# 2000–01 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

During the 2000–01 English football season, Charlton Athletic competed in the FA Premier League.

## Season summary

Alan Curbishley and his Charlton side won many admirers after their Division One title glory gained them promotion back to the Premiership at the first time of asking. This time he kept them there with an excellent ninth-place finish and 52 points. They would have finished higher still - and possibly qualified for Europe - had their defence not been the leakiest of any in the top 15 and the sixth leakiest in the division. Still, it was a superb achievement for a side who had been among the favourites of many punters to suffer an immediate return to the Nationwide League. The arrival of striker Jason Euell from Wimbledon in a club record deal gave fans hope of more success in 2001–02.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | Sunderland | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 57 | |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 54 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 52 | |
| 10 | Southampton | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 52 | |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 51 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: 2000-01 FA Premier League table

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | L | D | D | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | D | D | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | L | L |
| Position | 1 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |

## Results

Charlton Athletic's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### FA Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 19 August 2000 | Manchester City | H | 4-0 | 20,043 | Hunt, Robinson, Kinsella, Stuart (pen) |
| 23 August 2000 | Everton | A | 0-3 | 36,300 | |
| 26 August 2000 | Arsenal | A | 3-5 | 38,025 | Hunt (2), Stuart |
| 6 September 2000 | Southampton | H | 1-1 | 20,043 | Johansson |
| 10 September 2000 | Derby County | A | 2-2 | 22,310 | Jensen, Johansson |
| 16 September 2000 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1-0 | 20,043 | Johansson |
| 23 September 2000 | Newcastle United | A | 1-0 | 50,866 | Stuart |
| 30 September 2000 | Coventry City | H | 2-2 | 20,043 | Hunt, Johansson |
| 14 October 2000 | Leeds United | A | 1-3 | 38,837 | Jensen |
| 21 October 2000 | Middlesbrough | H | 1-0 | 20,043 | Svensson |
| 28 October 2000 | Aston Villa | A | 1-2 | 27,461 | Dublin (own goal) |
| 4 November 2000 | Bradford City | H | 2-0 | 19,655 | Johansson, Stuart |
| 11 November 2000 | Ipswich Town | A | 0-2 | 22,263 | |
| 18 November 2000 | Chelsea | H | 2-0 | 20,043 | Johansson, Pringle |
| 25 November 2000 | Sunderland | H | 0-1 | 20,043 | |
| 2 December 2000 | Liverpool | A | 0-3 | 43,515 | |
| 9 December 2000 | Manchester United | H | 3-3 | 20,043 | Bartlett (2), Robinson |
| 16 December 2000 | Leicester City | A | 1-3 | 19,371 | Johansson |
| 23 December 2000 | Everton | H | 1-0 | 20,043 | Svensson |
| 26 December 2000 | West Ham United | A | 0-5 | 35,704 | |
| 30 December 2000 | Manchester City | A | 4-1 | 30,499 | Johansson (2), Stuart (pen), Jensen |
| 1 January 2001 | Arsenal | H | 1-0 | 20,043 | Johansson |
| 13 January 2001 | Southampton | A | 0–0 | 15,220 | |
| 22 January 2001 | West Ham United | H | 1-1 | 20,043 | Bartlett |
| 30 January 2001 | Derby County | H | 2-1 | 20,043 | Svensson, Parker |
| 3 February 2001 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0-0 | 35,368 | |
| 11 February 2001 | Newcastle United | H | 2-0 | 20,043 | Svensson, Bartlett |
| 24 February 2001 | Coventry City | A | 2-2 | 19,480 | Rufus, Johansson |
| 3 March 2001 | Middlesbrough | A | 0-0 | 28,177 | |
| 17 March 2001 | Leeds United | H | 1-2 | 20,043 | Bartlett |
| 1 April 2001 | Leicester City | H | 2-0 | 20,043 | Todd, Bartlett |
| 10 April 2001 | Manchester United | A | 1-2 | 67,505 | Fish |
| 13 April 2001 | Bradford City | A | 0-2 | 17,511 | |
| 17 April 2001 | Aston Villa | H | 3-3 | 20,043 | Boateng (own goal), Jensen (pen), Kinsella |
| 21 April 2001 | Chelsea | A | 1-0 | 34,983 | Bartlett |
| 30 April 2001 | Ipswich Town | H | 2-1 | 20,043 | Svensson, Rufus |
| 5 May 2001 | Sunderland | A | 2-3 | 47,671 | Svensson, Jensen |
| 19 May 2001 | Liverpool | H | 0-4 | 20,043 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 6 January 2001 | Dagenham & Redbridge | H | 1-1 | 19,059 | Salako |
| R3R | 27 January 2001 | Dagenham & Redbridge | A | 1-0 (a.e.t.) | 5,394 | Newton |
| R4 | 7 February 2001 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2-4 | 24,637 | Powell, Svensson |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 1st Leg | 20 September 2000 | Stoke City | A | 1-2 | 9,388 | Johansson |
| R2 2nd Leg | 26 September 2000 | Stoke City | H | 4-3 (lost on away goals) | 10,037 | Lisbie (2), Johansson (2) |

