Fulham
2000–2001 season
ManagerJean Tigana
StadiumCraven Cottage
First Division1st (promoted)
FA CupThird round
Football League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Louis Saha (27)
All: Louis Saha (32)

The 2000–01 season was Fulham's 103rd season in professional football, competing in the Football League Division 1. This season for Fulham was of note, as they gained promotion to the Premier League and ran away with the Division 1 title with 101 points, with a 10-point margin over runners-up Blackburn Rovers. The manager was former Monaco manager Jean Tigana's first season at Craven Cottage after Paul Bracewell's sacking toward the end of the 1999–2000 season.

Players

First-team 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
1 GK Northern Ireland NIR Maik Taylor[notes 1]
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Steve Finnan
3 DF England ENG Rufus Brevett
4 DF Wales WAL Andy Melville
5 DF Wales WAL Chris Coleman
6 DF Wales WAL Kit Symons[notes 2]
7 MF Wales WAL Paul Trollope[notes 3]
8 MF England ENG Lee Clark
9 MF France FRA Nicolas Sahnoun (on loan from Bordeaux)
10 MF Scotland SCO John Collins
11 FW Denmark DEN Peter Møller (on loan from Real Oviedo)
12 GK United States USA Marcus Hahnemann
13 FW Germany GER Karl-Heinz Riedle
14 DF England ENG Simon Morgan
15 FW Jamaica JAM Barry Hayles[notes 4]
16 DF Wales WAL Alan Neilson[notes 5]
17 MF England ENG Wayne Collins
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF Scotland SCO Kieran McAnespie[notes 6]
19 MF Denmark DEN Bjarne Goldbæk
20 FW France FRA Louis Saha
21 FW Canada CAN Paul Peschisolido
22 FW Portugal POR Luís Boa Morte (on loan from Southampton)
23 MF England ENG Sean Davis
24 DF France FRA Alain Goma
26 FW England ENG Kevin Betsy[notes 7]
27 DF England ENG Zat Knight
28 FW England ENG Luke Cornwall
29 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Terry Phelan[notes 8]
30 GK England ENG Glyn Thompson
31 MF United States USA Eddie Lewis
33 FW England ENG Calum Willock[notes 9]
34 FW Ghana GHA Elvis Hammond
36 DF England ENG Mark Hudson
40 FW Latvia LVA Andrejs Štolcers

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
11 MF England ENG Steve Hayward (to Barnsley)
25 MF France FRA Fabrice Fernandes (on loan from Rennes)
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 MF England ENG Sam Keevill (to Kilmarnock)
35 DF Northern Ireland NIR Gary McCracken (to Cambridge United)

Final league table

Pos Team 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
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
5 Birmingham City 46 23 9 14 59 48 +11 78
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Matches

Pre-season friendlies

8 July 2000 (2000-07-08) Tiverton Town 0–2 Fulham Ladysmead, Tiverton
(Report) Melville 41'
Peschisolido 45'		 Attendance: unknown
Referee: unknown
12 July 2000 (2000-07-12) Rennes 0–1 Fulham Rennes
(Report) Hayles 36' Stadium: Route de Lorient
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: unknown
19 July 2000 (2000-07-19) French XI 0–1 Fulham unknown
(Report) Cornwall 63' Attendance: unknown
Referee: unknown
22 July 2000 (2000-07-22) Fulham 2–0 India Fulham, London
Riedle 40', 80' Report) Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 5,773
Referee: William Jordan
26 July 2000 (2000-07-26) Barnet 0–0 Fulham Barnet
(Report) Stadium: Underhill
Attendance: unknown
Referee: unknown
29 July 2000 (2000-07-29) Brentford 0–2 Fulham Brentford, London
(Report) Boa Morte 6', 40' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 2,704
Referee: unknown
2 August 2000 (2000-08-02) Fulham 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Fulham, London
(Report) Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 12,928
Referee: Graham Poll
5 August 2000 (2000-08-05) AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Fulham Bournemouth
(Report) Symons 86' Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: unknown
Referee: unknown

