During the 2000–01 English football season, Wycombe Wanderers competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary Having barely escaped relegation the previous season, this time round Wycombe achieved survival in the Second Division by a comfortable margin. Their defensive record, the best of any team outside the top six, ensured they finished well clear of relegation in 13th place. Wycombe enjoyed their greatest success in the FA Cup, defeating First Division teams Grimsby Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Wimbledon before edging Premier League side Leicester City 2–1 at Filbert Street; this result caused Leicester, then sitting fourth in the Premier League, to enter a poor run of form that dragged them down to 13th. The win at Leicester set up a dream semi-final tie against Liverpool at Villa Park – Wycombe pushed Gérard Houllier's men all the way before losing 2–1; Liverpool would go on to finish third in the Premier League and win a treble of the League, FA and UEFA Cups.

Final league table

Results Wycombe Wanderers' score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR118 November 2000 Harrow BoroughH3–02,681Bates (2), SimpsonR210 December 2000 MillwallA0–07,819R2R19 December 2000 MillwallH2–13,878Rammell, McCarthyR36 January 2001 Grimsby TownH1–15,390McCarthyR3R16 January 2001 Grimsby TownA3–13,269McCarthy, Simpson, RogersR427 January 2001 Wolverhampton WanderersH2–19,617Rammell, ParkinR517 February 2001 WimbledonH2–29,650Simpson, BrownR5R20 February 2001 WimbledonA2–2 (won 8–7 on pens)9,464Carroll, McCarthyQF10 March 2001 Leicester CityA2–121,969McCarthy, EssandohSF8 April 2001 LiverpoolN1–240,037Ryan

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 1st Leg22 August 2000 BarnetA1–21,741RogersR1 2nd Leg5 September 2000 BarnetH3–1 (won 4–3 on agg)2,205McSporran, Castledine, McCarthyR2 1st Leg19 September 2000 Birmingham CityH3–42,537Rammell, Baird, BatesR2 2nd Leg26 September 2000 Birmingham CityA0–1 (lost 3–5 on agg)8,960

Squad

Left club during season

References