2000–01 Middlesbrough F.C. season

Middlesbrough F.C.
2000–01 season
ChairmanSteve Gibson
ManagerBryan Robson
Terry Venables (joint manager from 4 December)
StadiumRiverside Stadium
FA Premier League14th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerAlen Bokšić (12)
Highest home attendance34,696 vs Liverpool
(26 December 2000, FA Premier League)
Lowest home attendance5,144 vs Macclesfield Town
(19 September 2000, League Cup)
Average home league attendance34,386

During the 2000–01 season, Middlesbrough participated in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

Some early season relegation worries saw Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson respond by installing former England boss Terry Venables as joint manager alongside Bryan Robson in December. This experiment with joint management paid off as Middlesbrough finished 14th to avoid the drop by a comfortable margin.

Robson and Venables both departed after the season was over, and in came Manchester United assistant Steve McClaren to manage the Teesside club.

Team kit and sponsors

Middlesbrough were again sponsored by BT Cellnet for the 2000–01 season.

The team's strip was produced by Errea. The home shirt consisted of a red shirt with white hoop, red shorts and red socks with white trim. The away strip consisted of a black shirt with red and white stripes in the middle, plain black shorts and black socks.[1]

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
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 9 15 14 44 44  0 42 4 7 8 18 23  −5 5 8 6 26 21  +5
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWDLDLDDWLLLLLLDLLWDWDDWDDDDLDWLDWLWLDW
Position3181012151411141617181818181920191919181815161617171717171717161715161714
Source: 11v11.com: 2000-01 Middlesbrough results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Middlesbrough's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
19 August 2000 Coventry City A 3–1 20,624 Job, Bokšić (2)
22 August 2000 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–1 31,254 Summerbell
26 August 2000 Leeds United H 1–2 31,626 Stamp
6 September 2000 Derby County A 3–3 24,290 Bokšić (pen), Job, Deane
9 September 2000 Everton H 1–2 30,885 Watson (own goal)
17 September 2000 Manchester City A 1–1 32,053 Festa
23 September 2000 Aston Villa H 1–1 27,556 Alpay (own goal)
30 September 2000 Southampton A 3–1 14,903 Bokšić (2), Festa
16 October 2000 Newcastle United H 1–3 31,436 Deane
21 October 2000 Charlton Athletic A 0–1 20,043
28 October 2000 Ipswich Town A 1–2 21,771 Gordon
4 November 2000 Arsenal H 0–1 29,541
11 November 2000 Manchester United A 1–2 67,576 Karembeu
18 November 2000 Leicester City H 0–3 27,965
25 November 2000 Bradford City H 2–2 28,526 Ehiogu, Ince
2 December 2000 West Ham United A 0–1 25,459
9 December 2000 Sunderland A 0–1 47,742
16 December 2000 Chelsea H 1–0 29,422 Gordon
23 December 2000 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–0 35,638
26 December 2000 Liverpool H 1–0 34,696 Karembeu
30 December 2000 Coventry City H 1–1 30,499 Bokšić
1 January 2001 Leeds United A 1–1 39,251 Bokšić
13 January 2001 Derby County H 4–0 29,041 Bokšić (2, 1 pen), Ehiogu, Ricard (pen)
20 January 2001 Liverpool A 0–0 43,042
31 January 2001 Everton A 2–2 34,244 Ricard, Cooper
3 February 2001 Manchester City H 1–1 31,794 Cooper
10 February 2001 Aston Villa A 1–1 28,912 Ehiogu
24 February 2001 Southampton H 0–1 28,725
3 March 2001 Charlton Athletic H 0–0 28,177
17 March 2001 Newcastle United A 2–1 51,751 Bokšić (2)
31 March 2001 Chelsea A 1–2 34,933 Windass
9 April 2001 Sunderland H 0–0 31,284
14 April 2001 Arsenal A 3–0 37,879 Edu (own goal), Sylvinho (own goal), Ricard
16 April 2001 Ipswich Town H 1–2 34,294 Windass
21 April 2001 Leicester City A 3–0 18,162 Ricard, Bokšić, Ince
28 April 2001 Manchester United H 0–2 34,417
5 May 2001 Bradford City A 1–1 20,921 Karembeu
19 May 2001 West Ham United H 2–1 33,057 Job, Karembeu

