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2000–01 Newcastle United F.C. season

During the 2000–01 English football season, Newcastle United F.C. competed in the FA Premier League. This article covers the squad and match results for that season.

Newcastle United
2000–01 season
ChairmanFreddy Shepherd
ManagerSir Bobby Robson
StadiumSt. James' Park
Premier League11th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Cort/Solano (6)
All: Cort/Solano/Shearer (7)
Average home league attendance51,309

Season summary edit

Bobby Robson's first full season as Newcastle manager saw them finish 11th once again - more than high enough to avoid relegation, but not quite high enough to get into Europe.

Final league table edit

Main article: 2000–01 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
12 Tottenham Hotspur 38 13 10 15 47 54 −7 49
13 Leicester City 38 14 6 18 39 51 −12 48
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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 14 9 15 44 50  −6 51 10 4 5 26 17  +9 4 5 10 18 33  −15
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAAHAHAAHAHHAHH
ResultLWWWDLLWWLLWDLWDLWLWDLWWLLLDLDLWDWDLDW
Position191231367334857878107877876710111112131413131010111111
Source: 11v11.com: 2000-01 Newcastle United results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

Pre-season edit

22 July 2000 D.C. United 3–1 Newcastle United Washington, D.C.
Moreno   28'
Llamosa   33'
Marino   51'		 Cordone   67' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 17,610
26 July 2000 Columbus Crew 2–2 Newcastle United Columbus, Ohio
Joseph   67'
Cunningham   85'		 Cort   32', 84' Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 18,212
31 July 2000 Burnley 0–1 Newcastle United Turf Moor
19:45 Cort   25' Stadium: Burnley
Attendance: 11,441
Referee: Chris Foy
5 August 2000 Feyenoord 2–1 Newcastle United Rotterdam
20:00 Tomasson   17'
Korneev   59'		 Lee   44' Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 32,340
Referee: René Temmink
13 August 2000 RCD Espanyol 2–1 Newcastle United Barcelona
Rotchen   62'
Garcia   71'		 Shearer   49' Stadium: Estadi Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 7,900

