2000–01 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season explained

Season:2000–01
League Result:3rd (qualified for play-offs)
Cup1 Result:Winners
League Topscorer:
Michael Ricketts (21)
Season Topscorer:
Michael Ricketts (24)
Highest Attendance:24,249 (vs. Grimsby Town, 20 February)
Lowest Attendance:4,957 (vs. Macclesfield Town, 27 August)
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Nextseason:2001–02

The 2000–01 season was the 122nd season in Bolton Wanderers Football Club's existence, and their third successive season in the Football League First Division. It covers the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001.[1]

Season summary

Bolton finished third, qualifying for the play-offs. Two late goals gave the Wanderers a 3–0 win over local rivals Preston North End, thus allowing Bolton return to the Premiership after an absence of three seasons.

Squad

Squad at end of season[2]

Left club during season

Results

First Division

DateOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance
12 August 2000BurnleyH1 – 1Frandsen 28' (pen) 20,662
19 August 2000West Bromwich AlbionA2 – 0Rankin 23', Farrelly 75'17,316
26 August 2000Preston North EndH2 – 0Rankin 42', Ricketts 82'19,954
28 August 2000Tranmere RoversA1 – 0Whitlow 53'9,350
9 September 2000Huddersfield TownA3 – 2Holdsworth 51', Ricketts (2) 70', 77'12,248
12 September 2000Grimsby TownA1 – 0Ricketts 71'3,732
16 September 2000PortsmouthH2 – 0Holdsworth 42', Ricketts 85'14,113
23 September 2000Blackburn RoversA1 – 1Hansen 88'23,660
30 September 2000FulhamH0 – 219,924
6 October 2000GillinghamA2 – 2Hansen 8', O'Kane 32'9,311
14 October 2000Wolverhampton WanderersH2 – 1Holdsworth 28', Bergsson 68'15,585
17 October 2000Nottingham ForestH0 – 013,017
21 October 2000Stockport CountyA3 – 4Marshall (2) 59', 84', Ricketts 69' 8,266
24 October 2000WatfordA0 – 111,799
28 October 2000Crystal PalaceH3 – 3Bergsson 20', Ricketts 75' Frandsen 77' 12,879
31 October 2000Queens Park RangersH3 – 1Bergsson 45, Elliott 62', Ricketts 65'10,180
4 November 2000Birmingham CityA1 – 1Ricketts 66'20,043
11 November 2000BarnsleyH2 – 0Ricketts 14', Gardner 28'13,406
18 November 2000Norwich CityA2 – 0Ricketts 58', Bergsson 74'15,224
25 November 2000Sheffield UnitedA0 – 114,962
3 December 2000WatfordH2 – 1Gardner 71', Marshall 79'13,904
9 December 2000Crewe AlexandraH4 – 1Frandsen 20', Marshall 22', Bergsson 44', Nolan 89'12,836
16 December 2000WimbledonA1 – 0Holdsworth 78'6,076
23 December 2000BurnleyA2 – 0Ricketts (2) 53', 72'19,552
26 December 2000Sheffield WednesdayH2 – 0Holdsworth 15', Hendry 51'21,316
30 December 2000West Bromwich AlbionH0 – 118,985
1 January 2001Preston North EndA2 – 0Farrelly 8', Ricketts 84'15,863
13 January 2001Tranmere RoversH2 – 0Hansen 16', Hill 20' (og)15,493
20 January 2001Sheffield WednesdayA3 – 0Gardner 19', Ricketts 40', Marshall 88'17,638
3 February 2001Queens Park RangersA1 – 1Frandsen 87'10,293
10 February 2001Huddersfield TownH2 – 2Bergsson 60', Frandsen 90'14,866
13 February 2001PortsmouthA2 – 1Ricketts 48', Hansen 71'11,377
20 February 2001Grimsby TownH2 – 2Bergsson 61', Hansen 74'24,249
23 February 2001Blackburn RoversH1 – 4Ricketts 84'20,017
4 March 2001FulhamA1 – 1Frandsen 52'16,468
10 March 2001GillinghamH3 – 3Frandsen 30', Patterson 45' (og), Holdsworth 51'13,161
17 March 2001Nottingham ForestA2 – 0Holdsworth 61', Farrelly 90'22,162
31 March 2001WimbledonH2 – 2Elliott 28', Hendry 66'14,562
3 April 2001Stockport CountyH1 – 1Hendry 11'12,492
13 April 2001Birmingham CityH2 – 2Bergsson 53', Holdsworth 55'15,025
16 April 2001Crystal PalaceA2 – 0Marshall 12', Summerbee 68'16,268
18 April 2001Crewe AlexandraA1 – 2Holdsworth 62'8,054
21 April 2001Norwich CityH1 – 0Holdsworth 66'17,967
28 April 2001Barnsley F.C.A1 – 0Ricketts 56'13,979
1 May 2001Wolverhampton WanderersA2 – 0Holdsworth 20', Ricketts 70'16,242
6 May 2001Sheffield UnitedH1 – 1Holden 90'14,836

