2000–01 Stockport County F.C. season
# 2000–01 Stockport County F.C. season

During the 2000–01 English football season, Stockport County F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

## Season summary

Stockport started the 2000–01 season poorly and were sitting 23rd in the table with just two wins at the middle of November. However, a run from mid-March resulted in Stockport winning five of their remaining nine league games to again narrowly avoid relegation, finishing 19th overall.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Fulham (C, P) | 46 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 90 | 32 | +58 | 101 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers (P) | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 76 | 39 | +37 | 91 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 76 | 45 | +31 | 87 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 4 | Preston North End | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 64 | 52 | +12 | 78 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 78 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 74 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 7 | Burnley | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 72 | |
| 8 | Wimbledon | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 71 | 50 | +21 | 69 | |
| 9 | Watford | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 76 | 67 | +9 | 69 | |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 68 | |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 68 | |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 55 | |
| 13 | Gillingham | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 61 | 66 | −5 | 55 | |
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 47 | 62 | −15 | 55 | |
| 15 | Norwich City | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 54 | |
| 16 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 49 | 62 | −13 | 54 | |
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 52 | 71 | −19 | 53 | |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 52 | |
| 19 | Stockport County | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 58 | 65 | −7 | 51 | |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 46 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 49 | |
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 57 | 70 | −13 | 49 | |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town (R) | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 48 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 23 | Queens Park Rangers (R) | 46 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 45 | 75 | −30 | 40 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 24 | Tranmere Rovers (R) | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 46 | 77 | −31 | 38 | Relegation to the Second Division |

## Results

Stockport County's score comes first

### Legend

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

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 August 2000 | Gillingham | A | 3–1 | 9,429 | Thomas-Moore (2), Maxwell |
| 19 August 2000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | 7,758 | Thomas-Moore |
| 26 August 2000 | Fulham | A | 1–4 | 11,009 | Cooper |
| 28 August 2000 | Huddersfield Town | H | 0–0 | 6,137 | |
| 1 September 2000 | Stockport County | A | 1–2 | 7,229 | Thomas-Moore |
| 9 September 2000 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–0 | 6,632 | |
| 12 September 2000 | Norwich City | H | 1–3 | 5,703 | Smith |
| 16 September 2000 | Preston North End | A | 1–1 | 12,735 | Thomas-Moore |
| 23 September 2000 | Watford | H | 2–3 | 6,933 | Wilbraham, Thomas-Moore |
| 30 September 2000 | Wimbledon | A | 0–2 | 6,087 | |
| 8 October 2000 | Portsmouth | H | 1–1 | 6,212 | Cooper |
| 14 October 2000 | Burnley | A | 1–2 | 16,107 | Tod |
| 17 October 2000 | Birmingham City | A | 0–4 | 15,579 | |
| 21 October 2000 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 4–3 | 8,266 | Tod, Wiss, Thomas-Moore, Wilbraham |
| 24 October 2000 | Sheffield United | A | 0–1 | 17,010 | |
| 28 October 2000 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–2 | 6,021 | Edwards (own goal) |
| 4 November 2000 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–2 | 17,404 | Wilbraham |
| 11 November 2000 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–2 | 6,356 | Bergersen, Wilbraham |
| 18 November 2000 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–1 | 6,099 | Tod, Clark |
| 25 November 2000 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–2 | 18,819 | Wilbraham, Fradin |
| 2 December 2000 | Sheffield United | H | 0–2 | 6,460 | |
| 9 December 2000 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 4–2 | 16,337 | Fradin (2), Cooper (2) |
| 16 December 2000 | Barnsley | H | 2–0 | 5,383 | Wiss, Woodthorpe |
| 22 December 2000 | Gillingham | H | 2–2 | 6,095 | Wiss, Maxwell |
| 26 December 2000 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–1 | 6,654 | Matthews |
| 30 December 2000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 2–3 | 16,667 | Nicholson (pen), Wiss |
| 1 January 2001 | Fulham | H | 2–0 | 6,100 | Wiss, Clark |
| 13 January 2001 | Huddersfield Town | A | 0–0 | 10,988 | |
| 20 January 2001 | Grimsby Town | H | 1–1 | 6,165 | Wiss |
| 3 February 2001 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–1 | 7,804 | Wilbraham |
| 10 February 2001 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–1 | 16,385 | Cooper |
| 13 February 2001 | Preston North End | H | 0–1 | 7,590 | |
| 20 February 2001 | Norwich City | A | 0–4 | 19,768 | |
| 24 February 2001 | Watford | A | 2–2 | 13,647 | Wilbraham (2) |
| 3 March 2001 | Wimbledon | H | 2–2 | 5,519 | Wilbraham, Fradin |
| 6 March 2001 | Burnley | H | 0–0 | 7,087 | |
| 10 March 2001 | Portsmouth | A | 1–2 | 12,202 | Kuqi |
| 17 March 2001 | Birmingham City | H | 2–0 | 7,176 | Kuqi (2) |
| 31 March 2001 | Barnsley | A | 2–0 | 13,203 | Kuqi, Wilbraham |
| 3 April 2001 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 12,492 | Kuqi |
| 7 April 2001 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2–1 | 9,666 | Harkness (own goal), Carrigan |
| 14 April 2001 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–0 | 9,705 | |
| 16 April 2001 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–1 | 23,500 | |
| 21 April 2001 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 3–0 | 7,163 | Fradin, Nicholson (pen), Wilbraham |
| 28 April 2001 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 3–0 | 10,608 | Wilbraham, Fradin, Kuqi (pen) |
| 6 May 2001 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–1 | 9,782 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R3 | 6 January 2001 | Preston North End | A | 1–0 | 9,975 | Fradin |
| R4 | 27 January 2001 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1–0 | 7,318 | Wiss |
| R5 | 17 February 2001 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–4 | 36,040 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R1 1st Leg | 22 August 2000 | Blackpool | H | 0–1 | 3,014 | |
| R1 2nd Leg | 5 September 2000 | Blackpool | A | 2–3 (lost 2–4 on agg) | 3,133 | Dinning, Thomas-Moore |

