Rotherham 2000/01

Rotherham finished 2nd of 24 in the 2000/01 Second Division with 91 points (won 27, drawn 10, lost 9; scored 79, conceded 55) and were promoted. They were top of the table after 4 matches of 46; lowest 18th, after match 1. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row, 10 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Rotherham
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 One season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 12 Aug 2000	Walsall (home)	2–3 L	Lost	0	18th
2	Fri 18 Aug 2000	Colchester (away)	1–0 W	Won	3	8th
3	Sat 26 Aug 2000	Bury (home)	1–2 L	Lost	3	17th
4	Mon 28 Aug 2000	Bristol City (away)	1–0 W	Won	6	9th
5	Sat 2 Sep 2000	Luton (home)	1–1 D	Drew	7	9th
6	Sat 9 Sep 2000	Cambridge (away)	1–6 L	Lost	7	14th
7	Tue 12 Sep 2000	Wrexham (away)	3–1 W	Won	10	9th
8	Sat 16 Sep 2000	Wycombe (home)	1–0 W	Won	13	7th
9	Sat 23 Sep 2000	Stoke (away)	1–1 D	Drew	14	7th
10	Sat 30 Sep 2000	Reading (home)	1–3 L	Lost	14	11th
11	Sun 8 Oct 2000	Oldham (home)	3–0 W	Won	17	8th
12	Sat 14 Oct 2000	Bournemouth (away)	1–0 W	Won	20	8th
13	Tue 17 Oct 2000	Bristol Rovers (away)	1–1 D	Drew	21	8th
14	Sat 21 Oct 2000	Oxford (home)	3–1 W	Won	24	5th
15	Tue 24 Oct 2000	Swansea (home)	4–2 W	Won	27	4th
16	Sat 28 Oct 2000	Northampton (away)	1–0 W	Won	30	4th
17	Sat 4 Nov 2000	Wigan (home)	1–1 D	Drew	31	4th
18	Sat 11 Nov 2000	Brentford (away)	3–0 W	Won	34	3rd
19	Sat 25 Nov 2000	Peterborough (home)	3–0 W	Won	37	4th
20	Sat 2 Dec 2000	Millwall (home)	3–2 W	Won	40	2nd
21	Sat 16 Dec 2000	Swindon (away)	1–2 L	Lost	40	4th
22	Fri 22 Dec 2000	Port Vale (away)	2–0 W	Won	43	1st
23	Tue 26 Dec 2000	Notts County (home)	0–0 D	Drew	44	3rd
24	Mon 1 Jan 2001	Bury (away)	0–0 D	Drew	45	4th
25	Sat 13 Jan 2001	Bristol City (home)	1–1 D	Drew	46	4th
26	Sat 20 Jan 2001	Notts County (away)	1–4 L	Lost	46	4th
27	Tue 23 Jan 2001	Walsall (away)	1–1 D	Drew	47	4th
28	Sat 27 Jan 2001	Port Vale (home)	3–2 W	Won	50	4th
29	Sat 10 Feb 2001	Cambridge (home)	3–0 W	Won	53	4th
30	Tue 20 Feb 2001	Wrexham (home)	2–0 W	Won	56	4th
31	Sat 24 Feb 2001	Stoke (home)	2–1 W	Won	59	3rd
32	Tue 27 Feb 2001	Colchester (home)	3–2 W	Won	62	2nd
33	Sat 3 Mar 2001	Reading (away)	0–2 L	Lost	62	2nd
34	Tue 6 Mar 2001	Bournemouth (home)	3–1 W	Won	65	2nd
35	Sat 10 Mar 2001	Oldham (away)	3–2 W	Won	68	2nd
36	Sat 17 Mar 2001	Bristol Rovers (home)	3–0 W	Won	71	2nd
37	Tue 20 Mar 2001	Wycombe (away)	1–0 W	Won	74	1st
38	Sat 24 Mar 2001	Oxford (away)	3–4 L	Lost	74	1st
39	Sat 31 Mar 2001	Swindon (home)	4–3 W	Won	77	1st
40	Sat 7 Apr 2001	Millwall (away)	0–4 L	Lost	77	2nd
41	Sat 14 Apr 2001	Swansea (away)	0–0 D	Drew	78	3rd
42	Mon 16 Apr 2001	Northampton (home)	1–0 W	Won	81	3rd
43	Sat 21 Apr 2001	Wigan (away)	2–0 W	Won	84	3rd
44	Tue 24 Apr 2001	Luton (away)	1–0 W	Won	87	2nd
45	Sat 28 Apr 2001	Brentford (home)	2–1 W	Won	90	2nd
46	Sat 5 May 2001	Peterborough (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.