During the 2000–01 English football season, Bradford City competed in the Premier League. It was their second consecutive season in England's top flight, having retained their FA Premier League status on the last day of the previous season.
Season summary The Bantams produced a promising start to the new season with a narrow 1–0 defeat at Anfield to Liverpool followed by a brilliant 2–0 home win over Chelsea in the first two games. However, that was as good as it got for the club and an overall-terrible start to the season saw inexperienced young manager Chris Hutchings dismissed after 12 games at the helm. In came Jim Jefferies as his successor, but Jefferies could do little to alter Bradford's dismal fortunes and they went down in bottom place with just five FA Premier League wins all season.
Bradford City made their first ever foray into European competition, competing in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. They reached the semi-finals before being knocked out by Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg.
Kit Bradford City retained the previous season's kit, manufactured by Japanese company ASICS and sponsored by Bradford-based car dealership JCT600.
Final league table
Results summary
Results by round
Results Bradford City's score comes first
Legend WinDrawLoss
FA Premier League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 19 August 2000 LiverpoolA0–144,183 22 August 2000 ChelseaH2–017,872Windass, Carbone 26 August 2000 Leicester CityH0–016,766 5 September 2000 Manchester UnitedA0–666,447 9 September 2000 ArsenalH1–117,160McCall 16 September 2000 Aston VillaA0–227,849 23 September 2000 SouthamptonH0–116,163 30 September 2000 West Ham UnitedA1–125,407Petrescu 14 October 2000 Manchester CityA0–234,229 21 October 2000 Ipswich TownH0–217,045 29 October 2000 Leeds UnitedH1–117,364Collymore 4 November 2000 Charlton AthleticA0–219,655 11 November 2000 EvertonH0–117,276 18 November 2000 Derby CountyA0–231,614 25 November 2000 MiddlesbroughA2–228,526Windass, Carbone 2 December 2000 Coventry CityH2–115,523Collymore, Beagrie 9 December 2000 Tottenham HotspurH3–317,225Lawrence, Windass, Carbone 16 December 2000 Newcastle UnitedA1–250,470Molenaar 23 December 2000 ChelseaA0–333,377 26 December 2000 SunderlandH1–420,370Blake 1 January 2001 Leicester CityA2–119,278Jess, Jacobs 13 January 2001 Manchester UnitedH0–320,551 21 January 2001 SunderlandA0–047,812 30 January 2001 ArsenalA0–237,318 3 February 2001 Aston VillaH0–319,591 10 February 2001 SouthamptonA0–214,651 24 February 2001 West Ham UnitedH1–220,469Jess 4 March 2001 Ipswich TownA1–321,820Carbone 17 March 2001 Manchester CityH2–219,117Blake, Ward 31 March 2001 Newcastle UnitedH2–220,160Wetherall, Blake (pen) 10 April 2001 Tottenham HotspurA1–228,306Jess 13 April 2001 Charlton AthleticH2–017,511Blake (pen), Carbone 21 April 2001 Derby CountyH2–018,564Ward (2) 28 April 2001 EvertonA1–234,256Myers 1 May 2001 LiverpoolH0–222,057 5 May 2001 MiddlesbroughH1–120,921Jacobs 13 May 2001 Leeds UnitedA1–638,300Ward 19 May 2001 Coventry CityA0–020,299
FA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR38 January 2001 MiddlesbroughH0–17,303
League Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 1st Leg 19 September 2000 DarlingtonA1–05,392WhalleyR2 2nd Leg 25 September 2000 DarlingtonH7–2 (won 8–2 on agg)4,751Whalley, Windass (2), Carbone (2), Grant, HalleR31 November 2000 Newcastle UnitedA3–441,847Nolan, Ward (2)
UEFA Intertoto Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 1st Leg1 July 2000 FK AtlantasA3–13,500Rankin, Windass, Blake (pen)R2 2nd Leg9 July 2000 FK AtlantasH4–1 (won 7–2 on agg)10,012Mills (2), Blake (pen), GrantR3 1st Leg16 July 2000 RKC WaalwijkH2–08,343Windass (2, 1 pen)R3 2nd Leg22 July 2000 RKC WaalwijkA1–0 (won 3–0 on agg)3,700MillsSF 1st Leg26 July 2000 FC Zenit Saint PetersburgA0–118,500SF 2nd Leg2 August 2000 FC Zenit Saint PetersburgH0–39,572
First-team squad Squad at end of season
Left club during season
Statistics Appearances and goals
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Starting 11 Considering starts in all competitions Considering a 4–3–3 formation
Transfers
In DatePositionNameFromFee4 July 2000DFIan NolanSheffield WednesdayFree transfer4 July 2000DFPeter AthertonSheffield WednesdayFree transfer7 July 2000MFDavid HopkinLeeds United£2,500,00030 July 2000MFDan PetrescuChelsea£1,000,0009 August 2000FWBenito CarboneAston VillaFree transfer18 August 2000FWAshley WardBlackburn Rovers£1,500,00026 October 2000FWStan CollymoreLeicester CityFree transfer24 November 2000MFBilly McKinlayBlackburn RoversFree transfer1 December 2000DFRobert MolenaarLeeds United£500,00025 January 2001DFGary LockeHeartsFree transfer
Out DatePositionNameToFee14 July 2000DFJohn DreyerCambridge UnitedFree transfer2 August 2000DFLee ToddRochdaleFree transfer11 August 2000FWLee MillsPortsmouth£1,000,00021 August 2000DFStephen WrightDundee UnitedNominal11 September 2000DFAshley WestwoodSheffield Wednesday£150,00012 January 2001MFDan PetrescuSouthamptonNominal19 January 2001FWIsaiah RankinBarnsley£350,00030 January 2001FWStan CollymoreReal OviedoFree transfer8 March 2001FWDean WindassMiddlesbrough£600,00015 March 2001MFDavid HopkinCrystal Palace£1,500,00019 March 2001DFAndy O'BrienNewcastle United£2,000,000
Transfers in: £5,500,000 Transfers out: £5,600,000 Total spending: £100,000
Notes
References
External links FootballSquads – Bradford City – 2000–01 Historical Bradford City kits