Premier League edit

20 August 2000 Manchester United 2–0 Newcastle United Manchester
17:00 Johnsen   20'
Cole   69'		 Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,477
Referee: Stephen Lodge
23 August 2000 Newcastle United 3–2 Derby County Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Cort   30' (pen.)
Cordone   46'
Glass   55'
Barton   78'		 Report Strupar   45'
Johnson   83'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,327
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
26 August 2000 Newcastle United 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Newcastle upon Tyne
Speed   9'
Cordone   66'		 Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,573
Referee: David Elleray
6 September 2000 Coventry City 0–2 Newcastle United Coventry
19:45 Report Shearer   30' (pen.)
Gallacher   58'		 Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 22,109
Referee: Alan Wiley
9 September 2000 Newcastle United 0–0 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,687
Referee: Graham Poll
16 September 2000 Southampton 2–0 Newcastle United Southampton
15:00 Pahars   47', 61' Report Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,211
Referee: Barry Knight
23 September 2000 Newcastle United 0–1 Charlton Athletic Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Report Stuart   8' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,866
Referee: Andy D'Urso
30 September 2000 Manchester City 0–1 Newcastle United Manchester
15:00 Report Shearer   74' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,497
Referee: Paul Taylor
16 October 2000 Middlesbrough 1–3 Newcastle United Middlesbrough
20:00 Deane   90' Report Shearer   38'
Goma   55'
Dyer   89'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 31,463
Referee: Steve Dunn
21 October 2000 Newcastle United 0–1 Everton Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Report Campbell   80' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,625
Referee: Mark Halsey
28 October 2000 West Ham United 1–0 Newcastle United London
15:00 Kanouté   73' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 26,044
Referee: Mike Riley
4 November 2000 Newcastle United 2–1 Ipswich Town Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Shearer   22', 67' (pen.) Report Stewart   13' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,922
Referee: Alan Wiley
11 November 2000 Leicester City 1–1 Newcastle United Leicester
15:00 Gunnlaugsson   63' Report Speed   75' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,406
Referee: Rob Styles
18 November 2000 Newcastle United 1–2 Sunderland Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Speed   4' Report Hutchison   68'
Quinn   76'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,030
Referee: Graham Poll
26 November 2000 Newcastle United 2–1 Liverpool Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Solano   4'
Dyer   70'		 Report Heskey   78' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,949
Referee: Barry Knight
2 December 2000 Aston Villa 1–1 Newcastle United Birmingham
15:00 Dublin   4' Report Solano   82' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 34,255
Referee: David Elleray
9 December 2000 Arsenal 5–0 Newcastle United London
15:00 Henry   13'
Parlour   16', 86', 90'
Kanu   52'		 Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,052
Referee: Mike Dean
16 December 2000 Newcastle United 2–1 Bradford City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Speed   15'
Dyer   70'		 Report Molenaar   83' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,470
Referee: Steve Dunn
23 December 2000 Derby County 2–0 Newcastle United Derby
15:00 Carbonari   33'
Burton   73'		 Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 29,978
Referee: Rob Harris
26 December 2000 Newcastle United 2–1 Leeds United Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Solano   41'
Acunã   44'		 Report Dacourt   10' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,118
Referee: Andy D'Urso
30 December 2000 Newcastle United 1–1 Manchester United Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Glass   81' Report Beckham   25' (pen.) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,134
Referee: Mike Riley
2 January 2001 Tottenham Hotspur 4–2 Newcastle United London
19:45 Doherty   27'
Anderton   30'
Rebrov   35'
Sullivan   48'
Ferdinand   77'		 Report Solano   23'
Solano   32'
Dyer   49'
Dyer   53'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 34,324
Referee: Steve Bennett
13 January 2001 Newcastle United 3–1 Coventry City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Speed   4'
Ameobi   58'
Dyer   66'		 Report Glass   78' (o.g.) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,159
Referee: Jeff Winter
20 January 2001 Leeds United 1–3 Newcastle United Leeds
15:00 Keane   2' Report Solano   4' (pen.)
Acuña   44'
Ameobi   58'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,005
Referee: Alan Wiley
31 January 2001 Chelsea 3–1 Newcastle United London
19:45 Zola   37'
Poyet   62'
Grønkjær   79'		 Bassedas   23' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 35,108
Referee: Mark Halsey
11 February 2001 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Newcastle United London
16:00 Svensson   37'
Bartlett   43'		 Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 24,151
Referee: Andy D'Urso
24 February 2001 Newcastle United 0–1 Manchester City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Report Goater   61' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,981
Referee: Rob Harris
3 March 2001 Everton 1–1 Newcastle United Liverpool
15:00 Unsworth   82' (pen.) Report Unsworth   47' (o.g.) Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,779
Referee: David Elleray
17 March 2001 Newcastle United 1–2 Middlesbrough Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Cort   60' Report Bokšić   28', 33'
Stamp   45'  		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,751
Referee: Mark Halsey
31 March 2001 Bradford City 2–2 Newcastle United Bradford
15:00 Wetherall   8'
Blake   10' (pen.)		 Report Cort   25'
Acuña   77'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 20,160
Referee: David Elleray
14 April 2001 Ipswich Town 1–0 Newcastle United Ipswich
Stewart   76' (pen.) Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 24,028
Referee: Mike Dean
16 April 2001 Newcastle United 2–1 West Ham United Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Cort   32'
Solano   56' (pen.)		 Report Lampard   80' (pen.) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,107
Referee: Paul Durkin
21 April 2001 Sunderland 1–1 Newcastle United Sunderland
17:15 Carteron   67' Report O'Brien   78' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 48,277
Referee: Mike Riley
28 April 2001 Newcastle United 1–0 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Cort   90' Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,501
Referee: Graham Poll
1 May 2001 Newcastle United 1–1 Southampton Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 Gallacher   26' Report Pahars   81' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,439
Referee: Stephen Lodge
5 May 2001 Liverpool 3–0 Newcastle United Liverpool
15:00 Owen   25', 72', 81' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,363
Referee: Mark Halsey
15 May 2001 Newcastle United 0–0 Arsenal Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,729
Referee: Alan Wiley
19 May 2001 Newcastle United 3–0 Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Glass   9'
Cort   13'
Delaney   74' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,506
Referee: Barry Knight

FA Cup edit

7 January 2001 Round 3 Newcastle United 1–1 Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00 Dyer   80' Report Stone   55' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 37,682
Referee: Paul Durkin
17 January 2001 Round 3r Aston Villa 1–0 Newcastle United Birmingham
19:45 Vassell   50' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 25,387
Referee: Paul Durkin

League Cup edit

20 September 2000 Round 2 Newcastle United 2–0 Leyton Orient Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Cort   34'
Speed   77'		 Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 37,284
Referee: Anthony Leake
26 September 2000 Round 2 Leyton Orient 1–1
(1 - 3 agg.)		 Newcastle United Leyton
19:45 Watts   45' Report Gallacher   32' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 9,552
Referee: Peter Jones
1 November 2000 Round 3 Newcastle United 4–3 Bradford City Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Shearer   22' (29)
Cordone   27'
S. Caldwell   73'		 Report Nolan   31'
Ward   57' (70)		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 41,847
Referee: Mike Dean
29 November 2000 Round 4 Birmingham City 2–1 Newcastle United Birmingham
19:45 Adebola   31'
Johnson   90'		 Dyer   13' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 18,520
Referee: Steve Bennett

