2000–01 Sheffield United F.C. season

Sheffield United
2000–01 season
Chairman Derek Dooley
Manager Neil Warnock
Stadium Bramall Lane
First Division 10th
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: Kelly (6)
All: Kelly (8)
Bent (8)
Devlin (8)
Average home league attendance 17,211

During the 2000–01 English football season, Sheffield United competed in the First Division.

Season summary

Neil Warnock's first full season saw the Blades flirting with the play-off places following pockets of good runs. A victory over rivals Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough was their only highlight as the season ended with the Blades in a disappointing 10th position.

Final league table

Pos Team Pl W D L F A GD Pts
1. Fulham 46 30 11 5 90 32  +58 101
2. Blackburn Rovers 46 26 13 7 76 39  +37 91
3. Bolton Wanderers 46 24 15 7 76 45  +31 87
4. Preston North End 46 23 9 14 64 52  +12 78
5. Birmingham City 46 23 9 14 59 48  +11 78
6. West Bromwich Albion 46 21 11 14 60 52  +8 74
7. Burnley 46 21 9 16 50 54  -4 72
8. Wimbledon 46 17 18 11 71 50  +21 69
9. Watford 46 20 9 17 76 67  +9 69
10. Sheffield United 46 19 11 16 52 49  +3 68
11. Nottingham Forest 46 20 8 18 55 53  +2 68
12. Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 14 13 19 45 48  -3 55
13. Gillingham 46 13 16 17 61 66  -5 55
14. Crewe Alexandra 46 15 10 21 47 62  -15 55
15. Norwich City 46 14 12 20 46 58  -12 54
16. Barnsley 46 15 9 22 49 62  -13 54
17. Sheffield Wednesday 46 15 8 23 52 71  -19 53
18. Grimsby Town 46 14 10 22 43 62  -19 52
19. Stockport County 46 11 18 17 58 65  -7 51
20. Portsmouth 46 10 19 17 47 59  -12 49
21. Crystal Palace 46 12 13 21 57 70  -13 49
22. Huddersfield Town 46 11 15 20 48 57  -9 48
23. Queens Park Rangers 46 7 19 20 45 75  -30 40
24. Tranmere Rovers 46 9 11 26 46 77  -31 38
Key
Promoted to the Premier League
Qualified for the promotion playoff
Relegated to Division 2

Results

Sheffield United's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 August 2000PortsmouthH2-015,816Devlin (pen), Primus (own goal)
19 August 2000Preston North EndA0-313,948
26 August 2000Tranmere RoversH2-012,074Bent (2)
28 August 2000WatfordA1-412,675Quinn
9 September 2000Birmingham CityA0-121,943
12 September 2000Wolverhampton WanderersA0-014,853
15 September 2000Blackburn RoversH2-010,816Kelly, Devlin
23 September 2000Crystal PalaceA1-017,521Bent
30 September 2000Queens Park RangersH1-113,803Murphy
14 October 2000Crewe AlexandraH1-012,921Santos
17 October 2000Huddersfield TownH3-014,062Kelly (2), Devlin
21 October 2000Norwich CityA2-415,504Kelly, Brown
24 October 2000Stockport CountyH1-013,542Murphy
28 October 2000WimbledonA0-07,327
4 November 2000GillinghamH1-214,028D'Jaffo
11 November 2000BurnleyA0-216,635
18 November 2000Grimsby TownH3-212,861Santos, Bent (2)
21 November 2000FulhamH1-116,041D'Jaffo
25 November 2000Bolton WanderersH1-014,962Sandford
29 November 2000Nottingham ForestA0-217,089
2 December 2000Stockport CountyA2-06,460Devlin, Quinn (pen)
9 December 2000BarnsleyA0-016,780
16 December 2000Sheffield WednesdayH1-125,156Ford (pen)
23 December 2000PortsmouthA0-013,606
26 December 2000West Bromwich AlbionH2-022,281Ford (pen), Kelly
30 December 2000Preston North EndH3-222,316Ford (pen), Kelly, Thomas
1 January 2001Tranmere RoversA0-18,474
13 January 2001WatfordH0-117,551
20 January 2001West Bromwich AlbionA1-216,778Peschisolido
4 February 2001FulhamA1-112,480D'Jaffo
10 February 2001Birmingham CityH3-119,313Murphy, Devlin (pen), Peschisolido
20 February 2001Wolverhampton WanderersH1-020,282D'Jaffo
24 February 2001Crystal PalaceH1-018,924Suffo
3 March 2001Queens Park RangersA3-111,024Murphy, Santos (2)
6 March 2001Crewe AlexandraA0-16,909
10 March 2001Nottingham ForestH1-325,673Murphy
17 March 2001Huddersfield TownA1-213,918Asaba
1 April 2001Sheffield WednesdayA2-138,433D'Jaffo, Asaba
4 April 2001Blackburn RoversA1-126,276Ndlovu
7 April 2001BarnsleyH1-222,811Asaba
10 April 2001Norwich CityH1-116,072Roberts (own goal)
14 April 2001GillinghamA1-49,502Ndlovu
17 April 2001WimbledonH0-114,527
21 April 2001Grimsby TownA1-06,983Ndlovu
28 April 2001BurnleyH2-020,013Ndlovu, Asaba
6 May 2001Bolton WanderersA0-014,836Asaba

