2000–01 Rangers F.C. season

The 2000–01 season was the 121st season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers
2000–01 season
ChairmanDavid Murray
ManagerDick Advocaat
GroundIbrox Stadium
Scottish Premier League2nd
P38 W26 D4 L8 F76 A36
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
League CupSemi-finals
Champions LeagueGroup Stage
UEFA CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tore André Flo (11)
All:
Jorg Albertz (15)

Overview

Rangers played a total of 56 competitive matches during the 2000–01 season.

Rangers went into the season looking to clinch a third consecutive Scottish Premier League title, as well as trying to successfully defend the Scottish Cup, win the League Cup and make an impact in the UEFA Champions League. Despite further heavy investment in the team, which included paying a record 12 million pound fee for striker Tore Andre Flo in November, Rangers were unable to win the title and finished the season without winning any trophies.

Despite a good start to the season, a 6–2 loss against Celtic in the first Old Firm derby saw the beginning of inconsistent league form for Rangers throughout the rest of the season, including a 3–0 loss at home to Kilmarnock. The loss to Kilmarnock brought a conflict between club captain Lorenzo Amoruso and manager Dick Advocaat to a head, resulting in Amoruso being stripped of the captaincy and 22-year-old Barry Ferguson being given the arm band. A 5–1 victory over Celtic in November gave hope for revival but Rangers were unable to put up any serious challenge and finished the season 15 points off top spot.

In the domestic cup competitions Rangers lost 3–1 to Celtic in the semi finals of the League Cup and also surrendered their Scottish Cup crown with a 1–0 loss away to Dundee Utd.

In Europe, Rangers qualified for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League for the second consecutive time after two qualifying rounds and were drawn alongside Sturm Graz, Galatasaray and AS Monaco. Rangers made a good start to the group with six points from two matches, including a 5–0 win at home to Sturm Graz and 1–0 win away to Monaco. However, they only picked up two points from the remaining four games and failed to qualify for the next phase of the competition, finishing third and therefore dropping into the UEFA Cup. The last match at home to Monaco saw Rangers leading 2-1 which would have seen them go through but a late Monaco goal denied Rangers a place in the next round. In the UEFA Cup Rangers drew Kaiserslautern and despite winning the first leg 1–0 at home, they exited European competition before Christmas after a 3–0 loss in Germany.

Players

Appearances

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeagueCupLeague CupEurope
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Stefan Klos 4703203020100
2 DF Fernando Ricksen 37126+11302050
3 DF Craig Moore 7050100010
4 DF Lorenzo Amoruso 4242921021101
5 DF Arthur Numan 330220103070
6 MF Barry Ferguson 4743023131110
7 MF Andrei Kanchelskis 1433+4100002+52
8 MF Giovanni van Bronckhorst 19610+12001173
9 FW Michael Mols 21710+350+100+105+12
10 FW Rod Wallace 25814+150+10116+22
11 MF Jörg Albertz 341520+410101184
12 MF Claudio Reyna 31216+222010100
14 MF Ronald de Boer 267176101071
15 DF Bert Konterman 51336+133010100
16 FW Billy Dodds 411316+14910213+53
17 MF Tugay Kerimoğlu 38317+931+102+106+10
18 MF Neil McCann 35316+5310302+80
19 DF Scott Wilson 30019+1020304+10
20 FW Jonatan Johansson 1000000010
20 GK Jesper Christiansen (from 21 October) 6030001020
21 DF Sergio Porrini 18012010103+10
22 FW Tore André Flo 221318+111221000
23 FW Kenny Miller 351112+1582+11113+11
24 MF Allan Johnston 2539+402+110+204+32
25 DF Tony Vidmar 22111+4110004+20
26 FW Peter Løvenkrands 1001+70000+1010
27 DF Paul Ritchie 0000000000
28 DF Dariusz Adamczuk 301+20000000
29 DF Tero Penttilä 0000000000
30 GK Lionel Charbonnier 0000000000
31 FW Marcus Gayle 4040000000
32 GK Mark Brown 3030000000
33 DF Bob Malcolm 913+311+101000
34 FW Gordon Durie 0000000000
35 FW Marco Negri 201000000+10
35 MF Jani Kauppila (from 1 January) 401+30000000
38 DF Daniel Prodan 0000000000
40 MF Fabrice Fernandes 410+41000000
41 MF Jimmy Gibson 0000000000
44 DF Maurice Ross 100+10000000
45 MF Stephen Carson 301+100+100000
48 MF Stephen Hughes 100+10000000

