2000–01 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

During the 2000–01 English football season, Wigan Athletic F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Wigan Athletic
2000–01 season
ChairmanDave Whelan
ManagerBruce Rioch (until 27 February 2001)
Colin Greenall (caretaker until 4 April)
Steve Bruce (from 4 April)
StadiumJJB Stadium
Second Division6th (qualified for play-offs)
Play-offsSemi-finals
FA CupSecond round
League CupSecond round
Football League TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerSimon Haworth (11)
Average home league attendance6,774

Season summary

John Benson left after the end of the previous season, and former Arsenal manager Bruce Rioch was appointed in his place. Rioch had Wigan challenging for a play-off place but left in February; Wigan claimed that Rioch resigned, but Rioch insisted that he had been sacked. Former Manchester United player Steve Bruce took over and cemented Wigan's place in the top six, but they were knocked out of the play-offs by Reading in the semi-finals. Bruce then left to take charge of First Division Crystal Palace. Former Wigan striker Paul Jewell, who had previously led Bradford City to promotion to the Premier League but had failed to replicate the feat with Sheffield Wednesday, was appointed as his replacement.

Defender Arjan de Zeeuw was named Wigan's player of the season.

Transfers

In
No. Player Position From Fee Date Notes
10Lee AshcroftFWGrimsby Town£350,0004 August 2000[1]
19Stefan BidstrupMFLyngby£450,000November 2000[2]
20Ferdino HernandezDFAZ AlkmaarFreeNovember 2000[2]
20Ged BrannanMFMotherwell£175,00016 February 2001[3]
37Steve McMillanDFMotherwell£550,0002 March 2001[4]
38Lee McCullochFWMotherwell£750,0002 March 2001[4]

Out
No. Player Position To Fee Date Notes
33Kevin PilkingtonGKMansfield TownFreeSeptember 2000
20Andy PorterMFChester CityFreeOctober 2000
32Neil RedfearnMFHalifax TownFree15 March 2001[5]
2Carl BradshawDFScunthorpe UnitedReleased21 May 2001[6]
5Stuart BalmerDFOldham AthleticReleased21 May 2001[6]
11Gino PadulaMFQueens Park RangersReleased21 May 2001[6]
15Gareth GriffithsDFRochdaleReleased21 May 2001[6]
16Roberto MartínezMFMotherwellReleased21 May 2001[6]
22Darren SheridanMFOldham AthleticReleased21 May 2001[6]
23Andrew MorrisMFReleased21 May 2001[6]
28Francis McMahonDFReleased21 May 2001[6]
36Peter BeagrieMFScunthorpe UnitedReleased21 May 2001[6]
19Stefan BidstrupMFAaBContract terminated22 May 2001[7]

Loans in
No. Player Pos From Date Duration Notes
33Alex O'ReillyGKWest Ham UnitedNovember 2000One month
29Keith GillespieMFBlackburn Rovers2 December 2000One month[8]
33Andy MarriottGKSunderland1 January 2001Two months[9][10]
32Paul DalglishFWNorwich City22 March 2001End of season[11]
33Raffaele NuzzoGKReggianaMarch 2001End of season

Loans out
No. Player Pos To Date Duration Notes
24Paul MitchellDFHalifax Town22 March 2001End of season[11]

League
Main article: 2000-01 Football League

Results

Wigan Athletic's score comes first[12]

Legend

Win Draw Loss
GameDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersNotes
112 August 2000Swansea CityA0–08,391
219 August 2000Luton TownH2–16,518McGibbon, Liddell
326 August 2000WrexhamA3–15,271Liddell, Haworth, de Zeeuw[13]
42 September 2000WalsallA0–27,156[14]
59 September 2000Colchester UnitedH3–15,782Haworth (3)[15]
612 September 2000Peterborough UnitedH1–04,798Kilford
716 September 2000Bristol RoversA0–08,109
823 September 2000Northampton TownH2–16,294Haworth, Liddell
930 September 2000Swindon TownA2–24,895Haworth, Green
106 October 2000ReadingH1–17,021Bradshaw
1114 October 2000Notts CountyA2–24,567Roberts, Redfearn (pen)
1217 October 2000BournemouthA0–03,035
1321 October 2000Port ValeH1–06,275Liddell
1424 October 2000Oxford UnitedA2–04,030Green, Liddell[16]
1528 October 2000BuryH1–06,622Kilford
164 November 2000Rotherham UnitedA1–16,192Griffiths
177 November 2000MillwallH1–05,822Liddell[17]
1811 November 2000Cambridge UnitedH2–16,537Roberts, Wanless (own goal)[18]
1925 November 2000Bristol CityA1–112,708Carey (own goal)[19]
202 December 2000BrentfordA2–24,144Ashcroft (2)
2116 December 2000Wycombe WanderersH2–15,779Haworth, Roberts
2223 December 2000Stoke CityH1–18,957Gunnarsson (own goal)[20]
2326 December 2000Oldham AthleticA1–27,750Haworth[21]
2430 December 2000Luton TownA2–05,332Haworth, Bidstrup
251 January 2001WrexhamH0–06,515
266 January 2001Swansea CityH2–05,571Liddell (2)[22]
2713 January 2001MillwallA1–315,317Roberts[23]
2820 January 2001Oldham AthleticH3–18,274Ashcroft, Redfearn (2)
2927 January 2001Stoke CityA0–216,859
302 February 2001WalsallH1–19,586Ashcroft
3110 February 2001Colchester UnitedA2–03,275Bidstrup, Liddell[24]
3217 February 2001Bristol RoversH0–07,271
3320 February 2001Peterborough UnitedA0–24,111[25]
3424 February 2001Northampton TownA0–15,571
353 March 2001Swindon TownH0–06,563[26]
366 March 2001Notts CountyH1–15,021Bradshaw (pen)[27]
379 March 2001ReadingA0–112,307[28]
3817 March 2001BournemouthH1–15,878McGibbon[29]
3924 March 2001Port ValeA0–05,017[30]
4031 March 2001Wycombe WanderersA2–14,939McCulloch, Beagrie[31]
417 April 2001BrentfordH1–36,502Haworth[32]
4214 April 2001Oxford UnitedH3–25,322Haworth, Ashcroft (pen), McCulloch[33]
4316 April 2001BuryA1–04,915Balmer[34]
4421 April 2001Rotherham UnitedH0–28,836[35]
4528 April 2001Cambridge UnitedA2–14,776McCulloch, Bradshaw (pen)[36]
465 May 2001Bristol CityH0–010,048[37]

