During the 2000–01 English football season, Barnsley F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
Season summary With Craig Hignett and Nicky Eaden departing, manager Dave Bassett brought in inexperienced Carl Regan and Lee Jones to bolster the squad in the hopes that Barnsley would finally return to the Premiership. However, Barnsley's increasingly rapid turnover of managers was to continue during the season with Bassett leaving in December, a surprise decision to most. Nigel Spackman was brought in to replace Bassett, and the team eventually finished in sixteenth position, above Sheffield Wednesday by virtue of goal difference.
Final league table
Results Barnsley's score comes first
Legend WinDrawLoss
Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 12 August 2000 Norwich CityH1–015,640Jones 19 August 2000 WatfordA0–113,186 26 August 2000 West Bromwich AlbionH4–114,321Jones (2), Shipperley (2) 28 August 2000 Birmingham CityA1–417,160Appleby 10 September 2000 FulhamA1–510,437Appleby 12 September 2000 Crystal PalaceA0–116,297 16 September 2000 Queens Park RangersH4–212,763Darlington (own goal), Shipperley, van der Laan, Dyer 23 September 2000 Crewe AlexandraA2–25,738Barnard (pen), Dyer 30 September 2000 Grimsby TownH2–013,096Chettle, Shipperley 6 October 2000 Huddersfield TownA1–113,556Kozluk (own goal) 14 October 2000 Nottingham ForestH3–414,831Shipperley (2), Dyer 17 October 2000 Tranmere RoversH1–112,412Barnard (pen) 21 October 2000 GillinghamA0–09,030 24 October 2000 Wolverhampton WanderersH1–213,393McClare 27 October 2000 Preston North EndA2–113,566Dyer, Sheron 5 November 2000 WimbledonH0–113,641 8 November 2000 Blackburn RoversH1–213,622Ripley 11 November 2000 Bolton WanderersA0–213,406 18 November 2000 Sheffield WednesdayH1–019,989Dyer 25 November 2000 PortsmouthH1–012,853Dyer 2 December 2000 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–217,340 9 December 2000 Sheffield UnitedH0–016,780 16 December 2000 Stockport CountyA0–25,383 23 December 2000 Norwich CityA0–016,581 26 December 2000 BurnleyH1–018,725Morgan 29 December 2000 WatfordH0–113,820 1 January 2001 West Bromwich AlbionA0–119,423 13 January 2001 Birmingham CityH2–313,631Dyer, Jones 20 January 2001 BurnleyA1–215,380Hayward 3 February 2001 Blackburn RoversA0–018,573 10 February 2001 FulhamH0–014,654 17 February 2001 Queens Park RangersA0–29,388 20 February 2001 Crystal PalaceH1–012,909Shipperley 24 February 2001 Crewe AlexandraH3–013,175Jones, Wright (own goal), Shipperley 3 March 2001 Grimsby TownA2–05,996Dyer (2) 7 March 2001 Nottingham ForestA0–118,788 10 March 2001 Huddersfield TownH3–115,290Dyer (2), Shipperley 17 March 2001 Tranmere RoversA3–28,484Dyer, Shipperley, Rankin 25 March 2001 GillinghamH3–113,609Dyer (2), Shipperley (pen) 31 March 2001 Stockport CountyH0–213,203 7 April 2001 Sheffield UnitedA2–122,811Bullock, Shipperley 14 April 2001 WimbledonA1–17,609Shipperley 16 April 2001 Preston North EndH0–416,361 21 April 2001 Sheffield WednesdayA1–223,498Shipperley 28 April 2001 Bolton WanderersH0–113,979 6 May 2001 PortsmouthA0–313,064
FA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR36 January 2001 Leeds UnitedA0–132,386
League Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 1st Leg22 August 2000 Rotherham UnitedA1–04,940BarnardR1 2nd Leg5 September 2000 Rotherham UnitedH3–2 (won 4–2 on agg)8,088Sheron (2), BarnardR2 1st Leg19 September 2000 Crewe AlexandraH4–05,005Dyer, van der Laan, Sheron (2)R2 2nd Leg26 September 2000 Crewe AlexandraA3–0 (won 7–0 on agg)1,775Shipperley (2), SheronR31 November 2000 Stoke CityA2–310,480Corbo, Jones
Squad Squad at end of season
Left club during season
References