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Brentford 2000–01 football season
During the 2001–01 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Second Division . Despite a mid-table season in the league, the club reached the 2001 Football League Trophy Final , which was lost 2–1 to Port Vale .
Season summary
After a 1999–2000 season of consolidation back in the Second Division ,[ 1] Brentford chairman-manager Ron Noades spent conservatively in the off-season, acquiring only forward Mark McCammon , midfielder Eddie Hutchinson and defender Jay Lovett for monetary fees.[ 2] Long-term injuries to full backs Ijah Anderson and Danny Boxall led Noades to sign Paul Gibbs on a free transfer from Plymouth Argyle and a number of loanees to provide cover in defence.[ 3] There was also change in the goalkeeping department, with Ólafur Gottskálksson and youngster Paul Smith coming in to replace out-of-favour Andy Woodman and the soon-to-retire Jason Pearcey .[ 2] [ 4] [ 5]
Continuing injuries as the season began prevented a solid starting lineup from being established,[ 3] [ 6] with Brentford winning only two of the first 12 matches in all competitions and languishing in lower-mid table.[ 7] After being knocked out of the League Cup by Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur , the Bees' league form turned around, with Andy Scott moving from the wing back to his natural forward position and scoring seven goals in the following 9 league matches,[ 9] though a failure to convert draws into wins led the club to tread water in the league placings.[ 7] An FA Cup first round home defeat to Conference side Kingstonian in mid-November led Noades to relinquish his position as manager (while remaining as chairman) and hand the reins to his assistant, Ray Lewington , on a caretaker basis.[ 10] Lewington would later become the permanent manager in March 2001.[ 11]
Despite the beginnings of a run in the Football League Trophy under Lewington,[ 7] chairman Noades angered supporters in January 2001 by selling top-scorer Andy Scott and utility man Rob Quinn to divisional rivals Oxford United for a combined £150,000 fee, in a bid to balance the club's books.[ 12] Despite the sales, Brentford's league position improved and despite just three wins from a 9-match spell in January and February, the club rose to 10th-place in the table.[ 7] With the Bees seemingly safe from relegation from the Second Division,[ 13] the attention turned to the Football League Trophy and four wins in a row led to a matchup with Port Vale in the final at the Millennium Stadium on 22 April.[ 7] Despite taking an early lead through youth prospect Michael Dobson , Brentford were pegged back and defeated 2–1.[ 14] The fixture pileup caused by postponements and international call-ups took its toll on the side and just one of the final eight league matches of the season yielded a victory, which included a spell of four matches in eight days to close out the campaign.[ 7] The Bees finished in 14th-place in the Second Division.[ 13]
League table
Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Relegated
Results
Brentford's goal tally listed first.
Legend
No.
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorer(s)
1
12 August 2000
Northampton Town
A
1–1
6,379
Ingimarsson
2
19 August 2000
Swansea City
H
0–0
5,036
3
26 August 2000
Oxford United
A
1–0
4,756
Folan
4
28 August 2000
Bristol Rovers
H
2–6
5,434
Evans (pen ), Scott
5
2 September 2000
Wycombe Wanderers
H
0–0
4,699
6
9 September 2000
Reading
A
0–4
10,222
7
16 September 2000
Millwall
H
1–1
5,495
Scott
8
23 September 2000
Notts County
A
2–2
4,164
McCammon , Partridge
9
30 September 2000
Bournemouth
H
3–2
4,210
Scott , Pinamonte
10
14 October 2000
Peterborough United
H
1–0
4,479
Scott
11
17 October 2000
Colchester United
H
1–0
3,595
Scott
12
21 October 2000
Luton Town
A
1–3
5,382
Scott
13
24 October 2000
Port Vale
A
1–1
3,338
Owusu
14
28 October 2000
Walsall
H
2–1
4,007
Scott , Evans
15
4 November 2000
Cambridge United
A
1–1
4,083
Scott
16
11 November 2000
Rotherham United
H
0–3
4,544
17
2 December 2000
Wigan Athletic
H
2–2
4,144
Evans (pen ), Scott
18
12 December 2000
Bristol City
A
2–1
8,096
Mahon , Partridge
19
16 December 2000
Wrexham
A
1–2
2,287
Rowlands
20
23 December 2000
Oldham Athletic
H
1–1
5,317
Rowlands
21
26 December 2000
Swindon Town
A
3–2
6,649
Owusu , Scott , Evans (pen )
22
1 January 2001
Oxford United
H
3–0
5,020
Scott (2), Partridge
23
6 January 2001
Northampton Town
H
1–1
5,361
Owusu
24
13 January 2001
Bristol Rovers
A
0–0
6,933
25
17 January 2001
Stoke City
A
0–1
9,350
26
