FIRST CENTRAL BANCSHARES INC
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                         UNITED STATES
              SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, DC  20549

                          FORM 10-QSB


   [x]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
              THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


       For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2000

                              OR

   [ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
              THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
     For the transition period from _________ to _________
               Commission file number:  33-58832


                FIRST CENTRAL BANCSHARES, INC.
    (Exact name of small business issue as specified in its
                           charter)


                           Tennessee
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
         725 Highway 321 North, Lenoir City, Tennessee
            (Address of principal executive office)


                          62-1482501
             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
                          37771-0230
                          (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (865) 986-
1300

Securities  registered pursuant to Section 12(b)  of  the  Act:
None

Securities  registered pursuant to Section 12(g)  of  the  Act:
Common Stock (par value $5.00 per share)

      Indicate by mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all
reports  required to be filed by Section 13  or  15(d)  of  the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12  months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to
file  such  reports), and (2) has been subject to  such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                       Yes [x]   No [ ]

      Indicate  by  mark whether the registrant has  filed  all
documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12,  13,
or  (15d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent  to
the  distribution  of securities under a plan  confirmed  by  a
court.
                       Yes [x]   No [ ]

      The  number  of  outstanding shares of  the  registrant's
Common Stock, par value $5.00 per share, was 559,361 on October
30, 2000.
                         FORM 10-QSB
                            Index
                                                          Page
                                                         Number
PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

   Item 1.     Financial Statements

          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
          as of September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999      3

          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
          for the three months and nine months ended
           September 30, 2000 and 1999                        4

          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash
          Flows for the nine months ended September 30,
          2000 and 1999                                       5

          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive
          Income for the three months and nine months ended
          September 30, 2000 and 1999                         6

          Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements7-10

   Item 2.     Management's Discussion and Analysis of
          Financial Condition and Results of
          Operations                                      11-16

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

   Item 1.                                    Legal Proceedings  16

   Item 2.                                Changes in Securities  16

   Item 3.                      Defaults upon Senior Securities  16

   Item 4.     Submission of Matters to a Vote
          of Securities Holders                              16

   Item 5.                                    Other Information  16

   Item 6.                     Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K  16

Signatures                                                   17





PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements

        FIRST CENTRAL BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

            Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

                        (In Thousands)

                                       (Unaudited)
                                   September 30,  December 31,
                                           2000       1999
-ASSETS-
 Cash and Due from Banks                $  5,638   $  6,221
 Federal Funds Sold                           20      2,280
    Total Cash and Cash Equivalents        5,658      8,501

 Investment Securities Available for Sale 32,707     28,229

 Loans, Net                               75,596     71,152

 Premises and Equipment (Net)              4,831      5,109
 Accrued Interest Receivable                 879        779
 Other Assets                                652        962

TOTAL ASSETS                            $120,323   $114,732

-LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY-
 Liabilities:
  Deposits

   Non-Interest Bearing                 $ 17,059   $ 16,592
   Interest Bearing                       91,252     86,146
    Total Deposits                       108,311    102,738

  Securities Sold Under Agreement to Repurchase386    2,671
  Federal Funds Purchased                  1,200        -0-
  Accrued Interest Payable                   472        391
  Other Liabilities                          189        273
    Total Liabilities                    110,558    106,073

 Stockholders' Equity:
  Common Stock - Par Value $5.00, Authorized
   2,000,000 Shares; Issued 564,361 Shares
   (513,281 in 1999)                       2,822      2,566
  Additional Paid-In Capital               5,430      4,357
  Treasury Stock                            (130)       -0-
  Retained Earnings                        2,348      2,639
    Accumulated  Other  Comprehensive  Income  (Loss)     (705)
(903)
   Total Stockholders' Equity              9,765      8,659

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY$120,323  $114,732












See accompanying notes to financial statements.
        FIRST CENTRAL BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

         Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

                         (Unaudited)

                              (In Thousands Except
                             per Share Information)
                     Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended
                        September 30,       September 30,
                         2000      1999     2000        1999
INTEREST INCOME:
 Loans                  $1,778    $1,567   $5,125      $4,517
 Investment Securities     575       455    1,661       1,335
 Federal Funds Sold          4        60       38         268
  Total Interest Income  2,357     2,082    6,824       6,120

INTEREST EXPENSE:
 Deposits                1,141       978    3,264       2,926
 Securities Sold Under
  Agreements to Repurchase   3         0       27          22
 Federal Funds Purchased    14         0       36           0
  Total Interest Expense 1,158       978    3,327       2,948

Net Interest Income      1,199     1,104    3,497       3,172

PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES    31       35      185         155

Net Interest Income After
 Provision for Loan Losses 1,168   1,069    3,312       3,017

