# 2000–01 Barnsley F.C. season

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

## Season summary

With Craig Hignett and Nicky Eaden departing, manager Dave Bassett brought in inexperienced Carl Regan and Lee Jones to bolster the squad in the hopes that Barnsley would finally return to the Premiership. However, Barnsley's increasingly rapid turnover of managers was to continue during the season with Bassett leaving in December, a surprise decision to most. Nigel Spackman was brought in to replace Bassett, and the team eventually finished in sixteenth position, above Sheffield Wednesday by virtue of goal difference.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 52 |

## Results

Barnsley's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 12 August 2000 | Norwich City | H | 1–0 | 15,640 | Jones |
| 19 August 2000 | Watford | A | 0–1 | 13,186 | |
| 26 August 2000 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 4–1 | 14,321 | Jones (2), Shipperley (2) |
| 28 August 2000 | Birmingham City | A | 1–4 | 17,160 | Appleby |
| 10 September 2000 | Fulham | A | 1–5 | 10,437 | Appleby |
| 12 September 2000 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–1 | 16,297 | |
| 16 September 2000 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 4–2 | 12,763 | Darlington (own goal), Shipperley, van der Laan, Dyer |
| 23 September 2000 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–2 | 5,738 | Barnard (pen), Dyer |
| 30 September 2000 | Grimsby Town | H | 2–0 | 13,096 | Chettle, Shipperley |
| 6 October 2000 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–1 | 13,556 | Kozluk (own goal) |
| 14 October 2000 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3–4 | 14,831 | Shipperley (2), Dyer |
| 17 October 2000 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–1 | 12,412 | Barnard (pen) |
| 21 October 2000 | Gillingham | A | 0–0 | 9,030 | |
| 24 October 2000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–2 | 13,393 | McClare |
| 27 October 2000 | Preston North End | A | 2–1 | 13,566 | Dyer, Sheron |
| 5 November 2000 | Wimbledon | H | 0–1 | 13,641 | |
| 8 November 2000 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–2 | 13,622 | Ripley |
| 11 November 2000 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–2 | 13,406 | |
| 18 November 2000 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–0 | 19,989 | Dyer |
| 25 November 2000 | Portsmouth | H | 1–0 | 12,853 | Dyer |
| 2 December 2000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–2 | 17,340 | |
| 9 December 2000 | Sheffield United | H | 0–0 | 16,780 | |
| 16 December 2000 | Stockport County | A | 0–2 | 5,383 | |
| 23 December 2000 | Norwich City | A | 0–0 | 16,581 | |
| 26 December 2000 | Burnley | H | 1–0 | 18,725 | Morgan |
| 29 December 2000 | Watford | H | 0–1 | 13,820 | |
| 1 January 2001 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–1 | 19,423 | |
| 13 January 2001 | Birmingham City | H | 2–3 | 13,631 | Dyer, Jones |
| 20 January 2001 | Burnley | A | 1–2 | 15,380 | Hayward |
| 3 February 2001 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–0 | 18,573 | |
| 10 February 2001 | Fulham | H | 0–0 | 14,654 | |
| 17 February 2001 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–2 | 9,388 | |
| 20 February 2001 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–0 | 12,909 | Shipperley |
| 24 February 2001 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 3–0 | 13,175 | Jones, Wright (own goal), Shipperley |
| 3 March 2001 | Grimsby Town | A | 2–0 | 5,996 | Dyer (2) |
| 7 March 2001 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–1 | 18,788 | |
| 10 March 2001 | Huddersfield Town | H | 3–1 | 15,290 | Dyer (2), Shipperley |
| 17 March 2001 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 3–2 | 8,484 | Dyer, Shipperley, Rankin |
| 25 March 2001 | Gillingham | H | 3–1 | 13,609 | Dyer (2), Shipperley (pen) |
| 31 March 2001 | Stockport County | H | 0–2 | 13,203 | |
| 7 April 2001 | Sheffield United | A | 2–1 | 22,811 | Bullock, Shipperley |
| 14 April 2001 | Wimbledon | A | 1–1 | 7,609 | Shipperley |
| 16 April 2001 | Preston North End | H | 0–4 | 16,361 | |
| 21 April 2001 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–2 | 23,498 | Shipperley |
| 28 April 2001 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–1 | 13,979 | |
| 6 May 2001 | Portsmouth | A | 0–3 | 13,064 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 6 January 2001 | Leeds United | A | 0–1 | 32,386 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 1st Leg | 22 August 2000 | Rotherham United | A | 1–0 | 4,940 | Barnard |
| R1 2nd Leg | 5 September 2000 | Rotherham United | H | 3–2 (won 4–2 on agg) | 8,088 | Sheron (2), Barnard |
| R2 1st Leg | 19 September 2000 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 4–0 | 5,005 | Dyer, van der Laan, Sheron (2) |
| R2 2nd Leg | 26 September 2000 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 3–0 (won 7–0 on agg) | 1,775 | Shipperley (2), Sheron |
| R3 | 1 November 2000 | Stoke City | A | 2–3 | 10,480 | Corbo, Jones |

## 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 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Carl Regan |
| 3 | MF | ENG | Matty Appleby |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Mitch Ward |
| 5 | MF | ENG | Steve Hayward |
| 6 | DF | FIN | Janne Salli |
| 7 | MF | RSA | Eric Tinkler |
| 8 | FW | WAL | Lee Jones |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Neil Shipperley |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Bruce Dyer |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Darren Barnard |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Mike Sheron |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Leigh Walker |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Martin Bullock |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Lee Crooks |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Sean McClare |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Chris Morgan |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Antony Kay |
| 20 | GK | ENG | Kevin Miller |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | SCO | Alex Neil |
| 22 | DF | IRL | Brian O'Callaghan |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Carl Barrowclough |
| 24 | DF | SCO | James Dudgeon |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Kevin Austin |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Ricky Ravenhill |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Chris Barker |
| 28 | DF | SCO | Keith Brown |
| 29 | FW | NZL | Rory Fallon |
| 30 | DF | URU | Mateo Corbo |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Steve Chettle |
| 33 | DF | NZL | Dave Mulligan |
| 34 | MF | NZL | Leo Bertos |
| 35 | DF | ENG | Jon Parkin |
| 36 | GK | ENG | Richard Siddall |
| 37 | FW | ENG | Isaiah Rankin |
| 40 | GK | WAL | Andy Marriott |

### 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 |
| 1 | GK | ENG | David Watson (retired) |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Adie Moses (on loan from Stockport County) |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Scott Jones (to Bristol Rovers) |
| 15 | MF | NED | Robbie van der Laan (Retired) |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Geoff Thomas (to Notts County) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Mike Turner (to Doncaster Rovers) |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Ian Woan (to Swindon Town) |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Neil Maddison (on loan from Middlesbrough) |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Stuart Ripley (on loan from Southampton) |
| — | DF | SCO | Jim Lauchlan (on loan from Kilmarnock) |