2000–01 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City
2000–01 season
Chairman John Elsom
Manager Peter Taylor
Stadium Filbert Street
Premiership 13th
FA Cup Quarter finals
League Cup Third round
UEFA Cup First round
Player of the Year Robbie Savage
Top goalscorer League: Akinbiyi (9)
All: Izzet (11)
Highest home attendance 22,132 vs Manchester United
(14 Oct 2000, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance 12,965 vs Crystal Palace
(1 Nov 2000, League Cup)
Average home league attendance 20,452
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
11 Newcastle United 38 14 9 15 44 50 −6 51 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round
12 Tottenham Hotspur 38 13 10 15 47 54 −7 49
13 Leicester City 38 14 6 18 39 51 −12 48
14 Middlesbrough 38 9 15 14 44 44 0 42
15 West Ham United 38 10 12 16 45 50 −5 42
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19 August 2000Aston VillaH0-021,455
23 August 2000West Ham UnitedA1-025,195Eadie
26 August 2000Bradford CityA0-016,766
6 September 2000Ipswich TownH2-119,598Akinbiyi, Elliott
9 September 2000SouthamptonH1-018,366Taggart
17 September 2000ChelseaA2-033,697Izzet, Collymore
24 September 2000EvertonH1-118,084Akinbiyi
1 October 2000SunderlandA0-045,338
14 October 2000Manchester UnitedH0-322,132
21 October 2000LiverpoolA0-144,395
28 October 2000Derby CountyH2-120,525Izzet, Gunnlaugsson
4 November 2000Manchester CityA1-034,279Savage
11 November 2000Newcastle UnitedH1-121,406Gunnlaugsson
18 November 2000MiddlesbroughA3-027,965Izzet (pen), Benjamin, Eadie
25 November 2000Tottenham HotspurA0-335,656
2 December 2000Leeds UnitedH3-121,486Savage, Akinbiyi, Taggart
10 December 2000Coventry CityA0-117,283
16 December 2000Charlton AthleticH3-119,371Akinbiyi, Elliott, Gunnlaugsson
23 December 2000West Ham UnitedH2-121,524Izzet, Savage
26 December 2000ArsenalA1-638,007Akinbiyi
1 January 2001Bradford CityH1-219,278Izzet (pen)
14 January 2001Ipswich TownA0-222,002
20 January 2001ArsenalH0-021,872
31 January 2001SouthamptonA0-114,909
3 February 2001ChelseaH2-121,502Izzet, Rowett
10 February 2001EvertonA1-230,409Sturridge
24 February 2001SunderlandH2-021,086Sturridge, Akinbiyi
3 March 2001LiverpoolH2-021,924Akinbiyi, Izzet
17 March 2001Manchester UnitedA0-267,516
1 April 2001Charlton AthleticA0-220,043
4 April 2001Aston VillaA1-229,043Davidson
7 April 2001Coventry CityH1-319,545Akinbiyi
14 April 2001Manchester CityH1-220,224Akinbiyi
16 April 2001Derby CountyA0-228,387
21 April 2001MiddlesbroughH0-318,162
28 April 2001Newcastle UnitedA0-150,501
5 May 2001Tottenham HotspurH4-221,103Rowett, Sturridge, Guppy, Savage (pen)
19 May 2001Leeds UnitedA1-339,105Ferdinand (own goal)

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2001York CityH3-016,850Rowett, Izzet (pen), Cresswell
R427 January 2001Aston VillaA2-126,383Akinbiyi, Gunnlaugsson
R517 February 2001Bristol CityH3-020,905Sturridge, Izzet (pen), Hill (own goal)
QF10 March 2001Wycombe WanderersH1-221,969Izzet

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R31 November 2000Crystal PalaceH0-312,965

UEFA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg14 September 2000Red Star BelgradeH1-121,198Taggart
R1 2nd Leg28 September 2000Red Star BelgradeA1-312,700Izzet

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