2000–01 Grimsby Town F.C. season

Grimsby Town
2000–01 season
ChairmanDoug Everitt
ManagerAlan Buckley (until 22 August)
Lennie Lawrence (from 29 August)
StadiumBlundell Park
Football League First Division18th
FA CupThird round
Worthington CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLivingstone (7)
Average home league attendance5,646

During the 2000–01 English football season, Grimsby Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

The 2000–01 season saw a boardroom change with Doug Everitt taking over from Bill Carr. Everitt dismissed manager Alan Buckley just two games into the season,[1] replacing him with Lennie Lawrence, who earlier in his managerial career had guided both Charlton Athletic and Middlesbrough into the top flight.[2] The new manager chop and changed the playing squad around and brought in some expensive loan signings from abroad such as Zhang Enhua, Menno Willems, David Nielsen and Knut Anders Fostervold. Despite this, the club struggled to avoid relegation, only securing their place in Division One on the last day of the season with a win over promoted Fulham.[3]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
12 July 2000 DF Paul Raven West Bromwich Albion Free Transfer
1 August 2000 MF Andy Smith Barnsley Free Transfer
11 August 2000 FW Mike Jeffrey Kilmarnock Free Transfer
12 October 2000 GK Jason Batty Football Kingz Free Transfer
28 February 2001 MF Menno Willems Vitesse Arnhem £150,000
30 March 2001 MF Stuart Campbell Leicester City £200,000

Loans in

Date Pos Player Transferred from Date Until Ref
15 September 2000 MF Stuart Campbell Leicester City 29 March 2001
11 October 2000 FW David Nielsen FC Copenhagen 17 January 2001
28 October 2000 MF Neil Murray Mainz 05 1 February 2001
16 November 2000 MF Knut Anders Fostervold Molde FK 1 February 2001
24 November 2000 MF Menno Willems Vitesse Arnhem 27 February 2001
28 November 2000 DF Zhang Enhua Dalian Shide 8 May 2001
13 March 2001 FW Luke Cornwall Fulham 8 May 2001
21 March 2001 GK Morten Hyldgaard Coventry City 7 May 2001

Transfers out

Date Pos Player Transferred To Fee Ref
1 July 2000 GK Andy Love Ilkeston Town Released
1 July 2000 MF Matthew Oswin Indiana Invaders Released
1 July 2000 MF Matt McKenzie Ilkeston Town Released
11 July 2000 DF Mark Lever Bristol City Free Transfer
5 August 2000 FW Lee Ashcroft Wigan Athletic £350,000
2 February 2001 GK Jason Batty Scunthorpe United Released

Loans out

Date Pos Player Transferred To Date Until Ref
11 October 2000 MF Kingsley Black Lincoln City 11 November 2000
24 November 2000 FW Daryl Clare Northampton Town 24 December 2000
5 January 2001 FW Daryl Clare Cheltenham Town 5 February 2001

Final league table

Main article: 2000–01 Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
16 Barnsley 46 15 9 22 49 62 −13 54
17 Sheffield Wednesday 46 15 8 23 52 71 −19 53
18 Grimsby Town 46 14 10 22 43 62 −19 52
19 Stockport County 46 11 18 17 58 65 −7 51
20 Portsmouth 46 10 19 17 47 59 −12 49
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Grimsby Town's score comes first[4]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 August 2000 Preston North End H 1–2 5,755 Livingstone
19 August 2000 Portsmouth A 1–1 12,511 Smith
26 August 2000 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–1 7,755
29 August 2000 Crewe Alexandra A 0–2 5,305
9 September 2000 Gillingham H 1–0 4,512 Livingstone
12 September 2000 Bolton Wanderers H 0–1 3,732
16 September 2000 Burnley A 1–1 15,413 Butterfield
23 September 2000 Nottingham Forest H 0–2 6,467
30 September 2000 Barnsley A 0–2 13,096
14 October 2000 Huddersfield Town H 1–0 4,911 Allen
17 October 2000 Queens Park Rangers H 3–1 4,428 Livingstone (2), Nielsen
21 October 2000 Blackburn Rovers A 0–2 16,397
24 October 2000 Crystal Palace A 1–0 16,685 Allen
29 October 2000 West Bromwich Albion H 2–0 5,429 Allen, Nielsen
4 November 2000 Watford A 0–4 11,600
18 November 2000 Sheffield United A 2–3 12,861 Livingstone, Nielsen
21 November 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–2 16,088
25 November 2000 Fulham A 1–2 12,107 Donovan
2 December 2000 Crystal Palace H 2–2 5,802 Jeffrey, Donovan
9 December 2000 Tranmere Rovers A 0–2 7,119
13 December 2000 Wimbledon A 2–2 4,489 Smith, Nielsen
16 December 2000 Norwich City H 2–0 5,618 Fleming (own goal), Nielsen
23 December 2000 Preston North End A 2–1 14,667 Willems, Groves
26 December 2000 Stockport County H 1–1 6,654 Burnett
1 January 2001 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–1 17,004
13 January 2001 Crewe Alexandra H 1–3 4,495 Donovan
20 January 2001 Stockport County A 1–1 6,165 Donovan
27 January 2001 Portsmouth H 2–1 4,128 Donovan, Livingstone
10 February 2001 Gillingham A 0–1 8,633
17 February 2001 Burnley H 1–0 6,044 Zhang
20 February 2001 Bolton Wanderers A 2–2 24,249 Groves, Zhang
24 February 2001 Nottingham Forest A 1–3 21,660 Campbell
3 March 2001 Barnsley H 0–2 5,996
6 March 2001 Huddersfield Town A 0–0 9,494
10 March 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–2 4,899
13 March 2001 Wimbledon H 1–1 4,276 Zhang
17 March 2001 Queens Park Rangers A 1–0 17,608 Groves
20 March 2001 Birmingham City H 1–1 4,843 Pouton (pen)
31 March 2001 Norwich City A 1–2 17,461 Campbell
7 April 2001 Tranmere Rovers H 3–1 5,816 Cornwall (2), Livingstone
14 April 2001 Watford H 2–1 6,110 Handyside, Coldicott
16 April 2001 West Bromwich Albion A 1–0 16,504 Cornwall
21 April 2001 Sheffield United H 0–1 6,983
24 April 2001 Blackburn Rovers H 1–4 6,507 Cornwall
28 April 2001 Birmingham City A 0–1 24,822
6 May 2001 Fulham H 1–0 8,706 Groves

