2000–01_Bradford_City_A.F.C._season
2000–01 Bradford City A.F.C. season
Bradford City 2000–01 football season
During the 2000–01 English football season, Bradford City competed in the Premier League. It was their second consecutive season in England's top flight, having retained their Premiership status on the last day of the previous season.
Quick Facts Chairman, Manager ...
| 2000–01 season | |||
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| Chairman | Geoffrey Richmond | ||
| Manager | Chris Hutchings (until 8 November) Stuart McCall (caretaker 8–20 November) Jim Jefferies (from 20 November) | ||
| Stadium | Valley Parade | ||
| Premiership | 20th (relegated) | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| League Cup | Third round | ||
| Intertoto Cup | Semi finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Carbone (5) All: Windass (8) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 22,057 vs Liverpool (1 May 2001, Premier League) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,751 vs Darlington (25 Sep 2000, League Cup) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 18,511 | ||
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The Bantams produced a promising start to the new season with a narrow 1–0 defeat at Anfield to Liverpool followed by a brilliant 2–0 home win over Chelsea in the first two games. However, that was as good as it got for the club and an overall-terrible start to the season saw inexperienced young manager Chris Hutchings dismissed after 12 games at the helm. In came Jim Jefferies as his successor, but Jefferies could do little to alter Bradford's dismal fortunes and they went down in bottom place with just five Premiership wins all season.
Bradford City made their first ever foray into European competition, competing in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. They reached the semi-finals before being knocked out by Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg.
Bradford City retained the previous season's kit, manufactured by Japanese company ASICS and sponsored by Bradford-based car dealership JCT600.
Main article: 2000–01 FA Premier League
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 16 | Everton | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 42 | |
| 17 | Derby County | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 59 | −22 | 42 | |
| 18 | Manchester City (R) | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 34 | Relegation to the Football League First Division |
| 19 | Coventry City (R) | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 63 | −27 | 34 | |
| 20 | Bradford City (R) | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 70 | −40 | 26 |
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Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
- Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 70 | −40 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 41 | −31 |
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Source: 2000–01 FA Premier League table
- Results by round
More information Round, Ground ...
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A |
| Result | L | W | D | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | D |
| Position | 15 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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Bradford City's score comes first[1]
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
FA Premier League
More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 2000 | Liverpool | A | 0–1 | 44,183 | |
| 22 August 2000 | Chelsea | H | 2–0 | 17,872 | Windass, Carbone |
| 26 August 2000 | Leicester City | H | 0–0 | 16,766 | |
| 5 September 2000 | Manchester United | A | 0–6 | 66,447 | |
| 9 September 2000 | Arsenal | H | 1–1 | 17,160 | McCall |
| 16 September 2000 | Aston Villa | A | 0–2 | 27,849 | |
| 23 September 2000 | Southampton | H | 0–1 | 16,163 | |
| 30 September 2000 | West Ham United | A | 1–1 | 25,407 | Petrescu |
| 14 October 2000 | Manchester City | A | 0–2 | 34,229 | |
| 21 October 2000 | Ipswich Town | H | 0–2 | 17,045 | |
| 29 October 2000 | Leeds United | H | 1–1 | 17,364 | Collymore |
| 4 November 2000 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–2 | 19,655 | |
| 11 November 2000 | Everton | H | 0–1 | 17,276 | |
| 18 November 2000 | Derby County | A | 0–2 | 31,614 | |
| 25 November 2000 | Middlesbrough | A | 2–2 | 28,526 | Windass, Carbone |
| 2 December 2000 | Coventry City | H | 2–1 | 15,523 | Collymore, Beagrie |
| 9 December 2000 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3–3 | 17,225 | Lawrence, Windass, Carbone |
| 16 December 2000 | Newcastle United | A | 1–2 | 50,470 | Molenaar |
| 23 December 2000 | Chelsea | A | 0–3 | 33,377 | |
| 26 December 2000 | Sunderland | H | 1–4 | 20,370 | Blake |
| 1 January 2001 | Leicester City | A | 2–1 | 19,278 | Jess, Jacobs |
| 13 January 2001 | Manchester United | H | 0–3 | 20,551 | |
| 21 January 2001 | Sunderland | A | 0–0 | 47,812 | |
| 30 January 2001 | Arsenal | A | 0–2 | 37,318 | |
| 3 February 2001 | Aston Villa | H | 0–3 | 19,591 | |
| 10 February 2001 | Southampton | A | 0–2 | 14,651 | |
| 24 February 2001 | West Ham United | H | 1–2 | 20,469 | Jess |
| 4 March 2001 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–3 | 21,820 | Carbone |
| 17 March 2001 | Manchester City | H | 2–2 | 19,117 | Blake, Ward |
| 31 March 2001 | Newcastle United | H | 2–2 | 20,160 | Wetherall, Blake (pen) |
