2000–01 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

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Blackburn Rovers
2000–01 season
ChairmanRobert Coar
ManagerGraeme Souness
First Division2nd (promoted)
FA CupQuarter-finals
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Matt Jansen (23)
All:
Matt Jansen (24)
Average home league attendance20,740

During the 2000–01 English football season, Blackburn Rovers F.C. competed in the Football League First Division (known as the Nationwide Division One for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary[edit]

Rovers returned to the top flight of English football, thanks to a second-place finish in Division One which came two seasons after relegation. Rovers looked intent on returning to the top flight in style fulfilling the wishes of late owner Jack Walker who died shortly after the season began. Striker Matt Jansen, signed during the relegation campaign, was the club's top scorer with 23 Division One goals. Rovers also re-signed Henning Berg just after the start of the season, three years after they sold him to Manchester United. Berg was one of the club's last remaining links with the 1995 title winning side.

Souness signing autographs outside Loftus Road following Queens Park Rangers vs Blackburn Rovers on 7 April 2001.
Friedel posing for picture outside Loftus Road following Queens Park Rangers vs Blackburn Rovers on 7 April 2001.

Final league table[edit]

Main article: 2000–01 Football League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fulham (C, P) 46 30 11 5 90 32 +58 101 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Blackburn Rovers (P) 46 26 13 7 76 39 +37 91
3 Bolton Wanderers (O, P) 46 24 15 7 76 45 +31 87 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
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 (R) 46 11 15 20 48 57 −9 48 Relegation to the Second Division
23 Queens Park Rangers (R) 46 7 19 20 45 75 −30 40
24 Tranmere Rovers (R) 46 9 11 26 46 77 −31 38
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results[edit]

Blackburn Rovers' score comes first[1]

Legend[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division[edit]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 August 2000 Crystal Palace H 2–0 18,733 Blake, Jansen
19 August 2000 Crewe Alexandra A 0–0 7,500
26 August 2000 Norwich City H 3–2 19,542 Dunn (pen), Blake, Jansen
28 August 2000 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–1 15,646 Taylor
9 September 2000 Nottingham Forest H 3–0 18,471 Jansen, Dunn (pen), Blake
12 September 2000 Watford H 3–4 17,258 Dunn, Blake (2)
15 September 2000 Sheffield United A 0–2 10,816
23 September 2000 Bolton Wanderers H 1–1 23,660 Thomas
30 September 2000 West Bromwich Albion A 0–1 16,794
15 October 2000 Fulham A 1–2 15,247 Jansen
18 October 2000 Wimbledon A 2–0 6,019 Willmott (own goal), Flitcroft
21 October 2000 Grimsby Town H 2–0 16,397 Flitcroft, Jansen
25 October 2000 Tranmere Rovers H 3–2 17,010 Hughes (2), Østenstad
28 October 2000 Huddersfield Town A 1–0 12,287 Østenstad
4 November 2000 Stockport County H 2–1 17,404 Hughes, Hignett
8 November 2000 Barnsley A 2–1 13,622 Jansen, Dunn
11 November 2000 Portsmouth A 2–2 14,141 Bjørnebye, Jansen
18 November 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 20,380 Dunn (pen)
25 November 2000 Gillingham H 1–2 18,061 Hughes
2 December 2000 Tranmere Rovers A 1–1 10,063 Dunn
9 December 2000 Queens Park Rangers H 0–0 16,886
17 December 2000 Burnley A 2–0 21,369 McAteer, Bent
22 December 2000 Crystal Palace A 3–2 15,010 Dunn (2, 1 pen), Taylor
26 December 2000 Birmingham City H 2–1 24,899 Jansen (2)
30 December 2000 Crewe Alexandra H 1–0 18,554 Jansen
1 January 2001 Norwich City A 1–1 16,695 Bent
10 January 2001 Preston North End H 3–2 23,983 Jansen (2), Hughes
13 January 2001 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–0 19,308 Bent, Taylor
3 February 2001 Barnsley H 0–0 18,573
10 February 2001 Nottingham Forest A 1–2 22,455 Jansen
20 February 2001 Watford A 1–0 15,970 Bent
23 February 2001 Bolton Wanderers A 4–1 20,017 Bent, Dunn, Jansen, Hignett
3 March 2001 West Bromwich Albion H 1–0 23,926 Bent
14 March 2001 Birmingham City A 2–0 29,150 Bent, Duff
17 March 2001 Wimbledon H 1–1 19,000 Jansen
1 April 2001 Burnley H 5–0 23,442 Short, Davis (own goal), Jansen (2), Hignett
4 April 2001 Sheffield United H 1–1 26,276 Berg
7 April 2001 Queens Park Rangers A 3–1 12,449 Dunn, Jansen, Berkovic
11 April 2001 Fulham H 1–2 21,578 Jansen
14 April 2001 Stockport County A 0–0 9,705
16 April 2001 Huddersfield Town H 2–0 29,426 Flitcroft, Jansen
21 April 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–0 20,018
24 April 2001 Grimsby Town A 4–1 6,507 Dunn, Berkovic, Jansen (2)
29 April 2001 Portsmouth H 3–1 24,257 Hiley (own goal), Dunn, Bent
2 May 2001 Preston North End A 1–0 16,975 Jansen
6 May 2001 Gillingham A 1–1 10,319 Blake