FA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
Third round 6 January 2001 Wycombe Wanderers A 1–1 5,390 Nielsen
Third round replay 16 January 2001 Wycombe Wanderers H 1–3 3,269 Jeffrey

League Cup

Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
First round first leg 22 August 2000 Carlisle United H 2–0 1,914 Coldicott, Allen
First round second leg 5 September 2000 Carlisle United A 1–1 (won 4–2 on agg) 2,228 Allen
Second round first Leg 26 September 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–2 2,396 Gallimore, Rowan, Allen
Second round second Leg 2 October 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–2 (lost 3–4 on agg) 8,058

Squad

[5] 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  WAL Danny Coyne
2 DF  ENG John McDermott
3 DF  ENG Tony Gallimore
4 DF  SCO Peter Handyside
5 DF  ENG Richard Smith
6 MF  ENG Wayne Burnett
7 MF  ENG Kevin Donovan
8 MF  ENG David Smith
9 FW  ENG Mike Jeffrey
10 MF  SCO Stuart Campbell (on loan from Leicester City)
11 MF  ENG Paul Groves
12 DF  ENG Danny Butterfield
13 GK  ENG Steve Croudson
14 FW  ENG Steve Livingstone
15 DF  ENG Paul Raven
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  ENG Stacy Coldicott
17 MF  NIR Kingsley Black
18 MF  ENG Adam Buckley
19 FW  EIR Daryl Clare
20 DF  ENG Matthew Bloomer
21 MF  SCO Neil Murray (on loan from Mainz 05)
22 DF  ENG Ben Chapman
23 FW  ENG Jonathan Rowan
24 MF  ENG Andy Smith
25 FW  ENG Bradley Allen
26 MF  ENG Alan Pouton
27 GK  DEN Morten Hyldgaard (on loan from Coventry City)
28 FW  ENG Luke Cornwall (on loan from Fulham)
29 DF  NED Menno Willems

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
27 FW  DEN David Nielsen (on loan from F.C. Copenhagen)
28 DF  NOR Knut Anders Fostervold (on loan from Molde FK)
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 DF  CHN Zhang Enhua (on loan from Dalian Wanda)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  WAL Danny Coyne 52 0 46 0 2 0 4 0
Defenders
2 DF  ENG John McDermott 40 0 36 0 1 0 3 0
3 DF  ENG Tony Gallimore 32 1 26+2 0 2 0 2 1
4 DF  SCO Peter Handyside 24 1 17+2 1 1+1 0 3 0
5 DF  ENG Richard Smith 8 1 2+4 1 2 0 0 0
12 DF  ENG Danny Butterfield 35 1 23+7 1 2 0 3 0
15 DF  ENG Paul Raven 17 0 11+4 0 0 0 2 0
20 DF  ENG Matt Bloomer 8 0 3+3 0 0 0 0+2 0
22 DF  ENG Ben Chapman 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF  NED Menno Willems 26 1 17+7 1 2 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF  ENG Wayne Burnett 25 1 20+3 1 0+2 0 0 0
7 MF  ENG Kevin Donovan 45 5 36+5 5 2 0 2 0
8 MF  ENG David Smith 27 1 16+8 1 0 0 3 0
10 MF  SCO Stuart Campbell 40 2 38 2 2 0 0 0
11 MF  ENG Paul Groves 50 4 45 4 1 0 4 0
16 MF  ENG Stacy Coldicott 43 2 34+3 1 1+1 0 4 1
17 MF  NIR Kingsley Black 7 0 4+1 0 0 0 0+2 0
21 MF  SCO Neil Murray 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF  ENG Alan Pouton 35 1 16+5 1 10 0 4 0
Forwards
9 FW  ENG Michael Jeffrey 34 2 15+14 1 1 1 3+1 0
14 FW  ENG Steve Livingstone 36 7 27+5 7 2 0 2 0
19 FW  IRL Daryl Clare 21 0 6+11 0 0 0 1+3 0
23 FW  ENG Jonathan Rowan 7 1 2+3 0 0 0 0+2 1
25 FW  ENG Bradley Allen 25 6 15+6 3 0 0 4 3
28 FW  ENG Luke Cornwall 10 4 9+1 4 0 0 0 0
Players left during the season
27 FW  DEN David Nielsen 19 6 16+1 5 1+1 1 0 0
28 DF  NOR Knut Anders Fostervold 10 0 9+1 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF  CHN Zhang Enhua 17 3 16+1 3 0 0 0 0

Source:[6]

References

  1. ^ "Grimsby sack boss Buckley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Lawrence is new boss". BBC Sport. 26 August 2000. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Gutsy Grimsby stay up". BBC Sport. 6 May 2001. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Grimsby Town 2000-2001 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  5. ^ "FootballSquads - Grimsby Town - 2000/01".
  6. ^ "Grimbsby Town Squad Stats – 2000/2001". 11v11. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
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