FA Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 2001 Bradford City A 1–0 7,303 Ricard
R4 6 February 2001 Wimbledon H 0–0 20,625
R4R 13 February 2001 Wimbledon A 1–3 (a.e.t.) 5,991 Ricard

League Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 19 September 2000 Macclesfield Town H 2–1 5,144 Whelan, Summerbell
R2 2nd Leg 26 September 2000 Macclesfield Town A 3–1 3,153 Ricard (3)
R3 31 October 2000 Wimbledon A 0–1 3,666

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUS Mark Schwarzer
2 DF  IRL Curtis Fleming
3 DF  ENG Dean Gordon
4 DF  ENG Steve Vickers
5 DF  ITA Gianluca Festa
6 DF  ENG Gary Pallister
7 MF  ENG Robbie Mustoe
8 MF  FRA Christian Karembeu
9 MF  ENG Paul Ince (captain)
10 FW  ENG Brian Deane
11 FW  CRO Alen Bokšić
12 MF  IRL Keith O'Neill
13 GK  ENG Marlon Beresford
14 MF  AUS Paul Okon
15 MF  ENG Neil Maddison
16 FW  CMR Joseph-Désiré Job
17 DF  ENG Ugo Ehiogu
18 FW  ENG Andy Campbell
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  COL Hamilton Ricard
20 FW  ENG Dean Windass
22 MF  ENG Mark Summerbell
23 MF  ARG Carlos Marinelli
24 MF  ENG Phil Stamp
25 GK  WAL Mark Crossley
26 FW  ENG Noel Whelan
27 DF  SCO Robbie Stockdale
28 DF  ENG Colin Cooper
29 DF  IRL Jason Gavin
30 DF  ENG Stuart Parnaby
31 MF  IRL Alan Moore
32 DF  ENG Steve Baker
33 MF  ENG Anthony Ormerod
34 GK  SCO Chris Bennion
35 MF  SCO Sean Kilgannon
36 MF  ENG Mark Hudson

Left the club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  GER Christian Ziege (to Liverpool)
21 DF  ENG Craig Harrison (to Crystal Palace)
20 FW  ENG Alun Armstrong (to Ipswich Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 GK  ENG Gary Walsh (on loan from Bradford City)
- MF  ENG Richard Kell (to Torquay United)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK  AUS Brad Jones
- GK  ENG Sam Russell
- DF  ENG Phil Gulliver
- DF  ENG Christian Hanson
- DF  IRL Sean Prunty
No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF  AUS Luke Wilkshire
- MF  ENG Stephen Brackstone
- FW  BRA Arthuro
- FW  ENG Aron Wilford

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee Notes
5 July 2000 MF Christian Karembeu Real Madrid £2,100,000 [4]
5 July 2000 MF Paul Okon Fiorentina Free transfer
18 July 2000 GK Mark Crossley Nottingham Forest Free transfer [5]
31 July 2000 FW Noel Whelan Coventry City £2,000,000 [6]
31 July 2000 FW Joseph-Désiré Job RC Lens £3,000,000
7 August 2000 FW Alen Bokšić Lazio £2,500,000 [7]
20 October 2000 DF Ugo Ehiogu Aston Villa £8,000,000 [8]
8 March 2001 FW Dean Windass Bradford City £600,000

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee Notes
13 July 2000 GK Ben Roberts Charlton Athletic Free transfer [9]
17 July 2000 MF Paul Gascoigne Everton Free transfer [10]
25 August 2000 DF Christian Ziege Liverpool £5,500,000 [11]
1 September 2000 DF Craig Harrison Crystal Palace £200,000
7 December 2000 FW Alun Armstrong Ipswich Town £500,000 [12]
9 March 2001 MF Richard Kell Torquay United Free transfer
Transfers in: £18,200,000
Transfers out: £6,200,000
Total spending: £12,000,000

Player statistics

Goalscorers

Goalscoring statistics for 2000-01.[13]

Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Bokšić 12 0 0 12
Ricard 4 2 3 9
Karembeu 4 0 0 4
Job 3 0 0 3
Ehiogu 3 0 0 3
Deane 2 0 0 2
Gordon 2 0 0 2
Ince 2 0 0 2
Cooper 2 0 0 2
Windass 2 0 0 2
Summerbell 1 0 1 2
Stamp 1 0 0 1
Festa 1 0 0 1
Whelan 0 0 1 1
Own Goals 4 0 0 4

References

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