2000–01 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

The 2000–01 season was the 122nd season in Bolton Wanderers Football Club's existence, and their third successive season in the Football League First Division. It covers the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001.[1]

Bolton Wanderers
2000–01 season
ChairmanPhil Gartside
ManagerSam Allardyce
StadiumReebok Stadium
First Division3rd (qualified for play-offs)
Play-offsWinners
FA CupFifth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Michael Ricketts (21)
All:
Michael Ricketts (24)
Highest home attendance24,249 (vs. Grimsby Town, 20 February)
Lowest home attendance4,957 (vs. Macclesfield Town, 27 August)

Season summary

Bolton finished third, qualifying for the play-offs. Two late goals gave the Wanderers a 3-0 win over local rivals Preston North End, thus allowing Bolton return to the Premiership after an absence of three seasons.

Squad
Squad at end of season[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Steve Banks
2 DF  ENG John O'Kane
3 DF  ENG Mike Whitlow
4 DF  ISL Guðni Bergsson
5 DF  ENG Paul Warhurst
7 DF  ENG Robbie Elliott
8 MF  DEN Per Frandsen
9 FW  DEN Bo Hansen
10 FW  ENG Dean Holdsworth
11 MF  JAM Ricardo Gardner
12 DF  ENG Dean Holden
14 MF  IRL Gareth Farrelly
15 MF  ENG Kevin Nolan
16 DF  ENG Jimmy Phillips
17 FW  ENG Michael Ricketts
18 FW  ENG Paul Wheatcroft
19 MF  ENG David Norris
20 GK  ENG Matthew Glennon
21 GK  ENG Matt Clarke (on loan from Bradford City)
22 GK  FIN Jussi Jääskeläinen
23 FW  FRA Mickaël Kapriélian
24 DF  ENG Anthony Barness
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF  ENG Simon Charlton
26 DF  ENG Leam Richardson
27 MF  FRA Franck Passi
28 FW  ENG Ian Marshall
29 MF  ENG Ryan Baldacchino
30 DF  SCO Colin Hendry
31 FW  ITA Emanuele Morini
32 DF  ENG Jeff Smith
33 MF  ENG Nicky Summerbee
34 GK  NIR Tommy Wright
35 FW  ENG Andy Campbell (on loan from Middlesbrough)
36 MF  NIR Keiran O'Connor
37 DF  NIR Gary Haveron
38 FW  ISL Olaf Snorrason
39 MF  ENG Danny Crumblehume
40 GK  SCO James Evans
41 MF  NIR Wayne Buchanan
42 MF  IRL Ciaran Ryan
43 DF  ENG Nicky Hunt
44 MF  ENG Shaun Dootson
45 FW  ENG Chris Downey

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 DF  RSA Mark Fish (to Charlton Athletic)
13 DF  NCL John Gope-Fenepej (on loan from Nantes)
21 GK  USA Juergen Sommer (on loan from New England Revolution)
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 FW  ENG Isaiah Rankin (on loan from Bradford City)
32 MF  DEN Carsten Fredgaard (on loan from Sunderland)
44 MF  IRL Alan Power (released)