Final league table

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
4 Walsall 46 15 5 3 51 23 8 7 8 28 27 +29 81 Promoted through play-offs
5 Stoke City 46 12 6 5 39 21 9 8 6 35 28 +25 77 Participated in play-offs
6 Wigan Athletic 46 12 9 2 29 18 7 9 7 24 24 +11 75
7 Bournemouth 46 11 6 6 37 23 9 7 7 42 32 +24 73
8 Notts County 46 10 6 7 37 33 9 6 8 25 33 −4 69
Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Second Division play-offs
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersNotes
Semi-final (1st leg)13 May 2001ReadingH0–012,638[38]
Semi-final (2nd leg)16 May 2001ReadingA1–222,034Nicholls[39]
Wigan lost 1–2 on aggregate

Cups

FA Cup
Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersNotes
First18 November 2000Dorchester TownH3–13,883Roberts, Bidstrup, McIvor (own goal)[40]
Second12 December 2000Notts CountyH1–13,886Ashcroft[41]
Second (replay)19 December 2000Notts CountyA1–2 (a.e.t.)3,349Kilford[42]

League Cup
Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersNotes
First (1st leg)22 August 2000Scunthorpe UnitedH1–02,725Roberts
First (2nd leg)5 September 2000Scunthorpe UnitedA4–12,062Sharp, Kilford, Haworth, Liddell[43]
Wigan won 5–1 on aggregate
Second (1st leg)19 September 2000WimbledonA0–01,941[44]
Second (2nd leg)26 September 2000WimbledonH1–25,387Haworth[45]
Wigan lost 1–2 on aggregate

Football League Trophy
Main article: 2000-01 Football League Trophy
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersNotes
First (Northern)9 January 2001Oldham AthleticA3–2 (a.e.t.)2,551McLaughlin, McLoughlin (2)[46]
Second (Northern)30 January 2001WalsallA1–23,436Padula

Squad
Squad at end of season[47]

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  NIR Roy Carroll
2 DF  ENG Carl Bradshaw
3 DF  ENG Kevin Sharp
4 DF  NIR Pat McGibbon
5 DF  SCO Stuart Balmer
6 DF  NED Arjan de Zeeuw
7 MF  SCO Andy Liddell
8 MF  ENG Kevin Nicholls
9 FW  WAL Simon Haworth
10 FW  ENG Lee Ashcroft
11 DF  ARG Gino Padula
12 FW  WAL Neil Roberts
13 GK  SCO Derek Stillie
14 DF  ENG Scott Green
15 DF  ENG Gareth Griffiths
16 MF  ESP Roberto Martínez
17 DF  IRL Hugh Dickson
18 MF  ENG Ian Kilford
19 MF  DEN Stefan Bidstrup
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  ENG Ged Brannan
21 MF  SCO Brian McLaughlin
22 MF  ENG Darren Sheridan
23 MF  ENG Andrew Morris
24 DF  ENG Paul Mitchell
25 DF  ENG Tom Spearitt
26 MF  ENG Ian Johnson
27 GK  ENG Lee Ellis
28 DF  ENG Francis McMahon
29 MF  ENG Joel Johnson
30 DF  ENG Ben Kay
31 MF  ENG Craig Cunningham
32 FW  SCO Paul Dalglish (on loan from Norwich City)
33 GK  ITA Raffaele Nuzzo (on loan from Reggina)
34 MF  ENG Alan McLoughlin
35 MF  ENG Gary Rae
36 MF  ENG Peter Beagrie
37 DF  SCO Steve McMillan
38 FW  SCO Lee McCulloch

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
20 MF  ANT Ferdino Hernandez (released)
29 MF  NIR Keith Gillespie (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
32 MF  ENG Neil Redfearn (to Halifax Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 GK  ENG Kevin Pilkington (to Mansfield Town)
33 GK  ENG Alex O'Reilly (on loan from West Ham United)
33 GK  WAL Andy Marriott (on loan from Sunderland)

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