2000–01 Ipswich Town F.C. season

Ipswich Town
2000–01 season
Chairman	David Sheepshanks
Manager	George Burley
Stadium	Portman Road
Premiership	5th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Stewart (19); All: Stewart (21)
Average home league attendance	22,524
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

The 2000-01 season was the 122nd season of competitive association football and fourth season in the Premier League played by Ipswich Town F.C., an English football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk. Their third-place finish in the Football League First Division in 1999-2000 season and victory in the playoff finals secured Ipswich Town a place in the Premier League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001.

Summary

Tipped by many to go straight back down to Division One after winning promotion, Ipswich quickly wowed the Premiership with an unlikely challenge among the top six. For much of the season, it looked like they would finish in the top three and qualify for the European Cup for the first time in nearly 40 years. In the end, a 2-1 defeat at Charlton Athletic ended such hopes with two games left and they finished fifth, just four points adrift of second-placed Arsenal and qualified for the UEFA Cup for the first time since 1982. Manager George Burley was then voted "Manager of the Year" by his colleagues.

Final league table

Template:2000–01 FA Premier League table

Results Summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	20	6	12	57	42	+15	66	11	5	3	31	15	+16	9	1	9	26	27	−1

Source: 2000-01 FA Premier League table

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	W	L	L	W	D	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	D
Position	18	15	12	14	16	11	11	9	7	6	5	6	6	5	3	5	3	3	5	5	3	4	4	5	5	6	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	5

Source: 11v11.com: 2000-01 Ipswich Town results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

FA Premier League

Ipswich Town's season results^[1]

August

Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture

19 August 2000 1	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	Ipswich Town	Haringey, Greater London
15:00 BST	Anderton 28' (pen.) Carr 29' Ferdinand 81'	(report)	Venus 8'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,148 Referee: Wiley

22 August 2000 2	Ipswich Town	1–1	Manchester United	Ipswich, Suffolk
19:45 BST	Wilnis 6'	(report)	Beckham 39'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 22,007 Referee: J Winter

26 August 2000 3	Ipswich Town	1–0	Sunderland	Ipswich, Suffolk
15:00 BST	Bramble 52'	(report)		Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,830 Referee: Poll

September

6 September 2000 4	Leicester City	2–1	Ipswich Town	Leicester, Leicestershire
19:45 BST	Akinbiyi 56' Elliott 72'	(report)	Magilton 87'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 19,598 Referee: P Taylor

9 September 2000 5	Ipswich Town	1–2	Aston Villa	Ipswich, Suffolk
15:00 BST	Stewart 89'	(report)	Hendrie 26' Dublin 54'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 22,065 Referee: D'Urso

16 September 2000 6	Leeds United	1–2	Ipswich Town	Leeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 BST	Bowyer	(report)	Scowcroft J Wright	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,552 Referee: M Halsey

23 September 2000 7	Ipswich Town	1–1	Arsenal	Ipswich, Suffolk
15:00 BST	Stewart 49'	(report)	Bergkamp 83'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 22,030 Referee: P Durkin

30 September 2000 8	Everton	0–3	Ipswich Town	Liverpool, Merseyside
15:00 BST		(report)	McGreal 19' Stewart 49', 60'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 32,597 Referee: J Winter

October

14 October 2000 9	Ipswich Town	1–1	West Ham United	Ipswich, Suffolk
15:00 BST	Stewart 5'	(report)	Di Canio 72'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 22,243 Referee: N Barry

21 October 2000 10	Bradford City	0–2	Ipswich Town	Bradford, West Yorkshire
15:00 BST		(report)	Petrescu 33' (o.g.) Clapham 88'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 17,045 Referee: P Taylor

28 October 2000 11	Ipswich Town	2–1	Middlesbrough	Ipswich, Suffolk
15:00 BST	Naylor 25' Venus 28'	(report)	Gordon 68'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,771 Referee: N Barry

November

4 November 2000 12	Newcastle United	2–1	Ipswich Town	Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
15:00 GMT	Shearer 21', 66' (pen.)	(report)	Stewart 12'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,922 Referee: Alan Wiley

11 November 2000 13	Ipswich Town	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Ipswich, Suffolk
15:00 GMT	Holland 80' Stewart 84'	(report)		Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 22,263 Referee: Steve Bennett

20 November 2000 14	Coventry City	0–1	Ipswich Town	Coventry, Warwickshire
		Report	Wilnis 90'	Stadium: Highfield Road

25 November 2000 15	Manchester City	2–3	Ipswich Town	Manchester, Greater Manchester
	Wanchope 71' Howey 81'	Report	Stewart 9', 53' Hreiðarsson 32'	Stadium: Maine Road

