2000–01 Newcastle United F.C. season
During the 2000–01 English football season, Newcastle United F.C. competed in the FA Premier League. This article covers the squad and match results for that season.
| 2000–01 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Freddy Shepherd | |||
| Manager | Sir Bobby Robson | |||
| Stadium | St. James' Park | |||
| Premiership | 11th | |||
| FA Cup | Third round | |||
| League Cup | Fourth round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Cort/Solano (6) All: Cort/Solano/Shearer (7) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 51,309 | |||
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Season summary
Bobby Robson's first full season as Newcastle manager saw them finish 11th once again - more than high enough to avoid relegation, but not quite high enough to get into Europe.
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 52 | |
| 10 | Southampton | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 52 | |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 51 | Qualification for the 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 |
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
- Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 51 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 33 | −15 |
Source: 2000-01 FA Premier League table
- Results by round
Matches
Pre-season
| 22 July 2000 | D.C. United | 3–1 | Newcastle United | Washington, D.C. |
Moreno  28'Llamosa 33'Marino 51' |
Cordone 67' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 17,610 |
| 26 July 2000 | Columbus Crew | 2–2 | Newcastle United | Columbus, Ohio |
| Joseph 67' Cunningham 85' |
Cort 32', 84' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 18,212 |
| 31 July 2000 | Burnley | 0–1 | Newcastle United | Turf Moor |
| 19:45 | Cort 25' |
Stadium: Burnley Attendance: 11,441 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 5 August 2000 | Feyenoord | 2–1 | Newcastle United | Rotterdam |
| 20:00 | Tomasson 17' Korneev 59' |
Lee 44' |
Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 32,340 Referee: René Temmink |
| 13 August 2000 | RCD Espanyol | 2–1 | Newcastle United | Barcelona |
| Rotchen 62' Garcia 71' |
Shearer 49' |
Stadium: Estadi Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 7,900 |
Premier League
| 20 August 2000 | Manchester United | 2–0 | Newcastle United | Manchester |
| 17:00 | Johnsen 20' Cole 69' |
Report | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,477 Referee: Stephen Lodge |
| 23 August 2000 | Newcastle United | 3–2 | Derby County | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 19:45 | Cort 30' (pen.) Cordone 46'Glass 55'Barton  78' |
Report | Strupar 45' Johnson 83' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,327 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 26 August 2000 | Newcastle United | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Speed 9' Cordone 66' |
Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,573 Referee: David Elleray |
| 6 September 2000 | Coventry City | 0–2 | Newcastle United | Coventry |
| 19:45 | Report | Shearer 30' (pen.) Gallacher 58' |
Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 22,109 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 9 September 2000 | Newcastle United | 0–0 | Chelsea | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,687 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 16 September 2000 | Southampton | 2–0 | Newcastle United | Southampton |
| 15:00 | Pahars 47', 61' |
Report | Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,211 Referee: Barry Knight |
| 23 September 2000 | Newcastle United | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Report | Stuart 8' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,866 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 30 September 2000 | Manchester City | 0–1 | Newcastle United | Manchester |
| 15:00 | Report | Shearer 74' |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,497 Referee: Paul Taylor |
| 16 October 2000 | Middlesbrough | 1–3 | Newcastle United | Middlesbrough |
| 20:00 | Deane 90' |
Report | Shearer 38' Goma 55'Dyer 89' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 31,463 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 21 October 2000 | Newcastle United | 0–1 | Everton | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Report | Campbell 80' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,625 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 28 October 2000 | West Ham United | 1–0 | Newcastle United | London |
| 15:00 | Kanouté 73' |
Report | Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 26,044 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 4 November 2000 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Shearer 22', 67' (pen.) |
Report | Stewart 13' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,922 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 11 November 2000 | Leicester City | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Leicester |
| 15:00 | Gunnlaugsson 63' |
Report | Speed 75' |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 21,406 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 18 November 2000 | Newcastle United | 1–2 | Sunderland | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Speed 4' |
Report | Hutchison 68' Quinn 76' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,030 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 26 November 2000 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Liverpool | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Solano 4' Dyer 70' |
Report | Heskey 78' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,949 Referee: Barry Knight |
| 2 December 2000 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Birmingham |
| 15:00 | Dublin 4' |
Report | Solano 82' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 34,255 Referee: David Elleray |
| 9 December 2000 | Arsenal | 5–0 | Newcastle United | London |
| 15:00 | Henry 13' Parlour 16', 86', 90'Kanu 52' |
Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,052 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 16 December 2000 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Bradford City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Speed 15' Dyer 70' |
Report | Molenaar 83' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,470 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 23 December 2000 | Derby County | 2–0 | Newcastle United | Derby |
