2000–01 Stockport County F.C. season

Stockport County
2000–01 season
ChairmanBrendan Elwood
ManagerAndy Kilner
StadiumEdgeley Park
First Division19th
FA CupFifth round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerAaron Wilbraham (12)
Average home league attendance7,031

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

Season summary

Stockport started the 2000–01 season poorly and were sitting 23rd in the table with just two wins at the middle of November. However, a run from mid-March resulted in Stockport winning five of their remaining nine league games to again narrowly avoid relegation, finishing 19th overall.

Final league table

Main article: 2000–01 Football League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Stockport County's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 August 2000 Gillingham A 3–1 9,429 Thomas-Moore (2), Maxwell
19 August 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–1 7,758 Thomas-Moore
26 August 2000 Fulham A 1–4 11,009 Cooper
28 August 2000 Huddersfield Town H 0–0 6,137
1 September 2000 Stockport County A 1–2 7,229 Thomas-Moore
9 September 2000 West Bromwich Albion H 0–0 6,632
12 September 2000 Norwich City H 1–3 5,703 Smith
16 September 2000 Preston North End A 1–1 12,735 Thomas-Moore
23 September 2000 Watford H 2–3 6,933 Wilbraham, Thomas-Moore
30 September 2000 Wimbledon A 0–2 6,087
8 October 2000 Portsmouth H 1–1 6,212 Cooper
14 October 2000 Burnley A 1–2 16,107 Tod
17 October 2000 Birmingham City A 0–4 15,579
21 October 2000 Bolton Wanderers H 4–3 8,266 Tod, Wiss, Thomas-Moore, Wilbraham
24 October 2000 Sheffield United A 0–1 17,010
28 October 2000 Nottingham Forest H 1–2 6,021 Edwards (own goal)
4 November 2000 Blackburn Rovers A 1–2 17,404 Wilbraham
11 November 2000 Queens Park Rangers H 2–2 6,356 Bergersen, Wilbraham
18 November 2000 Crewe Alexandra A 2–1 6,099 Tod, Clark
25 November 2000 Crystal Palace A 2–2 18,819 Wilbraham, Fradin
2 December 2000 Sheffield United H 0–2 6,460
9 December 2000 Sheffield Wednesday A 4–2 16,337 Fradin (2), Cooper (2)
16 December 2000 Barnsley H 2–0 5,383 Wiss, Woodthorpe
22 December 2000 Gillingham H 2–2 6,095 Wiss, Maxwell
26 December 2000 Grimsby Town A 1–1 6,654 Matthews
30 December 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–3 16,667 Nicholson (pen), Wiss
1 January 2001 Fulham H 2–0 6,100 Wiss, Clark
13 January 2001 Huddersfield Town A 0–0 10,988
20 January 2001 Grimsby Town H 1–1 6,165 Wiss
3 February 2001 Tranmere Rovers H 1–1 7,804 Wilbraham
10 February 2001 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 16,385 Cooper
13 February 2001 Preston North End H 0–1 7,590
20 February 2001 Norwich City A 0–4 19,768
24 February 2001 Watford A 2–2 13,647 Wilbraham (2)
3 March 2001 Wimbledon H 2–2 5,519 Wilbraham, Fradin
6 March 2001 Burnley H 0–0 7,087
10 March 2001 Portsmouth A 1–2 12,202 Kuqi
17 March 2001 Birmingham City H 2–0 7,176 Kuqi (2)
31 March 2001 Barnsley A 2–0 13,203 Kuqi, Wilbraham
3 April 2001 Bolton Wanderers A 1–1 12,492 Kuqi
7 April 2001 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–1 9,666 Harkness (own goal), Carrigan
14 April 2001 Blackburn Rovers H 0–0 9,705
16 April 2001 Nottingham Forest A 0–1 23,500
21 April 2001 Crewe Alexandra H 3–0 7,163 Fradin, Nicholson (pen), Wilbraham
28 April 2001 Queens Park Rangers A 3–0 10,608 Wilbraham, Fradin, Kuqi (pen)
6 May 2001 Crystal Palace H 0–1 9,782

FA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 2001 Preston North End A 1–0 9,975 Fradin
R4 27 January 2001 Crewe Alexandra A 1–0 7,318 Wiss
R5 17 February 2001 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–4 36,040

League Cup

Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 22 August 2000 Blackpool H 0–1 3,014
R1 2nd Leg 5 September 2000 Blackpool A 2–3 (lost 2–4 on agg) 3,133 Dinning, Thomas-Moore

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IRL Alan Kelly
2 DF  ENG Sean Connelly
3 DF  ENG Shane Nicholson
4 DF  SWE Fredrik Bryngelsson
5 DF  ENG Mike Flynn
6 DF  ENG Peter Clark
8 FW  FIN Shefki Kuqi
9 FW  SCO Brian Carrigan
10 MF  WAL Leyton Maxwell (on loan from Liverpool)
11 MF  ENG Colin Woodthorpe
12 MF  ENG Ali Gibb
13 GK  WAL Lee Jones
14 MF  FIN Jarkko Wiss
15 MF  FRA Karim Fradin
16 DF  ENG Leo Roget (on loan from Southend United)
17 DF  ENG Simon Grayson (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
18 FW  ENG Ian Lawson
19 FW  ENG Aaron Wilbraham
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  ENG David Smith
21 MF  SWE Jonas Larsson
23 FW  ENG Alan Bailey
24 DF  ENG Keith Briggs
25 MF  ENG Chris Byrne
26 DF  ENG Glynn Hancock
27 FW  ENG Neil Ross
28 GK  WAL Andy Dibble
29 DF  ENG Ben Johnson
30 FW  IRL Jon Daly
31 GK  ENG Sam Turner
32 DF  ENG Robert Clare
33 MF  NOR Kent Bergersen
34 FW  IRL Michael Hennessy
35 MF  WAL Lee Evans
36 FW  ENG Phil Carratt
37 FW  ENG Glynn Hurst

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Carlo Nash (to Manchester City)
7 MF  ENG Kevin Cooper (to Wimbledon)
8 FW  ENG Ian Thomas-Moore (to Burnley)
16 DF  IRL Jim Gannon (to Crewe Alexandra)
17 MF  ENG Tony Dinning (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  SCO Andy Tod (on loan from Dunfermline Athletic)
22 MF  ENG Rob Matthews (to Hull City)
36 DF  ENG Kevin Gray (on loan from Huddersfield Town)
37 MF  SCO Grant Brebner (on loan from Hibernian)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Fraser McLachlan

References

  1. ^ "Stockport County results for the 2000-2001 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Stockport County - 2000/01".