2000–01 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season
The 2000–01 season was the 122nd season in Bolton Wanderers Football Club's existence, and their third successive season in the Football League First Division. It covers the period from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001.Season summary
Bolton finished third, qualifying for the play-offs. Two late goals gave the Wanderers a 3-0 win over local rivals Preston North End, thus allowing Bolton return to the Premiership after an absence of three seasons.Squad
Left club during season
Results
Play-offs
FA Cup
League Cup
Appearances
Bolton used a total of 35 players during the season.
| P | Player | Position | PL | FAC | LC | Total |
| 1 |  Guðni Bergsson | Defender | 47 | 2 | 1 | 50 |
| 2 |  Bo Hansen | Midfielder/Striker | 41 | 2 | 1 | 44 |
| 3 |  Gareth Farrelly | Midfielder | 39 | 3 | 1 | 43 |
| 4 | Per Frandsen | Midfielder | 37 | 3 | 1 | 41 |
| 5 |  Kevin Nolan | Midfielder | 27 | 3 | 3 | 33 |
| 6 | Robbie Elliott | Defender | 31 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
| 7 |  Ricardo Gardner | Midfielder | 29 | 2 | 0 | 31 |
| 8 | Dean Holdsworth | Striker | 25 | 2 | 2 | 29 |
| 9 | John O'Kane | Defender | 24 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
| 10 |  Jussi Jääskeläinen | Goalkeeper | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 11 | Michael Ricketts | Striker | 24 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| 12 |  Colin Hendry | Defender | 25 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| 13 | Simon Charlton | Defender | 21 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| 14 | Anthony Barness | Defender | 20 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| 15 | Paul Warhurst | Defender | 19 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
| 16 |  Franck Passi | Midfielder | 12 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 17 | Ian Marshall | Defender/Striker | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 18 |  Mark Fish | Defender | 13 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 19 | Steve Banks | Goalkeeper | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 20 | Nicky Summerbee | Midfielder | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 21 | Isaiah Rankin | Striker | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 22 | Matt Clarke | Goalkeeper | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 23 | Mike Whitlow | Defender | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 24 | Leam Richardson | Defender | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 25 | Andy Campbell | Striker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 |  Tommy Wright | Goalkeeper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 27= |  Emanuele Morini | Striker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 27= | David Norris | Midfielder | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Carsten Fredgaard | Striker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30= | Dean Holden | Defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30= | Jeff Smith | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30= |  Juergen Sommer | Goalkeeper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Paul Wheatcroft | Striker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | John Gope-Fenepej | Defender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35= | Chris Downey | Striker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35= | Nicky Hunt | Defender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top scorers
