2000–01 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic
2000–01 season
Chairman Brian Quinn
Manager Martin O'Neill
Stadium Celtic Park
Scottish Premier League 1st
Scottish Cup Winners
Scottish League Cup Winners
UEFA Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League:
Henrik Larsson (35)
All:
Henrik Larsson (53)
Highest home attendance 60,440 vs St Mirren
(7 April 2001)
Lowest home attendance 31,940 vs Dunfermline Athletic
(7 March 2001)
Home colours
Away colours

Celtic played the 2000–01 season in the Scottish Premier League. Martin O'Neill became manager and Celtic won a domestic treble of the three major Scottish trophies: the Scottish League Cup,[1] the Scottish Premier League trophy[2] and the Scottish FA Challenge Cup.[3]

Review and events

Management

Following the departure of John Barnes in February 2000,[4] Martin O'Neill was appointed as manager of Celtic in June 2000.[5] Kenny Dalglish, who was director of football at Celtic, left the club soon after.[6] John Robertson and Steve Walford followed O'Neill from Leicester City to be assistant manager and coach.[7]

Transfers

O'Neill's first signing was striker Chris Sutton from Chelsea for a Scottish record transfer of £6 million in July 2000,[8] followed by Belgian international defender Joos Valgaeren from Roda JC for a fee of £3.8 million.[9] Alan Thompson and Didier Agathe joined Celtic in September. Thompson joined from Aston Villa for a fee of £2.75 million while Agathe joined from Hibernian for a nominal fee.[10] Goalkeeper Rab Douglas was brought in from Dundee in October for £1.2 million[11] and Neil Lennon joined in December 2000 from Leicester City for £5.75 million.[12] Mark Viduka was transferred out to Leeds United in July 2000 for a fee of £6 million.[13]

League campaign

Celtic started their league campaign by going undefeated in 16 games until a heavy defeat to Rangers in November 2000. They lost only two more games, both in May after the league title had been secured. They won the Scottish Premier League with a victory over St Mirren in April,[14] receiving the trophy two weeks later after a 1–0 home win over Hearts,[2] having finished 15 points clear of the runner-up, Rangers, with 97 points.[15]

Striker Henrik Larsson scored 53 goals to set a new Scottish scoring record for a single season.[16]

Key games were:[17]

  • Dundee United 1-2 Celtic (30 July) - The opening game of the season which set the standard for the rest of the season
  • Celtic 6-2 Rangers (27 August) - The biggest win over rivals Rangers since the Scottish Cup Final in 1957
  • Aberdeen 1-1 Celtic (1 October) - An eight-match winning start to the season ended at Aberdeen but a late equaliser secured a point for Celtic
  • Hibernian 0-0 Celtic (29 November) - Celtic ground out a draw after a heavy defeat to Rangers the previous week threatened to derail their season
  • Dundee 1-2 Celtic (10 December) - Celtic snatched all the points with a last minute winner despite being out-played for much of the match
  • Celtic 1-0 Rangers (11 February) - A narrow win for Celtic was enough to prevent Rangers from resurrecting their title challenge
  • Rangers 0-3 Celtic (29 April) - Celtic's first win at Ibrox for six and a half years

Cup competitions

Celtic beat Raith Rovers, Hearts and Rangers on the way to the Scottish League Cup final at Hampden Park in March 2001. They won the trophy, beating Kilmarnock 3-0 through a second-half hat-trick by Henrik Larsson despite going down to ten men after Chris Sutton was sent off.[1]

In the Scottish Cup, Celtic beat Stranraer, Dunfermline after a replay, Hearts and Dundee United to reach the final in May 2001, where they beat Hibernian 3-0 with a goal from Jackie McNamara and two goals from Henrik Larsson to complete a domestic treble.[18]

European campaign

Celtic had qualified for the UEFA Cup and began their campaign with an 11-0 aggregate win over Jeunesse Esch from Luxembourg in August 2000.[19] A Chris Sutton goal in extra-time in the away leg was enough to see Celtic through the next round 3-2 on aggregate against HJK Helsinki the following month.[20] They were knocked out in the third round of the competition by Girondins de Bordeaux 2-3 on aggregate despite dominating the second leg in Bordeaux.[21]