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season[1][2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   IRL Shay Given
2 DF   ENG Warren Barton
3 DF   ESP Marcelino
5 DF   IRL Andy O'Brien[3]
6 MF   CHI Clarence Acuña
7 MF   ENG Rob Lee
8 MF   ENG Kieron Dyer
9 FW   ENG Alan Shearer (captain)
10 MF   ARG Christian Bassedas
11 MF   WAL Gary Speed
12 DF   ENG Andy Griffin
13 GK   ENG Steve Harper
14 DF   ENG Wayne Quinn
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF   PER Nolberto Solano
16 FW   ENG Carl Cort[4]
17 MF   ARG Daniel Cordone
18 DF   NIR Aaron Hughes
19 MF   SCO Stephen Glass
20 FW   COD Lomana LuaLua
21 MF   PAR Diego Gavilán
23 FW   ENG Shola Ameobi
25 MF   SCO Brian Kerr
26 MF   ENG James Coppinger
30 DF   SCO Steven Caldwell
32 FW   SCO Kevin Gallacher
34 DF   GRE Nikos Dabizas

Left club during season edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF   FRA Didier Domi (to Paris Saint-Germain)
5 DF   FRA Alain Goma (to Fulham)
24 MF   SCO Garry Brady (to Portsmouth)
No. Pos. Nation Player
37 DF   FRA Laurent Charvet (to Manchester City)
40 DF   ENG Carl Serrant (retired)

Reserves and youth edit

Reserve squad edit

The following players did not make an appearance for the senior squad this season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF   ENG Jamie McClen
27 DF   ENG David Beharall
29 GK   NED John Karelse
31 MF   ENG Stuart Green
33 MF   ENG Des Hamilton
35 DF   FRA Olivier Bernard
36 DF   SCO Gary Caldwell
39 FW   IRL David McMahon
— GK   ENG Jonny Brain
— GK   SCO Stephen Grindlay
— DF   ENG Roy Gordon
— DF   SCO Keith Barr
— DF   SCO Ryan McGuffie
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ENG Mark Boyd
— MF   ENG Oliver Cowie
— MF   IRL Alan O'Brien
— MF   POR Pedro Dimas
— MF   NZL David Rayner
— FW   ARG Pablo Bonvín
— FW   ENG Michael Chopra
— FW   ENG Jonathan Mann
— FW   ENG Peter Wright
— FW   WAL Kevin Gall
— FW   SCO Colin McMenamin
— FW   IRL Paul Knight

Trialists edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF   ENG Simon Downer (on trial from Leyton Orient)
— DF   ENG Robert Ullathorne
— DF   POR Fredy (on trial from Felguerias)
— DF   BLR Sergei Gurenko (on trial from Roma)
— DF   ARG Pablo Paz (on trial from Tenerife)
— DF   PER Martín Hidalgo (on trial from Sporting Cristal)
— DF   TRI Dennis Lawrence (on trial from Defense Force)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF   CHN Sun Jihai (on trial from Dalian Shide)
— MF   POR Bruno (on trial from Marítimo)
— MF   LBY Tarik El Taib (on trial from Al-Ahli SC)
— FW   ARG Pablo Facundo Bonvín (on trial from Boca Juniors)
— FW   ARG Esteban José Herrera (on trial from Boca Juniors)
— MF    Carte
— FW    Carmen Alegranza

