# 2000–01 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

During the 2000–01 English football season, West Bromwich Albion F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

## Season summary

Megson's rejuvenation of the side continued in 2000–01, as Albion finished sixth, their highest league finish since relegation in 1986. They qualified for the Division One promotion playoffs, where they faced Bolton Wanderers in the semi-finals. The first leg finished 2–2 after Albion had led 2–0. Bolton won the second leg 3–0 to reach the final 5–2 on aggregate.
Albion's home match against Barnsley on 1 January 2001 was the last to be played in front of the Rainbow Stand, which was subsequently demolished before construction began on the new East Stand.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Preston North End | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 64 | 52 | +12 | 78 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 78 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 74 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 7 | Burnley | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 72 | |
| 8 | Wimbledon | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 71 | 50 | +21 | 69 | |

## Results

West Bromwich Albion's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 12 August 2000 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–1 | 21,209 | |
| 19 August 2000 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–2 | 17,316 (1,477) | |
| 26 August 2000 | Barnsley | A | 1–4 | 19,542 | Hughes |
| 28 August 2000 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–1 | 14,831 (925) | van Blerk, Hughes |
| 3 September 2000 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–0 | 13,980 (706) | McInnes |
| 9 September 2000 | Stockport County | A | 0–0 | 6,632 | |
| 12 September 2000 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1–0 | 6,222 | Hughes |
| 17 September 2000 | Birmingham City | H | 1–1 | 19,858 (4,923) | Taylor |
| 23 September 2000 | Portsmouth | A | 1–0 | 11,937 (1,698) | Roberts |
| 30 September 2000 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–0 | 16,794 | Hughes |
| 8 October 2000 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–1 | 15,338 (1,968) | Roberts (2) |
| 14 October 2000 | Norwich City | H | 2–3 | 16,511 (967) | Clement, Hughes (pen) |
| 17 October 2000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–0 | 21,492 (5,162) | Hughes (pen) |
| 21 October 2000 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 2–2 | 8,931 | Hughes, Roberts |
| 24 October 2000 | Wimbledon | H | 3–1 | 15,570 (137) | Roberts, van Blerk, Sneekes |
| 29 October 2000 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–2 | 5,429 (856) | |
| 4 November 2000 | Burnley | H | 1–1 | 17,828 (2,458) | Roberts |
| 11 November 2000 | Huddersfield Town | A | 2–0 | 11,801 | Jordão, Hughes |
| 18 November 2000 | Gillingham | H | 3–1 | 16,410 (1,263) | Hughes (3) |
| 25 November 2000 | Preston North End | H | 3–1 | 20,043 (2,700) | Hughes (3) |
| 2 December 2000 | Wimbledon | A | 1–0 | 8,608 (1,563) | Williams (own goal) |
| 9 December 2000 | Fulham | H | 1–3 | 22,301 (1,881) | Lyttle |
| 16 December 2000 | Watford | A | 3–3 | 14,601 (2,164) | Hughes, Baardsen (own goal), Roberts |
| 23 December 2000 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3–0 | 20,350 (1,802) | Roberts (2), Olsen (own goal) |
| 26 December 2000 | Sheffield United | A | 0–2 | 22,281 | |
| 30 December 2000 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–0 | 18,985 (2,138) | Roberts |
| 1 January 2001 | Barnsley | H | 1–0 | 19,423 | Morgan (own goal) |
| 13 January 2001 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–2 | 11,881 (2,600) | |
| 20 January 2001 | Sheffield United | H | 2–1 | 16,778 (1,673) | Fox, Hughes |
| 3 February 2001 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–2 | 16,692 | Sneekes, Hughes |
| 10 February 2001 | Stockport County | H | 1–1 | 16,385 | Roberts |
| 17 February 2001 | Birmingham City | A | 1–2 | 25,025 (3,300) | Butler |
| 20 February 2001 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 2–2 | 15,476 | Taylor, Roberts |
| 24 February 2001 | Portsmouth | H | 2–0 | 17,645 (1,698) | Roberts, Chambers |
| 3 March 2001 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–1 | 23,926 | |
| 6 March 2001 | Norwich City | A | 1–0 | 16,372 | Hughes (pen) |
| 10 March 2001 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–2 | 18,662 (1,326) | Hughes |
| 18 March 2001 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–3 | 25,069 (3,198) | Clement |
| 25 March 2001 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 2–1 | 17,151 (681) | Taylor (2) |
| 31 March 2001 | Watford | H | 3–0 | 17,261 | Quinn, Hughes, Clement |
| 7 April 2001 | Fulham | A | 0–0 | 17,795 (2,846) | |
| 14 April 2001 | Burnley | A | 1–1 | 18,199 (2,739) | Taylor |
| 16 April 2001 | Grimsby Town | H | 0–1 | 16,504 | |
| 21 April 2001 | Gillingham | A | 2–1 | 9,920 (1,600) | Hughes, Clement |
| 28 April 2001 | Huddersfield Town | H | 1–1 | 17,542 (1,287) | Roberts |
| 6 May 2001 | Preston North End | A | 1–2 | 16,226 (2,750) | Clement |

### First Division play-offs

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| SF 1st Leg | 13 May 2001 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2–2 | 18,167 (1,980) | Roberts, Hughes (pen) |
| SF 2nd Leg | 17 May 2001 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–3 (lost 2–5 on agg) | 23,515 (3,800) | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 6 January 2001 | Derby County | A | 2–3 | 19,232 | Taylor, Hughes |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 1st Leg | 22 August 2000 | Swansea City | A | 0–0 | 4,758 | |
| R1 2nd Leg | 6 September 2000 | Swansea City | H | 2–1 (won 2–1 on agg) | 7,328 | Roberts (2) |
| R2 1st Leg | 19 September 2000 | Derby County | A | 2–1 | 12,183 | Clement, Sneekes |
| R2 2nd Leg | 26 September 2000 | Derby County | H | 2–4 (lost 4–5 on agg) | 19,112 | Jordão, Clement |

## First-team squad

    Squad at end of 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 |
| 1 | GK | DEN | Brian Jensen |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Des Lyttle |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Neil Clement |
| 4 | MF | SCO | Derek McInnes |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Tony Butler |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Matt Carbon |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Ruel Fox |
| 8 | MF | NED | Richard Sneekes |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Bob Taylor |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Lee Hughes |
| 11 | FW | GRN | Jason Roberts |
| 12 | MF | NIR | James Quinn |
| 14 | DF | AUS | Jason van Blerk |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Daryl Burgess |
| 16 | DF | SCO | Warren Cummings (on loan from Chelsea) |
| 17 | DF | ISL | Lárus Sigurðsson |
| 18 | DF | SVK | Igor Bališ |
| 20 | MF | POR | Jordão |
| 21 | GK | ENG | Russell Hoult |
| 22 | DF | ENG | James Chambers |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Adam Chambers |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Adam Oliver |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Michael Appleton |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Phil Gilchrist |
| 30 | GK | ENG | Chris Adamson |

### 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 |
| 16 | FW | IRL | Mickey Evans (to Bristol Rovers) |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Tony Grant (on loan from Manchester City) |
| 18 | FW | SUR | Fabian de Freitas (released) |
| 19 | DF | WAL | Paul Mardon (released) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 25 | DF | WAL | Danny Gabbidon (to Cardiff City) |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Justin Richards (to Bristol Rovers) |
| 27 | DF | NED | Fernando Derveld (on loan from Norwich City) |

## Reserve 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 |
| 26 | MF | ITA | Massimiliano Iezzi |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Matthew Turner |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Mark Briggs |
| 31 | GK | NIR | Elliot Morris |