2000–01 Fulham F.C. season

February 2015 February 2015 Fulham First Division 1st (promoted) Jean Tigana 2000–2001 Louis Saha (32) Louis Saha (27) FA Cup Third round Football League Cup Quarter-finals 1999–2000 2001–02 Craven Cottage The 2000–01 season was Fulham's 103rd season in professional football, competing in the Football League Division 1. This season for Fulham was of note, as they gained promotion to the Premier League and ran away with the Division 1 title with 101 points, with a 10-point margin over runners-up Blackburn Rovers. The manager was former Monaco manager Jean Tigana's first season at Craven Cottage after Paul Bracewell's sacking toward the end of the 1999–2000 season. Players First-team squad 1 NIR GK Maik TaylorTaylor was born in Hildesheim, West Germany (now Germany), but qualified to represent any of the home nations internationally as he holds a British passport, and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1999. 2 IRL DF Steve Finnan 3 ENG DF Rufus Brevett 4 WAL DF Andy Melville 5 WAL DF Chris Coleman 6 WAL DF Kit SymonsSymons was born in Basingstoke, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father and made his international debut for Wales in February 1992. 7 WAL MF Paul TrollopeTrollope was born in Swindon, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1997. 8 ENG MF Lee Clark 9 FRA MF Nicolas Sahnoun on loan from Bordeaux 10 SCO MF John Collins 11 DEN FW Peter Møller on loan from Real Oviedo 12 USA GK Marcus Hahnemann 13 GER FW Karl-Heinz Riedle 14 ENG DF Simon Morgan 15 JAM FW Barry HaylesHayles was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in June 2001, having previously represented the Cayman Islands internationally despite being ineligible to do so. 16 WAL DF Alan NeilsonNeilson was born in Wegberg, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in February 1992. 17 ENG MF Wayne Collins 18 SCO DF Kieran McAnespieMcAnespie was born in Gosport, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally, and represented them at U-21 level. 19 DEN MF Bjarne Goldbæk 20 FRA FW Louis Saha 21 CAN FW Paul Peschisolido 22 POR FW Luís Boa Morte on loan from Southampton 23 ENG MF Sean Davis 24 FRA DF Alain Goma 26 ENG FW Kevin BetsyBetsy was born in Woking, England, but also qualified to represent Seychelles internationally and would make his international debut for Seychelles in 2011. 27 ENG DF Zat Knight 28 ENG FW Luke Cornwall 29 IRL DF Terry PhelanPhelan was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1991. 30 ENG GK Glyn Thompson 31 USA MF Eddie Lewis 33 ENG FW Calum WillockWillock was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and would make his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2004. 34 GHA FW Elvis Hammond 36 ENG DF Mark Hudson 40 LAT FW Andrejs Štolcers Left club during season 11 ENG MF Steve Hayward to Barnsley 25 FRA MF Fabrice Fernandes on loan from Rennes 32 ENG MF Sam Keevill to Kilmarnock 35 NIR DF Gary McCracken to Cambridge United Final league table First Division FUL y Matches Pre-season friendlies 2000 07 08 y Tiverton Town 0–2 (Report) Fulham Melville 41Peschisolido 45 Ladysmead, Tiverton unknown unknown W 2000 07 12 y 0–1 (Report) Rennes Fulham Hayles 36 Route de Lorient Rennes 7,000 unknown W 2000 07 19 y 0–1 (Report) French XI Fulham Cornwall 63 INF Clairefontaine unknown unknown W 2000 07 22 y 2–0 Report) Fulham Riedle 40 80 India Craven Cottage Fulham, London 5,773 William Jordan W 2000 07 26 y 0–0 (Report) Barnet Fulham Underhill Barnet unknown unknown D 2000 07 29 y 0–2 (Report) Brentford Fulham Boa Morte 6 40 Griffin Park Brentford, London 2,704 unknown W 2000 08 02 y Fulham 0–0 (Report) Tottenham Hotspur Craven Cottage Fulham, London 12,928 Graham Poll D 2000 08 05 y AFC Bournemouth 0–1 (Report) Fulham Symons 86 Dean Court Bournemouth unknown unknown W Division 1 Results per matchday table b Matchday Ground