Watford
2000–01 season
ChairmanEngland Elton John
ManagerEngland Graham Taylor
StadiumVicarage Road
First Division9th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tommy Mooney (19)
All:
Tommy Mooney (22)
Average home league attendance13,941

During the 2000–01 English football season, Watford competed in the Football League First Division. The club was relegated from the Premier League in the previous season.

Season summary

After relegation from the Premier League, Watford stabilised in the First Division to finish 9th, five points off the play-off places. A total of 143 goals were scored in league matches involving Watford; only champions Fulham scored more goals than Watford's 76, whilst Sheffield Wednesday, Crystal Palace, Tranmere Rovers and Queens Park Rangers were the only teams to concede more than Watford's 67 league goals.[1] Manager Graham Taylor announced his retirement at the end of the season - former Chelsea manager Gianluca Vialli was named as his replacement.[2]

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 20 9 17 76 67  +9 69 11 6 6 46 29  +17 9 3 11 30 38  −8
Results by matchday
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAAHAHHHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHHAHAHAA
ResultWWDWWWWWWWDWWDWLLLLLDLLWWWLLWDLLDLDWLLWDLWLDWL
Position534212222122111122454686555665666697787888101179
Source: 11v11.com: 2000-01 Watford results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Watford's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 2000Huddersfield TownA2–113,018Cox, Smith
19 August 2000BarnsleyH1–013,186Foley
26 August 2000WimbledonA0–08,447
28 August 2000Sheffield UnitedH4-112,675Helguson, Mooney, Noel-Williams, Hyde
9 September 2000PortsmouthA3–114,012Nielsen, Mooney, Helguson
12 September 2000Blackburn RoversA4-317,258Hyde (2), Helguson, Mooney
16 September 2000Crewe AlexandraH3–013,784Smith, Noel-Williams, Hyde
23 September 2000Stockport CountyA3–26,933Smith, Noel-Williams, Nielsen
1 October 2000Birmingham CityH2-012,355Nielsen, Cox
14 October 2000Queens Park RangersH3–117,488Cox (2), Noel-Williams
17 October 2000GillinghamH0–012,356
21 October 2000Nottingham ForestA2–020,065Hyde (2)
24 October 2000Bolton WanderersH1–011,799Mooney (pen)
28 October 2000Wolverhampton WanderersA2-220,296
4 November 2000Grimsby TownH4–011,600Nielsen, Mooney (2), Noel-Williams
7 November 2000Sheffield WednesdayH1–311,166Smith
11 November 2000Tranmere RoversA0–28,858
18 November 2000Preston North EndH2–313,066Mooney, Palmer
3 December 2000Bolton WanderersA1–213,904Smith
9 December 2000Crystal PalaceA0–116,049
16 December 2000West Bromwich AlbionH3–314,601Butler (own goal), Mooney (2)
23 December 2000Huddersfield TownH1–213,371Heary (own goal)
26 December 2000FulhamA0–55,752
29 December 2000BarnsleyA1–013,820Nielsen
2 January 2001WimbledonH3–111,336Mooney (2), Noel-Williams
13 January 2001Sheffield UnitedA1–017,551Mooney
20 January 2001FulhamH1-318,333Helguson
27 January 2001Norwich CityA1-215,309Helguson
3 February 2001Sheffield WednesdayA3–216,134Vernazza, Ward, Smith
10 February 2001PortsmouthH2–216,051Smith (2)
17 February 2001Crewe AlexandraA0–26,757
20 February 2001Blackburn RoversH0-115,970
24 February 2001Stockport CountyH2–213,647Mooney, Nielsen
2 March 2001Birmingham CityA0–220,724
7 March 2001Queens Park RangersA1–112,436Nielsen
10 March 2001Norwich CityH4-115,123Wooter, Smith, Helguson, Nielsen
13 March 2001BurnleyH0–113,653
31 March 2001West Bromwich AlbionA0–317,261
3 April 2001Nottingham ForestH3–013,651Noel-Williams, Mooney (2)
7 April 2001Crystal PalaceH2–215,598Nielsen, Mooney
14 April 2001Grimsby TownA1–26,110Mooney
17 April 2001Wolverhampton WanderersH3–213,765Mooney, Smith, Helguson
22 April 2001Preston North EndA2–314,071Noel-Williams, Page
28 April 2001Tranmere RoversH1–116,063Nielsen
1 May 2001GillinghamA3–09,098Helguson, Smith, Vernazza
6 May 2001BurnleyA0–218,283

