During the 2000–01 English football season, Grimsby Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
Season summary The 2000–01 season saw a boardroom change with Doug Everitt taking over from Bill Carr. Everitt dismissed manager Alan Buckley just two games into the season, replacing him with Lennie Lawrence, who earlier in his managerial career had guided both Charlton Athletic and Middlesbrough into the top flight. The new manager chop and changed the playing squad around and brought in some expensive loan signings from abroad such as Zhang Enhua, Menno Willems, David Nielsen and Knut Anders Fostervold. Despite this, the club struggled to avoid relegation, only securing their place in Division One on the last day of the season with a win over promoted Fulham.
Transfers
Transfers in DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef12 July 2000DF Paul Raven West Bromwich AlbionFree Transfer1 August 2000MF Andy Smith BarnsleyFree Transfer11 August 2000FW Mike Jeffrey KilmarnockFree Transfer12 October 2000GK Jason Batty Football KingzFree Transfer28 February 2001MF Menno Willems Vitesse Arnhem£150,00030 March 2001MF Stuart Campbell Leicester City£200,000
Loans in DatePosPlayerTransferred fromDate UntilRef15 September 2000MF Stuart Campbell Leicester City29 March 2001 11 October 2000FW David Nielsen FC Copenhagen17 January 200128 October 2000MF Neil Murray Mainz 051 February 200116 November 2000MF Knut Anders Fostervold Molde FK1 February 200124 November 2000MF Menno Willems Vitesse Arnhem27 February 200128 November 2000DF Zhang Enhua Dalian Shide8 May 200113 March 2001FW Luke Cornwall Fulham8 May 200121 March 2001GK Morten Hyldgaard Coventry City7 May 2001
Transfers out DatePosPlayerTransferred ToFeeRef1 July 2000GK Andy Love Ilkeston TownReleased1 July 2000MF Matthew Oswin Indiana InvadersReleased1 July 2000MF Matt McKenzie Ilkeston TownReleased11 July 2000DF Mark Lever Bristol CityFree Transfer5 August 2000FW Lee Ashcroft Wigan Athletic£350,0002 February 2001GK Jason Batty Scunthorpe UnitedReleased
Loans out DatePosPlayerTransferred ToDate UntilRef 11 October 2000MF Kingsley Black Lincoln City11 November 200024 November 2000FW Daryl Clare Northampton Town24 December 20005 January 2001FW Daryl Clare Cheltenham Town5 February 2001
Final league table
Results Grimsby Town's score comes first
Legend WinDrawLoss
Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 12 August 2000 Preston North EndH1–25,755Livingstone 19 August 2000 PortsmouthA1–112,511Smith 26 August 2000 Sheffield WednesdayH0–17,755 29 August 2000 Crewe AlexandraA0–25,305 9 September 2000 GillinghamH1–04,512Livingstone 12 September 2000 Bolton WanderersH0–13,732 16 September 2000 BurnleyA1–115,413Butterfield 23 September 2000 Nottingham ForestH0–26,467 30 September 2000 BarnsleyA0–213,096 14 October 2000 Huddersfield TownH1–04,911Allen 17 October 2000 Queens Park RangersH3–14,428Livingstone (2), Nielsen 21 October 2000 Blackburn RoversA0–216,397 24 October 2000 Crystal PalaceA1–016,685Allen 29 October 2000 West Bromwich AlbionH2–05,429Allen, Nielsen 4 November 2000 WatfordA0–411,600 18 November 2000 Sheffield UnitedA2–312,861Livingstone, Nielsen 21 November 2000 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–216,088 25 November 2000 FulhamA1–212,107Donovan 2 December 2000 Crystal PalaceH2–25,802Jeffrey, Donovan 9 December 2000 Tranmere RoversA0–27,119 13 December 2000 WimbledonA2–24,489Smith, Nielsen 16 December 2000 Norwich CityH2–05,618Fleming (own goal), Nielsen 23 December 2000 Preston North EndA2–114,667Willems, Groves 26 December 2000 Stockport CountyH1–16,654Burnett 1 January 2001 Sheffield WednesdayA0–117,004 13 January 2001 Crewe AlexandraH1–34,495Donovan 20 January 2001 Stockport CountyA1–16,165Donovan 27 January 2001 PortsmouthH2–14,128Donovan, Livingstone 10 February 2001 GillinghamA0–18,633 17 February 2001 BurnleyH1–06,044Zhang 20 February 2001 Bolton WanderersA2–224,249Groves, Zhang 24 February 2001 Nottingham ForestA1–321,660Campbell 3 March 2001 BarnsleyH0–25,996 6 March 2001 Huddersfield TownA0–09,494 10 March 2001 Wolverhampton WanderersH0–24,899 13 March 2001 WimbledonH1–14,276Zhang 17 March 2001 Queens Park RangersA1–017,608Groves 20 March 2001 Birmingham CityH1–14,843Pouton (pen) 31 March 2001 Norwich CityA1–217,461Campbell 7 April 2001 Tranmere RoversH3–15,816Cornwall (2), Livingstone 14 April 2001 WatfordH2–16,110Handyside, Coldicott 16 April 2001 West Bromwich AlbionA1–016,504Cornwall 21 April 2001 Sheffield UnitedH0–16,983 24 April 2001 Blackburn RoversH1–46,507Cornwall 28 April 2001 Birmingham CityA0–124,822 6 May 2001 FulhamH1–08,706Groves
FA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers6 January 2001 Wycombe WanderersA1–15,390Nielsen16 January 2001 Wycombe WanderersH1–33,269Jeffrey
League Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers22 August 2000 Carlisle UnitedH2–01,914Coldicott, Allen5 September 2000 Carlisle UnitedA1–1 (won 4–2 on agg)2,228Allen26 September 2000 Wolverhampton WanderersH3–22,396Gallimore, Rowan, Allen2 October 2000 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–2 (lost 3–4 on agg)8,058
Squad
Left club during season
Statistics Appearances and goals
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