| 15:00 | Carbonari 33' Burton 73' |
Report | Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 29,978 Referee: Rob Harris |
| 26 December 2000 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Leeds United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Solano 41' Acunã 44' |
Report | Dacourt 10' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,118 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 30 December 2000 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Manchester United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Glass 81' |
Report | Beckham 25' (pen.) |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,134 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 2 January 2001 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–2 | Newcastle United | London |
| 19:45 | Doherty 27' Anderton 30'Rebrov 35'Sullivan 48'Ferdinand 77' |
Report | Solano 23' Solano 32'Dyer 49'Dyer 53' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 34,324 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 13 January 2001 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Coventry City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Speed 4' Ameobi 58'Dyer 66' |
Report | Glass 78' (o.g.) |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,159 Referee: Jeff Winter |
| 20 January 2001 | Leeds United | 1–3 | Newcastle United | Leeds |
| 15:00 | Keane 2' |
Report | Solano 4' (pen.) Acuña 44'Ameobi 58' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,005 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 31 January 2001 | Chelsea | 3–1 | Newcastle United | London |
| 19:45 | Zola 37' Poyet 62'Grønkjær 79' |
Bassedas 23' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 35,108 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 11 February 2001 | Charlton Athletic | 2–0 | Newcastle United | London |
| 16:00 | Svensson 37' Bartlett 43' |
Report | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 24,151 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 24 February 2001 | Newcastle United | 0–1 | Manchester City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Report | Goater 61' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,981 Referee: Rob Harris |
| 3 March 2001 | Everton | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
| 15:00 | Unsworth 82' (pen.) |
Report | Unsworth 47' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,779 Referee: David Elleray |
| 17 March 2001 | Newcastle United | 1–2 | Middlesbrough | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Cort 60' |
Report | Bokšić 28', 33' Stamp  45' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,751 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 31 March 2001 | Bradford City | 2–2 | Newcastle United | Bradford |
| 15:00 | Wetherall 8' Blake 10' (pen.) |
Report | Cort 25' Acuña 77' |
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 20,160 Referee: David Elleray |
| 14 April 2001 | Ipswich Town | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Ipswich |
| Stewart 76' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 24,028 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 16 April 2001 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | West Ham United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Cort 32' Solano 56' (pen.) |
Report | Lampard 80' (pen.) |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,107 Referee: Paul Durkin |
| 21 April 2001 | Sunderland | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Sunderland |
| 17:15 | Carteron 67' |
Report | O'Brien 78' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 48,277 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 28 April 2001 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Leicester City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Cort 90' |
Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,501 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 1 May 2001 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Southampton | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 20:00 | Gallacher 26' |
Report | Pahars 81' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,439 Referee: Stephen Lodge |
| 5 May 2001 | Liverpool | 3–0 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
| 15:00 | Owen 25', 72', 81' |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,363 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 15 May 2001 | Newcastle United | 0–0 | Arsenal | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 19:45 | Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,729 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 19 May 2001 | Newcastle United | 3–0 | Aston Villa | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Glass 9' Cort 13'Delaney 74' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,506 Referee: Barry Knight |
FA Cup
| 7 January 2001 Round 3 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 16:00 | Dyer 80' |
Report | Stone 55' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 37,682 Referee: Paul Durkin |
| 17 January 2001 Round 3r | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Birmingham |
| 19:45 | Vassell 50' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 25,387 Referee: Paul Durkin |
League Cup
| 20 September 2000 Round 2 | Newcastle United | 2–0 | Leyton Orient | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 19:45 | Cort 34' Speed 77' |
Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 37,284 Referee: Anthony Leake |
| 26 September 2000 Round 2 | Leyton Orient | 1–1 (1 - 3 agg.) | Newcastle United | Leyton |
| 19:45 | Watts 45' |
Report | Gallacher 32' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 9,552 Referee: Peter Jones |
| 1 November 2000 Round 3 | Newcastle United | 4–3 | Bradford City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 19:45 | Shearer 22' (29) Cordone 27'S. Caldwell 73' |
Report | Nolan 31' Ward 57' (70) |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 41,847 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 29 November 2000 Round 4 | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Newcastle United | Birmingham |
| 19:45 | Adebola 31' Johnson 90' |
Dyer 13' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 18,520 Referee: Steve Bennett |
First-team squad
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Reserves and youth
Reserve squad
- The following players did not make an appearance for the senior squad this season.
