2000–01 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

June 2025 February 2015 February 2015 Huddersfield Town 2000–01 Barry Rubery Steve Bruce (until 16 October 2000)https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/oct/16/newsstory.sport11 Huddersfield sack Bruce The Guardian Sean Ingle 16 October 2000 9 June 2025Lou Macari (from 16 October 2000) Kirklees Stadium Division One 22nd (relegated) FA Cup Third round(eliminated by Bristol City) League Cup First round(eliminated by Oldham Athletic) Delroy FaceyKevin Gallen(10 each) Delroy FaceyKevin Gallen(10 each) 19,290 vs Birmingham City (6 May 2001) 4,979 vs Oldham Athletic (5 September 2000) 3–0 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (9 December 2000)3–0 vs Tranmere Rovers (26 December 2000)4–1 vs Portsmouth (31 March 2001) 0–3 vs Sheffield United (17 October 2000)0–3 vs Fulham (4 November 2000) _white_stripes _whitestripes _white_stripes _top_on_white 3eacff 3eacff 3eacff ffffff 3eacff _bluecollar_trineck ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 1999–2000 2001–02 Huddersfield Town's 2000–01 campaign was their last competitive campaign in the second tier of English football, up until Town's return in the 2012–13 season. Huddersfield finished 22nd following a disastrous final day in which Town lost at home to Birmingham City, while their rivals Stockport County, Portsmouth & Crystal Palace all got their necessary results which sent Town down. Squad at the start of the season 1 Belgium GK Nico Vaesen 2 Wales DF Steve Jenkins 3 England DF Jamie Vincent 4 England DF Craig Armstrong 5 England DF Chris Lucketti 6 Suriname DF Ken Monkou 7 England MF Ben Thornley 8 England MF Kenny Irons 9 England FW Martin Smith 10 Suriname MF Dean Gorré 11 Suriname FW Clyde Wijnhard 12 England DF Kevin Gray 13 Wales GK Martyn Margetson 14 England MF Scott Sellars 16 Grenada FW Delroy Facey 17 England MF Simon Baldry 18 Scotland FW Chris Hay 19 England MF David Beresford 20 Republic of Ireland DF Thomas Heary 21 England DF Jon Dyson 22 England MF Chris Beech 23 England MF Chris Holland 25 England FW Kevin Gallen Review The optimism that had surrounded the club just a year earlier had completely dissipated and manager Bruce's ability to turn the tide was seriously in doubt given the side's finish to the previous season. After some less than inspiring signings, among them Kevin Gallen, Huddersfield made a horrific start to the season, winning only one of their first 19 games, (a 3–2 win over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough Stadium) which saw Steve Bruce lose his job in October after Town went to the bottom of the table following a 1–0 loss to Grimsby Town. Lou Macari, the former Stoke City, Birmingham City, West Ham United and Celtic manager, took over immediately, but results didn't improve. Then in December, a miracle occurred, the loan signing of Zimbabwean international Peter Ndlovu dramatically improved Town's fortunes. They won five out of seven games in December and drew the other two, which brought Macari the Manager of the Month award for December 2000 and helped push the Terriers out of the bottom three. Many thought that a repeat of "The Great Escape" three seasons ago was on the cards again. However, Town's old manager Warnock (Crystal Palace) snapped Ndlovu up before a permanent deal could be agreed. Then a run of seven games without a win in January and February saw Town slide into trouble again, but Macari pulled a joker from the pack and signed the irreplaceable legend Andy Booth for £200,000 from Sheffield Wednesday. He scored on his debut in a 4–1 win against Portsmouth, but following defeats to promotion chasing Fulham and Blackburn Rovers, Town were in trouble again. Their next game was against Queens Park Rangers. The Terriers won the game 2–1, which saw QPR relegated along with Tranmere Rovers, but then draws against Wimbledon and West Bromwich Albion saw Town in trouble on the final day. Town needed a win to guarantee 1st Division football, but a disputed goal for Crystal Palace combined with Town's 2–1 defeat by Birmingham City saw Town back down to Division 2. Squad at the end of the season 1 Belgium GK Nico Vaesen 2 Wales DF Steve Jenkins 4 England DF Craig Armstrong 5 England DF Chris Lucketti 7 England MF Ben Thornley 8 England MF Kenny Irons 9 England FW Martin Smith 10 Suriname MF Dean Gorré 11 Suriname FW Clyde Wijnhard 12 England DF Kevin Gray 13 Wales GK Martyn Margetson 14 England MF Scott Sellars 16 Grenada FW