2000–01 Swindon Town F.C. season

Swindon Town
2000–01 season
ChairmanTerry Brady
ManagerColin Todd (until 1 November)
Andy King (from 8 November)
StadiumCounty Ground
Second Division20th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
LDV Vans TrophySemi-finals (Southern Area)
Top goalscorerLeague: Invincibile (9)
All: Invincibile (10)
Average home league attendance6,187

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

Season summary

Swindon had a dismal start to the 2000–01 season and Todd quit in November to take the assistant manager's job at Premiership side Derby County. Todd's assistant, Andy King, stepped up to the manager's seat and remained there for the rest of the season. He achieved survival in Division Two[1] but his short-term contract was not renewed at the end of the season.[2]

Final league table

Main article: 2000–01 Football League § Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
18 Northampton Town 46 15 12 19 46 59 −13 57
19 Cambridge United 46 14 11 21 61 77 −16 53
20 Swindon Town 46 13 13 20 47 65 −18 52
21 Bristol Rovers (R) 46 12 15 19 53 57 −4 51 Relegation to Football League Third Division
22 Luton Town (R) 46 9 13 24 52 80 −28 40
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results

Swindon Town's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 August 2000 Colchester United H 0–0 7,296
19 August 2000 Reading A 0–2 14,134
26 August 2000 Walsall H 1–4 5,492 Invincibile
28 August 2000 Port Vale A 0–3 3,926
9 September 2000 Bristol City A 1–0 10,110 Reeves
12 September 2000 Bournemouth A 0–3 3,673
23 September 2000 Luton Town A 3–2 4,933 Duke, M Williams (2)
30 September 2000 Wigan Athletic H 2–2 4,895 Alexander, M Robinson
8 October 2000 Oxford United H 2–1 7,975 Reeves, Grazioli
14 October 2000 Oldham Athletic A 0–1 4,009
17 October 2000 Swansea City A 0–0 6,331
21 October 2000 Bristol Rovers H 1–3 8,097 Robertson
24 October 2000 Millwall H 0–2 5,014
28 October 2000 Notts County A 2–3 5,402 Invincibile (2)
31 October 2000 Cambridge United H 3–1 3,452 Invincibile (2), O'Halloran
4 November 2000 Wycombe Wanderers H 1–1 5,226 Reeves
7 November 2000 Wrexham H 2–2 4,423 Invincibile, O'Halloran (pen)
11 November 2000 Peterborough United A 0–4 5,700
25 November 2000 Stoke City H 0–3 4,904
2 December 2000 Northampton Town A 1–0 5,816 Alexander
16 December 2000 Rotherham United H 2–1 4,740 Woan, Invincibile
23 December 2000 Bury A 0–1 2,921
26 December 2000 Brentford H 2–3 6,649 Invincibile, Howe
1 January 2001 Walsall A 0–1 5,548
13 January 2001 Port Vale H 0–1 5,175
27 January 2001 Bury H 3–0 4,960 Reddy, O'Halloran (pen), Cowe
3 February 2001 Wrexham A 1–1 3,004 van der Linden
10 February 2001 Bristol City H 1–1 10,031 Reddy
17 February 2001 Cambridge United A 1–0 4,046 Reddy
20 February 2001 Bournemouth H 1–1 5,948 Alexander
24 February 2001 Luton Town H 1–3 7,160 Alexander
3 March 2001 Wigan Athletic A 0–0 6,563
6 March 2001 Oldham Athletic H 3–0 4,168 Kelly (own goal), McAreavey, Grazioli
10 March 2001 Oxford United A 2–0 7,480 S Robinson (2)
17 March 2001 Swansea City H 1–1 6,724 O'Halloran (pen)
20 March 2001 Colchester United A 1–0 2,736 Reddy
24 March 2001 Bristol Rovers A 0–0 8,114
27 March 2001 Reading H 0–1 9,673
31 March 2001 Rotherham United A 3–4 7,106 Alexander (2), Woan
7 April 2001 Northampton Town H 1–1 5,932 Woan
10 April 2001 Brentford A 1–0 4,180 Heywood
14 April 2001 Millwall A 0–1 12,266
16 April 2001 Notts County H 1–2 6,207 Heywood
21 April 2001 Wycombe Wanderers A 0–0 6,844
28 April 2001 Peterborough United H 2–1 8,145 Alexander, Invincibile
5 May 2001 Stoke City A 1–4 20,591 O'Halloran (pen)

FA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 18 November 2000 Ilkeston Town H 0–1 4,406 Willis, M Williams, Howe, Young
R2 9 December 2000 Gateshead H 5–0 3,907 O'Halloran (2), Cowe (2), Howe
R3 6 January 2001 Coventry City H 0–2 14,445

League Cup

Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 22 August 2000 Exeter City H 1–1 5,193 Howe
R1 2nd Leg 6 September 2000 Exeter City A 2–1 (won 3–2 on agg) 2,825 Reeves, Invincibile
R2 1st Leg 18 September 2000 Tranmere Rovers A 1–1 4,289 Hazell (own goal)
R2 2nd Leg 26 September 2000 Tranmere Rovers H 0–1 (lost 1–2 on agg) 4,573

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2000-01 Football League Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
Southern R2 9 January 2001 Millwall A 0–0 (won 3–2 on pens) 2,394
Southern QF 30 January 2001 Wycombe Wanderers H 2–1 3,244 Alexander
Southern SF 13 February 2001 Southend United A 1–2 (a.e.t.) 3,337 Reddy

Squad

[4] 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  NED Bart Griemink
2 DF  ENG Mark Robinson
3 DF  ENG Sol Davis
4 MF  ENG Matthew Hewlett
5 DF  ENG Adam Willis
6 DF  NED Antoine van der Linden
7 MF  IRL Keith O'Halloran
8 MF  ENG Bobby Howe
10 FW  ENG Giuliano Grazioli
11 MF  SCO David Duke
12 DF  ARG Juan Cobián
14 MF  ENG Steve Cowe
15 MF  WAL Andy Williams
17 FW  AUS Danny Invincibile
18 FW  ENG Gary Alexander
19 DF  ENG Matthew Heywood
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  ENG Frazer McHugh
21 DF  WAL Gareth Davies
22 DF  ENG Alan Reeves
23 GK  ENG Steve Mildenhall
24 MF  BEL Adrian Bakalli
25 MF  ENG Steve Robinson
26 FW  ENG Alan Young
27 MF  NIR Paul McAreavey
28 MF  ENG Jamie Mills
29 DF  ENG James Williams
30 DF  WAL Gareth Hall
31 MF  ENG Ian Woan
32 DF  ENG Sam Campagna
33 GK  ENG Craig Farr
35 MF  ENG Kevin Halliday

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
25 DF  FIN Marko Tuomela (on loan from Tromsø IL)
9 DF  ENG Charlie Griffin (to Woking)
16 DF  DEN Kim Heiselberg (Released)
19 MF  AUS Mark Robertson (to Dundee)
16 MF  NIR Jim Whitley (on loan from Manchester City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF  ENG Richard Dryden (on loan from Southampton)
9 FW  BER Kyle Lightbourne (on loan from Stoke City)
24 FW  ENG Martin Williams (Released)
16 FW  IRL Michael Reddy (on loan from Sunderland)

References

  1. ^ "King hailed as saviour". News Headlines. Swindon Advertiser. 3 May 2001. Archived from the original on 13 January 2005. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Town hope to replace King by end of week". News Headlines. Swindon Advertiser. 1 August 2001. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Swindon Town 2000-2001 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  4. ^ "FootballSquads - Swindon Town - 2000/01".
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