Results

First Division
Date Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
12 August 2000 Burnley H 1 – 1 Frandsen 28' (pen) 20,662
19 August 2000 West Bromwich Albion A 2 – 0 Rankin 23', Farrelly 75' 17,316
26 August 2000 Preston North End H 2 – 0 Rankin 42', Ricketts 82' 19,954
28 August 2000 Tranmere Rovers A 1 – 0 Whitlow 53' 9,350
9 September 2000 Huddersfield Town A 3 – 2 Holdsworth 51', Ricketts (2) 70', 77' 12,248
12 September 2000 Grimsby Town A 1 – 0 Ricketts 71' 3,732
16 September 2000 Portsmouth H 2 – 0 Holdsworth 42', Ricketts 85' 14,113
23 September 2000 Blackburn Rovers A 1 – 1 Hansen 88' 23,660
30 September 2000 Fulham H 0 – 2 19,924
6 October 2000 Gillingham A 2 – 2 Hansen 8', O'Kane 32' 9,311
14 October 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2 – 1 Holdsworth 28', Bergsson 68' 15,585
17 October 2000 Nottingham Forest H 0 – 0 13,017
21 October 2000 Stockport County A 3 – 4 Marshall (2) 59', 84', Ricketts 69' 8,266
24 October 2000 Watford A 0 – 1 11,799
28 October 2000 Crystal Palace H 3 – 3 Bergsson 20', Ricketts 75' Frandsen 77' 12,879
31 October 2000 Queens Park Rangers H 3 – 1 Bergsson 45, Elliott 62', Ricketts 65' 10,180
4 November 2000 Birmingham City A 1 – 1 Ricketts 66' 20,043
11 November 2000 Barnsley H 2 – 0 Ricketts 14', Gardner 28' 13,406
18 November 2000 Norwich City A 2 – 0 Ricketts 58', Bergsson 74' 15,224
25 November 2000 Sheffield United A 0 – 1 14,962
3 December 2000 Watford H 2 – 1 Gardner 71', Marshall 79' 13,904
9 December 2000 Crewe Alexandra H 4 – 1 Frandsen 20', Marshall 22', Bergsson 44', Nolan 89' 12,836
16 December 2000 Wimbledon A 1 – 0 Holdsworth 78' 6,076
23 December 2000 Burnley A 2 – 0 Ricketts (2) 53', 72' 19,552
26 December 2000 Sheffield Wednesday H 2 – 0 Holdsworth 15', Hendry 51' 21,316
30 December 2000 West Bromwich Albion H 0 – 1 18,985
1 January 2001 Preston North End A 2 – 0 Farrelly 8', Ricketts 84' 15,863
13 January 2001 Tranmere Rovers H 2 – 0 Hansen 16', Hill 20' (og) 15,493
20 January 2001 Sheffield Wednesday A 3 – 0 Gardner 19', Ricketts 40', Marshall 88' 17,638
3 February 2001 Queens Park Rangers A 1 – 1 Frandsen 87' 10,293
10 February 2001 Huddersfield Town H 2 – 2 Bergsson 60', Frandsen 90' 14,866
13 February 2001 Portsmouth A 2 – 1 Ricketts 48', Hansen 71' 11,377
20 February 2001 Grimsby Town H 2 – 2 Bergsson 61', Hansen 74' 24,249
23 February 2001 Blackburn Rovers H 1 – 4 Ricketts 84' 20,017
4 March 2001 Fulham A 1 – 1 Frandsen 52' 16,468
10 March 2001 Gillingham H 3 – 3 Frandsen 30', Patterson 45' (og), Holdsworth 51' 13,161
17 March 2001 Nottingham Forest A 2 – 0 Holdsworth 61', Farrelly 90' 22,162
31 March 2001 Wimbledon H 2 – 2 Elliott 28', Hendry 66' 14,562
3 April 2001 Stockport County H 1 – 1 Hendry 11' 12,492
13 April 2001 Birmingham City H 2 – 2 Bergsson 53', Holdsworth 55' 15,025
16 April 2001 Crystal Palace A 2 – 0 Marshall 12', Summerbee 68' 16,268
18 April 2001 Crewe Alexandra A 1 – 2 Holdsworth 62' 8,054
21 April 2001 Norwich City H 1 – 0 Holdsworth 66' 17,967
28 April 2001 Barnsley F.C. A 1 – 0 Ricketts 56' 13,979
1 May 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2 – 0 Holdsworth 20', Ricketts 70' 16,242
6 May 2001 Sheffield United H 1 – 1 Holden 90' 14,836
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Fulham 46 30 11 5 90 32 +58 101 Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League
2 Blackburn Rovers 46 26 13 7 76 39 +37 91 Promoted to Premier League
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 24 15 7 76 45 +31 87 Promoted to Premier League through play-offs
4 Preston North End 46 23 9 14 64 52 +12 78 Participated in play-offs
5 Birmingham City 46 23 9 14 59 48 +11 78
Source:

Play-offs
Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
13 May 2001 Semi-final first leg West Bromwich Albion A 2 – 2 Bergsson 81', Frandsen 88' (pen) 18,167
17 May 2001 Semi-final second leg West Bromwich Albion H 3 – 0
5 – 2 (agg)		 Bergsson 10', Gardner 63', Ricketts 90' 23,515
28 May 2001 Final Preston North End Millennium Stadium 3 – 0 Farrelly 17', Ricketts 89', Gardner 90' 54,328

FA Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
6 January 2001 Round 3 Yeovil Town H 2 – 1 O'Kane 44', Ricketts 90' 11,161
28 January 2001 Round 4 Scunthorpe United H 5 – 1 Holdsworth (3) 27', 29', 47', Nolan (2) 51', 75' 11,737
17 February 2001 Round 5 Blackburn Rovers H 1 – 1 Ricketts 62' 22,048
7 March 2001 Round 5 replay Blackburn Rovers A 0 – 3 20,318

League Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
22 August 2000 Round 1 first leg Macclesfield Town F.C. H 1 – 0 Holdsworth 84' 4,957
5 September 2000 Round 1 second leg Macclesfield Town A 1 – 3
2 – 3 (agg)		 Ricketts 71' 2,235

Appearances

Bolton used a total of 35 players during the season.

