2000–01 Manchester City F.C. season

The 2000–01 season was Manchester City Football Club's 109th season playing in a division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight. The club spent this season playing in the Premier League after winning promotion from the First Division in the previous season. This was the club's fifth season playing in the Premier League since its initial formation as the top tier of English football eight years earlier, with Manchester City as one of its original 22 founding member clubs.

Manchester City
2000–01 season
OwnerPublicly traded company
ChairmanDavid Bernstein
ManagerJoe Royle
StadiumMaine Road
Premier League18th (relegated)
FA CupFifth round
League CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Paulo Wanchope (9 goals)
All: Shaun Goater (11 goals)

Season review

Manchester City's return to the Premiership after a four-year exile was the result of back-to-back promotions from the Second Division. But perhaps the team's two-tier climb back to the top flight again had been a little too rapid because it became apparent after just a few games into the new season that Joe Royle's men would be struggling to hang on to their newly acquired top flight status. After their first ten games though, they were enjoying reasonably stable mid-table form with four wins and defeats each; however, after a 5–0 humbling at Arsenal, it all went wrong and only four wins were achieved during the remainder of the season.

The team's relegation was confirmed by a defeat in the penultimate game of the season, and manager Royle, who had been the guiding hand that had brought the team so quickly back to the Premiership from the Second Division, was dismissed within days.[1] Former England coach Kevin Keegan was appointed to replace Royle on a three-year contract and fans were given renewed hope of an immediate return to the elite.[2]

Team kit

The team kit was produced by Le Coq Sportif and the shirt sponsor was Eidos Interactive.

Home
Home alt.
Home alt. 2
Away
Third

Historical league performance

Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).

Football League Division OneFootball League Division TwoFootball League Division OnePremier LeagueFootball League First Division

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Everton 38 11 9 18 45 59 14 42
17 Derby County 38 10 12 16 37 59 22 42
18 Manchester City (R) 38 8 10 20 41 65 24 34 Relegation to the Football League First Division
19 Coventry City (R) 38 8 10 20 36 63 27 34
20 Bradford City (R) 38 5 11 22 30 70 40 26
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 8 10 20 41 65  −24 34 4 3 12 20 31  −11 4 7 8 21 34  −13
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultLWLWLDDLWWLLLLLLWDLDLDLDDDLWLDLLLWDWLL
Position201516711121214121013131616161616161717191919181818181818181819191819181818
Source: 11v11.com: 2000–01 Manchester City results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Manchester City's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

