2000–01 Birmingham City F.C. season explained

Club:Birmingham City F.C.
Season:2000–01
League Result:5th
Cup1 Result:Semi-finals
Cup2 Result:Third round
League Topscorer:Geoff Horsfield
Marcelo (7)
Highest Attendance:29,150 (14 March 2001 vs Blackburn Rovers, First Division)
Lowest Attendance:8,960 (26 September 2000 vs Wycombe Wanderers, League Cup)
Average Attendance:21,283
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Nextseason:2001–02

The 2000–01 season was Birmingham City Football Clubs 98th season in the English football league system. It ran from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001.

Led by manager Trevor Francis, the team repeated the previous season's fifth-place finish in the Football League First Division to qualify for the play-offs for a second consecutive season, but suffered another semi-final defeat, this time to Preston North End, losing 4–2 on penalties after drawing 2–2 over two legs. They were eliminated in the third round of the FA Cup, and reached the Football League Cup final for the first time since 1963, facing Liverpool. Liverpool took the lead in the 30th minute through Robbie Fowler, but Birmingham equalised in the last minute of normal time with a Darren Purse penalty. No further goals were scored in extra time, so the match was settled in a penalty shoot-out; Martin Grainger's and Andrew Johnson's penalties were saved, and Liverpool won 5–4 on penalties.

The top scorer for the season was Geoff Horsfield, with twelve goals in all competitions, of which seven were in the League; Marcelo also scored seven league goals.

Kit

French apparel manufacturers Le Coq Sportif remained Birmingham's kit suppliers for the third season in a row, and introduced a new kit for the season. Auto Windscreens remained the kit sponsors, also for the third consecutive season.[1]

Football League First Division

Match details

General sources:[2] Match content not verifiable from these sources is referenced individually.

DateLeague[3]
position		OpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRefs
12 August 200011thQueens Park RangersAD0–013,926
18 August 200016thFulhamHL1–3Sonner 36'21,659
26 August 200014thNottingham ForestAW2–1Marcelo 16', Eaden 45'18,820
28 August 20005thBarnsleyHW4–1Ndlovu 9', Grainger 35' pen., Holdsworth 51', Hughes 90'17,160
9 September 20006thSheffield UnitedHW1–0O'Connor 9' pen.21,493
12 September 20004thPreston North EndHW3–1Ndlovu 58', A. Johnson 65', O'Connor 78' pen.16,484
17 September 20004thWest Bromwich AlbionAD1–1Horsfield 61'19,858
23 September 20004thTranmere RoversHW2–0Grainger 73', Horsfield 90'17,640
1 October 20005thWatfordAL0–212,355
8 October 20004thCrewe AlexandraAW2–0Hughes 54', Marcelo 81'6,829
14 October 20004thCrystal PalaceHW2–1Burchill 72', Adebola 85'17,191
17 October 20003rdStockport CountyHW4–0Horsfield 13', Grainger 70' pen., Burchill (2) 80', 87'15,579
22 October 20003rdSheffield WednesdayAL0–114,695
25 October 20003rdGillinghamHW1–0Marcelo 90'26,044
28 October 20003rdPortsmouthAD1–1Eaden 48'15,218
4 November 20003rdBolton WanderersHD1–1Grainger 50' pen.20,043
7 November 20003rdNorwich CityAL0–113,900
18 November 20004thBurnleyHW3–2Adebola 48', O'Connor 50', Burchill 86'19,641
25 November 20003rdHuddersfield TownHW2–1Lazaridis 26', Horsfield 45'22,120
2 December 20002ndGillinghamAW2–1M. Johnson 78', Horsfield 90'9,247
9 December 20003rdWimbledonHL0–316,778
17 December 20003rdWolverhampton WanderersAW1–0Adebola 32'19,938
23 December 20003rdQueens Park RangersHD0–024,311
26 December 20004thBlackburn RoversAL1–2Purse 88'24,899
1 January 20016thNottingham ForestHL0–220,034
13 January 20016thBarnsleyAW3–2Marcelo 16', M. Johnson 40', Lazaridis 48'13,631
27 January 20015thFulhamAW1–0Grainger 47'15,482
3 February 20015thNorwich CityHW2–1Hughes 9', Purse 62' pen.18,551
10 February 20016thSheffield UnitedAL1–3Horsfield 89'19,313
17 February 20014thWest Bromwich AlbionHW2–1Adebola 36', O'Connor 57'25,025
20 February 20014thPreston North EndAW2–0Grainger 11', A. Johnson 71'14,864
2 March 20014thWatfordHW2–0Eaden 45', Hughes 79'20,724
6 March 20014thCrystal PalaceAW2–1Upson 48' o.g., Adebola 59'13,987
10 March 20013rdCrewe AlexandraHW2–0Purse 61' pen., A. Johnson 77'28,042
14 March 20014thBlackburn RoversHL0–229,150
17 March 20014thStockport CountyAL0–27,176
20 March 20014thGrimsby TownAD1–1A. Johnson 10'4,843
24 March 20014thSheffield WednesdayHL1–2Horsfield 60'19,733
1 April 20014thWolverhampton WanderersHL0–124,003
7 April 20014thWimbledonAL1–3Marcelo 86'6,619
10 April 20015thTranmere RoversAL0–18,004
13 April 20014thBolton WanderersAD2–2O'Connor 14', Marcelo 57'15,025
16 April 20014thPortsmouthHD0–023,304
21 April 20015thBurnleyAD0–017,057
28 April 20015thGrimsby TownHW1–0Marcelo 64'24,822
6 May 20015thHuddersfield TownAW2–1Woodhouse (2) 21', 45'19,290

