2000–01 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City
2000–01 season
Chairman John Elsom
Manager Peter Taylor
Stadium Filbert Street
Premiership 13th
FA Cup Quarter finals
League Cup Third round
UEFA Cup First round
Player of the Year Robbie Savage
Top goalscorer League: Akinbiyi (9)
All: Izzet (11)
Highest home attendance 22,132 vs Manchester United
(14 Oct 2000, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance 12,965 vs Crystal Palace
(1 Nov 2000, League Cup)
Average home league attendance 20,452
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

During the 2000–01 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary

A superb start to the season saw Leicester City begin October on top of the league just four months after the appointment of Peter Taylor as Martin O'Neill's successor - they had not occupied top place since 1963. Two weeks later, they surrendered their lead to Manchester United but were still in the top four by Christmas.

A shock defeat at the hands of Division Two underdogs Wycombe Wanderers in the FA Cup quarter-final midway through March had a negative effect on the Foxes, who endured 9 defeats and attained one win from their final 10 games. This slump dragged them down to 13th place - their lowest finish since winning promotion to the Premiership back in 1996. Several high-profile end-of-season signings - including that of Chelsea legend Dennis Wise - gave fans hope that Leicester could regain their form and rejoin the challenge for honours in 2001-02.[1]

November saw the announcement of plans to relocate to a new 32,000-seat stadium at a site adjacent to Filbert Street, with a targeted completion for the start of the 2003-04 season.[2] Later in the season, it was announced that Leicester would only have to spend one more season at Filbert Street before they could move into their new home.[3]

Final league table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 38 24 8 6 79 31 +48 80 2001–02 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Arsenal 38 20 10 8 63 38 +25 70
3 Liverpool 38 20 9 9 71 39 +32 69 2001–02 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round 1
4 Leeds United 38 20 8 10 64 43 +21 68 2001–02 UEFA Cup First round 1
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 2001 UEFA 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 38 14 9 15 44 50 6 51 2001 UEFA 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 Relegation to 2001–02 Football League 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: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Since Liverpool qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup as FA Cup winners went to Ipswich Town, and as Liverpool also won the League Cup that place went to Chelsea.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results Summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 14 6 18 39 51  −12 48 10 4 5 28 23  +5 4 2 13 11 28  −17

Source: 2000-01 FA Premier League table

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAAHHAHAHA
Result D W D W W W D D L L W W D W L W L W W L L L D L W L W W L L L L L L L L W L
Position 11 4 6 3 2 2 2 1 3 5 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 6 6 7 8 6 7 7 4 7 9 9 10 11 11 12 13 10 13

Source: 11v11.com: 2000-01 Leicester City results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[4]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19 August 2000 Aston VillaH0-021,455
23 August 2000 West Ham UnitedA1-025,195Eadie
26 August 2000 Bradford CityA0-016,766
6 September 2000 Ipswich TownH2-119,598Akinbiyi, Elliott
9 September 2000 SouthamptonH1-018,366Taggart
17 September 2000 ChelseaA2-033,697Izzet, Collymore
24 September 2000 EvertonH1-118,084Akinbiyi
1 October 2000 SunderlandA0-045,338
14 October 2000 Manchester UnitedH0-322,132
21 October 2000 LiverpoolA0-144,395
28 October 2000 Derby CountyH2-120,525Izzet, Gunnlaugsson
4 November 2000 Manchester CityA1-034,279Savage
11 November 2000 Newcastle UnitedH1-121,406Gunnlaugsson
18 November 2000 MiddlesbroughA3-027,965Izzet (pen), Benjamin, Eadie
25 November 2000 Tottenham HotspurA0-335,656
2 December 2000 Leeds UnitedH3-121,486Savage, Akinbiyi, Taggart
10 December 2000 Coventry CityA0-117,283
16 December 2000 Charlton AthleticH3-119,371Akinbiyi, Elliott, Gunnlaugsson
23 December 2000 West Ham UnitedH2-121,524Izzet, Savage
26 December 2000 ArsenalA1-638,007Akinbiyi
1 January 2001 Bradford CityH1-219,278Izzet (pen)
14 January 2001 Ipswich TownA0-222,002
20 January 2001 ArsenalH0-021,872
31 January 2001 SouthamptonA0-114,909
3 February 2001 ChelseaH2-121,502Izzet, Rowett
10 February 2001 EvertonA1-230,409Sturridge
24 February 2001 SunderlandH2-021,086Sturridge, Akinbiyi
3 March 2001 LiverpoolH2-021,924Akinbiyi, Izzet
17 March 2001 Manchester UnitedA0-267,516
1 April 2001 Charlton AthleticA0-220,043
4 April 2001 Aston VillaA1-229,043Davidson
7 April 2001 Coventry CityH1-319,545Akinbiyi
14 April 2001 Manchester CityH1-220,224Akinbiyi
16 April 2001 Derby CountyA0-228,387
21 April 2001 MiddlesbroughH0-318,162
28 April 2001 Newcastle UnitedA0-150,501
5 May 2001 Tottenham HotspurH4-221,103Rowett, Sturridge, Guppy, Savage (pen)
19 May 2001 Leeds UnitedA1-339,105Ferdinand (own goal)

