# 2000–01 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

These are the details of the 2000–01 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season, who competed in the Football League Second Division.

## Season summary

Hopes were high for the Latics at the start of the 2000–01 season after a 4–1 opening day win at home to newly relegated Port Vale, but a run of 11 games without a win saw the club slump to second bottom in the league, making relegation look a real possibility. The signings of veteran winger David Eyres and midfielder Tony Carss gave the side added impetus and the Latics recovered well to again finish comfortably mid-table.

## Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Millwall | 46 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 27 | 89 | 38 | +51 | 93 |
| 2 | Rotherham United | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 79 | 55 | +24 | 91 |
| 3 | Reading | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 58 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 86 | 52 | +34 | 86 |
| 4 | Walsall | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 79 | 50 | +29 | 81 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 28 | 74 | 49 | +25 | 77 |
| 6 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 75 |
| 7 | Bournemouth | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 32 | 79 | 55 | +24 | 73 |
| 8 | Notts County | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 62 | 66 | –4 | 69 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 68 |
| 10 | Wrexham | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 43 | 65 | 71 | –6 | 63 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 62 |
| 12 | Peterborough United | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 61 | 66 | –5 | 59 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 46 | 53 | –7 | 59 |
| 14 | Brentford | 46 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 34 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 40 | 56 | 70 | –14 | 59 |
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 39 | 53 | 65 | –12 | 58 |
| 16 | Bury | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 45 | 59 | –14 | 58 |
| 17 | Colchester United | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 55 | 59 | –4 | 57 |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 46 | 59 | –13 | 57 |
| 19 | Cambridge United | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 46 | 61 | 77 | –16 | 53 |
| 20 | Swindon Town | 46 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 65 | –18 | 52 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 31 | 53 | 57 | –4 | 51 |
| 22 | Luton Town | 46 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 45 | 52 | 80 | –28 | 40 |
| 23 | Swansea City | 46 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 49 | 47 | 73 | –26 | 37 |
| 24 | Oxford United | 46 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 30 | 66 | 53 | 100 | –47 | 27 |
* Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
* NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
* Division Champions, promoted
* Promoted
* Participated in play-offs
* Promoted through play-offs
* Relegated

