| Club: | Portsmouth |
| Season: | 2000–01 |
| Manager: | Tony Pulis (until 12 October) Steve Claridge (12 October – 25 February) Graham Rix (from 25 February) |
| Chairman: | Milan Mandaric |
| Stadium: | Fratton Park |
| League: | Football League First Division |
| League Result: | 20th |
| Cup2: | FA Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Third round |
| Cup3: | League Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | Second round |
| League Topscorer: | Claridge (11) |
| Season Topscorer: | Claridge/Bradbury (11) |
| Highest Attendance: | 19,013 vs. Crystal Palace (2 May 2001) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 9,235 vs. Tranmere Rovers (12 September 2000) |
| Average Attendance: | 14,124 |
| Prevseason: | 1999–2000 |
| Nextseason: | 2001–02 |
During the 2000–01 English football season, Portsmouth F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
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.
See main article: 2000–01 Football League.
Portsmouth's score comes first[4]
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2000 | Sheffield United | A | 0–2 | 15,816 | ||
| 19 August 2000 | Grimsby Town | H | 1–1 | 12,511 | Bradbury | |
| 25 August 2000 | Gillingham | A | 1–1 | 8,741 | Moore | |
| 28 August 2000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 3–1 | 14,124 | Claridge (3, 1 pen) | |
| 2 September 2000 | Preston North End | A | 0–1 | 13,343 | ||
| 9 September 2000 | Watford | H | 1–3 | 14,012 | Quashie | |
| 12 September 2000 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 2–0 | 9,235 | Mills, Bradbury | |
| 16 September 2000 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–2 | 14,113 | ||
| 23 September 2000 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–1 | 11,937 | ||
| 30 September 2000 | Burnley | A | 1–1 | 15,494 | Claridge | |
| 8 October 2000 | Stockport County | A | 1–1 | 6,212 | Mills | |
| 14 October 2000 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2–1 | 16,040 | Thøgersen, Claridge | |
| 17 October 2000 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 2–1 | 14,621 | Thøgersen, Claridge (pen) | |
| 21 October 2000 | Crystal Palace | A | 3–2 | 15,693 | Claridge, Thøgersen, Panopoulos | |
| 24 October 2000 | Norwich City | A | 0–0 | 18,772 | ||
| 28 October 2000 | Birmingham City | H | 1–1 | 15,218 | Bradbury | |
| 4 November 2000 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–1 | 12,038 | Bradbury | |
| 11 November 2000 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–2 | 14,141 | Quashie, Panopoulos | |
| 18 November 2000 | Fulham | A | 1–3 | 19,005 | Claridge | |
| 25 November 2000 | Barnsley | A | 0–1 | 12,853 | ||
| 2 December 2000 | Norwich City | H | 2–0 | 13,409 | Panopoulos, Quashie | |
| 9 December 2000 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–2 | 19,284 | ||
| 16 December 2000 | Huddersfield Town | H | 1–1 | 12,041 | Claridge | |
| 23 December 2000 | Sheffield United | H | 0–0 | 13,606 | ||
| 26 December 2000 | Wimbledon | A | 1–1 | 10,518 | Claridge | |
| 1 January 2001 | Gillingham | H | 0–0 | 14,526 | ||
| 13 January 2001 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 20,869 | Lescott (own goal) | |
| 20 January 2001 | Wimbledon | H | 2–1 | 12,488 | Bradbury (pen), Quashie | |
| 27 January 2001 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–2 | 4,128 | Bradbury | |
| 3 February 2001 | Preston North End | H | 0–1 | 13,331 | ||
| 10 February 2001 | Watford | A | 2–2 | 16,051 | Quashie, Claridge | |
| 17 February 2001 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–2 | 11,377 | Panopoulos | |
| 24 February 2001 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–2 | 17,645 | ||
| 3 March 2001 | Burnley | H | 2–0 | 12,941 | Nightingale, Panopoulos (pen) | |
| 7 March 2001 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–0 | 20,503 | ||
| 10 March 2001 | Stockport County | H | 2–1 | 12,202 | Bradbury, Lovell | |
| 14 March 2001 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–1 | 9,872 | Harper | |
| 17 March 2001 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 0–1 | 5,182 | ||
| 31 March 2001 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–4 | 13,199 | Mills | |
| 7 April 2001 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0–2 | 13,018 | ||
| 14 April 2001 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–1 | 13,426 | Bradbury | |
| 16 April 2001 | Birmingham City | A | 0–0 | 23,304 | ||
| 21 April 2001 | Fulham | H | 1–1 | 17,651 | Bradbury | |
| 29 April 2001 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–3 | 24,257 | Panopoulos | |
| 2 May 2001 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–4 | 19,013 | Mills, Tiler | |
| 6 May 2001 | Barnsley | H | 3–0 | 13,064 | Bradbury, O'Neil, Harper |
See main article: 2000–01 FA Cup.
| R3 | 6 January 2001 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–2 | 11,058 | Bradbury |
See main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup.
| R1 1st Leg | 22 August 2000 | Cambridge United | A | 0–0 | 2,904 | ||
| R1 2nd Leg | 5 September 2000 | Cambridge United | H | 1–0 | 5,570 | Mills | |
| R2 1st Leg | 19 September 2000 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–4 | 10,360 | ||
| R2 2nd Leg | 26 September 2000 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–1 (lost 1–5 on agg) | 2,731 | Nightingale |
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