Transfers

In
Date Player From Fee Source
1 June 2000 Allan Johnston SunderlandFree
6 June 2000 Paul Ritchie Heart of MidlothianFree[1]
8 June 2000 Peter Løvenkrands Akademisk Boldklub£1.3m[2]
26 June 2000 Kenny Miller Hibernian£2m[3]
30 June 2000 Paul Reid Carlisle United£0.6m[4]
1 July 2000 Bert Konterman Feyenoord£4.3m[4]
1 July 2000 Fernando Ricksen AZ Alkmaar£3.6m[4]
30 August 2000 Ronald de Boer Barcelona£4.5m[5]
6 September 2000 Alexander Hauser Tirol InnsbruckFree
21 October 2000 Jesper Christiansen Odense BK£1.7m[6]
23 November 2000 Tore André Flo Chelsea£12m[7]
1 January 2001 Jani Kauppila TervaritFree[8]
8 March 2001 Marcus Gayle Wimbledon£900,000[9]
14 March 2001 Fabrice Fernandes RennesLoan[10]

Out
Date Player To Fee Source
31 May 2000 Darren Fitzgerald GlentoranReleased [11]
5 June 2000 Ståle Stensaas Rosenborg BK[4]
27 July 2000 Scott Chaplain Ayr UnitedFree
31 July 2000 Jonatan Johansson Charlton Athletic£3.5m[12]
2 August 2000 Barry Nicholson Dunfermline Athletic£0.2m[4]
22 August 2000 Paul Ritchie Manchester City£500,000[13]
7 September 2000 Michael Stone Doncaster RoversFree
25 September 2000 Gordon Durie Heart of MidlothianFree
1 February 2001 Daniel Prodan Rocar BucharestReleased[14]
9 February 2001 Marco Negri BolognaReleased
  • Expendure: £30,900,000
  • Income: £4,200,000
  • Total loss/gain: £26,700,000

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Premier League
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
29 July 2000St JohnstoneH2–148,062Dodds (2)
5 August 2000KilmarnockA4–214,680Dodds (2, 1 pen.), Miller, Tugay
13 August 2000St MirrenA3–19,251Albertz (2, 1 pen.), Dodds
19 August 2000Dunfermline AthleticH4–147,452Albertz (pen.), van Bronckhorst, Dodds, Wallace
27 August 2000CelticA2–659,476Reyna, Dodds (pen.)
9 September 2000DundeeA1–110,439McCann
17 September 2000HeartsH1–047,496de Boer
23 September 2000MotherwellA1–011,275Mols
1 October 2000Dundee UnitedH3–044,324Kanchelskis, Albertz, van Bronckhorst
14 October 2000HibernianA0–114,524
22 October 2000St JohnstoneA1–27,763Miller
28 October 2000KilmarnockH0–349,659
4 November 2000St MirrenH7–148,795Miller (5), Dodds, McCann
12 November 2000AberdeenA2–116,798Miller, Mols
18 November 2000Dunfermline AthleticA0–010,706
26 November 2000CelticH5–150,083Ferguson, Flo, de Boer, Amoruso, Mols
3 December 2000HeartsA1–016,710Albertz (pen.)
10 December 2000MotherwellH2–046,058Konterman, Ferguson
13 December 2000AberdeenH3–145,285Mols, Dodds, Albertz
17 December 2000Dundee UnitedA1–110,750Reyna
23 December 2000HibernianH1–049,993de Boer
26 December 2000St JohnstoneH3–046,180McCann, Ricksen, Flo
2 January 2001St MirrenA3–18,142Flo (2), Konterman
31 January 2001AberdeenH1–045,621Tugay
2 February 2001Dunfermline AthleticH2–046,302Tugay, Mols
11 February 2001CelticA0–159,496
24 February 2001DundeeA1–09,778Konterman
3 March 2001HeartsH2–049,003Flo (2)
14 March 2001DundeeH0–245,035
17 March 2001MotherwellA2–111,208Fernandes, Malcolm
31 March 2001Dundee UnitedH0–248,382
8 April 2001HibernianA0–09,704
11 April 2001KilmarnockA2–114,585Flo (2)
21 April 2001DundeeA3–010,687Wallace, Flo, Albertz
29 April 2001CelticH0–350,057
8 May 2001HeartsA4–115,315Albertz (2), Wallace, Flo
11 May 2001KilmarnockH5–146,577Wallace (2), de Boer, Amoruso, Flo
21 May 2001HibernianH4–047,023de Boer (2), Albertz (pen.), Vidmar

