# 2000–01 Norwich City F.C. season

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

## Season summary

Rioch's successor, Bryan Hamilton, lasted in the job for six months before he resigned with the club 20th in the First Division, and in real danger of relegation to the third tier of English football for the first time since the 1960s. The new appointee was Nigel Worthington, who had been Hamilton's assistant manager and he successfully steered the team away from the threat of relegation to finish mid-table.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 13 | Gillingham | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 61 | 66 | −5 | 55 |
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 47 | 62 | −15 | 55 |
| 15 | Norwich City | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 54 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 49 | 62 | −13 | 54 |
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 52 | 71 | −19 | 53 |

## Results

Norwich City's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 12 August 2000 | Barnsley | A | 0–1 | 15,640 | |
| 19 August 2000 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0–0 | 18,059 | |
| 26 August 2000 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 2–3 | 19,542 | Roberts, Giallanza |
| 28 August 2000 | Fulham | H | 0–1 | 16,678 | |
| 9 September 2000 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 0–0 | 5,955 | |
| 12 September 2000 | Stockport County | A | 3–1 | 5,703 | Whitley, Roberts (2, 1 pen) |
| 16 September 2000 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–0 | 16,828 | |
| 24 September 2000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–4 | 15,105 | |
| 30 September 2000 | Huddersfield Town | H | 1–1 | 14,499 | Giallanza |
| 14 October 2000 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 3–2 | 16,511 | Derveld, Llewellyn, Kenton |
| 17 October 2000 | Preston North End | A | 0–1 | 13,002 | |
| 21 October 2000 | Sheffield United | H | 4–2 | 15,504 | Mulryne, Roberts, Cottee, Llewellyn |
| 24 October 2000 | Portsmouth | H | 0–0 | 18,772 | |
| 4 November 2000 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–0 | 13,688 | Roberts |
| 7 November 2000 | Birmingham City | H | 1–0 | 13,900 | Forbes |
| 11 November 2000 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–3 | 16,956 | Parker, Marshall |
| 18 November 2000 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–2 | 15,224 | |
| 21 November 2000 | Burnley | A | 0–2 | 15,017 | |
| 25 November 2000 | Wimbledon | H | 1–2 | 14,059 | Roberts |
| 2 December 2000 | Portsmouth | A | 0–2 | 13,409 | |
| 9 December 2000 | Gillingham | H | 1–0 | 16,725 | Llewellyn |
| 16 December 2000 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–2 | 5,618 | |
| 23 December 2000 | Barnsley | H | 0–0 | 16,581 | |
| 26 December 2000 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 3–2 | 12,338 | Roberts (2), Marshall |
| 30 December 2000 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–0 | 20,108 | |
| 1 January 2001 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–1 | 16,695 | Forbes |
| 13 January 2001 | Fulham | A | 0–2 | 16,052 | |
| 20 January 2001 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–0 | 16,472 | Abbey |
| 27 January 2001 | Watford | H | 2–1 | 15,309 | Nedergaard, Marshall |
| 3 February 2001 | Birmingham City | A | 1–2 | 18,551 | Llewellyn |
| 10 February 2001 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–1 | 15,164 | Llewellyn |
| 17 February 2001 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–1 | 16,417 | Harrison (own goal) |
| 20 February 2001 | Stockport County | H | 4–0 | 19,768 | Llewellyn, Roberts (3) |
| 24 February 2001 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–0 | 17,288 | McVeigh |
| 3 March 2001 | Huddersfield Town | A | 0–2 | 11,122 | |
| 6 March 2001 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–1 | 16,372 | |
| 10 March 2001 | Watford | A | 1–4 | 15,123 | Forbes |
| 17 March 2001 | Preston North End | H | 1–2 | 16,282 | Roberts |
| 31 March 2001 | Grimsby Town | H | 2–1 | 17,461 | Roberts, Llewellyn |
| 7 April 2001 | Gillingham | A | 3–4 | 9,608 | Llewellyn, Russell, Roberts |
| 10 April 2001 | Sheffield United | A | 1–1 | 16,072 | Kenton |
| 14 April 2001 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–0 | 9,303 | McGovern |
| 16 April 2001 | Burnley | H | 2–3 | 17,507 | Notman, Roberts (pen) |
| 21 April 2001 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 17,967 | |
| 28 April 2001 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–0 | 21,241 | Mackay |
| 6 May 2001 | Wimbledon | A | 0–0 | 7,888 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 6 January 2001 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–2 | 15,971 | Roberts |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 1st Leg | 26 August 2000 | Bournemouth | H | 0–0 | 12,224 | |
| R1 2nd Leg | 5 September 2000 | Bournemouth | A | 2–1 (won 2–1 on agg) | 3,634 | Giallanza, Russell |
| R2 1st Leg | 19 September 2000 | Blackpool | H | 3–3 | 9,369 | Roberts (pen), Marshall, Cottee |
| R2 2nd Leg | 2 October 2000 | Blackpool | A | 5–0 (won 8–3 on agg) | 4,038 | Russell, Giallanza (2), Roberts (2) |
| R3 | 1 November 2000 | Derby County | A | 0–3 | 11,273 | |

## 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 | ENG | Andy Marshall |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Daryl Sutch |
| 3 | DF | NED | Fernando Derveld |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Adam Drury |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Craig Fleming |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Matt Jackson |
| 7 | MF | FRA | Cédric Anselin |
| 8 | FW | SCO | Alex Notman |
| 9 | FW | WAL | Iwan Roberts |
| 10 | MF | NIR | Phil Mulryne |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Gary Holt |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Darel Russell |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Robert Green |
| 14 | FW | SCO | Paul Dalglish |
| 15 | MF | FRA | Jean-Yves de Blasiis |
| 16 | FW | NIR | Adrian Coote |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Adrian Forbes |
| 18 | FW | SUI | Gaetano Giallanza |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Darren Kenton |
| 20 | MF | WAL | Chris Llewellyn |
| 21 | DF | SCO | Malky Mackay |
| 22 | FW | NIR | Paul McVeigh |
| 23 | DF | DEN | Steen Nedergaard |
| 24 | DF | IRL | Brian McGovern |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Lewis Blois |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Danny Bloomfield |
| 27 | GK | ENG | Danny Gay |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Matthew Parry |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Andrew Oxby |
| 31 | FW | CAN | Paul Peschisolido (on loan from Fulham) |
| 32 | FW | ENG | Zema Abbey |

### 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 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Lee Marshall (to Leicester City) |
| 8 | FW | WAL | Craig Bellamy (to Coventry City) |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Tony Cottee (to Barnet) |
| 11 | MF | NED | Raymond de Waard (retired) |
| 25 | MF | NIR | Jim Whitley (on loan from Manchester City) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Scott Parker (on loan from Charlton Athletic) |
| 26 | MF | SCO | Garry Brady (on loan from Newcastle United) |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Steve Walsh (retired) |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Danny Granville (on loan from Manchester City) |