2000–01 Leeds United A.F.C. season

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

Leeds United
2000–01 season
ChairmanPeter Ridsdale
ManagerDavid O'Leary
StadiumElland Road
Premier League4th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Mark Viduka (17)
All: Mark Viduka (22)
Highest home attendance40,055 vs Liverpool
(4 November 2000, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance32,386 vs Barnsley
(6 January 2001, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance37,866

Season summary

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, after back-to-back wins over Everton and Middlesbrough it was soon clear that playing in the Champions League and Premiership with a young squad that was hampered with injuries would take its toll; consequently Leeds form suffered at home quickly falling out of any title race. Despite this, they won memorial games against AC Milan and Besitktas soon progressing to the second round of the champions league against all odds, in the run up to Christmas manager David O'Leary finally landed defender Rio Ferdinand from West Ham for a then world record fee of £18 million for a defender. A win at Lazio in the Champions League then gave Leeds hope of qualifying for the quarter finals but in the Premier League, Leeds' form was falling away, after straight losses to Aston Villa and Newcastle Leeds were falling worryingly close to the relegation zone. Striker Robbie Keane was then signed on loan from Inter Milan and this, combined with a 4-0 win over Manchester City marked a turning point for Leeds and with key players including David Batty and Harry Kewell returning from injury Leeds began charging up the table with Robbie Keane in great scoring form. Leeds then qualified for the quarter final of the Champions League with more positive results, including a win against Belgian side Anderlecht, and after a 2-0 win over Sunderland Leeds were back in the top 3. Days later a win over Deportivo La Coruña saw Leeds reach the semi final of the Champions League but their cup run finally came to an end against Spanish giants Valencia who beat Leeds 3-0. Domestically, Leeds were ending the season in good form but a 2-1 loss to Arsenal would mean Leeds ended the season finishing 4th. Despite a disappointing finish to the season 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.

