| Club: | Sunderland |
| Season: | 2000–01 |
| Manager: | Peter Reid |
| Chairman: | Bob Murray |
| Stadium: | Stadium of Light |
| League: | Premiership |
| League Result: | 7th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Fifth round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Quarter-finals |
| League Topscorer: | Kevin Phillips (14) |
| Season Topscorer: | Kevin Phillips (18) |
| Highest Attendance: | 48,285 vs Leeds United (31 Mar 2001, Premier League) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 24,668 vs Luton Town (19 Sep 2000, League Cup) |
| Average Attendance: | 46,791 |
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| Prevseason: | 1999–2000 |
| Nextseason: | 2001–02 |
During the 2000–01 English football season, Sunderland A.F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.
Sunderland enjoyed another strong season, and briefly occupied second place in February, but the Black Cats were unable to keep up their excellent form, and they had to settle for seventh place – just as they did last season, and not quite enough for UEFA Cup qualification.[1]
Sunderland's score comes first[2]
| Win | Draw | Loss |
See main article: 2000–01 FA Premier League.
See main article: 2000–01 FA Cup.
| 3rd Round | 6 January 2001 | Crystal Palace | Stadium of Light | 0–0 | 30,908 | ||
| 3rd Round Replay | 17 January 2001 | Crystal Palace | Selhurst Park | 4–2 | 15,454 | Quinn, Phillips (2), Kilbane | |
| 4th Round | 27 January 2001 | Ipswich Town | Stadium of Light | 1–0 | 33,626 | Dichio | |
| 5th Round | 17 February 2001 | West Ham United | Stadium of Light | 0–1 | 36,005 |
See main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup.
| 2nd Round, 1st Leg | 19 September 2000 | Luton Town | Stadium of Light | 3–0 | 24,668 | Oster, Phillips, Thirlwell | |
| 2nd Round, 2nd Leg | 26 September 2000 | Luton Town | Kenilworth Road | 2–1 (won 5–1 on agg) | 5,262 | Reddy, Butler | |
| 3rd Round | 31 October 2000 | Bristol Rovers | Memorial Stadium | 2–1 | 11,433 | Hutchison (2) | |
| 4th Round | 28 November 2000 | Manchester United | Stadium of Light | 2–1 | 47,543 | Arca, Phillips (pen) | |
| 5th Round | 19 December 2000 | Crystal Palace | Selhurst Park | 1–2 | 15,945 | Rae |
Squad at end of season[3]
| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 July 2000 | MF |  Tom Peeters | KV Mechelen | £250,000 | |
| 14 July 2000 | GK |  Jurgen Macho | First Vienna | Free | |
| 14 July 2000 | MF | Don Hutchison | Everton | £2,500,000 | |
| 25 July 2000 | MF |  Julio Arca | Argentinos Juniors | £3,500,000 | |
| 27 July 2000 | DF |  Stanislav Varga | Slovan Bratislava | £875,000 | |
| 31 August 2000 | DF |  Emerson Thome | Chelsea | £4,500,000 |
| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2000 | DF | Thomas Helmer | Retired | Retired | |
| 1 June 2000 | MF | Darren Holloway | Wimbledon | £1,200,000 | |
| 11 August 2000 | GK | Michael Ingham | Cliftonville | Loan | |
| 1 September 2000 | DF | Steve Bould | Retired | Retired |
| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2001 | MF |  Eric Roy | Troyes | Free | |
| 4 January 2001 | MF | Nicky Summerbee | Bolton Wanderers | Free | |
| 31 January 2001 | DF |  Paul Butler | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £1,000,000 | |
| 7 March 2001 | DF | Chris Makin | Ipswich Town | £1,250,000 |
As of end of season[4] |-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers|-|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders|-|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders:|-|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards:|-|-|colspan="14"|Players no longer with club:|-|-|}