NONINTEREST INCOME
 Service Charges on Demand
  Deposits                 161       157      480         443
 Loan Fees and Other Service
  Charges                   84       109      241         368
 Gain on Sale of Investment
  Securities                 0         0        0          23
 Gain on Sale of Branch      5         0      435           0
 Other                      44        26      141          88
  Total                    294       292    1,297         922

NONINTEREST EXPENSE
 Salaries and Employee
  Benefits                 569       499    1,619       1,529
 Occupancy                 113       116      325         323
 Data Processing Fees      104        86      304         249
 Furniture and Equipment    66        79      219         216
 Federal Insurance Premiums 12         9       35          31
 Advertising and Promotion  50        30      109          99
 Office Supplies and Postage78        86      160         170
 Other                      27         8      144         145
  Total Noninterest Expense 1,019    913    2,915       2,762

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX   443       448    1,694       1,177

INCOME TAXES               197       165      656         427

NET INCOME              $  246    $  283   $1,038      $  750

BASIC EARNINGS PER COMMON
 SHARE                  $ 0.43    $ 0.55   $ 1.87      $ 1.46


See accompanying notes to financial statements.
        FIRST CENTRAL BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

       Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                         (Unaudited)
                        (In Thousands)
                                           Nine Months Ended
                                              September 30,
                                               2000     1999
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 Net Income                                 $  1,038  $   750
 Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to
  Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
   Provision for Loan Losses                     185      155
   Depreciation                                  220      229
   Gain on Sale of Investment Securities         -0-      (23)
   (Increase) in Interest Receivable            (100)      (1)
   Increase (Decrease) in Interest Payable        81      (37)
   Amortization of Premiums (Discounts) on
    Investment Securities, Net                    41       22
   FHLB Stock Dividends                          (19)     (54)
   Gain on Sale of Branch                       (435)     -0-
   (Increase) Decrease in Other Assets           188     (139)
   Increase (Decrease) in Other Liabilities      (84)      95
    Total Adjustments                             77     247
     Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities   1,115     997

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 Proceeds From Maturities, Principal Paydowns and
  Redemption of Investment Securities Available
  for Sale                                       739    9,443
 Purchase of Investment Securities Available
  for Sale                                    (4,919) (11,964)
 (Increase) Decrease in Loans                 (4,629)  (8,540)
 Purchase of Premises and Equipment             (730)   (1,069)
 Sales of Premises and Equipment               1,223      -0-
     Net Cash Used in Investing Activities    (8,316) (12,130)

NET CASH FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 Increase (Decrease) in Deposits               5,573   (1,068)
 Increase (Decrease)in Securities Sold
  Under Agreement to Repurchase               (2,285)   1,721
 Increase in Federal Funds Purchased           1,200      -0-
 Purchase of Common Stock                       (130)     -0-
     Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities  4,358     653

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH
 AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                         (2,843) (10,480)

CASH  AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD  8,501  17,47
9

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD   $ 5,658  $ 6,999

Supplementary Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:
 Cash Paid During the Period For:
  Interest                                   $ 3,246  $ 2,911
  Income Taxes                               $   802  $   392
Supplementary Disclosures of Noncash Investing Activities:
  Change in Unrealized Loss on Investment Securities$   320 $ 1
,158
 Change in Deferred Income Tax Benefit Associated with
  Unrealized Loss on Investment Securities   $   122  $   440
  Change in Net Unrealized Loss on Investment Securities$   198
$   718
 Issuance of Common Stock Dividend:
  Par                                        $   256  $   -0-
  Additional Paid-in Capital                 $ 1,073  $   -0-
  Reduction in Retained Earnings Due to Issuance of
   Common Stock                              $ 1,329  $   -0-

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
        FIRST CENTRAL BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

                         (Unaudited)

                        (In Thousands)



                         Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
                              September 30,   September 30,
                              2000     1999    2000     1999

Net Income                  $ 246     $ 283  $1,038   $  750

Other Comprehensive Income
 (Loss), Net of Tax:
  Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on
   Investment Securities       440     (133)    320   (1,158)
 Less Reclassification
   Adjustment for Gains
  Included in Net Income       -0-      -0-     -0-      -0-
 Less Income Taxes Related
  to Unrealized Gains/(Losses)
   on Investment Securities  (167)       49    (122)     440
   Other Comprehensive Income
    (Loss), Net of Tax        273       (84)    198     (718)

Comprehensive Income        $ 519     $ 199 $ 1,236  $    32

































See accompanying notes to financial statements.
        FIRST CENTRAL BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

    NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

                 September 30, 2000 and 1999

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS

First  Central Bancshares, Inc. (the Company) was  incorporated
in 1993 for the purpose of becoming a one bank holding company.
On  April  3, 1993, the Company acquired 100% of First  Central
Bank (the Bank) through a share exchange agreement approved  by
the  shareholders of the Bank.  The investment in First Central
Bank  represents virtually all of the assets of  First  Central
Bancshares, Inc.

