| Season | 2000–01 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Fulham |
| Promoted | Fulham Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers |
| Relegated | Barnet |
| New team in League | Kidderminster Harriers |
2001–02 → | |
The 2000–01 Football League (known as theNationwide Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 102nd completed season ofThe Football League.
| Season | 2000–01 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Fulham |
| Promoted | Fulham Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers |
| Relegated | Huddersfield Town Queens Park Rangers Tranmere Rovers |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,373 (2.49 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Louis Saha (27 goals)[1] |
2001–02 → | |
The following teams changed division since the 1999–2000 season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulham(C, P) | 46 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 90 | 32 | +58 | 101 | Promotion to thePremier League |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers(P) | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 76 | 39 | +37 | 91 | |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers(O, P) | 46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 76 | 45 | +31 | 87 | Qualification for theFirst Division play-offs |
| 4 | Preston North End | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 64 | 52 | +12 | 78 | |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 78 | |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 74 | |
| 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 | |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 55 | |
| 13 | Gillingham | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 61 | 66 | −5 | 55 | |
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 47 | 62 | −15 | 55 | |
| 15 | Norwich City | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 54 | |
| 16 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 49 | 62 | −13 | 54 | |
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 52 | 71 | −19 | 53 | |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 52 | |
| 19 | Stockport County | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 58 | 65 | −7 | 51 | |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 46 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 49 | |
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 57 | 70 | −13 | 49 | |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town(R) | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 48 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
| 23 | Queens Park Rangers(R) | 46 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 45 | 75 | −30 | 40 | |
| 24 | Tranmere Rovers(R) | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 46 | 77 | −31 | 38 |
| Semifinals 1st leg –May 13th; 2nd leg –May 17th, 2001 | Final atMillennium Stadium,Cardiff May 28th, 2001 | ||||||||||
| 3rd | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
| 6th | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 3rd | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | |||||||||
| 4th | Preston North End | 0 | |||||||||
| 4th | Preston North End (pen.) | 0 | 2 | 2 (4) | |||||||
| 5th | Birmingham City | 1 | 1 | 2 (2) | |||||||
| Home \ Away | BAR | BIR | BLB | BOL | BUR | CRE | CRY | FUL | GIL | GRI | HUD | NWC | NOT | POR | PNE | QPR | SHU | SHW | STP | TRA | WAT | WBA | WDN | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Birmingham City | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Burnley | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | |
| Crystal Palace | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | |
| Fulham | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Gillingham | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Grimsby Town | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | |
| Norwich City | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Portsmouth | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Preston North End | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Sheffield United | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 0–1 | |
| Stockport County | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | |
| Watford | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Wimbledon | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Season | 2000–01 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Millwall (1st third tier title) |
| Direct promotion | Millwall, Rotherham United |
| Promoted through play-offs | Walsall |
| Relegated | Bristol Rovers, Luton Town, Oxford United, Swansea City |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,466 (2.66 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Neil Harris(Millwall), 27[1] |
2001–02 → | |
The following teams changed division since the 1999–2000 season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millwall(C, P) | 46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 89 | 38 | +51 | 93 | Promotion toFootball League First Division |
| 2 | Rotherham United(P) | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 79 | 55 | +24 | 91 | |
| 3 | Reading | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 86 | 52 | +34 | 86 | Qualification for theSecond Division play-offs |
| 4 | Walsall(O, P) | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 79 | 50 | +29 | 81 | |
| 5 | Stoke City | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 74 | 49 | +25 | 77 | |
| 6 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 75 | |
| 7 | Bournemouth | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 79 | 55 | +24 | 73 | |
| 8 | Notts County | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 62 | 66 | −4 | 69 | |
| 9 | Bristol City | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 68 | |
| 10 | Wrexham | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 65 | 71 | −6 | 63 | |
| 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 | |
| 16 | Bury | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 58 | |
| 17 | Colchester United | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 57 | |
| 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(R) | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 51 | Relegation toFootball League Third Division |
| 22 | Luton Town(R) | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 52 | 80 | −28 | 40 | |
| 23 | Swansea City(R) | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 47 | 73 | −26 | 37 | |
| 24 | Oxford United(R) | 46 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 53 | 100 | −47 | 27 |
| Semifinals 1st leg –May 13th; 2nd leg –May 16th, 2001 | Final atMillennium Stadium,Cardiff May 27th, 2001 | ||||||||||
| 3rd | Reading | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 6th | Wigan Athletic | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 3rd | Reading | 2 | |||||||||
| 4th | Walsall (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||
| 4th | Walsall | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||
| 5th | Stoke City | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Season | 2000–01 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Brighton & Hove Albion (2nd fourth tier title) |
| Direct promotion | Brighton & Hove Albion, Cardiff City, Chesterfield |
| Promoted through play-offs | Blackpool |
| Relegated toConference | Barnet |
| New club in the league | Kidderminster Harriers |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,397 (2.53 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bobby Zamora(Brighton & Hove Albion), 28[1] |
2001–02 → | |
The following teams changed division since the 1999–2000 season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion(C, P) | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 73 | 35 | +38 | 92 | Promotion toFootball League Second Division |
| 2 | Cardiff City(P) | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 95 | 58 | +37 | 82 | |
| 3 | Chesterfield(P) | 46 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 79 | 42 | +37 | 80[a] | |
| 4 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 71 | 54 | +17 | 77 | Qualification for theThird Division play-offs |
| 5 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 75 | |
| 6 | Hull City | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 74 | |
| 7 | Blackpool(O, P) | 46 | 22 | 6 | 18 | 74 | 58 | +16 | 72 | |
| 8 | Rochdale | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 71 | |
| 9 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 68 | |
| 10 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 62 | 52 | +10 | 65 | |
| 11 | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 63 | |
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 58 | |
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 64 | 72 | −8 | 58 | |
| 14 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 56 | |
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 55 | |
| 16 | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 53 | |
| 17 | York City | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 52 | |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 58 | 66 | −8 | 51 | |
| 19 | Exeter City | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 50 | |
| 20 | Darlington | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 49 | |
| 21 | Torquay United | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 52 | 77 | −25 | 49 | |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 42 | 65 | −23 | 48 | |
| 23 | Halifax Town | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 54 | 68 | −14 | 47 | |
| 24 | Barnet(R) | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 67 | 81 | −14 | 45 | Relegation toFootball Conference |
| Semifinals 1st leg –May 13th; 2nd leg –May 16th, 2001 | Final atWembley Stadium May 26th, 2001 | ||||||||||
| 4th | Hartlepool United | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 7th | Blackpool | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
| 5th | Leyton Orient | 2 | |||||||||
| 7th | Blackpool | 4 | |||||||||
| 5th | Leyton Orient | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 6th | Hull City | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||