23 August 2000 Manchester City 4–2 Sunderland Manchester, Greater Manchester
Wanchope
Håland
Wanchope
Wanchope
(Report) Quinn
Phillips
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,410
Referee: D Elleray (Harrow-on-the-Hill)
26 August 2000 Manchester City 1–2 Coventry City Manchester, Greater Manchester
Horlock (Report) Edghilll  o.g.'
Bellamy
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,140
Referee: A D'Urso (Billericay)
5 September 2000 Leeds United 1–2 Manchester City Leeds, England
Bowyer (Report) Howey
Wiekens
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,055
Referee: G Poll (Tring)
9 September 2000 Liverpool 3–2 Manchester City Liverpool, England
Owen
Hamann
Hamann
(Report) Weah
Horlock  pen.'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,692
Referee: G Barber (Tring)
17 September 2000 Manchester City 1–1 Middlesbrough Manchester, Greater Manchester
Wanchope (Report) Festa Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 32,053
Referee: S Lodge (Barnsley)
23 September 2000 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Manchester City London England
(Report) Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,069
Referee: S Bennett (Orpington)
30 September 2000 Manchester City 0–1 Newcastle United Manchester, Greater Manchester
(Report) Alan Shearer  74' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,497
Referee: P Taylor (Cheshunt)
14 October 2000 Manchester City 2–0 Bradford City Manchester, Greater Manchester
Dickov
Håland
(Report) Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,229
Referee: B Knight (Orpington)
23 October 2000 Southampton 0–2 Manchester City Southampton, England
(Report) Dickov
Tiatto
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,056
Referee: A Wiley (Burntwood)
28 October 2000 Arsenal 5–0 Manchester City London
Cole  44'
Bergkamp  52'
Wiltord  75'
Henry  82', 88'
(Report) Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,049
Referee: Rob Styles
4 November 2000 Manchester City 0–1 Leicester City Manchester, Greater Manchester
(Report) Savage Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,279
Referee: M Halsey (Welwyn Garden City)
11 November 2000 (2000-11-11) West Ham United 4–1 Manchester City London
15:00 BST Winterburn  39'
Lomas  53'
Sinclair  58'
Pearce  67'
Di Canio  90' (pen.)
(Report) Prior  32' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 26,022
Referee: Jeff Winter
18 November 2000 Manchester City 0–1 Manchester United Manchester, Greater Manchester
(Report) Beckham  2' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,429
Referee: S Dunn (Bristol)
25 November 2000 Manchester City 2–3 Ipswich Town Manchester, Greater Manchester
Wanchope  71'
Howey  81'
(Report) Stewart  9', 53'
Hreiðarsson  32'
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 33,741
Referee: M Dean (The Wirral)
3 December 2000 Chelsea 2–1 Manchester City Fulham, London
Zola  28'
Hasselbaink  45'
(Report) Dickov  82' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 34,971
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
9 December 2000 Manchester City 5–0 Everton Manchester, Greater Manchester
Wanchope
Howey
Goater
Dickov
Naysmith  o.g.'
(Report) Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,516
Referee: S Bennett (Orpington)
16 December 2000 Aston Villa 2–2 Manchester City Birmingham, England
Dublin
Ginola
(Report) Håland
Wanchope
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,281
Referee: A D'Urso (Billericay)
23 December 2000 Sunderland 0–1 Manchester City Sunderland, England
Hutchison (Report) Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 47,475
Referee: D Elleray (Harrow-on-the-Hill)
26 December 2000 Manchester City 0– 0 Derby County Manchester, Greater Manchester
(Report) Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,321
Referee: M Riley (Leeds)
30 December 2000 Manchester City 1–4 Charlton Athletic Manchester, Greater Manchester
Huckerby  pen.' (Report) Johansson
Johansson
Stuart  pen.'
Jensen
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 33,280
Referee: C Wilkes (Gloucester)
1 January 2001 Coventry City 1–1 Manchester City Coventry, England
Edworthy (Report) Wanchope Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 21,999
Referee: B Knight (Orpington)
13 January 2001 Manchester City 0–4 Leeds United Manchester, Greater Manchester
(Report) Bakke  34'
Bowyer  80'
Keane  90', 90'
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,288
Referee: Mike Dean
20 January 2001 Derby County 1–1 Manchester City Derby, England
Powell (Report) Howey Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 31,174
Referee: J Winter (Stockton-on-Tees)
31 January 2001 Manchester City 1–1 Liverpool Manchester, Greater Manchester
Tiatto  48' (Report) Heskey  43' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,629
Referee: S Dunn (Bristol)
3 February 2001 Middlesbrough 1–1 Manchester City Middlesbrough, England
Cooper (Report) Vickers  o.g.' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 31,794
Referee: A Wiley (Burntwood)
10 February 2001 Manchester City 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester, Greater Manchester
(Report) Rebrov Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,399
Referee: S Dunn (Bristol)
3 March 2001 Manchester City 0–1 Southampton Manchester, Greater Manchester
(Report) Petrescu Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 33,990
Referee: S Dunn (Bristol)
17 March 2001 Bradford City 2–2 Manchester City Bradford, England
Blake
Ward
(Report) Wiekens
Goater
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 19,117
Referee: S Dunn (Bristol)
31 March 2001 Manchester City 1–3 Aston Villa Manchester, Greater Manchester
Goater (Report) Merson
Dublin
Hendrie
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,247
Referee: R Styles (Waterlooville)
8 April 2001 Everton 3–1 Manchester City Liverpool, England
Ferguson
Ball
Weir
(Report) Whitley Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,561
Referee: D Elleray (Harrow-on-the-Hill)
11 April 2001 Manchester City 0–4 Arsenal Manchester, Greater Manchester
(Report)  8', 16' Ljungberg
 8' Wiltord
 36' Kanu
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 33,444
Referee: Neale Barry
14 April 2001 Leicester City 1–2 Manchester City Leicester, England
Akinbiyi (Report) Goater
Wanchope
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,224
Referee: B Knight (Orpington)
21 April 2001 Manchester United 1–1 Manchester City Greater Manchester
Sheringham  71' (pen.) (Report) Howey Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,535
Referee: D Elleray (Harrow-on-the-Hill)
28 April 2001 Manchester City 1–0 West Ham United Manchester, Greater Manchester
Pearce  23' (own goal)
Håland  64'
Howey  67'
Tiatto  82'
(Report) Cole  39'
Dailly  53'
Pearce  63'
Carrick 82'
Šuker  90'
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 33,737
Referee: Peter Jones
7 May 2001 Ipswich Town 2–1 Manchester City Ipswich, Suffolk
Holland  78'
Reuser  85'
(Report) Goater  74' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 25,004
Referee: Steve Lodge
19 May 2001 Manchester City 1–2 Chelsea Manchester, Greater Manchester
Howey  39' (Report) Wise  19'
Hasselbaink  62'
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,479
Referee: Mike Riley