## First-team squad

    Squad at end of 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | IRL | Alan Kelly |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Sean Connelly |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Shane Nicholson |
| 4 | DF | SWE | Fredrik Bryngelsson |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Mike Flynn |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Peter Clark |
| 8 | FW | FIN | Shefki Kuqi |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Brian Carrigan |
| 10 | MF | WAL | Leyton Maxwell (on loan from Liverpool) |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Colin Woodthorpe |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Ali Gibb |
| 13 | GK | WAL | Lee Jones |
| 14 | MF | FIN | Jarkko Wiss |
| 15 | MF | FRA | Karim Fradin |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Leo Roget (on loan from Southend United) |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Simon Grayson (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Ian Lawson |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Aaron Wilbraham |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | ENG | David Smith |
| 21 | MF | SWE | Jonas Larsson |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Alan Bailey |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Keith Briggs |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Chris Byrne |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Glynn Hancock |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Neil Ross |
| 28 | GK | WAL | Andy Dibble |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Ben Johnson |
| 30 | FW | IRL | Jon Daly |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Sam Turner |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Robert Clare |
| 33 | MF | NOR | Kent Bergersen |
| 34 | FW | IRL | Michael Hennessy |
| 35 | MF | WAL | Lee Evans |
| 36 | FW | ENG | Phil Carratt |
| 37 | FW | ENG | Glynn Hurst |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Carlo Nash (to Manchester City) |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Kevin Cooper (to Wimbledon) |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Ian Thomas-Moore (to Burnley) |
| 16 | DF | IRL | Jim Gannon (to Crewe Alexandra) |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Tony Dinning (to Wolverhampton Wanderers) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | DF | SCO | Andy Tod (on loan from Dunfermline Athletic) |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Rob Matthews (to Hull City) |
| 36 | DF | ENG | Kevin Gray (on loan from Huddersfield Town) |
| 37 | MF | SCO | Grant Brebner (on loan from Hibernian) |

### Reserve 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | MF | ENG | Fraser McLachlan |