Division 1

Results per matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
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ResultWWWWWWWWWWWDLDWWWDWDWWWWLWWWLDDWLWDWWWDWWDDWDL
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Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
12 August 2000 (2000-08-12) 1 Fulham 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Fulham, London
15:00 Hayles 64'
Saha 73'		 (Report) Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 11,157
Referee: Rob Styles
18 August 2000 (2000-08-18) 2 Birmingham City 1–3 Fulham Birmingham
19:45 Sonner 38' (Report) J. Collins 1'
Saha 31'
Davis 45'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 21,659
Referee: Neale Barry
26 August 2000 (2000-08-26) 3 Fulham 4–1 Stockport County Fulham, London
15:00 Hayles 3', 76'
Collins 59'
Boa Morte 87'		 (Report) Cooper 5' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 11,009
Referee: Paul Alcock
28 August 2000 (2000-08-28) 4 Norwich City 0–1 Fulham Norwich
19:45 (Report) Boa Morte 88' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,678
Referee: Mike Fletcher
10 September 2000 (2000-09-10) 5 Fulham 5–1 Barnsley Fulham, London
13:00 Saha 6', 31', 45' (pen.)
Hayles 60'
Boa Morte 90'		 (Report) Appleby 73' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 10,437
Referee: Andy Hall
12 September 2000 (2000-09-12) 6 Fulham 3–1 Burnley Fulham, London
19:45 Goldbaek 53'
Saha 64', 81'		 (Report) Cook 10' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 11,863
Referee: Trevor Parkes
16 September 2000 (2000-09-16) 7 Nottingham Forest 0–3 Fulham Nottingham
15:00 (Report) Saha 58'
Fernandes 82'
Hayles 83'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 18,737
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
23 September 2000 (2000-09-23) 8 Fulham 3–0 Gillingham Fulham, London
15:00 Hayles 45', 87'
Clark 65'		 (Report) Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 13,032
Referee: Frazer Stretton
30 September 2000 (2000-09-30) 9 Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Fulham Bolton
15:00 (Report) Boa Morte 1', 85' Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 19,924
Referee: Anthony Bates
15 October 2000 (2000-10-15) 10 Fulham 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Fulham, London
13:00 Fernandes 15'
Saha 68' (pen.)		 (Report) Jansen 4' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 15,427
Referee: Uriah Rennie
18 October 2000 (2000-10-18) 11 Fulham 3–1 Crystal Palace Fulham, London
19:45 Saha 10'
Clark 23', 59'		 (Report) Ruddock 17' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 16,040
Referee: Phil Richards
21 October 2000 (2000-10-21) 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Fulham Wolverhampton
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,080
Referee: Graham Laws
24 October 2000 (2000-10-24) 13 Fulham 0–1 Preston North End Fulham, London
19:45 (Report) Appleton 68' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 14,354
Referee: Paul Danson
28 October 2000 (2000-10-28) 14 Sheffield Wednesday 3–3 Fulham Sheffield
15:00 Sibon 41'
Morrison 72'
Westwood 90'		 (Report) Saha 47'
Hayles 55'
Melville 82'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 17,559
Referee: Graham Laws
4 November 2000 (2000-11-04) 15 Fulham 3–0 Huddersfield Town Fulham, London
15:00 Saha 58'
Goldbæk 89'
Finnan 90'		 (Report) Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 13,108
Referee: Steve Bennett
11 November 2000 (2000-11-11) 16 Wimbledon 0–3 Fulham Selhurst, London
15:00 (Report) Saha 32', 59' (pen.)
Hayles 86'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,071
Referee: Chris Foy
18 November 2000 (2000-11-18) 17 Fulham 3–1 Portsmouth Fulham, London
15:00 Hayles 11', 69'
Clark 80'		 (Report) Claridge 44' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 19,005
Referee: Keith Hill
21 November 2000 (2000-11-21) 18 Sheffield United 1–1 Fulham Sheffield
19:45 D'Jaffo 8' (Report) Finnan 4' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 16,041
Referee: Paul Rejer
25 November 2000 (2000-11-25) 19 Fulham 2–1 Grimsby Town Fulham, London
15:00 Boa Morte 60'
Saha 81'		 (Report) Donovan 87' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 12,107
Referee: Paul Durkin
2 December 2000 (2000-12-02) 20 Preston North End 1–1 Fulham Preston
15:00 Jackson 4' (Report) Davis 60' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 16,047
Referee: Alan Wiley
9 December 2000 (2000-12-09) 21 West Bromwich Albion 1–3 Fulham West Bromwich
15:00 Lyttle 71' (Report) Davis 4', 28'
Štolcers 87'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,301
Referee: Rob Harris
16 December 2000 (2000-12-16) 22 Fulham 3–1 Tranmere Rovers Fulham, London
15:00 Clark 21'
Boa Morte 28', 50'		 (Report) Koumas 7' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 13,157