League table (part)

Pos!scope="col"
ClubPldWDLFAGDPts
3rdBolton Wanderers462415776453187
4thPreston North End462391464521278
5thBirmingham City462391459481178
6thWest Bromwich Albion462111146052874
7thBurnley46219165054-472
KeyPos = League position; Pld = Matches played;
W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;
F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source[4]

Play-offs

See main article: Football League Championship play-offs.

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRefs
Semifinal 1st leg13 May 2001Preston North EndHW1–0Eaden 54'29,072[5]
Semifinal 2nd leg17 May 2001Preston North EndAL1–2 a.e.t.
2–4 pens.		Horsfield 58'16,928[6]

FA Cup

See main article: 2000–01 FA Cup.

League Cup

See main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup.

General sources:[2] Match content not verifiable from these sources is referenced individually.

League Cup match details
RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRefs
First round first leg22 August 2000Southend UnitedAW5–0Eaden 5', Marcelo 10', M. Johnson 28', Adebola 74', Hughes 85'3,694
First round second leg5 September 2000Southend UnitedHD0–0
5–0 agg.		9,507
Second round first leg19 September 2000Wycombe WanderersAW4–3Horsfield (2) 3', 22', A. Johnson (2) 24', 87'2,537
Second round second leg26 September 2000Wycombe WanderersHW1–0
5–3 agg.		Ndlovu 66'8,960
Third round31 October 2000Tottenham HotspurAW3–1Adebola (2) 15', 28', Burchill 45'27,096
Fourth round29 November 2000Newcastle UnitedHW2–1Adebola 31', M. Johnson 90'18,520
Quarter-final12 December 2000Sheffield WednesdayHW2–0Sonner 28', Adebola 57'22,911
Semi-final first leg9 January 2001Ipswich TownAL0–121,684
Semi-final second leg31 January 2001Ipswich TownHW4–1 a.e.t
4–2 agg.		Grainger 43', Horsfield (2) 56', 103', A. Johnson 117'28,624

Final

See main article: 2001 Football League Cup Final.

Transfers

In

DatePlayerClubFeeRef
1 July 2000 (Coventry City) Free[7]
5 July 2000 (Barnsley) Free[8]
10 July 2000 £2.25m[9]
3 August 2000 (Sheffield Wednesday) Free[10]
2 February 2001 £1m[11]

Brackets round club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Birmingham.

Out

DatePlayerFeeJoinedRef
28 June 2000 £3m Leicester City[12]
January 2001 Free Chester City[13]
2 February 2001 Released (Sheffield United)
9 February 2001 Undisclosed Swindon Town[14]
10 April 2001 Released (Tamworth)[15]
30 June 2001 Released (Hartlepool United)[16] [17]
30 June 2001 Released (Hednesford Town)[18]
30 June 2001 Released (Birmingham City)[19]

Brackets round a club denote the player joined that club after his Birmingham City contract expired.

Loan in

DatePlayerClubReturnRef
15 September 2000One month[20]
22 September 2000Three months[21]
13 November 2000One month[22]
14 December 2000One month[23]
9 February 200121 February 2001[24]
13 February 2001Three months[25]
16 March 200117 May 2001[26]

Loan out

Appearances and goals

Source:[28] [29]

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as a substitute.

Players marked left the club during the playing season.

Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham.

Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.

Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

Players' appearances and goals by competition
NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupPlay-offsTotalDiscipline
GoalsGoalsGoalsGoalsGoals
1 GKIan Bennett450101002058020
2 DFNicky Eaden44 (1)3101011 (1)156 (2)540
3 DFMartin Grainger356111011047841
4 DFDavid Burrows8 (5)0000 (2)0008 (7)010
5 DFDarren Purse34 (3)3108 (1)12045 (4)491
6 DFDavid Holdsworth24 (5)100400 (1)028 (6)181
7 MFJon McCarthy7 (8)000101 (1)09 (9)010
8 FWMarcelo16 (15)70 (1)02 (3)12020 (19)830
9 FWGeoff Horsfield25 (9)70 (1)05 (1)42132 (11)1280
10MFBryan Hughes38 (7)40 (1)06 (3)10 (2)044 (13)540
11MFStan Lazaridis26 (5)2105 (2)01 (1)033 (8)230
12MFMartin O'Connor28 (2)510902040 (2)580
13GKKevin Poole100000001010
14MFGraham Hyde1 (2)0000 (1)0001 (3)010
15DFJerry Gill21 (8)010700029 (8)040
17DFMichael Johnson39210822050440
18MF0 (4)0000 (2)0000 (6)000
18MFJamie Pollock * 4 (1)00000004 (1)010
19FWAndrew Johnson20 (14)4001 (6)30021 (20)740
19DFGary Charles * 300000003000
20MFJacques Williams1 (2)0000 (1)0001 (3)000
21MFTrésor Luntala000000000000
22DFSteve Jenkins * 300010004020
23DFJon Bass0 (1)00000000 (1)000
24FWDele Adebola16 (15)5116 (2)50023 (17)1110
25FWPaul Furlong0 (4)00000000 (4)000
26FW10 (2)2105 (1)10016 (3)310
27DFTony Capaldi000000000000
29DFCarl Tiler * 100000001000
29DFPeter Atherton *10000002012000
29DFRichard Edghill * 300000003000
30MFCurtis Woodhouse17200002019240
30FWMark Burchill * 4 (9)400003 (1)17 (10)500
32MFDanny Sonner22 (4)110912034 (4)260
33GKNeil Barnes000000000000
Players not included in matchday squads
Name
16DFJames Dyson
22DFSimon Marsh
28MF
28DFJoey Hutchinson
31GK
31MFMickael Sabathier

