Rochdale 2000/01

Rochdale finished 8th of 24 in the 2000/01 Third Division with 71 points (won 18, drawn 17, lost 11; scored 59, conceded 48). Highest position 2nd, after match 8; lowest 15th, after match 2. Longest runs: 4 wins in a row, 7 unbeaten and 12 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Rochdale
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	Darlington (home)	1–1 D	Drew	1	14th
2	Sat 19 Aug 2000	Brighton (away)	1–2 L	Lost	1	15th
3	Sat 26 Aug 2000	Scunthorpe (home)	3–2 W	Won	4	12th
4	Mon 28 Aug 2000	Halifax Town (away)	2–1 W	Won	7	6th
5	Sat 2 Sep 2000	Cardiff (home)	1–1 D	Drew	8	9th
6	Sat 9 Sep 2000	Carlisle (away)	2–1 W	Won	11	4th
7	Tue 12 Sep 2000	York (away)	2–0 W	Won	14	3rd
8	Sat 16 Sep 2000	Torquay (home)	2–1 W	Won	17	2nd
9	Sat 23 Sep 2000	Shrewsbury (away)	4–0 W	Won	20	2nd
10	Sat 30 Sep 2000	Southend (home)	0–1 L	Lost	20	2nd
11	Fri 6 Oct 2000	Kidderminster (away)	0–0 D	Drew	21	4th
12	Sat 14 Oct 2000	Hartlepool (home)	2–1 W	Won	24	2nd
13	Tue 17 Oct 2000	Chesterfield (home)	2–2 D	Drew	25	3rd
14	Sat 21 Oct 2000	Cheltenham (away)	2–0 W	Won	28	2nd
15	Tue 24 Oct 2000	Macclesfield (home)	2–2 D	Drew	29	3rd
16	Sat 28 Oct 2000	Exeter (away)	1–0 W	Won	32	3rd
17	Sat 4 Nov 2000	Barnet (home)	0–0 D	Drew	33	3rd
18	Sat 11 Nov 2000	Mansfield (away)	0–1 L	Lost	33	3rd
19	Sat 2 Dec 2000	Blackpool (home)	1–0 W	Won	36	3rd
20	Sat 16 Dec 2000	Lincoln (away)	1–1 D	Drew	37	5th
21	Sat 23 Dec 2000	Leyton Orient (away)	1–1 D	Drew	38	5th
22	Tue 26 Dec 2000	Hull (home)	1–0 W	Won	41	5th
23	Sat 6 Jan 2001	Darlington (away)	2–1 W	Won	44	4th
24	Sat 13 Jan 2001	Halifax Town (home)	0–1 L	Lost	44	5th
25	Sun 28 Jan 2001	Leyton Orient (home)	3–1 W	Won	47	4th
26	Fri 2 Feb 2001	Cardiff (away)	0–0 D	Drew	48	4th
27	Tue 13 Feb 2001	Scunthorpe (away)	0–0 D	Drew	49	5th
28	Sat 17 Feb 2001	Torquay (away)	0–1 L	Lost	49	6th
29	Tue 20 Feb 2001	York (home)	0–1 L	Lost	49	6th
30	Sat 24 Feb 2001	Shrewsbury (home)	1–7 L	Lost	49	7th
31	Sat 3 Mar 2001	Southend (away)	0–3 L	Lost	49	8th
32	Tue 6 Mar 2001	Hartlepool (away)	1–1 D	Drew	50	9th
33	Sat 10 Mar 2001	Kidderminster (home)	0–0 D	Drew	51	7th
34	Sat 17 Mar 2001	Chesterfield (away)	1–1 D	Drew	52	10th
35	Fri 23 Mar 2001	Cheltenham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	53	10th
36	Tue 27 Mar 2001	Hull (away)	2–3 L	Lost	53	10th
37	Tue 3 Apr 2001	Brighton (home)	1–1 D	Drew	54	10th
38	Tue 10 Apr 2001	Carlisle (home)	6–0 W	Won	57	10th
39	Sat 14 Apr 2001	Macclesfield (away)	0–0 D	Drew	58	10th
40	Mon 16 Apr 2001	Exeter (home)	3–0 W	Won	61	10th
41	Sat 21 Apr 2001	Barnet (away)	0–3 L	Lost	61	10th
42	Mon 23 Apr 2001	Lincoln (home)	3–1 W	Won	64	8th
43	Thu 26 Apr 2001	Blackpool (away)	1–3 L	Lost	64	9th
44	Sat 28 Apr 2001	Mansfield (home)	1–0 W	Won	67	8th
45	Tue 1 May 2001	Plymouth (home)	2–1 W	Won	70	7th
46	Sat 5 May 2001	Plymouth (away)	0–0 D	Drew	71	8th

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.