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

Field	Value
club	Huddersfield Town
season	2000–01
chairman	Barry Rubery
manager	Steve Bruce (until 16 October 2000)
Lou Macari (from 16 October 2000)
stadium	Kirklees Stadium
league	Division One
league result	22nd (relegated)
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	Third round
(knocked out by Bristol City)
cup2	League Cup
cup2 result	First round
(knocked out by Oldham Athletic)
league topscorer	Delroy Facey
Kevin Gallen
(10 each)
season topscorer	Delroy Facey
Kevin Gallen
(10 each)
highest attendance	19,290 vs Birmingham City (6 May 2001)
lowest attendance	4,979 vs Oldham Athletic (5 September 2000)
largest win	3–0 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (9 December 2000)
3–0 vs Tranmere Rovers (26 December 2000)
4–1 vs Portsmouth (31 March 2001)
largest loss	0–3 vs Sheffield United (17 October 2000)
0–3 vs Fulham (4 November 2000)
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prevseason	1999–2000
nextseason	2001–02

Lou Macari (from 16 October 2000) (knocked out by Bristol City) (knocked out by Oldham Athletic) Kevin Gallen (10 each) Kevin Gallen (10 each) 3–0 vs Tranmere Rovers (26 December 2000) 4–1 vs Portsmouth (31 March 2001) 0–3 vs Fulham (4 November 2000) leftarm1=3eacff|body1=3eacff|rightarm1=3eacff|shorts1=ffffff|socks1=3eacff| pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=_bluecollar_trineck|pattern_ra2=| leftarm2=ff0000|body2=ff0000|rightarm2=ff0000|shorts2=ff0000|socks2=ff0000| 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

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

Results

[[Football League First Division|Division One]]

Date	Opponents	**Home/
Away**	**Result
F - A**	Scorers	Attendance	Position
12 August 2000	Watford	H	1 - 2	Palmer 16 ([og)]	13,018	17th
19 August 2000	Sheffield Wednesday	A	3 - 2	Smith [6, 39], Gallen [35]	22,704	10th
26 August 2000	Crystal Palace	H	1 - 2	Lucketti [25]	10,670	17th
28 August 2000	Stockport County	A	0 - 0		6,137	16th
9 September 2000	Bolton Wanderers	H	2 - 3	Smith [47], Dyson [76]	12,248	21st
12 September 2000	Wimbledon	H	0 - 2		7,592	23rd
16 September 2000	Gillingham	A	1 - 2	Gallen [26]	8,503	24th
23 September 2000	Burnley	H	0 - 1		14,016	24th
30 September 2000	Norwich City	A	1 - 1	Gallen [58]	14,499	22nd
6 October 2000	Barnsley	H	1 - 1	Smith [80]	13,556	22nd
14 October 2000	Grimsby Town	A	0 - 1		4,911	23rd
17 October 2000	Sheffield United	A	0 - 3		14,062	23rd
21 October 2000	Preston North End	H	0 - 0		13,161	23rd
24 October 2000	Crewe Alexandra	A	0 - 1		5,215	24th
28 October 2000	Blackburn Rovers	H	0 - 1		12,287	24th
4 November 2000	Fulham	A	0 - 3		13,108	24th
11 November 2000	West Bromwich Albion	H	0 - 2		11,801	24th
18 November 2000	Queens Park Rangers	A	1 - 1	Gallen [8]	11,543	24th
25 November 2000	Birmingham City	A	1 - 2	Armstrong [61]	22,120	24th
2 December 2000	Crewe Alexandra	H	3 - 1	Baldry [46], Smith [62], Gallen [68]	10,603	24th
9 December 2000	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	3 - 0	Ndlovu [49, 90], Facey [86]	11,506	24th
13 December 2000	Nottingham Forest	A	3 - 1	Ndlovu [57], Gallen [61, 65]	28,372	23rd
16 December 2000	Portsmouth	A	1 - 1	Dyson [40]	12,041	24th
23 December 2000	Watford	A	2 - 1	Ndlovu [29], Facey [60]	13,371	23rd
26 December 2000	Tranmere Rovers	H	3 - 0	Facey [44], Dyson [65], Gallen [71]	12,397	19th
30 December 2000	Sheffield Wednesday	H	0 - 0		18,931	19th
13 January 2001	Stockport County	H	0 - 0		10,988	19th
3 February 2001	Nottingham Forest	H	1 - 1	Facey [45]	13,838	21st
10 February 2001	Bolton Wanderers	A	2 - 2	Smith [6], Gallen [23]	14,866	21st
17 February 2001	Gillingham	H	2 - 3	Armstrong [16], Smith [45 (pen)]	10,576	23rd
24 February 2001	Burnley	A	0 - 1		16,191	23rd
27 February 2001	Tranmere Rovers	A	0 - 2		10,621	24th
3 March 2001	Norwich City	H	2 - 0	Armstrong [8], Facey [71]	11,122	23rd
6 March 2001	Grimsby Town	H	0 - 0		9,494	22nd
10 March 2001	Barnsley	A	1 - 3	Morris [10]	15,290	23rd
17 March 2001	Sheffield United	H	2 - 1	Smith [25], Facey [78]	13,918	22nd
31 March 2001	Portsmouth	H	4 - 1	Booth [56], Facey [71], Gorré [89 (pen)], Baldry [90]	13,199	22nd
3 April 2001	Crystal Palace	A	0 - 0		15,324	22nd
7 April 2001	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1 - 0	Facey [10]	19,423	21st
10 April 2001	Preston North End	A	0 - 0		15,185	19th
14 April 2001	Fulham	H	1 - 2	Facey [78]	15,882	21st
16 April 2001	Blackburn Rovers	A	0 - 2		29,426	21st
21 April 2001	Queens Park Rangers	H	2 - 1	Gorré [33], Facey [90]	12,846	20th
28 April 2001	West Bromwich Albion	A	1 - 1	Booth [7]	17,542	20th
1 May 2001	Wimbledon	A	1 - 1	Gallen [74]	4,956	20th
6 May 2001	Birmingham City	H	1 - 2	Booth [45]	19,290	22nd