| 10 April 2001 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–2 | 28,306 | Jess |
| 13 April 2001 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–0 | 17,511 | Blake (pen), Carbone |
| 21 April 2001 | Derby County | H | 2–0 | 18,564 | Ward (2) |
| 28 April 2001 | Everton | A | 1–2 | 34,256 | Myers |
| 1 May 2001 | Liverpool | H | 0–2 | 22,057 | |
| 5 May 2001 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–1 | 20,921 | Jacobs |
| 13 May 2001 | Leeds United | A | 1–6 | 38,300 | Ward |
| 19 May 2001 | Coventry City | A | 0–0 | 20,299 |
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FA Cup
Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
More information Round, Date ...
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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| R3 | 8 January 2001 | Middlesbrough | H | 0–1 | 7,303 |
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League Cup
Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
More information Round, Date ...
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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| R2 1st Leg | 19 September 2000 | Darlington | A | 1–0 | 5,392 | Whalley |
| R2 2nd Leg | 25 September 2000 | Darlington | H | 7–2 (won 8–2 on agg) | 4,751 | Whalley, Windass (2), Carbone (2), Grant, Halle |
| R3 | 1 November 2000 | Newcastle United | A | 3–4 | 41,847 | Nolan, Ward (2) |
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UEFA Intertoto Cup
Main article: 2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup
More information Round, Date ...
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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| R2 1st Leg | 1 July 2000 | FK Atlantas | A | 3–1 | 3,500 | Rankin, Windass, Blake (pen) |
| R2 2nd Leg | 9 July 2000 | FK Atlantas | H | 4–1 (won 7–2 on agg) | 10,012 | Mills (2), Blake (pen), Grant |
| R3 1st Leg | 16 July 2000 | RKC Waalwijk | H | 2–0 | 8,343 | Windass (2, 1 pen) |
| R3 2nd Leg | 22 July 2000 | RKC Waalwijk | A | 1–0 (won 3–0 on agg) | 3,700 | Mills |
| SF 1st Leg | 26 July 2000 | FC Zenit Saint Petersburg | A | 0–1 | 18,500 | |
| SF 2nd Leg | 2 August 2000 | FC Zenit Saint Petersburg | H | 0–3 | 9,572 |
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- Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Appearances and goals
More information No., Pos ...
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Intertoto Cup | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  ENG |
Gary Walsh | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG |
Matt Clarke | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | GK |  NIR |
Aidan Davison | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | NIR |
Ian Nolan | 27 | 1 | 17+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG |
Andy Myers | 24 | 1 | 15+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG |
David Wetherall | 23 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | DF |  NED |
Robert Molenaar | 22 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF |  NOR |
Gunnar Halle | 17 | 1 | 10+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG |
Peter Atherton | 33 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG |
Wayne Jacobs | 26 | 2 | 19+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG |
Mark Bower | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | MF |  SCO |
Stuart McCall | 43 | 1 | 36+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | MF |  IRL |
Gareth Whalley | 28 | 2 | 17+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF |  JAM |
Jamie Lawrence | 21 | 1 | 15+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG |
Peter Beagrie | 21 | 1 | 9+10 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG |
Lee Sharpe | 16 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | SCO |
Gary Locke | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG |
Scott Kerr | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | SCO |
Billy McKinlay | 12 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | SCO |
Eoin Jess | 17 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF |  RSA |
Adam Hardy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 8 | FW | ENG |
Robbie Blake | 26 | 6 | 14+7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | ENG |
Ashley Ward | 36 | 6 | 24+9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW |  ITA |
Benito Carbone | 34 | 7 | 29+2 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW |  WAL |
Dean Saunders | 15 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG |
Gareth Grant | 10 | 2 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 |
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG |
Lee Todd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ENG |
Ashley Westwood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG |
Lee Mills | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 14 | DF | IRL |
Andy O'Brien | 23 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ENG |
Dean Windass | 34 | 8 | 22+2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 19 | FW | ENG |
Isaiah Rankin | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 26 | DF |  ROU |
Dan Petrescu | 20 | 1 | 16+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG |
Stan Collymore | 8 | 2 | 5+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | SCO |
David Hopkin | 16 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
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Starting 11
More information No., Pos. ...
