2000–01 Ipswich Town F.C. season

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Ipswich Town
2000–01 season
ChairmanDavid Sheepshanks
ManagerGeorge Burley
StadiumPortman Road
Premier League5th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Marcus Stewart (19)
All: Marcus Stewart (21)
Highest home attendance25,004
(vs Manchester City, 7 May 2001, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance13,008
(vs Millwall, 26 September 2000, League Cup)
Average home league attendance22,524

The 2000–01 season was the 122nd season of competitive association football and fourth season in the Premier League played by Ipswich Town, an English football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk. Their third-place finish in the Football League First Division in 1999–2000 season and victory in the play-off finals secured Ipswich Town a place in the Premier League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001.

Season summary

Tipped by many to go straight back down to Division One after winning promotion, Ipswich quickly wowed the Premiership with an unlikely challenge among the top six. For much of the season, it looked like they would finish in the top three and qualify for the European Cup for the first time in nearly 40 years. In the end, a 2–1 defeat at Charlton Athletic ended such hopes with two games left and they finished fifth, just four points adrift of second-placed Arsenal and qualified for the UEFA Cup for the first time since 1982. Manager George Burley was then voted "Manager of the Year" by his colleagues.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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 England ENG Richard Wright
2 DF Netherlands NED Fabian Wilnis
3 DF England ENG Jamie Clapham
4 DF England ENG John McGreal
6 DF England ENG Mark Venus
7 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jim Magilton
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Matt Holland (captain)
10 FW England ENG James Scowcroft
11 FW England ENG Marcus Stewart
12 FW England ENG Richard Naylor
14 MF England ENG Jermaine Wright
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF England ENG John Scales
16 DF England ENG Gary Croft
19 DF England ENG Titus Bramble
21 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Keith Branagan
30 MF Netherlands NED Martijn Reuser
32 DF Iceland ISL Hermann Hreiðarsson
33 DF Slovenia SVN Amir Karić
34 FW England ENG Alun Armstrong
35 FW Scotland SCO Mark Burchill (on loan from Celtic)
36 DF England ENG Chris Makin

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
9 FW Jamaica JAM David Johnson (to Nottingham Forest)
17 DF England ENG Wayne Brown (on loan to Queens Park Rangers)
18 DF France FRA Jean-Manuel Thetis (released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF Scotland SCO Stuart Niven (to Barnet)
24 FW England ENG Neil Midgley (to Barnet)

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
13 GK England ENG Mike Salmon
20 FW England ENG Richard Logan
23 FW Northern Ireland NIR Sean Friars
25 MF England ENG Ashley Nicholls
26 GK England ENG James Pullen
27 FW Netherlands NED Guillermo Graaven
28 MF Netherlands NED Nabil Abidallah
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 DF South Africa RSA Justin Miller
31 DF Scotland SCO Stephen Moffatt
DF England ENG Lee Beevers
MF England ENG Matt Bloomfield
MF England ENG Matthew Robinson
MF England ENG Ian Westlake
FW England ENG Darren Bent

Pre-season

Ipswich spent time on a pre-season tour of the Baltic states during the club's pre-season preparations for the 2000–01 season, playing friendly matches against Finnish side Vaasan Palloseura, Estonian side FC Flora and Latvian side Riga.[2]

21 July 2000 Friendly Finland Vaasan Palloseura 0–2 England Ipswich Town
Report Johnson File:Soccerball shade.svg x2'

Competitions

FA Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Liverpool 38 20 9 9 71 39 +32 69 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
4 Leeds United 38 20 8 10 64 43 +21 68 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Ipswich Town 38 20 6 12 57 42 +15 66
6 Chelsea 38 17 10 11 68 45 +23 61
7 Sunderland 38 15 12 11 46 41 +5 57
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. 1.0 1.1 Since Liverpool won the League Cup and qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place went to fifth-placed Ipswich Town. Since both FA Cup finalists, Liverpool and Arsenal, qualified for the Champions League, the berth in the UEFA Cup went to sixth-placed Chelsea. Both Ipswich and Chelsea were the highest-ranked team not already qualified for a European competition.
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 20 6 12 57 42  +15 66 11 5 3 31 15  +16 9 1 9 26 27  −1
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAAHHAHAHA
ResultLDWLLWDWDWWLWWWLWWLDWLWLLLWWLWWDWWWLWD
Position181512141611119765665353355344556533333333445
Source: 11v11.com: 2000–01 Ipswich Town results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Qualification for the 2001–02 Champions League first group stage;   = Qualification for the 2001–02 Champions League third qualifying round;   = Qualification for the 2001–02 UEFA Cup first round;   = Qualification for the 2001 Intertoto Cup third round;   = Relegation to the 2001–02 Football League First Division

