Bolton 2000/01

Bolton finished 3rd of 24 in the 2000/01 First Division with 87 points (won 24, drawn 15, lost 7; scored 76, conceded 45) and were promoted. Highest position 2nd, after match 3; lowest 9th, after match 1. Longest runs: 6 wins in a row and 8 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Bolton
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	Burnley (home)	1–1 D	Drew	1	9th
2	Sat 19 Aug 2000	West Brom (away)	2–0 W	Won	4	5th
3	Sat 26 Aug 2000	Preston (home)	2–0 W	Won	7	2nd
4	Mon 28 Aug 2000	Tranmere (away)	1–0 W	Won	10	3rd
5	Sat 9 Sep 2000	Huddersfield (away)	3–2 W	Won	13	2nd
6	Tue 12 Sep 2000	Grimsby (away)	1–0 W	Won	16	3rd
7	Sat 16 Sep 2000	Portsmouth (home)	2–0 W	Won	19	3rd
8	Sat 23 Sep 2000	Blackburn (away)	1–1 D	Drew	20	3rd
9	Sat 30 Sep 2000	Fulham (home)	0–2 L	Lost	20	3rd
10	Fri 6 Oct 2000	Gillingham (away)	2–2 D	Drew	21	3rd
11	Sat 14 Oct 2000	Wolves (home)	2–1 W	Won	24	3rd
12	Tue 17 Oct 2000	Nottingham Forest (home)	0–0 D	Drew	25	4th
13	Sat 21 Oct 2000	Stockport (away)	3–4 L	Lost	25	4th
14	Tue 24 Oct 2000	Watford (away)	0–1 L	Lost	25	6th
15	Sat 28 Oct 2000	Crystal Palace (home)	3–3 D	Drew	26	6th
16	Tue 31 Oct 2000	QPR (home)	3–1 W	Won	29	4th
17	Sat 4 Nov 2000	Birmingham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	30	4th
18	Sat 11 Nov 2000	Barnsley (home)	2–0 W	Won	33	3rd
19	Sat 18 Nov 2000	Norwich (away)	2–0 W	Won	36	3rd
20	Sat 25 Nov 2000	Sheffield United (away)	0–1 L	Lost	36	5th
21	Sun 3 Dec 2000	Watford (home)	2–1 W	Won	39	5th
22	Sat 9 Dec 2000	Crewe (home)	4–1 W	Won	42	2nd
23	Sat 16 Dec 2000	Wimbledon (away)	1–0 W	Won	45	2nd
24	Sat 23 Dec 2000	Burnley (away)	2–0 W	Won	48	2nd
25	Tue 26 Dec 2000	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	2–0 W	Won	51	2nd
26	Sat 30 Dec 2000	West Brom (home)	0–1 L	Lost	51	2nd
27	Mon 1 Jan 2001	Preston (away)	2–0 W	Won	54	2nd
28	Sat 13 Jan 2001	Tranmere (home)	2–0 W	Won	57	2nd
29	Sat 20 Jan 2001	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	3–0 W	Won	60	2nd
30	Sat 3 Feb 2001	QPR (away)	1–1 D	Drew	61	2nd
31	Sat 10 Feb 2001	Huddersfield (home)	2–2 D	Drew	62	2nd
32	Tue 13 Feb 2001	Portsmouth (away)	2–1 W	Won	65	2nd
33	Tue 20 Feb 2001	Grimsby (home)	2–2 D	Drew	66	2nd
34	Fri 23 Feb 2001	Blackburn (home)	1–4 L	Lost	66	2nd
35	Sun 4 Mar 2001	Fulham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	67	2nd
36	Sat 10 Mar 2001	Gillingham (home)	3–3 D	Drew	68	2nd
37	Sat 17 Mar 2001	Nottingham Forest (away)	2–0 W	Won	71	2nd
38	Sat 31 Mar 2001	Wimbledon (home)	2–2 D	Drew	72	2nd
39	Tue 3 Apr 2001	Stockport (home)	1–1 D	Drew	73	2nd
40	Fri 13 Apr 2001	Birmingham (home)	2–2 D	Drew	74	3rd
41	Mon 16 Apr 2001	Crystal Palace (away)	2–0 W	Won	77	3rd
42	Wed 18 Apr 2001	Crewe (away)	1–2 L	Lost	77	3rd
43	Sat 21 Apr 2001	Norwich (home)	1–0 W	Won	80	3rd
44	Sat 28 Apr 2001	Barnsley (away)	1–0 W	Won	83	3rd
45	Tue 1 May 2001	Wolves (away)	2–0 W	Won	86	3rd
46	Sun 6 May 2001	Sheffield United (home)	1–1 D	Drew	87	3rd

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.