2000–01_Brentford_F.C._season

2000–01 Brentford F.C. season

2000–01 Brentford F.C. season

2000–01 season of Brentford F.C.


During the 2000–01 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Second Division. Despite a mid-table season in the league, the club reached the 2001 Football League Trophy Final, which was lost 2–1 to Port Vale.

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Season summary

Charlton Athletic forward Mark McCammon was Brentford's major pre-season signing, joining for a £300,000 fee.[1]

After a 1999–2000 season of consolidation back in the Second Division,[2] Brentford chairman-manager Ron Noades spent conservatively in the off-season, acquiring only forward Mark McCammon, midfielder Eddie Hutchinson and defender Jay Lovett for monetary fees.[1] Long-term injuries to full backs Ijah Anderson and Danny Boxall led Noades to sign Paul Gibbs (on a free transfer from Plymouth Argyle) and a number of loanees to defensive cover.[3] There was also change in the goalkeeping department, with Ólafur Gottskálksson and youngster Paul Smith coming in to replace out-of-favour Andy Woodman and the soon-to-retire Jason Pearcey.[1][4][5]

Continuing injuries as the season began prevented a solid starting lineup from being established,[3][6] with Brentford winning only two of the first 12 matches in all competitions and languishing in lower-mid table.[7] After being knocked out of the League Cup by Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, the Bees' league form turned around, with Andy Scott moving from the wing back to his natural forward position and scoring seven goals in the following 9 league matches,[8][9] though a failure to convert draws into wins led the club to tread water in the league placings.[7] An FA Cup first round home defeat to Conference club Kingstonian in mid-November led Noades to relinquish his position as manager (while remaining as chairman) and hand the reins to his assistant, Ray Lewington, on a caretaker basis.[10] Lewington would later become the permanent manager in March 2001.[11]

Despite the beginnings of a run in the Football League Trophy under Lewington,[7] chairman Noades angered supporters in January 2001 by selling top-scorer Andy Scott and utility man Rob Quinn to divisional rivals Oxford United for a combined £150,000 fee, in a bid to balance the club's books.[12] Despite the sales, Brentford's league position improved and despite just three wins from a 9-match spell in January and February, the club rose to 10th-place in the table.[7] With the Bees seemingly safe from relegation from the Second Division,[13] the attention turned to the Football League Trophy and four wins in a row led to a matchup with Port Vale in the final at the Millennium Stadium on 22 April.[7] Despite taking an early lead through youth prospect Michael Dobson, Brentford were pegged back and defeated 2–1.[14] The fixture pileup caused by postponements and international call-ups took its toll on the team.[7] Just one of the final eight league matches of the season yielded a victory, which included a spell of four matches in eight days to close out the campaign.[7] The Bees finished in 14th-place in the Second Division.[13]

League table

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Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results

Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season

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Football League Second Division

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FA Cup

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Football League Cup

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Football League Trophy

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Playing squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2000–01 season.
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Coaching staff

Ron Noades (12 August – 20 November 2000)

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Ray Lewington (20 November 2000 – 5 May 2001)

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Statistics

Appearances and goals

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  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: Soccerbase

Goalscorers

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Discipline

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International caps

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Summary

Games played58 (46 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 7 Football League Trophy)
Games won20 (14 Second Division, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 5 Football League Trophy)
Games drawn20 (17 Second Division, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Games lost18 (15 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Goals scored77 (56 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 16 Football League Trophy)
Goals conceded88 (70 Second Division, 3 FA Cup, 5 League Cup, 10 Football League Trophy)
Clean sheets11 (10 Second Division, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Biggest league win3–0 versus Oxford United, 1 January 2001
Worst league defeat6–0 versus Swansea City, 1 May 2001
Most appearances57, Ólafur Gottskálksson (45 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 7 Football League Trophy)
Top scorer (league)13, Andy Scott
Top scorer (all competitions)15, Andy Scott

Transfers & loans

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Kit

Supplier: Patrick
Sponsor(s): GMB

Home
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Source: Brentford F.C.

Awards

Notes

  1. Match played at Griffin Park due to the waterlogged condition of Brighton & Hove Albion's Withdean Stadium pitch.

References

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  2. "Brentford Home Page for the 1999–2000 season". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  3. "Palace land Harrison, but Beattie deal stalls". www.espnfc.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
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  5. Ley, John. "October Transfers". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  6. TW8: Brentford FC Official Matchday Programme versus Luton Town. Charlton, London: Morganprint. 3 May 2001. pp. 24–25.
  7. "Brentford results for the 2000–2001 season". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  8. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 142. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  9. "Latest Brentford Results, Fixtures & Betting Odds". Soccer Base. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  10. "Noades resigns as Brentford boss". BBC. 20 November 2000. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  11. "First Match As Manager". Brentford Football Club Online. 5 April 2001. Archived from the original on 5 April 2001. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  12. "Double sale angers Bees fans". BBC. 13 January 2001. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  13. "Brentford Home Page for the 2000–2001 season". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  14. "Vale vault Brentford to lift Vans trophy". BBC. 22 April 2001. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  15. "Ivar Ingimarsson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  16. "Julian Charles". 11v11.com. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  17. "Brentford complete deals". Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  18. "McCammon joins Brentford". Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  19. "Bees snap up teenager". Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  20. "On The Move – August 2000 Transfers". ESPN.com Soccernet. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  21. "Lee Johnson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  22. Simon Marsh at Soccerbase
  23. Jason Crowe at Soccerbase
  24. Kevin Austin at Soccerbase
  25. Rob Quinn at Soccerbase
  26. Andy Scott at Soccerbase
  27. "Shrimpers sign keeper Woodman". Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  28. Andy Woodman at Soccerbase
  29. Lorenzo Pinamonte at Soccerbase
  30. "Nevin Saroya". 11v11.com. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  31. "Kennedy out, Doherty in". www.crawleyobserver.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  32. Ley, John. "Nationwide Second Division Club By Club Guide". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  33. Lee Johnson at Soccerbase
  34. Wallace, Sam (12 April 2001). "Brentford sponsor accused of racism". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  35. "Gav's the man". 14 March 2001. Archived from the original on 14 April 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2017.

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