Walsall 2000/01

Walsall finished 4th of 24 in the 2000/01 Second Division with 81 points (won 23, drawn 12, lost 11; scored 79, conceded 50) and were promoted. They were top of the table after 17 matches of 46; lowest 4th, after match 1. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row and 7 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Walsall
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	Rotherham (away)	3–2 W	Won	3	4th
2	Sat 19 Aug 2000	Oldham (home)	3–2 W	Won	6	2nd
3	Sat 26 Aug 2000	Swindon (away)	4–1 W	Won	9	1st
4	Tue 29 Aug 2000	Oxford (home)	3–2 W	Won	12	1st
5	Sat 2 Sep 2000	Wigan (home)	2–0 W	Won	15	1st
6	Sat 9 Sep 2000	Bury (away)	0–2 L	Lost	15	1st
7	Tue 12 Sep 2000	Luton (away)	0–0 D	Drew	16	1st
8	Sat 16 Sep 2000	Bournemouth (home)	1–1 D	Drew	17	1st
9	Sat 23 Sep 2000	Wrexham (away)	1–0 W	Won	20	1st
10	Sat 30 Sep 2000	Notts County (home)	5–1 W	Won	23	1st
11	Fri 6 Oct 2000	Colchester (away)	2–0 W	Won	26	1st
12	Sat 14 Oct 2000	Bristol City (home)	0–0 D	Drew	27	1st
13	Tue 17 Oct 2000	Peterborough (home)	1–1 D	Drew	28	1st
14	Sat 21 Oct 2000	Wycombe (away)	1–3 L	Lost	28	1st
15	Tue 24 Oct 2000	Stoke (home)	3–0 W	Won	31	1st
16	Sat 28 Oct 2000	Brentford (away)	1–2 L	Lost	31	2nd
17	Sat 4 Nov 2000	Reading (home)	2–1 W	Won	34	1st
18	Sat 11 Nov 2000	Bristol Rovers (away)	0–0 D	Drew	35	2nd
19	Sat 25 Nov 2000	Northampton (home)	3–0 W	Won	38	2nd
20	Sat 2 Dec 2000	Port Vale (home)	2–1 W	Won	41	1st
21	Sat 16 Dec 2000	Millwall (away)	0–2 L	Lost	41	3rd
22	Sat 23 Dec 2000	Cambridge (home)	3–1 W	Won	44	2nd
23	Tue 26 Dec 2000	Swansea (away)	1–3 L	Lost	44	2nd
24	Sat 30 Dec 2000	Oldham (away)	0–0 D	Drew	45	3rd
25	Mon 1 Jan 2001	Swindon (home)	1–0 W	Won	48	2nd
26	Sat 13 Jan 2001	Oxford (away)	1–2 L	Lost	48	3rd
27	Sat 20 Jan 2001	Swansea (home)	5–1 W	Won	51	3rd
28	Tue 23 Jan 2001	Rotherham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	52	3rd
29	Sat 27 Jan 2001	Cambridge (away)	1–0 W	Won	55	1st
30	Fri 2 Feb 2001	Wigan (away)	1–1 D	Drew	56	1st
31	Sat 10 Feb 2001	Bury (home)	1–2 L	Lost	56	3rd
32	Sat 17 Feb 2001	Bournemouth (away)	2–2 D	Drew	57	3rd
33	Tue 20 Feb 2001	Luton (home)	3–1 W	Won	60	2nd
34	Sat 24 Feb 2001	Wrexham (home)	2–3 L	Lost	60	2nd
35	Sat 3 Mar 2001	Notts County (away)	0–2 L	Lost	60	4th
36	Tue 6 Mar 2001	Bristol City (away)	3–1 W	Won	63	3rd
37	Sat 10 Mar 2001	Colchester (home)	0–1 L	Lost	63	4th
38	Sat 24 Mar 2001	Wycombe (home)	5–1 W	Won	66	4th
39	Sat 31 Mar 2001	Millwall (home)	0–0 D	Drew	67	4th
40	Sat 14 Apr 2001	Stoke (away)	0–0 D	Drew	68	4th
41	Tue 17 Apr 2001	Brentford (home)	3–2 W	Won	71	4th
42	Sat 21 Apr 2001	Reading (away)	2–2 D	Drew	72	4th
43	Tue 24 Apr 2001	Peterborough (away)	0–2 L	Lost	72	4th
44	Sat 28 Apr 2001	Bristol Rovers (home)	2–1 W	Won	75	4th
45	Thu 3 May 2001	Port Vale (away)	2–0 W	Won	78	4th
46	Sat 5 May 2001	Northampton (away)	3–0 W	Won	81	4th

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.