2000–01 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season

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Wycombe Wanderers
2000–01 season
ChairmanIvor Beeks
ManagerLawrie Sanchez
StadiumAdams Park
Second Division13th
FA CupSemi-finals
League CupSecond round
Football League TrophyArea quarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Andy Rammell (10)

All:
Andy Rammell (13)
Average home league attendance5,549

During the 2000–01 English football season, Wycombe Wanderers competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary[edit]

Having barely escaped relegation the previous season, this time round Wycombe achieved survival in the Second Division by a comfortable margin. Their defensive record, the best of any team outside the top six, ensured they finished well clear of relegation in 13th place. Wycombe enjoyed their greatest success in the FA Cup, defeating First Division teams Grimsby Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Wimbledon before edging Premier League side Leicester City 2–1 at Filbert Street; this result caused Leicester, then sitting fourth in the Premier League, to enter a poor run of form that dragged them down to 13th. The win at Leicester set up a dream semi-final tie against Liverpool at Villa Park – Wycombe pushed Gérard Houllier's men all the way before losing 2–1; Liverpool would go on to finish third in the Premier League and win a treble of the League, FA and UEFA Cups.

Final league table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results[edit]

Wycombe Wanderers' score comes first[1]

Legend[edit]

Win Draw Loss

FA Cup[edit]

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 18 November 2000 Harrow Borough H 3–0 2,681 Bates (2), Simpson
R2 10 December 2000 Millwall A 0–0 7,819
R2R 19 December 2000 Millwall H 2–1 3,878 Rammell, McCarthy
R3 6 January 2001 Grimsby Town H 1–1 5,390 McCarthy
R3R 16 January 2001 Grimsby Town A 3–1 3,269 McCarthy, Simpson, Rogers
R4 27 January 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–1 9,617 Rammell, Parkin
R5 17 February 2001 Wimbledon H 2–2 9,650 Simpson, Brown
R5R 20 February 2001 Wimbledon A 2–2 (won 8–7 on pens) 9,464 Carroll, McCarthy
QF 10 March 2001 Leicester City A 2–1 21,969 McCarthy, Essandoh
SF 8 April 2001 Liverpool N 1–2 40,037 Ryan

League Cup[edit]

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 22 August 2000 Barnet A 1–2 1,741 Rogers
R1 2nd Leg 5 September 2000 Barnet H 3–1 (won 4–3 on agg) 2,205 McSporran, Castledine, McCarthy
R2 1st Leg 19 September 2000 Birmingham City H 3–4 2,537 Rammell, Baird, Bates
R2 2nd Leg 26 September 2000 Birmingham City A 0–1 (lost 3–5 on agg) 8,960

Squad[edit]

[1] 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 Martin Taylor
2 DF England ENG Chris Marsh
3 DF England ENG Chris Vinnicombe
4 DF England ENG Jason Cousins
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Paul McCarthy
6 DF England ENG Jamie Bates
7 MF Scotland SCO Dave Carroll
8 MF England ENG Keith Ryan
9 FW Scotland SCO Andrew Baird
10 FW England ENG Sean Devine
11 MF England ENG Paul Emblen
12 MF England ENG Peter Holsgrove
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Maurice Harkin
15 FW England ENG Jermaine McSporran
16 FW England ENG Andy Rammell
17 DF Canada CAN Mark Rogers
18 DF England ENG Ben Townsend
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF England ENG Stewart Castledine
20 FW England ENG George Clegg (on loan from Manchester United)
21 DF England ENG Alan Beeton
22 MF England ENG Dannie Bulman
23 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Ian Simpemba
24 FW England ENG Guy Whittingham
25 MF England ENG Martyn Lee
26 GK England ENG Mark Osborn
27 FW England ENG Leeyon Phelan
28 MF England ENG Michael Simpson
29 FW England ENG Danny Senda
30 FW England ENG Steve Brown
32 DF England ENG John Nutter
33 FW England ENG Matthew Brady
34 DF England ENG Roger Johnson
35 GK England ENG Mark Westhead
36 FW Northern Ireland NIR Roy Essandoh

Left club during season[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW England ENG Steve Jones (on loan from Bristol City)
20 FW Canada CAN Niall Thompson (released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 FW England ENG Sam Parkin (on loan from Chelsea)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Wycombe Wanderers results for the 2000-2001 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2013.