2000–01 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C. 2000–01 football season

Blackpool F.C.
2000–01 season
Owner	Owen Oyston
Chairman	Karl Oyston
Manager	Steve McMahon
Division Three	7th (promoted via play-offs)
FA Cup	Second round
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: John Murphy (18) All: John Murphy (23)
← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

The 2000–01 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 93rd season (90th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the bottom tier of English league football, finishing seventh. They won the end-of-season play-offs and were promoted back to Division Two after a season's absence.

John Murphy was the club's top scorer for the second consecutive season, with 23 goals (eighteen in the league, one in the FA Cup and four in the League Cup).

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
5	Leyton Orient	46	20	15	11	59	51	+8	75	Participated in play-offs
6	Hull City	46	19	17	10	47	39	+8	74	Participated in play-offs
7	Blackpool	46	22	6	18	74	58	+16	72	Promoted through play-offs
8	Rochdale	46	18	17	11	59	48	+11	71
9	Cheltenham Town	46	18	14	14	59	52	+7	68

Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

References

Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.

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2000–01 in English football

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National teams

UEFA Euro 2000 (Squad, Group A)
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (Group 9)
Kevin Keegan
Sven-Göran Eriksson

League competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, play-offs)
Level 5	Football Conference
Levels 6–7	Isthmian League (Premier, One) Northern Premier League (Premier, One) Southern League (Premier, Eastern, Western)
Levels 8–9	Isthmian League (Two, Three) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One) Hellenic League (Premier, One East, One West) Kent League (level 8 only) Midland Alliance (level 8 only) Midland Football Combination (level 9 only) North West Counties League (One, Two) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One) Wessex League (level 8 only) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only) Western League (Premier, One)
Lower leagues	Combined Counties League Essex Senior League Spartan South Midlands League

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final)
Football League cups	League Cup (Final) Football League Trophy (Final)

European competitions

Club seasons
Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Bradford City Charlton Athletic Chelsea Coventry City Derby County Everton Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Southampton Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United
First Division	Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Burnley Crewe Alexandra Crystal Palace Fulham Gillingham Grimsby Town Huddersfield Town Norwich City Nottingham Forest Portsmouth Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Stockport County Tranmere Rovers Watford West Bromwich Albion Wimbledon Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division	Bournemouth Brentford Bristol City Bristol Rovers Bury Cambridge United Colchester United Luton Town Millwall Northampton Town Notts County Oldham Athletic Oxford United Peterborough United Port Vale Reading Rotherham United Stoke City Swansea City Swindon Town Walsall Wigan Athletic Wrexham Wycombe Wanderers
Third Division	Barnet Blackpool Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff City Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Chesterfield Darlington Exeter City Halifax Town Hartlepool United Hull City Kidderminster Harriers Leyton Orient Lincoln City Macclesfield Town Mansfield Town Plymouth Argyle Rochdale Scunthorpe United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Torquay United York City