[[FA Cup]]

Date	Round	Opponents	**Home/
Away**	**Result
F - A**	Scorers	Attendance
6 January 2001	Round 3	Bristol City	H	0 - 2	9,192

[[Football League Cup|Worthington Cup]]

Date	Round	Opponents	**Home/
Away**	**Result
F - A**	Scorers	Attendance
22 August 2000	Round 1 1st Leg	Oldham Athletic	A	0 - 1	4,255
5 September 2000	Round 1 2nd Leg	Oldham Athletic	H	0 - 2	4,979

Appearances and goals

Squad No.	Name	Position	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Apps	Apps	Goals
1	Nico Vaesen	GK	45	0	1	2	48	0
2	Steve Jenkins	DF	30	0	0	0	30	0
3	Jamie Vincent	DF	14 (2)	0	1	2	17 (2)	0
4	Craig Armstrong	MF	44	3	1	1	46	3
5	Chris Lucketti	DF	40	1	0	2	42	1
6	Ken Monkou	DF	2	0	0	0	2	0
7	Ben Thornley	MF	29 (7)	0	1	2	32 (7)	0
8	Kenny Irons	MF	18 (15)	0	0	1	19 (15)	0
9	Martin Smith	FW	27 (3)	8	0	1	28 (3)	8
10	Dean Gorré	MF	23 (11)	2	0 (1)	1	24 (12)	2
11	Clyde Wijnhard	FW	4	0	0	1	5	0
12	Kevin Gray	DF	13 (4)	0	1	0	14 (4)	0
13	Martyn Margetson	GK	1 (1)	0	0	0	1 (1)	0
14	Jim Brennan	MF	0 (2)	0	0	0	0 (2)	0
14	Scott Sellars	MF	6 (8)	0	0 (1)	0 (1)	6 (10)	0
15	Kevin Kyle	FW	0 (4)	0	0	0	0 (4)	0
15	Peter Ndlovu	MF	6	4	0	0	6	4
15	Lee Morris	FW	5	1	0	0	5	1
16	Delroy Facey	FW	22 (12)	10	1	1 (1)	24 (13)	10
17	Simon Baldry	MF	26 (9)	2	1	0 (2)	27 (11)	2
18	Chris Hay	FW	0 (4)	0	0	2	2 (4)	0
19	David Beresford	MF	0 (2)	0	0	1	1 (2)	0
20	Thomas Heary	DF	25 (3)	0	1	2	28 (3)	0
21	Jon Dyson	DF	25 (5)	3	1	1	27 (5)	3
22	Chris Beech	MF	10	0	0	1	11	0
23	Chris Holland	MF	29	0	1	1	31	0
24	Danny Schofield	MF	0 (1)	0	0	0	0 (1)	0
25	Kevin Gallen	FW	30 (8)	10	1	0	31 (8)	10
26	Rob Kozluk	DF	14	0	0	0	14	0
26	Adie Moses	DF	10 (2)	0	0	0	10 (2)	0
32	Andy Booth	FW	8	3	0	0	8	3
34	Michael Senior	MF	0 (4)	0	0	0	0 (4)	0

References

Ingle, Sean. (16 October 2000). "Huddersfield sack Bruce". [[The Guardian]].

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