Final league table
Main article: 2000–01 FA Premier League
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[lower-alpha 1]
4 Leeds United 38 20 8 10 64 43 +21 68 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Ipswich Town 38 20 6 12 57 42 +15 66
6 Chelsea 38 17 10 11 68 45 +23 61
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. 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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 20 8 10 64 43  +21 68 11 3 5 36 21  +15 9 5 5 28 22  +6
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAAHAHH
ResultWWLDLDWWLDWDLWLLWLLDWLWWWDDWDWWWWWWLWW
Position5246910849107810101112101212131212101076565533343444
Source: 11v11.com: 2000-01 Leeds United results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Premier League
19 August 2000 1Leeds United2–0EvertonLeeds, West Yorkshire
Smith  16', 37' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,010
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
26 August 2000 2Middlesbrough1–2Leeds UnitedMiddlesbrough, North Yorkshire
Stamp  82' Bowyer  6'
Smith  12'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 31,626
5 September 2000 3Leeds United1–2Manchester CityLeeds, West Yorkshire
Bowyer  56' Report Howey  34'
Wiekens  40'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,055
Referee: Graham Poll
9 September 2000 4Coventry City0–0Leeds UnitedCoventry, West Midlands
Report Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 20,377
16 September 2000 5Leeds United1–2Ipswich TownLeeds, West Yorkshire
Bowyer  4' Report Scowcroft  15'
Wright  47'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,552
Referee: Mark Halsey
23 September 2000 6Derby County1–1Leeds UnitedDerby, Derbyshire
Kinkladze  75' Harte  34' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 26,248
30 September 2000 7Leeds United4–3Tottenham HotspurLeeds, 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 8Leeds United3–1Charlton AthleticLeeds, West Yorkshire
Smith  38'
Viduka  73', 90'		 Jensen  84' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 38,837
21 October 2000 9Manchester United3–0Leeds UnitedTrafford, Greater Manchester
Yorke  40'
Beckham  50'
Jones  82' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,525
29 October 2000 10Bradford City1–1Leeds UnitedBradford, West Yorkshire
Collymore  20' Viduka  79' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 17,364
4 November 2000 11Leeds United4–3LiverpoolLeeds, 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 12Chelsea1–1Leeds UnitedFulham, London
Poyet  62' Viduka  78' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 35,121
18 November 2000 13Leeds United0–1West Ham UnitedLeeds, West Yorkshire
Winterburn  45' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,005
26 November 2000 14Leeds United1–0ArsenalLeeds, West Yorkshire
Dacourt  56' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 38,084
2 December 2000 15Leicester City3–1Leeds UnitedLeicester, Leicestershire
Savage  7'
Akinbiyi  17'
Taggart  28'		 Viduka  75' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,486
9 December 2000 16Southampton1–0Leeds UnitedSouthampton, Hampshire
Beattie  43' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,225
16 December 2000 17Leeds United2–0SunderlandLeeds, West Yorkshire
Bowyer  23'
Viduka  78'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,053
Referee: Rob Styles
23 December 2000 18Leeds United1–2Aston VillaLeeds, West Yorkshire
Woodgate  90' Report Southgate  43'
Boateng  88'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,714
Referee: Mark Halsey
26 December 2000 19Newcastle United2–1Leeds UnitedNewcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyneside
Solano  41'
Acuña  44'		 Report Dacourt  10' Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 52,118
Referee: Andy D'Urso
1 January 2001 20Leeds United1–1MiddlesbroughLeeds, West Yorkshire
Keane  55' (pen.) Report Bokšić  27' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,251
Referee: David Elleray
13 January 2001 21Manchester City0–4Leeds UnitedManchester, Greater Manchester
Report Bakke  34'
Bowyer  80'
Keane  90', 90'		 Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,288
Referee: Mike Dean
20 January 2001 22Leeds United1–3Newcastle UnitedLeeds, West Yorkshire
Keane  2' Report Solano  4' (pen.)
Acuña  44'
Ameobi  86'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,005
24 January 2001 23Aston Villa1–2Leeds UnitedBirmingham, West Midlands
Merson  24' Report Bowyer  28'
Harte  75' (pen.)		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,335
Referee: Steve Bennett
31 January 2001 24Leeds United1–0Coventry CityLeeds, West Yorkshire
Keane  69' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,555
3 February 2001 25Ipswich Town1–2Leeds UnitedIpswich, Suffolk
Venus  63'
Stewart  74'		 Report Venus  28' (o.g.)
Keane  41'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 22,015
Referee: Peter Jones
7 February 2001 26Everton2–2Leeds UnitedLiverpool, Merseyside
Ferguson  22'
Campbell  74'		 Report Harte  66'
Dacourt  76'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,224
Referee: Neale Barry
10 February 2001 27Leeds United0–0Derby CountyLeeds, West Yorkshire
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 38,789
24 February 2001 28Tottenham Hotspur1–2Leeds UnitedHaringey, London
L. Ferdinand  33' Report Harte  45' (pen.)
Bowyer  57'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,070
Referee: Jeff Winter
3 March 2001 29Leeds United1–1Manchester UnitedLeeds, West Yorkshire
Viduka  84' Chadwick  64' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,055
17 March 2001 30Charlton Athletic1–2Leeds UnitedGreenwich, London
Bartlett  18' Report Viduka  1'
Smith  46'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 20,043
Referee: Clive Wilkes
31 March 2001 31Sunderland0–2Leeds UnitedSunderland, Wearside
Report Smith  33'
Viduka  90'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 48,285
Referee: Steve Dunn
7 April 2001 32Leeds United2–0SouthamptonLeeds, West Yorkshire
Kewell  10'
Keane  72'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,267
Referee: Jeff Winter
13 April 2001 33Liverpool1–2Leeds UnitedLiverpool, Merseyside
Gerrard  54' Report Ferdinand  4'
Bowyer  33'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,116
Referee: Alan Wiley
21 April 2001 34West Ham United0–2Leeds UnitedNewham, London
Report Keane  8'
Ferdinand  48'
Batty 		Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 26,041
Referee: Graham Poll
28 April 2001 35Leeds United2–0ChelseaLeeds, West Yorkshire
Keane  85'
Viduka  88'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,253
Referee: Steve Dunn
5 May 2001 36Arsenal2–1Leeds UnitedIslington, London
Ljungberg  17'
Wiltord  56'		 Report Harte  58' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,142
Referee: Peter Jones
13 May 2001 37Leeds United6–1Bradford CityLeeds, 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 38Leeds United3–1Leicester CityLeeds, West Yorkshire
Smith  27', 90'
Harte  77'		 Report Ferdinand  32' (o.g.) Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,105
Referee: David Elleray