The  consolidated financial statements include the accounts  of
First Central Bancshares, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary,
First  Central Bank.  All significant intercompany transactions
and balances have been eliminated.

The  Company's  subsidiary, First Central Bank,  formed  a  new
subsidiary,  FCB Financial Services, Inc. in  2000.   This  new
subsidiary  is a financial services company authorized  by  the
State  of  Tennessee  to sell insurance and  investments.   FCB
Financial  Services, Inc. has had no activity as  of  September
30, 2000.

NOTE 2 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The  accompanying consolidated financial statements  have  been
prepared  by  the  Company.  Certain information  and  footnote
disclosures normally included in financial statements  prepared
in  accordance  with  generally accepted accounting  principles
have  been  condensed  or  omitted.   In  the  opinion  of  the
Company's management, the disclosures made are adequate to make
the  information presented not misleading, and the consolidated
financial  statements  contain  all  adjustments  necessary  to
present fairly the financial position as of September 30, 2000,
results  of  operations for the three months  and  nine  months
ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, and cash flows for the  nine
months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999.

The  results of operations for the three months and nine months
ended September 30, 2000 are not necessarily indicative of  the
results to be expected for the full year.

Certain  items  in  the 1999 consolidated financial  statements
have  been  reclassified to conform with the 2000  consolidated
financial  statements. In particular, the following change  has
been  made  to  the  December 31, 1999  condensed  consolidated
balance sheet:

                                      As Previously
                                        Reported   As Restated
Deposits (in thousands)
 Noninterest Bearing                     $ 16,592   $ 16,592
 Interest Bearing                          88,817     86,146
  Total Deposits                          105,409    102,738
Securities Solid Under
 Agreements to Repurchase                     -0-      2,671

In   addition,  the  categories  of  noninterest   income   and
noninterest  expense  have been detailed  on  the  consolidated
condensed   statements  of  income  in  accordance   with   the
instructions for Form 10QSB.

NOTE 3 - TREASURY STOCK

During the quarter ended June 30, 2000, the Company repurchased
5,000  shares of its common stock at a total cost  of  $130,000
from the estate of a stockholder.
NOTE 4 - STOCK OPTION PLAN

On  April 20, 2000, the stockholders of the Company approved  a
stock option plan which reserves 25,000 shares of the Company's
common  stock for present and future employees as an  incentive
for  long-term employment.  As of September 30, 2000, the  plan
has not been implemented and no options have been awarded.


NOTE 5 - EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic  earnings  per  share is based on  the  weighted  average
number  of shares outstanding during the period.  For the  nine
months  ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 the weighted  average
number of shares was 554,107 and 513,281, respectively.  During
the  period  ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 the Company  did
not have any dilutive securities.

NOTE 6 - RECENT REGULATORY AND ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In June 1998, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards  No.  133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments  and
Hedging  Activities.  SFAS No. 133 establishes  accounting  and
reporting   standards  for  derivative  instruments,  including
derivative    instruments   embedded   in   other    contracts,
(collectively  referred  to  as derivatives)  and  for  hedging
activities.    It  requires  that  an  entity   recognize   all
derivatives as either assets or liabilities in the consolidated
statement  of financial position and measure those  instruments
at  fair  value.  This statement amends FASB Statement No.  52,
Foreign  Currency  Translation, to permit a special  accounting
for a hedge of a foreign currency forecasted transaction with a
derivative.   It supersedes FASB Statements No. 80,  Accounting
for  Future Contracts, No. 105, Disclosure of Information about
Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk and Financial
Instruments  with Concentrations of Credit Risk, and  No.  119,
Disclosure  about  Derivative Financial  Instruments  and  Fair
Value  of  Financial Instruments. It amends FASB Statement  No.
107,  Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments  to
include  in  Statement No. 107 the disclosure provisions  about
concentrations of credit risk from Statement No. 105.  In  June
1999,   the  FASB  issued  Statement  of  Financial  Accounting
Standards  No.  137, Accounting for Derivative Instruments  and
Hedging  Activities - Deferral of the Effective  Date  of  FASB
Statement  No. 133. SFAS 137 amends SFAS 133 and  deferred  the
effective  data until June 15, 2000. The Statement is  required
to   be   applied   retroactively  to  consolidated   financial
statements  of  prior periods.  In June 2000, the  FASB  issued
Statement  of  Financial Accounting Standards  No.  138.   This
statement  amends  the  accounting and reporting  standards  of
Statement  No.  133  for  certain  derivative  instruments  and
certain  hedging activities. The Bank does not  currently  hold
any  derivative  instruments or engage in  hedging  activities.
Therefore,  these  statements have no effect on  the  Company's
financial statements at the present time.

