The 2000-01 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 93rd season (90th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the bottom tier of English league football, finishing seventh. They won the end-of-season play-offs and were promoted back to Division Two after a season's absence.
John Murphy was the club's top scorer for the second consecutive season, with 23 goals (eighteen in the league, one in the FA Cup and four in the League Cup).
Table
Pos Name P W D L F A Pts 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 28 8 10 73 35 92 2 Cardiff City 46 23 13 10 95 58 82 3 Chesterfield 46 25 14 7 79 42 80* 4 Hartlepool United 46 21 14 11 71 54 77 5 Leyton Orient 46 20 15 11 59 51 75 6 Hull City 46 19 17 10 47 39 74 7 Blackpool 46 22 6 18 74 58 72 8 Rochdale 46 18 17 11 59 48 71 9 Cheltenham Town 46 18 14 14 59 52 68 10 Scunthorpe United 46 18 11 17 62 52 65 11 Southend United 46 15 18 13 55 53 63 12 Plymouth Argyle 46 15 13 18 54 61 58 13 Mansfield Town 46 15 13 18 64 72 58 14 Macclesfield Town 46 14 14 18 51 62 56 15 Shrewsbury Town 46 15 10 21 49 65 55 16 Kidderminster Harriers 46 13 14 19 47 61 53 17 York City 46 13 13 20 42 63 52 18 Lincoln City 46 12 15 19 58 66 51 19 Exeter City 46 12 14 20 40 58 50 20 Darlington 46 12 13 21 44 56 49 21 Torquay United 46 12 13 21 52 77 49 22 Carlisle United 46 11 15 20 42 65 48 23 Halifax Town 46 12 11 23 54 68 47 24 Barnet 46 12 9 25 67 81 45* - Chesterfield deducted 9 points
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points
References
2000–01 Blackpool F.C. season Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA