# 2000–01 Football League

The 2000–01 Football League (known as the Nationwide Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 102nd completed season of The Football League.

## First Division
### Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 1999–2000 season.

#### From First Division

Promoted to FA Premier League
* Charlton Athletic
* Manchester City
* Ipswich Town
Relegated to Second Division
* Walsall
* Port Vale
* Swindon Town

#### To First Division

Promoted from Second Division
* Preston North End
* Burnley
* Gillingham
Relegated from FA Premier League
* Wimbledon
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Watford
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Fulham (C, P) | 46 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 90 | 32 | +58 | 101 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers (P) | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 76 | 39 | +37 | 91 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 76 | 45 | +31 | 87 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 4 | Preston North End | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 64 | 52 | +12 | 78 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 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 | |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 68 | |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 68 | |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 55 | |
| 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 | |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 52 | |
| 19 | Stockport County | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 58 | 65 | −7 | 51 | |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 46 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 49 | |
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 57 | 70 | −13 | 49 | |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town (R) | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 48 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 23 | Queens Park Rangers (R) | 46 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 45 | 75 | −30 | 40 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 24 | Tranmere Rovers (R) | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 46 | 77 | −31 | 38 | Relegation to the Second Division |

### Play-offs

    Source:
| Semifinals 1st leg –May 13th; 2nd leg –May 17th, 2001 | Semifinals 1st leg –May 13th; 2nd leg –May 17th, 2001 | Semifinals 1st leg –May 13th; 2nd leg –May 17th, 2001 | Semifinals 1st leg –May 13th; 2nd leg –May 17th, 2001 | Semifinals 1st leg –May 13th; 2nd leg –May 17th, 2001 | Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff May 28th, 2001 | Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff May 28th, 2001 | Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff May 28th, 2001 |
| 3rd | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | |
| 6th | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | |
| 6th | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3rd | Bolton Wanderers | 3 |
| | | | | | 4th | Preston North End | 0 |
| 4th | Preston North End (pen.) | 0 | 2 | 2 (4) | 4th | Preston North End | 0 |
| 5th | Birmingham City | 1 | 1 | 2 (2) | | | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAR | BIR | BLB | BOL | BUR | CRE | CRY | FUL | GIL | GRI | HUD | NWC | NOT | POR | PNE | QPR | SHU | SHW | STP | TRA | WAT | WBA | WDN | WOL |
| Barnsley | | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Birmingham City | 4–1 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Burnley | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 |
| Crystal Palace | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Fulham | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Gillingham | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Grimsby Town | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 |
| Norwich City | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Portsmouth | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Preston North End | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Sheffield United | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 1–2 | | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 0–1 |
| Stockport County | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 |
| Watford | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Wimbledon | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 1–1 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Louis Saha | Fulham | 27 |
| 2 | Matt Jansen | Blackburn Rovers | 23 |
| 3 | Lee Hughes | West Bromwich Albion | 21 |
| 4 | Jason Euell | Wimbledon | 19 |
| = | Jon Macken | Preston North End | 19 |
| = | Michael Ricketts | Bolton Wanderers | 19 |
| 5 | Luis Boa Morte | Fulham | 18 |
| = | Barry Hayles | Fulham | 18 |

### Maps
## Second Division
### Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 1999–2000 season.

#### From Second Division

Promoted to First Division
* Preston North End
* Burnley
* Gillingham
Relegated to Third Division
* Cardiff City
* Blackpool
* Scunthorpe United
* Chesterfield

#### To Second Division

Promoted from Third Division
* Swansea City
* Rotherham United
* Northampton Town
* Peterborough United
Relegated from First Division
* Walsall
* Port Vale
* Swindon Town
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Millwall (C, P) | 46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 89 | 38 | +51 | 93 | Promotion to Football League First Division |
| 2 | Rotherham United (P) | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 79 | 55 | +24 | 91 | Promotion to Football League First Division |
| 3 | Reading | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 86 | 52 | +34 | 86 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 4 | Walsall (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 79 | 50 | +29 | 81 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 5 | Stoke City | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 74 | 49 | +25 | 77 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 6 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 75 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 7 | Bournemouth | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 79 | 55 | +24 | 73 | |
| 8 | Notts County | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 62 | 66 | −4 | 69 | |
| 9 | Bristol City | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 68 | |
| 10 | Wrexham | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 65 | 71 | −6 | 63 | |
| 11 | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 62 | |
| 12 | Peterborough United | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 61 | 66 | −5 | 59 | |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 59 | |
| 14 | Brentford | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 56 | 70 | −14 | 59 | |
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 53 | 65 | −12 | 58 | |
| 16 | Bury | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 58 | |
| 17 | Colchester United | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 57 | |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 59 | −13 | 57 | |
| 19 | Cambridge United | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 61 | 77 | −16 | 53 | |
| 20 | Swindon Town | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 52 | |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers (R) | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 51 | Relegation to Football League Third Division |
| 22 | Luton Town (R) | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 52 | 80 | −28 | 40 | Relegation to Football League Third Division |
| 23 | Swansea City (R) | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 47 | 73 | −26 | 37 | Relegation to Football League Third Division |
| 24 | Oxford United (R) | 46 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 53 | 100 | −47 | 27 | Relegation to Football League Third Division |

