Football League Division 1
2000/01
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st |  Fulham |
46 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 90 | 32 | +58 | 101 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Blackburn
Rovers |
46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 76 | 39 | +37 | 91 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Bolton
Wanderers |
46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 76 | 45 | +31 | 87 | ♦▲PO Winners |
| 4th |
Preston
North End |
46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 64 | 52 | +12 | 78 | ♦►Playoffs |
| 5th |
Birmingham
City |
46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 78 | ♦►Playoffs |
| 6th |
West
Bromwich Albion |
46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 74 | ♦►Playoffs |
| 7th |
Burnley |
46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 54 | -4 | 72 | - |
| 8th |
Wimbledon |
46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 71 | 50 | +21 | 69 | - |
| 9th |
Watford |
46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 76 | 67 | +9 | 69 | - |
| 10th |
Sheffield
United |
46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 68 | - |
| 11th |
Nottingham
Forest |
46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 68 | - |
| 12th |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers |
46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 48 | -3 | 55 | - |
| 13th |
Gillingham |
46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 61 | 66 | -5 | 55 | - |
| 14th |
Crewe
Alexandra |
46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 47 | 62 | -15 | 55 | - |
| 15th |
Norwich
City |
46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 46 | 58 | -12 | 54 | - |
| 16th |
Barnsley |
46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 49 | 62 | -13 | 54 | - |
| 17th |
Sheffield
Wednesday |
46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 52 | 71 | -19 | 53 | - |
| 18th |
Grimsby
Town |
46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 62 | -19 | 52 | - |
| 19th |
Stockport
County |
46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 58 | 65 | -7 | 51 | - |
| 20th |
Portsmouth |
46 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 47 | 59 | -12 | 49 | - |
| 21st |
Crystal
Palace |
46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 57 | 70 | -13 | 49 | - |
| 22nd |
Huddersfield
Town |
46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 48 | 57 | -9 | 48 | ▼Relegated |
| 23rd |
Queens
Park Rangers |
46 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 45 | 75 | -30 | 40 | ▼Relegated |
| 24th |
Tranmere
Rovers |
46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 46 | 77 | -31 | 38 | ▼Relegated |
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Football League Division 1 Playoffs |
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Semi Finals 1st Leg |
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| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| 13/05/2001 | Birmingham City | 1-0 | Preston North End |
| 13/05/2001 | West Bromwich Albion | 2-2 | Bolton Wanderers |
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Semi Finals 2nd Leg |
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| 17/05/2001 | Preston North End | 2-1 | Birmingham City |
| Preston North End won 4-2 on penalties after drawing 2-2 on aggregate | |||
| 17/05/2001 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-0 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Bolton Wanderers won 5-2 on aggregate | |||
| Final | |||
| 28/05/2001 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-0 | Preston North End |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Manchester City were Relegated from the Premier League |
| ▼Coventry City were Relegated from the Premier League |
| ▼Bradford City were Relegated from the Premier League |
| ▲Fulham were Promoted to the Premier League |
| ▲Blackburn Rovers were Promoted to the Premier League |
| ♦►Bolton Wanderers Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦►Preston North End Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦►Birmingham City Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦►West Bromwich Albion Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦▲Bolton Wanderers were Promoted to the Premier League via the Playoffs |
| ▼Huddersfield Town were Relegated to Football League Division 2 |
| ▼Queens Park Rangers were Relegated to Football League Division 2 |
| ▼Tranmere Rovers were Relegated to Football League Division 2 |
| ▲Millwall were Promoted from Football League Division 2 |
| ▲Rotherham United were Promoted from Football League Division 2 |
| ♦▲Walsall were Promoted from Football League Division 2 via the Playoffs |