2000–01 Peterborough United F.C. season
# 2000–01 Peterborough United F.C. season

The 2000–01 season saw Peterborough United compete in the Football League Second Division where they finished in 12th position with 59 points.

## Final league table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Wrexham | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 65 | 71 | −6 | 63 |
| 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 |

## Results

Peterborough United's score comes first

### Legend

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

### Football League Second Division

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 12 August 2000 | Oxford United | A | 1–0 | 5,870 | Farrell |
| 2 | 20 August 2000 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–2 | 6,997 | Clarke, Green |
| 3 | 26 August 2000 | Oldham Athletic | A | 4–1 | 4,967 | Clarke, Green, Whittingham, Jones (o.g.) |
| 4 | 28 August 2000 | Swansea City | H | 0–2 | 6,428 | |
| 5 | 2 September 2000 | Bury | H | 1–1 | 5,286 | Green |
| 6 | 9 September 2000 | Stoke City | A | 0–3 | 13,011 | |
| 7 | 12 September 2000 | Wigan Athletic | A | 0–1 | 4,798 | |
| 8 | 16 September 2000 | Reading | H | 1–0 | 5,767 | Cullen |
| 9 | 23 September 2000 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 0–2 | 4,980 | |
| 10 | 30 September 2000 | Millwall | H | 1–4 | 7,126 | Shields |
| 11 | 8 October 2000 | Port Vale | H | 2–0 | 4,752 | Clarke, Lee |
| 12 | 14 October 2000 | Brentford | A | 0–1 | 4,479 | |
| 13 | 17 October 2000 | Walsall | A | 1–1 | 4,716 | Oldfield |
| 14 | 21 October 2000 | Notts County | H | 1–0 | 5,889 | Clarke |
| 15 | 24 October 2000 | Bristol City | A | 1–2 | 9,219 | Farrell |
| 16 | 28 October 2000 | Colchester United | H | 3–1 | 5,469 | McKenzie, Lee, Clarke |
| 17 | 4 November 2000 | Bournemouth | A | 1–2 | 3,936 | Farrell |
| 18 | 11 November 2000 | Swindon Town | H | 4–0 | 5,700 | Farrell, McKenzie (2), Forsyth |
| 19 | 25 November 2000 | Rotherham United | A | 0–3 | 5,519 | |
| 20 | 2 December 2000 | Wrexham | H | 1–0 | 5,381 | McKenzie |
| 21 | 15 December 2000 | Cambridge United | A | 0–0 | 7,505 | |
| 22 | 23 December 2000 | Northampton Town | H | 1–2 | 9,868 | McKenzie |
| 23 | 26 December 2000 | Luton Town | A | 2–3 | 7,374 | McKenzie, Farrell |
| 24 | 1 January 2001 | Oldham Athletic | H | 0–0 | 5,039 | |
| 25 | 13 January 2001 | Swansea City | A | 2–2 | 5,288 | McKenzie, Clarke |
| 26 | 27 January 2001 | Northampton Town | A | 0–0 | 7,079 | |
| 27 | 30 January 2001 | Oxford United | H | 4–2 | 4,004 | Oldfield, McKenzie, Clarke, Gill |
| 28 | 3 February 2001 | Bury | A | 1–2 | 2,725 | Forinton |
| 29 | 10 February 2001 | Stoke City | H | 0–4 | 7,568 | |
| 30 | 17 February 2001 | Reading | A | 1–1 | 10,342 | Lee |
| 31 | 20 February 2001 | Wigan Athletic | H | 2–0 | 4,111 | Rea, M. Williams |
| 32 | 24 February 2001 | Wycombe Wanderers | H | 3–2 | 4,731 | Lee, McKenzie |
| 33 | 3 March 2001 | Millwall | A | 0–0 | 11,658 | |
| 34 | 6 March 2001 | Brentford | H | 1–1 | 4,479 | M. Williams |
| 35 | 10 March 2001 | Port Vale | A | 0–5 | 4,787 | |
| 36 | 23 March 2001 | Notts County | A | 3–3 | 6,510 | McKenzie, Farrell, Green |
| 37 | 27 March 2001 | Luton Town | H | 1–1 | 5,425 | Clarke |
| 38 | 31 March 2001 | Cambridge United | H | 4–1 | 10,086 | Farrell, Green, Lee, Forsyth |
| 39 | 7 April 2001 | Wrexham | A | 1–2 | 2,678 | Edwards |
| 40 | 11 April 2001 | Bristol Rovers | A | 2–1 | 6,540 | Hanlon, Jones (o.g.) |
| 41 | 14 April 2001 | Bristol City | H | 2–1 | 6,560 | McKenzie, Green |
| 42 | 17 April 2001 | Colchester United | A | 2–2 | 4,336 | Lee, Oldfield |
| 43 | 21 April 2001 | Bournemouth | H | 1–2 | 6,381 | Clarke |
| 44 | 24 April 2001 | Walsall | H | 2–0 | 5,549 | Lee, Rea |
| 45 | 28 April 2001 | Swindon Town | A | 1–2 | 8,145 | Reeves (o.g.) |
| 46 | 5 May 2001 | Rotherham United | H | 1–1 | 11,274 | McKenzie |