H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A Result W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/D/L/D/W/W/W/D/W/D/W/W/W/W/L/W/W/W/L/D/D/W/L/W/D/W/W/W/D/W/W/D/D/W/D/L Position 3/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd blue1 red1 complete WorldFootball.com May 2013 2000 08 12 y 15:00 1 2–0 (Report) Fulham Hayles 64Saha 73 Crewe Alexandra Craven Cottage Fulham, London 11,157 Rob Styles W 2000 08 18 y 19:45 2 1–3 (Report) Birmingham City Sonner 38 Fulham J. Collins 1Saha 31Davis 45 St Andrew's Birmingham 21,659 Neale Barry W 2000 08 26 y 15:00 Fulham 3 4–1 (Report) Stockport County Hayles 3 76Collins 59Boa Morte 87 Cooper 5 Craven Cottage Fulham, London 11,009 Paul Alcock W 2000 08 28 y 19:45 Norwich City 4 0–1 (Report) Fulham Boa Morte 88 Carrow Road Norwich 16,678 Mike Fletcher W 2000 09 10 y 13:00 Fulham 5 5–1 (Report) Barnsley Saha 6 31 45 pen.Hayles 60Boa Morte 90 Appleby 73 Craven Cottage Fulham, London 10,437 Andy Hall W 2000 09 12 y 19:45 Fulham 6 3–1 (Report) Burnley Goldbaek 53Saha 64 81 Cook 10 Craven Cottage Fulham, London 11,863 Trevor Parkes W 2000 09 16 y 15:00 Nottingham Forest 7 0–3 (Report) Fulham Saha 58Fernandes 82Hayles 83 City Ground Nottingham 18,737 Eddie Wolstenholme W 2000 09 23 y 15:00 Fulham 8 3–0 (Report) Gillingham Hayles 45 87Clark 65 Craven Cottage Fulham, London 13,032 Frazer Stretton W 2000 09 30 y 15:00 Bolton Wanderers 9 0–2 (Report) Fulham Boa Morte 1 85 Reebok Stadium Bolton 19,924 Anthony Bates W 2000 10 15 y 13:00 Fulham 10 2–1 (Report) Blackburn Rovers Fernandes 15Saha 68 pen. Jansen 4 Craven Cottage Fulham, London 15,427 Uriah Rennie W 2000 10 18 y 19:45 Fulham 11 3–1 (Report) Crystal Palace Saha 10Clark 23 59 Ruddock 17 Craven Cottage Fulham, London 16,040 Phil Richards W 2000 10 21 y 15:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 0–0 (Report) Fulham Molineux Wolverhampton 21,080 Graham Laws D 2000 10 24 y 19:45 Fulham 13 0–1 (Report) Preston North End Appleton 68 Craven Cottage Fulham, London 14,354 Paul Danson L 2000 10 28 y 15:00 Sheffield Wednesday 14 3–3 (Report) Fulham Sibon 41Morrison 72Westwood 90 Saha 47Hayles 55Melville 82 Hillsborough Sheffield 17,559 Graham Laws D 2000 11 04 y 15:00 Fulham 15 3–0 (Report) Huddersfield Town Saha 58Goldbæk 89Finnan 90 Craven Cottage Fulham, London 13,108 Steve Bennett W 2000 11 11 y 15:00 Wimbledon 16 0–3 (Report) Fulham Saha 32 59 pen.Hayles 86 Selhurst Park Selhurst, London 14,071 Chris Foy W 2000 11 18 y 15:00 Fulham 17 3–1 (Report) Portsmouth Hayles 11 69Clark 80 Claridge 44 Craven Cottage Fulham, London 19,005 Keith Hill W 2000 11 21 y 19:45 Sheffield United 18 1–1 (Report) Fulham D'Jaffo 8 Finnan 4 Bramall Lane Sheffield 16,041 Paul Rejer D 2000 11 25 y 15:00 19 2–1 (Report) Fulham Boa Morte 60Saha 81 Grimsby Town Donovan 87 Craven Cottage Fulham, London 12,107 Paul Durkin W 2000 12 02 y 15:00 20 1–1 (Report) Preston North End Jackson 4 Fulham Davis 60 Deepdale Preston 16,047 Alan Wiley D 2000 12 09 y 15:00 West Bromwich Albion 21 1–3 (Report) Fulham Lyttle 71 Davis 4 28Štolcers 87 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 22,301 Rob Harris W 2000 12 16 y 15:00 Fulham 22 3–1 (Report) Tranmere Rovers Clark 21Boa Morte 28 50 Koumas 7 Craven Cottage Fulham, London 13,157 Roy Pearson W 2000 12 23 y 15:00 Crewe Alexandra 23 1–2 (Report) Fulham Rivers 19 Boa Morte 46Hayles 75 Gresty Road Crewe 6,935 Anthony Leake W 2000 12 26 y 19:45 Fulham 24 5–0 https://archive.today/20130420071813/http://football.guardian.co.uk/Match_Report/0,,-32584,00.html (Report) Watford Saha 29Hayles 42 56 75Štolcers 77 Craven Cottage Fulham, London 19,373 Roy Pearson W 2001 01 01 y 19:45 Stockport County 25 2–0 (Report) Fulham Wiss 40Clark 47 Edgeley Park Stockport 6,100 Alan Butler L 2001 01 13 y 15:00 Fulham 26 2–0 (Report) Norwich City Saha 39Boa Morte 90 Craven Cottage Fulham, London 16,052 William Jordan W 