December

2 December 2000 16	Ipswich Town	0–1	Derby County	Ipswich, Suffolk
		Report	Delap 28'	Stadium: Portman Road

10 December 2000 17	Liverpool	0–1	Ipswich Town	Liverpool, Merseyside
			Stewart 45'	Stadium: Anfield

16 December 2000 18	Ipswich Town	3–1	Southampton	Ipswich, Suffolk
	Scowcroft 48' Armstrong 90' Bridge 51' (o.g.)	Report	Beattie 3'	Stadium: Portman Road

23 December 2000 19	Manchester United	2–0	Ipswich Town	Manchester, Greater Manchester
	Solskjær 20', 23'			Stadium: Old Trafford

26 December 2000 20	Ipswich Town	2–2	Chelsea	Ipswich, Suffolk
	Scowcroft 43' Stewart 82'		Guðjohnsen 8', 17'	Stadium: Portman Road

30 December 2000 21	Ipswich Town	3–0	Tottenham	Ipswich, Suffolk
	Stewart 9' Armstrong 62' Clapham 88'			Stadium: Portman Road

January

1 January 2001 22	Sunderland	4–1	Ipswich Town	Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
	Arca 25' Phillips 57' Dichio 63' Schwarz 88'		Stewart 5'	Stadium: Stadium of Light

14 January 2001 23	Ipswich Town	2–0	Leicester	Ipswich, Suffolk
	Stewart 80' Scowcroft 90'			Stadium: Portman Road

20 January 2001 24	Chelsea	4–1	Ipswich	Fulham, Greater London
	Poyet 45', 65' Wise 58' Hasselbaink 73' (pen.)		Stewart 23'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge

February

3 February 2001 25	Ipswich Town	1–2	Leeds United	Ipswich, Suffolk
	Venus 63'		Venus 28' (o.g.), Keane 41'	Stadium: Portman Road

17 February 2001 26	Arsenal	1–0	Ipswich Town	Islington, Greater London
	Henry 67'			Stadium: Highbury

24 February 2001 27	Ipswich Town	2–0	Everton	Liverpool, Merseyside
	Holland 82' Armstrong 84'			Stadium: Goodison Park

March

4 March 2001 28	Ipswich Town	3–1	Bradford	Ipswich, Suffolk
	Reuser 59', 72' Burchill 75'		Carbone 27'	Stadium: Portman Road

10 March 2001 29	Aston Villa	2–1	Ipswich Town	Birmingham, West Midlands
	Joachim 53', 71'		Armstrong 25'	Stadium: Villa Park

17 March 2001 30	West Ham United	0–1	Ipswich Town	Newham, Greater London
			Reuser 60'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground

April

2 April 2001 31	Southampton	0–3	Ipswich Town	Southampton, Hampshire
			Stewart 33', 68', 71' (pen.)	Stadium: The Dell

10 April 2001 32	Ipswich Town	1–1	Liverpool	Ipswich, Suffolk
	Armstrong 77'		Heskey 46'	Stadium: Portman Road

14 April 2001 33	Ipswich Town	1–0	Newcastle United	Ipswich, Suffolk
	Stewart 76' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Portman Road Referee: Mike Dean

16 April 2001 34	Middlesbrough	1–2	Ipswich Town	Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
	Windass 38'	Report	Armstrong 46', 50'	Stadium: Riverside Referee: Steve Bennett

21 April 2001 35	Ipswich Town	2–0	Coventry City	Ipswich, Suffolk
	Reuser 20' Wright 56'	Report		Stadium: Portman Road

30 April 2001 36	Charlton Athletic	2–1	Ipswich Town	Greenwich, Greater London
	Svensson 12' Rufus 57'	Report	Reuser 20'	Stadium: The Valley Referee: Rob Styles

May

7 May 2001 37	Ipswich Town	2–1	Manchester City	Ipswich, Suffolk
	Holland 78' Reuser 85'	Report	Goater 74'	Stadium: Portman Road Referee: Steve Lodge

19 May 2001 38	Derby County	1–1	Ipswich Town	Derby, Derbyshire
	Christie 31'	Report	Naylor 46'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Referee: Graham Poll

Football League Cup

Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture

19 September 2000 R2 L1	Millwall	2–0	Ipswich Town	Southwark, Greater London
19:45 BST	Ifill 36' Cahill 79'	(report)		Stadium: The Den Attendance: 8,068 Referee: Rob Styles

26 September 2000 R2 L2	Ipswich Town	5–0 (a.e.t.) (5 – 2 agg.)	Millwall	Ipswich, Suffolk
19:45 BST	Johnson 75', 115' Bramble 87' Holland 91' Magilton 105'	(report)	Dolan 28' Reid 73'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,008 Referee: A Hall