Matches

Ipswich Town's season results[3]   Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

26 August 2000 3 Ipswich Town 1–0 Sunderland Ipswich, Suffolk
15:00 BST Bramble File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 21,830
Referee: Poll
23 September 2000 7 Ipswich Town 1–1 Arsenal Ipswich, Suffolk
15:00 BST Stewart File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' Report Bergkamp File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 22,030
Referee: P Durkin
30 September 2000 8 Everton 0–3 Ipswich Town Liverpool, Merseyside
15:00 BST Report McGreal File:Soccerball shade.svg 19'
Stewart File:Soccerball shade.svg 49', 60'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 32,597
Referee: J Winter
20 November 2000 14 Coventry City 0–1 Ipswich Town Coventry, Warwickshire
Report Wilnis File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 19,324
Referee: David Elleray
2 December 2000 16 Ipswich Town 0–1 Derby County Ipswich, Suffolk
Report Delap File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 22,003
Referee: Mark Halsey
10 December 2000 17 Liverpool 0–1 Ipswich Town Liverpool, Merseyside
Report Stewart File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,509
Referee: Alan Wiley
17 February 2001 26 Arsenal 1–0 Ipswich Town Islington, Greater London
Henry File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,011
Referee: Rob Harris
2 April 2001 31 Southampton 0–3 Ipswich Town Southampton, Hampshire
Report Stewart File:Soccerball shade.svg 33', 68', 71' (pen.) Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,244
Referee: Alan Wiley
10 April 2001 32 Ipswich Town 1–1 Liverpool Ipswich, Suffolk
Armstrong File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' Heskey File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 23,504
Referee: Steve Dunn

FA Cup

Football League Cup

9 January 2001 Semi-finals
First leg
Ipswich Town 1–0 Birmingham City Ipswich, Suffolk
19:45 BST Stewart File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' (pen) Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 21,684
Referee: C Wilkes

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Pos Name From Fee Ref
23 June 2000 MF Netherlands Martijn Reuser Netherlands Ajax £1,000,000 [4]
5 July 2000 DF England John Scales England Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer [5]
8 July 2000 MF Netherlands Nabil Abidallah Netherlands Ajax Free transfer [6]
8 July 2000 FW Netherlands Guillermo Graaven Netherlands Ajax Free transfer [6]
18 August 2000 DF Iceland Hermann Hreiðarsson England Wimbledon £4,000,000 [7]
18 September 2000 DF Slovenia Amir Karić Slovenia NK Maribor £700,000 [8]
7 December 2000 FW England Alun Armstrong England Middlesbrough £500,000 [9]
7 March 2001 DF England Chris Makin England Sunderland £1,250,000 [10]

Loans in

Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
20 February 2001 FW Scotland Mark Burchill Scotland Celtic 30 June 2001 [11]

Transfers out

Date Pos Name To Fee Ref
1 June 2000 MF Netherlands Marco Holster Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles Free transfer [12]
1 July 2000 MF England John Kennedy Free agent Released [13]
23 July 2000 MF England Mick Stockwell England Colchester United Free transfer [14]
22 August 2000 FW Sweden Jonas Axeldal England Cambridge United Free transfer [15]
29 September 2000 MF Scotland Stuart Niven England Barnet Free transfer [16]
4 January 2001 DF France Jean-Manuel Thetis Free agent Mutual consent [17]
12 January 2001 FW Jamaica David Johnson England Nottingham Forest £3,500,000 [18]
22 March 2001 MF England Neil Midgley England Barnet Free transfer [16]

Loans out

Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
25 August 2000 DF France Jean-Manuel Thetis England Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 September 2000 [19]
25 January 2001 FW England Richard Logan England Cambridge United 25 February 2001 [20]
9 February 2001 DF Scotland Steven Moffat England Chelmsford City 7 March 2001 [21]
2 March 2001 DF Slovenia Amir Karić England Crystal Palace 15 March 2001 [22]
20 March 2001 DF England Wayne Brown England Queens Park Rangers 7 May 2001 [23]
Transfers in: Decrease £6,950,000
Transfers out: Increase £3,500,000
Total spending: Decrease £3,450,000