23 January 2001
Bury
A
1–0
2,274
Owusu
27
27 January 2001
Oldham Athletic
A
0–3
4,964
28
3 February 2001
Wycombe Wanderers
A
0–0
6,604
29
10 February 2001
Reading
H
1–2
7,550
McCammon
30
16 February 2001
Millwall
A
0–1
10,233
31
20 February 2001
Bristol City
H
2–1
4,823
O'Connor , Partridge
32
24 February 2001
Notts County
H
3–1
4,366
Evans , Owusu , Partridge
33
3 March 2001
Bournemouth
A
0–2
4,438
34
6 March 2001
Peterborough United
A
1–1
4,479
Williams
35
10 March 2001
Stoke City
H
2–2
5,518
Williams , Owusu
36
16 March 2001
Colchester United
A
1–3
3,420
Owusu
37
31 March 2001
Wrexham
H
1–0
4,449
Powell
38
7 April 2001
Wigan Athletic
A
3–1
6,502
Gibbs , Owusu , Partridge
39
10 April 2001
Swindon Town
H
0–1
4,180
40
14 April 2001
Port Vale
H
1–1
3,671
Evans
41
17 April 2001
Walsall
A
2–3
4,540
McCammon , Roper (og )
42
25 April 2001
Cambridge United
H
2–2
3,062
Owusu , Evans
43
28 April 2001
Rotherham United
A
1–2
9,760
Owusu
44
1 May 2001
Swansea City
A
0–6
2,002
45
3 May 2001
Luton Town
H
2–2
3,287
Partridge , Williams
46
5 May 2001
Bury
H
3–1
4,596
Partridge , Folan , Ingimarsson
FA Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorer(s)
R1
18 November 2000
Kingstonian
H
1–3
3,809
Pinamonte
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorer(s)
Notes
SR1
5 December 2000
Oxford United
H
4–1
1,517
Lovett , Partridge (2), Marshall
SR2
9 January 2001
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
2–2 (a.e.t , won 4–2 on pens )
2,482
Marshall , McCammon
[ nb 1]
SQF
30 January 2001
Barnet
A
2–1
1,438
Rowlands , Evans
SSF
14 February 2001
Swansea City
A
3–2
2,222
Evans (pen ), McCammon , Owusu
SF (1st leg)
13 March 2001
Southend United
A
2–1
5,055
Dobson (2)
SF (2nd leg)
20 March 2001
Southend United
H
2–1
6,579
Ingimarsson , Owusu
F
22 April 2001
Port Vale
N
1–2
25,654
Dobson
[ nb 2]
Playing squad
Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2000–01 season.
Coaching staff
Ron Noades (12 August–20 November 2000)
Ray Lewington (20 November 2000–5 May 2001)
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Substitute appearances in brackets.
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: Soccerbase
Goalscorers
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: Soccerbase
Management
Name
Nat
From
To
Record All Comps
Record League
P
W
D
L
W %
P
W
D
L
W %
Ron Noades
12 August 2000
20 November 2000
21
6
9
6
0 28.57
16
5
7
4
0 31.25
Ray Lewington
20 November 2000
5 May 2001
37
14
11
12
0 37.84
30
9
10
11
0 30.00
Summary
Games played
58 (46 Second Division , 1 FA Cup , 4 League Cup , 7 Football League Trophy )
Games won
20 (14 Second Division, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 5 Football League Trophy)
Games drawn
20 (17 Second Division, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Games lost
18 (15 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Goals scored
77 (56 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 16 Football League Trophy)
Goals conceded
88 (70 Second Division, 3 FA Cup, 5 League Cup, 10 Football League Trophy)
Clean sheets
11 (10 Second Division, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Biggest league win
3–0 versus Oxford United , 1 January 2001
Worst league defeat
6–0 versus Swansea City , 1 May 2001
Most appearances
57, Ólafur Gottskálksson (45 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 7 Football League Trophy)
Top scorer (league)
13, Andy Scott
Top scorer (all competitions)
15, Andy Scott
Transfers & loans
Notes
References
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^ "Noades resigns as Brentford boss" . BBC . 2000-11-20. Retrieved 2016-04-19 .
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^ "Kevin Austin | Football Stats | No Club | Age 43 | 1992-2012 | Soccer Base" . www.soccerbase.com . Retrieved 2016-04-18 .
^ "Rob Quinn | Football Stats | No Club | Age 39 | 1995-2008 | Soccer Base" . www.soccerbase.com . Retrieved 2016-04-18 .
^ "Andy Scott | Football Stats | No Club | Age 43 | 1991-2005 | Soccer Base" . www.soccerbase.com . Retrieved 2016-04-16 .
^ a b "Andy Woodman | Football Stats | No Club | Age 44 | 1989-2006 | Soccer Base" . www.soccerbase.com . Retrieved 2016-04-18 .
^ "Lorenzo Pinamonte | Football Stats | No Club | Age 37 | 1998-2001 | Soccer Base" . www.soccerbase.com . Retrieved 2016-04-18 .
^ "Nevin Saroya" . 11v11.com . Retrieved 2016-04-18 .
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^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006 . Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 125. ISBN 0955294916 .
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