2000–01 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

December 2014 May 2026 Bolton Wanderers 2000–01 Sam Allardyce Phil Gartside Reebok Stadium First Division 3rd (qualified for play-offs) Play-offs Winners FA Cup Fifth round League Cup Second round Michael Ricketts (21) Michael Ricketts (24) 24,249 (vs. Grimsby Town, 20 February) 4,957 (vs. Macclesfield Town, 27 August) _navyshoulders _navyshoulders _navyshoulders _whitesides _navytop ffffff ffffff ffffff 000066 ffffff 1999–2000 2001–02 The 2000–01 season was the 122nd season in Bolton Wanderers Football Club's existence, and their third successive season in the Football League First Division. It covers the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001.http://bwfcstats.com/2000/page2.html Bolton Wanderers 2000/01 20 December 2009 bwfcstats.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141006080334/http://bwfcstats.com/2000/page2.html 6 October 2014 Season summary Bolton finished third, qualifying for the play-offs. Two late goals gave the Wanderers a 3–0 win over local rivals Preston North End, thus allowing Bolton return to the Premiership after an absence of three seasons. Squad Squad at end of seasonhttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2000-2001/d1/bolton.htm FootballSquads - Bolton Wanderers - 2000/01 1 ENG GK Steve Banks 2 ENG DF John O'Kane 3 ENG DF Mike Whitlow 4 ISL DF Guðni Bergsson 5 ENG DF Paul Warhurst 7 ENG DF Robbie Elliott 8 DEN MF Per Frandsen 9 DEN FW Bo Hansen 10 ENG FW Dean Holdsworth 11 JAM MF Ricardo Gardner 12 ENG DF Dean Holden 14 IRL MF Gareth Farrelly 15 ENG MF Kevin Nolan 16 ENG DF Jimmy Phillips 17 ENG FW Michael Ricketts 18 ENG FW Paul Wheatcroft 19 ENG MF David Norris 20 ENG GK Matthew Glennon 21 ENG GK Matt Clarke on loan from Bradford City 22 FIN GK Jussi Jääskeläinen 23 FRA FW Mickaël Kapriélian 24 ENG DF Anthony Barness 25 ENG DF Simon Charlton 26 ENG DF Leam Richardson 27 FRA MF Franck Passi 28 ENG FW Ian Marshall 29 ENG MF Ryan Baldacchino 30 SCO DF Colin Hendry 31 ITA FW Emanuele Morini 32 ENG DF Jeff Smith 33 ENG MF Nicky Summerbee 34 NIR GK Tommy Wright 35 ENG FW Andy Campbell on loan from Middlesbrough 36 NIR MF Keiran O'Connor 37 NIR DF Gary Haveron 38 ISL FW Ólafur Páll Snorrason 39 ENG MF Danny Crumblehume 40 SCO GK James Evans 41 NIR MF Wayne Buchanan 42 IRL MF Ciaran Ryan 43 ENG DF Nicky Hunt 44 ENG MF Shaun Dootson 45 ENG FW Chris Downey Left club during season 6 RSA DF Mark Fish to Charlton Athletic 13 New Caledonia DF John Gope-Fenepej on loan from Nantes 21 USA GK Juergen Sommer on loan from New England Revolution 29 ENG FW Isaiah Rankin on loan from Bradford City 32 DEN MF Carsten Fredgaard on loan from Sunderland 44 IRL MF Alan Power released Results First Division DateOpponentsH / AResult F – AScorersAttendance12 August 2000BurnleyH1 – 1Frandsen 28' (pen) 20,66219 August 2000West Bromwich AlbionA2 – 0Rankin 23', Farrelly 75'17,31626 August 2000Preston North