2000–01 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season explained

Season:2000 - 01
Manager:Colin Lee
(until 18 December)
Dave Jones
(from 3 January)
Mgrtitle:Manager
Chrtitle:Chairman
League Result:12th
League Topscorer:Adam Proudlock (8)
Season Topscorer:Adam Proudlock (11)
Highest Attendance:26,627 (vs Gillingham, 3 February 2001)
Lowest Attendance:8,058 (vs Grimsby, 2 October 2000)
Average Attendance:19,258 (league only)
Nextseason:2001–02

The 2000 - 01 season was the 102nd season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division.

The team finished in 12th position, their lowest league finish for five seasons. Colin Lee began the season as manager but was sacked in December 2000 with the team just a single point clear of the relegation zone.[1] Former Southampton manager Dave Jones replaced him in early January but could not take the side any higher than mid-table.[2]

Results

Pre-season

Wolves' pre season saw them travel to Ireland to play three local sides. They then returned home to play three Premiership teams at Molineux; the fixture against Aston Villa was a testimonial match for Mike Stowell.

Football League First Division

See also: 2000–01 Football League. A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League First Division in the 2000 - 01 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.

The provisional fixture list was released on 22 June 2000, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.[3]

Final table

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10Sheffield United461911165249+368
11Nottingham Forest46208185553+268
12Wolverhampton Wanderers461413194548–355
13Gillingham461316176166–555
14Crewe Alexandra461510214762–1555
15Norwich City461412204658–1254
Source: Statto.com

Results summary

Results by round

FA Cup

See also: 2000–01 FA Cup.

League Cup

See also: 2000–01 Football League Cup.

Players

Statistics

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Awards

AwardWinner
Fans' Player of the Season Lee Naylor
Young Player of the Season Joleon Lescott

Transfers

In

DatePlayerFromFee
1 August 2000 Steeve Epesse-TitiUnattachedFree[4]
4 August 2000 Temuri KetsbaiaNewcastle United£900,000[5]
11 August 2000UnattachedFree[6]
15 August 2000Manchester City£1.55 million[7]
21 September 2000Stockport County£600,000[8]
1 December 2000 Mo Camara Le Havre£100,000
31 January 2001Sunderland£1 million[9]
15 February 2001Coventry City£1.53 million[10]

Out

DatePlayerToFee
21 June 2000 Ady WilliamsReadingFree
30 June 2000 Keith CurleSheffield UnitedFree[11]
27 July 2000 Ade AkinbiyiLeicester City£5 million[12]
28 July 2000 Mark JonesChesterfieldFree
11 August 2000 Paul SimpsonBlackpoolFree
11 September 2000 Frank TaliaReleasedFree
11 December 2000 Steve SedgleyReleasedFree[13]
9 March 2001 Gordon SimmsHartlepool UnitedFree
22 March 2001 Steeve Epesse-TitiExeter CityFree
22 March 2001 Simon OsbornTranmere RoversFree

Loans in

Start datePlayerFromEnd date
1 August 2000 Mo Camara Le Havre30 November 2000
22 August 2000 Sami Al-Jaber Al-Hilal22 January 2001[14]
26 August 2000 Manuel ThetisIpswich Town13 September 2000
13 October 2000 Darren PeacockBlackburn Rovers4 November 2000[15]
17 November 2000 Paul ButlerSunderland17 December 2000[16]
8 December 2000 Carlo NashStockport County31 December 2000[17]
22 March 2001 Sean ConnellyStockport CountyEnd of season

Loans out

Start datePlayerToEnd date
1 August 2000 Robert Niestroj Iraklis1 February 2001
1 August 2000 Adam Proudlock Clyde5 September 2000
September 2000 Matt MurraySlough TownSeptember 2000
20 October 2000 Matt MurrayKingstonian26 October 2000
10 November 2000 Keith AndrewsOxford United21 December 2000
1 March 2001 Ryan GreenTorquay UnitedEnd of season
22 March 2001 Seamus CroweHereford UnitedEnd of season

Kit

The season saw the team return to their historic "old gold" shade of shirt for the first time since the 1950s. There was also a new away kit that was a light blue design. Both were now manufactured by the club's own label, entitled "WWFC", and sponsored by Goodyear.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wolves sack Lee. BBC Sport. 18 December 2000.
  2. Web site: Jones is new Wolves boss. BBC Sport. 3 January 2001.
  3. News: Champions kick off with Magpies. BBC Sport . 22 June 2000.
  4. News: Wolves sign Titi and Camara . BBC Sport . 1 August 2000.
  5. News: Ketsbaia moves to Wolves . BBC Sport . 4 August 2000.
  6. News: Talia is Wolves' temporary measure. BBC Sport . 11 August 2000.
  7. News: Wolves sign Taylor. BBC Sport . 15 August 2000.
  8. News: Dinning moves to Molineux. BBC Sport . 21 September 2000.
  9. News: Wolves seal Butler deal. BBC Sport . 31 January 2001.
  10. News: Roussel completes Wolves switch. BBC Sport . 15 February 2001.
  11. News: Curle makes Blades move. BBC Sport . 30 June 2000.
  12. News: Akinbiyi swaps Wolves for Foxes. BBC Sport . 25 July 2000.
  13. News: Sedgley severs his links with Wolves . BBC Sport . 11 December 2000 . 28 March 2012 . 18 September 2002 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020918045528/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/1066206.stm . dead .
  14. News: Saudi star to join Wolves . BBC Sport . 22 August 2000.
  15. News: Peacock flies south to Wolves. BBC Sport . 13 October 2000.
  16. News: Butler makes Molineux switch. BBC Sport . 17 November 2000.
  17. News: Wolves take Nash on loan. BBC Sport . 11 December 2000.

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