In  October  1998,  the  FASB  issued  Statement  of  Financial
Accounting  Standards No. 134, Accounting  for  Mortgage-Backed
Securities after Securitization of Mortgage Loans Held for Sale
by  a  Mortgage Banking Enterprise.  SFAS No. 134  amends  FASB
Statement  No.  65,  Accounting for  Certain  Mortgage  Banking
Activities,   which   establishes  accounting   and   reporting
standards   for   certain  activities   of   mortgage   banking
enterprises and other enterprises that conduct operations  that
are  substantially  similar  to the  primary  operations  of  a
mortgage   banking  enterprise.   The  Bank  is  not  currently
entering  into  any  transactions related to securitization  of
mortgage loans, nor does the Bank anticipate entering into  any
transactions of this nature in the future.  Therefore, SFAS No.
134  is  not  expected  to  have any effect  on  our  financial
condition or results of operations.
On  November  12,  1999, President Clinton  signed  legislation
which  could  have  a  far-reaching  impact  on  the  financial
services   industry.   The  Gramm-Leach-Bliley  ("G-L-B")   Act
authorizes   affiliations  between  banking,  securities,   and
insurance  firms  and  authorizes bank  holding  companies  and
national  banks  to  engage  in  a  variety  of  new  financial
activities.  Among the new activities that will be permitted to
bank  holding companies are securities and insurance brokerage,
securities  underwriting, insurance underwriting  and  merchant
banking.  The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve  System
("Federal  Reserve Board"), in consultation with the  Secretary
of the Treasury, may approve additional financial activities.

The   G-L-B   Act   imposes  new  requirements   on   financial
institutions with respect to customer privacy.  The  G-L-B  Act
generally prohibits disclosure of customer information to  non-
affiliated third parties unless the customer has been given the
opportunity  to object and has not objected to such disclosure.
Financial  institutions are further required to disclose  their
privacy policies to customers annually.

The  G-L-B Act contains a variety of other provisions including
a  prohibition against ATM surcharges unless the  customer  has
first been provided notice of the imposition and amount of  the
fee.    The  G-L-B  Act  reduces  the  frequency  of  Community
Reinvestment  Act  examinations for  smaller  institutions  and
imposes    certain   reporting   requirements   on   depository
institutions that make payments to non-governmental entities in
connection with the Community Reinvestment Act.

The Company is unable to predict the impact of the G-L-B Act on
its operations at this time.

In  September  2000,  the  FASB issued Statement  of  Financial
Accounting  Standards  No. 140, Accounting  for  Transfers  and
Servicing   of   Financial   Assets   and   Extinguishment   of
Liabilities.  This Statement replaces FASB Statement  No.  125,
Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets  and
Extinguishment  of Liabilities.  It revises the  standards  for
accounting for securitization and other transfers of  financial
assets and collateral and requires certain disclosures, but  it
carries  over  most  of  Statement No. 125's  provisions.   The
Statement  provides  accounting  and  reporting  standards  for
transfers  and servicing of financial assets and extinguishment
of  liabilities occurring after March 31, 2001.  This Statement
is effective for recognition and reclassification of collateral
and  for disclosure related to securitization transactions  and
collateral  for  fiscal years ending after December  15,  2000.
Since the Bank does not currently engage in securitization  and
other  transfers  of  financial  assets  and  collateral,  this
Statement is not expected to affect the financial condition  or
results of operations at the present time.

Year 2000 Recap

The  Bank  successfully completed the century date change  over
without  any  significant problems and  zero  interruptions  in
operation.


NOTE 7 - BRANCH SALE

The Bank entered into an agreement, effective October 31, 1999,
to  sell its Sweetwater branch to another bank holding company.
The  sale was completed June 23, 2000 and included the premises
and  equipment, loans and related accrued or unearned interest,
deposits and related accrued interest, and certain other assets
and liabilities related to the branch.

The  total  consideration of $1,500,000 was for the opportunity
to acquire the branch and for the branch itself and was payable
in  two  components. The buyer paid $300,000 (received  in  the
fourth  quarter  of 1999) upon the execution of the  agreement.
The  $300,000  amount  was  nonrefundable,  and  as  such,  was
recorded in the 1999 consolidated statement of income as Income
From  Non-Refundable Deposit on Sale of Branch.  The  remaining
$1,200,000 was paid at closing of the transaction on  June  23,
2000.

