SEASON
2000-01
Nationwide Conference · 7th
The start of the 2000-01 campaign saw the return of Paul Fairclough as Stevenage boss, with the hope Cloughie could once again weave his Conference-winning magic. The division had moved on in the intervening years, with former League clubs now dropping down. And that meant the challenge had been made just that little bit more difficult for Boro’ to overcome.
There were no shortage of draws as Boro’ cantered into seventh place in the pre-playoff Conference. 18 was the number in fact, with only champions Rushden losing fewer games all season. Meanwhile, Boro’s FA Cup run ended at the first hurdle and FA Trophy hopes ended on penalties – both somewhat surprisingly at home to opposition in the form of Nuneaton and Canvey Island.
It was a season in which Neil Illman topped the scoring charts with a decent 17-goal haul; Darran Hay just behind him on 16 and Adrian Clarke also breaking into double figures. Paul Armstrong, a home-grown graduate, made nearly half a century of appearances, with a fair whack of ’em coming from the bench.
Season at a Glance
Season Story
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Saturday 19 August 2000
Wednesday 23 August 2000
Saturday 26 August 2000
Monday 28 August 2000
Saturday 02 September 2000
Tuesday 05 September 2000
Saturday 09 September 2000
Monday 11 September 2000
Saturday 16 September 2000
Tuesday 19 September 2000
Saturday 23 September 2000
Tuesday 26 September 2000
Saturday 30 September 2000
Saturday 14 October 2000
Saturday 21 October 2000
Tuesday 24 October 2000
Saturday 28 October 2000
Tuesday 31 October 2000
Saturday 04 November 2000
Saturday 11 November 2000
Saturday 18 November 2000
Saturday 25 November 2000
Saturday 02 December 2000
Saturday 16 December 2000
Friday 22 December 2000
Tuesday 26 December 2000
Monday 01 January 2001
Saturday 06 January 2001
Saturday 13 January 2001
Saturday 27 January 2001
Saturday 03 February 2001
Saturday 10 February 2001
Saturday 17 February 2001
Saturday 24 February 2001
Monday 26 February 2001
Saturday 03 March 2001
Monday 12 March 2001
Tuesday 20 March 2001
Monday 26 March 2001
Saturday 31 March 2001
Monday 02 April 2001
Saturday 07 April 2001
Tuesday 10 April 2001
Monday 16 April 2001
Wednesday 18 April 2001
Saturday 21 April 2001
Monday 23 April 2001
Saturday 28 April 2001
Monday 30 April 2001
Saturday 05 May 2001
Squad Leaders
Full Squad Rollcall
A complete breakdown of every player used during the 2000-01 season.
| Name | Pld | Gls | YC | RC | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paull Abbott | 2 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Paul Armstrong | 27 (20) | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| James Ayres | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Boylan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Bradshaw | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Mark Bridge | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Brissett | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Drewe Broughton | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Browne | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Bunce | 28 (1) | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Adrian Clarke | 39 (4) | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Leon Cort | 8 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Crossley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Duah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Duckett | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Dyer | 4 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Gibson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Graham | 9 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| John Hamsher | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Harrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| James Hasell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darran Hay | 30 (4) | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Hockton | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Neil Illman | 29 (11) | 17 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| John Keister | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Kirby | 21 (5) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Richard Leadbeater | 7 (3) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Dean Martin | 34 (2) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam McMahon | 33 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Christian Metcalfe | 8 (3) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Rob Miller | 27 (8) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| John Morgan | 12 (6) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Kofi Nyamah | 6 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Pearson | 1 (4) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Phillips | 23 (2) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wesley Randall | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stevie Searle | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Smith | 41 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Akpo Sodje | 0 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Sodje | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Taylor | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| Robin Trott | 35 (1) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Walters | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Wilkerson | 32 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Ben Worrall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Wraight | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
League Table
Final Nationwide Conference standings for the 2000-01 season.
| Pl | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rushden & Diamonds | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 78 | 36 | 42 | 86 |
| 2 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 83 | 73 | 50 | 80 |
| 3 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 71 | 54 | 17 | 77 |
| 4 | Southport | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 58 | 46 | 12 | 69 |
| 5 | Leigh RMI | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 63 | 57 | 6 | 68 |
| 6 | Telford United | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 65 |
| 7 | Stevenage Borough | 42 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 71 | 61 | 10 | 63 |
| 8 | Chester City | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 49 | 43 | 6 | 62 |
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 47 | 43 | 4 | 58 |
| 10 | Scarborough | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 56 | 54 | 2 | 58 |
| 11 | Hereford United | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 60 | 46 | 14 | 57 |
| 12 | Boston United | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 74 | 63 | 11 | 56 |
| 13 | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 54 |
| 14 | Woking | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 52 | 57 | -5 | 54 |
| 15 | Dover Athletic | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 54 | 56 | -2 | 53 |
| 16 | Forest Green Rovers | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 43 | 54 | -11 | 48 |
| 17 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 49 | 67 | -18 | 46 |
| 18 | Hayes | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 44 | 71 | -27 | 46 |
| 19 | Morecambe | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 64 | 66 | -2 | 45 |
| 20 | Kettering Town | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 46 | 62 | -16 | 43 |
| 21 | Kingstonian | 42 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 47 | 73 | -26 | 34 |
| 22 | Hednesford Town | 42 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 46 | 86 | -40 | 28 |
Points Per Game Progression
How Boro's cumulative league points-per-game changed across the 2000-01 season.