FA Cup
Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
6 January 2001 R3Leeds United1–0BarnsleyLeeds, West Yorkshire
Viduka  9' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 32,386
27 January 2001 R4Leeds United0–2LiverpoolLeeds, West Yorkshire
Report Barmby  88'
Heskey  90'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 37,108

League Cup
Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup
31 October 2000 R3Tranmere Rovers3–2
(a.e.t.)		Leeds UnitedLiverpool, Merseyside
Parkinson  52', 120'
Yates  76'		 Report Huckerby  25', 34' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 11,681

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2000–01 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying
9 August 2000 1Leeds United2–11860 MunichLeeds, England
Smith  39'
Harte  71'		 Report Agostino  90' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 33,769
Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)
23 August 2000 21860 Munich0–1Leeds UnitedMunich, Germany
Report Smith  46' Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

First group stage
13 September 2000 3Barcelona4–0Leeds UnitedBarcelona, Spain
Rivaldo  8'
de Boer  20'
Kluivert  74', 84'		 Report Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
19 September 2000 4Leeds United1–0A.C. MilanLeeds, England
Bowyer  89' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,398
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)
26 September 2000 5Leeds United6–0BeşiktaşLeeds, 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 5Beşiktaş0–0Leeds UnitedIstanbul, Turkey
Report Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium
Attendance: 16,021
Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)
24 October 2000 6Leeds United1–1BarcelonaLeeds, England
Bowyer  5' Report Rivaldo  90' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,721
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
8 November 2000 7Milan1–1Leeds UnitedMilan, Italy
Serginho  68' Report Matteo  45' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 52,289
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Second group stage
22 November 2000 8Leeds United0–2Real MadridLeeds, England
Report Hierro  66'
Raúl  68'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,794
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)
5 December 2000 9Lazio0–1Leeds UnitedRome, Italy
Report Smith  80' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 42,450
Referee: Claude Colombo (France)
13 February 2001 10Leeds United2–1AnderlechtLeeds, England
Harte  74'
Bowyer  87'		 Report Stoica  65' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,064
Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)
21 February 2001 11Anderlecht1–4Leeds UnitedBrussels, 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 12Real Madrid3–2Leeds UnitedMadrid, 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 13Leeds United3–3LazioLeeds, 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
4 April 2001 14Leeds United3–0Deportivo La CoruñaLeeds, England
20:45 Harte  26'
Smith  51'
Ferdinand  66'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,508
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
17 April 2001 15Deportivo La Coruña2–0Leeds UnitedA Coruña, Spain
20:45 Djalminha  9' (pen.)
Tristán  73'		 Report Stadium: Riazor
Attendance: 35,600
Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)

Semi-finals
2 May 2001 16Leeds United0–0ValenciaLeeds, England
20:45 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,437
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
8 May 2001 17Valencia3–0Leeds UnitedValencia, Spain
20:45 Sánchez  15', 47'
Mendieta  52'		 Report Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Nigel Martyn
2 DF  IRL Gary Kelly
3 DF  IRL Ian Harte
4 MF  FRA Olivier Dacourt
5 DF  RSA Lucas Radebe (captain)
6 DF  ENG Jonathan Woodgate
7 FW  IRL Robbie Keane (on loan from Inter Milan)
8 FW  ENG Michael Bridges
9 FW  AUS Mark Viduka
10 FW  AUS Harry Kewell
11 MF  ENG Lee Bowyer
13 GK  ENG Paul Robinson
14 MF  IRL Stephen McPhail
16 MF  ENG Jason Wilcox
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  ENG Alan Smith
18 DF  ENG Danny Mills
19 MF  NOR Eirik Bakke
21 DF  SCO Dominic Matteo
22 DF  ENG Michael Duberry
23 MF  ENG David Batty
24 DF  NZL Danny Hay
25 MF  AUS Jacob Burns
27 DF  IRL Alan Maybury
28 MF  ENG Jamie McMaster
29 DF  ENG Rio Ferdinand
31 DF  ENG Gareth Evans
38 FW  ENG Tony Hackworth

