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| Stadium | Valley Parade | ||
| FA Premier League | 20th (relegated) | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| Worthington Cup | Third round | ||
| Intertoto Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ward/Blake (4) All: Windass (8) |
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| Highest home attendance | 22,057 vs. Liverpool (1 May 2001) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 15,523 vs. Coventry City (2 December 2000) | ||
| Average home attendance | 18,511 | ||
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During the 2000–01 English football season, Bradford City A.F.C. competed in the FA Premier League. It was their second consectutive season in England's top flight, having retained their Premiership status on the last day of the previous season.
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The Bantams produced a promising start to the new season with a narrow 1-0 defeat at Anfield to Liverpool followed by a brilliant 2-0 home win over Chelsea in the first two games. However, the promising start was very short-lived and an overall-terrible start to the season saw inexperienced young manager Chris Hutchings dismissed after 12 games at the helm. In came Jim Jefferies as his successor, but Jefferies could do little to alter Bradford's dismal fortunes and they went down in bottom place with just five Premiership wins all season.
Bradford City made their first ever foray into European competition, competing in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. They reached the semi-finals before being knocked out by Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg.
Bradford City retained the previous season's kit, manufactured by Japanese company ASICS and sponsored by Bradford-based car dealership JCT600.
| Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
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| 1. | Manchester United | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 79 | 31 | +48 | 80 |
| 2. | Arsenal | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 70 |
| 3. | Liverpool | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 71 | 39 | +32 | 69 |
| 4. | Leeds United | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 68 |
| 5. | Ipswich Town | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 66 |
| 6. | Chelsea | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 68 | 45 | +23 | 61 |
| 7. | Sunderland | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 57 |
| 8. | Aston Villa | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 54 |
| 9. | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 50 | 57 | -7 | 52 |
| 10. | Southampton | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 48 | -8 | 52 |
| 11. | Newcastle United | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 50 | -6 | 51 |
| 12. | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 54 | -7 | 49 |
| 13. | Leicester City | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 39 | 51 | -12 | 48 |
| 14. | Middlesbrough | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 42 |
| 15. | West Ham United | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 45 | 50 | -5 | 42 |
| 16. | Everton | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 45 | 59 | -14 | 42 |
| 17. | Derby County | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 59 | -22 | 42 |
| 18. | Manchester City | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 41 | 65 | -24 | 34 |
| 19. | Coventry City | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 63 | -27 | 34 |
| 20. | Bradford City | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 70 | -40 | 26 |
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| Qualified for the Champions League |
| Qualified for the UEFA Cup |
| Relegated to Division 1 |
Bradford City's score comes first
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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| 19 August 2000 | Liverpool | A | 0-1 | 44,183 | |
| 22 August 2000 | Chelsea | H | 2-0 | 17,872 | Windass, Carbone |
| 26 August 2000 | Leicester City | H | 0-0 | 16,766 | |
| 5 September 2000 | Manchester United | A | 0-6 | 66,447 | |
| 9 September 2000 | Arsenal | H | 1-1 | 17,160 | McCall |
| 16 September 2000 | Aston Villa | A | 0-2 | 27,849 | |
| 23 September 2000 | Southampton | H | 0-1 | 16,163 | |
| 30 September 2000 | West Ham United | A | 1-1 | 25,407 | Petrescu |
| 14 October 2000 | Manchester City | A | 0-2 | 34,229 | |
| 21 October 2000 | Ipswich Town | H | 0-2 | 17,045 | |
| 29 October 2000 | Leeds United | H | 1-1 | 17,364 | Collymore |
| 4 November 2000 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0-2 | 19,655 | |
| 11 November 2000 | Everton | H | 0-1 | 17,276 | |
| 18 November 2000 | Derby County | A | 0-2 | 31,614 | |
| 25 November 2000 | Middlesbrough | A | 2-2 | 28,526 | Windass, Carbone |
| 2 December 2000 | Coventry City | H | 2-1 | 15,523 | Collymore, Beagrie |
| 9 December 2000 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3-3 | 17,225 | Lawrence, Windass, Carbone |
| 16 December 2000 | Newcastle United | A | 1-2 | 50,470 | Molenaar |
| 23 December 2000 | Chelsea | A | 0-3 | 33,377 | |
| 26 December 2000 | Sunderland | H | 1-4 | 20,370 | Blake |
| 1 January 2001 | Leicester City | A | 2-1 | 19,278 | Jess, Jacobs |
| 13 January 2001 | Manchester United | H | 0-3 | 20,551 | |
| 21 January 2001 | Sunderland | A | 0-0 | 47,812 | |
| 30 January 2001 | Arsenal | A | 0-2 | 37,318 | |
| 3 February 2001 | Aston Villa | H | 0-3 | 19,591 | |
| 10 February 2001 | Southampton | A | 0-2 | 14,651 | |
| 24 February 2001 | West Ham United | H | 1-2 | 20,469 | Jess |
| 4 March 2001 | Ipswich Town | A | 1-3 | 21,820 | Carbone |
| 17 March 2001 | Manchester City | H | 2-2 | 19,117 | Blake, Ward |
| 31 March 2001 | Newcastle United | H | 2-2 | 20,160 | Wetherall, Blake (pen) |
| 10 April 2001 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1-2 | 28,306 | Jess |
| 13 April 2001 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2-0 | 17,511 | Blake (pen), Carbone |
| 21 April 2001 | Derby County | H | 2-0 | 18,564 | Ward (2) |
| 28 April 2001 | Everton | A | 1-2 | 34,256 | Myers |
| 1 May 2001 | Liverpool | H | 0-2 | 22,057 | |
| 5 May 2001 | Middlesbrough | H | 1-1 | 20,921 | Jacobs |
| 13 May 2001 | Leeds United | A | 1-6 | 38,300 | Ward |
| 19 May 2001 | Coventry City | A | 0-0 | 20,299 |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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| R3 | 8 January 2001 | Middlesbrough | H | 0-1 | 7,303 |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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| R2 1st Leg | 19 September 2000 | Darlington | A | 1-0 | 5,392 | Whalley |
| R2 2nd Leg | 25 September 2000 | Darlington | H | 7-2 (won 8-2 on agg) | 4,751 | Whalley, Windass (2), Carbone (2), Grant, Halle |
| R3 | 1 November 2000 | Newcastle United | A | 3-4 | 41,847 | Nolan, Ward (2) |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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| R2 1st Leg | 1 July 2000 | FK Atlantas | A | 3-1 | 3,500 | Rankin, Windass, Blake (pen) |
| R2 2nd Leg | 9 July 2000 | FK Atlantas | H | 4-1 (won 7-2 on agg) | 10,012 | Mills (2), Blake (pen), Grant |
| R3 1st Leg | 16 July 2000 | RKC Waalwijk | H | 2-0 | 8,343 | Windass (2, 1 pen) |
| R3 2nd Leg | 22 July 2000 | RKC Waalwijk | A | 1-0 (won 3-0 on agg) | - | Mills |
| SF 1st Leg | 26 July 2000 | FC Zenit Saint Petersburg | A | 0-1 | 18,500 | |
| SF 2nd Leg | 2 August 2000 | FC Zenit Saint Petersburg | H | 0-3 | 9,572 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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