2000–01 Birmingham City F.C. season
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The 2000–01 season was Birmingham City Football Clubs 99th season in the English football league system
. It ran from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001. Led by manager Trevor Francis
, the team repeated the previous season's fifth place finish in the Football League First Division
to qualify for the play-offs for a second consecutive season, but suffered another semi-final defeat, this time to Preston North End, losing 4-2 on penalties
after drawing 2-2 over two legs
. They were eliminated in the third round of the FA Cup, and reached the Football League Cup
final for the first time since 1963, facing Liverpool
. Liverpool took the lead in the 30th minute through Robbie Fowler
, but Birmingham equalised in the last minute of normal time with a Darren Purse
penalty. Extra time saw no further goals scored, requiring a penalty shoot-out; Martin Grainger
and Andrew Johnson had their penalties saved to give Liverpool a 5-4 win on penalties. The top scorer for the season was Geoff Horsfield
, with twelve goals in all competitions, of which seven were in the League; Marcelo
also scored seven League goals.
remained Birmingham's kit suppliers for the third season in a row, and introduced a new kit for the season. Auto Windscreens
remained the kit sponsors, also for the third consecutive season.
English football league system
The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing...
. It ran from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001. Led by manager Trevor Francis
Trevor Francis
Trevor John Francis , is a former footballer who won the European Cup with Nottingham Forest and played for England 52 times. He was England's first £1 million player...
, the team repeated the previous season's fifth place finish in the Football League First Division
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
to qualify for the play-offs for a second consecutive season, but suffered another semi-final defeat, this time to Preston North End, losing 4-2 on penalties
Penalty shootout
The shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots in that a single player takes one shot on goal...
after drawing 2-2 over two legs
Two-legged match
In sport , a two-legged tie is a contest between two teams which comprises two matches or legs, with each team as the home team in one leg. The winning team is usually determined by aggregate score, the sum of the scores of the two legs...
. They were eliminated in the third round of the FA Cup, and reached the Football League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
final for the first time since 1963, facing Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
. Liverpool took the lead in the 30th minute through Robbie Fowler
Robbie Fowler
Robert Bernard Fowler is an English footballer who is currently player/manager for Thai Premier League club Muangthong United....
, but Birmingham equalised in the last minute of normal time with a Darren Purse
Darren Purse
Darren John Purse is an English professional footballer who plays for League Two club Plymouth Argyle as a defender, on loan from Championship side Millwall....
penalty. Extra time saw no further goals scored, requiring a penalty shoot-out; Martin Grainger
Martin Grainger
Martin Grainger is a former English football player, he was a defender who ended his playing career with Birmingham City in December 2004...
and Andrew Johnson had their penalties saved to give Liverpool a 5-4 win on penalties. The top scorer for the season was Geoff Horsfield
Geoff Horsfield
Geoffrey Malcolm "Geoff" Horsfield is an English former professional footballer, now football coach. He made more than 300 appearances in the Football League playing as a striker. He is now a coach at Port Vale....
, with twelve goals in all competitions, of which seven were in the League; Marcelo
Marcelo dos Santos Cipriano
Marcelo dos Santos Cipriano , simply Marcelo, is a retired Brazilian-born Portuguese footballer who played as a striker.He played professionally in Portugal Marcelo dos Santos Cipriano (born 11 October 1969), simply Marcelo, is a retired Brazilian-born Portuguese footballer who played as a...
also scored seven League goals.
Kit
French apparel manufacturers Le Coq SportifLe Coq Sportif
Le Coq Sportif is a French company producing sports equipment such as shoes, shorts, and T-shirts. It was founded in 1882 by Émile Camuset, but the first clothing items branded with the rooster appeared in 1948...
remained Birmingham's kit suppliers for the third season in a row, and introduced a new kit for the season. Auto Windscreens
Auto Windscreens
Auto Windscreens is a British automotive glazing company specialising in windshield repair and replacement. The company was established in 2011 after the collapse of the previous company, which had operated since 1971....
remained the kit sponsors, also for the third consecutive season.