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. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW  ENG Darren Huckerby (to Manchester City)
20 MF  WAL Matt Jones (to Leicester City)
29 MF  WAL Kevin Aherne-Evans (to Cardiff City)
30 DF  NED Robert Molenaar (to Bradford City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 FW  ENG Lee Matthews (to Bristol City)
40 MF  IRL Alan Cawley (to Sheffield Wednesday)
41 DF  ENG Jason Lanns (to Rochdale)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 GK  AUS Danny Milosevic
32 MF  NIR Simon Watson
33 MF  NIR Wesley Boyle
34 MF  ENG Kevin Dixon
36 FW  NIR Warren Feeney
37 DF  IRL Damian Lynch
No. Pos. Nation Player
39 DF  IRL Alan Martin
42 FW  ENG Tony Lennon
43 FW  ENG Harpal Singh
— GK  ENG Shaun Allaway
— DF  AUS Shane Cansdell-Sherriff
— FW  ENG Simon Johnson

Youth team

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  RSA Chad Harpur
— DF  ENG Christopher Kamara
— DF  ENG Matthew Kilgallon
— DF  ENG Tom Newey
— DF  ENG Frazer Richardson
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  IRL Paul Keegan
— MF  ENG Jamie McMaster
— FW  ENG Craig Farrell
— FW  ENG Caleb Folan
— FW  WAL Craig Steins

Appearances, goals and cards
(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)[2][3]
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK Nigel Martyn 230100012036010
2DF Gary Kelly 22+20101011+1035+3010
3DF Ian Harte 2971010174481130
4MF Olivier Dacourt 3331000141483161
5DF Lucas Radebe 19+10100+1010030+2071
6DF Jonathan Woodgate 14110105021140
7FW Robbie Keane 12+6920000014+6910
8FW Michael Bridges 6+1000004010+1000
9FW Mark Viduka 34172110164532270
10FW Harry Kewell 12+5200006318+8230
11MF Lee Bowyer 38910001565415120
12FW Darren Huckerby 2+5000120+313+8300
13GK Paul Robinson 15+1010106023+1000
14MF Stephen McPhail 3+4000001+204+6000
16MF Jason Wilcox 7+1000+10102+319+14100
17FW Alan Smith 26+7111+100+1016743+918112
18DF Danny Mills 20+31100015+1036+40110
19MF Eirik Bakke 24+52201010+2137+73121
20MF Matt Jones 3+100010105+1000
21DF Dominic Matteo 300201015248230
22DF Michael Duberry 500000409010
23MF David Batty 13320007+1022+4041
24DF Danny Hay 2+2000100+103+3000
25MF Jacob Burns 3+1000103+107+2000
27DF Alan Maybury 000000101000
29DF Rio Ferdinand 23220007132310
31MF Gareth Evans 0+1000100+100+2000
38FW Tony Hackworth 00000+100+200+3000

Transfers

In

†Club record transfer fee at the time.
‡Current club record transfer fee.

Out
Transfers in: £43,700,000
Transfers out: £12,950,000
Total spending: £30,750,000

Loaned in

Loaned out
gollark: I *have* a 29G but no 28G.
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gollark: A... widestarrow?
gollark: Widestairstep?
gollark: In two days, yes.

References
  1. "Leeds United - 2000/01". FootballSquads. Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  2. http://www.11v11.com/teams/leeds-united/tab/players/season/2001/comp/1
  3. http://www.11v11.com/teams/leeds-united/tab/players/season/2001/comp/7
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