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 2001 Chester City H 2–0 15,223 Taylor, Bent
R4 27 January 2001 Derby County H 0–0 18,858
R4R 7 February 2001 Derby County A 5–2 15,203 Flitcroft, Bent (2), Dunn (pen), Jansen
R5 17 February 2001 Bolton Wanderers A 1–1 22,048 Dunn
R5R 7 March 2001 Bolton Wanderers H 3–0 20,318 Flitcroft, Hignett (2, 1 pen)
QF 10 March 2001 Arsenal A 0–3 36,304

League Cup[edit]

Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 22 August 2000 Rochdale A 1–1 4,873 Blake
R1 2nd Leg 6 September 2000 Rochdale H 6–1 (won 7–2 on agg) 12,977 Duff (2), Dunn (3 pens), Diawara
R2 1st Leg 19 September 2000 Portsmouth H 4–0 10,360 Carsley, Thomas (2), Østenstad
R2 2nd Leg 26 September 2000 Portsmouth A 1–1 (won 5–1 on agg) 2,731 Dunn
R3 31 October 2000 West Ham United A 0–2 21,863

First-team squad[edit]

Squad at end of season[2]

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 Australia AUS John Filan
2 DF England ENG John Curtis
4 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jason McAteer[3]
5 DF Norway NOR Stig Inge Bjørnebye
6 DF England ENG Craig Short
7 MF England ENG Garry Flitcroft
8 MF England ENG David Dunn
9 FW Wales WAL Mark Hughes
10 MF England ENG Craig Hignett
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Damien Duff
12 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jeff Kenna
13 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Kelly
14 FW Wales WAL Nathan Blake
15 FW England ENG Matt Jansen
16 DF England ENG Marlon Broomes
17 FW England ENG Marcus Bent
18 MF Northern Ireland NIR Keith Gillespie
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Northern Ireland NIR Damien Johnson
20 FW Norway NOR Egil Østenstad
21 DF Norway NOR Henning Berg
22 MF Israel ISR Eyal Berkovic (on loan from Celtic)
23 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Mahon (on loan from Sporting Lisbon)
24 DF England ENG Darren Dunning
25 DF England ENG Simon Grayson
26 FW Wales WAL James Thomas
27 GK England ENG Alan Miller
28 DF England ENG Martin Taylor
29 MF France FRA Marc Keller
30 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Hamilton
31 MF Scotland SCO Burton O'Brien[4]
32 GK United States USA Brad Friedel
33 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jonathan Douglas
34 FW England ENG Marc Richards
35 FW England ENG Jonathan Ellison[5]
— MF England ENG Jimmy Corbett

Left club during season[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW England ENG Ashley Ward (to Bradford City)
3 DF Scotland SCO Christian Dailly (to West Ham United)
9 FW France FRA Kaba Diawara (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)
17 MF Scotland SCO Billy McKinlay (to Bradford City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Ben Burgess[6] (to Northern Spirit)
23 MF England ENG Lee Carsley (to Coventry City)
24 DF England ENG Steve Harkness (to Sheffield Wednesday)
29 DF England ENG Darren Peacock (retired)

Reserve squad[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Fred Murray
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Scotland SCO David McNamee

Top scorers[edit]

First Division[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Blackburn Rovers 2000-2001 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Blackburn Rovers - 2000/01". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  3. ^ McAteer was born in Birkenhead, England.
  4. ^ O'Brien was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.
  5. ^ Ellison was born in Bradford, England.
  6. ^ Burgess was born in Buxton, England.
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