# 2000–01 Hull City A.F.C. season

During the 2000–01 English football season, Hull City Association Football Club competed in the Football League Third Division.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 71 | 54 | +17 | 77 | Qualification for the Third Division play-offs |
| 5 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 75 | Qualification for the Third Division play-offs |
| 6 | Hull City | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 74 | Qualification for the Third Division play-offs |
| 7 | Blackpool (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 6 | 18 | 74 | 58 | +16 | 72 | Qualification for the Third Division play-offs |
| 8 | Rochdale | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 71 | |

## Results

Hull City's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League Division Three

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 12 August 2000 | Blackpool | A | 1–3 | 5,862 | Edwards 34' |
| 2 | 19 August 2000 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–1 | 5,431 | Whitmore 16' |
| 3 | 26 August 2000 | Macclesfield Town | A | 0–0 | 1,795 | |
| 4 | 28 August 2000 | Lincoln City | H | 1–1 | 5,780 | Brown 39' |
| 5 | 2 September 2000 | Cheltenham Town | H | 0–2 | 4,750 | |
| 6 | 9 September 2000 | Leyton Orient | A | 2–2 | 5,177 | Whitmore 14', 56' |
| 7 | 12 September 2000 | Mansfield Town | A | 1–1 | 2,629 | Brightwell 64' |
| 8 | 16 September 2000 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 1–0 | 4,775 | Brown 45' |
| 9 | 23 September 2000 | Barnet | A | 1–1 | 2,109 | Marcelle 18' |
| 10 | 30 September 2000 | Cardiff City | H | 2–0 | 5,503 | Gabbidon 11' (o.g.), Greene 69' (o.g.) |
| 11 | 6 October 2000 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 0–2 | 6,225 | |
| 12 | 14 October 2000 | Halifax Town | A | 2–0 | 3,003 | Whitmore 22', Marcelle 57' |
| 13 | 17 October 2000 | Exeter City | A | 1–0 | 2,470 | Greaves 85' |
| 14 | 21 October 2000 | Southend United | H | 1–1 | 6,701 | Eyre 11' (pen) |
| 15 | 24 October 2000 | Hartlepool United | H | 0–0 | 5,294 | |
| 16 | 28 October 2000 | York City | A | 0–0 | 5,493 | |
| 17 | 4 November 2000 | Darlington | H | 2–0 | 5,344 | Brabin 36', Whitmore 76' |
| 18 | 11 November 2000 | Chesterfield | A | 0–1 | 5,659 | |
| 19 | 25 November 2000 | Carlisle United | H | 2–1 | 4,677 | Brown 7', Goodison 23' |
| 20 | 2 December 2000 | Scunthorpe United | A | 1–0 | 6,101 | Brightwell 80' |
| 21 | 16 December 2000 | Torquay United | H | 1–2 | 4,708 | Greaves 81' |
| 22 | 23 December 2000 | Kidderminster Harriers | H | 0–0 | 5,470 | |
| 23 | 26 December 2000 | Rochdale | A | 0–1 | 4,327 | |
| 24 | 6 January 2001 | Macclesfield Town | H | 0–0 | 6,217 | |
| 25 | 13 January 2001 | Lincoln City | A | 0–2 | 4,600 | |
| 26 | 16 January 2001 | Blackpool | H | 0–1 | 4,687 | |
| 27 | 27 January 2001 | Kidderminster Harriers | A | 2–2 | 3,029 | Brown 4', Francis 14' |
| 28 | 3 February 2001 | Cheltenham Town | A | 1–0 | 3,360 | Francis 45' |
| 29 | 10 February 2001 | Leyton Orient | H | 1–0 | 8,782 | Rowe 69' |
| 30 | 17 February 2001 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 2–0 | 3,004 | Rowe 8', Francis 37' |
| 31 | 20 February 2001 | Mansfield Town | H | 2–1 | 7,248 | Francis 30', Rowe 68' (pen) |
| 32 | 24 February 2001 | Barnet | H | 2–1 | 7,268 | Eyre 64', 86' |
| 33 | 2 March 2001 | Cardiff City | A | 0–2 | 10,074 | |
| 34 | 6 March 2001 | Halifax Town | H | 1–0 | 6,167 | Philpott 4' |
| 35 | 10 March 2001 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–3 | 6,823 | |
| 36 | 13 March 2001 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–1 | 5,482 | Elliott 84' (o.g.) |
| 37 | 17 March 2001 | Exeter City | H | 2–1 | 7,536 | Burrows 35' (o.g.), Rowe 67' (pen) |
| 38 | 27 March 2001 | Rochdale | H | 3–2 | 7,365 | Brabin 26', Edwards 35', Rowe 69' (pen) |
| 39 | 31 March 2001 | Torquay United | A | 1–1 | 2,779 | Holt 79' |
| 40 | 7 April 2001 | Scunthorpe United | H | 2–1 | 10,881 | Whitney 28', Holt 64' |
| 41 | 14 April 2001 | Hartlepool United | A | 1–0 | 4,364 | Eyre 68' |
| 42 | 16 April 2001 | York City | H | 0–0 | 11,820 | |
| 43 | 21 April 2001 | Darlington | A | 2–0 | 4,998 | Jeannin 8' (o.g.), Eyre 45' |
| 44 | 28 April 2001 | Chesterfield | H | 3–1 | 11,337 | Edwards 5', Francis 22', Rowe 79' (pen) |
| 45 | 1 May 2001 | Southend United | A | 1–1 | 3,573 | Edwards 4' |
| 46 | 5 May 2001 | Carlisle United | A | 0–0 | 8,194 | |

