The 2000–01 season was the 122nd season in Bolton Wanderers Football Club's existence, and their third successive season in the Football League First Division. It covers the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001.

Season summary Bolton finished third, qualifying for the play-offs. Two late goals gave the Wanderers a 3–0 win over local rivals Preston North End, thus allowing Bolton return to the Premiership after an absence of three seasons.

Squad Squad at end of season

Left club during season

Results

First Division DateOpponentsH / AResult F – AScorersAttendance12 August 2000BurnleyH1 – 1Frandsen 28' (pen) 20,66219 August 2000West Bromwich AlbionA2 – 0Rankin 23', Farrelly 75'17,31626 August 2000Preston North EndH2 – 0Rankin 42', Ricketts 82'19,95428 August 2000Tranmere RoversA1 – 0Whitlow 53'9,3509 September 2000Huddersfield TownA3 – 2Holdsworth 51', Ricketts (2) 70', 77'12,24812 September 2000Grimsby TownA1 – 0Ricketts 71'3,73216 September 2000PortsmouthH2 – 0Holdsworth 42', Ricketts 85'14,11323 September 2000Blackburn RoversA1 – 1Hansen 88'23,66030 September 2000FulhamH0 – 2 19,9246 October 2000GillinghamA2 – 2Hansen 8', O'Kane 32'9,31114 October 2000Wolverhampton WanderersH2 – 1Holdsworth 28', Bergsson 68'15,58517 October 2000Nottingham ForestH0 – 013,01721 October 2000Stockport CountyA3 – 4Marshall (2) 59', 84', Ricketts 69' 8,26624 October 2000WatfordA0 – 111,79928 October 2000Crystal PalaceH3 – 3Bergsson 20', Ricketts 75' Frandsen 77' 12,87931 October 2000Queens Park RangersH3 – 1Bergsson 45, Elliott 62', Ricketts 65'10,1804 November 2000Birmingham CityA1 – 1Ricketts 66'20,04311 November 2000BarnsleyH2 – 0Ricketts 14', Gardner 28'13,40618 November 2000Norwich CityA2 – 0Ricketts 58', Bergsson 74'15,22425 November 2000Sheffield UnitedA0 – 114,9623 December 2000WatfordH2 – 1Gardner 71', Marshall 79'13,9049 December 2000Crewe AlexandraH4 – 1Frandsen 20', Marshall 22', Bergsson 44', Nolan 89'12,83616 December 2000WimbledonA1 – 0Holdsworth 78'6,07623 December 2000BurnleyA2 – 0Ricketts (2) 53', 72'19,55226 December 2000Sheffield WednesdayH2 – 0Holdsworth 15', Hendry 51'21,31630 December 2000West Bromwich AlbionH0 – 118,9851 January 2001Preston North EndA2 – 0Farrelly 8', Ricketts 84'15,86313 January 2001Tranmere RoversH2 – 0Hansen 16', Hill 20' (og)15,49320 January 2001Sheffield WednesdayA3 – 0Gardner 19', Ricketts 40', Marshall 88'17,6383 February 2001Queens Park RangersA1 – 1Frandsen 87'10,29310 February 2001Huddersfield TownH2 – 2Bergsson 60', Frandsen 90'14,86613 February 2001PortsmouthA2 – 1Ricketts 48', Hansen 71'11,37720 February 2001Grimsby TownH2 – 2Bergsson 61', Hansen 74'24,24923 February 2001Blackburn RoversH1 – 4Ricketts 84'20,0174 March 2001FulhamA1 – 1Frandsen 52'16,46810 March 2001GillinghamH3 – 3Frandsen 30', Patterson 45' (og), Holdsworth 51'13,16117 March 2001Nottingham ForestA2 – 0Holdsworth 61', Farrelly 90'22,16231 March 2001WimbledonH2 – 2Elliott 28', Hendry 66'14,5623 April 2001Stockport CountyH1 – 1Hendry 11'12,49213 April 2001Birmingham CityH2 – 2Bergsson 53', Holdsworth 55'15,02516 April 2001Crystal PalaceA2 – 0Marshall 12', Summerbee 68'16,26818 April 2001Crewe AlexandraA1 – 2Holdsworth 62'8,05421 April 2001Norwich CityH1 – 0Holdsworth 66'17,96728 April 2001Barnsley F.C.A1 – 0Ricketts 56'13,9791 May 2001Wolverhampton WanderersA2 – 0Holdsworth 20', Ricketts 70'16,242 6 May 2001Sheffield UnitedH1 – 1Holden 90'14,836