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2001EvertonH1–215,635Mooney

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg22 August 2000Cheltenham TownH0–08,289
R1 2nd Leg5 September 2000Cheltenham TownA3–0 (won 3–0 on agg)5,078Smith, Ward, Helguson
R2 1st Leg19 September 2000Notts CountyA3–12,346Palmer, Mooney
R2 2nd Leg26 September 2000Notts CountyH0–2 (won on away goals)7,677
R331 October 2000Manchester UnitedH0–318,871

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[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 England ENG Alec Chamberlain
2 DF England ENG Neil Cox
3 DF England ENG Paul Robinson
4 DF Wales WAL Rob Page
5 DF England ENG Steve Palmer
6 MF Northern Ireland NIR Peter Kennedy
8 MF Jamaica JAM Micah Hyde[notes 1]
9 FW England ENG Tommy Mooney
10 MF Australia AUS Richard Johnson
11 FW England ENG Nick Wright
12 FW Scotland SCO Allan Smart
13 GK England ENG Chris Day
14 MF Netherlands NED Nordin Wooter[notes 2]
15 FW England ENG Gifton Noel-Williams
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF England ENG Nigel Gibbs (captain)
17 FW England ENG Tommy Smith
18 FW Iceland ISL Heiðar Helguson
19 MF England ENG Clint Easton
21 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Dominic Foley
22 GK Norway NOR Espen Baardsen[notes 3]
23 DF England ENG Darren Ward
25 MF England ENG Paolo Vernazza
26 DF England ENG David Perpetuini
27 DF England ENG James Panayi
28 MF Denmark DEN Allan Nielsen
29 MF England ENG Stephen Armstrong
33 MF England ENG Fabian Forde[notes 4]
34 MF England ENG Lee Cook

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 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Michel Ngonge[notes 5] (to Queens Park Rangers)
7 MF England ENG Carlton Palmer (on loan from Coventry City)
20 MF Iceland ISL Jóhann Guðmundsson (to FK Lyn)
25 MF Belgium BEL Adrian Bakalli (to Swindon Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 DF England ENG Richard Jobson (on loan from Manchester City)
32 FW England ENG Steve Brooker (to Port Vale)
36 MF Scotland SCO Charlie Miller (to Dundee United)
— FW Australia AUS Chad Mansley (to Leyton Orient)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF France FRA Alexandre Bonnot
30 DF England ENG Lloyd Doyley[notes 6]
31 DF England ENG Matthew Langston
32 DF England ENG Tom Neill
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 FW England ENG David Warner
37 MF England ENG Gary Fisken
38 DF England ENG Jerel Ifil

References

  1. ↑ "Division One 2000–2001 table". Tony Brown. Statto.com. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  2. ↑ Ingle, Sean (2 May 2001). "Vialli named new Watford manager". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Watford results for the 2000-2001 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "FootballSquads - Watford - 2000/01".

Notes

  1. ↑ Hyde was born in Newham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2001.
  2. ↑ Wooter was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level.
  3. ↑ Baardsen was born in San Rafael, California, United States, and represented them at U-18 level, but also qualified to represent Norway internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Norway in September 1998.
  4. ↑ Forde was born in Harrow, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally and would make his international debut for Barbados in November 2002.
  5. ↑ Ngonge was born in Huy, Belgium, but also qualified to represent the Democratic Republic of the Congo internationally and made his international debut for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1995.
  6. ↑ Doyley was born in Tower Hamlets, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in March 2013.
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