# 2000–01 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

During the 2000–01 English football season, Nottingham Forest F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

## Season summary

Forest improved on the previous season's disappointing 14th place to finish 11th, six points short of the play-off places. At the end of the season, player-manager David Platt left after two seasons in charge to manage the England Under-21 side. He was replaced by the club's under-19 coach and former Forest player, Paul Hart.
Forest suffered from below-average cup form, being knocked out of the League Cup by Division Three strugglers Darlington after losing 4–3 over two legs.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Watford | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 76 | 67 | +9 | 69 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 68 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 68 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 55 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 61 | 66 | −5 | 55 |

## Results

Nottingham Forest's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 12 August 2000 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–0 | 21,029 | Hjelde |
| 19 August 2000 | Norwich City | A | 0–0 | 18,059 | |
| 26 August 2000 | Birmingham City | H | 1–2 | 18,820 | Bart-Williams |
| 28 August 2000 | Crystal Palace | A | 3–2 | 18,865 | D Johnson, Platt, Mullins (own goal) |
| 9 September 2000 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–3 | 18,471 | |
| 13 September 2000 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–0 | 15,700 | Lester |
| 16 September 2000 | Fulham | H | 0–3 | 18,737 | |
| 23 September 2000 | Grimsby Town | A | 2–0 | 6,467 | Rogers, Lester |
| 30 September 2000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–0 | 19,110 | |
| 14 October 2000 | Barnsley | A | 4–3 | 14,831 | Bart-Williams (2, 1 pen), Rogers, Blake |
| 17 October 2000 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–0 | 13,017 | |
| 21 October 2000 | Watford | H | 0–2 | 20,064 | |
| 25 October 2000 | Burnley | H | 5–0 | 17,915 | Bart-Williams (2, 1 pen), D Johnson, Rogers, Scimeca |
| 28 October 2000 | Stockport County | A | 2–1 | 6,021 | Lester (2) |
| 4 November 2000 | Preston North End | H | 3–1 | 19,504 | Bart-Williams (2 pens), Olsen |
| 12 November 2000 | Gillingham | A | 3–1 | 9,884 | Lester (3) |
| 18 November 2000 | Wimbledon | H | 1–2 | 18,159 | Vaughan |
| 25 November 2000 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 3–1 | 19,678 | Bart-Williams, Foy, Scimeca |
| 29 November 2000 | Sheffield United | H | 2–0 | 17,089 | Olsen, Reid |
| 2 December 2000 | Burnley | A | 0–1 | 17,876 | |
| 9 December 2000 | Portsmouth | H | 2–0 | 19,284 | Scimeca, Bart-Williams |
| 13 December 2000 | Huddersfield Town | H | 1–3 | 28,372 | Reid |
| 16 December 2000 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–1 | 14,409 | |
| 23 December 2000 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–3 | 20,350 | |
| 26 December 2000 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–0 | 20,903 | Jones |
| 30 December 2000 | Norwich City | H | 0–0 | 20,108 | |
| 1 January 2001 | Birmingham City | A | 2–0 | 20,034 | Bart-Williams (pen), Prutton |
| 14 January 2001 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–3 | 21,198 | |
| 3 February 2001 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–1 | 13,838 | Scimeca |
| 10 February 2001 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–1 | 22,455 | Bart-Williams, Edwards |
| 17 February 2001 | Fulham | A | 0–1 | 17,425 | |
| 21 February 2001 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–1 | 23,266 | |
| 24 February 2001 | Grimsby Town | H | 3–1 | 21,660 | Edds, Edwards, D Johnson |
| 3 March 2001 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–2 | 20,291 | |
| 7 March 2001 | Barnsley | H | 1–0 | 18,788 | Bart-Williams |
| 10 March 2001 | Sheffield United | A | 3–1 | 25,673 | Edwards, A Johnson, D Johnson |
| 13 March 2001 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 0–1 | 7,916 | |
| 17 March 2001 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–2 | 22,162 | |
| 31 March 2001 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–1 | 22,208 | Harewood |
| 3 April 2001 | Watford | A | 0–3 | 13,651 | |
| 7 April 2001 | Portsmouth | A | 2–0 | 13,018 | Bart-Williams (2, 1 pen) |
| 14 April 2001 | Preston North End | A | 1–1 | 16,842 | Hjelde |
| 16 April 2001 | Stockport County | H | 1–0 | 23,500 | John |
| 21 April 2001 | Wimbledon | A | 1–2 | 10,027 | John |
| 28 April 2001 | Gillingham | H | 0–1 | 20,617 | |
| 6 May 2001 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 2–2 | 9,891 | Harewood (2) |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 7 January 2001 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–1 | 14,601 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 1st Leg | 22 August 2000 | Darlington | A | 2–2 | 4,724 | Bart-Williams (pen), Rogers |
| R1 2nd Leg | 6 September 2000 | Darlington | H | 1–2 (lost 3–4 on agg) | 6,530 | John |