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2001SouthamptonA0-114,158

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg22 August 2000Lincoln CityH6-14,152Bent (3), Devlin (pen), Kelly, Brown (own goal)
R1 2nd Leg5 September 2000Lincoln CityA0-1 (won 6-2 on agg)1,379
R2 1st Leg19 September 2000Colchester UnitedH3-03,531Devlin, Clark (own goal), Kelly
R2 2nd Leg27 September 2000Colchester UnitedA1-0 (won 4-0 on agg)1,981Devlin
R31 November 2000Sheffield WednesdayA1-2 (a.e.t.)32,283Brown

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 England GK Simon Tracey
2 England DF Rob Kozluk
4 England DF Lee Sandford
5 Australia DF Shaun Murphy
6 England DF Keith Curle
7 England MF Michael Brown
8 Zimbabwe FW Peter Ndlovu
9 Wales FW James Thomas (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
10 Scotland FW Paul Devlin
11 England MF Bobby Ford
12 France FW Laurent D'Jaffo
13 Australia GK Frank Talia
14 France MF Georges Santos
15 England DF Andy Woodward
17 England FW Carl Asaba
18 Belgium DF Davy Gysbrechts
19 Cameroon FW Patrick Suffo
20 Portugal MF Bruno Ribeiro
21 England DF Phil Jagielka
No. Position Player
22 Republic of Ireland FW David Kelly
23 Scotland DF Andy Morrison (on loan from Manchester City)
24 Netherlands DF Gus Uhlenbeek
25 England DF Ben Doane
26 Northern Ireland FW Andy Smith
27 England MF Adam Burley
28 England DF Rob Ullathorne
30 England MF Darren Bullock (on loan from Bury)
31 France DF Jean-Manuel Thetis
32 England MF Michael Tonge
33 England MF Ian Hamilton
35 Republic of Ireland MF Colin Cryan
36 England MF Nick Montgomery
37 Republic of Ireland DF John Hayden
38 England FW Mark Ward
39 England MF Michael Anderson
41 England FW Tyrone Thompson
43 Cameroon MF Kingsley Mbome
45 England GK Kevin Blackwell

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. Position Player
3 England DF Wayne Quinn
8 England MF Curtis Woodhouse
9 England FW Marcus Bent
13 England GK Matt Duke
16 Canada FW Paul Peschisolido (on loan from Fulham)
No. Position Player
28 England FW Jon Newby (on loan from Liverpool)
34 France DF Nicolas Weber (on loan from Le Havre)
38 Republic of Ireland MF Richie Lopez
40 England DF Steve Spencer
42 England DF Paul Dempsey

References

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