2000–01 Gillingham F.C. season

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

Gillingham
2000–01 season
ChairmanPaul Scally
ManagerAndy Hessenthaler (player-manager)
StadiumPriestfield Stadium
First Division13th
FA CupFourth round
Worthington CupSecond round
Top goalscorerKing (15)
Average home league attendance9,293

Season summary

Former Gillingham captain Andy Hessenthaler was appointed player-manager, having previously served as player-coach and led the club to a satisfying 13th-place finish in the Gills' first ever season in Division One.

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 2

Results

Gillingham's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 2000Stockport CountyH1–39,429Butters
19 August 2000Tranmere RoversA2–38,355Asaba, Southall (pen)
25 August 2000PortsmouthH1–18,741Thomson
28 August 2000BurnleyA1–115,611Asaba
2 September 2000Wolverhampton WanderersH1–010,017Lewis
9 September 2000Grimsby TownA0–14,512
13 September 2000Queens Park RangersA2–210,655Asaba, Hessenthaler
16 September 2000Huddersfield TownH2–18,503Butters, Smith
23 September 2000FulhamA0–313,032
30 September 2000Sheffield WednesdayH2–09,099Butters, Thomson
6 October 2000Bolton WanderersH2–29,311Smith, Onuora
14 October 2000WimbledonA4–49,030Thomson (2), Saunders, Asaba
17 October 2000WatfordA0–012,356
21 October 2000BarnsleyH0–09,030
25 October 2000Birmingham CityA0–126,044
28 October 2000Crewe AlexandraH0–18,347
4 November 2000Sheffield UnitedA2–114,028Smith, Thomson
12 November 2000Nottingham ForestH1–39,884Onuora
18 November 2000West Bromwich AlbionA1–316,410King
25 November 2000Blackburn RoversA2–118,061Hessenthaler, Curtis (own goal)
2 December 2000Birmingham CityH1–29,247King
9 December 2000Norwich CityA0–116,725
16 December 2000Preston North EndH4–08,198Asaba (2), Ashby, King
23 December 2000Stockport CountyA2–26,095Lewis, King
26 December 2000Crystal PalaceH4–110,518Asaba (3), Onuora
1 January 2001PortsmouthA0–014,526
13 January 2001BurnleyH0–09,331
20 January 2001Crystal PalaceA2–218,823Saunders (2)
3 February 2001Wolverhampton WanderersA1–126,627King
10 February 2001Grimsby TownH1–08,633King
17 February 2001Huddersfield TownA3–210,576Saunders (2), King
20 February 2001Queens Park RangersH0–110,432
24 February 2001FulhamH0–29,931
3 March 2001Sheffield WednesdayA1–218,702Asaba
6 March 2001WimbledonH0–08,841
10 March 2001Bolton WanderersA3–313,161King (2), Southall
20 March 2001Tranmere RoversH2–17,810King (pen), Onuora
25 March 2001BarnsleyA1–313,609King
31 March 2001Preston North EndA0–013,550
7 April 2001Norwich CityH4–39,608Hope, Onuora (3)
14 April 2001Sheffield UnitedH4–19,502Onuora, King (2), Shaw
16 April 2001Crewe AlexandraA1–27,051Hope
21 April 2001West Bromwich AlbionH1–29,920Onuora
28 April 2001Nottingham ForestA1–020,670King
1 May 2001WatfordH0–39,098
6 May 2001Blackburn RoversH1–110,319King (pen)

FA Cup
Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2001BournemouthA3–27,403Hope, Hessenthaler, Shaw
R428 January 2001ChelseaH2–410,419Shaw, Onuora

League Cup
Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg22 August 2000Torquay UnitedH2–02,743Asaba, Thomson
R1 2nd Leg5 September 2000Torquay UnitedA2–3 (won 4–3 on agg)1,351Asaba, Aggrey (own goal)
R2 1st Leg20 September 2000Manchester CityA1–117,408Smith
R2 2nd Leg26 September 2000Manchester CityH2–4 (lost 3–5 on agg)6,520Thomson (2)

Squad

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 Vince Bartram
2 DF  ENG Mark Patterson
3 DF  ENG Roland Edge
4 MF  ENG Paul Smith
5 DF  ENG Barry Ashby
6 DF  ENG Guy Butters
7 MF  ENG Nicky Southall
8 MF  ENG Andy Hessenthaler (player-manager)
10 FW  ENG James Pinnock
11 MF  ENG Ty Gooden
12 MF  ENG Nyron Nosworthy
13 MF  ENG Danny Spiller
14 MF  WAL Marcus Browning
15 MF  ENG Mark Saunders
16 FW  JAM Marlon King
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  ENG Adrian Pennock
18 DF  ENG Chris Hope
19 DF  ENG Ben White
20 DF  ENG Matt Bryant
21 GK  ENG Charlie Mitten
23 DF  ENG Richard Rose
24 MF  ENG Mark Lovell
25 MF  ENG Michael Phillips
26 FW  ENG Kevin James
27 DF  ENG Andrew Crofts
29 FW  SCO Iffy Onuora
30 FW  ENG Paul Shaw
31 FW  CMR Guy Ipoua
32 MF  ENG Andy Sambrook
34 GK  ENG Jason Brown

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
25 MF  NIR Brian McGlinchey (to Plymouth Argyle)
23 DF  ENG Barry Miller (to Doncaster Rovers)
28 FW  ENG Rodney Rowe (to Hull City)
9 FW  ENG Carl Asaba (to Sheffield United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF  ENG Junior Lewis (to Leicester City)
22 FW  ENG Christian Lee (to Bristol Rovers)
27 FW  SCO Andy Thomson (to Queens Park Rangers)

References
  1. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/gillingham/2000-2001
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