▁Cont inu ing ▁inj uries ▁as ▁the ▁season ▁began ▁prevent ed ▁a ▁solid ▁starting ▁line up ▁from ▁being ▁established , ▁with ▁Br ent ford ▁winning ▁only ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁ 1 2 ▁matches ▁in ▁all ▁compet itions ▁and ▁l angu ishing ▁in ▁lower - mid ▁table . ▁After ▁being ▁knock ed ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁League ▁Cup ▁by ▁Premier ▁League ▁side ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur , ▁the ▁Be es ' ▁league ▁form ▁turned ▁around , ▁with ▁Andy ▁Scott ▁moving ▁from ▁the ▁wing ▁back ▁to ▁his ▁natural ▁forward ▁position ▁and ▁scoring ▁seven ▁goals ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁ 9 ▁league ▁matches , ▁though ▁a ▁failure ▁to ▁convert ▁draw s ▁into ▁wins ▁led ▁the ▁club ▁to ▁t read ▁water ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁pla c ings . ▁An ▁FA ▁Cup ▁first ▁round ▁home ▁defeat ▁to ▁Conference ▁side ▁King ston ian ▁in ▁mid - Nov ember ▁led ▁No ades ▁to ▁rel in qu ish ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁manager ▁( while ▁remaining ▁as ▁chairman ) ▁and ▁hand ▁the ▁re ins ▁to ▁his ▁assistant , ▁Ray ▁Lew ington , ▁on ▁a ▁care t aker ▁basis . ▁Lew ington ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁the ▁permanent ▁manager ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁beg inn ings ▁of ▁a ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁Football ▁League ▁Tro phy ▁under ▁Lew ington , ▁chairman ▁No ades ▁anger ed ▁supp or ters ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁by ▁s elling ▁top - sc orer ▁Andy ▁Scott ▁and ▁utility ▁man ▁Rob ▁Qu inn ▁to ▁divis ional ▁riv als ▁Oxford ▁United