Cardiff 2000/01

Cardiff finished 2nd of 24 in the 2000/01 Third Division with 82 points (won 23, drawn 13, lost 10; scored 95, conceded 58) and were promoted. Highest position 2nd, after match 26; lowest 14th, after match 12. Longest runs: 6 wins in a row, 10 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Cardiff
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	Exeter (away)	2–1 W	Won	3	7th
2	Sat 19 Aug 2000	Blackpool (home)	1–1 D	Drew	4	8th
3	Sat 26 Aug 2000	Barnet (away)	2–2 D	Drew	5	9th
4	Mon 28 Aug 2000	Southend (home)	2–2 D	Drew	6	7th
5	Sat 2 Sep 2000	Rochdale (away)	1–1 D	Drew	7	11th
6	Sat 9 Sep 2000	Brighton (home)	1–1 D	Drew	8	10th
7	Tue 12 Sep 2000	Halifax Town (home)	4–2 W	Won	11	5th
8	Sat 16 Sep 2000	Scunthorpe (away)	2–0 W	Won	14	3rd
9	Sat 23 Sep 2000	Kidderminster (home)	0–0 D	Drew	15	6th
10	Sat 30 Sep 2000	Hull (away)	0–2 L	Lost	15	8th
11	Sat 14 Oct 2000	Leyton Orient (away)	1–2 L	Lost	15	13th
12	Tue 17 Oct 2000	Carlisle (away)	2–2 D	Drew	16	14th
13	Sat 21 Oct 2000	Mansfield (home)	2–0 W	Won	19	11th
14	Tue 24 Oct 2000	Darlington (home)	2–0 W	Won	22	7th
15	Sat 28 Oct 2000	Chesterfield (away)	2–2 D	Drew	23	8th
16	Sat 4 Nov 2000	York (home)	4–0 W	Won	26	8th
17	Wed 22 Nov 2000	Lincoln (home)	3–2 W	Won	29	5th
18	Sat 25 Nov 2000	Hartlepool (home)	3–2 W	Won	32	5th
19	Sat 2 Dec 2000	Torquay (away)	4–1 W	Won	35	5th
20	Sat 16 Dec 2000	Cheltenham (home)	3–1 W	Won	38	4th
21	Sat 23 Dec 2000	Macclesfield (home)	2–0 W	Won	41	3rd
22	Tue 26 Dec 2000	Plymouth (away)	1–2 L	Lost	41	4th
23	Mon 1 Jan 2001	Exeter (home)	6–1 W	Won	44	3rd
24	Sat 13 Jan 2001	Southend (away)	1–1 D	Drew	45	4th
25	Sat 20 Jan 2001	Plymouth (home)	4–1 W	Won	48	3rd
26	Sat 27 Jan 2001	Macclesfield (away)	5–2 W	Won	51	2nd
27	Fri 2 Feb 2001	Rochdale (home)	0–0 D	Drew	52	2nd
28	Sat 10 Feb 2001	Brighton (away)	0–1 L	Lost	52	3rd
29	Tue 13 Feb 2001	Blackpool (away)	0–1 L	Lost	52	3rd
30	Sat 17 Feb 2001	Scunthorpe (home)	3–0 W	Won	55	3rd
31	Tue 20 Feb 2001	Halifax Town (away)	2–1 W	Won	58	3rd
32	Sun 25 Feb 2001	Kidderminster (away)	4–2 W	Won	61	2nd
33	Fri 2 Mar 2001	Hull (home)	2–0 W	Won	64	2nd
34	Tue 6 Mar 2001	Leyton Orient (home)	1–1 D	Drew	65	2nd
35	Sat 10 Mar 2001	Lincoln (away)	0–2 L	Lost	65	3rd
36	Tue 13 Mar 2001	Shrewsbury (away)	4–0 W	Won	68	2nd
37	Sat 17 Mar 2001	Carlisle (home)	4–1 W	Won	71	2nd
38	Sun 1 Apr 2001	Cheltenham (away)	1–3 L	Lost	71	3rd
39	Wed 4 Apr 2001	Barnet (home)	1–0 W	Won	74	3rd
40	Sat 7 Apr 2001	Torquay (home)	2–1 W	Won	77	2nd
41	Sat 14 Apr 2001	Darlington (away)	0–2 L	Lost	77	3rd
42	Mon 16 Apr 2001	Chesterfield (home)	3–3 D	Drew	78	3rd
43	Sat 21 Apr 2001	York (away)	3–3 D	Drew	79	3rd
44	Tue 24 Apr 2001	Mansfield (away)	1–2 L	Lost	79	3rd
45	Sat 28 Apr 2001	Shrewsbury (home)	3–1 W	Won	82	3rd
46	Sat 5 May 2001	Hartlepool (away)	1–3 L	Lost	82	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.