2000–01 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

Crewe Alexandra
2000–01 season
ChairmanJohn Bowler
ManagerDario Gradi
StadiumAlexandra Stadium
First Division14th
FA CupFourth round
Football League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerHulse (11)
Average home league attendance9,293

During the 2000–01 English football season, Crewe Alexandra F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, their 78th in the English Football League.

Season summary

A terrible first half of the 2000–01 season saw Crewe bottom at Christmas. Then with the emergence of Rob Hulse and Dean Ashton, Crewe went on a fantastic run, winning nine of their remaining matches to starve off relegation to finish 14th. A 3–1 defeat by Preston on 28 April finally saw the Alex beaten at home after an unbeaten run of nine in the league.[1]

Final league table

Main article: 2000–01 Football League § First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 14 13 19 45 48 −3 55
13 Gillingham 46 13 16 17 61 66 −5 55
14 Crewe Alexandra 46 15 10 21 47 62 −15 55
15 Norwich City 46 14 12 20 46 58 −12 54
16 Barnsley 46 15 9 22 49 62 −13 54
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Crewe Alexandra's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 August 2000 Fulham A 0–2 11,157
19 August 2000 Blackburn Rovers H 0–0 7,500
26 August 2000 Queens Park Rangers A 0–1 9,415
29 August 2000 Grimsby Town H 2–0 5,305 Rivers, Jack
9 September 2000 Norwich City H 0–0 5,955
12 September 2000 West Bromwich Albion H 0–1 6,222
16 September 2000 Watford A 0–3 13,784
23 September 2000 Barnsley H 2–2 5,738 Hulse, Jack
30 September 2000 Tranmere Rovers A 3–1 8,162 Hulse (2), Little
8 October 2000 Birmingham City H 0–2 6,829
14 October 2000 Sheffield United A 0–1 12,921
17 October 2000 Portsmouth A 1–2 14,621 Smith (pen)
21 October 2000 Wimbledon H 0–4 5,469
24 October 2000 Huddersfield Town H 1–0 5,215 Cramb
28 October 2000 Gillingham A 1–0 8,347 Little
31 October 2000 Burnley A 0–1 13,189
4 November 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 7,147 Cramb (2)
10 November 2000 Preston North End A 1–2 12,632 Rivers
18 November 2000 Stockport County H 1–2 6,099 Hulse
25 November 2000 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–0 7,103 Rivers
2 December 2000 Huddersfield Town A 1–3 10,603 Cramb
9 December 2000 Bolton Wanderers A 1–4 12,836 Sorvel
16 December 2000 Crystal Palace H 1–1 5,752 Little
23 December 2000 Fulham H 1–2 6,935 Rivers
26 December 2000 Nottingham Forest A 0–1 20,903
30 December 2000 Blackburn Rovers A 0–1 18,554
13 January 2001 Grimsby Town A 3–1 4,495 Hulse (2), Rivers
3 February 2001 Burnley H 4–2 6,994 Street, Smith (2 pens), Ashton
10 February 2001 Norwich City A 1–1 15,164 Jack
17 February 2001 Watford H 2–0 6,757 Jack, Ashton
20 February 2001 West Bromwich Albion A 2–2 15,476 Ashton, Hulse
24 February 2001 Barnsley A 0–3 13,175
3 March 2001 Tranmere Rovers H 3–1 7,157 Macauley, Hulse, Little
6 March 2001 Sheffield United H 1–0 6,909 Lunt
10 March 2001 Birmingham City A 0–2 28,042
13 March 2001 Nottingham Forest H 1–0 7,916 Rivers
17 March 2001 Portsmouth H 1–0 6,182 Ashton
31 March 2001 Crystal Palace A 0–1 20,872
10 April 2001 Queens Park Rangers H 2–2 6,354 Ashton, Smith
14 April 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–0 20,364
16 April 2001 Gillingham H 2–1 7,051 Navarro, Ashton
18 April 2001 Bolton Wanderers H 2–1 8,054 Hulse, Ashton
21 April 2001 Stockport County A 0–3 7,163
24 April 2001 Wimbledon A 3–3 5,468 Rivers, Hulse, Ashton
28 April 2001 Preston North End H 1–3 9,415 Hulse
6 May 2001 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–0 28,007

FA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 2001 Cardiff City A 1–1 13,403 Bowen (own goal)
R3R 16 January 2001 Cardiff City H 2–1 5,785 Smith (pen), Rivers
R4 27 January 2001 Stockport County H 0–1 7,318

League Cup

Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 22 August 2000 Bury H 2–2 3,199 Foster, Rivers
R1 2nd Leg 5 September 2000 Bury A 2–1 (won 4–3 on agg) 2,106 Rivers, Little
R2 1st Leg 19 September 2000 Barnsley A 0–4 5,005
R2 2nd Leg 26 September 2000 Barnsley H 0–3 (lost 0–7 on agg) 1,775

Squad

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUS Jason Kearton
2 DF  ENG David Wright
3 DF  ENG Shaun Smith
4 MF  ENG Kenny Lunt
5 DF  ENG Dave Walton
6 DF  ENG Steve Macauley
7 MF  ENG Colin Little
8 MF  ENG Phil Charnock
9 FW  ENG Paul Tait
10 MF  ENG Mark Rivers
11 FW  JAM Rodney Jack
12 DF  NGA Efetobore Sodje
13 GK  TRI Clayton Ince
14 FW  ENG Kevin Street
16 FW  ENG Rob Hulse
17 MF  ENG Neil Sorvel
18 DF  ENG Anthony Charles
19 MF  ENG Chris Lightfoot
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  ENG Peter Smith
21 MF  ENG Jamie Collins
22 DF  ENG Stephen Foster
23 MF  ENG Phil Trainer
24 GK  ENG Kevin Welsby
25 DF  ENG Richard Walker
26 FW  ENG John Grant
27 DF  ENG Gareth Liddle
28 DF  ENG Chris McCready
29 DF  ENG Dean Howell
30 FW  ENG Colin Cramb
31 GK  NGA Ademola Bankole
32 MF  WAL David Vaughan
35 MF  ENG Alan Navarro (on loan from Liverpool)
36 FW  ENG Dean Ashton
37 DF  IRL Jim Gannon
38 MF  ENG Ben Rix

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
34 MF  ENG Chris Lumsdon (on loan from Sunderland)
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 DF  IRL Alan Maybury (on loan from Leeds United)

References

  1. ^ "Crewe 1–3 Preston". BBC Sport. 28 April 2001. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Crewe Alexandra 2000-2001 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
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