Referee: Roy Pearson
23 December 2000 (2000-12-23) 23 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Fulham Crewe
15:00 Rivers 19' (Report) Boa Morte 46'
Hayles 75'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 6,935
Referee: Anthony Leake
26 December 2000 (2000-12-26) 24 Fulham 5–0 Watford Fulham, London
19:45 Saha 29'
Hayles 42', 56', 75'
Štolcers 77'		 (Report) Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 19,373
Referee: Roy Pearson
1 January 2001 (2001-01-01) 25 Stockport County 2–0 Fulham Stockport
19:45 Wiss 40'
Clark 47'		 (Report) Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,100
Referee: Alan Butler
13 January 2001 (2001-01-13) 26 Fulham 2–0 Norwich City Fulham, London
15:00 Saha 39'
Boa Morte 90'		 (Report) Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 16,052
Referee: William Jordan
20 January 2001 (2001-01-20) 27 Watford 1–3 Fulham Watford
12:00 Helguson 79' (Report) Boa Morte 60', 68'
Saha 82'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 18,333
Referee: David Pugh
27 January 2001 (2001-01-27) 28 Fulham 0–1 Birmingham City Fulham, London
15:00 (Report) Grainger 49' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 17,077
Referee: Scott Mathieson
31 January 2001 (2001-01-31) 29 Queens Park Rangers 0–2 Fulham Shepherd's Bush, London
20:00 (Report) Møller 45'
Riedle 82'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,403
Referee: Phil Dowd
4 February 2001 (2001-02-04) 30 Fulham 1–1 Sheffield United Fulham, London
13:00 Boa Morte 17' (Report) D'Jaffo 41' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 12,480
Referee: Graham Frankland
10 February 2001 (2001-02-10) 31 Barnsley 0–0 Fulham Barnsley
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 14,654
Referee: Paul Robinson
17 February 2001 (2001-02-17) 32 Fulham 1–0 Nottingham Forest Fulham, London
15:00 Saha 20' (Report) Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 17,425
Referee: Tony Leake
20 February 2001 (2001-02-20) 33 Burnley 2–1 Fulham Burnley
19:45 Thomas-Moore 73'
Little 88'		 (Report) Hayles 49' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 15,737
Referee: Steve Lodge
24 February 2001 (2001-02-24) 34 Gillingham 0–2 Fulham Gillingham
15:00 (Report) Collins 74'
Boa Morte 88'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 9,931
Referee: Steve Baines
4 March 2001 (2001-03-04) 35 Fulham 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Fulham, London
13:00 Hayles 42' (Report) Frandsen 51' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 16,468
Referee: David Laws
10 March 2001 (2001-03-10) 36 Fulham 2–0 Queens Park Rangers Fulham, London
15:00 Saha 37' (pen.)
Clark 90'		 (Report) Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 16,021
Referee: Mike Riley
17 March 2001 (2001-03-17) 37 Crystal Palace 0–2 Fulham Selhurst, London
15:00 (Report) Boa Morte 15', 69' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 21,133
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
30 March 2001 (2001-03-30) 38 Tranmere Rovers 1–4 Fulham Birkenhead
19:45 Osborn 90' (Report) Saha 3', 84'
Hayles 29'
Clark 65'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 12,362
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
7 April 2001 (2001-04-07) 39 Fulham 0–0 West Bromwich Albion Fulham, London
15:00 (Report) Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 17,795
Referee: Matt Messias
11 April 2001 (2001-04-11) 40 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Fulham Blackburn
19:45 Jansen 6' (Report) Saha 45'
Davis 90'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,578
Referee: Clive Wilkes
14 April 2001 (2001-04-14) 41 Huddersfield Town 1–2 Fulham Huddersfield
15:00 Facey 78' (Report) Saha 66' (pen.)
Boa Morte 85'		 Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 15,882
Referee: Keith Hill
16 April 2001 (2001-04-16) 42 Fulham 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Fulham, London
15:00 Davis 90' (Report) Sibon 45' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 17,341
Referee: Eddie Wolstenhome
21 April 2001 (2001-04-21) 43 Portsmouth 1–1 Fulham Portsmouth
15:00 Bradbury 10' (Report) Saha 79' (pen.) Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,651
Referee: Phil Dowd
24 April 2001 (2001-04-24) 44 Fulham 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Fulham, London
19:45 Saha 23' (pen.), 70' (pen.) (Report) Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 15,375
Referee: Tony Leake
28 April 2001 (2001-04-28) 45 Fulham 1–1 Wimbledon Fulham, London
15:00 Boa Morte 87' (pen.) (Report) Euell 74' (pen.) Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 18,576
Referee: Tony Bates
6 May 2001 (2001-05-06) 46 Grimsby Town 1–0 Fulham Grimsby
13:30 Groves 27' (Report) Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 8,706
Referee: Paul Rejer

