During the 2000–01 English football season, Swindon Town F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary Swindon had a dismal start to the 2000–01 season and Todd quit in November to take the assistant manager's job at Premiership side Derby County. Todd's assistant, Andy King, stepped up to the manager's seat and remained there for the rest of the season. He achieved survival in Division Two but his short-term contract was not renewed at the end of the season.

Final league table

Results Swindon Town's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

Football League Second Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 12 August 2000 Colchester UnitedH0–07,296 19 August 2000 ReadingA0–214,134 26 August 2000 WalsallH1–45,492Invincibile 28 August 2000 Port ValeA0–33,926 9 September 2000 Bristol CityA1–010,110Reeves 12 September 2000 BournemouthA0–33,673 23 September 2000 Luton TownA3–24,933Duke, M Williams (2) 30 September 2000 Wigan AthleticH2–24,895Alexander, M Robinson 8 October 2000 Oxford UnitedH2–17,975Reeves, Grazioli 14 October 2000 Oldham AthleticA0–14,009 17 October 2000 Swansea CityA0–06,331 21 October 2000 Bristol RoversH1–38,097Robertson 24 October 2000 MillwallH0–25,014 28 October 2000 Notts CountyA2–35,402Invincibile (2) 31 October 2000 Cambridge UnitedH3–13,452Invincibile (2), O'Halloran 4 November 2000 Wycombe WanderersH1–15,226Reeves 7 November 2000 WrexhamH2–24,423Invincibile, O'Halloran (pen) 11 November 2000 Peterborough UnitedA0–45,700 25 November 2000 Stoke CityH0–34,904 2 December 2000 Northampton TownA1–05,816Alexander 16 December 2000 Rotherham UnitedH2–14,740Woan, Invincibile 23 December 2000 BuryA0–12,921 26 December 2000 BrentfordH2–36,649Invincibile, Howe 1 January 2001 WalsallA0–15,548 13 January 2001 Port ValeH0–15,175 27 January 2001 BuryH3–04,960Reddy, O'Halloran (pen), Cowe 3 February 2001 WrexhamA1–13,004van der Linden 10 February 2001 Bristol CityH1–110,031Reddy 17 February 2001 Cambridge UnitedA1–04,046Reddy 20 February 2001 BournemouthH1–15,948Alexander 24 February 2001 Luton TownH1–37,160Alexander 3 March 2001 Wigan AthleticA0–06,563 6 March 2001 Oldham AthleticH3–04,168Kelly (own goal), McAreavey, Grazioli 10 March 2001 Oxford UnitedA2–07,480S Robinson (2) 17 March 2001 Swansea CityH1–16,724O'Halloran (pen) 20 March 2001 Colchester UnitedA1–02,736Reddy 24 March 2001 Bristol RoversA0–08,114 27 March 2001 ReadingH0–19,673 31 March 2001 Rotherham UnitedA3–47,106Alexander (2), Woan 7 April 2001 Northampton TownH1–15,932Woan 10 April 2001 BrentfordA1–04,180Heywood 14 April 2001 MillwallA0–112,266 16 April 2001 Notts CountyH1–26,207Heywood 21 April 2001 Wycombe WanderersA0–06,844 28 April 2001 Peterborough UnitedH2–18,145Alexander, Invincibile 5 May 2001 Stoke CityA1–420,591O'Halloran (pen)

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR118 November 2000 Ilkeston TownH0–14,406Willis, M Williams, Howe, YoungR29 December 2000 GatesheadH5–03,907O'Halloran (2), Cowe (2), HoweR36 January 2001 Coventry CityH0–214,445

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 1st Leg22 August 2000 Exeter CityH1–15,193HoweR1 2nd Leg6 September 2000 Exeter CityA2–1 (won 3–2 on agg)2,825Reeves, InvincibileR2 1st Leg18 September 2000 Tranmere RoversA1–14,289Hazell (own goal)R2 2nd Leg26 September 2000 Tranmere RoversH0–1 (lost 1–2 on agg)4,573

Football League Trophy

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersSouthern R29 January 2001 MillwallA0–0 (won 3–2 on pens)2,394Southern QF30 January 2001 Wycombe WanderersH2–13,244AlexanderSouthern SF13 February 2001 Southend UnitedA1–2 3,337Reddy

Squad

Left club during season

References