The  Bank  recognized a gain of approximately $435,000  on  the
sale of the branch in the second quarter of 2000.  This gain is
included in other income.


Item  2.   Management's  Discussion and Analysis  of  Financial
Condition and Results of Operations.


BALANCE  SHEET ANALYSIS - COMPARISON AT SEPTEMBER 30,  2000  TO
DECEMBER 31, 1999

Assets  totalled $120.3 million as of September  30,  2000,  as
compared to $114.7 million as of December 31, 1999, an increase
of 4.88%.


INVESTMENT SECURITIES

Investment  securities were $32.7 million  or  27.2%  of  total
assets,  as  of September 30, 2000 an increase of $4.5  million
from  $28.2 million as of December 31, 1999.  During  the  nine
month  period  there  were $739,000 in calls,  maturities,  and
principal  paydowns offset primarily by the  purchase  of  $4.9
million in agency securities.

The  investment  portfolio is comprised of U.S. Government  and
federal   agency  obligations  and  mortgage-backed  securities
issued  by  various  federal agencies.  Mortgage-backed  issues
comprised 12.58% of the portfolio as of September 30, 2000  and
16.79% as of December 31, 1999.

As  of  September  30, 2000 and December 31, 1999,  the  Bank's
entire  investment portfolio was classified  as  available  for
sale  and reflected on the consolidated balance sheets at  fair
value  with  unrealized  gains  and  losses  reported  in   the
consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss), net  of
any deferred tax effect.  The net unrealized loss on securities
available for sale, net of tax was approximately $705,000 as of
September  30,  2000, a change of approximately  $198,000  from
December 31, 1999, a result of limited improvement in the  bond
market.   The  fair  value of securities  fluctuates  with  the
movement  of  interest  rates.  Generally,  during  periods  of
decreasing interest rates, the fair values increase whereas the
opposite   may   hold  true  during  a  rising  interest   rate
environment.


LOANS

During  the  first  nine  months of  2000,  total  gross  loans
outstanding  increased by approximately $4.3 million  to  $76.8
million  as  of  September 30, 2000 from $72.5  million  as  of
December  31, 1999 attributable primarily to $27.8  million  in
originated   loans  offset  by  amortization  and  payoffs   of
approximately $22.9 million and loans sold with the  Sweetwater
branch of approximately $627,000.  As of September 30, 2000 and
December 31, 1999, net loans outstanding represented 62.8%  and
62.0%  of  total assets, respectively.  Table 1 summarizes  the
Bank's  loan  portfolio by major category as of  September  30,
2000 and December 31, 1999.


Table 1 - Loan Portfolio by Category

       (In Thousands)
                                     September 30,December 31,
                                         2000         1999
Loans secured by real estate:
 Commercial properties                   $9,776    $13,233
 Construction and land development        8,827      9,814
 Residential and other properties        22,349     22,519
  Total loans secured by real estate     40,952     45,566
 Commercial and industrial loans         16,928     12,631
 Consumer loans                          18,054     13,512
 Other loans                                862        878
                                         76,796     72,587
 Less:  Allowance for loan losses          (735)      (618)
        Unearned interest                  (443)      (800)
        Unearned loan fees                  (22)       (17)

   Loans, Net                           $75,596    $71,152
As of September 30, 2000, there were outstanding commitments to
advance construction funds and to originate loans in the amount
of  $7.4  million  and  commitments to  advance  existing  home
equity, letters of credit and other credit lines in the  amount
of $10.0 million.

Loans  are  carried net of the allowance for loan losses.   The
allowance  is  maintained at a level to absorb possible  losses
within  the  loan  portfolio. As  of  September  30,  2000  and
December 31, 1999, the allowance had a balance of approximately
$735,000  and $618,000, respectively.  There were approximately
$122,000  and $34,000 of loans on which the accrual of interest
had been discontinued as of September 30, 2000 and December 31,
1999,  respectively. There were approximately $536,000 in loans
specifically classified as impaired as of September 30, 2000 as
defined by SFAS No. 114 compared to $658,000 as of December 31,
1999.  Table  2  summarizes the allocation  of  the  loan  loss
reserve by major categories and Table 3 summarizes the activity
in the loan loss reserve for the nine month period.

