2000–01 Leeds United A.F.C. season

Leeds United
2000–01 season
Chairman	Peter Ridsdale
Manager	David O'Leary
Stadium	Elland Road
Premier League	4th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Third round
Champions League	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Mark Viduka (17); All: ; Mark Viduka (22)
Highest home attendance	40,055 vs Liverpool ; (4 November 2000, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	32,386 vs Barnsley ; (6 January 2001, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance	37,866
	← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

The 2000–01 season saw Leeds United competing in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) and the UEFA Champions League, where they reached the semi-final.

Competitions

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Arsenal	38	20	10	8	63	38	+25	70	Qualification for the Champions League first group stage
3	Liverpool	38	20	9	9	71	39	+32	69	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round^[a]
4	Leeds United	38	20	8	10	64	43	+21	68	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round^[a]
5	Ipswich Town	38	20	6	12	57	42	+15	66
6	Chelsea	38	17	10	11	68	45	+23	61

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Since Liverpool won the League Cup and qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place went to fifth-placed Ipswich Town. Since both FA Cup finalists, Liverpool and Arsenal, qualified for the Champions League, the berth in the UEFA Cup went to sixth-placed Chelsea. Both Ipswich and Chelsea were the highest-ranked team not already qualified for a European competition.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	20	8	10	64	43	+21	68	11	3	5	36	21	+15	9	5	5	28	22	+6

Source: 2000-01 FA Premier League table

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H
Result	W	W	L	D	L	D	W	W	L	D	W	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W
Position	5	2	4	6	9	10	8	4	9	10	7	8	10	10	11	12	10	12	12	13	12	12	10	10	7	6	5	6	5	5	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4

Source: 11v11.com: 2000-01 Leeds United results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Premier League

19 August 2000 1	Leeds United	2–0	Everton	Leeds
	Smith 16', 37'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,010 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

26 August 2000 2	Middlesbrough	1–2	Leeds United	Middlesbrough
	Stamp 82'	Report	Bowyer 6' Smith 12'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 31,626 Referee: Graham Barber

5 September 2000 3	Leeds United	1–2	Manchester City	Leeds
	Bowyer 56'	Report	Howey 34' Wiekens 40'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,055 Referee: Graham Poll

9 September 2000 4	Coventry City	0–0	Leeds United	Coventry
		Report		Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 20,377 Referee: Paul Durkin

16 September 2000 5	Leeds United	1–2	Ipswich Town	Leeds
	Bowyer 4'	Report	Scowcroft 15' Wright 47'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,552 Referee: Mark Halsey

23 September 2000 6	Derby County	1–1	Leeds United	Derby
	Kinkladze 75'	Report	Harte 34'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,248 Referee: Barry Knight

30 September 2000 7	Leeds United	4–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Leeds
	Viduka 52', 55' Smith 59', 64'	Report	Rebrov 37', 74' Perry 60'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 37,562 Referee: Neale Barry

14 October 2000 8	Leeds United	3–1	Charlton Athletic	Leeds
	Smith 38' Viduka 73', 90'		Jensen 84'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,837 Referee: Mike Dean

21 October 2000 9	Manchester United	3–0	Leeds United	Manchester
	Yorke 40' Beckham 50' Jones 82' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,525 Referee: Jeff Winter

29 October 2000 10	Bradford City	1–1	Leeds United	Bradford
	Collymore 20'	Report	Viduka 79'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 17,364 Referee: Steve Lodge

4 November 2000 11	Leeds United	4–3	Liverpool	Leeds
	Viduka 24', 46', 73', 75'	Report	Hyypiä 2' Ziege 18' Šmicer 61'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,055 Referee: David Elleray

12 November 2000 12	Chelsea	1–1	Leeds United	Fulham
	Poyet 62'	Report	Viduka 78'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 35,121 Referee: Graham Poll

18 November 2000 13	Leeds United	0–1	West Ham United	Leeds
			Winterburn 45'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,005 Referee: Paul Taylor

