2000–01 Brentford F.C. season
2000–01 season of Brentford F.C.
Brentford 2000–01 football season
During the 2000–01 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
Charlton Athletic forward Mark McCammon was Brentford's major pre-season signing, joining for a £300,000 fee.[1]
After a 1999–2000 season of consolidation back in the Second Division ,[2] 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.[1] 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 defensive cover.[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 .[1] [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 club 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,[8] [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 club 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 team.[7] 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
Source:
[citation needed ] Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Results
Brentford's goal tally listed first.
Legend
Pre-season
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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
Discipline
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: Soccerbase
International caps
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
Kit
Supplier: Patrick Sponsor(s): GMB
Source: Brentford F.C.
Awards
Supporters' Player of the Month:
Notes
References
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