Table 2 - Allocation of the Loan Loss Reserve (in Thousands)


                                9-30-00  % to  12-31-99  % to
Balance applicable to:          $ Amount Total $ Amount Total

Commercial, financial, and agricultural$169  22.99%$127  20.55%
Real Estate - Construction         139  18.91%    108   17.48%
Real Estate - Mortgages            199  27.07%    113   18.28%
Installment - Consumers            228  31.03%    162   26.21%
Other                                0    0.00%   108   17.48%

Total                             $735  100.00%  $618  100.00%

Table 3 - Analysis of Loan Loss Reserve

(In Thousands)                                 9-30-00 9-30-99

Balance, beginning of period                      $618    $594

Charge-offs:
Commercial, financial, and agricultural             17     -0-
Real estate - construction                         -0-     -0-
Real estate - mortgage                             -0-     -0-
Installment - customers                             94     173
Other                                              -0-     -0-

Recoveries:
Commercial, financial, and agricultural             13     -0-
Real estate - construction                         -0-     -0-
Real estate - mortgages                            -0-     -0-
Installment - consumers                             30      49
Other                                              -0-     -0-

Net charge-offs                                     68     124
Additions to loan loss reserve                     185     155
Balance, end of period                            $735    $625

Ratio of net charge-offs to average loans outstanding.09% .18%


DEPOSITS

Deposits  increased  by $5.6 million to $108.3  million  as  of
September 30, 2000 from $102.7 million as of December 31, 1999,
an  increase of 5.45%. The $5.6 million increase in deposits is
net  of  $1.2  million  of deposits sold  with  the  Sweetwater
branch.  Demand deposits, which include regular, money  market,
NOW  and demand deposits, were $45.7 million, or 42.2% of total
deposits, at September 30, 2000.  Core deposits were  26.5%  of
total  deposits at September 30, 2000.  During the  nine  month
period,  the Bank  had decreases in the balances in the  demand
deposit  category  of  $0.9 million  to  $45.7  million  as  of
September 30, 2000.  Certificate accounts were $62.6 million at
September  30,  2000, an increase of $6.5 million  compared  to
$56.1  million as of December 31, 1999. Table 4 summarizes  the
Bank's deposits by major category as of September 30, 2000  and
December 31, 1999.

Table 4 - Deposits by Category

      (In Thousands)
                                     September 30,December 31,
                                          2000        1999
Demand Deposits:
 Noninterest-bearing accounts          $  17,059    $ 16,592
 NOW and MMDA accounts                    23,291      24,978
 Savings accounts                          5,394       5,075
  Total Demand Deposits                   45,744      46,645

Term Deposits:
 Less than $100,000                       46,020      42,272
 $100,000 or more                         16,547      13,821
  Total Deposits                          62,567      56,093
                                        $108,311    $102,738
CAPITAL

During  the  nine  month  period  ended  September  30,   2000,
stockholders'  equity increased by $1,106,000 to $9.7  million,
due to net income for the period of $1,038,000, the increase in
value  of  securities available for sale of  $198,000  and  the
purchase of treasury stock for $130,000.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The  Bank's primary sources of liquidity are deposit  balances,
available-for-sale securities, principal and interest  payments
on loans and investment securities and FHLB advances.

As  of  September  30,  2000, the Bank held  $32.7  million  in
available-for-sale securities and during the first nine  months
of 2000 the Bank received $739,000 in proceeds from maturities,
redemptions and principal payments on its investment portfolio.
Deposits  increased by $5.6 million during the same nine  month
period.

The  Bank  is  a  member  of  the Federal  Home  Loan  Bank  of
Cincinnati (FHLB) and is eligible to obtain both short and long
term  credit  advances.  Borrowing capacity is limited  to  the
Bank's  available qualified collateral which consists primarily
of   certain  1-4  family  residential  mortgages  and  certain
investment  securities.  The Bank had no  advances  outstanding
from the FHLB at September 30, 2000.

The  Bank can also enter into repurchase agreement transactions
should  the need for additional liquidity arise.  At  September
30,  2000,  the  Bank  had  $386,000 of  repurchase  agreements
outstanding.

As of September 30, 2000, the Bank had capital of $9.8 million,
or  8.1% of total assets, as compared to $8.7 million, or 7.6%,
at  December  31,  1999.  Tennessee chartered  banks  that  are
insured   by   the   FDIC  are  subject  to   minimum   capital
requirements.  Regulatory guidelines define the minimum  amount
of  qualifying  capital  an  institution  must  maintain  as  a
percentage of risk-weighted assets and total assets.


Table 5 - Regulatory Capital
                              (Dollars in Thousands)
                                                     Minimum
                           September 30,December 31,Regulatory
                               2000         1999       Ratios
Tier 1 Capital as a Percentage
 of Risk-Weighted Assets          12.4%      11.6%     4.00%
Total Capital as a Percentage
 of Risk-Weighted Assets          13.2%      12.4%     8.00%
Leverage Ratio                     8.9%       8.5% Up to 5.00%
Total Risk-Weighted Assets      $84,361    $82,275

As  of  September  30, 2000 and December  31,  1999,  the  Bank
exceeded   all   of  the  minimum  regulatory   capital   ratio
requirements.