### FA Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R1 | 18 November 2000 | Mansfield Town | A | 1–1 | 3,257 | Farrell |
| R1 Replay | 28 November 2000 | Mansfield Town | H | 4–0 | 4,540 | Oldfield, Edwards, Clarke, Shields |
| R2 | 10 December 2000 | Oldham Athletic | H | 1–1 | 5,662 | Lee |
| R2 Replay | 19 December 2000 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–0 | 3,404 | Forsyth |
| R3 | 6 January 2001 | Chelsea | A | 0–5 | 31,932 | |

### Football League Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R1 1st leg | 22 August 2000 | Luton Town | A | 0–0 | 3,175 | |
| R1 2nd leg | 5 September 2000 | Luton Town | H | 2–2 | 4,286 | Farrell, Clarke |

Peterborough United eliminated on away goal rule

### Football League Trophy

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R1 | 5 December 2000 | Luton Town | H | 1–0 | 2,075 | Green |
| R2 | 9 January 2001 | Barnet | H | 1–3 | 1,891 | Cullen |

## Squad statistics

| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Mark Tyler | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Dean Hooper | 28(4) | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35(5) | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Steve Morrow | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Adam Drury | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 36(1) | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Richard Scott | 18(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19(4) | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Simon Rea | 35(1) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41(1) | 2 |
| 6 | DF | Andy Edwards | 43 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | David Farrell | 39(5) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45(6) | 9 |
| 8 | MF | David Oldfield | 32(7) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39(7) | 4 |
| 9 | FW | Andy Clarke | 36(6) | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42(6) | 11 |
| 10 | FW | Jason Lee | 14(16) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 18(17) | 8 |
| 11 | MF | Jon Cullen | 12(6) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15(7) | 2 |
| 12 | MF | Matthew Gill | 11(5) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15(5) | 1 |
| 13 | GK | Dan Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Francis Green | 18(14) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24(14) | 7 |
| 15 | DF | Dan Murray | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3(2) | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Martin Williams | 13(2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13(2) | 2 |
| 16 | MF | Matthew Hann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Leon McKenzie | 30 | 13 | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33(1) | 13 |
| 18 | MF | Ritchie Hanlon | 21(5) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24(7) | 1 |
| 19 | DF | Gareth Jelleyman | 6(2) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9(3) | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Tony Shields | 28(5) | 1 | 1(3) | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30(9) | 2 |
| 21 | FW | Howard Forinton | 2(6) | 1 | 0(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4(6) | 1 |
| 22 | MF | Tom Williams | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Drewe Broughton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Dave Rogers | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Stuart Taylor | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Helgi Daníelsson | 3(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(3) | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Daniel French | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 2(2) | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Richard Forsyth | 25(5) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 32(6) | 3 |
| 26 | DF | Gary McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Matt Wicks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Guy Whittingham | 1(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(4) | 1 |