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April–May
League table (part)
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | |76 | 45 | 87 | |
| 4th | Preston North End | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 64 | 52 | 78 | |
| 5th | Birmingham City | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 59 | 48 | 78 | |
| 6th | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 60 | 52 | 74 | |
| 7th | Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... |
46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 72 |
| Key | Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference Goal difference In sports such as ice hockey and association football, goal difference is often the first tiebreaker used to rank teams which finish a league competition with an equal number of points.... ; Pts = Points |
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Results summary
Results by round
Play-offs
FA Cup
Final
In
| Date | Player | Club | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2000 | David Burrows David Burrows (footballer) David Burrows is an English former footballer. During his career he played for West Bromwich Albion, Liverpool, West Ham United, Everton, Coventry City, Birmingham City and Sheffield Wednesday as well as the England Under-21 and B teams... |
(Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... ) |
Free | |
| 5 July 2000 | Nicky Eaden | (Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... ) |
Free | |
| 10 July 2000 | Geoff Horsfield Geoff Horsfield Geoffrey Malcolm "Geoff" Horsfield is an English former professional footballer, now football coach. He made more than 300 appearances in the Football League playing as a striker. He is now a coach at Port Vale.... |
Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
£2.25m | |
| 3 August 2000 | Danny Sonner Danny Sonner Daniel James "Danny" Sonner is an English-born former Northern Ireland international footballer. He won thirteen caps in a seven year international career.... |
(Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the... ) |
Free | |
| 2 February 2001 | Curtis Woodhouse Curtis Woodhouse Curtis Woodhouse is an English professional footballer and boxer. Woodhouse plays football as a central midfielder for Conference North outfit Eastwood Town, and competes as a light-welterweight boxer. He is the reigning International Masters light-welterweight champion... |
Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
£1m |
- Brackets round club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Birmingham.
Out
| Date | Player | Fee | Joined | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 June 2000 | Gary Rowett Gary Rowett Gary Rowett is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. In May 2009 he was appointed assistant manager to Paul Peschisolido at Burton Albion.-Career:... |
£3m | Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
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| January 2001 | Jimmy Haarhoff Jimmy Haarhoff James "Jimmy" Haarhoff is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City. He played international football for Northern Ireland at under-18 level.-Career:Haarhoff was born in Lusaka, Zambia... |
Free | Chester City Chester City F.C. Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the... |
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| 2 February 2001 | Peter Ndlovu Peter Ndlovu Peter Ndlovu is a Zimbabwean footballer, who plays as a striker.-Coventry City:Ndlovu was originally spotted by John Sillett, prior to his official signing from Highlanders by Terry Butcher in July 1991... |
Released | (Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... ) |
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| 9 February 2001 | Steve Robinson | Undisclosed | Swindon Town Swindon Town F.C. Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011... |
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| 10 April 2001 | Simon Marsh Simon Marsh Simon Marsh is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Oxford United, Birmingham City and Brentford.-Playing career:... |
Released | (Tamworth Tamworth F.C. Tamworth Football Club are an English semi-professional football club based in the town of Tamworth, Staffordshire. Nicknamed 'The Lambs', they are currently members of the Conference National, the fifth highest tier in the English league system.... ) |
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| 30 June 2001 | Jon Bass Jon Bass Jonathan David Bass, born Weston-super-Mare 1 July 1976 is a former professional footballer.He started his career with Birmingham City as a trainee, going on to make 68 league appearances between 1994 and 2001... |
Released | (Hartlepool United Hartlepool United F.C. Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season... ) |
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| 30 June 2001 | James Dyson James Dyson (footballer) James Dyson is an English former professional footballer who played for Birmingham City in the Football League. He plays as a midfielder.-Football career:... |
Released | (Hednesford Town Hednesford Town F.C. Hednesford Town Football Club are an association football team based in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. They play at Keys Park.-History:... ) |
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| 30 June 2001 | Kevin Poole Kevin Poole Kevin Poole is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Football League Two side Burton Albion, where he is also goalkeeping coach... |
Released |
- Brackets round a club denote the player joined that club after his Birmingham City contract expired.
Loan in
| Date | Player | Club | Return | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2000 | Gary Charles Gary Charles Gary Charles is an English former footballer who played at right-back.-Playing career:Charles won two caps for the England team and turned out at club level for Nottingham Forest, Derby County, Aston Villa, S.L. Benfica, and finally West Ham United. Charles was famously fouled by Paul Gascoigne in... |
West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
One month | |
| 22 September 2000 | Mark Burchill Mark Burchill Mark James Burchill is a Scottish professional football player who plays as a striker. He previously played for Scottish clubs Celtic, Dundee, Hearts, Dunfermline Athletic and Kilmarnock, and in England for Birmingham City, Ipswich Town, Portsmouth, Wigan Athletic, Sheffield Wednesday and... |
Celtic Celtic F.C. Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the... |
Three months | |
| 13 November 2000 | Richard Edghill Richard Edghill Richard Edghill is an English footballer who plays as a defender and is currently unattached.-Manchester City:... |
Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
One month | |
| 14 December 2000 | Steve Jenkins Steve Jenkins Stephen Robert "Steve" Jenkins is a Wales international footballer. A full-back, he won 16 Welsh caps between 1995 and 2001.... |
Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... |
One month | |
| 9 February 2001 | Carl Tiler Carl Tiler Carl Tiler is an English former footballer who played as a central defender. He made more than 250 appearances in the Football League and Premier League, representing nine different clubs.-Playing career:... |
Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,... |
21 February 2001 | |
| 13 February 2001 | Peter Atherton Peter Atherton Peter Atherton , is an English former professional English footballer who plays as both a defender and a midfielder... |
Bradford City Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two.... |
Three months | |
| 16 March 2001 | Jamie Pollock Jamie Pollock Jamie Pollock is a retired professional football player.-Playing career:His career began at Middlesbrough where he played as a defensive midfielder. He left Middlesbrough in 1996 joining Spanish side CA Osasuna. After failing to make an impression in Spain he returned to England, signing for... |
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
17 May 2001 |
Loan out
| Date | Player | Club | Return | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2000 | Paul Furlong Paul Furlong Paul Furlong is an English professional footballer, currently playing for St Albans City in a player/coach role.-Career:... |
Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years... |
Two months |
Appearances and goals
- Source:
- Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
- Players with squad numbers struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Play-offs | Total | Discipline | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |  |
||||
| 1 | GK |  England |
Ian Bennett | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | England |
Nicky Eaden | 44 (1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 (1) | 1 | 56 (2) | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | England |
Martin Grainger Martin Grainger Martin Grainger is a former English football player, he was a defender who ended his playing career with Birmingham City in December 2004... |
35 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | England |
David Burrows David Burrows (footballer) David Burrows is an English former footballer. During his career he played for West Bromwich Albion, Liverpool, West Ham United, Everton, Coventry City, Birmingham City and Sheffield Wednesday as well as the England Under-21 and B teams... |
8 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | England |
Darren Purse Darren Purse Darren John Purse is an English professional footballer who plays for League Two club Plymouth Argyle as a defender, on loan from Championship side Millwall.... |
34 (3) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 (1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 45 (4) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | England |
David Holdsworth David Holdsworth David Gary Holdsworth is an English former footballer who is the current manager of Lincoln City.-Playing career:He played as a centre back for Watford, Sheffield United, Birmingham City, Walsall, Bolton Wanderers, Scarborough and Gretna, and was capped once for England at Under-21 level... |
24 (5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 28 (6) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF |  Northern Ireland |
Jon McCarthy Jon McCarthy Jonathan David "Jon" McCarthy is a former footballer who played over 500 games in his career, many of which were in the Football League.... |
7 (8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 9 (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW |  Brazil |
Marcelo Marcelo dos Santos Cipriano Marcelo dos Santos Cipriano , simply Marcelo, is a retired Brazilian-born Portuguese footballer who played as a striker.He played professionally in Portugal Marcelo dos Santos Cipriano (born 11 October 1969), simply Marcelo, is a retired Brazilian-born Portuguese footballer who played as a... |
16 (15) | 7 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 (3) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 (19) | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | England |
Geoff Horsfield Geoff Horsfield Geoffrey Malcolm "Geoff" Horsfield is an English former professional footballer, now football coach. He made more than 300 appearances in the Football League playing as a striker. He is now a coach at Port Vale.... |
25 (9) | 7 | 0 (1) | 0 | 5 (1) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 32 (11) | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | England |
Bryan Hughes Bryan Hughes Bryan Hughes is an English professional footballer who is currently playing for English League Two side Accrington Stanley. He notably played in the Premier League for Birmingham City, Charlton Athletic and Hull City... |
38 (7) | 4 | 0 (1) | 0 | 6 (3) | 1 | 0 (2) | 0 | 44 (13) | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF |  Australia |
Stan Lazaridis Stan Lazaridis Stanley "Stan" Lazaridis is a former football player. He was predominantly a left winger though he had been known to perform at left-back... |
26 (5) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 (2) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 33 (8) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF |  Cayman Islands |
Martin O'Connor Martin O'Connor (footballer) Martin O'Connor is a retired football player and former assistant manager of League One side Walsall.Born in Walsall in 1967, O'Connor started his career at Bromsgrove Rovers in the early 1990s before moving to Crystal Palace. He then spent the first of three spells at Walsall, joining on loan in... |
28 (2) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 (2) | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | England |
Kevin Poole Kevin Poole Kevin Poole is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Football League Two side Burton Albion, where he is also goalkeeping coach... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | England |
Graham Hyde Graham Hyde Graham Hyde is a professional footballer, currently Head Coach at Redditch United.-Playing career:... |
1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | England |
Jerry Gill Jerry Gill Jeremy Morley "Jerry" Gill is an English former professional footballer. He is currently the youth team coach for Bristol Rovers, Despite his late entry into the professional game – he made his debut in the Football League at the age of 27 – and a career-threatening injury sustained five years... |
