2000–01 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 2000–01 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 74th season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Third, then the fourth tier of English football, finishing second, winning promotion to Division Two.

Cardiff City
2000–01 season
ManagerBilly Ayre/Bobby Gould/Alan Cork
Football League Third Division2nd
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup1st round
FAW Premier CupQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Robert Earnshaw (19)
All: Robert Earnshaw (25)

During the season the club was taken over by Lebanese businessman Sam Hammam, whose investment in the club would later see Cardiff win two promotions in the next four years.

Players

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
-2 DF  ENG Andy Thompson
3 MF  ENG Matt Brazier
4 DF  WAL Scott Young
5 DF  ENG Russell Perrett
7 MF  EIR Willie Boland
8 MF  ENG Mark Bonner
9 MF  WAL Jason Bowen
10 FW  ENG Kevin Nugent
11 DF  WAL Andy Legg
12 DF  WAL Rhys Weston
13 GK  WAL Mark Walton
14 MF  ENG Danny Hill
15 DF  ENG Jeff Eckhardt
16 FW  WAL Kurt Nogan
17 MF  ENG Jason Fowler
18 FW  ENG Paul Brayson
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  WAL Robert Earnshaw
20 DF  WAL Josh Low
21 FW  ENG Gavin Gordon
22 DF  WAL Danny Gabbidon
23 GK  ENG Paul Buttery
24 MF  WAL Gethin Jones
25 MF  WAL Kevin Evans
26 DF  WAL David Hughes
27 DF  SCO Andy Jordan
28 DF  WAL James Collins
29 FW  ENG Leo Fortune-West
32 DF  WAL Martyn Giles
41 GK  ENG Carl Muggleton (on loan from Stoke City)
-- MF  ENG Charlie Mapes
-- FW  ENG Robert Codner

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
6 DF  ENG David Greene (to Cambridge United)
26 MF  ENG James Harper (on loan from Arsenal)
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 FW  WAL Dai Thomas (to Merthyr Tydfil)
31 FW  BER Kyle Lightbourne (on loan from Stoke City)

League table
Main article: 2000–01 Football League § Third Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 28 8 10 73 35 +38 92 Division Champions, promoted
2 Cardiff City 46 23 13 10 95 58 +37 82 Promoted
3 Chesterfield 46 25 14 7 79 42 +37 80[lower-alpha 1]
4 Hartlepool United 46 21 14 11 71 54 +17 77 Participated in play-offs
5 Leyton Orient 46 20 15 11 59 51 +8 75
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Notes:
  1. Chesterfield had 9 points deducted.

See also
  • Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References
  1. "Cardiff City – 2000/01". FootballSquads. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  2. "England 2000–01". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
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