EndH2 – 0Rankin 42', Ricketts 82'19,95428 August 2000Tranmere RoversA1 – 0Whitlow 53'9,3509 September 2000Huddersfield TownA3 – 2Holdsworth 51', Ricketts (2) 70', 77'12,24812 September 2000Grimsby TownA1 – 0Ricketts 71'3,73216 September 2000PortsmouthH2 – 0Holdsworth 42', Ricketts 85'14,11323 September 2000Blackburn RoversA1 – 1Hansen 88'23,66030 September 2000FulhamH0 – 2 19,9246 October 2000GillinghamA2 – 2Hansen 8', O'Kane 32'9,31114 October 2000Wolverhampton WanderersH2 – 1Holdsworth 28', Bergsson 68'15,58517 October 2000Nottingham ForestH0 – 013,01721 October 2000Stockport CountyA3 – 4Marshall (2) 59', 84', Ricketts 69' 8,26624 October 2000WatfordA0 – 111,79928 October 2000Crystal PalaceH3 – 3Bergsson 20', Ricketts 75' Frandsen 77' 12,87931 October 2000Queens Park RangersH3 – 1Bergsson 45, Elliott 62', Ricketts 65'10,1804 November 2000Birmingham CityA1 – 1Ricketts 66'20,04311 November 2000BarnsleyH2 – 0Ricketts 14', Gardner 28'13,40618 November 2000Norwich CityA2 – 0Ricketts 58', Bergsson 74'15,22425 November 2000Sheffield UnitedA0 – 114,9623 December 2000WatfordH2 – 1Gardner 71', Marshall 79'13,9049 December 2000Crewe AlexandraH4 – 1Frandsen 20', Marshall 22', Bergsson 44', Nolan 89'12,83616 December 2000WimbledonA1 – 0Holdsworth 78'6,07623 December 2000BurnleyA2 – 0Ricketts (2) 53', 72'19,55226 December 2000Sheffield WednesdayH2 – 0Holdsworth 15', Hendry 51'21,31630 December 2000West Bromwich AlbionH0 – 118,9851 January 2001Preston North EndA2 – 0Farrelly 8', Ricketts 84'15,86313 January 2001Tranmere RoversH2 – 0Hansen 16', Hill 20' (og)15,49320 January 2001Sheffield WednesdayA3 – 0Gardner 19', Ricketts 40', Marshall 88'17,6383 February 2001Queens Park RangersA1 – 1Frandsen 87'10,29310 February 2001Huddersfield TownH2 – 2Bergsson 60', Frandsen 90'14,86613 February 2001PortsmouthA2 – 1Ricketts 48', Hansen 71'11,37720 February 2001Grimsby TownH2 – 2Bergsson 61', Hansen 74'24,24923 February 2001Blackburn RoversH1 – 4Ricketts 84'20,0174 March 2001FulhamA1 – 1Frandsen 52'16,46810 March 2001GillinghamH3 – 3Frandsen 30', Patterson 45' (og), Holdsworth 51'13,16117 March 2001Nottingham ForestA2 – 0Holdsworth 61', Farrelly 90'22,16231 March 2001WimbledonH2 – 2Elliott 28', Hendry 66'14,5623 April 2001Stockport CountyH1 – 1Hendry 11'12,49213 April 2001Birmingham CityH2 – 2Bergsson 53', Holdsworth 55'15,02516 April 2001Crystal PalaceA2 – 0Marshall 12', Summerbee 68'16,26818 April 2001Crewe AlexandraA1 – 2Holdsworth 62'8,05421 April 2001Norwich CityH1 – 0Holdsworth 66'17,96728 April 2001Barnsley F.C.A1 – 0Ricketts 56'13,9791 May 2001Wolverhampton WanderersA2 – 0Holdsworth 20', Ricketts 70'16,242 6 May 2001Sheffield UnitedH1 – 1Holden 90'14,836 First Division y BOL Play-offs DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult F – AScorersAttendance13 May 2001Semi-final first legWest Bromwich AlbionA2 – 2Bergsson 81', Frandsen 88' (pen)18,16717 May 2001Semi-final second legWest Bromwich AlbionH3 – 0 5 – 2 (agg)Bergsson 10', Gardner 63', Ricketts 90'23,51528 May 2001Final Preston North EndMillennium Stadium3 – 0Farrelly 17', Ricketts 89', Gardner 90'54,328 FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult F – AScorersAttendance6 January 2001Round 3Yeovil TownH2 – 1O'Kane 44', Ricketts 90'11,16128 January 2001Round 4Scunthorpe UnitedH5 – 1Holdsworth (3) 27', 29', 47', Nolan (2) 51', 75'11,73717 February 2001Round 5Blackburn RoversH1 – 1Ricketts 62'22,0487 March 2001Round 5 replayBlackburn RoversA0 – 320,318 League Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult F – AScorersAttendance22 August 2000Round 1 first legMacclesfield Town F.C.H1 – 0Holdsworth 84' 4,9575 September 2000Round 1 second legMacclesfield TownA1 – 3 2 – 3 (agg)Ricketts 71'2,235 Appearances Bolton used a total of 35 players during the season. PPlayerPositionFLFDFACLCTotal1ISL Guðni BergssonDefender47 (0)2 (0)1 (1)50 (1)2DEN Bo HansenMidfielder/Striker41 (3)2 (1)1 (1)44 (5)3IRL Gareth FarrellyMidfielder39 (5)3 (0)1 (0)43 (5)4DEN Per FrandsenMidfielder37 (3)3 (1)1 (1)41 (5)5ENG Kevin NolanMidfielder27 (6)3 (1)3 (0)33 (7)6ENG Robbie ElliottDefender31 (3)2 (0)0 (0)33 (3)7JAM Ricardo GardnerMidfielder29 (5)2 (0)0 (0)31 (5)8ENG Dean HoldsworthStriker25 (9)2 (1)2 (0)29 (10)9ENG John O'KaneDefender24 (2)2 (0)2 (0)28 (2)10FIN Jussi JääskeläinenGoalkeeper27 (0)0 (0)0 (0)27 (0)11ENG Michael RickettsStriker24 (17)2 (2)0 (1)26 (20)12SCO Colin HendryDefender25 (0)1 (0)0 (0)26 (0)13ENG Simon CharltonDefender21 (4)3 (1)0 (0)24 (5)14ENG Anthony BarnessDefender20 (3)2 (0)2 (0)24 (3)15ENG Paul WarhurstDefender19 (1)2 (0)1 (0)22 (1)16FRA Franck PassiMidfielder12 (9)3 (0)2 (0)17 (9)17ENG Ian MarshallDefender/Striker13 (25)3 (0)0 (0)16 (25)18RSA Mark FishDefender13 (1)0 (0)2 (0)15 (1)19ENG Steve BanksGoalkeeper8 (1)3 (0)2 (0)13 (1)20ENG Nicky SummerbeeMidfielder9 (3)3 (0)0 (0)12 (3)21ENG Isaiah RankinStriker9 (7)0 (0)2 (0)11 (7)22ENG Matt ClarkeGoalkeeper11 (0)0 (0)0 (0)11 (0)23ENG Mike WhitlowDefender7 (4)1 (0)0 (0)8 (4)24ENG Leam RichardsonDefender4 (7)1 (0)1 (1)6 (8)25ENG Andy CampbellStriker3 (3)0 (0)0 (0)3 (3)26NIR Tommy WrightGoalkeeper3 (1)0 (0)0 (0)3 (1)27=ITA Emanuele MoriniStriker1 (0)1 (0)0 (0)2 (0)27=ENG David NorrisMidfielder0 (0)0 (0)2 (0)2 (0)29DEN Carsten FredgaardStriker1 (4)0 (0)0 (0)1 (4)30=ENG Dean HoldenDefender1 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (0)30=ENG Jeff SmithMidfielder1 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (0)30=USA Juergen SommerGoalkeeper0 (0)1 (0)0 (0)1 (0)33ENG Paul WheatcroftStriker0 (0)0 (2)0 (1)0 (3)34FRA John Gope-FenepejDefender0 (2)0 (0)0 (0)0 (2)35=ENG Chris DowneyStriker0 (1)0 (0)0 (0)0 (1)35=ENG Nicky HuntDefender0 (1)0 (0)0 (0)0 (1) Top scorers PPlayerPositionFLFDFACLCTotal1ENG Michael RickettsStriker2112242ENG Dean HoldsworthStriker1113153Iceland Guðni BergssonDefender1000104DEN Per FrandsenMidfielder80085ENG Ian MarshallDefender/Striker6006 References 2000-01 Bolton Wanderers