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Trialists
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Appearances, goals and cards
- Starts + substitute appearances
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
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| 1 | GK |  Shay Given |
34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  Warren Barton |
27+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29+3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | DF |  Marcelino |
5+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  Didier Domi |
11+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Alain Goma |
18+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Andy O'Brien |
9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF |  Clarence Acuña |
23+3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26+3 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Rob Lee |
21+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 24+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Kieron Dyer |
25+1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 30+1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Alan Shearer |
19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF |  Christian Bassedas |
17+5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 20+6 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Gary Speed |
35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Andy Griffin |
14+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Steve Harper |
4+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Wayne Quinn |
14+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF |  Nolberto Solano |
31+2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 35+3 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | FW | Carl Cort |
13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Daniel Cordone |
12+9 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 | 13+14 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF |  Aaron Hughes |
34+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF |  Stephen Glass |
5+9 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+10 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | FW |  Lomana LuaLua |
3+18 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF |  Diego Gavilán |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW |  Shola Ameobi |
12+8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Brian Kerr |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | James Coppinger |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Steven Caldwell |
5+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | Kevin Gallacher |
12+7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14+7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF |  Nikos Dabizas |
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | Laurent Charvet |
6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Starting 11
- Considering starts in all competitions
- Considering a 4-5-1 formation[5]
- GK: #1, Shay Given, 35
- RB: #2, Warren Barton, 29
- CB: #5, Alain Goma, 23
- CB: #18, Aaron Hughes, 39
- LB: #12, Andy Griffin, 20
- RM: #15, Nolberto Solano, 35
- CM: #8, Kieron Dyer, 30
- CM: #6, Clarence Acuna, 26
- CM: #11, Gary Speed, 41
- LM: #10, Christian Bassedas, 20
- CF: #9, Alan Shearer, 23 (#7, Rob Lee has 24 starts as a CM)
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Bobby Robson |
| Assistant Manager | John Carver |
| First Team coach | Nigel Pearson |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Andy Woodman |
| Development Coach | Steve Clarke |
| Reserve Team Coach | Terry McDermott |
| Chief scout | Arthur Cox |
Club transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
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| 1 June 2000 | MF | Christian Bassedas |
Vélez Sársfield |
£3,500,000[6] |
| 26 June 2000 | FW | Daniel Cordone |
Racing Club |
£500,000 (loan)[7] |
| 5 July 2000 | FW | Carl Cort |
Wimbledon |
£7,000,000[8] |
| August 2000 | DF | Ryan McGuffie |
Annan Athletic |
Nominal fee |
| September 2000 | DF | Olivier Bernard |
Lyon |
Free |
| September 2000 | FW | Lomano Tresor LuaLua |
Colchester United |
£2,200,000 |
| October 2000 | MF | Clarence Acuña |
Universidad de Chile |
£1,000,000 |
| February 2001 | DF | Wayne Quinn |
Sheffield United |
£1,000,000[9] |
| March 2001 | DF | Andy O'Brien |
Bradford City |
£2,000,000[10] |
- Total spending:
£17,200,000
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
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| June 2000 | MF |  Fumaça |
Unattched | Free |
| 30 June 2000 | DF |  Alessandro Pistone |
Everton |
£3,000,000[11] |
| 21 July 2000 | MF | Stuart Elliott |
Darlington |
Free[12] |
| 21 July 2000 | MF |  Silvio Marić |
 Porto |
£2,000,000[13] |
| July 2000 | FW | Paul Robinson |
Wimbledon |
£1,500,000 |
| July 2000 | GK | Lionel Pérez |
Cambridge United |
Free |
| August 2000 | MF | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Temuri Ketsbaia |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
£900,000 |
| August 2000 | DF | Steve Howey |
Manchester City |
£3,000,000 |
| August 2000 | FW | Duncan Ferguson |
Everton |
£4,000,000 |
| October 2000 | DF | Laurent Charvet |
Manchester City |
£1,500,000 |
| January 2001 | DF | Didier Domi |
Paris Saint-Germain |
£3,000,000 |
| March 2001 | DF | Alain Goma |
Fulham |
£3,500,000 |
- Total spending:
£22,400,000
References
- http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2000-2001/faprem/newcas.htm
- http://www.11v11.com/teams/newcastle-united/tab/players/season/2001
- O'Brien was born in Harrogate, England and represented them at U-18 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001.
- Cort was born in Southwark, England and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Guyana internationally and made his international debut for Guyana in 2011.
- Newcastle United, St. James Park. Football-Lineups. Retrieved 14 August 2013
- "Magpies sign Bassedas". BBC News. 1 June 2000. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- "Second Argentine for Newcastle". BBC News. 26 June 2000. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- "Cort costs Magpies £7m". BBC News. 5 July 2000. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- "Newcastle snap up Quinn". BBC News. 12 February 2001. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- "Magpies snap up O'Brien". BBC News. 19 March 2001. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- "Pistone signs for Everton". BBC News. 30 June 2000. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- "Darlington in double swoop". BBC News. 21 July 2000. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- "Maric in Porto switch". BBC News. 21 July 2000. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
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