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2000–01 Manchester City F.C. season

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Manchester City F.C.
2000–01 season
OwnerPublicly traded company
ChairmanDavid Bernstein
ManagerJoe Royle
StadiumMaine Road
Premier League18th (relegated)
FA CupFifth round
League CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Paulo Wanchope (9 goals)
All: Shaun Goater (11 goals)
Highest home attendance34,629 vs Liverpool
31 January 2001
Premier League
Lowest home attendance17,408 vs Gillingham
20 September 2001
League Cup 2nd round replay
Average home league attendance34,058

The 2000–01 season was Manchester City Football Club's 109th season playing in a division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight. The club spent this season playing in the Premier League after winning promotion from the First Division in the previous season. This was the club's fifth season playing in the Premier League since its initial formation as the top tier of English football eight years earlier, with Manchester City as one of its original 22 founding member clubs.

Season review

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Manchester City's return to the Premiership after a four-year exile was the result of back-to-back promotions from the Second Division.[1] But perhaps the team's two-tier climb back to the top flight again had been a little too rapid because it became apparent after just a few games into the new season that Joe Royle's men would be struggling to hang on to their newly acquired top flight status. After their first ten games though, they were enjoying reasonably stable mid-table form with four wins and defeats each; however, after a 5–0 humbling at Arsenal, it all went wrong and only four wins were achieved during the remainder of the season.

The team's relegation was confirmed by a defeat in the penultimate game of the season, and manager Royle, who had been the guiding hand that had brought the team so quickly back to the Premiership from the Second Division, was dismissed within days.[2] Former England coach Kevin Keegan was appointed to replace Royle on a three-year contract and fans were given renewed hope of an immediate return to the elite.[3]

Team kit

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The team kit was produced by Le Coq Sportif and the shirt sponsor was Eidos Interactive.

Home
Home alt.
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Away
Third

Historical league performance

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Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).

Football League Division OneFootball League Division TwoFootball League Division OnePremier LeagueFootball League First Division

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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 the 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.
(R) Relegated
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 8 10 20 41 65  −24 34 4 3 12 20 31  −11 4 7 8 21 34  −13
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultLWLWLDDLWWLLLLLLWDLDLDLDDDLWLDLLLWDWLL
Position201516711121214121013131616161616161717191919181818181818181819191819181818
Source: 11v11.com: 2000–01 Manchester City results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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Manchester City's score comes first[4]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

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28 October 2000 11 Arsenal 5–0 Manchester City London
Cole 44'
Bergkamp 52'
Wiltord 75'
Henry 82', 88'
(Report) Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,049
Referee: Rob Styles
11 November 2000 (2000-11-11) 13 West Ham United 4–1 Manchester City London
15:00 BST Winterburn Yellow card 39'
Lomas 53'
Sinclair 58'
Pearce 67'
Di Canio 90' (pen.)
(Report) Prior 32' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 26,022
Referee: Jeff Winter
3 December 2000 16 Chelsea 2–1 Manchester City Fulham, London
Zola 28'
Hasselbaink 45'
(Report) Dickov 82' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 34,971
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
13 January 2001 23 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
11 April 2001 33 Manchester City 0–4 Arsenal Manchester, Greater Manchester
(Report) 8', 16' Ljungberg
8' Wiltord
36' Kanu
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 33,444
Referee: Neale Barry
28 April 2001 36 Manchester City 1–0 West Ham United Manchester, Greater Manchester
Pearce 23' (own goal)
Haaland Yellow card 64'
Howey Yellow card 67'
Tiatto Yellow card 82'
(Report) Cole Yellow card 39'
Dailly Yellow card 53'
Pearce Yellow card 63'
CarrickYellow card 82'
Šuker Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 33,737
Referee: Peter Jones
7 May 2001 37 Ipswich Town 2–1 Manchester City Ipswich, Suffolk
Holland 78'
Reuser 85'
(Report) Goater 74' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 25,004
Referee: Steve Lodge
19 May 2001 38 Manchester City 1–2 Chelsea Manchester, Greater Manchester
Howey 39' (Report) Wise 19'
Hasselbaink 62'
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,479
Referee: Mike Riley

FA Cup

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18 February 2001 5 Liverpool 4–2 Manchester City Liverpool, Merseyside
Litmanen 7' (pen.)
Heskey 13'
Šmicer 54' (pen.)
Babbel 85'
(Report) Kanchelskis 29'
Goater 90'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 36,231
Referee: Graham Poll