### Football League Division Three play-offs

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 13 May 2001 | Semi-Final First Leg | Leyton Orient | H | 1–0 | Eyre 69' | 13,310 |
| 16 May 2001 | Semi Final Second Leg | Leyton Orient | A | 0 – 2 1 – 2 (agg) | | 9,419 |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 1st Leg | 22 August 2000 | Notts County | H | 1–0 | 2,675 | Eyre 27' |
| R1 2nd Leg | 5 September 2000 | Notts County | A | 0 – 2 (a.e.t.) | 1,907 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 18 November 2000 | Kettering Town | A | 0–0 | 2,831 | |
| R1 Replay | 28 November 2000 | Kettering Town | H | 0–1 | 3,858 | |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 5 December 2000 | Chester City | A | 0–1 | 770 | |

## Squad statistics

Appearances for competitive matches only
| Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Football League Trophy | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| MF | Mark Atkins | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 9(1) | 0 |
| MF | Gary Brabin | 31(6) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36(7) | 2 |
| GK | Lee Bracey | 9(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11(1) | 0 |
| FW | Gary Bradshaw | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |
| DF | David Brightwell | 24(3) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29(3) | 2 |
| FW | David Brown | 24(13) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 28(15) | 4 |
| MF | Phil Brumwell | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(4) | 0 |
| DF | Mike Edwards | 40(2) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45(2) | 4 |
| FW | John Eyre | 19(9) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 23(11) | 7 |
| FW | Kevin Francis | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 |
| DF | Ian Goodison | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| DF | Mark Greaves | 28(2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34(2) | 2 |
| DF | Steve Harper | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| FW | Jason Harris | 1(8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(9) | 0 |
| DF | Andy Holt | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| DF | Neil Mann | 11(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11(2) | 0 |
| FW | Clint Marcelle | 16(7) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18(7) | 2 |
| MF | Rob Matthews | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| MF | Ben Morley | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(3) | 0 |
| GK | Paul Musselwhite | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| DF | Jason Perry | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| MF | Lee Philpott | 36(6) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 39(8) | 1 |
| FW | Rodney Rowe | 14(7) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 15(8) | 6 |
| DF | Steve Swales | 20(6) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24(6) | 0 |
| FW | Gary Fletcher | 1(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(4) | 0 |
| MF | Theodore Whitmore | 23(3) | 5 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25(4) | 5 |
| DF | Jon Whitney | 14(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19(1) | 1 |
| DF | Justin Whittle | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| FW | Jamie Wood | 2(13) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(15) | 0 |

## Squad

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 | Paul Musselwhite |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Neil Mann |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Andy Holt |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Justin Whittle |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Mike Edwards |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Mark Greaves |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Lee Philpott |
| 9 | FW | SKN | Kevin Francis |
| 10 | FW | ENG | John Eyre |
| 11 | MF | JAM | Theodore Whitmore |
| 12 | DF | JAM | Ian Goodison |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Steve Wilson |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Gary Brabin |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Jon Whitney |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Steve Swales |
| 17 | FW | ENG | David Brown |
| 18 | FW | CAY | Jamie Wood |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Jason Harris |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Gary Bradshaw |
| 21 | DF | WAL | Jason Perry |
| 22 | GK | ENG | Lee Bracey |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Ben Morley |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Rodney Rowe |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Rob Matthews |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Steve Burton |
| 31 | MF | ENG | Nathan Peat |

### 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 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Steve Harper (to Darlington) |
| 7 | DF | ENG | David Brightwell (to Darlington) |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Gary Fletcher (on loan from Northwich Victoria) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Phil Brumwell (to Darlington) |
| 25 | FW | TRI | Clint Marcelle (to Darlington) |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Mark Atkins (on loan from Doncaster Rovers) |