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Leicester City
2000–01 season
ChairmanJohn Elsom
ManagerPeter Taylor
StadiumFilbert Street
Premiership13th
FA CupQuarter finals
League CupThird round
UEFA CupFirst round
Player of the YearRobbie Savage
Top goalscorerLeague: Akinbiyi (9)
All: Izzet (11)
Highest home attendance22,132 vs Manchester United
(14 Oct 2000, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance12,965 vs Crystal Palace
(1 Nov 2000, League Cup)
Average home league attendance20,452

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

Main article: 2000–01 FA Premier League

Template:2000–01 FA Premier League table

Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 14 6 18 39 51  −12 48 10 4 5 28 23  +5 4 2 13 11 28  −17
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAAHHAHAHA
ResultDWDWWWDDLLWWDWLWLWWLLLDLWLWWLLLLLLLLWL
Position1146322213533334344346678677479910111112131013
Source: 11v11.com: 2000-01 Leicester City results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[4]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
19 August 2000 Aston Villa H 0-0 21,455
23 August 2000 West Ham United A 1-0 25,195 Eadie
26 August 2000 Bradford City A 0-0 16,766
6 September 2000 Ipswich Town H 2-1 19,598 Akinbiyi, Elliott
9 September 2000 Southampton H 1-0 18,366 Taggart
17 September 2000 Chelsea A 2-0 33,697 Izzet, Collymore
24 September 2000 Everton H 1-1 18,084 Akinbiyi
1 October 2000 Sunderland A 0-0 45,338
14 October 2000 Manchester United H 0-3 22,132
21 October 2000 Liverpool A 0-1 44,395
28 October 2000 Derby County H 2-1 20,525 Izzet, Gunnlaugsson
4 November 2000 Manchester City A 1-0 34,279 Savage
11 November 2000 Newcastle United H 1-1 21,406 Gunnlaugsson
18 November 2000 Middlesbrough A 3-0 27,965 Izzet (pen), Benjamin, Eadie
25 November 2000 Tottenham Hotspur A 0-3 35,656
2 December 2000 Leeds United H 3-1 21,486 Savage, Akinbiyi, Taggart
10 December 2000 Coventry City A 0-1 17,283
16 December 2000 Charlton Athletic H 3-1 19,371 Akinbiyi, Elliott, Gunnlaugsson
23 December 2000 West Ham United H 2-1 21,524 Izzet, Savage
26 December 2000 Arsenal A 1-6 38,007 Akinbiyi
1 January 2001 Bradford City H 1-2 19,278 Izzet (pen)
14 January 2001 Ipswich Town A 0-2 22,002
20 January 2001 Arsenal H 0-0 21,872
31 January 2001 Southampton A 0-1 14,909
3 February 2001 Chelsea H 2-1 21,502 Izzet, Rowett
10 February 2001 Everton A 1-2 30,409 Sturridge
24 February 2001 Sunderland H 2-0 21,086 Sturridge, Akinbiyi
3 March 2001 Liverpool H 2-0 21,924 Akinbiyi, Izzet
17 March 2001 Manchester United A 0-2 67,516
1 April 2001 Charlton Athletic A 0-2 20,043
4 April 2001 Aston Villa A 1-2 29,043 Davidson
7 April 2001 Coventry City H 1-3 19,545 Akinbiyi
14 April 2001 Manchester City H 1-2 20,224 Akinbiyi
16 April 2001 Derby County A 0-2 28,387
21 April 2001 Middlesbrough H 0-3 18,162
28 April 2001 Newcastle United A 0-1 50,501
5 May 2001 Tottenham Hotspur H 4-2 21,103 Rowett, Sturridge, Guppy, Savage (pen)
19 May 2001 Leeds United A 1-3 39,105 Ferdinand (own goal)

FA Cup

Main article: 2000-01 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 2001 York City H 3-0 16,850 Rowett, Izzet (pen), Cresswell
R4 27 January 2001 Aston Villa A 2-1 26,383 Akinbiyi, Gunnlaugsson
R5 17 February 2001 Bristol City H 3-0 20,905 Sturridge, Izzet (pen), Hill (own goal)
QF 10 March 2001 Wycombe Wanderers H 1-2 21,969 Izzet

League Cup

Main article: 2000-01 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 1 November 2000 Crystal Palace H 0-3 12,965

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2000-01 UEFA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 14 September 2000 Red Star Belgrade H 1-1 21,198 Taggart
R1 2nd Leg 28 September 2000 Red Star Belgrade A 1-3 12,700 Izzet

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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Tim Flowers
2 DF England ENG Gary Rowett
3 DF Jamaica JAM Frank Sinclair[6]
4 DF Northern Ireland NIR Gerry Taggart
6 MF Turkey TUR Muzzy Izzet[7]
7 MF Wales WAL Matt Jones
8 MF Wales WAL Robbie Savage
9 FW England ENG Darren Eadie
11 MF England ENG Steve Guppy
12 GK England ENG Simon Royce
13 FW Iceland ISL Arnar Gunnlaugsson
14 DF Scotland SCO Callum Davidson
16 MF Scotland SCO Stuart Campbell[8] (on loan to Grimsby Town)
17 MF England ENG Stefan Oakes
18 DF Scotland SCO Matt Elliott[9] (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW England ENG Trevor Benjamin[10]
21 FW England ENG Dean Sturridge
22 FW Nigeria NGA Ade Akinbiyi[11]
23 FW England ENG Richard Cresswell
24 MF England ENG Andrew Impey
25 MF England ENG Junior Lewis
26 DF England ENG Lee Marshall
28 FW England ENG Lawrie Dudfield
29 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Damien Delaney
30 GK England ENG Michael Price
32 MF England ENG Matt Piper
33 GK England ENG Ian Andrews
35 FW England ENG Kevin Ellison
45 MF Northern Ireland NIR Tim McCann
46 DF England ENG 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. Pos. Nation Player
5 FW England ENG Steve Walsh (to Norwich City)
7 MF Northern Ireland NIR Neil Lennon (to Celtic)
10 FW England ENG Stan Collymore (to Bradford City)
10 FW Italy ITA Roberto Mancini (retired)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF England ENG Phil Gilchrist (to West Bromwich Albion)
21 MF Scotland SCO Billy McKinlay (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
25 MF England ENG Stuart Wilson (to Cambridge United)
27 FW England ENG 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. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Matthew Nurse
— DF England ENG Jon Ashton
— DF England ENG Tommy Goodwin
— DF England ENG Ashley Lyth
— DF England ENG Michael Savage
— MF England ENG Brett Darby
— MF England ENG Ross Mitchell
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Alex Mortimer
— MF England ENG Garry Parker
— MF England ENG Danny Thomas
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Declan Field
— FW England ENG Jon Stevenson
— FW England ENG Lee Tomlin
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL 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][13]

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
  13. ^ https://www.football-lineups.com/team/Leicester_City/FA_Premier_League_2000-2001/analysis
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