Brighton 2000/01

Brighton finished 1st of 24 in the 2000/01 Third Division with 92 points (won 28, drawn 8, lost 10; scored 73, conceded 35) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 4 matches of 46; lowest 20th, after match 1. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row and 12 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Brighton
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

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

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 12 Aug 2000	Southend (away)	0–2 L	Lost	0	20th
2	Sat 19 Aug 2000	Rochdale (home)	2–1 W	Won	3	11th
3	Sat 26 Aug 2000	Lincoln (away)	0–2 L	Lost	3	15th
4	Mon 28 Aug 2000	Kidderminster (home)	0–2 L	Lost	3	20th
5	Sat 2 Sep 2000	Torquay (home)	6–2 W	Won	6	13th
6	Sat 9 Sep 2000	Cardiff (away)	1–1 D	Drew	7	15th
7	Tue 12 Sep 2000	Blackpool (away)	2–0 W	Won	10	9th
8	Sat 16 Sep 2000	Cheltenham (home)	3–0 W	Won	13	6th
9	Sat 23 Sep 2000	York (away)	1–0 W	Won	16	4th
10	Sat 30 Sep 2000	Leyton Orient (home)	2–0 W	Won	19	4th
11	Fri 6 Oct 2000	Hull (away)	2–0 W	Won	22	3rd
12	Sat 14 Oct 2000	Scunthorpe (home)	0–0 D	Drew	23	3rd
13	Wed 18 Oct 2000	Hartlepool (home)	4–2 W	Won	26	2nd
14	Sat 21 Oct 2000	Chesterfield (away)	0–1 L	Lost	26	3rd
15	Tue 24 Oct 2000	Plymouth (home)	2–0 W	Won	29	2nd
16	Sat 28 Oct 2000	Darlington (away)	2–1 W	Won	32	2nd
17	Sat 4 Nov 2000	Carlisle (home)	4–1 W	Won	35	2nd
18	Sat 11 Nov 2000	Macclesfield (away)	0–0 D	Drew	36	2nd
19	Sat 25 Nov 2000	Shrewsbury (home)	4–0 W	Won	39	2nd
20	Sat 2 Dec 2000	Halifax Town (home)	2–1 W	Won	42	2nd
21	Sat 16 Dec 2000	Mansfield (away)	0–2 L	Lost	42	2nd
22	Fri 22 Dec 2000	Exeter (home)	2–0 W	Won	45	2nd
23	Tue 26 Dec 2000	Barnet (away)	1–0 W	Won	48	2nd
24	Mon 1 Jan 2001	Southend (home)	0–2 L	Lost	48	2nd
25	Sat 13 Jan 2001	Kidderminster (away)	2–0 W	Won	51	2nd
26	Sat 27 Jan 2001	Exeter (away)	0–1 L	Lost	51	3rd
27	Sat 3 Feb 2001	Torquay (away)	1–0 W	Won	54	2nd
28	Sat 10 Feb 2001	Cardiff (home)	1–0 W	Won	57	2nd
29	Sat 17 Feb 2001	Cheltenham (away)	1–3 L	Lost	57	2nd
30	Tue 20 Feb 2001	Blackpool (home)	1–0 W	Won	60	2nd
31	Sat 24 Feb 2001	York (home)	1–1 D	Drew	61	2nd
32	Sat 3 Mar 2001	Leyton Orient (away)	2–0 W	Won	64	3rd
33	Tue 6 Mar 2001	Scunthorpe (away)	1–2 L	Lost	64	3rd
34	Sat 10 Mar 2001	Hull (home)	3–0 W	Won	67	2nd
35	Wed 14 Mar 2001	Barnet (home)	4–1 W	Won	70	2nd
36	Sat 17 Mar 2001	Hartlepool (away)	2–2 D	Drew	71	3rd
37	Sat 31 Mar 2001	Mansfield (home)	2–0 W	Won	74	2nd
38	Tue 3 Apr 2001	Rochdale (away)	1–1 D	Drew	75	2nd
39	Tue 10 Apr 2001	Lincoln (home)	2–0 W	Won	78	2nd
40	Sat 14 Apr 2001	Plymouth (away)	2–0 W	Won	81	2nd
41	Mon 16 Apr 2001	Darlington (home)	2–0 W	Won	84	2nd
42	Sat 21 Apr 2001	Carlisle (away)	0–0 D	Drew	85	2nd
43	Sat 28 Apr 2001	Macclesfield (home)	4–1 W	Won	88	1st
44	Tue 1 May 2001	Chesterfield (home)	1–0 W	Won	91	1st
45	Thu 3 May 2001	Halifax Town (away)	0–0 D	Drew	92	1st
46	Sat 5 May 2001	Shrewsbury (away)	0–3 L	Lost	92	1st

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.