26 November 2000 14	Leeds United	1–0	Arsenal	Leeds
	Dacourt 56'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,084 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

2 December 2000 15	Leicester City	3–1	Leeds United	Leicester
	Savage 7' Akinbiyi 17' Taggart 28'	Report	Viduka 75'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 21,486 Referee: Steve Bennett

9 December 2000 16	Southampton	1–0	Leeds United	Southampton
	Beattie 43'			Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,225 Referee: Paul Durkin

16 December 2000 17	Leeds United	2–0	Sunderland	Leeds
	Bowyer 23' Viduka 78'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,053 Referee: Rob Styles

23 December 2000 18	Leeds United	1–2	Aston Villa	Leeds
	Woodgate 90'	Report	Southgate 43' Boateng 88'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,714 Referee: Mark Halsey

26 December 2000 19	Newcastle United	2–1	Leeds United	Newcastle
	Solano 41' Acuña 44'	Report	Dacourt 10'	Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 52,118 Referee: Andy D'Urso

1 January 2001 20	Leeds United	1–1	Middlesbrough	Leeds
	Keane 55' (pen.)	Report	Bokšić 27'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,251 Referee: David Elleray

13 January 2001 21	Manchester City	0–4	Leeds United	Manchester
		Report	Bakke 34' Bowyer 80' Keane 90', 90'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,288 Referee: Mike Dean

20 January 2001 22	Leeds United	1–3	Newcastle United	Leeds
	Keane 2'	Report	Solano 4' (pen.) Acuña 44' Ameobi 86'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,005 Referee: Alan Wiley

24 January 2001 23	Aston Villa	1–2	Leeds United	Birmingham
	Merson 24'	Report	Bowyer 28' Harte 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 29,335 Referee: Steve Bennett

31 January 2001 24	Leeds United	1–0	Coventry City	Leeds
	Keane 69'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,555 Referee: Rob Harris

3 February 2001 25	Ipswich Town	1–2	Leeds United	Ipswich
	Venus 63'	Report	Venus 28' (o.g.) Keane 41'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 22,015 Referee: Peter Jones

7 February 2001 26	Everton	2–2	Leeds United	Liverpool
	Ferguson 22' Campbell 74'	Report	Harte 66' Dacourt 76'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 34,224 Referee: Neale Barry

10 February 2001 27	Leeds United	0–0	Derby County	Leeds
				Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,789 Referee: Jeff Winter

24 February 2001 28	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	Leeds United	Tottenham
	Ferdinand 33'	Report	Harte 45' (pen.) Bowyer 57'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,070 Referee: Jeff Winter

3 March 2001 29	Leeds United	1–1	Manchester United	Leeds
	Viduka 84'	Report	Chadwick 64'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,055 Referee: Graham Barber

17 March 2001 30	Charlton Athletic	1–2	Leeds United	Charlton
	Bartlett 18'	Report	Viduka 1' Smith 46'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 20,043 Referee: Clive Wilkes

31 March 2001 31	Sunderland	0–2	Leeds United	Sunderland
		Report	Smith 33' Viduka 90'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 48,285 Referee: Steve Dunn

7 April 2001 32	Leeds United	2–0	Southampton	Leeds
	Kewell 10' Keane 72'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,267 Referee: Jeff Winter

13 April 2001 33	Liverpool	1–2	Leeds United	Liverpool
	Gerrard 54'	Report	Ferdinand 4' Bowyer 33'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,116 Referee: Alan Wiley

21 April 2001 34	West Ham United	0–2	Leeds United	Newham
		Report	Keane 8' Ferdinand 48'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 26,041 Referee: Graham Poll

28 April 2001 35	Leeds United	2–0	Chelsea	Leeds
	Keane 85' Viduka 88'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,253 Referee: Steve Dunn

5 May 2001 36	Arsenal	2–1	Leeds United	Islington
	Ljungberg 17' Wiltord 56'	Report	Harte 58'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,142 Referee: Peter Jones