Delroy Facey 17 England MF Simon Baldry 18 Scotland FW Chris Hay 19 England MF David Beresford 20 Republic of Ireland DF Thomas Heary 21 England DF Jon Dyson 22 England MF Chris Beech 23 England MF Chris Holland 25 England FW Kevin Gallen 26 England DF Adie Moses 32 England FW Andy Booth Results Division One DateOpponentsHome/AwayResultF - AScorersAttendancePosition12 August 2000WatfordH1 - 2Palmer [16 (og)]13,01817th19 August 2000Sheffield WednesdayA3 - 2Smith [6, 39], Gallen [35]22,70410th26 August 2000Crystal PalaceH1 - 2Lucketti [25]10,67017th28 August 2000Stockport CountyA0 - 06,13716th9 September 2000Bolton WanderersH2 - 3Smith [47], Dyson [76]12,24821st12 September 2000WimbledonH0 - 27,59223rd16 September 2000GillinghamA1 - 2Gallen [26]8,50324th23 September 2000BurnleyH0 - 114,01624th30 September 2000Norwich CityA1 - 1Gallen [58]14,49922nd6 October 2000BarnsleyH1 - 1Smith [80]13,55622nd14 October 2000Grimsby TownA0 - 14,91123rd17 October 2000Sheffield UnitedA0 - 314,06223rd21 October 2000Preston North EndH0 - 013,16123rd24 October 2000Crewe AlexandraA0 - 15,21524th28 October 2000Blackburn RoversH0 - 112,28724th4 November 2000FulhamA0 - 313,10824th11 November 2000West Bromwich AlbionH0 - 211,80124th18 November 2000Queens Park RangersA1 - 1Gallen [8]11,54324th25 November 2000Birmingham CityA1 - 2Armstrong [61]22,12024th2 December 2000Crewe AlexandraH3 - 1Baldry [46], Smith [62], Gallen [68]10,60324th9 December 2000Wolverhampton WanderersH3 - 0Ndlovu [49, 90], Facey [86]11,50624th13 December 2000Nottingham ForestA3 - 1Ndlovu [57], Gallen [61, 65]28,37223rd16 December 2000PortsmouthA1 - 1Dyson [40]12,04124th23 December 2000WatfordA2 - 1Ndlovu [29], Facey [60]13,37123rd26 December 2000Tranmere RoversH3 - 0Facey [44], Dyson [65], Gallen [71]12,39719th30 December 2000Sheffield WednesdayH0 - 018,93119th13 January 2001Stockport CountyH0 - 010,98819th3 February 2001Nottingham ForestH1 - 1Facey [45]13,83821st10 February 2001Bolton WanderersA2 - 2Smith [6], Gallen [23]14,86621st17 February 2001GillinghamH2 - 3Armstrong [16], Smith [45 (pen)]10,57623rd24 February 2001BurnleyA0 - 116,19123rd27 February 2001Tranmere RoversA0 - 210,62124th3 March 2001Norwich CityH2 - 0Armstrong [8], Facey [71]11,12223rd6 March 2001Grimsby TownH0 - 09,49422nd10 March 2001BarnsleyA1 - 3Morris [10]15,29023rd17 March 2001Sheffield UnitedH2 - 1Smith [25], Facey [78]13,91822nd31 March 2001PortsmouthH4 - 1Booth [56], Facey [71], Gorré [89 (pen)], Baldry [90]13,19922nd3 April 2001Crystal PalaceA0 - 015,32422nd7 April 2001Wolverhampton WanderersA1 - 0Facey [10]19,42321st10 April 2001Preston North EndA0 - 015,18519th14 April 2001FulhamH1 - 2Facey [78]15,88221st16 April 2001Blackburn RoversA0 - 229,42621st21 April 2001Queens Park RangersH2 - 1Gorré [33], Facey [90]12,84620th28 April 2001West Bromwich AlbionA1 - 1Booth [7]17,54220th1 May 2001WimbledonA1 - 1Gallen [74]4,95620th6 May 2001Birmingham CityH1 - 2Booth [45]19,29022nd FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF - AScorersAttendance6 January 2001Round 3Bristol CityH0 - 29,192 Worthington Cup DateRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF - AScorersAttendance22 August 2000Round 1 1st LegOldham AthleticA0 - 14,2555 September 2000Round 1 2nd LegOldham AthleticH0 - 24,979 Huddersfield lose 3–0 on aggregate Appearances and goals Squad No.NameNationalityPositionLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1Nico VaesenBELGK45010204802Steve JenkinsWALDF30000003003Jamie VincentENGDF14 (2)0102017 (2)04Craig ArmstrongENGMF44310104635Chris LuckettiENGDF40100204216Ken MonkouSURDF200000207Ben ThornleyENGMF29 (7)0102032 (7)08Kenny IronsENGMF18 (15)0001019 (15)09Martin SmithENGFW27 (3)8001028 (3)810Dean GorréSURMF23 (11)20 (1)01024 (12)211Clyde WijnhardSURFW4000105012Kevin GrayENGDF13 (4)0100014 (4)013Martyn MargetsonWALGK1 (1)000001 (1)014Jim BrennanCANMF0 (2)000000 (2)014Scott SellarsENGMF6 (8)00 (1)00 (1)06 (10)015Kevin KyleSCOFW0 (4)000000 (4)015Peter NdlovuZIMMF6400006415Lee MorrisENGFW5100005116Delroy FaceyGRNFW22 (12)10101 (1)024 (13)1017Simon BaldryENGMF26 (9)2100 (2)027 (11)218Chris HaySCOFW0 (4)000202 (4)019David BeresfordENGMF0 (2)000101 (2)020Thomas HearyIRLDF25 (3)0102028 (3)021Jon DysonENGDF25 (5)3101027 (5)322Chris BeechENGMF100001011023Chris HollandENGMF290101031024Danny SchofieldENGMF0 (1)000000 (1)025Kevin GallenENGFW30 (8)10100031 (8)1026Rob KozlukENGDF140000014026Adie MosesENGDF10 (2)0000010 (2)032Andy BoothENGFW8300008334Michael SeniorENGMF0 (4)000000 (4)0 References 2000-01 Hudd