2000–01 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season explained

Club:Wycombe Wanderers
Season:2000–01
Manager:Lawrie Sanchez
Chairman:Ivor Beeks
Stadium:Adams Park
League:Second Division
League Result:13th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Semi-finals
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Second round
Cup3:Football League Trophy
Cup3 Result:Area quarter-finals
League Topscorer:
Andy Rammell (10)
Season Topscorer:
Andy Rammell (13)
Average Attendance:5,549
Prevseason:1999–2000
Nextseason:2001–02

During the 2000–01 English football season, Wycombe Wanderers competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

Having barely escaped relegation the previous season, this time round Wycombe achieved survival in the Second Division by a comfortable margin. Their defensive record, the best of any team outside the top six, ensured they finished well clear of relegation in 13th place. Wycombe enjoyed their greatest success in the FA Cup, defeating First Division teams Grimsby Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Wimbledon before edging Premier League side Leicester City 2–1 at Filbert Street; this result caused Leicester, then sitting fourth in the Premier League, to enter a poor run of form that dragged them down to 13th. The win at Leicester set up a dream semi-final tie against Liverpool at Villa Park – Wycombe pushed Gérard Houllier's men all the way before losing 2–1; Liverpool would go on to finish third in the Premier League and win a treble of the League, FA and UEFA Cups.

Final league table

See main article: article and 2000–01 Football League.

Results

Wycombe Wanderers' score comes first[1]

Legend

WinDrawLoss

FA Cup

See main article: article and 2000–01 FA Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R118 November 2000 Harrow BoroughH3–02,681Bates (2), Simpson
R210 December 2000 MillwallA0–07,819
R2R19 December 2000 MillwallH2–13,878Rammell, McCarthy
R36 January 2001 Grimsby TownH1–15,390McCarthy
R3R16 January 2001 Grimsby TownA3–13,269McCarthy, Simpson, Rogers
R427 January 2001 Wolverhampton WanderersH2–19,617Rammell, Parkin
R517 February 2001 WimbledonH2–29,650Simpson, Brown
R5R20 February 2001 WimbledonA2–2 (won 8–7 on pens)9,464Carroll, McCarthy
QF10 March 2001 Leicester CityA2–121,969McCarthy, Essandoh
SF8 April 2001 LiverpoolN1–240,037Ryan

League Cup

See main article: article and 2000–01 Football League Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg22 August 2000 BarnetA1–21,741Rogers
R1 2nd Leg5 September 2000 BarnetH3–1 (won 4–3 on agg)2,205McSporran, Castledine, McCarthy
R2 1st Leg19 September 2000 Birmingham CityH3–42,537Rammell, Baird, Bates
R2 2nd Leg26 September 2000 Birmingham CityA0–1 (lost 3–5 on agg)8,960

Squad

http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2000-2001/d2/wycombe.htm

Left club during season

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wycombe Wanderers results for the 2000-2001 season - Statto.com . 25 February 2013 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042359/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/wycombe-wanderers/2000-2001/results . dead .