Play-offs DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult F – AScorersAttendance13 May 2001Semi-final first legWest Bromwich AlbionA2 – 2Bergsson 81', Frandsen 88' (pen)18,16717 May 2001Semi-final second legWest Bromwich AlbionH3 – 0 5 – 2 (agg)Bergsson 10', Gardner 63', Ricketts 90'23,51528 May 2001Final Preston North EndMillennium Stadium3 – 0Farrelly 17', Ricketts 89', Gardner 90'54,328

FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult F – AScorersAttendance6 January 2001Round 3Yeovil TownH2 – 1O'Kane 44', Ricketts 90'11,16128 January 2001Round 4Scunthorpe UnitedH5 – 1Holdsworth (3) 27', 29', 47', Nolan (2) 51', 75'11,73717 February 2001Round 5Blackburn RoversH1 – 1Ricketts 62'22,0487 March 2001Round 5 replayBlackburn RoversA0 – 320,318

League Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult F – AScorersAttendance22 August 2000Round 1 first legMacclesfield Town F.C.H1 – 0Holdsworth 84' 4,9575 September 2000Round 1 second legMacclesfield TownA1 – 3 2 – 3 (agg)Ricketts 71'2,235

Appearances Bolton used a total of 35 players during the season.

PPlayerPositionFLFDFACLCTotal1 Guðni BergssonDefender47 (0)2 (0)1 (1)50 (1)2 Bo HansenMidfielder/Striker41 (3)2 (1)1 (1)44 (5)3 Gareth FarrellyMidfielder39 (5)3 (0)1 (0)43 (5)4 Per FrandsenMidfielder37 (3)3 (1)1 (1)41 (5)5 Kevin NolanMidfielder27 (6)3 (1)3 (0)33 (7)6 Robbie ElliottDefender31 (3)2 (0)0 (0)33 (3)7 Ricardo GardnerMidfielder29 (5)2 (0)0 (0)31 (5)8 Dean HoldsworthStriker25 (9)2 (1)2 (0)29 (10)9 John O'KaneDefender24 (2)2 (0)2 (0)28 (2)10 Jussi JääskeläinenGoalkeeper27 (0)0 (0)0 (0)27 (0)11 Michael RickettsStriker24 (17)2 (2)0 (1)26 (20)12 Colin HendryDefender25 (0)1 (0)0 (0)26 (0)13 Simon CharltonDefender21 (4)3 (1)0 (0)24 (5)14 Anthony BarnessDefender20 (3)2 (0)2 (0)24 (3)15 Paul WarhurstDefender19 (1)2 (0)1 (0)22 (1)16 Franck PassiMidfielder12 (9)3 (0)2 (0)17 (9)17 Ian MarshallDefender/Striker13 (25)3 (0)0 (0)16 (25)18 Mark FishDefender13 (1)0 (0)2 (0)15 (1)19 Steve BanksGoalkeeper8 (1)3 (0)2 (0)13 (1)20 Nicky SummerbeeMidfielder9 (3)3 (0)0 (0)12 (3)21 Isaiah RankinStriker9 (7)0 (0)2 (0)11 (7)22 Matt ClarkeGoalkeeper11 (0)0 (0)0 (0)11 (0)23 Mike WhitlowDefender7 (4)1 (0)0 (0)8 (4)24 Leam RichardsonDefender4 (7)1 (0)1 (1)6 (8)25 Andy CampbellStriker3 (3)0 (0)0 (0)3 (3)26 Tommy WrightGoalkeeper3 (1)0 (0)0 (0)3 (1)27= Emanuele MoriniStriker1 (0)1 (0)0 (0)2 (0)27= David NorrisMidfielder0 (0)0 (0)2 (0)2 (0)29 Carsten FredgaardStriker1 (4)0 (0)0 (0)1 (4)30= Dean HoldenDefender1 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (0)30= Jeff SmithMidfielder1 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (0)30= Juergen SommerGoalkeeper0 (0)1 (0)0 (0)1 (0)33 Paul WheatcroftStriker0 (0)0 (2)0 (1)0 (3)34 John Gope-FenepejDefender0 (2)0 (0)0 (0)0 (2)35= Chris DowneyStriker0 (1)0 (0)0 (0)0 (1)35= Nicky HuntDefender0 (1)0 (0)0 (0)0 (1)

Top scorers PPlayerPositionFLFDFACLCTotal1 Michael RickettsStriker2112242 Dean HoldsworthStriker1113153 Guðni BergssonDefender1000104 Per FrandsenMidfielder80085 Ian MarshallDefender/Striker6006

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