League Cup

22 August 2000 (2000-08-22) First round, First leg Northampton Town 1–0 Fulham Northampton
19:45 Gabbiadini 24' (Report) Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,847
Referee: Phil Richards
5 September 2000 (2000-09-05) First round, Second leg Fulham 4–1
(4–2 agg.)		 Northampton Town Fulham, London
19:45 Davis 45'
Fernandes 56'
Saha 71', 90'		 (Report) Sampson 6' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 5,302
Referee: Ray Oliver
19 September 2000 (2000-09-19) Second round, First leg Chesterfield 1–0 Fulham Saltergate, Chesterfield
19:45 Parrish 90' (Report) Attendance: 3,710
Referee: Scott Mathieson
27 September 2000 (2000-09-27) Second round, Second leg Fulham 4–0
(4–1 agg.)		 Chesterfield Fulham, London
19:45 Hayward 35'
Symons 73'
Hayles 80'
Boa Morte 90'		 (Report) Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Barry Knight
1 November 2000 (2000-11-01) Third round Fulham 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Fulham, London
19:45 Boa Morte 67', 83'
Saha 85'		 (Report) Ketsbaia 60'
Osborn 90'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 6,763
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
29 November 2000 Fourth round Fulham 3–2 Derby County Fulham, London
19:45 Saha 28', 90'
Lewis 39'		 Christie 13'
Powell 45'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 11,761
Referee: Peter Jones
13 December 2000 (2000-12-13) Quarter-final Liverpool 3–0 (a.e.t.) Fulham Liverpool
20:00 Owen 105'
Šmicer 114'
Barmby 120'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 20,144
Referee: Dermot Gallagher

FA Cup

7 January 2001 (2001-01-07) Third round Fulham 1–2 Manchester United Fulham, London
13:00 Fernandes 24' (Report) Solskjær 8'
Sheringham 89'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 19,178
Referee: Jeff Winter

References

    Notes

    1. ↑ Taylor was born in Hildesheim, West Germany (now Germany), but qualified to represent any of the home nations internationally as he holds a British passport, and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1999.
    2. ↑ Symons was born in Basingstoke, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father and made his international debut for Wales in February 1992.
    3. ↑ Trollope was born in Swindon, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1997.
    4. ↑ Hayles was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in June 2001, having previously represented the Cayman Islands internationally despite being ineligible to do so.
    5. ↑ Neilson was born in Wegberg, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in February 1992.
    6. ↑ McAnespie was born in Gosport, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally, and represented them at U-21 level.
    7. ↑ Betsy was born in Woking, England, but also qualified to represent Seychelles internationally and would make his international debut for Seychelles in 2011.
    8. ↑ Phelan was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1991.
    9. ↑ Willock was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and would make his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2004.
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