## Players
### 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 | IRL | Dean Kiely |
| 2 | DF | BUL | Radostin Kishishev |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Chris Powell |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Graham Stuart |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Richard Rufus |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Shaun Newton |
| 8 | MF | IRL | Mark Kinsella (captain) |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Andy Hunt |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Clive Mendonca |
| 11 | MF | WAL | John Robinson |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Steve Brown |
| 13 | GK | SCG | Saša Ilić |
| 14 | FW | SWE | Martin Pringle |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Eddie Youds |
| 16 | DF | SCO | Greg Shields |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Scott Parker |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Paul Konchesky |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Andy Todd |
| 20 | MF | DEN | Claus Jensen |
| 21 | FW | FIN | Jonatan Johansson |
| 22 | GK | ENG | Ben Roberts |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Anthony Allman |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Jonathan Fortune |
| 26 | FW | SWE | Mathias Svensson |
| 28 | MF | ENG | John Salako |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Kevin Lisbie |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Charlie MacDonald |
| 31 | MF | IRN | Karim Bagheri |
| 32 | DF | NGA | Danny Shittu |
| 33 | MF | ENG | David Collis |
| 34 | FW | ENG | Mark Royal |
| 35 | GK | ENG | Tony Caig |
| 36 | DF | RSA | Mark Fish |
| 37 | FW | RSA | Shaun Bartlett (on loan from FC Zürich) |

### 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 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Carl Tiler (to Portsmouth) |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Leigh Hales (to Dover Athletic) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Kemal Izzet (to Colchester United) |

### 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 |
| — | GK | ENG | Martin Brennan |
| — | GK | ENG | Jason Brown |
| — | DF | ENG | Michael Turner |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | NIR | Neil McCafferty |
| — | FW | ENG | Mark DeBolla |

## Statistics
### Starting 11

    Considering starts in all competitions
* GK: #1, Dean Kiely, 28
* RB: #2, Radostin Kishishev, 28
* CB: #5, Richard Rufus, 35
* CB: #36, Mark Fish, 28
* LB: #3, Chris Powell, 33
* RM: #20, Claus Jensen, 41
* CM: #4, Graham Stuart, 35
* CM: #8, Mark Kinsella, 27
* LM: #11, John Robinson, 23
* CF: #21, Jonatan Johansson, 29
* CF: #26, Mathias Svensson, 20 (#19, Andy Todd, has 24 starts as a central defender)

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
| 13 July 2000 | GK | Ben Roberts | Middlesbrough | Free transfer |
| 20 July 2000 | MF | Claus Jensen | Bolton Wanderers | £4,000,000 |
| 31 July 2000 | FW | Jonatan Johansson | Rangers | £3,750,000 |
| 5 August 2000 | DF | Radostin Kishishev | Litex Lovech | £300,000 |
| 14 August 2000 | MF | Karim Bagheri | Persepolis | £400,000 |
| 8 November 2000 | DF | Mark Fish | Bolton Wanderers | £700,000 |
| 8 January 2001 | GK | Tony Caig | Blackpool | Free transfer |
| 26 January 2001 | FW | Mark DeBolla | Aston Villa | Free transfer |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| 7 June 2000 | GK | Sam Turner | Stockport County | Free transfer |
| 3 July 2000 | MF | Keith Jones | Reading | Free transfer |
| 4 July 2000 | DF | Anthony Barness | Bolton Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 11 July 2000 | GK | Simon Royce | Leicester City | Free transfer |
| 14 July 2000 | FW | Mark McCammon | Brentford | £100,000 |
| 22 August 2000 | FW | Kevin James | Gillingham | Free transfer |
| 13 March 2001 | DF | Carl Tiler | Portsmouth | £250,000 |
| 16 March 2001 | GK | Jason Brown | Gillingham | Free transfer |
| 13 April 2001 | MF | Kemal Izzet | Colchester United | Free transfer |
    Transfers in: £9,150,000
    Transfers out: £350,000
    Total spending: £8,800,000

### Loan out

* Kevin Lisbie - Queens Park Rangers, 2 December, one month
* Kemal Izzet - Colchester United, 22 March, one month