UEFA Champions League
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
26 July 2000QR2Žalgiris KaunasH4–145,974Dodds (2), Johnston, Albertz
2 August 2000QR2Žalgiris KaunasA0–04,000
9 August 2000QR3Herfølge BKA3–03,523Albertz, Wallace, Amoruso
23 August 2000QR3Herfølge BKH3–034,141Wallace, Johnston, Kanchelskis
12 September 2000GSSturm GrazH5–049,317Mols, de Boer, Albertz, van Bronckhorst, Dodds
20 September 2000GSAS MonacoA1–011,161van Bronckhorst
27 September 2000GSGalatasarayA2–320,954Kanchelskis, van Bronckhorst
17 October 2000GSGalatasarayH0–049,603
25 October 2000GSSturm GrazA0–215,400
7 November 2000GSAS MonacoH2–250,228Miller, Mols

UEFA Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
30 November 2000R3KaiserslauternH1–047,279Albertz
7 December 2000R3KaiserslauternA0–328,757

Scottish Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
27 January 2001R3Brechin CityH2–022,606Johnston, Miller
18 February 2001R4Ross CountyA3–25,972Flo (2), Ferguson
11 March 2001QFDundee UnitedA0–111,793

League Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
6 September 2000R3AberdeenH4–237,029van Bronckhorst, Wallace, Dodds, Amoruso
31 October 2000QFDundee UnitedH2–030,966Miller, Ferguson
7 February 2001SFCelticN1–350,019Albertz (pen.)

Friendlies
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 July 2000GentA3–22,500Kanchelskis (2), McCann
12 July 2000BocholtA3–13,000Mols, Wallace, Albertz
13 July 2000Quick '20A6–02,000Ferguson (2), Johansson (2), Mols, Miller
15 July 2000HZVVA5–13,000Dodds (2), Albertz (2) Kanchelskis
20 January 2001Miami FusionA4–13,000Miller (4)

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Celtic 38 31 4 3 90 29 +61 97 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Rangers 38 26 4 8 76 36 +40 82 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Hibernian 38 18 12 8 57 35 +22 66 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Kilmarnock 38 15 9 14 44 53 −9 54 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 14 10 14 56 50 +6 52
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
  2. As both finalists of the 2000–01 Scottish Cup, Celtic and Hibernian, qualified for European competition via their league position, the cup berth for 2001–02 UEFA Cup was passed to the next-placed team in the league, fourth-placed Kilmarnock.

References
  1. "Ritchie ties up Ibrox move". BBC Sport. 6 June 2000.
  2. "Rangers clinch Lovenkrands deal". BBC Sport. 8 June 2000.
  3. "Rangers conclude Miller deal". BBC Sport. 26 June 2000.
  4. "Football transfers". BBC Sport. 18 August 2000.
  5. "Rangers swoop for De Boer and Hartson" BBC Sport (30 August 2000)
  6. "Keeper in, Tamudo out at Ibrox" BBC Sport (21 October 2000)
  7. "Flo goes to Rangers" BBC Sport (23 November 2000)
  8. "Numan handed three-match ban". BBC Sport. 5 December 2000.
  9. "Gayle blows into Ibrox" BBC Sport (8 March 2001)
  10. "Gers are fab, Collins tells Fabrice" BBC Sport. 14 March 2001.
  11. "Rozental to go on loan". BBC Sport. 4 August 2000.
  12. "Rangers striker search continues". BBC Sport. 1 August 2000.
  13. "Paul Ritchie never got a game but selling him on made tidy profit". Evening Times.
  14. "Rangers release Prodan". BBC Sport. 1 February 2001.
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