2000–01 Leeds United A.F.C. season
| 2000–01 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Peter Ridsdale | ||
| Manager | David O'Leary | ||
| Stadium | Elland Road | ||
| Premier League | 4th | ||
| FA Cup | Fourth round | ||
| League Cup | Third round | ||
| Champions League | Semi-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Mark Viduka (17) All: Mark Viduka (22) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 40,055 vs Liverpool (4 November 2000, Premier League) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 32,386 vs Barnsley (6 January 2001, FA Cup) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 37,866 | ||
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During the 2000–01 season, Leeds United F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) and the UEFA Champions League, where they reached the semi-final.
Season summary[edit]
Having qualified for the Champions League in his first full season as manager, David O'Leary begun to spend big. French midfielder Olivier Dacourt was signed for a club record of £7 million along with striker Mark Viduka from Celtic and defender Dominic Matteo from Liverpool. Despite the outlay, Leeds were hampered with huge injury problems before the season had even begun. Despite starting the league campaign with back-to-back wins over Everton and Middlesbrough, it was soon clear that playing in the Champions League and Premiership with a young squad hampered with injuries was taking its toll. Leeds' form suffered at home, quickly falling out of any title race, although they did secure a memorable 4–3 victory over Liverpool in November with Viduka scoring all four goals. Europe, however, was a different story, although not initially. Leeds got a tough draw, going into the same group as Barcelona, AC Milan and Besiktas, and their campaign began with a 4–0 humbling by the Spaniards at the Camp Nou. However, memorable nights followed including a last minute winner from Lee Bowyer, after his shot slipped through goalkeeper Dida's hands at a rain-soaked Elland Road, and an impressive 6–0 victory over Besiktas, and Leeds had soon ensured progress to the second group stage against the odds.
In the run up to Christmas, O'Leary finally landed defender Rio Ferdinand from West Ham for a then world record fee of £18 million for a defender. Leeds lost their first UCL second group stage match at Real Madrid, but a win at Lazio gave the club hope of qualifying for the quarter-finals. In the Premier League, however, Leeds' form was falling away. Successive losses to Aston Villa and Newcastle meant they were falling worryingly close to the relegation zone. Striker Robbie Keane was signed on loan from Inter Milan and this, combined with a 4–0 win over Manchester City, marked a turning point for Leeds. With key players including David Batty and Harry Kewell returning from injury, Leeds began charging up the table with Keane in great scoring form. Leeds' good form in Europe continued as home and away wins against Belgian side Anderlecht saw them qualify for the quarter-finals, and after a 2–0 win over Sunderland Leeds were back in the top 3, following up with a crucial 2–1 victory against top-3 rivals Liverpool at Anfield.
Leeds were drawn against Spanish outfit Deportivo La Coruña, whose manager Javier Irureta, branded Leeds the competition's "weakest link".[1] Their words came back to haunt them as Leeds won the first leg 3–0 at a raucous Elland Road, Ferdinand among the scorers with his first Leeds goal. The reverse leg in Spain finished 2–0, but Deportivo were unable to find a third on the night and Leeds, enjoying their first season at Europe's top table in nearly a decade, were in the semi-finals. Drawn against Valencia, their cup run eventually came to an end when, after a 0–0 draw at Elland Road, Leeds were beaten 3–0 in Spain. Domestically, Leeds were ending the season in good form but a 2–1 loss to Arsenal meant a 4th place finish and ensured, instead of having a second tilt at the Champions League, Leeds would be playing UEFA Cup football in 2001-02. Despite a disappointing finish Leeds had enjoyed one of the greatest seasons in their history, and the club and its fans were hopeful of a league title challenge the next year.
Leeds were knocked out of both domestic cups before February, going out to eventual winners Liverpool in the FA Cup and Tranmere Rovers in the League Cup.
Final league table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 70 | Qualification for the Champions League first group stage |
| 3 | Liverpool | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 71 | 39 | +32 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round[a] |
| 4 | Leeds United | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 68 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a] |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 66 | |
| 6 | Chelsea | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 68 | 45 | +23 | 61 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ a b Since Liverpool won the League Cup and qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place went to fifth-placed Ipswich Town. Since both FA Cup finalists, Liverpool and Arsenal, qualified for the Champions League, the berth in the UEFA Cup went to sixth-placed Chelsea. Both Ipswich and Chelsea were the highest-ranked team not already qualified for a European competition.
- Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 68 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 22 | +6 |
Source: 2000-01 FA Premier League table
- Results by round
Results[edit]
Premier League[edit]
| 19 August 2000 1 | Leeds United | 2–0 | Everton | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
Smith  16', 37' |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,010 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 26 August 2000 2 | Middlesbrough | 1–2 | Leeds United | Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire |
| Stamp 82' |
Bowyer 6' Smith 12' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 31,626 |
| 5 September 2000 3 | Leeds United | 1–2 | Manchester City | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Bowyer 56' |
Report | Howey 34' Wiekens 40' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,055 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 9 September 2000 4 | Coventry City | 0–0 | Leeds United | Coventry, West Midlands |
| Report | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 20,377 |
| 16 September 2000 5 | Leeds United | 1–2 | Ipswich Town | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Bowyer 4' |
Report | Scowcroft 15' Wright 47' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,552 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 23 September 2000 6 | Derby County | 1–1 | Leeds United | Derby, Derbyshire |
| Kinkladze 75' |
Harte 34' |
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,248 |
| 30 September 2000 7 | Leeds United | 4–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Viduka 52', 55' Smith 59', 64' |
Report | Rebrov 37', 74' Perry 60' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 37,562 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 14 October 2000 8 | Leeds United | 3–1 | Charlton Athletic | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Smith 38' Viduka 73', 90' |
Jensen 84' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,837 |
| 21 October 2000 9 | Manchester United | 3–0 | Leeds United | Trafford, Greater Manchester |
| Yorke 40' Beckham 50'Jones 82' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,525 |
| 29 October 2000 10 | Bradford City | 1–1 | Leeds United | Bradford, West Yorkshire |
| Collymore 20' |
Viduka 79' |
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 17,364 |
| 4 November 2000 11 | Leeds United | 4–3 | Liverpool | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Viduka 24', 46', 73', 75' |
Report | Hyypiä 2' Ziege 18'Šmicer 61' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,055 Referee: David Elleray |
| 12 November 2000 12 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Leeds United | Fulham, London |
| Poyet 62' |
Viduka 78' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 35,121 |
| 18 November 2000 13 | Leeds United | 0–1 | West Ham United | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Winterburn 45' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,005 |
| 26 November 2000 14 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Arsenal | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Dacourt 56' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,084 |
| 2 December 2000 15 | Leicester City | 3–1 | Leeds United | Leicester, Leicestershire |
| Savage 7' Akinbiyi 17'Taggart 28' |
Viduka 75' |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 21,486 |
| 9 December 2000 16 | Southampton | 1–0 | Leeds United | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Beattie 43' |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,225 |
| 16 December 2000 17 | Leeds United | 2–0 | Sunderland | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Bowyer 23' Viduka 78' |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,053 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 23 December 2000 18 | Leeds United | 1–2 | Aston Villa | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Woodgate 90' |
Report | Southgate 43' Boateng 88' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,714 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 26 December 2000 19 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Leeds United | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside |
| Solano 41' Acuña 44' |
Report | Dacourt 10' |
Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 52,118 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 1 January 2001 20 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Middlesbrough | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Keane 55' (pen.) |
Report | Bokšić 27' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,251 Referee: David Elleray |
| 13 January 2001 21 | Manchester City | 0–4 | Leeds United | Manchester, Greater Manchester |
| Report | Bakke 34' Bowyer 80'Keane 90', 90' |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,288 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 20 January 2001 22 | Leeds United | 1–3 | Newcastle United | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Keane 2' |
Report | Solano 4' (pen.) Acuña 44'Ameobi 86' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,005 |
| 24 January 2001 23 | Aston Villa | 1–2 | Leeds United | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Merson 24' |
Report | Bowyer 28' Harte 75' (pen.) |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 29,335 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 31 January 2001 24 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Coventry City | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Keane 69' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,555 |
| 3 February 2001 25 | Ipswich Town | 1–2 | Leeds United | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| Venus 63' Stewart  74' |
Report | Venus 28' (o.g.) Keane 41' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 22,015 Referee: Peter Jones |
| 7 February 2001 26 | Everton | 2–2 | Leeds United | Liverpool, Merseyside |
| Ferguson 22' Campbell 74' |
Report | Harte 66' Dacourt 76' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 34,224 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 10 February 2001 27 | Leeds United | 0–0 | Derby County | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,789 |
| 24 February 2001 28 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Leeds United | Haringey, London |
| L. Ferdinand 33' |
Report | Harte 45' (pen.) Bowyer 57' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,070 Referee: Jeff Winter |
| 3 March 2001 29 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Manchester United | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Viduka 84' |
Chadwick 64' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,055 |
| 17 March 2001 30 | Charlton Athletic | 1–2 | Leeds United | Greenwich, London |
| Bartlett 18' |
Report | Viduka 1' Smith 46' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 20,043 Referee: Clive Wilkes |
| 31 March 2001 31 | Sunderland | 0–2 | Leeds United | Sunderland, Wearside |
| Report | Smith 33' Viduka 90' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 48,285 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 7 April 2001 32 | Leeds United | 2–0 | Southampton | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Kewell 10' Keane 72' |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,267 Referee: Jeff Winter |
| 13 April 2001 33 | Liverpool | 1–2 | Leeds United | Liverpool, Merseyside |
| Gerrard 54' |
Report | Ferdinand 4' Bowyer 33' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,116 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 21 April 2001 34 | West Ham United | 0–2 | Leeds United | Newham, London |
| Report | Keane 8' Ferdinand 48'Batty |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 26,041 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 28 April 2001 35 | Leeds United | 2–0 | Chelsea | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Keane 85' Viduka 88' |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,253 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 5 May 2001 36 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Leeds United | Islington, London |
| Ljungberg 17' Wiltord 56' |
Report | Harte 58' |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,142 Referee: Peter Jones |
| 13 May 2001 37 | Leeds United | 6–1 | Bradford City | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Viduka 14' Harte 19'Bakke 26'Smith 37'Kewell 42'Bowyer 80' |
Report | Sharpe 21' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,300 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 19 May 2001 38 | Leeds United | 3–1 | Leicester City | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Smith 27', 90' Harte 77' |
Report | Ferdinand 32' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,105 Referee: David Elleray |
FA Cup[edit]
| 6 January 2001 R3 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Barnsley | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Viduka 9' |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 32,386 |
| 27 January 2001 R4 | Leeds United | 0–2 | Liverpool | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Report | Barmby 88' Heskey 90' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 37,108 |
League Cup[edit]
| 31 October 2000 R3 | Tranmere Rovers | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Leeds United | Liverpool, Merseyside |
| Parkinson 52', 120' Yates 76' |
Report | Huckerby 25', 34' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 11,681 |
UEFA Champions League[edit]
Qualifying[edit]
| 9 August 2000 1 | Leeds United | 2–1 | 1860 Munich | Leeds, England |
| Smith 39' Harte 71' |
Report | Agostino 90' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 33,769 Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus) |
| 23 August 2000 2 | 1860 Munich | 0–1 | Leeds United | Munich, Germany |
| Report | Smith 46' |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) |
First group stage[edit]
| 13 September 2000 3 | Barcelona | 4–0 | Leeds United | Barcelona, Spain |
| Rivaldo 8' de Boer 20'Kluivert 74', 84' |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 85,000 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany) |
| 19 September 2000 4 | Leeds United | 1–0 | A.C. Milan | Leeds, England |
| Bowyer 89' |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,398 Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria) |
| 26 September 2000 5 | Leeds United | 6–0 | Beşiktaş | Leeds, England |
| Bowyer 7', 90' Viduka 12'Matteo 22'Bakke 65'Huckerby 90' |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,485 Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal) |
| 18 October 2000 6 | Beşiktaş | 0–0 | Leeds United | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Report | Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium Attendance: 16,021 Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands) |
| 24 October 2000 7 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Barcelona | Leeds, England |
| Bowyer 5' |
Report | Rivaldo 90' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,721 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway) |
| 8 November 2000 8 | Milan | 1–1 | Leeds United | Milan, Italy |
| Serginho 68' |
Report | Matteo 45' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 52,289 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) |
Second group stage[edit]
| 22 November 2000 9 | Leeds United | 0–2 | Real Madrid | Leeds, England |
| Report | Hierro 66' Raúl 68' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,794 Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands) |
| 5 December 2000 10 | Lazio | 0–1 | Leeds United | Rome, Italy |
| Report | Smith 80' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 42,450 Referee: Claude Colombo (France) |
| 13 February 2001 11 | Leeds United | 2–1 | Anderlecht | Leeds, England |
| Harte 74' Bowyer 87' |
Report | Stoica 65' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,064 Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden) |
| 21 February 2001 12 | Anderlecht | 1–4 | Leeds United | Brussels, Belgium |
| Koller 76' |
Report | Smith 13', 38' Viduka 34'Harte 81' (pen.) |
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway) |
| 6 March 2001 13 | Real Madrid | 3–2 | Leeds United | Madrid, Spain |
| Raúl 7', 61' Figo 41' |
Report | Smith 6' Viduka 54' |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland) |
| 14 March 2001 14 | Leeds United | 3–3 | Lazio | Leeds, England |
| Bowyer 28' Wilcox 43'Viduka 63' |
Report | Ravanelli 21' Mihajlović 29' (pen.), 90' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,741 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria) |
Quarter-finals[edit]
| 4 April 2001 15 | Leeds United | 3–0 | Deportivo La Coruña | Leeds, England |
| 20:45 | Harte 26' Smith 51'Ferdinand 66' |
Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,508 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France) |
| 17 April 2001 16 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2–0 | Leeds United | A Coruña, Spain |
| 20:45 | Djalminha 9' (pen.) Tristán 73' |
Report | Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 35,600 Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy) |
Semi-finals[edit]
| 2 May 2001 17 | Leeds United | 0–0 | Valencia | Leeds, England |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,437 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy) |
| 8 May 2001 18 | Valencia | 3–0 | Leeds United | Valencia, Spain |
| 20:45 | Sánchez 15', 47' Mendieta 52' |
Report | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland) |
First-team squad[edit]
- Squad at end of season[2]
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Left club during season[edit]
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Reserve squad[edit]
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Youth team[edit]
