2000–01 Nottingham Forest F.C. season
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During the 2000–01 English football season, Nottingham Forest F.C. competed in the Football League First Division
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. He was replaced by the club's under-19 coach and former Forest player, Paul Hart
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Forest suffered from below-average cup form, being knocked out of the League Cup by Division Three strugglers Darlington
after losing 4-3 over two legs.
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....
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Season summary
Forest improved on the previous season's disappointing 14th place to finish 11th, six points short of the play-off places. At the end of the season, player-manager David Platt left after two seasons in charge to manage the England Under-21 sideEngland national under-21 football team
England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21, is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team....
. He was replaced by the club's under-19 coach and former Forest player, Paul Hart
Paul Hart
Paul Hart is an English football manager and former football defender, who is currently Academy Director at Charlton Athletic. The son of Johnny Hart, a football inside forward and manager, Hart had five-year spells with both Blackpool and Leeds United, while also playing for Nottingham Forest and...
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Forest suffered from below-average cup form, being knocked out of the League Cup by Division Three strugglers Darlington
Darlington F.C.
Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...
after losing 4-3 over two legs.