| 2000–01 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Football League Second Division | 2nd | |
| FA Cup | Third round | |
| League Cup | First round | |
| League Trophy | First round | |
The2000–01 season sawRotherham United compete in theFootball League Second Division where they finished in 2nd position with 91 points and gained promotion to theFootball League First Division.[1]
| 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 |
Rotherham United's score comes first
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 August 2000 | Walsall | H | 2–3 | 5,200 | Robins (2) |
| 2 | 18 August 2000 | Colchester United | A | 1–0 | 3,807 | Robins |
| 3 | 26 August 2000 | Bury | H | 1–2 | 3,739 | Scott |
| 4 | 28 August 2000 | Bristol City | A | 1–0 | 8,280 | Fortune-West |
| 5 | 2 September 2000 | Luton Town | H | 1–1 | 4,061 | Robins |
| 6 | 9 September 2000 | Cambridge United | A | 1–6 | 3,925 | Robins |
| 7 | 12 September 2000 | Wrexham | A | 3–1 | 2,126 | Warne (2),Scott |
| 8 | 16 September 2000 | Wycombe Wanderers | H | 1–0 | 3,545 | Branston |
| 9 | 23 September 2000 | Stoke City | A | 1–1 | 13,372 | Artell |
| 10 | 30 September 2000 | Reading | H | 1–3 | 4,288 | Robins |
| 11 | 8 October 2000 | Oldham Athletic | H | 3–0 | 3,774 | Warne,Artell,Talbot |
| 12 | 14 October 2000 | Bournemouth | A | 1–0 | 3,378 | Watson |
| 13 | 17 October 2000 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–1 | 6,910 | Watson |
| 14 | 21 October 2000 | Oxford United | H | 3–1 | 3,983 | Watson,Warne (2) |
| 15 | 24 October 2000 | Swansea City | H | 4–2 | 3,892 | Watson,Robins,Robins,Lee |
| 16 | 28 October 2000 | Northampton Town | A | 1–0 | 6,478 | Talbot |
| 17 | 4 November 2000 | Wigan Athletic | H | 1–1 | 6,192 | Robins |
| 18 | 11 November 2000 | Brentford | A | 3–0 | 4,544 | Talbot (2),Lee |
| 19 | 25 November 2000 | Peterborough United | H | 3–0 | 5,519 | Branston,Robins,Hurst |
| 20 | 2 December 2000 | Millwall | H | 3–2 | 7,155 | Artell,Lee (2) |
| 21 | 16 December 2000 | Swindon Town | A | 1–2 | 4,752 | Branston |
| 22 | 22 December 2000 | Port Vale | A | 2–0 | 4,110 | Robins,Hurst |
| 23 | 26 December 2000 | Notts County | H | 0–0 | 7,673 | |
| 24 | 1 January 2001 | Bury | A | 0–0 | 3,743 | |
| 25 | 13 January 2001 | Bristol City | H | 1–1 | 5,654 | Robins |
| 26 | 20 January 2001 | Notts County | A | 1–4 | 7,010 | Branston |
| 27 | 23 January 2001 | Walsall | A | 1–1 | 4,437 | Sedgwick |
| 28 | 27 January 2001 | Port Vale | H | 3–2 | 5,044 | Robins,Lee,Warne |
| 29 | 10 February 2001 | Cambridge United | H | 3–0 | 4,497 | Lee (3) |
| 30 | 20 February 2001 | Wrexham | H | 2–0 | 4,528 | Lee,Wilsterman |
| 31 | 24 February 2001 | Stoke City | H | 2–1 | 8,211 | Robins (2) |
| 32 | 27 February 2001 | Colchester United | H | 3–2 | 5,864 | Robins,Hurst,Artell |
| 33 | 3 March 2001 | Reading | A | 0–2 | 13,103 | |
| 34 | 6 March 2001 | Bournemouth | H | 3–1 | 6,488 | Robins (2),Lee |
| 35 | 10 March 2001 | Oldham Athletic | A | 3–2 | 5,993 | Robins,Branston,Garnett (o.g.) |
| 36 | 17 March 2001 | Bristol Rovers | H | 3–0 | 7,098 | Barker,Minton (2) |
| 37 | 20 March 2001 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 1–0 | 5,254 | Lee |
| 38 | 24 March 2001 | Oxford United | A | 3–4 | 4,493 | Robins,Branston,Lee |
| 39 | 31 March 2001 | Swindon Town | H | 4–3 | 7,106 | Robins (3),Reeves (o.g.) |
| 40 | 7 April 2001 | Millwall | A | 0–4 | 16,015 | |
| 41 | 14 April 2001 | Swansea City | A | 0–0 | 4,327 | |
| 42 | 16 April 2001 | Northampton Town | H | 1–0 | 6,714 | Robins |
| 43 | 21 April 2001 | Wigan Athletic | A | 2–0 | 8,836 | Robins,Watson |
| 44 | 24 April 2001 | Luton Town | A | 1–0 | 4,854 | Sedgwick |
| 45 | 28 April 2001 | Brentford | H | 2–1 | 9,760 | Talbot,Lee |
| 46 | 5 May 2001 | Peterborough United | A | 1–1 | 11,274 | Warne |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 18 November 2000 | Wrexham | A | 1–0 | 3,887 | Lee |
| Second round | 9 December 2000 | Northampton Town | H | 1–0 | 4,964 | Hughes (o.g.) |
| Third round | 6 January 2001 | Liverpool | A | 0–3 | 30,689 |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round first leg | 22 August 2000 | Barnsley | H | 0–1 | 4,940 | |
| First round second leg | 5 September 2000 | Barnsley | A | 2–3 | 8,080 | Robins,Watson |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 5 December 2000 | Chesterfield | H | 3–4 | 3,488 | Robins,Lee,Monkhouse |
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1 | GK |  Ian Gray | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Chris Beech | 8(7) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9(8) | 0 |
| 3 | DF | David Artell | 35(1) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39(1) | 4 |
| 4 | DF | Rob Scott | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | Darren Garner | 30(1) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35(2) | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Marvin Bryan | 23(5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27(5) | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Mark Robins | 42 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 26 |
| 8 | DF |  Paul Dillon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Alan Lee | 29(2) | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33(2) | 15 |
| 9 | FW | Leo Fortune-West | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | Paul Warne | 44 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 7 |
| 11 | MF | Andy Turner | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Stewart Talbot | 37(1) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42(1) | 5 |
| 13 | GK | Paul Pettinger | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Kevin Watson | 46 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 6 |
| 15 | DF | Alan Knill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Paul Hurst | 42(2) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47(3) | 3 |
| 17 | DF | Will Varty | 5(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(3) | 0 |
| 19 | DF |  Brian Wilsterman | 9(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10(1) | 1 |
| 20 | FW | Andy Monkhouse | 1(11) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 1 | 1(14) | 1 |
| 21 | MF | Danny Hudson | 1(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(4) | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Jeff Minton | 5(4) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(4) | 2 |
| 22 | DF | Darren Carr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Trevor Berry | 5(6) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 5(9) | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Chris Sedgwick | 2(19) | 2 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(20) | 2 |
| 27 | DF | Shaun Barker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Guy Branston | 41 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 6 |
| 29 | FW | Richie Barker | 7(12) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(12) | 1 |
| 30 | FW |  Stéphane Lemarchand | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| 31 | FW | Cedric Bolima | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
