A terrible first half of the 2000–01 season saw Crewe bottom at Christmas. Then with the emergence of Rob Hulse and Dean Ashton , Crewe went on a fantastic run, winning nine of their remaining matches to starve off relegation to finish 14th. A 3–1 defeat by Preston on 28 April finally saw the Alex beaten at home after an unbeaten run of nine in the league.[ 1]
Source:
[citation needed Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Crewe Alexandra's score comes first [ 2]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
12 August 2000
Fulham A
0–2
11,157
19 August 2000
Blackburn Rovers H
0–0
7,500
26 August 2000
Queens Park Rangers A
0–1
9,415
29 August 2000
Grimsby Town H
2–0
5,305
Rivers , Jack
9 September 2000
Norwich City H
0–0
5,955
12 September 2000
West Bromwich Albion H
0–1
6,222
16 September 2000
Watford A
0–3
13,784
23 September 2000
Barnsley H
2–2
5,738
Hulse , Jack
30 September 2000
Tranmere Rovers A
3–1
8,162
Hulse (2), Little
8 October 2000
Birmingham City H
0–2
6,829
14 October 2000
Sheffield United A
0–1
12,921
17 October 2000
Portsmouth A
1–2
14,621
Smith (pen)
21 October 2000
Wimbledon H
0–4
5,469
24 October 2000
Huddersfield Town H
1–0
5,215
Cramb
28 October 2000
Gillingham A
1–0
8,347
Little
31 October 2000
Burnley A
0–1
13,189
4 November 2000
Wolverhampton Wanderers H
2–0
7,147
Cramb (2)
10 November 2000
Preston North End A
1–2
12,632
Rivers
18 November 2000
Stockport County H
1–2
6,099
Hulse
25 November 2000
Sheffield Wednesday H
1–0
7,103
Rivers
2 December 2000
Huddersfield Town A
1–3
10,603
Cramb
9 December 2000
Bolton Wanderers A
1–4
12,836
Sorvel
16 December 2000
Crystal Palace H
1–1
5,752
Little
23 December 2000
Fulham H
1–2
6,935
Rivers
26 December 2000
Nottingham Forest A
0–1
20,903
30 December 2000
Blackburn Rovers A
0–1
18,554
13 January 2001
Grimsby Town A
3–1
4,495
Hulse (2), Rivers
3 February 2001
Burnley H
4–2
6,994
Street , Smith (2 pens), Ashton
10 February 2001
Norwich City A
1–1
15,164
Jack
17 February 2001
Watford H
2–0
6,757
Jack , Ashton
20 February 2001
West Bromwich Albion A
2–2
15,476
Ashton , Hulse
24 February 2001
Barnsley A
0–3
13,175
3 March 2001
Tranmere Rovers H
3–1
7,157
Macauley , Hulse , Little
6 March 2001
Sheffield United H
1–0
6,909
Lunt
10 March 2001
Birmingham City A
0–2
28,042
13 March 2001
Nottingham Forest H
1–0
7,916
Rivers
17 March 2001
Portsmouth H
1–0
6,182
Ashton
31 March 2001
Crystal Palace A
0–1
20,872
10 April 2001
Queens Park Rangers H
2–2
6,354
Ashton , Smith
14 April 2001
Wolverhampton Wanderers A
0–0
20,364
16 April 2001
Gillingham H
2–1
7,051
Navarro , Ashton
18 April 2001
Bolton Wanderers H
2–1
8,054
Hulse , Ashton
21 April 2001
Stockport County A
0–3
7,163
24 April 2001
Wimbledon A
3–3
5,468
Rivers , Hulse , Ashton
28 April 2001
Preston North End H
1–3
9,415
Hulse
6 May 2001
Sheffield Wednesday A
0–0
28,007
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg
22 August 2000
Bury H
2–2
3,199
Foster , Rivers
R1 2nd Leg
5 September 2000
Bury A
2–1 (won 4–3 on agg)
2,106
Rivers , Little
R2 1st Leg
19 September 2000
Barnsley A
0–4
5,005
R2 2nd Leg
26 September 2000
Barnsley H
0–3 (lost 0–7 on agg)
1,775
[1]
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