League Cup

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20 September 2000 2 (1st Leg) Manchester City 1–1 Gillingham Manchester, Greater Manchester
Weah (Report) Smith Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 17,408
Referee: D Pugh (Bebington)

First-team squad

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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 Nicky Weaver
3 DF England ENG Richard Edghill
4 MF Netherlands NED Gerard Wiekens
5 DF Scotland SCO Andy Morrison
6 MF Northern Ireland NIR Kevin Horlock[6]
7 DF England ENG Spencer Prior
9 FW Scotland SCO Paul Dickov
10 FW Bermuda BER Shaun Goater
11 MF England ENG Terry Cooke
12 MF Russia RUS Andrei Kanchelskis[7] (on loan from Rangers)
14 FW Wales WAL Gareth Taylor
15 DF Norway NOR Alfie Haaland (captain)
16 DF Scotland SCO Paul Ritchie
17 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jim Whitley[8]
18 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jeff Whitley[9]
19 MF Australia AUS Danny Tiatto
20 GK England ENG Carlo Nash
21 FW England ENG Darren Huckerby
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Richard Dunne
23 FW Costa Rica CRC Paulo Wanchope
24 DF England ENG Steve Howey
26 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Richard McKinney
27 FW Norway NOR Egil Østenstad (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
28 MF England ENG Tony Grant
29 MF England ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips
30 GK England ENG Steven Hodgson
31 DF France FRA Laurent Charvet
32 FW England ENG Leon Mike
33 FW New Zealand NZL Chris Killen
34 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Kennedy
35 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Brian Murphy
36 DF England ENG Danny Granville
37 MF Canada CAN Terry Dunfield
38 DF Wales WAL Rhys Day
39 MF Nigeria NGA Dickson Etuhu
40 MF England ENG Chris Shuker

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF England ENG Lee Crooks (on loan to Northampton Town; to Barnsley)
8 MF England ENG Ian Bishop (to Miami Fusion)
12 FW Australia AUS Daniel Allsopp (to Notts County)
13 GK Northern Ireland NIR Tommy Wright (to Bolton Wanderers)
20 MF Scotland SCO Gary Mason (to Dunfermline Athletic)
21 DF England ENG Nick Fenton (to Notts County)
22 FW Liberia LBR George Weah (to Marseille)
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF England ENG Richard Jobson (to Tranmere Rovers)
27 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Shaun Holmes (released)
31 MF England ENG David Laycock (released)
33 FW New Zealand NZL Chris Killen (on loan to Wrexham)
36 DF England ENG Danny Granville (on loan to Norwich City)
37 FW England ENG Robert Taylor (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF England ENG Stephen Jordan
- DF Republic of Ireland IRL Paddy McCarthy
- DF England ENG Tyrone Mears
- MF Germany GER Dino Toppmöller
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF Republic of Ireland IRL Glenn Whelan
- DF England ENG Darren (Dazzler) Garfield
- MF England ENG Andrew Tunnicliffe

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England ENG Nicky Weaver 39 0 31 0 3 0 5 0
20 GK England ENG Carlo Nash 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF England ENG Richard Edghill 7 0 6 0 1 0 0 0
4 DF Netherlands NED Gerard Wiekens 41 2 29+5 2 2+1 0 3+1 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Andy Morrison 7 1 3 0 3 1 1 0
7 DF England ENG Spencer Prior 28 1 18+3 1 2+1 0 4 0
15 DF Norway NOR Alfie Haaland 43 3 35 3 3 0 5 0
16 DF Scotland SCO Paul Ritchie 16 0 11+1 0 1 0 3 0
22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Richard Dunne 28 0 24+1 0 3 0 0 0
24 DF England ENG Steve Howey 39 6 36 6 1 0 2 0
31 DF France FRA Laurent Charvet 21 0 16+4 0 0+1 0 0 0
36 DF England ENG Danny Granville 25 0 16+3 0 3 0 0+3 0
Midfielders
6 MF Northern Ireland NIR Kevin Horlock 18 3 14 2 0 0 4 1
12 MF Russia RUS Andrei Kanchelskis 11 1 7+3 0 1 1 0 0
18 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jeff Whitley 37 1 28+3 1 1 0 5 0
19 MF Australia AUS Danny Tiatto 39 2 31+2 2 2 0 4 0
28 MF England ENG Tony Grant 12 0 5+5 0 1+1 0 0 0
29 MF England ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips 19 0 9+6 0 0 0 3+1 0
34 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Kennedy 30 1 15+10 0 0 0 1+4 1
37 MF Canada CAN Terry Dunfield 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Scotland SCO Paul Dickov 25 5 15+6 4 0+1 0 2+1 1
10 FW Bermuda BER Shaun Goater 32 11 20+6 6 2+1 3 3 2
21 FW England ENG Darren Huckerby 16 2 8+5 1 3 1 0 0
23 FW Costa Rica CRC Paulo Wanchope 31 10 25+2 9 1 0 3 1
27 FW Norway NOR Egil Østenstad 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
2 DF England ENG Lee Crooks 4 0 0+2 0 0 0 2 0
8 MF England ENG Ian Bishop 16 0 3+7 0 0+1 0 2+3 0
12 FW Australia AUS Danny Allsopp 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK Northern Ireland NIR Tommy Wright 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW Liberia LBR George Weah 9 4 5+2 1 0 0 2 3
25 DF England ENG Richard Jobson 2 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0

