First Division 2000/01

Now the Championship.

Fulham won the 2000/01 First Division with 101 points, 10 points ahead of Blackburn. Fulham, Blackburn and Bolton were promoted. Huddersfield, QPR and Tranmere were relegated. 2.49 goals per game over 552 matches; home sides won 45% and 27% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Fulham · Champions	46	30	11	5	90	32	+58	101	Champions
2	Blackburn · Promoted	46	26	13	7	76	39	+37	91	Promoted
3	Bolton · Promoted	46	24	15	7	76	45	+31	87	Promoted
4	Preston	46	23	9	14	64	52	+12	78
5	Birmingham	46	23	9	14	59	48	+11	78
6	West Brom	46	21	11	14	60	52	+8	74
7	Burnley	46	21	9	16	50	54	-4	72
8	Wimbledon	46	17	18	11	71	50	+21	69
9	Watford	46	20	9	17	76	67	+9	69
10	Sheffield United	46	19	11	16	52	49	+3	68
11	Nottingham Forest	46	20	8	18	55	53	+2	68
12	Wolves	46	14	13	19	45	48	-3	55
13	Gillingham	46	13	16	17	61	66	-5	55
14	Crewe	46	15	10	21	47	62	-15	55
15	Norwich	46	14	12	20	46	58	-12	54
16	Barnsley	46	15	9	22	49	62	-13	54
17	Sheffield Wednesday	46	15	8	23	52	71	-19	53
18	Grimsby	46	14	10	22	43	62	-19	52
19	Stockport	46	11	18	17	58	65	-7	51
20	Portsmouth	46	10	19	17	47	59	-12	49
21	Crystal Palace	46	12	13	21	57	70	-13	49
22	Huddersfield · Relegated	46	11	15	20	48	57	-9	48	Relegated
23	QPR · Relegated	46	7	19	20	45	75	-30	40	Relegated
24	Tranmere · Relegated	46	9	11	26	46	77	-31	38	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.49 goals per game: 8th lowest of 34 complete Championship seasons on file.
Champions’ 101 points: 5th highest of 34 seasons with 24 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	2000/01	League average
Goals per game	2.49	2.57
Home wins	45%	44%
Draws	27%	27%
Away wins	28%	28%
Goalless draws	8%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.49 pts/game	0.49 pts/game
Champions’ points	101	94
Most points relegated	48	46
Fewest points safe	49	49

League average: every complete Championship season on file except this one; points thresholds only from seasons with 24 clubs.