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

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 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

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

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

Qualifying

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Out

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

Loaned in

Loaned out

References

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