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Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
MS | Notes |
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| 13 | GK | |
Matt Clarke | 21 | Gary Walsh has 21 starts |
| 20 | RB | |
Peter Atherton | 33 | Dan Petrescu has 18 starts |
| 5 | CB | |
David Wetherall | 23 | Robert Molenaar has 22 starts |
| 14 | CB | |
Andy O'Brien | 22 | Andy Myers has 18 starts |
| 2 | LB | |
Ian Nolan | 23 | Wayne Jacobs has 23 starts |
| 29 | CM | |
Eoin Jess | 18 | |
| 4 | CM | |
Stuart McCall | 41 | |
| 6 | CM | |
Gareth Whalley | 25 | |
| 9 | RW | |
Ashley Ward | 26 | Robbie Blake has 18 starts |
| 10 | CF | |
Benito Carbone | 31 | |
| 15 | LW | |
Dean Windass | 32 |
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In
More information Date, Pos ...
| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
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| 4 July 2000 | DF | Ian Nolan | Sheffield Wednesday | Free transfer |
| 4 July 2000 | DF | Peter Atherton | Sheffield Wednesday | Free transfer |
| 7 July 2000 | MF | David Hopkin | Leeds United | £2,500,000 |
| 30 July 2000 | MF | Dan Petrescu | Chelsea | £1,000,000 |
| 9 August 2000 | FW | Benito Carbone | Aston Villa | Free transfer |
| 18 August 2000 | FW | Ashley Ward | Blackburn Rovers | £1,500,000 |
| 26 October 2000 | FW | Stan Collymore | Leicester City | Free transfer |
| 24 November 2000 | MF | Billy McKinlay | Blackburn Rovers | Free transfer |
| 1 December 2000 | DF | Robert Molenaar | Leeds United | £500,000 |
| 25 January 2001 | DF | Gary Locke | Hearts | Free transfer |
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Out
More information Date, Pos ...
| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
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| 14 July 2000 | DF | John Dreyer | Cambridge United | Free transfer |
| 2 August 2000 | DF | Lee Todd | Rochdale | Free transfer |
| 11 August 2000 | FW | Lee Mills | Portsmouth | £1,000,000 |
| 21 August 2000 | DF | Stephen Wright | Dundee United | Nominal |
| 11 September 2000 | DF | Ashley Westwood | Sheffield Wednesday | £150,000 |
| 12 January 2001 | MF | Dan Petrescu | Southampton | Nominal |
| 19 January 2001 | FW | Isaiah Rankin | Barnsley | £350,000 |
| 30 January 2001 | FW | Stan Collymore | Real Oviedo | Free transfer |
| 8 March 2001 | FW | Dean Windass | Middlesbrough | £600,000 |
| 15 March 2001 | MF | David Hopkin | Crystal Palace | £1,500,000 |
| 19 March 2001 | DF | Andy O'Brien | Newcastle United | £2,000,000 |
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- Transfers in:
£5,500,000 - Transfers out:
£5,600,000 - Total spending: £100,000
- Nolan was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1996.
- Whalley was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at B level.
- Lawrence was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in February 2001.
- Davison was born in Sedgefield, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in April 1996.
- O'Brien was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001.
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