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Appearances, goals and cards[edit]
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Total | Discipline | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | 
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| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  Nigel Martyn
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23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Paul Robinson
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15+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF |  Gary Kelly
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22+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 35+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Ian Harte
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29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 48 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  Lucas Radebe
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19+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 30+2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Jonathan Woodgate
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14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Danny Mills
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20+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 36+4 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 21 | DF |  Dominic Matteo
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30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 48 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Michael Duberry
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF |  Danny Hay
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2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Alan Maybury
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Rio Ferdinand
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23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | MF |  Olivier Dacourt
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33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 16 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Lee Bowyer
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38 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 54 | 15 | 12 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Stephen McPhail
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3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Jason Wilcox
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7+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+3 | 1 | 9+14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF |  Eirik Bakke
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24+5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10+2 | 1 | 37+7 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| 20 | MF |  Matt Jones
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3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | David Batty
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13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 22+4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | MF |  Jacob Burns
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3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Gareth Evans
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0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | Robbie Keane
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12+6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14+6 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Michael Bridges
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6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Mark Viduka
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34 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Harry Kewell
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12+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 18+8 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Darren Huckerby
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2+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0+3 | 1 | 3+8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Alan Smith
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26+7 | 11 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 43+9 | 18 | 11 | 2 |
| 38 | FW | Tony Hackworth
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers[edit]
In[edit]
| Date | Nat. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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| 15 May 2000 | |
Olivier Dacourt | Lens |
£7,200,000 | [5] |
| 2 July 2000 | |
Mark Viduka | Celtic |
£6,500,000 | [6] |
| 17 August 2000 | |
Dominic Matteo | Liverpool |
£4,750,000 | [7] |
| 31 August 2000 | |
Jacob Burns | Parramatta Power |
£250,000 | [citation needed] |
| 26 November 2000 | |
Rio Ferdinand | West Ham United |
£18,000,000 | [8] |
| 25 April 2001 | |
Robbie Keane |  Inter Milan |
£12,000,000 | [9] |
Out[edit]
| Date | Nat. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2000 |  |
Martin Hiden | Salzburg |
£500,000 | [citation needed] |
| 13 June 2000 | |
Alfie Haaland | Manchester City |
£2,800,000 | [10] |
| 7 July 2000 | |
David Hopkin | Bradford City |
£2,500,000 | [11] |
| 31 August 2000 | |
Kevin Evans | Cardiff City |
Free | [citation needed] |
| 1 December 2000 |  |
Robert Molenaar | Bradford City |
£400,000 | [citation needed] |
| 14 December 2000 | |
Matt Jones | Leicester City |
£3,250,000 | [citation needed] |
| 29 December 2000 | |
Darren Huckerby | Manchester City |
£3,400,000 | [12] |
| 19 March 2001 | |
Lee Mathews | Bristol City |
£100,000 | [citation needed] |
Loaned in[edit]
| Date | Nat. | Name | From | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 December 2000 | |
Robbie Keane | Inter Milan |
[13] |
Loaned out[edit]
| Date | Nat. | Name | To | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 October 2000 | |
Alan Maybury | Crewe Alexandra |
[citation needed] |
| 15 March 2001 | |
Lee Matthews | Bristol City |
[citation needed] |
| 22 March 2001 |  |
Warren Feeney | Bournemouth |
[citation needed] |
References[edit]
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- ^ "Leeds close in on £7m target Viduka". The Guardian. 20 June 2000. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Leeds gamble on Matteo". The Guardian. 16 August 2000. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
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- ^ "Leeds complete Keane signing". The Guardian. 25 April 2001. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "BBC News | FOOTBALL | Haaland signs for Man City". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "City agree £2.5m deal for Hopkin". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Huckerby makes Man City move". 29 December 2000. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
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