# 2000–01 Burnley F.C. season

The 2000–01 season was Burnley's 1st season in the second tier of English football since 1994/95. They were managed by Stan Ternent in his third full season since he replaced Chris Waddle at the beginning 1998–99 campaign.

## Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | First Division | First Division | League Cup | League Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Paul Crichton | 10 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Dean West | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Mitchell Thomas | 49 | 0 | 41+2 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | SCO | Micky Mellon | 26 | 0 | 19+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Steve Davis | 50 | 6 | 44+0 | 5 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Gordon Armstrong | 21 | 0 | 14+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Glen Little | 39 | 3 | 27+7 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Paul Cook | 46 | 3 | 38+2 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Andy Cooke | 15 | 5 | 10+1 | 2 | 4+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | WAL | Gareth Taylor (on loan) | 15 | 4 | 15+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Andy Payton | 46 | 15 | 18+22 | 9 | 2+2 | 5 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Lenny Johnrose | 21 | 2 | 9+10 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Ronnie Jepson | 15 | 0 | 0+13 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Craig Mawson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Chris Brass | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Graham Branch | 41 | 5 | 26+9 | 5 | 2+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | NIR | Phil Gray | 8 | 1 | 5+0 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Ian Moore | 29 | 6 | 26+1 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Paul Smith | 15 | 1 | 10+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Paul Weller | 48 | 3 | 39+5 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Lee Briscoe | 32 | 0 | 25+4 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Brad Maylett | 14 | 0 | 2+10 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Chris Scott | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | John Williamson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Matthew Heywood | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Michael Devenney | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Alex Kevan | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ENG | John Boardman | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Kevin Ball | 45 | 2 | 40+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | IRL | Alan Lee | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | John Mullin | 37 | 3 | 11+23 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Anthony Shandran | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | TRI | Ian Cox | 44 | 1 | 35+3 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Scott Oakes | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | GRE | Nikolaos Michopoulos | 43 | 0 | 39+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | ENG | Paul Robinson (on loan) | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| # | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
| 27 | DF | John Boardman | Liverpool | Free | 7 June 2000 |
| 19 | DF | Lee Briscoe | Sheffield Wednesday | Free | 12 June 2000 |
| 16 | FW | Phil Gray | Luton Town | Free | 17 June 2000 |
| 28 | MF | Kevin Ball | Fulham | Free | 24 June 2000 |
| 33 | MF | Scott Oakes | Sheffield Wednesday | Free | 1 August 2000 |
| 34 | GK | Nikolaos Michopoulos | PAOK Salonika | Free | 25 August 2000 |
| 35 | FW | Paul Robinson | Wimbledon | Loan | 9 October 2000 |
| 16 | FW | Ian Moore | Stockport County | £1m | 20 November 2000 |
| 9 | FW | Gareth Taylor | Manchester City | Loan | 19 February 2001 |

### Out

| # | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
| | MF | Eamonn Kelly | | Released | 22 May 2000 |
| | FW | Ian Wright | | Retired | 7 June 2000 |
| | DF | Tom Cowan | Cambridge United | Free | 18 June 2000 |
| | MF | Mark Robertson | Swindon Town | Free | 22 August 2000 |
| 29 | FW | Alan Lee | Rotherham United | Loan | 21 September 2000 |
| 24 | DF | Michael Devenney | Leigh RMI | Loan | 22 September 2000 |
| 17 | MF | Paul Smith | Oldham Athletic | Loan | 22 September 2000 |
| 21 | DF | Chris Scott | Leigh RMI | Loan | 22 September 2000 |
| 14 | DF | Chris Brass | Halifax Town | Loan | 22 September 2000 |
| 13 | GK | Craig Mawson | Lincoln City | Loan | 28 September 2000 |
| 33 | MF | Scott Oakes | Cambridge United | Free | 30 October 2000 |
| 16 | FW | Phil Gray | Oxford United | Free | 10 November 2000 |
| 29 | FW | Alan Lee | Rotherham United | £150k | 15 November 2000 |
| 9 | FW | Andy Cooke | Stoke City | £300k | 1 December 2000 |
| 23 | DF | Matthew Heywood | Swindon Town | Free | 22 January 2001 |
| 13 | GK | Craig Mawson | Halifax Town | Free | 16 February 2001 |
| 4 | MF | Micky Mellon | Tranmere Rovers | Loan | 5 March 2001 |
| 4 | MF | Micky Mellon | Tranmere Rovers | Free | 8 March 2001 |
| 14 | DF | Chris Brass | York City | Free | 15 March 2001 |

## Matches
### Final league position

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 | |
| 9 | Watford | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 76 | 67 | +9 | 69 | |