Blackburn 2000/01

Blackburn finished 2nd of 24 in the 2000/01 First Division with 91 points (won 26, drawn 13, lost 7; scored 76, conceded 39) and were promoted. Highest position 2nd, after match 1; lowest 15th, after match 10. Longest runs: 6 wins in a row, 10 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Blackburn
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club Championship season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 12 Aug 2000	Crystal Palace (home)	2–0 W	Won	3	2nd
2	Sat 19 Aug 2000	Crewe (away)	0–0 D	Drew	4	6th
3	Sat 26 Aug 2000	Norwich (home)	3–2 W	Won	7	3rd
4	Mon 28 Aug 2000	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	1–1 D	Drew	8	4th
5	Sat 9 Sep 2000	Nottingham Forest (home)	3–0 W	Won	11	4th
6	Tue 12 Sep 2000	Watford (home)	3–4 L	Lost	11	5th
7	Fri 15 Sep 2000	Sheffield United (away)	0–2 L	Lost	11	5th
8	Sat 23 Sep 2000	Bolton (home)	1–1 D	Drew	12	10th
9	Sat 30 Sep 2000	West Brom (away)	0–1 L	Lost	12	13th
10	Sun 15 Oct 2000	Fulham (away)	1–2 L	Lost	12	15th
11	Wed 18 Oct 2000	Wimbledon (away)	2–0 W	Won	15	11th
12	Sat 21 Oct 2000	Grimsby (home)	2–0 W	Won	18	10th
13	Wed 25 Oct 2000	Tranmere (home)	3–2 W	Won	21	9th
14	Sat 28 Oct 2000	Huddersfield (away)	1–0 W	Won	24	8th
15	Sat 4 Nov 2000	Stockport (home)	2–1 W	Won	27	8th
16	Wed 8 Nov 2000	Barnsley (away)	2–1 W	Won	30	4th
17	Sat 11 Nov 2000	Portsmouth (away)	2–2 D	Drew	31	6th
18	Sat 18 Nov 2000	Wolves (home)	1–0 W	Won	34	5th
19	Sat 25 Nov 2000	Gillingham (home)	1–2 L	Lost	34	7th
20	Sat 2 Dec 2000	Tranmere (away)	1–1 D	Drew	35	8th
21	Sat 9 Dec 2000	QPR (home)	0–0 D	Drew	36	9th
22	Sun 17 Dec 2000	Burnley (away)	2–0 W	Won	39	6th
23	Fri 22 Dec 2000	Crystal Palace (away)	3–2 W	Won	42	4th
24	Tue 26 Dec 2000	Birmingham (home)	2–1 W	Won	45	3rd
25	Sat 30 Dec 2000	Crewe (home)	1–0 W	Won	48	3rd
26	Mon 1 Jan 2001	Norwich (away)	1–1 D	Drew	49	4th
27	Wed 10 Jan 2001	Preston (home)	3–2 W	Won	52	3rd
28	Sat 13 Jan 2001	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	2–0 W	Won	55	3rd
29	Sat 3 Feb 2001	Barnsley (home)	0–0 D	Drew	56	3rd
30	Sat 10 Feb 2001	Nottingham Forest (away)	1–2 L	Lost	56	3rd
31	Tue 20 Feb 2001	Watford (away)	1–0 W	Won	59	3rd
32	Fri 23 Feb 2001	Bolton (away)	4–1 W	Won	62	3rd
33	Sat 3 Mar 2001	West Brom (home)	1–0 W	Won	65	3rd
34	Wed 14 Mar 2001	Birmingham (away)	2–0 W	Won	68	3rd
35	Sat 17 Mar 2001	Wimbledon (home)	1–1 D	Drew	69	3rd
36	Sun 1 Apr 2001	Burnley (home)	5–0 W	Won	72	2nd
37	Wed 4 Apr 2001	Sheffield United (home)	1–1 D	Drew	73	2nd
38	Sat 7 Apr 2001	QPR (away)	3–1 W	Won	76	2nd
39	Wed 11 Apr 2001	Fulham (home)	1–2 L	Lost	76	2nd
40	Sat 14 Apr 2001	Stockport (away)	0–0 D	Drew	77	2nd
41	Mon 16 Apr 2001	Huddersfield (home)	2–0 W	Won	80	2nd
42	Sat 21 Apr 2001	Wolves (away)	0–0 D	Drew	81	2nd
43	Tue 24 Apr 2001	Grimsby (away)	4–1 W	Won	84	2nd
44	Sun 29 Apr 2001	Portsmouth (home)	3–1 W	Won	87	2nd
45	Wed 2 May 2001	Preston (away)	1–0 W	Won	90	2nd
46	Sun 6 May 2001	Gillingham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	91	2nd

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.