2000–01 Sheffield United F.C. season

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

Sheffield United
2000–01 season
ChairmanDerek Dooley
ManagerNeil Warnock
StadiumBramall Lane
First Division10th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kelly (6)
All: Kelly (8)
Bent (8)
Devlin (8)
Average home league attendance17,211

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
Main article: 2000–01 Football League § First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source:

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
Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2001SouthamptonA0-114,158

League Cup
Main article: 2000–01 Football 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

Players

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[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 GK Simon Tracey
2 DF Rob Kozluk
4 DF Lee Sandford
5 DF Shaun Murphy
6 DF Keith Curle
7 MF Michael Brown
8 FW Peter Ndlovu
9 FW James Thomas (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
10 MF Paul Devlin[notes 1]
11 MF Bobby Ford
12 FW Laurent D'Jaffo[notes 2]
13 GK Frank Talia
14 MF Georges Santos[notes 3]
15 DF Andy Woodward
17 FW Carl Asaba
18 DF Davy Gysbrechts
19 FW Patrick Suffo
20 MF Bruno Ribeiro
21 DF Phil Jagielka
No. Position Player
22 FW David Kelly[notes 4]
23 DF Andy Morrison (on loan from Manchester City)
24 DF Gus Uhlenbeek
25 DF Ben Doane
26 FW Andy Smith
27 MF Adam Burley
28 DF Rob Ullathorne
30 MF Darren Bullock (on loan from Bury)
31 DF Jean-Manuel Thetis
32 MF Michael Tonge
33 MF Ian Hamilton
35 MF Colin Cryan
36 MF Nick Montgomery[notes 5]
37 DF John Hayden
38 FW Mark Ward
39 MF Michael Anderson
41 FW Tyrone Thompson
43 MF Kingsley Mbome
45 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 DF Wayne Quinn (to Newcastle United)
8 MF Curtis Woodhouse (to Birmingham City)
9 FW Marcus Bent (to Blackburn Rovers)
13 GK Matt Duke (to Burton Albion)
16 FW Paul Peschisolido (on loan from Fulham)
No. Position Player
28 FW Jon Newby (on loan from Liverpool)
34 DF Nicolas Weber (on loan from Le Havre)
38 MF Richie Lopez (to Northampton Town)
40 DF Steve Spencer (released)
42 DF Paul Dempsey (to Northampton Town)

References
  1. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/sheffield-united/2000-2001
  2. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2000-2001/d1/sheffu.htm

Notes
  1. Devlin was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Scotland in October 2002.
  2. D'Jaffo was born in Bazas, France, but also qualified to represent Benin internationally and would make his international debut for Benin in 2002.
  3. Santos was born in Marseille, France, but also qualified to represent Cape Verde internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Cape Verde in September 2002.
  4. Kelly was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Republic of Ireland in November 1987.
  5. Montgomery was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
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