1 November 2000 R3	Arsenal	1–2	Ipswich Town	Islington, Greater London
19:45 GMT	Stepanovs 44'	(report)	Clapham 2' Scowcroft 90'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 26,105 Referee: Jeff Winter

28 November 2000 R4	Ipswich Town	2–1	Coventry City	Ipswich, Suffolk
19:45 BST	Bramble 5' Johnson 65'	(report)	Bellamy 54' (pen)	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,563 Referee: Paul Durkin

19 December 2000 R5	Manchester City	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Ipswich Town	Manchester
19:45 BST	Goater 10'	(report)	Holland 60' Venus 109'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 31,252 Referee: Graham Poll

9 January 2001 SF L1	Ipswich Town	1–0	Birmingham City	Ipswich, Suffolk
19:45 BST	Stewart 45' (pen)	(report)		Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,684 Referee: C Wilkes

31 January 2001 SF L2	Birmingham City	4–1 (a.e.t.) (4 – 2 agg.)	Ipswich Town	Birmingham
19:45 BST	Horsfield 43' 55' Grainger 103' Johnson 116'	(report)	Scowcroft 56'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 28,624 Referee: Jeff Winter

FA Cup

Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture

6 January 2001 R3	Morecambe	0–3	Ipswich Town	Morecambe
15:00 GMT		(report)	Stewart 14' Armstrong 65' J. Wright 75'	Stadium: Christie Park Attendance: 5,923 Referee: Uriah Rennie

27 January 2001 R4	Sunderland	1–0	Ipswich Town	Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
15:00 GMT	Dichio 23'	(report)		Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 33,626 Referee: Steve Bennett

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[2]

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	Richard Wright
2	DF	NED	Fabian Wilnis
3	DF	ENG	Jamie Clapham
4	DF	ENG	John McGreal
5	DF	ENG	Tony Mowbray
6	DF	ENG	Mark Venus
7	MF	NIR	Jim Magilton
8	MF	IRL	Matt Holland (captain)
10	FW	ENG	James Scowcroft
11	FW	ENG	Marcus Stewart
12	FW	ENG	Richard Naylor
14	MF	ENG	Jermaine Wright
15	DF	ENG	John Scales


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	DF	ENG	Gary Croft
17	DF	ENG	Wayne Brown
19	DF	ENG	Titus Bramble
20	MF	ENG	Richard Logan
21	GK	IRL	Keith Branagan
28	MF	NED	Nabil Abidallah
30	MF	NED	Martijn Reuser
32	DF	ISL	Hermann Hreidarsson
33	DF	SVN	Amir Karić
34	FW	ENG	Alun Armstrong
35	FW	SCO	Mark Burchill (on loan from Celtic)
36	DF	ENG	Chris Makin

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
9	FW	ENG	David Johnson (to Nottingham Forest)
18	DF	FRA	Jean-Manuel Thetis (to Sheffield United)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	MF	SCO	Stuart Niven (to Barnet)
24	MF	ENG	Neil Midgley (to Barnet)

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
13	GK	ENG	Mike Salmon
23	MF	NIR	Sean Friars
25	MF	ENG	Ashley Nicholls
26	GK	ENG	James Pullen
27	FW	NED	Guillermo Graaven
29	DF	RSA	Justin Miller


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
31	DF	SCO	Stephen Moffatt
—	DF	WAL	Lee Beevers
—	MF	ENG	Matt Bloomfield
—	MF	ENG	Matthew Robinson
—	MF	ENG	Ian Westlake
—	FW	ENG	Darren Bent

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Name	From	Fee	Notes
5 July 2000	DF	John Scales	Tottenham Hotspur	Free transfer	^[3]
8 July 2000	MF	Nabil Abidallah	Ajax	Free transfer	^[4]
8 July 2000	FW	Guillermo Graaven	Ajax	Free transfer
18 August 2000	DF	Hermann Hreidarsson	Wimbledon	£4,000,000	^[5]
18 September 2000	DF	Amir Karić	NK Maribor	£700,000	^[6]
7 December 2000	FW	Alun Armstrong	Middlesbrough	£500,000	^[7]
7 March 2001	DF	Chris Makin	Sunderland	£1,250,000	^[8]

Out

Date	Pos	Name	To	Fee	Notes
1 June 2000	MF	Marco Holster	Go Ahead Eagles	Free transfer
23 July 2000	MF	Mick Stockwell	Colchester United	Free transfer
22 August 2000	FW	Jonas Axeldal	Cambridge United	Signed
29 September 2000	MF	Stuart Niven	Barnet	Free transfer
12 January 2001	FW	David Johnson	Nottingham Forest	£3,500,000	^[9]
22 March 2001	MF	Neil Midgley	Barnet	Free transfer

