2000–01 Leicester City F.C. season explained

Club:Leicester City
Season:2000–01
Manager:Peter Taylor
Chairman:John Elsom
Stadium:Filbert Street
League:Premiership
League Result:13th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Quarter finals
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Third round
Cup3:UEFA Cup
Cup3 Result:First round
League Topscorer:
Ade Akinbiyi (9)
Season Topscorer:
Muzzy Izzet (11)
Highest Attendance:22,132 vs Manchester United
(14 Oct 2000, Premier League)
Lowest Attendance:12,965 vs Crystal Palace
(1 Nov 2000, League Cup)
Average Attendance:20,452
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Prevseason:1999–2000
Nextseason:2001–02

During the 2000–01 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary

A superb start to the season saw Leicester City begin October on top of the league just four months after the appointment of Peter Taylor as Martin O'Neill's successor - they had not occupied top place since 1963. Two weeks later, they surrendered their lead to Manchester United but were still in the top four by Christmas. By the midway point of the league season, the Foxes were third in the table with 35 points.

However, their impressive league form soon wore off, and they would only collect another 13 points in the second half of the season. Notably, an upset to Division Two underdogs Wycombe Wanderers in the FA Cup quarter-final midway through March had a negative effect on the Foxes, who endured 9 defeats and attained one win from their final 10 games, collecting only 3 points from a possible 30 and losing 8 consecutive league games. This slump dragged them down to 13th place - their lowest finish since winning promotion to the Premiership back in 1996. Several high-profile end-of-season signings - including that of Chelsea legend Dennis Wise - gave fans hope that Leicester could regain their form and rejoin the challenge for honours in 2001–02.[1]

November saw the announcement of plans to relocate to a new 32,000-seat stadium at a site adjacent to Filbert Street, with a targeted completion for the start of the 2003–04 season.[2] Later in the season, it was announced that Leicester would only have to spend one more season at Filbert Street before they could move into their new home.[3]

Final league table

See main article: 2000–01 FA Premier League.

Results summary
Results by round

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[4]

Legend

WinDrawLoss

FA 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 Cup

See main article: 2000–01 UEFA Cup.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[5]

Reserve squad

Staff

PositionStaff
President Terence Shipman
Director & Chairman John Elsom
Director Martin George
Chief operating officer & finance director Steve Kind
First-team manager Peter Taylor
First-team coach Steve Butler
Goalkeeping coach Jim McDonagh
Reserve team coach Garry Parker
Head academy coach Steve Beaglehole
Head academy goalkeeping coach Richard Hartis
Physiotherapists Ian Andrews
Dave Rennie
Mick Yeoman
Football coordinator Colin Murphy
Club doctor Ian Patchett
Academy head of recruitment Mick Raynor
Youth Academy director Alan Hill
Youth Academy Assistant Directors Jon Rudkin
Daral Pugh

Transfers

In

DatePosNameFromFeeRef
4 July 2000DF Gary RowettBirmingham City£3,000,000
7 July 2000DF Callum DavidsonBlackburn Rovers£1,750,000[6]
11 July 2000GK Simon RoyceCharlton AthleticFree transfer[7]
12 July 2000FW Trevor BenjaminCambridge United£1,500,000[8]
25 July 2000FW Ade AkinbiyiWolverhampton Wanderers£5,000,000[9]
1 September 2000FW Richard CresswellSheffield Wednesday£750,000[10]
24 October 2000DF Damien DelaneyCork City£50,000
14 December 2000MF Matt JonesLeeds United£3,000,000[11]
19 January 2001FW Dean SturridgeDerby County£350,000[12]
6 February 2001FW Kevin EllisonAltrincham£50,000[13]
15 March 2001MF Junior LewisGillingham£150,000[14]
22 March 2001DF Lee MarshallNorwich City£600,000[15]
29 March 2001DF Ashley LythScarborough£100,000[16]

Out

DatePosNameToFeeRef
1 June 2000MF Theodoros ZagorakisAEK AthensFree transfer
1 July 2000GK Pegguy ArphexadLiverpoolFree transfer
1 August 2000FW Ian MarshallBolton WanderersFree transfer
10 August 2000MF Graham FentonStoke CityMonthly[17]
10 September 2000FW Tony CotteeNorwich CityFree transfer[18]
15 September 2000DF Steve WalshNorwich CitySigned[19]
26 October 2000FW Stan CollymoreBradford CityFree transfer[20]
8 December 2000MF Neil LennonCeltic£5,750,000[21]
22 December 2000FW Stuart WilsonCambridge UnitedFree transfer
23 March 2001DF Phil GilchristWest Bromwich Albion£500,000[22]

Transfers in: £16,300,000

Transfers out: £6,250,000

Total spending: £10,050,000

Loan in

DatePosPlayerClubEndRef
27 October 2000MF5 November 2000[23]
30 January 2001MF14 March 2001[24]
18 January 2001FWEnd of the season[25]

Loan out

DatePosPlayerClubReturnRef
15 September 2000FW15 October 2000
15 September 2000MF7 May 2001
4 December 2000FW7 March 2001
9 March 2001FWEnd of the season[26]

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)

Players with squad numbers struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.

Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Leicester.

No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupUEFA CupTotalDiscipline
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK Tim Flowers22000002024010
2DF Gary Rowett38241102045340
3DF Frank Sinclair14+3010100016+3040
4DF Gerry Taggart242200021283111
5DF Steve Walsh0+100000000+1000
6MF Muzzy Izzet277330+102132+11150
7MF Matt Jones10+1030000013+1001
7MF Neil Lennon15000102018030
8MF Robbie Savage33440002039490
9FW Darren Eadie16+820+10102019+9250
10FW Stan Collymore1+4100000+101+5110
10*FW Roberto Mancini3+101000004+1000
11MF Steve Guppy17+11130102023+11110
12GK Simon Royce16+3040100021+3000
13FW Arnar Gunnlaugsson3+1430+31100+104+18400
14MF Callum Davidson25+3120100+1028+4131
15DF Phil Gilchrist6+601+1010008+7010
17MF Stefan Oakes5+801+2000006+10010
18DF Matt Elliott342400+102040+1250
20FW Trevor Benjamin7+1411+200+10008+17120
21*MF Billy McKinlay000010001000
21FW Dean Sturridge12+1321000014+1440
22FW Ade Akinbiyi33+4941002039+41010
23FW Richard Cresswell3+500+21100+204+9110
24MF Andrew Impey29+4030002034+4020
25MF Junior Lewis15000000015010
26DF Lee Marshall7+200000007+2000
27FW Tony Cottee0+200000000+2000
29DF Damien Delaney3+201+1000004+3010
35FW Kevin Ellison0+100000000+1000

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wise seals Leicester switch. BBC Sport. 25 June 2001. 2 August 2015.
  2. Web site: Foxes detail stadium plans. BBC Sport. 28 November 2000. 2 August 2015.
  3. Web site: Leicester's stadium start date. BBC Sport. 11 June 2001. 2 August 2015.
  4. Web site: Leicester City 2000-2001 Results - statto.com . 28 November 2012 . 25 March 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130325074017/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/leicester-city/2000-2001/results . dead .
  5. Web site: FootballSquads - Leicester City - 2000/01.
  6. News: Foxes sign £1.75m Davidson . BBC Sport . 7 July 2000 . 22 July 2019.
  7. News: Royce rolls into Leicester . BBC Sport . 11 July 2000 . 22 July 2019.
  8. News: Leicester sign Benjamin . BBC Sport . 12 July 2000 . 22 July 2019.
  9. News: Akinbiyi swaps Wolves for Foxes . BBC Sport . 25 July 2000 . 22 July 2019.
  10. News: Foxes to net Cresswell . BBC Sport . 1 September 2000 . 22 July 2019.
  11. News: Jones handed Lennon's number seven shirt . BBC Sport . 14 December 2000 . 22 July 2019.
  12. News: Leicester sign Sturridge . https://web.archive.org/web/20010211000225/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/football/teams/d/derby_county/newsid_1121000/1121713.stm . dead . 11 February 2001 . BBC Sport . 19 January 2001 . 22 July 2019.
  13. News: Foxes capture Ellison . BBC Sport . 6 February 2001 . 22 July 2019.
  14. News: Taylor signs Lewis again . BBC Sport . 15 March 2001 . 23 July 2019.
  15. News: Foxes swoop for £600,000 Marshall . BBC Sport . 22 March 2001 . 23 July 2019.
  16. News: Leicester snap up Lyth . BBC Sport . 29 March 2001 . 23 July 2019.
  17. News: Fenton joins Stoke on loan . BBC Sport . 10 August 2000 . 23 July 2019.
  18. News: Cottee clinches Canaries deal . BBC Sport . 10 September 2000 . 23 July 2019.
  19. News: Canaries sign veteran Walsh . BBC Sport . 15 September 2000 . 23 July 2019.
  20. News: Bradford swoop for Collymore . BBC Sport . 26 October 2000 . 23 July 2019.
  21. Web site: 2000-12-07 . Lennon realises dream to join his idols Celtic . 2023-03-10 . www.telegraph.co.uk.
  22. News: Gilchrist moves to West Brom . BBC Sport . 23 March 2001 . 23 July 2019.
  23. News: McKinlay joins Leicester on loan . BBC Sport . 28 October 2000 . 18 July 2019.
  24. News: Foxes sign on-loan Lewis . BBC Sport . 30 January 2001 . 18 July 2019.
  25. News: Leicester land Mancini . BBC Sport . 18 January 2001 . 23 July 2019.
  26. News: Preston take Cresswell on loan . BBC Sport . 9 March 2001 . 18 July 2019.