21 (8) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 (8) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF |  Jamaica |
Michael Johnson | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | England |
Steve Robinson | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | England |
Jamie Pollock Jamie Pollock Jamie Pollock is a retired professional football player.-Playing career:His career began at Middlesbrough where he played as a defensive midfielder. He left Middlesbrough in 1996 joining Spanish side CA Osasuna. After failing to make an impression in Spain he returned to England, signing for... |
4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | England |
Andrew Johnson | 20 (14) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 (6) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 (20) | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | England |
Gary Charles Gary Charles Gary Charles is an English former footballer who played at right-back.-Playing career:Charles won two caps for the England team and turned out at club level for Nottingham Forest, Derby County, Aston Villa, S.L. Benfica, and finally West Ham United. Charles was famously fouled by Paul Gascoigne in... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | England |
Jacques Williams Jacques Williams Jacques Roger Williams is an English-born professional footballer who played for Birmingham City in the Football League as a midfielder.-Football career:Williams was born in Liverpool but grew up in France... |
1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Trésor Luntala Trésor Luntala Trésor Luntala is a Congolese football player who currently free agent.-Career:His previous clubs include Stade Rennais, Birmingham City, Grasshopper and C.S. Visé... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF |  Wales |
Steve Jenkins Steve Jenkins Stephen Robert "Steve" Jenkins is a Wales international footballer. A full-back, he won 16 Welsh caps between 1995 and 2001.... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | England |
Jon Bass Jon Bass Jonathan David Bass, born Weston-super-Mare 1 July 1976 is a former professional footballer.He started his career with Birmingham City as a trainee, going on to make 68 league appearances between 1994 and 2001... |
0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW |  Nigeria |
Dele Adebola Dele Adebola Bamberdele "Dele" Adebola is a Nigerian footballer, who plays as a striker for Hull City.-Early life:... |
16 (15) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 (2) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 (17) | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | England |
Paul Furlong Paul Furlong Paul Furlong is an English professional footballer, currently playing for St Albans City in a player/coach role.-Career:... |
0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW |  Zimbabwe |
Peter Ndlovu Peter Ndlovu Peter Ndlovu is a Zimbabwean footballer, who plays as a striker.-Coventry City:Ndlovu was originally spotted by John Sillett, prior to his official signing from Highlanders by Terry Butcher in July 1991... |
10 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 (3) | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | DF | Northern Ireland |
Tony Capaldi Tony Capaldi Anthony Charles "Tony" Capaldi is a Norwegian-born Northern Ireland international footballer, who plays as a defender for Oxford United. He is also a long-throw specialist.-Club career:... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | England |
Carl Tiler Carl Tiler Carl Tiler is an English former footballer who played as a central defender. He made more than 250 appearances in the Football League and Premier League, representing nine different clubs.-Playing career:... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | DF | England |
Peter Atherton Peter Atherton Peter Atherton , is an English former professional English footballer who plays as both a defender and a midfielder... |
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | England |
Richard Edghill Richard Edghill Richard Edghill is an English footballer who plays as a defender and is currently unattached.-Manchester City:... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | MF | England |
Curtis Woodhouse Curtis Woodhouse Curtis Woodhouse is an English professional footballer and boxer. Woodhouse plays football as a central midfielder for Conference North outfit Eastwood Town, and competes as a light-welterweight boxer. He is the reigning International Masters light-welterweight champion... |
17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FW |  Scotland |
Mark Burchill Mark Burchill Mark James Burchill is a Scottish professional football player who plays as a striker. He previously played for Scottish clubs Celtic, Dundee, Hearts, Dunfermline Athletic and Kilmarnock, and in England for Birmingham City, Ipswich Town, Portsmouth, Wigan Athletic, Sheffield Wednesday and... |
4 (9) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) | 1 | 7 (10) | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | MF | Northern Ireland |
Danny Sonner Danny Sonner Daniel James "Danny" Sonner is an English-born former Northern Ireland international footballer. He won thirteen caps in a seven year international career.... |
22 (4) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 (4) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | England |
Neil Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | DF | England |
James Dyson James Dyson (footballer) James Dyson is an English former professional footballer who played for Birmingham City in the Football League. He plays as a midfielder.-Football career:... |
| 22 | DF | England |
Simon Marsh Simon Marsh Simon Marsh is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Oxford United, Birmingham City and Brentford.-Playing career:... |
| MF | Northern Ireland |
Jimmy Haarhoff Jimmy Haarhoff James "Jimmy" Haarhoff is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City. He played international football for Northern Ireland at under-18 level.-Career:Haarhoff was born in Lusaka, Zambia... |
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| 28 | DF | England |
Joey Hutchinson Joey Hutchinson Jonathan "Joey" Hutchinson is an English footballer who plays as a defender.-Career:Born in in Middlesbrough, Teesside, Hutchinson signed a professional contract with Birmingham City on 1 July 2000, having been a trainee in the club's youth system, and was a member of the first team squad for the... |
| 31 | MF |  France |
Mickael Sabathier |
| GK | England |
Darren Horrigan |