RESULTS  OF  OPERATIONS  FOR  THE  NINE  MONTH  PERIODS   ENDED
SEPTEMBER
 30, 2000 AND 1999


GENERAL

The  Bank reported net income of $1,038,000, or $1.87 per share
for  the nine month period ended September 30, 2000 as compared
with  $750,000 or $1.46 per share for the same period in  1999,
an increase of 38.4%.


NET INTEREST INCOME

Net  interest income increased by $325,000 to $3.5 million  for
the  nine  month period in 2000 from the comparable  period  in
1999.  Contributing to this increase was an increase in average
interest earning assets.  Average interest earning assets at  a
yield of 8.45% totaled $107.7 million as of September 30, 2000.
In  comparison in 1999, average interest earning assets,  at  a
yield of 7.90%, totaled $103.3 million.

Interest income increased by $704,000 for the nine month period
in  2000 compared to the same period in 1999.  This improvement
is  primarily attributable to an increase of approximately $4.3
million,  or  4.2%,  in  the volume of average  earning  assets
during  the nine month period ended September 30, 2000 compared
to  the  nine  month period ended September 30, 1999.  Interest
income on loans increased by $608,000 over the same two periods
primarily  as  a  result of an increase of  approximately  $6.9
million  in  average  loans outstanding.   Over  the  same  two
periods, interest on investments increased by $326,000  due  to
an  increase  of  approximately $4.0 million or  14.0%  in  the
average  balance of investments during the nine  month  period.
Interest income on Federal Funds Sold decreased by $230,000 due
to  a  decrease  in  the average balance  outstanding  of  $6.6
million over the same period in 1999.

Total  interest expense increased $379,000 for the  nine  month
period ended September 30, 2000 compared to the same period  in
1999.   Interest  on  deposits increased  as  a  result  of  an
increase of approximately $3.7 million in average deposits over
the  same period in 1999.  The average rate on interest-bearing
liabilities  increased to 4.88% for the nine  month  period  in
2000 from 4.52% in the comparable period of 1999.
Table 6 - Average Balances, Interest and Average Rates
                               September 30 ____
                  2000   _    (in thousands)__  ____ 1999
                 Average         AverageAverage        Average
                 Balance Interest  Rate Balance Interest  Rate
Assets:
Federal Funds Sold$    846 $   38 5.99% $  7,464 $  268  4.79%
Investments:
Securities--Taxable29,887   1,598 7.13%  26,042   1,273  6.52%
Securities--Non-Taxable2,400   63 3.50%   2,206      62  3.75%
Total Loans, Including
 Amortized Fees   74,535    5,125 9.17%   67,589  4,517  8.91%
Total Interest Earning
 Assets          107,668    6,824 8.45%  103,301  6,120  7.90%

Cash and Due From Banks4,001              3,422
All Other Assets   6,120                  5,893
Loan Loss Reserve/
 Unearned Fees    (1,306)                 (1,491)
TOTAL ASSETS    $116,483                $111,125

Liabilities and Stockholders Equity:
Interest Bearing Deposits:
Time Deposits   $ 58,313   $2,496 5.71% $ 55,402 $2,224  5.35%
Other             31,056      768 3.30%  31,611     724  3.05%
Repurchase Agreements849       27 4.24%     -0-     -0-     N/A
Federal Funds
 Purchased           648       36 7.41%     -0-     -0-   N/A
Total Interest-Bearing
 Liabilities      90,866    3,327 4.88%  87,013   2,948  4.52%
Net Interest Income        $3,497                $3,172
Non-Interest Bearing
 Deposits         16,599                 15,276
Total Cost of Funds               4.13%                  3.84%
All Other Liabilities 28                    382
Stockholders Equity9,982                  8,731
Unrealized Gain/Loss on
 Securities         (992)                   (277)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
 STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY$116,483            $111,125
Net Interest Yield                3.57%                  3.38%
Net Interest Margin               4.33%                  4.09%

Table 7 - Interest Rate Sensitivity
(In Thousands)                September 30, 2000
                          Less  One YearGreater  Non-
                          Than  Through  Than  Interest
                         1 Year  5 Years5 Years Bearing  Total
Assets:
Federal Funds Sold                                             $