Competitions

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Scottish Premier League

League Cup

Scottish Cup

UEFA Cup

Player details

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueScottish CupLeague CupUEFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
38 GK Scotland Barry John Corr 0000000000
20 GK Scotland Rab Douglas 280220600000
1 GK Scotland Jonathan Gould 240150003060
21 GK Scotland Stewart Kerr 1000001000
23 GK Russia Dmitri Kharin 1010000000
2 DF Scotland Thomas Boyd 44021+902+302+204+10
40 DF Scotland Stephen Crainey 510+200+101+1100
3 DF France Stéphane Mahé 1307+30001020
4 DF Scotland Jackie McNamara 42718+1232+233150
35 DF Sweden Johan Mjällby 48430+544+102060
31 DF Brazil Rafael Scheidt 2000000+1010
6 DF England Alan Stubbs 1217+41001000
16 DF Ivory Coast Olivier Tébily 702+200+100+1010
5 DF Belgium Joos Valgaeren 494353613050
36 DF Switzerland Ramon Vega 264182622000
17 MF France Didier Agathe 35326+13600020
10 MF Israel Eyal Berkovic 932+20000+102+23
34 MF Scotland Mark Fotheringham 1010000000
24 MF Republic of Ireland Colin Healy 2114+8000311+50
39 MF Scotland Jamie Smith 922+51001+1100
14 MF Scotland Paul Lambert 4012714+202050
18 MF Northern Ireland Neil Lennon 251171602000
43 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Miller 100000000+10
25 MF Slovakia Ľubomír Moravčík 401416+1194+112+114+13
19 MF Bulgaria Stilian Petrov 38727+171+201+104+10
15 MF Netherlands Bobby Petta 311200202+2051
30 MF Norway Vidar Riseth 510+1000102+11
26 MF Scotland Paul Shields 0000000000
8 MF England Alan Thompson 32329+13101000
27 FW Scotland Mark Burchill 440+21001013
12 FW England Tommy Johnson 2579+751+302+120+20
7 FW Sweden Henrik Larsson 50533735692554
32 FW Scotland Simon Lynch 1000000010
29 FW Scotland Shaun Maloney 501+30001000
9 FW England Chris Sutton 35142411403241

NB: Players with a zero in every column only appeared as unused substitutes

Transfers

Players in

Player From Fee
England Chris SuttonEngland Chelsea£6,000,000[22]
Belgium Joos ValgaerenNetherlands Roda JC£3,700,000[22]
England Alan ThompsonEngland Aston Villa£2,750,000
France Didier AgatheScotland Hibernian£50,000
Scotland Rab DouglasScotland Dundee£1,200,000
Northern Ireland Neil LennonEngland Leicester City£5,750,000
Switzerland Ramon VegaEngland Tottenham HotspurLoan
England Troy DouglinEngland Torquay UnitedLoan

Players out

Player To Fee
Australia Mark VidukaEngland Leeds United£6,000,000[22]
Norway Vidar RisethGermany 1860 MunichLoan
£975,000
Brazil Rafael ScheidtBrazil CorinthiansLoan
Scotland Mark BurchillEngland Birmingham City
England Ipswich Town		Loan
Loan
Scotland Paul ShieldsScotland Albion RoversLoan
Israel Eyal BerkovicEngland Blackburn RoversLoan
Scotland Brian McColliganScotland StenhousemuirLoan
Scotland Barry John CorrScotland Queen's ParkLoan
Scotland Liam KeoghScotland Forfar AthleticLoan
Denmark Marc Rieper−Released

Team kit

2000-01 home colours

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Celtic clinch Cup with Larsson treble". BBC Sport. 18 March 2001. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
  2. 1 2 "Parkhead parties again". BBC Sport. 23 April 2001. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
  3. ↑ "Celtic lift cup to complete Treble". BBC Sport. 26 May 2001. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
  4. ↑ "Barnes forced out". BBC Sport. 10 February 2000. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
  5. ↑ "O'Neill unveiled as Celtic boss". BBC Sport. 1 June 2000. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
  6. ↑ "Dalglish saddened by sacking". BBC Sport. 30 June 2000. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
  7. ↑ "Trio reunited at Celtic". BBC Sport. 24 August 2000. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
  8. ↑ "O'Neill secures Sutton". BBC Sport. 11 July 2000. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
  9. ↑ "Joos boost for Celtic". BBC Sport. 28 July 2000. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
  10. ↑ "Celtic complete double transfer". BBC Sport. 1 September 2000. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
  11. ↑ "Douglas completes £1.2m Celtic move". BBC Sport. 18 October 2000. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
  12. ↑ "Life after Lennon". BBC Sport. 7 December 2000. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
  13. ↑ "Viduka permit granted". BBC Sport. 21 July 2000. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
  14. ↑ "Celtic recapture league title". BBC Sport. 7 April 2001. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  15. ↑ Colin Moffatt (6 April 2002). "Celtic then and now". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  16. ↑ "Larsson becomes a 49-goal legend". BBC Sport. 15 April 2001. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
  17. ↑ "The games that won the title". BBC Sport. 7 April 2001. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
  18. ↑ "Celtic lift cup to complete Treble". BBC Sport. 26 May 2001. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
  19. ↑ "Celtic hit a magnificent seven". BBC Sport. 24 August 2000. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
  20. ↑ "Sutton is Celtic's saviour". BBC Sport. 28 September 2000. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
  21. ↑ "Uefa Cup agony for Celtic". BBC Sport. 9 November 2000. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
  22. 1 2 3 "Comprehensive list of Football Transfers". BBC Sport. 22 August 2000. Archived from the original on 5 October 2007. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
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