2000–01 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season
# 2000–01 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season

During the 2000–01 English football season, Wycombe Wanderers competed in the Football League Second Division.

## Season summary

Having barely escaped relegation the previous season, this time round Wycombe achieved survival in the Second Division by a comfortable margin. Their defensive record, the best of any team outside the top six, ensured they finished well clear of relegation in 13th place. Wycombe enjoyed their greatest success in the FA Cup, defeating First Division teams Grimsby Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Wimbledon before edging Premier League side Leicester City 2–1 at Filbert Street; this result caused Leicester, then sitting fourth in the Premier League, to enter a poor run of form that dragged them down to 13th. The win at Leicester set up a dream semi-final tie against Liverpool at Villa Park – Wycombe pushed Gérard Houllier's men all the way before losing 2–1; Liverpool would go on to finish third in the Premier League and win a treble of the League, FA and UEFA Cups.

## Final league table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 62 |
| 12 | Peterborough United | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 61 | 66 | −5 | 59 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 59 |
| 14 | Brentford | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 56 | 70 | −14 | 59 |
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 53 | 65 | −12 | 58 |

## Results

Wycombe Wanderers' score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| - | - | - |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R1 | 18 November 2000 | Harrow Borough | H | 3–0 | 2,681 | Bates (2), Simpson |
| R2 | 10 December 2000 | Millwall | A | 0–0 | 7,819 | |
| R2R | 19 December 2000 | Millwall | H | 2–1 | 3,878 | Rammell, McCarthy |
| R3 | 6 January 2001 | Grimsby Town | H | 1–1 | 5,390 | McCarthy |
| R3R | 16 January 2001 | Grimsby Town | A | 3–1 | 3,269 | McCarthy, Simpson, Rogers |
| R4 | 27 January 2001 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | 9,617 | Rammell, Parkin |
| R5 | 17 February 2001 | Wimbledon | H | 2–2 | 9,650 | Simpson, Brown |
| R5R | 20 February 2001 | Wimbledon | A | 2–2 (won 8–7 on pens) | 9,464 | Carroll, McCarthy |
| QF | 10 March 2001 | Leicester City | A | 2–1 | 21,969 | McCarthy, Essandoh |
| SF | 8 April 2001 | Liverpool | N | 1–2 | 40,037 | Ryan |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R1 1st Leg | 22 August 2000 | Barnet | A | 1–2 | 1,741 | Rogers |
| R1 2nd Leg | 5 September 2000 | Barnet | H | 3–1 (won 4–3 on agg) | 2,205 | McSporran, Castledine, McCarthy |
| R2 1st Leg | 19 September 2000 | Birmingham City | H | 3–4 | 2,537 | Rammell, Baird, Bates |
| R2 2nd Leg | 26 September 2000 | Birmingham City | A | 0–1 (lost 3–5 on agg) | 8,960 | |

## Squad

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Martin Taylor |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Chris Marsh |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Chris Vinnicombe |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Jason Cousins |
| 5 | DF | IRL | Paul McCarthy |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Jamie Bates |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Dave Carroll |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Keith Ryan |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Andrew Baird |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Sean Devine |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Paul Emblen |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Peter Holsgrove |
| 14 | MF | IRL | Maurice Harkin |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Jermaine McSporran |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Andy Rammell |
| 17 | DF | CAN | Mark Rogers |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Ben Townsend |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Stewart Castledine |
| 20 | FW | ENG | George Clegg (on loan from Manchester United) |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Alan Beeton |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Dannie Bulman |
| 23 | MF | IRL | Ian Simpemba |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Guy Whittingham |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Martyn Lee |
| 26 | GK | ENG | Mark Osborn |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Leeyon Phelan |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Michael Simpson |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Danny Senda |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Steve Brown |
| 32 | DF | ENG | John Nutter |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Matthew Brady |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Roger Johnson |
| 35 | GK | ENG | Mark Westhead |
| 36 | FW | NIR | Roy Essandoh |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Steve Jones (on loan from Bristol City) |
| 20 | FW | CAN | Niall Thompson (released) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Sam Parkin (on loan from Chelsea) |
