Swindon Town
2000–01 season
ChairmanTerry Brady
ManagerColin Todd (until 1 November)
Andy King (from 8 November)
StadiumCounty Ground
Second Division20th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
LDV Vans TrophySemi-finals (Southern Area)
Top goalscorerLeague: Invincibile (9)
All: Invincibile (10)
Average home league attendance6,187

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

Season summary

Swindon had a dismal start to the 2000–01 season and Todd quit in November to take the assistant manager's job at Premiership side Derby County. Todd's assistant, Andy King, stepped up to the manager's seat and remained there for the rest of the season. He achieved survival in Division Two[1] but his short-term contract was not renewed at the end of the season.[2]

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
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 46 12 15 19 53 57 −4 51 Relegated
22 Luton Town 46 9 13 24 52 80 −28 40
Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results

Swindon Town's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 2000Colchester UnitedH0–07,296
19 August 2000ReadingA0–214,134
26 August 2000WalsallH1–45,492Invincibile
28 August 2000Port ValeA0–33,926
9 September 2000Bristol CityA1–010,110Reeves
12 September 2000BournemouthA0–33,673
23 September 2000Luton TownA3–24,933Duke, M Williams (2)
30 September 2000Wigan AthleticH2–24,895Alexander, M Robinson
8 October 2000Oxford UnitedH2–17,975Reeves, Grazioli
14 October 2000Oldham AthleticA0–14,009
17 October 2000Swansea CityA0–06,331
21 October 2000Bristol RoversH1–38,097Robertson
24 October 2000MillwallH0–25,014
28 October 2000Notts CountyA2–35,402Invincibile (2)
31 October 2000Cambridge UnitedH3–13,452Invincibile (2), O'Halloran
4 November 2000Wycombe WanderersH1–15,226Reeves
7 November 2000WrexhamH2–24,423Invincibile, O'Halloran (pen)
11 November 2000Peterborough UnitedA0–45,700
25 November 2000Stoke CityH0–34,904
2 December 2000Northampton TownA1–05,816Alexander
16 December 2000Rotherham UnitedH2–14,740Woan, Invincibile
23 December 2000BuryA0–12,921
26 December 2000BrentfordH2–36,649Invincibile, Howe
1 January 2001WalsallA0–15,548
13 January 2001Port ValeH0–15,175
27 January 2001BuryH3–04,960Reddy, O'Halloran (pen), Cowe
3 February 2001WrexhamA1–13,004van der Linden
10 February 2001Bristol CityH1–110,031Reddy
17 February 2001Cambridge UnitedA1–04,046Reddy
20 February 2001BournemouthH1–15,948Alexander
24 February 2001Luton TownH1–37,160Alexander
3 March 2001Wigan AthleticA0–06,563
6 March 2001Oldham AthleticH3–04,168Kelly (own goal), McAreavey, Grazioli
10 March 2001Oxford UnitedA2–07,480S Robinson (2)
17 March 2001Swansea CityH1–16,724O'Halloran (pen)
20 March 2001Colchester UnitedA1–02,736Reddy
24 March 2001Bristol RoversA0–08,114
27 March 2001ReadingH0–19,673
31 March 2001Rotherham UnitedA3–47,106Alexander (2), Woan
7 April 2001Northampton TownH1–15,932Woan
10 April 2001BrentfordA1–04,180Heywood
14 April 2001MillwallA0–112,266
16 April 2001Notts CountyH1–26,207Heywood
21 April 2001Wycombe WanderersA0–06,844
28 April 2001Peterborough UnitedH2–18,145Alexander, Invincibile
5 May 2001Stoke CityA1–420,591O'Halloran (pen)

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R118 November 2000Ilkeston TownH0–14,406Willis, M Williams, Howe, Young
R29 December 2000GatesheadH5–03,907O'Halloran (2), Cowe (2), Howe
R36 January 2001Coventry CityH0–214,445

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg22 August 2000Exeter CityH1–15,193Howe
R1 2nd Leg6 September 2000Exeter CityA2–1 (won 3–2 on agg)2,825Reeves, Invincibile
R2 1st Leg18 September 2000Tranmere RoversA1–14,289Hazell (own goal)
R2 2nd Leg26 September 2000Tranmere RoversH0–1 (lost 1–2 on agg)4,573

Football League Trophy

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
Southern R29 January 2001MillwallA0–0 (won 3–2 on pens)2,394
Southern QF30 January 2001Wycombe WanderersH2–13,244Alexander
Southern SF13 February 2001Southend UnitedA1–2 (a.e.t.)3,337Reddy

Squad

[4] 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 Netherlands NED Bart Griemink
2 DF England ENG Mark Robinson
3 DF England ENG Sol Davis
4 MF England ENG Matthew Hewlett
5 DF England ENG Adam Willis
6 DF Netherlands NED Antoine van der Linden
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Keith O'Halloran
8 MF England ENG Bobby Howe
10 FW England ENG Giuliano Grazioli
11 MF Scotland SCO David Duke
12 DF Argentina ARG Juan Cobián
14 MF England ENG Steve Cowe
15 MF Wales WAL Andy Williams
17 FW Australia AUS Danny Invincibile
18 FW England ENG Gary Alexander
19 DF England ENG Matthew Heywood
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF England ENG Frazer McHugh
21 DF Wales WAL Gareth Davies
22 DF England ENG Alan Reeves
23 GK England ENG Steve Mildenhall
24 MF Belgium BEL Adrian Bakalli
25 MF England ENG Steve Robinson
26 FW England ENG Alan Young
27 MF Northern Ireland NIR Paul McAreavey
28 MF England ENG Jamie Mills
29 DF England ENG James Williams
30 DF Wales WAL Gareth Hall
31 MF England ENG Ian Woan
32 DF England ENG Sam Campagna
33 GK England ENG Craig Farr
35 MF England ENG Kevin Halliday

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
25 DF Finland FIN Marko Tuomela (on loan from Tromsø IL)
9 DF England ENG Charlie Griffin (to Woking)
16 DF Denmark DEN Kim Heiselberg (Released)
19 MF Australia AUS Mark Robertson (to Dundee)
16 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jim Whitley (on loan from Manchester City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF England ENG Richard Dryden (on loan from Southampton)
9 FW Bermuda BER Kyle Lightbourne (on loan from Stoke City)
24 FW England ENG Martin Williams (Released)
16 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Michael Reddy (on loan from Sunderland)

References

  1. ↑ "King hailed as saviour". News Headlines. Swindon Advertiser. 3 May 2001. Archived from the original on 13 January 2005. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Town hope to replace King by end of week". News Headlines. Swindon Advertiser. 1 August 2001. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Swindon Town 2000-2001 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "FootballSquads - Swindon Town - 2000/01".
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