### Play-offs

    Source:
| Semifinals 1st leg –May 13th; 2nd leg –May 16th, 2001 | Semifinals 1st leg –May 13th; 2nd leg –May 16th, 2001 | Semifinals 1st leg –May 13th; 2nd leg –May 16th, 2001 | Semifinals 1st leg –May 13th; 2nd leg –May 16th, 2001 | Semifinals 1st leg –May 13th; 2nd leg –May 16th, 2001 | Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff May 27th, 2001 | Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff May 27th, 2001 | Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff May 27th, 2001 |
| 3rd | Reading | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| 6th | Wigan Athletic | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 6th | Wigan Athletic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3rd | Reading | 2 |
| | | | | | 4th | Walsall (a.e.t.) | 3 |
| 4th | Walsall | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4th | Walsall (a.e.t.) | 3 |
| 5th | Stoke City | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | |

### Maps
## Third Division
### Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 1999–2000 season.

#### From Third Division

Promoted to Second Division
* Swansea City
* Rotherham United
* Northampton Town
* Peterborough United
Relegated to Football Conference
* Chester City

#### To Third Division

Promoted from Football Conference
* Kidderminster Harriers
Relegated from Second Division
* Cardiff City
* Blackpool
* Scunthorpe United
* Chesterfield
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion (C, P) | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 73 | 35 | +38 | 92 | Promotion to Football League Second Division |
| 2 | Cardiff City (P) | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 95 | 58 | +37 | 82 | Promotion to Football League Second Division |
| 3 | Chesterfield (P) | 46 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 79 | 42 | +37 | 80 | Promotion to Football League Second Division |
| 4 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 71 | 54 | +17 | 77 | Qualification for the Third Division play-offs |
| 5 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 75 | Qualification for the Third Division play-offs |
| 6 | Hull City | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 74 | Qualification for the Third Division play-offs |
| 7 | Blackpool (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 6 | 18 | 74 | 58 | +16 | 72 | Qualification for the Third Division play-offs |
| 8 | Rochdale | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 71 | |
| 9 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 68 | |
| 10 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 62 | 52 | +10 | 65 | |
| 11 | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 63 | |
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 58 | |
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 64 | 72 | −8 | 58 | |
| 14 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 56 | |
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 55 | |
| 16 | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 53 | |
| 17 | York City | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 52 | |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 58 | 66 | −8 | 51 | |
| 19 | Exeter City | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 50 | |
| 20 | Darlington | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 49 | |
| 21 | Torquay United | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 52 | 77 | −25 | 49 | |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 42 | 65 | −23 | 48 | |
| 23 | Halifax Town | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 54 | 68 | −14 | 47 | |
| 24 | Barnet (R) | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 67 | 81 | −14 | 45 | Relegation to Football Conference |
* ↑ Chesterfield had 9 points deducted.

### Play-offs

    Source:
| Semifinals 1st leg –May 13th; 2nd leg –May 16th, 2001 | Semifinals 1st leg –May 13th; 2nd leg –May 16th, 2001 | Semifinals 1st leg –May 13th; 2nd leg –May 16th, 2001 | Semifinals 1st leg –May 13th; 2nd leg –May 16th, 2001 | Semifinals 1st leg –May 13th; 2nd leg –May 16th, 2001 | Final at Wembley Stadium May 26th, 2001 | Final at Wembley Stadium May 26th, 2001 | Final at Wembley Stadium May 26th, 2001 |
| 4th | Hartlepool United | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 7th | Blackpool | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | |
| 7th | Blackpool | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5th | Leyton Orient | 2 |
| | | | | | 7th | Blackpool | 4 |
| 5th | Leyton Orient | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7th | Blackpool | 4 |
| 6th | Hull City | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | |