score was 0–0, a result that would have resulted in Palace's relegation, but Dougie Freedman burst into the Stockport County penalty area and lashed a shot past Stockport 'keeper Lee Jones into the back of the net, triggering the relegation of Huddersfield Town and saving Palace. The goal was controversial, as there had been a clear handball by Palace midfielder David Hopkin just moments before, which the referee had not awarded a free-kick for. Still, the Palace fans didn't care, and many of the 3,000 who had travelled poured onto Stockport's Edgeley Park pitch, celebrating with the players.[1]

Final league table
Main article: 2000–01 Football League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
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 Relegated
23 Queens Park Rangers 46 7 19 20 45 75 −30 40
Source:

Results

Crystal Palace's score comes first[2]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 2000Blackburn RoversA0–218,733
20 August 2000Queens Park RangersH1–119,020Forssell
26 August 2000Huddersfield TownA2–110,670Gray, Ruddock
28 August 2000Nottingham ForestH2–318,865Black, Fan
3 September 2000West Bromwich AlbionA0–113,980
9 September 2000BurnleyH0–118,531
12 September 2000BarnsleyH1–016,297Morrison
16 September 2000Norwich CityA0–016,828
23 September 2000Sheffield UnitedH0–117,521
30 September 2000Preston North EndA0–213,028
14 October 2000Birmingham CityA1–217,191Morrison
18 October 2000FulhamA1–316,040Ruddock
21 October 2000PortsmouthH2–315,693Black (2)
24 October 2000Grimsby TownH0–116,685
28 October 2000Bolton WanderersA3–312,879Freedman (2), Morrison
4 November 2000Sheffield WednesdayH4–115,333Freedman, Morrison, Pollock (2)
11 November 2000Wolverhampton WanderersA3–117,658Freedman, Morrison (2)
18 November 2000Tranmere RoversH3–214,221Staunton, Pollock, Morrison
25 November 2000Stockport CountyH2–218,819Forssell (2)
2 December 2000Grimsby TownA2–25,802Forssell, Morrison
5 December 2000WimbledonH3–116,699Forssell, Morrison (2)
9 December 2000WatfordH1–016,049Morrison
16 December 2000Crewe AlexandraA1–15,752Freedman
22 December 2000Blackburn RoversH2–315,010Forssell, Mullins
26 December 2000GillinghamA1–410,518Freedman (pen)
30 December 2000Queens Park RangersH1–114,439Morrison
14 January 2001Nottingham ForestA3–021,198Forssell (2), Freedman
20 January 2001GillinghamH2–218,823Freedman, Forssell
3 February 2001West Bromwich AlbionH2–216,692Forssell, Pollock
10 February 2001BurnleyA2–114,973Forssell, Morrison
17 February 2001Norwich CityH1–116,417Forssell
20 February 2001BarnsleyA0–112,909
24 February 2001Sheffield UnitedA0–118,924
3 March 2001Preston North EndH0–215,160
6 March 2001Birmingham CityH1–213,987Austin
10 March 2001WimbledonA0–113,167
17 March 2001FulhamH0–221,133
31 March 2001Crewe AlexandraH1–020,872Austin
3 April 2001Huddersfield TownH0–015,324
7 April 2001WatfordA2–215,598Austin (pen), Black
14 April 2001Sheffield WednesdayA1–419,877Morrison
16 April 2001Bolton WanderersH0–216,842
21 April 2001Tranmere RoversA1–18,119Hopkin
28 April 2001Wolverhampton WanderersH0–218,993
2 May 2001PortsmouthA4–219,013Forssell, Riihilahti, Freedman (2)
6 May 2001Stockport CountyA1–09,782Freedman

FA Cup
Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2001SunderlandA0–030,908
R3R17 January 2001SunderlandH2–4 (a.e.t.)15,454Morrison, Thomson

League Cup
Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg23 August 2000Cardiff CityH2–15,983Morrison, Ruddock
R1 2nd Leg5 September 2000Cardiff CityA0–04,904
R2 1st Leg19 September 2000BurnleyA2–25,889Forssell, Black
R2 2nd Leg26 September 2000BurnleyH1–1 (won on away goals)5,720Linighan
R31 November 2000Leicester CityA3–012,965Morrison, Thomson, Rubins
R428 November 2000Tranmere RoversH0–0 (won 6–5 on pens)10,271
R519 December 2000SunderlandH2–115,945Forssell, Morrison
SF 1st Leg10 January 2001LiverpoolH2–125,933Rubins, Morrison
SF 2nd Leg24 January 2001LiverpoolA0–541,854

Players

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  ENG Jamie Smith
3 DF  ENG Matthew Upson (on loan from Arsenal)
4 DF  ENG Dean Austin
5 MF  CHN Fan Zhiyi
6 DF  ENG Neil Ruddock
7 MF  ENG Hayden Mullins
8 MF  ENG Simon Rodger
9 FW  SCO Dougie Freedman
10 FW  IRL Clinton Morrison[notes 1]
11 MF  ENG Tommy Black
12 MF  ENG Julian Gray
13 GK  CAN Hubert Busby
14 MF  SCO Steven Thomson
15 FW  FIN Mikael Forssell (on loan from Chelsea)
16 DF  ENG Andy Frampton
17 FW  LVA Andrejs Rubins
18 MF  NIR Wayne Carlisle
19 DF  ENG David Woozley
20 DF  ENG Richard Harris
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK  ENG Matt Gregg
22 FW  WAL Andy Martin
23 DF  WAL Stephen Evans
24 DF  ENG Jimmy Hibburt
25 MF  IRL Stephen Hunt
26 DF  ENG Sean Hankin
27 DF  ENG Steve Kabba
28 FW  ENG Roscoe Dsane
29 DF  ENG Jonathan Boardman
30 FW  ENG Chris Sharpling
31 DF  USA Gregg Berhalter
32 MF  ENG Jamie Pollock
33 DF  ENG Craig Harrison
34 FW  JAM Ricardo Fuller
35 GK  LVA Aleksandrs Koļinko
37 DF  ENG Richard Howell
38 MF  SCO David Hopkin
39 DF  BEL Kenny Verhoene
40 MF  FIN Aki Riihilahti

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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Stuart Taylor (on loan from Arsenal)
17 DF  ENG Andy Linighan (to Oxford United)
34 FW  ENG Paul Kitson (on loan from West Ham United)
9 FW  ENG Leon McKenzie (to Peterborough United)
3 MF  SCO Jamie Fullarton (to Dundee United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 GK  WAL Lee Kendall (to Cardiff City)
34 DF  IRL Steve Staunton (on loan from Liverpool)
36 DF  SCO Andy Morrison (on loan from Manchester City)
13 GK  ENG Fraser Digby (Released)
36 DF  SVN Amir Karić (on loan from Ipswich Town)

References
  1. "Palace survive at Stockport". BBC Sport. 6 May 2001. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  2. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/crystal-palace/2000-2001/results
  3. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2000-2001/d1/cpalace.htm

Notes
  1. Morrison was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in August 2001.
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