                                                               2
                                                               0

                                                               $



                                                               2
                                                               0
Investments               1,838   7,917  22,952          32,707
Loans                    57,670  18,912     214          76,796
Non-Interest Earning Assets
 and Unearned Assets/Loan
 Loss Reserve                                     10,800   10,800
                         59,528   26,829  23,166  10,800  120,323
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Interest-Bearing Deposits64,752  26,500                  91,252
Non-Interest Bearing Deposits                   17,059   17,059
Repurchase Agreements       386                             386
Federal Funds Purchased   1,200                           1,200
Noninterest Bearing Liabilities
 and Stockholders' Equity                           10,426   10,426
Total                    66,338   26,500     -0-  27,485  120,323
Interest Rate Sensitivity Gap  (6,810)     329   23,166 (16,685)      -0-
Cumulative Interest Rate
 Sensitivity Gap       $ (6,810)$ (6,481)$16,685$    -0- $    -0-

OTHER INCOME

Total  other  income was $1,297,000 for the nine  month  period
ended  September 30, 2000 as compared to $922,000 for the  same
period  in  1999,  an increase of $375,000.   Other  income  is
comprised  primarily of customer service fees, loan  fees,  and
other  items.  Other income for the nine months ended September
30, 2000 includes a $435,000 gain on the sale of the Sweetwater
branch.

OPERATING EXPENSES

Total  operating expenses were $2,915,000, or 3.33% of  average
total  assets,  for the nine month period ended  September  30,
2000  as compared to $2,762,000, or 3.31%, for the same  period
in 1999. Salaries and employee benefits, equipment expenses and
computer expenses all increased slightly when comparing the two
periods.

INCOME TAXES

The Bank recognizes income taxes using the Financial Accounting
Standards Board Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes.
Under  this  method,  deferred tax assets and  liabilities  are
established   for   the  temporary  differences   between   the
accounting  basis  and the tax basis of the Bank's  assets  and
liabilities at enacted tax rates expected to be in effect  when
the  amounts related to such temporary differences are realized
or settled. The Bank's deferred tax asset is reviewed quarterly
and adjustments to such asset are recognized as deferred income
tax  expense or benefit based on management's judgment relating
to the realizability of such asset.

During  the  nine month period ending September 30,  2000,  the
Bank  recorded  $656,000 in tax expense which  resulted  in  an
approximate effective rate of 38.7%.  Comparably, in 1999,  the
Bank  recorded  $427,000  in  tax  expense,  resulting  in   an
approximate effective rate of 36.3%.

        FIRST CENTRAL BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

PART 1 - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.     Legal Proceedings
       None.
Item 2.Changes in Securities
       None.
Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities
       None.
Item 4.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
            None.
Item 5.Other Information
       None.
Item 6.Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
       Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule.
                        FORM IO-QSB(A)

                          SIGNATURES


In  accordance with the requirements of the Exchange  Act,  the
registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.





                           FIRST CENTRAL BANCSHARES, INC.

Date:                                                       By:
____________________________________________________
                  Ed F. Bell, Chairman, President
                   and Chief Executive Officer

Date:                                                       By:
____________________________________________________
                  Willard D. Price, Executive Vice President
                   and Chief Operating Officer
             Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule

                            9-30-00
                     Amount (In Thousands)
Cash                                                   $ 5,638
Federal Funds Sold                                          20
Trading Assets                                             -0-
Investments AFS                                         32,707
Investments HTM                                            -0-
Investments-Market                                         -0-
Loans                                                   76,331
Allowance for Losses                                       735
Total Assets                                           120,323
Deposits                                               108,311
Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase             386
Short-Term Borrowings                                    1,200
Other Liabilities                                          189
Long-Term Debt                                             -0-
Preferred Stock-Mandatory                                  -0-
Preferred-Non Mandatory                                    -0-
Common Stock                                             2,822
Other Stockholders Equity                                6,943
Total Liab.-Stockh. Equity                             120,323
Interest on Loans                                        5,125
Interest on Investments                                  1,661
Other Interest Income                                       38
Total Interest Income                                    6,824
Interest on Deposits                                     3,264
Total Interest Expense                                   3,327
Net Interest Income                                      3,497
Provision-Loan Losses                                      185
Securities-Gain/Loss                                       -0-
Other Expenses                                           2,915
Income Before Tax                                        1,694
Income Before Extraordinary                              1,694
Extraordinary Less Tax                                     -0-
Cumul. Change Acct. Principal                              -0-
Net Income                                               1,038
Earnings Per Share-P                                      1.87
Earnings Per Share-D                                      1.87
Net Interest Yield-EA                                     3.57
Loans-Non Accrual                                          122
Loans Past Due > 90 Days                                   177
Troubled Debt Restructuring                                -0-
Potential Problem Loans                                    -0-
Allowance-Beginning                                        618
Total Charge-Offs                                          111
Total Recoveries                                            43
Allowance End of Period                                    735
Loan Loss-Domestic                                         735
Loan Loss-Foreign                                          -0-
Loan Loss-Unallocated                                      -0-



(b)  Reports on Form 8-K, None.




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