Watford 2000/01

Watford finished 9th of 24 in the 2000/01 First Division with 69 points (won 20, drawn 9, lost 17; scored 76, conceded 67). They were top of the table after 6 matches of 46; lowest 11th, after match 44. Longest runs: 7 wins in a row, 15 unbeaten and 8 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Watford
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

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

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 12 Aug 2000	Huddersfield (away)	2–1 W	Won	3	5th
2	Sat 19 Aug 2000	Barnsley (home)	1–0 W	Won	6	3rd
3	Sat 26 Aug 2000	Wimbledon (away)	0–0 D	Drew	7	4th
4	Mon 28 Aug 2000	Sheffield United (home)	4–1 W	Won	10	2nd
5	Sat 9 Sep 2000	Portsmouth (away)	3–1 W	Won	13	1st
6	Tue 12 Sep 2000	Blackburn (away)	4–3 W	Won	16	2nd
7	Sat 16 Sep 2000	Crewe (home)	3–0 W	Won	19	2nd
8	Sat 23 Sep 2000	Stockport (away)	3–2 W	Won	22	2nd
9	Sun 1 Oct 2000	Birmingham (home)	2–0 W	Won	25	2nd
10	Sat 14 Oct 2000	QPR (home)	3–1 W	Won	28	1st
11	Tue 17 Oct 2000	Gillingham (home)	0–0 D	Drew	29	2nd
12	Sat 21 Oct 2000	Nottingham Forest (away)	2–0 W	Won	32	2nd
13	Tue 24 Oct 2000	Bolton (home)	1–0 W	Won	35	1st
14	Sat 28 Oct 2000	Wolves (away)	2–2 D	Drew	36	1st
15	Sat 4 Nov 2000	Grimsby (home)	4–0 W	Won	39	1st
16	Tue 7 Nov 2000	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	1–3 L	Lost	39	1st
17	Sat 11 Nov 2000	Tranmere (away)	0–2 L	Lost	39	2nd
18	Sat 18 Nov 2000	Preston (home)	2–3 L	Lost	39	2nd
19	Sun 3 Dec 2000	Bolton (away)	1–2 L	Lost	39	4th
20	Sat 9 Dec 2000	Crystal Palace (away)	0–1 L	Lost	39	5th
21	Sat 16 Dec 2000	West Brom (home)	3–3 D	Drew	40	4th
22	Sat 23 Dec 2000	Huddersfield (home)	1–2 L	Lost	40	6th
23	Tue 26 Dec 2000	Fulham (away)	0–5 L	Lost	40	8th
24	Fri 29 Dec 2000	Barnsley (away)	1–0 W	Won	43	6th
25	Tue 2 Jan 2001	Wimbledon (home)	3–1 W	Won	46	5th
26	Sat 13 Jan 2001	Sheffield United (away)	1–0 W	Won	49	5th
27	Sat 20 Jan 2001	Fulham (home)	1–3 L	Lost	49	5th
28	Sat 27 Jan 2001	Norwich (away)	1–2 L	Lost	49	6th
29	Sat 3 Feb 2001	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	3–2 W	Won	52	6th
30	Sat 10 Feb 2001	Portsmouth (home)	2–2 D	Drew	53	5th
31	Sat 17 Feb 2001	Crewe (away)	0–2 L	Lost	53	6th
32	Tue 20 Feb 2001	Blackburn (home)	0–1 L	Lost	53	6th
33	Sat 24 Feb 2001	Stockport (home)	2–2 D	Drew	54	6th
34	Fri 2 Mar 2001	Birmingham (away)	0–2 L	Lost	54	6th
35	Wed 7 Mar 2001	QPR (away)	1–1 D	Drew	55	9th
36	Sat 10 Mar 2001	Norwich (home)	4–1 W	Won	58	7th
37	Tue 13 Mar 2001	Burnley (home)	0–1 L	Lost	58	7th
38	Sat 31 Mar 2001	West Brom (away)	0–3 L	Lost	58	8th
39	Tue 3 Apr 2001	Nottingham Forest (home)	3–0 W	Won	61	7th
40	Sat 7 Apr 2001	Crystal Palace (home)	2–2 D	Drew	62	8th
41	Sat 14 Apr 2001	Grimsby (away)	1–2 L	Lost	62	8th
42	Tue 17 Apr 2001	Wolves (home)	3–2 W	Won	65	8th
43	Sun 22 Apr 2001	Preston (away)	2–3 L	Lost	65	10th
44	Sat 28 Apr 2001	Tranmere (home)	1–1 D	Drew	66	11th
45	Tue 1 May 2001	Gillingham (away)	3–0 W	Won	69	7th
46	Sun 6 May 2001	Burnley (away)	0–2 L	Lost	69	9th

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.