2000–01 Huddersfield Town F.C. season
| 2000–01 season | |||
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| Chairman |
 Barry Rubery
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| Manager |
Steve Bruce (until 16 October 2000) Lou Macari (from 16 October 2000)
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| Division One | 22nd (relegated) | ||
| FA Cup | Third Round | ||
| Worthington Cup | First Round | ||
| Top goalscorer |
League: Delroy Facey Kevin Gallen (10) All: Delroy Facey Kevin Gallen (10) |
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| Highest home attendance | 19,290 vs Birmingham City (6 May 2001) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,979 vs Oldham Athletic (5 September 2000) | ||
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Huddersfield Town's 2000–01 campaign was their last competitive campaign in the second tier of English football, up until Town's return in the 2012–13 season. Huddersfield finished 22nd following a disastrous final day in which Town lost at home to Birmingham City, while their rivals , Portsmouth & Crystal Palace all got their necessary results which sent Town down.
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The optimism that had surrounded the club just a year earlier had completely dissipated and manager Bruce's ability to turn the tide was seriously in doubt given the side's finish to the previous season. After some less than inspiring signings, among them Kevin Gallen, Huddersfield made a horrific start to the season, winning only one of their first 19 games, (a 3-2 win over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough Stadium) which saw Steve Bruce lose his job in October after Town went to the bottom of the table following a 1-0 loss to Grimsby Town. Lou Macari, the former Stoke City, Birmingham City, West Ham United and Celtic manager, took over immediately, but results didn't improve. Then in December, a miracle occurred, the loan signing of Zimbabwean international Peter Ndlovu dramatically improved Town's fortunes. They won five out of seven games in December and drew the other two, which brought Macari the Manager of the Month award for December 2000 and helped push the Terriers out of the bottom three. Many thought that a repeat of "The Great Escape" three seasons ago was on the cards again.
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