FA Cup

Main article: 2000-01 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2001 York CityH3-016,850Rowett, Izzet (pen), Cresswell
R427 January 2001 Aston VillaA2-126,383Akinbiyi, Gunnlaugsson
R517 February 2001 Bristol CityH3-020,905Sturridge, Izzet (pen), Hill (own goal)
QF10 March 2001 Wycombe WanderersH1-221,969Izzet

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R31 November 2000 Crystal PalaceH0-312,965

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2000-01 UEFA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg 14 September 2000 Red Star BelgradeH1-121,198Taggart
R1 2nd Leg 28 September 2000 Red Star BelgradeA1-312,700Izzet

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 England GK Tim Flowers
2 England DF Gary Rowett
3 Jamaica DF Frank Sinclair[6]
4 Northern Ireland DF Gerry Taggart
6 Turkey MF Muzzy Izzet[7]
7 Wales MF Matt Jones
8 Wales MF Robbie Savage
9 England FW Darren Eadie
11 England MF Steve Guppy
12 England GK Simon Royce
13 Iceland FW Arnar Gunnlaugsson
14 Scotland DF Callum Davidson
16 Scotland MF Stuart Campbell[8] (on loan to Grimsby Town)
17 England MF Stefan Oakes
18 Scotland DF Matt Elliott[9] (captain)
No. Position Player
20 England FW Trevor Benjamin[10]
21 England FW Dean Sturridge
22 Nigeria FW Ade Akinbiyi[11]
23 England FW Richard Cresswell
24 England MF Andrew Impey
25 England MF Junior Lewis
26 England DF Lee Marshall
28 England FW Lawrie Dudfield
29 Republic of Ireland DF Damien Delaney
30 England GK Michael Price
32 England MF Matt Piper
33 England GK Ian Andrews
35 England FW Kevin Ellison
45 Northern Ireland MF Tim McCann
46 England DF Jordan Stewart

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
5 England FW Steve Walsh (to Norwich City)
7 Northern Ireland MF Neil Lennon (to Celtic)
10 England FW Stan Collymore (to Bradford City)
10 Italy FW Roberto Mancini (retired)
No. Position Player
15 England MF Phil Gilchrist (to West Bromwich Albion)
21 Scotland MF Billy McKinlay (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
25 England MF Stuart Wilson (to Cambridge United)
27 England FW Tony Cottee (to Norwich City)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England GK Matthew Nurse
England DF Jon Ashton
England DF Tommy Goodwin
England DF Ashley Lyth
England DF Michael Savage
England MF Brett Darby
England MF Ross Mitchell
No. Position Player
England MF Alex Mortimer
England MF Garry Parker
England MF Danny Thomas
Republic of Ireland FW Declan Field
England FW Jon Stevenson
England FW Lee Tomlin
Republic of Ireland FW Éamon Zayed

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee
4 July 2000 DF Gary Rowett Birmingham City £3,000,000
7 July 2000 DF Callum Davidson Blackburn Rovers £1,750,000
11 July 2000 GK Simon Royce Charlton Athletic Free transfer
12 July 2000 FW Trevor Benjamin Cambridge United £1,500,000
27 July 2000 FW Ade Akinbiyi Wolverhampton Wanderers £5,000,000
1 September 2000 FW Richard Cresswell Sheffield Wednesday £750,000
24 October 2000 DF Damien Delaney Cork City £50,000
13 December 2000 MF Matt Jones Leeds United £3,000,000
18 January 2001 FW Roberto Mancini Lazio Free transfer
19 January 2001 FW Dean Sturridge Derby County £350,000
6 February 2001 FW Kevin Ellison Altrincham £50,000
15 March 2001 MF Junior Lewis Gillingham £150,000
21 March 2001 DF Lee Marshall Norwich City £650,000
29 March 2001 DF Ashley Lyth Scarborough £100,000

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee
1 June 2000 MF Theodoros Zagorakis AEK Athens Free transfer
1 July 2000 GK Pegguy Arphexad Liverpool Free transfer
1 August 2000 FW Ian Marshall Bolton Wanderers Free transfer
10 August 2000 MF Graham Fenton Stoke City Monthly
11 September 2000 FW Tony Cottee Norwich City Free transfer
15 September 2000 DF Steve Walsh Norwich City Signed
26 October 2000 FW Stan Collymore Bradford City Free transfer
8 December 2000 MF Neil Lennon Celtic £5,750,000
22 December 2000 FW Stuart Wilson Cambridge United Free transfer
22 March 2001 DF Phil Gilchrist West Bromwich Albion £500,000
Transfers in: Decrease £16,350,000
Transfers out: Increase £6,250,000
Total spending: Decrease £10,100,000

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[12]

References

  1. "Wise seals Leicester switch". BBC Sport. 25 June 2001. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. "Foxes detail stadium plans". BBC Sport. 28 November 2000. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  3. "Leicester's stadium start date". BBC Sport. 11 June 2001. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  4. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/leicester-city/2000-2001/results
  5. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2000-2001/faprem/leicester.htm
  6. Sinclair was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1997.
  7. Izzet was born in Tower Hamlets, England, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally through his father and made his international debut for Turkey in 2000.
  8. Campbell was born in Corby, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his parents and has represented them at U-21 level.
  9. Elliott was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandmother and made his international debut for Scotland in 1997.
  10. Benjamin was born in Kettering, England, and would make his international debut for the U-21 side in May 2001, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in November 2002.
  11. Akinbiyi was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Nigeria in 1999.
  12. http://www.11v11.com/teams/leicester-city/tab/players/season/2001
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