2000–01 Portsmouth F.C. season

March 2015 May 2022 Portsmouth 2000–01 Tony Pulis (until 12 October) Steve Claridge (12 October – 25 February) Graham Rix (from 25 February) Milan Mandaric Fratton Park Football League First Division 20th FA Cup Third round League Cup Second round Claridge (11) Claridge/Bradbury (11) 19,013 vs. Crystal Palace (2 May 2001) 9,235 vs. Tranmere Rovers (12 September 2000) 14,124 1999–2000 2001–02 During the 2000–01 English football season, Portsmouth F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. Season summary In October, Tony Pulis was put on gardening leave (and sacked not long afterwards) due to a poor relationship with Mandaric.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/1101002.stm Pulis will fight misconduct charge BBC Sport 4 January 2001 6 January 2010https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/1099488.stm Pulis sacked by Pompey BBC Sport 3 January 2001 6 January 2010 Veteran player Steve Claridge stepped up to the manager's seat, and some initial success saw talk of promotion to the Premier League, only for a horrific run of defeats to set in after the new year, resulting in Claridge being dismissed as manager (but retained as a player) and being replaced in March 2001 by Chelsea assistant manager Graham Rix. Rix did not prove an entirely popular appointment, as he had been jailed for a sexual offence two years previously,Chelsea stands by Rix BBC News, 26 March 1999 and the club only survived on the last day of the season when they won their final game and relegated Huddersfield Town at their expense.October 2024 Final league table 2000–01 Football League First Division y POR Results Portsmouth's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/portsmouth/2000-2001 Portsmouth 2000-2001 Home - statto.com 17 March 2012 28 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120928072241/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/portsmouth/2000-2001 live Legend WinDrawLoss Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 12 August 2000 Sheffield UnitedA0–215,816 19 August 2000 Grimsby TownH1–112,511Bradbury 25 August 2000 GillinghamA1–18,741Moore 28 August 2000 Wolverhampton WanderersH3–114,124Claridge (3, 1 pen) 2 September 2000 Preston North EndA0–113,343 9 September 2000 WatfordH1–314,012Quashie 12 September 2000 Tranmere RoversH2–09,235Mills, Bradbury 16 September 2000 Bolton WanderersA0–214,113 23 September 2000 West Bromwich AlbionH0–111,937 30 September 2000 BurnleyA1–115,494Claridge 8 October 2000 Stockport CountyA1–16,212Mills 14 October 2000 Sheffield WednesdayH2–116,040Thøgersen, Claridge 17 October 2000 Crewe AlexandraH2–114,621Thøgersen, Claridge (pen) 21 October 2000 Crystal PalaceA3–215,693Claridge, Thøgersen, Panopoulos 24 October 2000 Norwich CityA0–018,772 28 October 2000 Birmingham CityH1–115,218Bradbury 4 November 2000 Queens Park RangersA1–112,038Bradbury 11 November 2000 Blackburn RoversH2–214,141Quashie, Panopoulos 18 November 2000 FulhamA1–319,005Claridge 25 November 2000 BarnsleyA0–112,853 2 December 2000 Norwich CityH2–013,409Panopoulos, Quashie 9 December 2000 Nottingham ForestA0–219,284 16 December 2000 Huddersfield TownH1–112,041Claridge 23 December 2000 Sheffield UnitedH0–013,606 26 December 2000 WimbledonA1–110,518Claridge 1 January 2001 GillinghamH0–014,526 13 January 2001 Wolverhampton WanderersA1–120,869Lescott (own goal) 20 January 2001 WimbledonH2–112,488Bradbury (pen), Quashie 27 January 2001 Grimsby TownA1–24,128Bradbury 3 February 2001 Preston North EndH0–113,331 10 February 2001 WatfordA2–216,051Quashie, Claridge 17 February 2001 Bolton WanderersH1–211,377Panopoulos 24 February 2001 West Bromwich AlbionA0–217,645 3 March 2001 BurnleyH2–012,941Nightingale, Panopoulos (pen) 7 March 2001 Sheffield WednesdayA0–020,503 10 March 2001 Stockport CountyH2–112,202Bradbury, Lovell 14 March 2001 Tranmere RoversA1–19,872Harper 17 March 2001 Crewe AlexandraA0–15,182 31 March 2001 Huddersfield TownA1–413,199Mills 7 April 2001 Nottingham ForestH0–213,018 14 April 2001 Queens Park RangersH1–113,426Bradbury 16 April 2001 Birmingham CityA0–023,304 21 April 2001 FulhamH1–117,651Bradbury 29 April 2001 Blackburn RoversA1–324,257Panopoulos 2 May 2001 Crystal PalaceH2–419,013Mills, Tiler 6 May 2001 BarnsleyH3–013,064Bradbury, O'Neil, Harper FA Cup 2000–01 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR36 January 2001 Tranmere RoversH1–211,058Bradbury League Cup 2000–01 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 1st Leg22 August 2000 Cambridge UnitedA0–02,904R1 2nd Leg5 September 2000 Cambridge UnitedH1–05,570MillsR2 1st Leg19 September 2000 Blackburn RoversA0–410,360R2 2nd Leg26 September 2000 Blackburn RoversH1–1 (lost 1–5 on agg)2,731Nightingale Squad 1 AUS GK Andy Petterson 2 ENG DF Linvoy Primus 3 ENG DF Justin Edinburgh 4 ENG MF Shaun Derry 6 JAM DF Darren Moore 7 SCO MF Kevin Harper 8 SVN MF Mladen Rudonja 9 ENG FW Steve Claridge 10 ENG FW Lee Bradbury 11 WAL MF Ceri Hughes 12 SCO MF Nigel Quashie 13 ENG GK Aaron Flahavan 14 ENG MF Tom Curtis 15 ENG DF Jamie Vincent 16 DEN DF Thomas Thøgersen 17 ENG MF Lee Sharpe on loan from Bradford City 18 NIR DF Dave Waterman 19 ENG FW Luke Nightingale 20 ENG FW Rory Allen 21 ENG MF Gary O'Neil 22 ENG FW Lee Mills 23 ENG FW Rowan Vine 24 ENG DF Scott Hiley 25 ENG DF Jason Crowe 26 ENG GK Chris Tardif 27 SCO MF Garry Brady 28 ENG MF Rob Wolleaston on loan from Chelsea 29 ENG DF Tom White 30 BRA MF Stefani Miglioranzi 31 ENG FW Steve Lovell 32 GRE MF Michael Panopoulos 35 ENG DF Lewis Buxton 36 ENG DF Carl Tiler 37 ENG DF Shaun Cooper 38 ENG MF Carl Pettefer 44 ENG GK Alan Knight Left club during season 23 FRA DF Bernard Lambourde on loan from Chelsea 26 ENG DF Jason Cundy Retired 15 ENG FW Andy Awford Retired 25 FRA MF Marc Keller on loan from West Ham United 27 ENG DF David Birmingham to Bournemouth 39 WAL MF Adam Holbrook Released 1 ENG GK Russell Hoult to West Bromwich Albion 5 ENG DF Adrian Whitbread to Reading 29 ENG FW Guy Whittingham to Wycombe Wanderers 33 ENG MF Joe McNab Released 34 ENG MF Neil McNab Released References Category:Portsmouth F.C. seasons Portsmouth