FA Cup

6 January 2001 3 Manchester City 3–2 Birmingham City Manchester, Greater Manchester
Morrison
Huckerby
Goater  pen.'
(Report) Grainger  57'
Adebola  61'
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 19,380
Referee: M Messias
27 January 2001 4 Manchester City 1–0 Coventry City Manchester, Greater Manchester
Goater (Report) Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 24,637
Referee: D Elleray (Harrow-on-the-Hill)
18 February 2001 5 Liverpool 4–2 Manchester City Liverpool, Merseyside
Litmanen  7' (pen.)
Heskey  13'
Šmicer  54' (pen.)
Babbel  85'
(Report) Kanchelskis  29'
Goater  90'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 36,231
Referee: Graham Poll

League Cup

20 September 2000 2 (1st Leg) Manchester City 1–1 Gillingham Manchester, Greater Manchester
Weah (Report) Smith Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 17,408
Referee: D Pugh (Bebington)
26 September 2000 2 (2nd Leg) Gillingham 2–4
(3–5 agg.)
Manchester City Gillingham, Kent
Thomson
Thomson
(Report) Weah
Weah
Dickov
Kennedy
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,520
Referee: R Furnandiz (Doncaster)
1 November 2000 3 Aston Villa 0–1 Manchester City Birmingham, England
(Report) Horlock  pen.' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 24,138
Referee: D Elleray (Harrow-on-the-Hill)
29 November 2000 4 Manchester City 2–1 Wimbledon Manchester, Greater Manchester
Wanchope
Goater
(Report) Roberts Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 19,513
Referee: W Jordan (Tring)
19 December 2000 5 Manchester City 1–2 (a.e.t.) Ipswich Town Manchester, Greater Manchester
Goater  10' (Report) Holland  60'
Venus  109'
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 31,252
Referee: G Poll (Tring)

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Nicky Weaver
3 DF  ENG Richard Edghill
4 MF  NED Gerard Wiekens
5 DF  SCO Andy Morrison
6 MF  NIR Kevin Horlock[5]
7 DF  ENG Spencer Prior
9 FW  SCO Paul Dickov
10 FW  BER Shaun Goater
11 MF  ENG Terry Cooke
12 MF  RUS Andrei Kanchelskis[6] (on loan from Rangers)
14 FW  WAL Gareth Taylor
15 DF  NOR Alf-Inge Håland (captain)
16 DF  SCO Paul Ritchie
17 MF  NIR Jim Whitley[7]
18 MF  NIR Jeff Whitley[8]
19 MF  AUS Danny Tiatto
20 GK  ENG Carlo Nash
21 FW  ENG Darren Huckerby
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF  IRL Richard Dunne
23 FW  CRC Paulo Wanchope
24 DF  ENG Steve Howey
26 GK  IRL Richard McKinney
27 FW  NOR Egil Østenstad (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
28 MF  ENG Tony Grant
29 MF  ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips
30 GK  ENG Steven Hodgson
31 DF  FRA Laurent Charvet
32 FW  ENG Leon Mike
33 FW  NZL Chris Killen
34 MF  IRL Mark Kennedy
35 GK  IRL Brian Murphy
36 DF  ENG Danny Granville
37 MF  CAN Terry Dunfield
38 DF  WAL Rhys Day
39 MF  NGA Dickson Etuhu
40 MF  ENG Chris Shuker

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. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  ENG Lee Crooks (on loan to Northampton Town; to Barnsley)
8 MF  ENG Ian Bishop (to Miami Fusion)
12 FW  AUS Daniel Allsopp (to Notts County)
13 GK  NIR Tommy Wright (to Bolton Wanderers)
20 MF  SCO Gary Mason (to Dunfermline Athletic)
21 DF  ENG Nick Fenton (to Notts County)
22 FW  LBR George Weah (to Marseille)
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF  ENG Richard Jobson (to Tranmere Rovers)
27 DF  IRL Shaun Holmes (released)
31 MF  ENG David Laycock (released)
33 FW  NZL Chris Killen (on loan to Wrexham)
36 DF  ENG Danny Granville (on loan to Norwich City)
37 FW  ENG Robert Taylor (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF  ENG Stephen Jordan
- DF  IRL Paddy McCarthy
- DF  ENG Tyrone Mears
- MF  GER Dino Toppmöller
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF  IRL Glenn Whelan
- DF  ENG Darren (Dazzler) Garfield
- MF  ENG Andrew Tunnicliffe

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Nicky Weaver 3903103050
20 GK Carlo Nash 60600000
Defenders
3 DF Richard Edghill 70601000
4 DF Gerard Wiekens 41229+522+103+10
5 DF Andy Morrison 71303110
7 DF Spencer Prior 28118+312+1040
15 DF Alf-Inge Håland 4333533050
16 DF Paul Ritchie 16011+101030
22 DF Richard Dunne 28024+103000
24 DF Steve Howey 3963661020
31 DF Laurent Charvet 21016+400+1000
36 DF Danny Granville 25016+30300+30
Midfielders
6 MF Kevin Horlock 1831420041
12 MF Andrei Kanchelskis 1117+301100
18 MF Jeff Whitley 37128+311050
19 MF Danny Tiatto 39231+222040
28 MF Tony Grant 1205+501+1000
29 MF Shaun Wright-Phillips 1909+60003+10
34 MF Mark Kennedy 30115+100001+41
37 MF Terry Dunfield 100+100000
Forwards
9 FW Paul Dickov 25515+640+102+11
10 FW Shaun Goater 321120+662+1332
21 FW Darren Huckerby 1628+513100
23 FW Paulo Wanchope 311025+291031
27 FW Egil Østenstad 401+300000
Players transferred out during the season
2 DF Lee Crooks 400+200020
8 MF Ian Bishop 1603+700+102+30
12 FW Danny Allsopp 100+100000
13 GK Tommy Wright 10100000
22 FW George Weah 945+210023
25 DF Richard Jobson 2000001+10

Last updated: 19 May 2001
Source: Competitions

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[9]
No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
MS Notes
1 GK Nicky Weaver 39
37 RB Laurent Charvet 16
24 CB Steve Howey 39
22 CB Richard Dunne 27
36 LB Danny Granville 19
19 RM Danny Tiatto 37
4 CM Gerard Wiekens 34
15 CM Alf-Inge Håland 43
18 LM Jeff Whitley 34
10 CF Shaun Goater 25
23 CF Paulo Wanchope 25

Transfers

In

Out

References

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  2. "Keegan relishing Man City role". BBC Sport. 24 May 2001. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  3. Soccerbase: 2000–01 Manchester City results
  4. "Manchester City – 2000/01". FootballSquads. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  5. Horlock was born in Bexley, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in April 1995.
  6. Kanchelskis was born in Kirovohrad, Ukraine SSR (now Ukraine), but also qualified to represent Russia internationally and made his international debut for Russia in 1992.
  7. Whitley was born in Ndola, Zambia, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in June 1998.
  8. Whitley was born in Ndola, Zambia, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1997.
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  10. "Haaland signs for Man City". BBC News. 12 June 2000. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
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  12. "Wanchope joins Royle family". BBC News. 8 August 2000. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
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  14. "BBC SPORT | RANGERS | Ritchie completes City move". BBC News. 21 August 2000. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
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  17. "BBC SPORT | MAN CITY | Man City seal Nash deal". BBC News. 11 January 2001. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
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  20. "BBC SPORT | ST JOHNSTONE | Saints snap up City boy". BBC News. 11 July 2000. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  21. "BBC SPORT | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | Wolves sign Taylor". BBC News. 15 August 2000. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  22. "BBC SPORT | EUROPE | Marseille secure Weah deal". BBC News. 18 October 2000. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  23. "BBC SPORT | NOTTS COUNTY | Fenton set for County switch". BBC News. 9 November 2000. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  24. "BBC SPORT | DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC | Dunfermline sign Mason from City". BBC News. 15 December 2000. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
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  26. "BBC SPORT | BARNSLEY | Barnsley in double delight". BBC News. 2 March 2001. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
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