Appearances, goals and cards edit

Starts + substitute appearances
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
1 GK   Shay Given 34 0 0 0 1 0 35 0 1 0
2 DF   Warren Barton 27+2 0 1+1 0 1 0 29+3 0 5 1
3 DF   Marcelino 5+1 0 1 0 0 0 6+1 0 1 0
4 DF   Didier Domi 11+3 0 0 0 1+1 0 12+4 0 2 0
5 DF   Alain Goma 18+1 1 2 0 3 0 23+1 1 3 0
5 DF   Andy O'Brien 9 1 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0
6 MF   Clarence Acuña 23+3 3 2 0 1 0 26+3 3 5 0
7 MF   Rob Lee 21+1 0 0 0 3+1 0 24+2 0 4 0
8 MF   Kieron Dyer 25+1 5 1 0 4 1 30+1 6 0 1
9 FW   Alan Shearer 19 5 0 0 4 2 23 7 1 0
10 MF   Christian Bassedas 17+5 1 2 0 1+1 0 20+6 1 6 0
11 MF   Gary Speed 35 5 2 0 4 1 41 6 9 0
12 DF   Andy Griffin 14+5 0 2 0 4 0 20+5 0 3 0
13 GK   Steve Harper 4+1 0 2 0 3 0 9+1 0 0 0
14 DF   Wayne Quinn 14+1 0 0 0 0 0 14+1 0 0 0
15 MF   Nolberto Solano 31+2 6 1 1 3+1 0 35+3 7 3 2
16 FW   Carl Cort 13 6 0 0 2 1 15 7 1 0
17 FW   Daniel Cordone 12+9 2 0+2 0 1+3 1 13+14 3 0 0
18 DF   Aaron Hughes 34+1 0 2 0 3 0 39+1 0 2 0
19 MF   Stephen Glass 5+9 3 1+1 0 0 0 6+10 3 2 0
20 FW   Lomana LuaLua 3+18 0 0+2 0 0 0 3+20 0 2 0
21 MF   Diego Gavilán 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 0 0
23 FW   Shola Ameobi 12+8 2 2 0 0 0 14+8 2 0 0
25 MF   Brian Kerr 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
26 MF   James Coppinger 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
30 DF   Steven Caldwell 5+4 0 0 0 1 1 6+4 1 1 0
32 FW   Kevin Gallacher 12+7 2 1 0 2 1 14+7 3 0 0
34 DF   Nikos Dabizas 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 1 0
37 DF   Laurent Charvet 6+1 0 0 0 2 0 8+1 0 0 0

Starting 11 edit

Considering starts in all competitions
Considering a 4-5-1 formation[5]

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff
Manager   Bobby Robson
Assistant Manager   John Carver
First Team coach   Nigel Pearson
Goalkeeping Coach   Andy Woodman
Development Coach   Steve Clarke
Reserve Team Coach   Terry McDermott
Chief scout   Arthur Cox

Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source: [1]

Club transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos. Name From Fee
1 June 2000 MF   Christian Bassedas   Vélez Sársfield £3,500,000[6]
26 June 2000 FW   Daniel Cordone   Racing Club £500,000 (loan)[7]
5 July 2000 FW   Carl Cort   Wimbledon £7,000,000[8]
August 2000 DF   Ryan McGuffie   Annan Athletic Nominal fee
September 2000 DF   Olivier Bernard   Lyon Free
September 2000 FW   Lomana LuaLua   Colchester United £2,200,000
October 2000 MF   Clarence Acuña   Universidad de Chile £1,000,000
February 2001 DF   Wayne Quinn   Sheffield United £1,000,000[9]
March 2001 DF   Andy O'Brien   Bradford City £2,000,000[10]
  • Total spending:   £17,200,000

Out edit

Date Pos. Name To Fee
June 2000 MF   Fumaça Unattched Free
30 June 2000 DF   Alessandro Pistone   Everton £3,000,000[11]
21 July 2000 MF   Stuart Elliott   Darlington Free[12]
21 July 2000 MF   Silvio Marić   Porto £2,000,000[13]
July 2000 FW   Paul Robinson   Wimbledon £1,500,000
July 2000 GK   Lionel Pérez   Cambridge United Free
August 2000 MF   Temur Ketsbaia   Wolverhampton Wanderers £900,000
August 2000 DF   Steve Howey   Manchester City £3,000,000
August 2000 FW   Duncan Ferguson   Everton £4,000,000
October 2000 DF   Laurent Charvet   Manchester City £1,500,000
January 2001 DF   Didier Domi   Paris Saint-Germain £3,000,000
March 2001 DF   Alain Goma   Fulham £3,500,000
  • Total spending:   £22,400,000

References edit

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Newcastle United - 2000/01".
  2. ^ "All Newcastle United players: 2001".
  3. ^ O'Brien was born in Harrogate, England and represented them at U-18 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001.
  4. ^ Cort was born in Southwark, England and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Guyana internationally and made his international debut for Guyana in 2011.
  5. ^ Newcastle United, St. James Park. Football-Lineups. Retrieved 14 August 2013
  6. ^ "Magpies sign Bassedas". BBC News. 1 June 2000. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Second Argentine for Newcastle". BBC News. 26 June 2000. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Cort costs Magpies £7m". BBC News. 5 July 2000. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Newcastle snap up Quinn". BBC News. 12 February 2001. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  10. ^ "Magpies snap up O'Brien". BBC News. 19 March 2001. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  11. ^ "Pistone signs for Everton". BBC News. 30 June 2000. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  12. ^ "Darlington in double swoop". BBC News. 21 July 2000. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  13. ^ "Maric in Porto switch". BBC News. 21 July 2000. Retrieved 14 August 2013.

External links edit

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