Squad statistics

All statistics updated as of end of season

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total FA
Premier League
FA
Cup
Football League
Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Richard Wright 44 0 36 0 2 0 6 0
2 DF Netherlands NED Fabian Wilnis 37 2 27+2 2 2 0 5+1 0
4 DF England ENG John McGreal 34 1 25+3 1 1 0 5 0
19 DF England ENG Titus Bramble 33 3 23+3 1 2 0 4+1 2
32 DF Iceland ISL Hermann Hreiðarsson 45 1 35+1 1 2 0 7 0
3 DF England ENG Jamie Clapham 44 3 28+7 2 0+2 0 7 1
7 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jim Magilton 41 2 32+1 1 1+1 0 6 1
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Matt Holland 47 5 38 3 2 0 6+1 2
14 MF England ENG Jermaine Wright 46 3 35+2 2 2 1 5+2 0
11 FW England ENG Marcus Stewart 41 21 33+1 19 2 1 3+2 1
10 FW England ENG James Scowcroft 43 6 22+12 4 1+1 0 5+2 2
21 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Keith Branagan 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF England ENG Mark Venus 29 4 23+2 3 1 0 3 1
34 FW England ENG Alun Armstrong 23 8 15+6 7 2 1 0 0
30 MF Netherlands NED Martijn Reuser 34 6 13+13 6 1 0 3+4 0
36 DF England ENG Chris Makin 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF England ENG Gary Croft 13 0 6+2 0 1 0 3+1 0
12 FW England ENG Richard Naylor 16 2 5+8 2 0+1 0 1+1 0
35 FW Scotland SCO Mark Burchill 7 1 2+5 1 0 0 0 0
15 DF England ENG John Scales 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
33 DF Slovenia SVN Amir Karić 3 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0
28 MF Netherlands NED Nabil Abidallah 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW England ENG Richard Logan 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
Players transferred/loaned out during the season
9 FW Jamaica JAM David Johnson 19 3 6+8 0 0 0 5 3
17 DF England ENG Wayne Brown 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

No. Pos Nat Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
11 FW England Marcus Stewart 19 1 1 21
34 FW England Alun Armstrong 7 1 0 8
10 FW England James Scowcroft 4 0 2 6
30 MF Netherlands Martijn Reuser 6 0 0 6
8 MF Republic of Ireland Matt Holland 3 0 2 5
6 DF England Mark Venus 3 0 1 4
3 MF England Jamie Clapham 2 0 1 3
9 FW Jamaica David Johnson 0 0 3 3
14 MF England Jermaine Wright 2 1 0 3
19 DF England Titus Bramble 1 0 2 3
2 DF Netherlands Fabian Wilnis 2 0 0 2
7 MF Northern Ireland Jim Magilton 1 0 1 2
12 FW England Richard Naylor 2 0 0 2
4 DF England John McGreal 1 0 0 1
32 DF Iceland Hermann Hreiðarsson 1 0 0 1
35 FW Scotland Mark Burchill 1 0 0 1
Own goal 2 0 0 2
Total 57 3 13 73

Clean sheets

Number Nation Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 England Richard Wright 12 1 2 15
21 Republic of Ireland Keith Branagan 1 0 0 1
Total 13 1 2 16

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 DF Netherlands Fabian Wilnis 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
3 MF England Jamie Clapham 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF England John McGreal 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 1
6 DF England Mark Venus 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
7 MF Northern Ireland Jim Magilton 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
11 FW England Marcus Stewart 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
12 FW England Richard Naylor 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
14 MF England Jermaine Wright 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 DF England John Scales 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 DF England Gary Croft 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
19 DF England Titus Bramble 6 0 1 0 1 0 8 0
30 MF Netherlands Martijn Reuser 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 DF Iceland Hermann Hreiðarsson 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
33 DF Slovenia Amir Karić 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
36 DF England Chris Makin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 31 2 2 0 6 0 39 2

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[24]

Awards

Player of the Year

Player Ref
England Marcus Stewart [25]

Premier League Manager of the Month

Month Player Ref
November Scotland George Burley [26]

Premier League Manager of the Year

Player Ref
Scotland George Burley [26]

LMA Manager of the Year

Player Ref
Scotland George Burley [27]

References

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