2000–01 Grimsby Town F.C. season


During the 2000–01 English football season, Grimsby Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

The 2000–01 season saw a boardroom change with Doug Everitt taking over from Bill Carr. Everitt dismissed manager Alan Buckley just two games into the season, replacing him with Lennie Lawrence, who earlier in his managerial career had guided both Charlton Athletic and Middlesbrough into the top flight. The new manager chop and changed the playing squad around and brought in some expensive loan signings from abroad such as Zhang Enhua, Menno Willems, David Nielsen and Knut Anders Fostervold. Despite this, the club struggled to avoid relegation, only securing their place in Division One on the last day of the season with a win over promoted Fulham.

Final league table

Results

Grimsby Town's score comes first

Legend

Football League First Division

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2001Wycombe WanderersA1-15,390Nielsen
R3R16 January 2001Wycombe WanderersH1-33,269Jeffrey

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg22 August 2000Carlisle UnitedH2-01,914Coldicott, Allen
R1 2nd Leg5 September 2000Carlisle UnitedA1-1 2,228Allen
R2 1st Leg26 September 2000Wolverhampton WanderersH3-22,396Gallimore, Rowan, Allen
R2 2nd Leg2 October 2000Wolverhampton WanderersA0-2 8,058

Squad

Left club during season