2000–01 Portsmouth F.C. season

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

Portsmouth
2000–01 season
ChairmanMilan Mandaric
ManagerTony Pulis (until 12 October)
Steve Claridge (12 October – 25 February)
Graham Rix (from 25 February)
StadiumFratton Park
Football League First Division20th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Claridge (11)
All: Claridge/Bradbury (11)
Average home league attendance13,533

Season summary

In October, Tony Pulis was put on gardening leave (and sacked not long afterwards) due to a poor relationship with Mandaric.[1][2] Veteran player Steve Claridge stepped up to the manager's seat, and some initial success saw talk of promotion to the Premier League, only for a horrific run of defeats to set in after the new year, resulting in Claridge being dismissed as manager (but retained as a player) and being replaced in March 2001 by Chelsea assistant manager Graham Rix. Rix did not prove an entirely popular appointment, as he had been jailed for a sexual offence two years previously,[3] and the club only survived on the last day of the season when they won their final game and relegated Huddersfield Town at their expense.

Final league table
Main article: 2000–01 Football League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
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 Relegated
Source:

Results

Portsmouth's score comes first[4]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 2000Sheffield UnitedA0–215,816
19 August 2000Grimsby TownH1–112,511Bradbury
25 August 2000GillinghamA1–18,741Moore
28 August 2000Wolverhampton WanderersH3–114,124Claridge (3, 1 pen)
2 September 2000Preston North EndA0–113,343
9 September 2000WatfordH1–314,012Quashie
12 September 2000Tranmere RoversH2–09,235Mills, Bradbury
16 September 2000Bolton WanderersA0–214,113
23 September 2000West Bromwich AlbionH0–111,937
30 September 2000BurnleyA1–115,494Claridge
8 October 2000Stockport CountyA1–16,212Mills
14 October 2000Sheffield WednesdayH2–116,040Thøgersen, Claridge
17 October 2000Crewe AlexandraH2–114,621Thøgersen, Claridge (pen)
21 October 2000Crystal PalaceA3–215,693Claridge, Thøgersen, Panopoulos
24 October 2000Norwich CityA0–018,772
28 October 2000Birmingham CityH1–115,218Bradbury
4 November 2000Queens Park RangersA1–112,038Bradbury
11 November 2000Blackburn RoversH2–214,141Quashie, Panopoulos
18 November 2000FulhamA1–319,005Claridge
25 November 2000BarnsleyA0–112,853
2 December 2000Norwich CityH2–013,409Panopoulos, Quashie
9 December 2000Nottingham ForestA0–219,284
16 December 2000Huddersfield TownH1–112,041Claridge
23 December 2000Sheffield UnitedH0–013,606
26 December 2000WimbledonA1–110,518Claridge
1 January 2001GillinghamH0–014,526
13 January 2001Wolverhampton WanderersA1–120,869Lescott (own goal)
20 January 2001WimbledonH2–112,488Bradbury (pen), Quashie
27 January 2001Grimsby TownA1–24,128Bradbury
3 February 2001Preston North EndH0–113,331
10 February 2001WatfordA2–216,051Quashie, Claridge
17 February 2001Bolton WanderersH1–211,377Panopoulos
24 February 2001West Bromwich AlbionA0–217,645
3 March 2001BurnleyH2–012,941Nightingale, Panopoulos (pen)
7 March 2001Sheffield WednesdayA0–020,503
10 March 2001Stockport CountyH2–112,202Bradbury, Lovell
14 March 2001Tranmere RoversA1–19,872Harper
17 March 2001Crewe AlexandraA0–15,182
31 March 2001Huddersfield TownA1–413,199Mills
7 April 2001Nottingham ForestH0–213,018
14 April 2001Queens Park RangersH1–113,426Bradbury
16 April 2001Birmingham CityA0–023,304
21 April 2001FulhamH1–117,651Bradbury
29 April 2001Blackburn RoversA1–324,257Panopoulos
2 May 2001Crystal PalaceH2–419,013Mills, Tiler
6 May 2001BarnsleyH3–013,064Bradbury, O'Neil, Harper

FA Cup
Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2001Tranmere RoversH1–211,058Bradbury

League Cup
Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg22 August 2000Cambridge UnitedA0–02,904
R1 2nd Leg5 September 2000Cambridge UnitedH1–05,570Mills
R2 1st Leg19 September 2000Blackburn RoversA0–410,360
R2 2nd Leg26 September 2000Blackburn RoversH1–1 (lost 1–5 on agg)2,731Nightingale

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  AUS Andy Petterson
2 DF  ENG Linvoy Primus
3 DF  ENG Justin Edinburgh
4 MF  ENG Shaun Derry
6 DF  JAM Darren Moore
7 MF  SCO Kevin Harper
8 MF  SVN Mladen Rudonja
9 FW  ENG Steve Claridge
10 FW  ENG Lee Bradbury
11 MF  WAL Ceri Hughes
12 MF  SCO Nigel Quashie
13 GK  ENG Aaron Flahavan
14 MF  ENG Tom Curtis
15 DF  ENG Jamie Vincent
16 DF  DEN Thomas Thøgersen
17 MF  ENG Lee Sharpe (on loan from Bradford City)
18 DF  NIR Dave Waterman
19 FW  ENG Luke Nightingale
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  ENG Rory Allen
21 MF  ENG Gary O'Neil
22 FW  ENG Lee Mills
23 FW  ENG Rowan Vine
24 DF  ENG Scott Hiley
25 DF  ENG Jason Crowe
26 GK  ENG Chris Tardif
27 MF  SCO Garry Brady
28 MF  ENG Rob Wolleaston (on loan from Chelsea)
29 DF  ENG Tom White
30 MF  BRA Stefani Miglioranzi
31 FW  ENG Steve Lovell
32 MF  GRE Michael Panopoulos
35 DF  ENG Lewis Buxton
36 DF  ENG Carl Tiler
37 DF  ENG Shaun Cooper
38 MF  ENG Carl Pettefer
44 GK  ENG Alan Knight

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
23 DF  FRA Bernard Lambourde (on loan from Chelsea)
26 DF  ENG Jason Cundy (Retired)
15 FW  ENG Andy Awford (Retired)
25 MF  FRA Marc Keller (on loan from West Ham United)
27 DF  ENG David Birmingham (to Bournemouth)
39 MF  WAL Adam Holbrook (Released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Russell Hoult (to West Bromwich Albion)
5 DF  ENG Adrian Whitbread (to Reading)
29 FW  ENG Guy Whittingham (to Wycombe Wanderers)
33 MF  ENG Joe McNab (Released)
34 MF  ENG Neil McNab (Released)

References
  1. "Pulis will fight misconduct charge". BBC Sport. 4 January 2001. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  2. "Pulis sacked by Pompey". BBC Sport. 3 January 2001. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  3. Chelsea stands by Rix BBC News, 26 March 1999
  4. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/portsmouth/2000-2001
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