13 May 2001 37	Leeds United	6–1	Bradford City	Leeds
	Viduka 14' Harte 19' Bakke 26' Smith 37' Kewell 42' Bowyer 80'	Report	Ward 22'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,300 Referee: Andy D'Urso

19 May 2001 38	Leeds United	3–1	Leicester City	Leeds
	Smith 27', 90' Harte 77'	Report	Ferdinand 32' (o.g.)	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,105 Referee: David Elleray

FA Cup

6 January 2001 3	Leeds United	1–0	Barnsley	Leeds
	Viduka 9'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 32,386 Referee: Graham Poll

27 January 2001 4	Leeds United	0–2	Liverpool	Leeds
		Report	Barmby 88' Heskey 90'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 37,108 Referee: Andy D'Urso

League Cup

31 October 2000 3	Tranmere Rovers	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Leeds United	Liverpool
	Parkinson 52', 120' Yates 76'	Report	Huckerby 25', 34'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 11,681 Referee: Rob Styles

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying

9 August 2000	Leeds United	2–1	1860 Munich	Leeds
	Smith 39' Harte 71'	Report	Agostino 90'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 33,769 Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)

23 August 2000	1860 Munich	0–1	Leeds United	Munich
		Report	Smith 46'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

First group stage

13 September 2000	Barcelona	4–0	Leeds United	Barcelona
	Rivaldo 8' de Boer 20' Kluivert 74', 84'	Report		Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 85,000 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

19 September 2000	Leeds United	1–0	AC Milan	Leeds
	Bowyer 89'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,398 Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)

26 September 2000	Leeds United	6–0	Beşiktaş	Leeds
	Bowyer 7', 90' Viduka 12' Matteo 22' Bakke 65' Huckerby 90'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,485 Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

18 October 2000	Beşiktaş	0–0	Leeds United	Istanbul
		Report		Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium Attendance: 16,021 Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)

24 October 2000	Leeds United	1–1	Barcelona	Leeds
	Bowyer 5'	Report	Rivaldo 90'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,721 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

8 November 2000	AC Milan	1–1	Leeds United	Milan
	Serginho 68'	Report	Matteo 45'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 52,289 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Second group stage

22 November 2000	Leeds United	0–2	Real Madrid	Leeds
		Report	Hierro 66' Raúl 68'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,794 Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

5 December 2000	Lazio	0–1	Leeds United	Rome
		Report	Smith 80'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 42,450 Referee: Claude Colombo (France)

13 February 2001	Leeds United	2–1	Anderlecht	Leeds
	Harte 74' Bowyer 87'	Report	Stoica 65'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,064 Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

21 February 2001	Anderlecht	1–4	Leeds United	Brussels
	Koller 76'	Report	Smith 13', 38' Viduka 34' Harte 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

6 March 2001	Real Madrid	3–2	Leeds United	Madrid
	Raúl 7', 61' Figo 41'	Report	Smith 6' Viduka 54'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)

14 March 2001	Leeds United	3–3	Lazio	Leeds
	Bowyer 28' Wilcox 43' Viduka 63'	Report	Ravanelli 21' Mihajlović 29' (pen.), 90'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,741 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

Quarter-finals

4 April 2001	Leeds United	3–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Leeds
20:45	Harte 26' Smith 51' Ferdinand 66'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,508 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

17 April 2001	Deportivo La Coruña	2–0	Leeds United	A Coruña
20:45	Djalminha 9' (pen.) Tristán 73'	Report		Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 35,600 Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)

Semi-finals

2 May 2001	Leeds United	0–0	Valencia	Leeds
20:45		Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,437 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

8 May 2001	Valencia	3–0	Leeds United	Valencia
20:45	Sánchez 15', 47' Mendieta 52'	Report		Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Statistics

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

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Champions League		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	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	3	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	MF	Gareth Evans	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	0	0
38	FW	Tony Hackworth	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	0+3	0	0	0