Transfers in:

£6,350,000

Transfers out:

£3,500,000

Total spending:

£2,850,000

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ENG	Richard Wright	44	0	36	0	6	0	2	0
21	GK	IRL	Keith Branagan	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	NED	Fabian Wilnis	37	2	27+2	2	5+1	0	2	0
4	DF	ENG	John McGreal	34	1	25+3	1	5	0	1	0
6	DF	ENG	Mark Venus	29	4	23+2	3	3	1	1	0
15	DF	ENG	John Scales	4	0	2	0	2	0	0	0
16	DF	ENG	Gary Croft	13	0	6+2	0	3+1	0	1	0
17	DF	ENG	Wayne Brown	4	0	0+4	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF	ENG	Titus Bramble	33	3	23+3	1	4+1	2	2	0
32	DF	ISL	Hermann Hreidarsson	45	1	35+1	1	7	0	2	0
36	DF	ENG	Chris Makin	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
3	MF	ENG	Jamie Clapham	44	3	28+7	2	7	1	0+2	0
7	MF	NIR	Jim Magilton	41	2	32+1	1	6	1	1+1	0
8	MF	IRL	Matt Holland	47	5	38	3	6+1	2	2	0
14	MF	ENG	Jermaine Wright	46	3	35+2	2	5+2	0	2	1
28	MF	NED	Nabil Abidallah	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	NED	Martijn Reuser	34	6	13+13	6	3+4	0	1	0
33	MF	SVN	Amir Karić	3	0	0	0	0+3	0	0	0
Forwards
10	FW	ENG	James Scowcroft	43	6	22+12	4	5+2	2	1+1	0
11	FW	ENG	Marcus Stewart	41	21	33+1	19	3+2	1	2	1
12	FW	ENG	Richard Naylor	16	1	5+8	1	1+1	0	0+1	0
20	FW	ENG	Richard Logan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
34	FW	ENG	Alun Armstrong	23	8	15+6	7	0	0	2	1
35	FW	SCO	Mark Burchill	7	1	2+5	1	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
9	FW	ENG	David Johnson	19	3	6+8	0	5	3	0	0

Last updated: 19 May 2001
Source: Competitions

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions^[10]

No.	Pos.	Name	MS
1	GK	Richard Wright	44
2	RB	Fabian Wilnis	34
19	CB	Titus Bramble	29
4	CB	John McGreal	31
32	LB	Hermann Hreidarsson	44
14	RM	Jermaine Wright	42
8	CM	Matt Holland	46
7	CM	Jim Magilton	39
3	LM	Jamie Clapham	35
11	CF	Marcus Stewart	38
10	CF	James Scowcroft	28

References

^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/ipswich-town/2000-2001/results
^ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2000-2001/faprem/ipswich.htm
^ "Scales weighs in at Ipswich". BBC Sport. 5 July 2000. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
^ "Ipswich's double Dutch". BBC News. 8 July 2000. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
^ "Hreidarsson joins Ipswich". BBC Sport. 18 August 2000. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
^ "Town complete Karic move". BBC Sport. 18 September 2000. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
^ "Armstrong lands at Portman Road". BBC Sport. 7 December 2000. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
^ "Ipswich complete Makin signing". BBC Sport. 7 March 2001. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
^ "Forest complete £3.5m Johnson deal". BBC Sport. 12 January 2001. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
^ http://www.11v11.com/teams/ipswich-town/tab/players/season/2001

[1] ttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/ipswich-town/2000-2001/results

[2] ttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2000-2001/faprem/ipswich.htm

[3] "Scales weighs in at Ipswich". BBC Sport. 5 July 2000. Retrieved 10 October 2015.

[4] "Ipswich's double Dutch". BBC News. 8 July 2000. Retrieved 10 October 2015.

[5] "Hreidarsson joins Ipswich". BBC Sport. 18 August 2000. Retrieved 10 October 2015.

[6] "Town complete Karic move". BBC Sport. 18 September 2000. Retrieved 10 October 2015.

[7] "Armstrong lands at Portman Road". BBC Sport. 7 December 2000. Retrieved 10 October 2015.

[8] "Ipswich complete Makin signing". BBC Sport. 7 March 2001. Retrieved 10 October 2015.

[9] "Forest complete £3.5m Johnson deal". BBC Sport. 12 January 2001. Retrieved 10 October 2015.

[10] ttp://www.11v11.com/teams/ipswich-town/tab/players/season/2001

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