2001 01 20 y 12:00 Watford 27 1–3 (Report) Fulham Helguson 79 Boa Morte 60 68Saha 82 Vicarage Road Watford 18,333 David Pugh W 2001 01 27 y 15:00 Fulham 28 0–1 (Report) Birmingham City Grainger 49 Craven Cottage Fulham, London 17,077 Scott Mathieson L 2001 01 31 y 20:00 Queens Park Rangers 29 0–2 (Report) Fulham Møller 45Riedle 82 Loftus Road Shepherd's Bush, London 16,403 Phil Dowd W 2001 02 04 y 13:00 Fulham 30 1–1 (Report) Sheffield United Boa Morte 17 D'Jaffo 41 Craven Cottage Fulham, London 12,480 Graham Frankland D 2001 02 10 y 15:00 Barnsley 31 0–0 (Report) Fulham Oakwell Barnsley 14,654 Paul Robinson D 2001 02 17 y 15:00 Fulham 32 1–0 (Report) Nottingham Forest Saha 20 Craven Cottage Fulham, London 17,425 Tony Leake W 2001 02 20 y 19:45 Burnley 33 2–1 (Report) Fulham Thomas-Moore 73Little 88 Hayles 49 Turf Moor Burnley 15,737 Steve Lodge L 2001 02 24 y 15:00 Gillingham 34 0–2 (Report) Fulham Collins 74Boa Morte 88 Priestfield Stadium Gillingham 9,931 Steve Baines W 2001 03 04 y 13:00 Fulham 35 1–1 (Report) Bolton Wanderers Hayles 42 Frandsen 51 Craven Cottage Fulham, London 16,468 David Laws D 2001 03 10 y 15:00 Fulham 36 2–0 (Report) Queens Park Rangers Saha 37 pen.Clark 90 Craven Cottage Fulham, London 16,021 Mike Riley W 2001 03 17 y 15:00 Crystal Palace 37 0–2 (Report) Fulham Boa Morte 15 69 Selhurst Park Selhurst, London 21,133 Dermot Gallagher W 2001 03 30 y 19:45 Tranmere Rovers 38 1–4 (Report) Fulham Osborn 90 Saha 3 84Hayles 29Clark 65 Prenton Park Birkenhead 12,362 Roger Furnandiz W 2001 04 07 y 15:00 Fulham 39 0–0 (Report) West Bromwich Albion Craven Cottage Fulham, London 17,795 Matt Messias D 2001 04 11 y 19:45 Blackburn Rovers 40 1–2 (Report) Fulham Jansen 6 Saha 45Davis 90 Ewood Park Blackburn 21,578 Clive Wilkes W 2001 04 14 y 15:00 Huddersfield Town 41 1–2 (Report) Fulham Facey 78 Saha 66 pen.Boa Morte 85 Kirklees Stadium Huddersfield 15,882 Keith Hill W 2001 04 16 y 15:00 Fulham 42 1–1 (Report) Sheffield Wednesday Davis 90 Sibon 45 Craven Cottage Fulham, London 17,341 Eddie Wolstenhome D 2001 04 21 y 15:00 Portsmouth 43 1–1 (Report) Fulham Bradbury 10 Saha 79 pen. Fratton Park Portsmouth 17,651 Phil Dowd D 2001 04 24 y 19:45 Fulham 44 2–0 (Report) Wolverhampton Wanderers Saha 23 pen. 70 pen. Craven Cottage Fulham, London 15,375 Tony Leake W 2001 04 28 y 15:00 Fulham 45 1–1 (Report) Wimbledon Boa Morte 87 pen. Euell 74 pen. Craven Cottage Fulham, London 18,576 Tony Bates D 2001 05 06 y 13:30 Grimsby Town 46 1–0 (Report) Fulham Groves 27 Blundell Park Grimsby 8,706 Paul Rejer L League Cup 2000 08 22 y 19:45 Northampton Town First round, First leg 1–0 (Report) Fulham Gabbiadini 24 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 3,847 Phil Richards 1 L 2000 09 05 y 19:45 Fulham First round, Second leg 4–1 (Report) Northampton Town Davis 45Fernandes 56Saha 71 90 Sampson 6 Craven Cottage Fulham, London 5,302 Ray Oliver 4–2 1 W 2000 09 19 y 19:45 Chesterfield Second round, First leg 1–0 (Report) Fulham Parrish 90 Saltergate, Chesterfield 3,710 Scott Mathieson 1 L 2000 09 27 y 19:45 Fulham Second round, Second leg 4–0 (Report) Chesterfield Hayward 35Symons 73Hayles 80Boa Morte 90 Craven Cottage Fulham, London 4,800 Barry Knight 4–1 1 W 2000 11 01 y 19:45 Fulham Third round 3–2 (Report) Wolverhampton Wanderers Boa Morte 67 83Saha 85 Ketsbaia 60Osborn 90 Craven Cottage Fulham, London 6,763 Eddie Wolstenholme 1 W 29 November 2000 19:45 Fourth round 3–2 Fulham Saha 28 90Lewis 39 Derby County Christie 13Powell 45 Craven Cottage Fulham, London 11,761 Peter Jones 1 W 2000 12 13 y 20:00 Liverpool Quarter-final 3–0 Fulham Owen 105Šmicer 114Barmby 120 Anfield Liverpool 20,144 Dermot Gallagher 1 L y FA Cup 2001 01 07 y 13:00 Fulham Third round 1–2 (Report) Manchester United Fernandes 24 Solskjær 8Sheringham 89 Craven Cottage Fulham, London 19,178 Jeff Winter L References Notes notes Category:Fulham F.C. seasons Fulham