References

General
Specific

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Birmingham City: Kit history . Historical Kits . Dave & Matt Moor . 25 September 2013.
  2. News: Birmingham City Reports 2000–2001 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120523004118/http://www.sportinglife.com/football/cc_championship/birmingham/reports/birmingham_2000.html . sportinglife.com . PA Sportinglife . 23 May 2012 . Individual match reports are linked from this page.
    Web site: Birmingham City, 5th, English Div 1 . Football365 . 24 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130930210615/http://stats.football365.co.uk/2001/ENG/teams/BirminghamCty.html . 30 September 2013 . dead.
  3. Web site: Birmingham City 2000–2001: Results & Fixtures . Statto Organisation . 11 September 2013.
  4. Web site: Birmingham City 2000–2001 : English Division One Table . Statto Organisation . 4 October 2011.
  5. News: Blues earn slender lead over Preston . BBC Sport . 13 May 2001 . 5 September 2011.
  6. News: Division One play-off clockwatch . BBC Sport . 17 May 2001 . 5 September 2011.
  7. News: Burrows set for Blues switch . Baynes, Ciaran . Sky Sports . 28 June 2000 . 6 September 2011.
  8. News: Blues swoop for Eaden . BBC Sport . 5 July 2000 . 6 September 2011.
  9. News: Blues bag £2.25m Horsfield . BBC Sport . 10 July 2000 . 6 September 2011.
  10. News: Sonner signs – Johnson targeted . Dixon, Jamie . Sky Sports . 3 August 2000 . 6 September 2011.
  11. News: Woodhouse snapped up by Blues . BBC Sport . 2 February 2001 . 6 September 2011.
  12. News: Foxes snare Rowett . Livie, Alex . Sky Sports . 28 June 2000 . 6 September 2011.
  13. News: January transfers: EC offer to end stalemate . The Daily Telegraph. Ley, John . 2 February 2001 . 6 September 2011.
  14. News: Swindon seal Robinson deal . BBC Sport . 9 February 2001 . 6 September 2011.
  15. News: Transfers: April 2001 . ESPN FC . 30 April 2001 . 11 September 2013.
    News: Lambs boss Gee lures Marsh back to game . Birmingham Post . 30 August 2002 . 24 September 2013 . subscription .
  16. News: Blues duo to leave . Sky Sports . Seery, Philip . 11 June 2009 . 6 September 2011.
  17. News: Hartlepool sign trio . BBC Sport . 15 July 2001 . 11 September 2013.
  18. News: Rae of hope for Pitmen . Non-League Daily . 25 February 2002 . 11 September 2013 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20120917090928/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=2849 . 17 September 2012 .
  19. News: Poole is in from the cold . Birmingham Evening Mail . Tattum, Colin . 8 August 2001 . 24 September 2013.
  20. Web site: Gary Charles: Career . Soccerbase . Centurycomm . 6 September 2011.
  21. News: Burchill joins Birmingham . BBC Sport . 13 February 2001 . 6 September 2011.
  22. Web site: Richard Edghill: Career . Soccerbase . Centurycomm . 6 September 2011.
  23. Web site: Steve Jenkins: Career . Soccerbase . Centurycomm . 6 September 2011.
  24. Web site: Carl Tiler: Career . Soccerbase . Centurycomm . 6 September 2011.
  25. News: Atherton makes Blues switch . BBC Sport . 13 February 2001 . 6 September 2011.
  26. News: Transfers: March 2001 . ESPN FC . 31 March 2001 . 11 September 2013.
    News: Chesterfield gamble on appeal against points cut . Thorpe, Martin . The Guardian . 19 April 2001 . 11 September 2013.
  27. Web site: Paul Furlong: Career . Soccerbase . Centurycomm . 7 September 2011.
  28. Matthews, pp. 436–37.
  29. Web site: Birmingham 2000/01 Player Appearances . Soccerbase . Centurycomm . 3 August 2012. Discipline statistics are sourced to individual player/season pages linked from this page.

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