# 2000–01 Millwall F.C. season

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

## Season summary

In the 2000–01 season, Millwall controversially sacked joint managers Keith Stevens and Alan McLeary in September, stating that the club didn't believe Stevens and McLeary could meet Millwall's target goal. Ray Harford was appointed caretaker manager on a temporary basis and it seemed possible that he might be given the job permanently, but Mark McGhee was named as their replacement and eight months later the club won promotion as Division Two champions after five years in the lower tier of the league.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

## Results

Millwall's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 | 19 November 2000 | Leigh RMI | H | 3–0 | 6,907 | Harris, Bircham, Moody |
| R2 | 10 December 2000 | Wycombe Wanderers | H | 0–0 | 7,819 | |
| R2R | 19 December 2000 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 1–2 | 3,878 | Dolan |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 1st Leg | 22 August 2000 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 2–1 | 6,039 | Braniff, Livermore |
| R1 2nd Leg | 5 September 2000 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–1 (won 3–2 on agg) | 5,227 | Kinet |
| R2 1st Leg | 19 September 2000 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–0 | 8,068 | Ifill, Cahill |
| R2 2nd Leg | 26 September 2000 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–5 (lost 2–5 on agg) | 13,008 | |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| Southern R1 | 5 December 2000 | Northampton Town | H | 4–1 | 2,369 | Kinet (3, 1 pen), Sadlier |
| Southern R2 | 9 January 2001 | Swindon Town | H | 0–0 (lost 2–3 on pens) | 2,394 | |

## 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 | Tony Warner |
| 2 | MF | CAN | Marc Bircham |
| 3 | MF | SKN | Bobby Bowry |
| 4 | MF | SAM | Tim Cahill |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Dave Tuttle |
| 6 | DF | NIR | Joe Dolan |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Steve Claridge (on loan from Portsmouth) |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Matthew Lawrence |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Neil Harris |
| 10 | MF | BEL | Christophe Kinet |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Paul Ifill |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Paul Moody |
| 13 | GK | GLP | Willy Guéret |
| 14 | MF | AUS | Lucas Neill |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Stuart Nethercott |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Tony Cottee |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Leke Odunsi |
| 18 | MF | IRL | Steven Reid |
| 19 | DF | IRL | Robbie Ryan |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | FW | IRL | Richard Sadlier |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Leon Constantine |
| 22 | GK | ENG | Phil Smith |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Jamie Stuart |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Sean Dyche |
| 25 | MF | BRB | Michael Gilkes |
| 26 | MF | ENG | David Livermore |
| 27 | DF | IRL | Alan Dunne |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Mark Phillips |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Byron Bubb |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Ronnie Bull |
| 31 | DF | WAL | Matthew Rees |
| 32 | DF | GUY | Leon Cort |
| 33 | FW | NIR | Mark Hicks |
| 34 | FW | NIR | Kevin Braniff |
| 35 | FW | IRL | Darren Meade |
| 36 | FW | ENG | Tommy Tyne |
| 37 | GK | ENG | Stuart Nelson |
| 38 | MF | ENG | Charley Hearn |

### 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 |
| 7 | DF | IRL | Scott Fitzgerald (to Colchester United) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Sam Parkin (on loan from Chelsea) |