Premier League 2000–01 | ||
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Season information | ||
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Winners | Manchester United | |
Relegated | Bradford City Coventry City Manchester City | |
Domestic cup winners | ||
FA Cup | Liverpool | |
Worthington Cup | Birmingham City | |
Charity Shield | Chelsea | |
Continental cup qualifiers | ||
Champions League | Manchester United Arsenal Liverpool | |
UEFA Cup | Leeds United Ipswich Town Chelsea | |
Cup Winners' Cup | Aston Villa Newcastle United | |
Season statistics | ||
Goals scored | 992 | |
Average | 2.61 | |
Top goalscorer | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (23) | |
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The 2000–01 FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the third season running which ended with Manchester United as champions and Arsenal as runners-up. Sir Alex Ferguson became the first manager to win three successive English league titles with the same club. Liverpool, meanwhile, managed a unique cup treble – winning the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup. They also finished third in the Premier League and qualified for the Champions League; they had not played in the European Cup since the 1985 final at Heysel in which their fans were found responsible for the deaths of 39 spectators, and were given a six-year ban from European competition. Nike replaced Mitre as manufacturer of the official Premier League match ball until the end of 2024-25 season.
UEFA Cup places went to Leeds United, Chelsea, Ipswich Town, and Aston Villa, who qualified via the Intertoto Cup. None of the top six clubs in the Premier League had an English manager. The most successful English manager in the 2000–01 Premier League campaign was Peter Reid, whose Sunderland side finished seventh, having spent most of the season challenging for a place in Europe, and briefly occupied second place in the Premier League table.
Despite the success achieved by Sir Alex Ferguson and Gérard Houllier, the Manager of the Year Award went to George Burley. The Ipswich Town manager was in charge of a newly promoted side who began the season as relegation favourites and on a limited budget, guided his team to fifth place in the Premier League final table and a place in the UEFA Cup for the first time in almost 20 years. 2000–01 was perhaps the best season yet for newly promoted teams in the Premier League. Charlton Athletic finished ninth, their highest finish since the 1950s. The only newly promoted team to suffer relegation was Manchester City, who in the space of six seasons had now been relegated three times and promoted twice. Relegated in bottom place were Bradford City, whose return to the top division after almost 80 years was over after just two seasons. The next relegation place went to Coventry City, who were finally relegated after 34 successive seasons of top division football, which had brought numerous relegation battles and league finishes no higher than sixth place.
Promotion and relegation[]
Start of season[]
Teams promoted from the First Division 1999-00
- Charlton Athletic (Champions)
- Manchester City (Runners-up)
- Ipswich Town (Playoff winners)
End of season[]
Teams relegated to the First Division 2001-02
Stadiums and Locations[]
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Arsenal | London (Highbury) | Arsenal Stadium | 38,419 |
Aston Villa | Birmingham | Villa Park | 42,573 |
Bradford City | Bradford | Valley Parade | 25,136 |
Charlton Athletic | London (Charlton) | The Valley | 27,111 |
Chelsea | London (Fulham) | Stamford Bridge | 42,055 |
Coventry City | Coventry | Highfield Road | 23,489 |
Derby County | Derby | Pride Park Stadium | 33,597 |
Everton | Liverpool (Walton) | Goodison Park | 40,569 |
Ipswich Town | Ipswich | Portman Road | 30,300 |
Leeds United | Leeds | Elland Road | 40,242 |
Leicester City | Leicester | Filbert Street | 22,000 |
Liverpool | Liverpool (Anfield) | Anfield | 45,522 |
Manchester City | Manchester | Maine Road | 35,150 |
Manchester United | Old Trafford | Old Trafford | 68,174 |
Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | Riverside Stadium | 35,049 |
Newcastle United | Newcastle upon Tyne | St James' Park | 52,387 |
Southampton | Southampton | The Dell | 15,200 |
Sunderland | Sunderland | Stadium of Light | 49,000 |
Tottenham Hotspur | London (Tottenham) | White Hart Lane | 36,240 |
West Ham United | London (Upton Park) | Boleyn Ground | 35,647 |
Personnel and kits[]
(as of 14 May 2001)
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Arsenal | ![]() |
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Nike | Dreamcast |
Aston Villa | ![]() |
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Diadora | NTL |
Bradford City | ![]() |
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Asics | JCT600 Ltd |
Charlton Athletic | ![]() |
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Le Coq Sportif | Redbus |
Chelsea | ![]() |
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Umbro | Autoglass |
Coventry City | ![]() |
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CCFC Garments | Subaru |
Derby County | ![]() |
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Puma | EDS |
Everton | ![]() |
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Puma | One2One |
Ipswich Town | ![]() |
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Punch | Greene King |
Leeds United | ![]() |
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Nike | Strongbow |
Leicester City | ![]() |