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
15 May 2000	MF	Olivier Dacourt	Lens	£7,200,000	^[3]
2 July 2000	FW	Mark Viduka	Celtic	£6,500,000	^[4]
17 August 2000	DF	Dominic Matteo	Liverpool	£4,750,000	^[5]
31 August 2000	MF	Jacob Burns	Parramatta Power	£250,000
26 November 2000	DF	Rio Ferdinand	West Ham United	£18,000,000	^[6]
25 April 2001	FW	Robbie Keane	Inter Milan	£12,000,000	^[7]

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
25 May 2000	DF	Martin Hiden	Salzburg	£500,000
13 June 2000	MF	Alfie Haaland	Manchester City	£2,800,000	^[8]
7 July 2000	MF	David Hopkin	Bradford City	£2,500,000	^[9]
31 August 2000	MF	Kevin Evans	Cardiff City	Free
1 December 2000	DF	Robert Molenaar	Bradford City	£500,000	^[10]
14 December 2000	MF	Matt Jones	Leicester City	£3,250,000	^[11]
29 December 2000	FW	Darren Huckerby	Manchester City	£3,400,000	^[12]
19 March 2001	FW	Lee Matthews	Bristol City	£70,000	^[13]

Loan in

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	From	Ref.
20 December 2000	25 April 2001	FW	Robbie Keane	Inter Milan	^[14]

Loan out

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

References

^ "Leeds United players: Premier League 2001". www.11v11.com.
^ "Leeds United players: FA Cup 2001". www.11v11.com.
^ "BBC News | FOOTBALL | Leeds snap up Dacourt". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
^ "Leeds close in on £7m target Viduka". The Guardian. 20 June 2000. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
^ "Leeds gamble on Matteo". The Guardian. 16 August 2000. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
^ "Ferdinand agrees deal with Leeds". The Guardian. 24 November 2000. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
^ "Leeds complete Keane signing". The Guardian. 25 April 2001. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
^ "BBC News | FOOTBALL | Haaland signs for Man City". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
^ "City agree £2.5m deal for Hopkin". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 6 July 2000. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
^ "Molenaar completes Bradford switch". 1 December 2000. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
^ "Jones handed Lennon's number seven shirt". BBC Sport. 14 December 2000. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
^ "Huckerby makes Man City move". 29 December 2000. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
^ "City complete Matthews deal". 22 March 2001. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
^ "Leeds sign Keane on loan". 20 December 2000. Retrieved 29 November 2022.

[table_note_res_CL30.86757991130817-1] Since Liverpool won the League Cup and qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place went to fifth-placed Ipswich Town. Since both FA Cup finalists, Liverpool and Arsenal, qualified for the Champions League, the berth in the UEFA Cup went to sixth-placed Chelsea. Both Ipswich and Chelsea were the highest-ranked team not already qualified for a European competition.

[2] "Leeds United players: Premier League 2001". www.11v11.com.

[3] "Leeds United players: FA Cup 2001". www.11v11.com.

[4] "BBC News | FOOTBALL | Leeds snap up Dacourt". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2022.

[5] "Leeds close in on £7m target Viduka". The Guardian. 20 June 2000. Retrieved 29 November 2022.

[6] "Leeds gamble on Matteo". The Guardian. 16 August 2000. Retrieved 29 November 2022.

[7] "Ferdinand agrees deal with Leeds". The Guardian. 24 November 2000. Retrieved 29 November 2022.

[8] "Leeds complete Keane signing". The Guardian. 25 April 2001. Retrieved 29 November 2022.

[9] "BBC News | FOOTBALL | Haaland signs for Man City". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2022.

[10] "City agree £2.5m deal for Hopkin". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 6 July 2000. Retrieved 29 November 2022.

[11] "Molenaar completes Bradford switch". 1 December 2000. Retrieved 30 July 2024.

[12] "Jones handed Lennon's number seven shirt". BBC Sport. 14 December 2000. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

[13] "Huckerby makes Man City move". 29 December 2000. Retrieved 29 November 2022.

[14] "City complete Matthews deal". 22 March 2001. Retrieved 30 July 2024.

[15] "Leeds sign Keane on loan". 20 December 2000. Retrieved 29 November 2022.

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