P Player Position PL FAC LC Total
1 Guðni Bergsson Defender 47 0(0) 02 0(0) 01 0(1) 50 0(1)
2 Bo Hansen Midfielder/Striker 41 0(3) 02 0(1) 01 0(1) 44 0(5)
3 Gareth Farrelly Midfielder 39 0(5) 03 0(0) 01 0(0) 43 0(5)
4 Per Frandsen Midfielder 37 0(3) 03 0(1) 01 0(1) 41 0(5)
5 Kevin Nolan Midfielder 27 0(6) 03 0(1) 03 0(0) 33 0(7)
6 Robbie Elliott Defender 31 0(3) 02 0(0) 00 0(0) 33 0(3)
7 Ricardo Gardner Midfielder 29 0(5) 02 0(0) 00 0(0) 31 0(5)
8 Dean Holdsworth Striker 25 0(9) 02 0(1) 02 0(0) 29 (10)
9 John O'Kane Defender 24 0(2) 02 0(0) 02 0(0) 28 0(2)
10 Jussi Jääskeläinen Goalkeeper 27 0(0) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 27 0(0)
11 Michael Ricketts Striker 24 (17) 02 0(2) 00 0(1) 26 (20)
12 Colin Hendry Defender 25 0(0) 01 0(0) 00 0(0) 26 0(0)
13 Simon Charlton Defender 21 0(4) 03 0(1) 00 0(0) 24 0(5)
14 Anthony Barness Defender 20 0(3) 02 0(0) 02 0(0) 24 0(3)
15 Paul Warhurst Defender 19 0 (1) 02 0(0) 01 0(0) 22 0(1)
16 Franck Passi Midfielder 12 0(9) 03 0(0) 02 0(0) 17 0(9)
17 Ian Marshall Defender/Striker 13 (25) 03 0(0) 00 0(0) 16 (25)
18 Mark Fish Defender 13 0(1) 00 0(0) 02 0(0) 15 0(1)
19 Steve Banks Goalkeeper 08 0(1) 03 0(0) 02 0(0) 13 0(1)
20 Nicky Summerbee Midfielder 09 0(3) 03 0(0) 00 0(0) 12 0(3)
21 Isaiah Rankin Striker 09 0(7) 00 0(0) 02 0(0) 11 0(7)
22 Matt Clarke Goalkeeper 11 0(0) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 11 0(0)
23 Mike Whitlow Defender 07 0(4) 01 0(0) 00 0(0) 08 0(4)
24 Leam Richardson Defender 04 0(7) 01 0(0) 01 0(1) 06 0(8)
25 Andy Campbell Striker 03 0(3) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 03 0(3)
26 Tommy Wright Goalkeeper 03 0(1) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 03 0(1)
27= Emanuele Morini Striker 01 0(0) 01 0(0) 00 0(0) 02 0(0)
27= David Norris Midfielder 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 02 0(0) 02 0(0)
29 Carsten Fredgaard Striker 01 0(4) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 01 0(4)
30= Dean Holden Defender 01 0(0) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 01 0(0)
30= Jeff Smith Midfielder 01 0(0) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 01 0(0)
30= Juergen Sommer Goalkeeper 00 0(0) 01 0(0) 00 0(0) 01 0(0)
33 Paul Wheatcroft Striker 00 0(0) 00 0(2) 00 0(1) 00 0(3)
34 John Gope-Fenepej Defender 00 0(2) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 00 0(2)
35= Chris Downey Striker 00 0(1) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 00 0(1)
35= Nicky Hunt Defender 00 0(1) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 00 0(1)

Top scorers
P Player Position PL FAC LC Total
1 Michael Ricketts Striker 21 1 2 24
2 Dean Holdsworth Striker 11 1 3 15
3 Guðni Bergsson Defender 10 0 0 10
4 Per Frandsen Midfielder 08 0 0 08
5 Ian Marshall Defender/Striker 06 0 0 06

References
  1. "Bolton Wanderers 2000/01". bwfcstats.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  2. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2000-2001/d1/bolton.htm
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