2000–01 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season
During the 2000–01 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
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Chairman | Howard Culley (succeeded by Geoff Hulley) |
Manager | Paul Jewell (until 12 February) Peter Shreeves (from 12 February) |
Division One | 17th |
FA Cup | Fourth round |
League Cup | Quarter-final |
Top goalscorer | League: Sibon (13) All: Sibon (15) |
Highest home attendance | 38,433 (vs. Sheffield United Division One) |
Lowest home attendance | 4,773 (vs. Oldham Athletic League Cup) |
Average home league attendance | 19,268 (League games only) |
Season summary
Peter Shreeves remained at Sheffield Wednesday for the 2000–01 season as assistant to their new manager Paul Jewell. But Jewell was unable to mount a promotion challenge and he was sacked the following February with the Owls hovering just above the Division One relegation zone. Shreeves was given a permanent contract to take charge of the first team and he guided them to a 17th-place finish.
Final league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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15 | Norwich City | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 54 |
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 |
- Results summary
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 52 | 71 | −19 | 53 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 33 | −15 |
- Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first[1]
Legend
Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League First Division
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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13 August 2000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 19,086 | Booth |
19 August 2000 | Huddersfield Town | H | 2–3 | 22,704 | Booth, Hinchcliffe (pen) |
26 August 2000 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–0 | 7,755 | Di Piedi |
28 August 2000 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–1 | 15,646 | Westwood |
9 September 2000 | Wimbledon | H | 0–5 | 15,856 | |
13 September 2000 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0–1 | 15,700 | |
16 September 2000 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–2 | 9,352 | |
23 September 2000 | Preston North End | H | 1–3 | 17,379 | Morrison |
30 September 2000 | Gillingham | A | 0–2 | 9,099 | |
8 October 2000 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–2 | 15,338 | Morrison |
14 October 2000 | Portsmouth | A | 1–2 | 13,376 | Morrison |
17 October 2000 | Burnley | A | 0–1 | 16,372 | |
22 October 2000 | Birmingham City | H | 1–0 | 14,695 | Harkness |
25 October 2000 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–1 | 10,353 | Cooke, Quinn |
28 October 2000 | Fulham | H | 3–3 | 17,559 | Sibon, Morrison, Westwood |
4 November 2000 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–4 | 15,333 | Sibon (pen) |
7 November 2000 | Watford | A | 3–1 | 11,166 | Jobson, Crane, Quinn |
11 November 2000 | Norwich City | H | 3–2 | 16,956 | Hinchcliffe (pen), Crane, Di Piedi |
18 November 2000 | Barnsley | A | 0–1 | 19,989 | |
25 November 2000 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 0–1 | 7,103 | |
2 December 2000 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 5–2 | 21,782 | Sibon (3), Morrison, Ekoku |
9 December 2000 | Stockport County | H | 2–4 | 16,337 | Morrison, Ekoku |
16 December 2000 | Sheffield United | A | 1–1 | 25,156 | Hendon |
23 December 2000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–1 | 17,787 | |
26 December 2000 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–2 | 21,316 | |
30 December 2000 | Huddersfield Town | A | 0–0 | 18,931 | |
1 January 2001 | Grimsby Town | H | 1–0 | 17,004 | Sibon |
13 January 2001 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–2 | 19,308 | |
20 January 2001 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–3 | 17,638 | |
3 February 2001 | Watford | H | 2–3 | 16,134 | Sibon, Ekoku |
10 February 2001 | Wimbledon | A | 1–4 | 6,741 | Ekoku |
13 February 2001 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–0 | 15,444 | Ekoku |
21 February 2001 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–0 | 23,266 | Sibon |
24 February 2001 | Preston North End | A | 0–2 | 14,379 | |
3 March 2001 | Gillingham | H | 2–1 | 18,702 | Ekoku, Di Piedi |
7 March 2001 | Portsmouth | H | 0–0 | 20,503 | |
10 March 2001 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2–1 | 18,662 | Soltvedt, Booth |
17 March 2001 | Burnley | H | 2–0 | 20,184 | Hendon, Sibon (pen) |
24 March 2001 | Birmingham City | A | 2–1 | 19,733 | De Bilde, Di Piedi |
1 April 2001 | Sheffield United | H | 1–2 | 38,433 | Sibon |
7 April 2001 | Stockport County | A | 1–2 | 9,666 | De Bilde |
14 April 2001 | Crystal Palace | H | 4–1 | 19,877 | Ekoku, De Bilde, Sibon, Ripley |
16 April 2001 | Fulham | A | 1–1 | 17,500 | Sibon |
21 April 2001 | Barnsley | H | 2–1 | 23,498 | Sibon, Donnelly |
28 April 2001 | Norwich City | A | 0–1 | 21,241 | |
6 May 2001 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 0–0 | 28,007 |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R3 | 6 January 2001 | Norwich City | H | 2–1 | 15,971 | Hamshaw, Sibon |
R4 | 27 January 2001 | Southampton | A | 1–3 | 15,251 | Booth |
League Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R2 1st Leg | 19 September 2000 | Oldham Athletic | A | 3–1 | 3,213 | Morrison, De Bilde, Westwood |
R2 2nd Leg | 27 September 2000 | Oldham Athletic | H | 5–1 | 4,773 | Hamshaw, Westwood, Di Piedi, Sibon, Quinn |
R3 | 1 November 2000 | Sheffield United | H | 2–1 | 32,283 | Ekoku (2) |
R4 | 29 November 2000 | West Ham United | A | 2–1 | 20,853 | Morrison, Westwood |
QF | 12 December 2000 | Birmingham City | A | 0–2 | 22,911 |
Squad list
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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References
- Dickinson, Jason; Brodie, John (2005). The Wednesday Boys: A Definitive Who's Who of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club 1880–2005. Sheffield: Pickard Communication. pp. 347, 351. ISBN 0-9547264-9-9.
- Drake, A. "2000–01 Players". The Owl Football Historian. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
- Drake, A. "2000–01 Matches". The Owl Football Historian. Archived from the original on 4 September 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
- Drake, A. "2000–01 Attendance". The Owl Football Historian. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2008.