## First-team squad

    Squad at end of 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 |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Dave Beasant |
| 2 | DF | CAN | Jim Brennan |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Alan Rogers |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Riccardo Scimeca |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Colin Calderwood |
| 6 | DF | NOR | Jon Olav Hjelde |
| 7 | MF | ENG | David Prutton |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Jack Lester |
| 9 | FW | TRI | Stern John |
| 10 | MF | WAL | Andy Johnson |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Chris Bart-Williams |
| 12 | GK | IRL | Barry Roche |
| 14 | MF | IRL | Andy Reid |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Tony Vaughan |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Gary Jones |
| 18 | DF | FRA | Matthieu Louis-Jean |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Marlon Harewood |
| 20 | MF | ENG | David Platt (player-manager) |
| 21 | DF | SCO | Chris Doig |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Richard Cooper |
| 23 | FW | CIV | Bernard Allou |
| 24 | DF | WAL | Christian Edwards |
| 26 | MF | AUS | Gareth Edds |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Andy Gray |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Kevin Dawson |
| 29 | MF | SCO | Gareth Williams |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Keith Foy |
| 31 | MF | USA | Ben Olsen (on loan from D.C. United) |
| 33 | FW | JAM | David Johnson |
| 34 | GK | ENG | Steve Collis |
| 35 | FW | IRL | David Freeman |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Jermaine Jenas |

### 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 |
| 14 | FW | SCO | Dougie Freedman (to Crystal Palace) |
| 16 | DF | ITA | Salvatore Matrecano (released) |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Robbie Blake (on loan from Bradford City) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Matthew Upson (on loan from Arsenal) |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Francis Benali (on loan from Southampton) |

### Reserve squad

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 |
| — | MF | IRL | Liam Kearney |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ENG | Robert Gill |

## Appearances

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | First Division | First Division | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Dave Beasant | 48 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | CAN | Jim Brennan | 14 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Alan Rogers | 18 | 4 | 16+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Riccardo Scimeca | 36 | 4 | 34+2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Colin Calderwood | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | NOR | Jon Olav Hjelde | 11 | 2 | 10+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | David Prutton | 44 | 1 | 41+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Jack Lester | 19 | 7 | 18+1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | TRI | Stern John | 32 | 3 | 16+13 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | WAL | Andy Johnson | 32 | 3 | 29+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Chris Bart-Williams | 49 | 15 | 46 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | EIR | Barry Roche | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Dougie Freedman | 6 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | EIR | Andy Reid | 15 | 2 | 9+5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Tony Vaughan | 27 | 1 | 23+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ITA | Salvatore Matrecano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Gary Jones | 34 | 1 | 22+9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | FRA | Matthieu Louis-Jean | 15 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Marlon Harewood | 35 | 3 | 13+20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | David Platt | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | SCO | Chris Doig | 17 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Richard Cooper | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | CIV | Bernard Allou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | WAL | Christian Edwards | 37 | 3 | 35+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Robbie Blake | 12 | 1 | 9+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | AUS | Gareth Edds | 14 | 1 | 9+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Andy Gray | 19 | 0 | 11+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Kevin Dawson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | SCO | Gareth Williams | 18 | 0 | 11+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | EIR | Keith Foy | 20 | 1 | 17+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | USA | Ben Olsen | 18 | 2 | 14+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Matthew Upson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Francis Benali | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ENG | David Johnson | 19 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | ENG | Steve Collis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | EIR | David Freeman | 6 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Jermaine Jenas | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |