2000–01 Leeds United A.F.C. season explained

Club:	Leeds United
Season:	2000–01
Manager:	David O'Leary
Chairman:	Peter Ridsdale
Stadium:	Elland Road
League:	Premier League
League Result:	4th
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Fourth round
Cup2:	League Cup
Cup2 Result:	Third round
Cup3:	Champions League
Cup3 Result:	Semi-finals
League Topscorer:	Mark Viduka (17)
Season Topscorer:	Mark Viduka (22)
Highest Attendance:	40,055 vs Liverpool (4 November 2000, Premier League)
Lowest Attendance:	32,386 vs Barnsley (6 January 2001, FA Cup)
Average Attendance:	37,866
Prevseason:	1999–2000
Nextseason:	2001–02

The 2000–01 season saw Leeds United competing in the Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) and the UEFA Champions League.

Competitions

See main article: 2000–01 FA Premier League.

Results summary

Results by round

Premier League

See main article: 2000–01 FA Premier League.

FA Cup

See main article: 2000–01 FA Cup.

League Cup

See main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup.

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2000–01 UEFA Champions League.

Semi-finals

Statistics

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)^{[1] [2]}

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Champions League		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Nigel Martyn	23	0	1	0	0	0	12	0	36	0	1	0
2	DF	Gary Kelly	22+2	0	1	0	1	0	11+1	0	35+3	0	1	0
3	DF	Ian Harte	29	7	1	0	1	0	17	4	48	11	3	0
4	MF	Olivier Dacourt	33	3	1	0	0	0	14	1	48	3	16	1
5	DF	Lucas Radebe	19+1	0	1	0	0+1	0	10	0	30+2	0	7	1
6	DF	Jonathan Woodgate	14	1	1	0	1	0	5	0	21	1	4	0
7	FW	Robbie Keane	12+6	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	14+6	9	1	0
8	FW	Michael Bridges	6+1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	10+1	0	0	0
9	FW	Mark Viduka	34	17	2	1	1	0	16	4	53	22	7	0
10	FW	Harry Kewell	12+5	2	0	0	0	0	6	0	18+8	2	3	0
11	MF	Lee Bowyer	38	9	1	0	0	0	15	6	54	15	12	0
12	FW	Darren Huckerby	2+5	0	0	0	1	2	0+3	1	3+8	3	0	0
13	GK	Paul Robinson	15+1	0	1	0	1	0	6	0	23+1	0	0	0
14	MF	Stephen McPhail	3+4	0	0	0	0	0	1+2	0	4+6	0	0	0
16	MF	Jason Wilcox	7+10	0	0+1	0	1	0	2+3	1	9+14	1	0	0
17	FW	Alan Smith	26+7	11	1+1	0	0+1	0	16	7	43+9	18	11	2
18	DF	Danny Mills	20+3	1	1	0	0	0	15+1	0	36+4	0	11	0
19	MF	Eirik Bakke	24+5	2	2	0	1	0	10+2	1	37+7	3	12	1
20	MF	Matt Jones	3+1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	5+1	0	0	0
21	DF	Dominic Matteo	30	0	2	0	1	0	15	2	48	2	3	0
22	DF	Michael Duberry	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	9	0	1	0
23	MF	David Batty	13	0	2	0	0	0	7+1	0	22+4	0	4	1
24	DF	Danny Hay	2+2	0	0	0	1	0	0+1	0	3+3	0	0	0
25	MF	Jacob Burns	3+1	0	0	0	1	0	3+1	0	7+2	0	0	0
27	DF	Alan Maybury	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
29	DF	Rio Ferdinand	23	2	2	0	0	0	7	1	32	3	1	0
31	DF	Gareth Evans	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	0	0
38	MF	Tony Hackworth	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	0+3	0	0	0

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
15 May 2000	MF			£7,200,000	^[3]
2 July 2000	FW			£6,500,000	^[4]
17 August 2000	DF			£4,750,000	^[5]
31 August 2000	MF			£250,000
26 November 2000	DF			£18,000,000	^[6]
25 April 2001	FW			£12,000,000	^[7]

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
25 May 2000	DF			£500,000
13 June 2000	MF			£2,800,000	^[8]
7 July 2000	MF			£2,500,000	^[9]
31 August 2000	MF			Free
1 December 2000	DF			£500,000	^[10]
14 December 2000	MF			£3,250,000	^[11]
29 December 2000	FW			£3,400,000	^[12]
19 March 2001	FW			£70,000	^[13]

Loan out

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	To
8 October 2000	31 December 2000	DF		Crewe Alexandra
15 March 2001	19 March 2001	FW		Bristol City
22 March 2001	5 May 2001	FW		Bournemouth

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leeds United players: Premier League 2001. www.11v11.com.
2. Web site: Leeds United players: FA Cup 2001. www.11v11.com.
3. Web site: BBC News FOOTBALL Leeds snap up Dacourt . 2022-11-29 . news.bbc.co.uk.
4. Web site: 2000-06-20 . Leeds close in on £7m target Viduka . 2022-11-29 . The Guardian . en.
5. Web site: 2000-08-16 . Leeds gamble on Matteo . 2022-11-29 . The Guardian . en.
6. Web site: 2000-11-24 . Ferdinand agrees deal with Leeds . 2022-11-29 . The Guardian . en.
7. Web site: 2001-04-25 . Leeds complete Keane signing . 2022-11-29 . The Guardian . en.
8. Web site: BBC News FOOTBALL Haaland signs for Man City . 2022-11-29 . news.bbc.co.uk.
9. Web site: City agree £2.5m deal for Hopkin . 2022-11-29 . Bradford Telegraph and Argus . 6 July 2000 . en.
10. News: 2000-12-01 . Molenaar completes Bradford switch . 2024-07-30 . en-GB.
11. News: Jones handed Lennon's number seven shirt . BBC Sport . 14 December 2000 . 22 July 2019.
12. News: 2000-12-29 . Huckerby makes Man City move . en-GB . 2022-11-29.
13. News: 2001-03-22 . City complete Matthews deal . 2024-07-30 . en-GB.
14. News: 2000-12-20 . Leeds sign Keane on loan . en-GB . 2022-11-29.