Last updated: 19 May 2001
Source: Competitions

Starting 11

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Considering starts in all competitions[10]
No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
MS Notes
1 GK England Nicky Weaver 39
37 RB France Laurent Charvet 16
24 CB England Steve Howey 39
22 CB Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne 27
36 LB England Danny Granville 19
19 RM Australia Danny Tiatto 37
4 CM Netherlands Gerard Wiekens 34
15 CM Norway Alfie Haaland 43
18 LM Northern Ireland Jeff Whitley 34
10 CF Bermuda Shaun Goater 25
23 CF Costa Rica Paulo Wanchope 25

Transfers

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In

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Out

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References

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  1. ^ "Manchester City 2000/01 Season – Return to the Big Time". 26 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Man City sack Royle". BBC Sport. 21 May 2001. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Keegan relishing Man City role". BBC Sport. 24 May 2001. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  4. ^ Soccerbase: 2000–01 Manchester City results
  5. ^ "Manchester City – 2000/01". FootballSquads. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  6. ^ Horlock was born in Bexley, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in April 1995.
  7. ^ Kanchelskis was born in Kirovohrad, Ukraine SSR (now Ukraine), but also qualified to represent Russia internationally and made his international debut for Russia in 1992.
  8. ^ Whitley was born in Ndola, Zambia, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in June 1998.
  9. ^ Whitley was born in Ndola, Zambia, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1997.
  10. ^ "All Manchester City players: 2001". 11v11.com. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  11. ^ "Haaland signs for Man City". BBC News. 12 June 2000. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  12. ^ "MAN CITY | Weah joins Royle family". BBC Sport. 1 August 2000. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  13. ^ "Wanchope joins Royle family". BBC News. 8 August 2000. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  14. ^ "MAN CITY | Howey joins Royle revolution". BBC Sport. 11 August 2000. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  15. ^ "RANGERS | Ritchie completes City move". BBC Sport. 21 August 2000. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  16. ^ "Dunne signs for Man City". BBC Sport. 16 October 2000. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  17. ^ "ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP | Huckerby makes Man City move". BBC Sport. 29 December 2000. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  18. ^ "MAN CITY | Man City seal Nash deal". BBC Sport. 11 January 2001. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  19. ^ "MAN CITY | Man City land Kanchelskis". BBC Sport. 25 January 2001. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  20. ^ "MAN CITY | Royle lands Ostenstad". BBC Sport. 5 February 2001. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  21. ^ "ST JOHNSTONE | Saints snap up City boy". BBC Sport. 11 July 2000. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  22. ^ "WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | Wolves sign Taylor". BBC Sport. 15 August 2000. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  23. ^ "EUROPE | Marseille secure Weah deal". BBC Sport. 18 October 2000. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  24. ^ "NOTTS COUNTY | Fenton set for County switch". BBC Sport. 9 November 2000. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  25. ^ "DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC | Dunfermline sign Mason from City". BBC Sport. 15 December 2000. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  26. ^ "MAN CITY | Bishop in States switch". BBC Sport. 28 February 2001. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  27. ^ "BARNSLEY | Barnsley in double delight". BBC Sport. 2 March 2001. Retrieved 7 November 2012.