Seasons · Premier League · Season 81

2000/01

Finished 4th · Manager David O'Leary

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The season · Record

Played: 59
Won: 29
Drawn: 13
Lost: 17
For: 94
Against: 70
Points: 68

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 6–0; v Besiktas
Biggest defeat: 0–4; v Barcelona
Clean sheets: 19
Top scorer: Viduka; 22 goals
Most assists: Harte; 11 assists
Avg attendance: 36,874

Final table

Premier League

Final Premier League table, 2000/01
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Manchester United	38	24	8	6	79	31	+48	80
2	Arsenal	38	20	10	8	63	38	+25	70
3	Liverpool	38	20	9	9	71	39	+32	69
4	Leeds United	38	20	8	10	64	43	+21	68
5	Ipswich Town	38	20	6	12	57	42	+15	66
6	Chelsea	38	17	10	11	68	45	+23	61
7	Sunderland	38	15	12	11	46	41	+5	57
8	Aston Villa	38	13	15	10	46	43	+3	54
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
12	Tottenham Hotspur	38	13	10	15	47	54	-7	49
13	Leicester City	38	14	6	18	39	51	-12	48
14	Middlesbrough	38	9	15	14	44	44	0	42
15	West Ham United	38	10	12	16	45	50	-5	42
16	Everton	38	11	9	18	45	59	-14	42
17	Derby County	38	10	12	16	37	59	-22	42
18	Manchester City	38	8	10	20	41	65	-24	34
19	Coventry City	38	8	10	20	36	63	-27	34
20	Bradford City	38	5	11	22	30	70	-40	26

Matchlog

Every fixture

Premier League · 38 played

Premier League fixtures, 2000/01
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
19 Aug	H	Everton	2–0	40,010	Won 2–0 v Everton
26 Aug	A	Middlesbrough	2–1	31,626	Won 2–1 v Middlesbrough
5 Sep	H	Manchester City	1–2	40,055	Lost 1–2 v Manchester City
9 Sep	A	Coventry City	0–0	20,377	Drew 0–0 v Coventry City
16 Sep	H	Ipswich Town	1–2	35,552	Lost 1–2 v Ipswich Town
23 Sep	A	Derby County	1–1	26,248	Drew 1–1 v Derby County
30 Sep	H	Tottenham Hotspur	4–3	37,562	Won 4–3 v Tottenham Hotspur
14 Oct	H	Charlton Athletic	3–1	38,837	Won 3–1 v Charlton Athletic
21 Oct	A	Manchester United	0–3	67,525	Lost 0–3 v Manchester United
29 Oct	A	Bradford City	1–1	17,364	Drew 1–1 v Bradford City
4 Nov	H	Liverpool	4–3	40,055	Won 4–3 v Liverpool
12 Nov	A	Chelsea	1–1	35,121	Drew 1–1 v Chelsea
18 Nov	H	West Ham United	0–1	40,005	Lost 0–1 v West Ham United
26 Nov	H	Arsenal	1–0	38,084	Won 1–0 v Arsenal
2 Dec	A	Leicester City	1–3	21,486	Lost 1–3 v Leicester City
9 Dec	A	Southampton	0–1	15,225	Lost 0–1 v Southampton
16 Dec	H	Sunderland	2–0	40,053	Won 2–0 v Sunderland
23 Dec	H	Aston Villa	1–2	39,714	Lost 1–2 v Aston Villa
26 Dec	A	Newcastle United	1–2	52,118	Lost 1–2 v Newcastle United
1 Jan	H	Middlesbrough	1–1	39,251	Drew 1–1 v Middlesbrough
13 Jan	A	Manchester City	4–0	34,288	Won 4–0 v Manchester City
20 Jan	H	Newcastle United	1–3	40,005	Lost 1–3 v Newcastle United
24 Jan	A	Aston Villa	2–1	29,335	Won 2–1 v Aston Villa
31 Jan	H	Coventry City	1–0	36,555	Won 1–0 v Coventry City
3 Feb	A	Ipswich Town	2–1	22,015	Won 2–1 v Ipswich Town
7 Feb	A	Everton	2–2	34,224	Drew 2–2 v Everton
10 Feb	H	Derby County	0–0	38,789	Drew 0–0 v Derby County
24 Feb	A	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	36,070	Won 2–1 v Tottenham Hotspur
3 Mar	H	Manchester United	1–1	40,055	Drew 1–1 v Manchester United
17 Mar	A	Charlton Athletic	2–1	20,043	Won 2–1 v Charlton Athletic
31 Mar	A	Sunderland	2–0	48,285	Won 2–0 v Sunderland
7 Apr	H	Southampton	2–0	39,267	Won 2–0 v Southampton
13 Apr	A	Liverpool	2–1	44,116	Won 2–1 v Liverpool
21 Apr	A	West Ham United	2–0	26,041	Won 2–0 v West Ham United
28 Apr	H	Chelsea	2–0	39,253	Won 2–0 v Chelsea
5 May	A	Arsenal	1–2	38,142	Lost 1–2 v Arsenal
13 May	H	Bradford City	6–1	38,300	Won 6–1 v Bradford City
19 May	H	Leicester City	3–1	39,105	Won 3–1 v Leicester City

Champions League · 18 played

Champions League fixtures, 2000/01
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
9 Aug	H	1860 Munich	2–1	33,769	Won 2–1 v 1860 Munich
23 Aug	A	1860 Munich	1–0	56,000	Won 1–0 v 1860 Munich
13 Sep	A	Barcelona	0–4	85,000	Lost 0–4 v Barcelona
19 Sep	H	AC Milan	1–0	35,398	Won 1–0 v AC Milan
26 Sep	H	Besiktas	6–0	34,435	Won 6–0 v Besiktas
18 Oct	A	Besiktas	0–0	20,000	Drew 0–0 v Besiktas
24 Oct	H	Barcelona	1–1	36,721	Drew 1–1 v Barcelona
8 Nov	A	AC Milan	1–1	52,289	Drew 1–1 v AC Milan
22 Nov	H	Real Madrid	0–2	36,794	Lost 0–2 v Real Madrid
5 Dec	A	SS Lazio	1–0	42,450	Won 1–0 v SS Lazio
13 Feb	H	Anderlecht	2–1	36,068	Won 2–1 v Anderlecht
21 Feb	A	Anderlecht	4–1	28,000	Won 4–1 v Anderlecht
6 Mar	A	Real Madrid	2–3	40,000	Lost 2–3 v Real Madrid
14 Mar	H	SS Lazio	3–3	36,741	Drew 3–3 v SS Lazio
4 Apr	H	Deportivo La Coruna	3–0	35,508	Won 3–0 v Deportivo La Coruna
17 Apr	A	Deportivo La Coruna	0–2	35,600	Lost 0–2 v Deportivo La Coruna
2 May	H	Valencia CF	0–0	36,437	Drew 0–0 v Valencia CF
8 May	A	Valencia CF	0–3	53,000	Lost 0–3 v Valencia CF

FA Cup · 2 played

FA Cup fixtures, 2000/01
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
6 Jan	H	Barnsley	1–0	32,386	Won 1–0 v Barnsley
27 Jan	H	Liverpool	0–2	37,108	Lost 0–2 v Liverpool

League Cup · 1 played

League Cup fixtures, 2000/01
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
31 Oct	A	Tranmere Rovers	2–3	11,681	Lost 2–3 v Tranmere Rovers