## Results

Oldham Athletic's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League Second Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 12 August 2000 | Port Vale | H | 4–1 | 5,639 | Adams, Allott, Corazzin, Garnett |
| 19 August 2000 | Walsall | A | 2–3 | 5,952 | Adams, Duxbury |
| 26 August 2000 | Peterborough United | H | 1–4 | 4,967 | Tipton |
| 29 August 2000 | Colchester United | A | 1–1 | 3,675 | Holt |
| 2 September 2000 | Notts County | H | 0–1 | 4,424 | |
| 9 September 2000 | Wrexham | A | 1–3 | 3,527 | Corazzin |
| 12 September 2000 | Reading | A | 0–5 | 7,768 | |
| 16 September 2000 | Bristol City | H | 0–0 | 4,095 | |
| 23 September 2000 | Bournemouth | A | 1–1 | 3,976 | Allott |
| 30 September 2000 | Cambridge United | H | 1–3 | 3,888 | Holt |
| 8 October 2000 | Rotherham United | A | 0–3 | 3,774 | |
| 14 October 2000 | Swindon Town | H | 1–0 | 4,009 | Dudley |
| 17 October 2000 | Wycombe Wanderers | H | 2–0 | 3,496 | Dudley (2) |
| 21 October 2000 | Northampton Town | A | 1–2 | 5,677 | Dudley |
| 28 October 2000 | Bristol Rovers | A | 2–0 | 6,110 | Allott, Duxbury |
| 4 November 2000 | Swansea City | H | 1–1 | 4,282 | Jones |
| 11 November 2000 | Stoke City | A | 1–0 | 12,503 | Duxbury |
| 25 November 2000 | Millwall | H | 0–1 | 4,779 | |
| 2 December 2000 | Oxford United | H | 3–2 | 3,986 | Corazzin, Eyres, Jones |
| 16 December 2000 | Bury | A | 1–1 | 4,976 | Boshell |
| 23 December 2000 | Brentford | A | 1–1 | 5,317 | Allott |
| 26 December 2000 | Wigan Athletic | H | 2–1 | 7,750 | Duxbury, Allott |
| 30 December 2000 | Walsall | H | 0–0 | 5,267 | |
| 1 January 2001 | Peterborough United | A | 0–0 | 5,039 | |
| 6 January 2001 | Port Vale | A | 0–0 | 4,313 | |
| 13 January 2001 | Colchester United | H | 1–1 | 4,076 | Tipton |
| 20 January 2001 | Wigan Athletic | A | 1–3 | 8,274 | Sheridan |
| 23 January 2001 | Luton Town | H | 2–0 | 3,011 | Rickers, Sheridan |
| 27 January 2001 | Brentford | H | 3–0 | 4,964 | Eyres, Allott (2) |
| 3 February 2001 | Notts County | A | 0–1 | 5,212 | |
| 10 February 2001 | Wrexham | H | 5–1 | 4,703 | Corazzin (4 – 1 pen), Rickers |
| 20 February 2001 | Reading | H | 0–2 | 4,160 | |
| 24 February 2001 | Bournemouth | H | 2–1 | 4,845 | Sheridan (pen), Tipton |
| 3 March 2001 | Cambridge United | A | 0–2 | 3,762 | |
| 6 March 2001 | Swindon Town | A | 0–3 | 4,168 | |
| 10 March 2001 | Rotherham United | H | 2–3 | 5,993 | Duxbury (2) |
| 17 March 2001 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 1–2 | 5,847 | Tipton |
| 23 March 2001 | Northampton Town | H | 2–1 | 4,001 | Duxbury (2) |
| 27 March 2001 | Bristol City | A | 2–2 | 9,568 | Carss, Sheridan (pen) |
| 31 March 2001 | Bury | H | 1–1 | 5,787 | Tipton |
| 7 April 2001 | Oxford United | A | 1–0 | 4,217 | Eyres |
| 14 April 2001 | Luton Town | A | 0–0 | 4,886 | |
| 16 April 2001 | Bristol Rovers | H | 1–0 | 6,883 | Carss |
| 21 April 2001 | Swansea City | A | 2–1 | 3,261 | Parkin (2) |
| 28 April 2001 | Stoke City | H | 1–2 | 9,359 | Parkin |
| 5 May 2001 | Millwall | A | 0–5 | 18,510 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 | 18 November 2000 | Hednesford Town | A | 4–2 | 2,053 | Duxbury, Dudley, Corazzin, Tipton |
| R2 | 10 December 2000 | Peterborough United | A | 1–1 | 5,662 | Dudley |
| R2R | 19 December 2000 | Peterborough United | H | 0–1 | 3,404 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 1st Leg | 22 August 2000 | Huddersfield Town | H | 1–0 | 4,255 | Corazzin |
| R1 2nd Leg | 5 September 2000 | Huddersfield Town | A | 2–0 (won 3–0 on agg) | 4,979 | Rickers (2) |
| R2 1st Leg | 19 September 2000 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–3 | 3,213 | Boshell |
| R2 2nd Leg | 27 September 2000 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–5 (lost 2–8 on agg) | 4,773 | Duxbury |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| Northern R1 | 9 January 2001 | Wigan Athletic | H | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | 2,551 | Salt, Tipton (pen) |

## 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 | Gary Kelly |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Scott McNiven |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Andy Holt |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Shaun Garnett |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Lee Duxbury |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Paul Rickers |
| 8 | MF | IRL | John Sheridan |
| 9 | FW | WAL | Matthew Tipton |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Sam Parkin (on loan from Chelsea) |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Mark Innes |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Mark Allott |
| 13 | GK | NIR | David Miskelly |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Phil Salt |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Danny Walsh |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Ryan Sudgen |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Craig Dudley |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Danny Boshell |
| 19 | FW | CAN | Carlo Corazzin |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Mark Hotte |
| 21 | DF | IRL | Barry Prenderville |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Neville Roach |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Andy Ritchie (player-manager) |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Neil Adams |
| 25 | GK | ENG | Jamie Campbell |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Ben Futcher |
| 28 | MF | ENG | David Eyres |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Paul Jones |
| 31 | MF | ENG | Tony Carss |

### 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 |
| 36 | FW | ENG | Paul Beavers (to Darlington) |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Richard Graham (retired) |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Stuart Thom (to Scunthorpe United) |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Chris Lightfoot (on loan from Crewe Alexandra) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Paul Smith (on loan from Burnley) |
| 26 | DF | CAN | Mark Watson (released) |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Jordan Tait (to Darlington) |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Steve Whitehall (to Chester City) |