Play-offs

DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance
13 May 2001Semi-final first legWest Bromwich AlbionA2 – 2Bergsson 81', Frandsen 88' (pen)18,167
17 May 2001Semi-final second legWest Bromwich AlbionH3 – 0
5 – 2 (agg)		Bergsson 10', Gardner 63', Ricketts 90'23,515
28 May 2001Final Preston North EndMillennium Stadium3 – 0Farrelly 17', Ricketts 89', Gardner 90'54,328

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance
6 January 2001Round 3Yeovil TownH2 – 1O'Kane 44', Ricketts 90'11,161
28 January 2001Round 4Scunthorpe UnitedH5 – 1Holdsworth (3) 27', 29', 47', Nolan (2) 51', 75'11,737
17 February 2001Round 5Blackburn RoversH1 – 1Ricketts 62'22,048
7 March 2001Round 5 replayBlackburn RoversA0 – 320,318

League Cup

DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance
22 August 2000Round 1 first legMacclesfield Town F.C.H1 – 0Holdsworth 84' 4,957
5 September 2000Round 1 second legMacclesfield TownA1 – 3
2 – 3 (agg)		Ricketts 71'2,235

Appearances

Bolton used a total of 35 players during the season.

PPlayerPositionPLFACLCTotal
1 Guðni BergssonDefender47 (0)2 (0)1 (1)50 (1)
2 Bo HansenMidfielder/Striker41 (3)2 (1)1 (1)44 (5)
3 Gareth FarrellyMidfielder39 (5)3 (0)1 (0)43 (5)
4 Per FrandsenMidfielder37 (3)3 (1)1 (1)41 (5)
5 Kevin NolanMidfielder27 (6)3 (1)3 (0)33 (7)
6 Robbie ElliottDefender31 (3)2 (0)0 (0)33 (3)
7 Ricardo GardnerMidfielder29 (5)2 (0)0 (0)31 (5)
8 Dean HoldsworthStriker25 (9)2 (1)2 (0)29 (10)
9 John O'KaneDefender24 (2)2 (0)2 (0)28 (2)
10 Jussi JääskeläinenGoalkeeper27 (0)0 (0)0 (0)27 (0)
11 Michael RickettsStriker24 (17)2 (2)0 (1)26 (20)
12 Colin HendryDefender25 (0)1 (0)0 (0)26 (0)
13 Simon CharltonDefender21 (4)3 (1)0 (0)24 (5)
14 Anthony BarnessDefender20 (3)2 (0)2 (0)24 (3)
15 Paul WarhurstDefender19 (1)2 (0)1 (0)22 (1)
16 Franck PassiMidfielder12 (9)3 (0)2 (0)17 (9)
17 Ian MarshallDefender/Striker13 (25)3 (0)0 (0)16 (25)
18 Mark FishDefender13 (1)0 (0)2 (0)15 (1)
19 Steve BanksGoalkeeper8 (1)3 (0)2 (0)13 (1)
20 Nicky SummerbeeMidfielder9 (3)3 (0)0 (0)12 (3)
21 Isaiah RankinStriker9 (7)0 (0)2 (0)11 (7)
22 Matt ClarkeGoalkeeper11 (0)0 (0)0 (0)11 (0)
23 Mike WhitlowDefender7 (4)1 (0)0 (0)8 (4)
24 Leam RichardsonDefender4 (7)1 (0)1 (1)6 (8)
25 Andy CampbellStriker3 (3)0 (0)0 (0)3 (3)
26 Tommy WrightGoalkeeper3 (1)0 (0)0 (0)3 (1)
27= Emanuele MoriniStriker1 (0)1 (0)0 (0)2 (0)
27= David NorrisMidfielder0 (0)0 (0)2 (0)2 (0)
29 Carsten FredgaardStriker1 (4)0 (0)0 (0)1 (4)
30= Dean HoldenDefender1 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (0)
30= Jeff SmithMidfielder1 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (0)
30= Juergen SommerGoalkeeper0 (0)1 (0)0 (0)1 (0)
33 Paul WheatcroftStriker0 (0)0 (2)0 (1)0 (3)
34 John Gope-FenepejDefender0 (2)0 (0)0 (0)0 (2)
35= Chris DowneyStriker0 (1)0 (0)0 (0)0 (1)
35= Nicky HuntDefender0 (1)0 (0)0 (0)0 (1)

Top scorers

PPlayerPositionPLFACLCTotal
1 Michael RickettsStriker211224
2 Dean HoldsworthStriker111315
3 Guðni BergssonDefender100010
4 Per FrandsenMidfielder8008
5 Ian MarshallDefender/Striker6006

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bolton Wanderers 2000/01 . 20 December 2009 . bwfcstats.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006080334/http://bwfcstats.com/2000/page2.html . 6 October 2014 .
  2. Web site: FootballSquads - Bolton Wanderers - 2000/01.

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