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Le Coq Sportif | Walkers Crisps |
Liverpool | ![]() |
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Reebok | Carlsberg Group |
Manchester City | ![]() |
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Le Coq Sportif | Eidos |
Manchester United | ![]() |
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Umbro | Vodafone |
Middlesbrough | ![]() ![]() |
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Erreà | BT Cellnet |
Newcastle United | ![]() |
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Adidas | Newcastle Brown Ale |
Southampton | ![]() |
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Saints | Friends Provident |
Sunderland | ![]() |
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Nike | Reg Vardy |
Tottenham Hotspur | ![]() |
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Adidas | Holsten |
West Ham United | ![]() |
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Fila | Dr. Martens |
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Leicester City | ![]() |
End of contract | 1 June 2000 | Pre-season | ![]() |
12 June 2000 |
Bradford City | ![]() |
Signed by Sheffield Wednesday | 18 June 2000 | ![]() |
18 June 2000 | |
Chelsea | ![]() |
Sacked | 12 September 2000 | 10th | ![]() |
17 September 2000 |
Bradford City | ![]() |
6 November 2000 | 19th | ![]() |
20 November 2000 | |
Tottenham Hotspur | ![]() |
16 March 2001 | 13th | ![]() |
30 March 2001 | |
Southampton | ![]() |
Signed by Tottenham Hotspur | 30 March 2001 | 9th | ![]() |
30 March 2001 |
West Ham United | ![]() |
Sacked | 9 May 2001 | 14th | ![]() |
14 June 2001 |
League table[]
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Comments |
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1 | Manchester United (C) (Q) | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 79 | 31 | 48 | 80 | Champions League First group stage |
2 | Arsenal (Q) | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 63 | 38 | 25 | 70 | |
3 | Liverpool (Q) | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 71 | 39 | 32 | 69 | Champions League Third qualifying round |
4 | Leeds United (Q) | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 64 | 43 | 21 | 68 | UEFA Cup First round |
5 | Ipswich Town (Q) | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 57 | 42 | 15 | 66 | |
6 | Chelsea (Q) | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 68 | 45 | 23 | 61 | |
7 | Sunderland | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 46 | 41 | 5 | 57 | |
8 | Aston Villa (Q) | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 54 | Intertoto Cup Third round |
9 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 50 | 57 | -7 | 52 | |
10 | Southampton | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 52 | |
11 | Newcastle United (Q) | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 51 | Intertoto Cup Third round |
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 (R) | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 41 | -65 | −24 | 34 | Relegated to the First Division |
19 | Coventry City (R) | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 63 | −27 | 34 | |
20 | Bradford City (R) | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 70 | −40 | 26 |
Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points;
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Premier League 2000-01 Winners |
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Manchester United 7th Premier League title 14th English title |
Top goalscorers[]
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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1 | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | Chelsea | 23 |
2 | Marcus Stewart | Ipswich Town | 19 |
3 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | 17 |
Mark Viduka | Leeds United | 17 | |
5 | Michael Owen | Liverpool | 16 |
6 | Teddy Sheringham | Manchester United | 15 |
7 | Emile Heskey | Liverpool | 14 |
Kevin Phillips | Sunderland | 14 | |
9 | Alen Bokšić | Middlesbrough | 12 |
10 | James Beattie | Southampton | 11 |
Jonatan Johansson | Charlton Athletic | 11 | |
Frédéric Kanouté | West Ham United | 11 | |
Gustavo Poyet | Chelsea | 11 | |
Alan Smith | Leeds United | 11 |
Overall[]
- Most wins – Manchester United (24)
- Fewest wins – Bradford City (5)
- Most draws – Aston Villa and Middlesbrough (15)
- Fewest draws – Ipswich Town and Leicester City (6)
- Most losses – Bradford City (22)
- Fewest losses – Manchester United (6)
- Most goals scored – Manchester United (79)
- Fewest goals scored – Bradford City (30)
- Most goals conceded – Bradford City (70)
- Fewest goals conceded – Manchester United (31)
Awards[]
Monthly awards[]
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month |
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August | Bobby Robson (Newcastle United) | Alan Smith (Leeds United) |
September | Peter Taylor (Leicester City) | Tim Flowers (Leicester City) |
October | Arsène Wenger (Arsenal) | Teddy Sheringham (Manchester United) |
November | George Burley (Ipswich Town) | Paul Robinson (Leeds United) |
December | Peter Reid (Sunderland) | James Beattie (Southampton) |
January | Terry Venables (Middlesbrough) | Robbie Keane (Leeds United) |
February | Alex Ferguson (Manchester United) | Stuart Pearce (West Ham United) |
March | David O'Leary (Leeds United) | Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) |
April | David O'Leary (Leeds United) | Gary McAllister (Liverpool) |
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