2000–01 season of Leicester City
Leicester City 2000–01 football season
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]
2000-01 Leicester City team
Final league table
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
6
18
39
51
−12
48
10
4
5
28
23
+5
4
2
13
11
28
−17
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 A H H A H A H A H A H A A H A H H A H A H A H A H H A A A H H A H A H A Result D W D W W W D D L L W W D W L W L W W L L L D L W L W W L L L L L L L L W L Position 11 4 6 3 2 2 2 1 3 5 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 6 6 7 8 6 7 7 4 7 9 9 10 11 11 12 13 10 13
Results
Leicester City's score comes first [ 4]
Legend
Pre-season
FA Premier League
FA Cup
League Cup
UEFA Cup
First-team squad
Squad at end of season [ 51]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left 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.
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.
Staff
Source: Leicester City F.C.
Transfers
In
Date
Pos
Name
From
Fee
Ref
4 July 2000
DF
Gary Rowett
Birmingham City
£3,000,000
7 July 2000
DF
Callum Davidson
Blackburn Rovers
£1,750,000
[ 58]
11 July 2000
GK
Simon Royce
Charlton Athletic
Free transfer
[ 59]
12 July 2000
FW
Trevor Benjamin
Cambridge United
£1,500,000
[ 60]
25 July 2000
FW
Ade Akinbiyi
Wolverhampton Wanderers
£5,000,000
[ 61]
1 September 2000
FW
Richard Cresswell
Sheffield Wednesday
£750,000
[ 62]
24 October 2000
DF
Damien Delaney
Cork City
£50,000
14 December 2000
MF
Matt Jones
Leeds United
£3,000,000
[ 63]
19 January 2001
FW
Dean Sturridge
Derby County
£350,000
[ 64]
6 February 2001
FW
Kevin Ellison
Altrincham
£50,000
[ 65]
15 March 2001
MF
Junior Lewis
Gillingham
£150,000
[ 66]
22 March 2001
DF
Lee Marshall
Norwich City
£600,000
[ 67]
29 March 2001
DF
Ashley Lyth
Scarborough
£100,000
[ 68]
Out
Transfers in: £16,300,000
Transfers out: £6,250,000
Total spending: £10,050,000
Loan in
Loan out
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.
References
^ "Wise seals Leicester switch" . BBC Sport. 25 June 2001. Retrieved 2 August 2015 .
^ "Foxes detail stadium plans" . BBC Sport. 28 November 2000. Retrieved 2 August 2015 .
^ "Leicester's stadium start date" . BBC Sport. 11 June 2001. Retrieved 2 August 2015 .
^ "Leicester City 2000-2001 Results - statto.com" . Archived from the original on 25 March 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2012 .
^ "Tranmere turn on the style" . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 August 2000. Retrieved 26 July 2019 .
^ "Midlands derby ends goalless" . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation. 19 August 2000. Retrieved 22 July 2019 .
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^ "Foxes add to Robson woes" . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 November 2000. Retrieved 24 July 2019 .
^ "Ferdinand outfoxes Leicester" . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation. 25 November 2000. Retrieved 24 July 2019 .
^ "Foxes ruin Rio's Leeds debut" . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation. 2 December 2000. Retrieved 24 July 2019 .
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^ "Foxes triple sinks Charlton" . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 December 2000. Retrieved 25 July 2019 .
^ "Savage blow for Hammers" . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 December 2000. Retrieved 25 July 2019 .
^ "Henry hat-trick outfoxes City" . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 December 2000. Retrieved 25 July 2019 .
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^ "Patient Ipswich wear down Leicester" . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 January 2001. Retrieved 25 July 2019 .
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^ "Everton edge out Leicester" . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation. 10 February 2001. Retrieved 25 July 2019 .
^ "Oster off as Foxes triumph" . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 February 2001. Retrieved 25 July 2019 .
^ "Foxes stun Reds" . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation. 3 March 2001. Retrieved 25 July 2019 .
^ "Man Utd leave it late against Leicester" . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 March 2001. Retrieved 25 July 2019 .
^ "Bartlett stunner seals Charlton win" . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation. 1 April 2001. Retrieved 25 July 2019 .
^ "Villa finally end Foxes jinx" . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 April 2001. Retrieved 25 July 2019 .
^ "Foxes out-fought by Sky Blues" . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 April 2001. Retrieved 25 July 2019 .
^ "Wanchope magic stuns Foxes" . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 April 2001. Retrieved 25 July 2019 .
^ "Rams clinch crucial derby win" . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 April 2001. Retrieved 25 July 2019 .
^ "Boro bury wretched Leicester" . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation. 21 April 2001. Retrieved 25 July 2019 .
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^ "Foxes stop rot against Spurs" . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 May 2001. Retrieved 25 July 2019 .
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^ "Icy blast leaves Villa feeling blue" . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation. 27 January 2001. Retrieved 25 July 2019 .
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^ "Leicester 0-3 Crystal Palace" . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation. 1 November 2000. Retrieved 25 July 2019 .
^ "Leicester held at home" . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 September 2000. Retrieved 25 July 2019 .
^ "Red Star end Leicester dreams" . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 September 2000. Retrieved 25 July 2019 .
^ "FootballSquads - Leicester City - 2000/01" .
^ Sinclair was born in Lambeth , England , but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1997.
^ Izzet was born in Tower Hamlets , England , but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally through his father and made his international debut for Turkey in 2000.
^ Campbell was born in Corby , England , but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his parents and has represented them at U-21 level.
^ Elliott was born in Wandsworth , England , but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandmother and made his international debut for Scotland in 1997.
^ Benjamin was born in Kettering , England , and would make his international debut for the U-21 side in May 2001, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in November 2002.
^ Akinbiyi was born in Hackney , England , but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Nigeria in 1999.
^ "Foxes sign £1.75m Davidson" . BBC Sport. 7 July 2000. Retrieved 22 July 2019 .
^ "Royce rolls into Leicester" . BBC Sport. 11 July 2000. Retrieved 22 July 2019 .
^ "Leicester sign Benjamin" . BBC Sport. 12 July 2000. Retrieved 22 July 2019 .
^ "Akinbiyi swaps Wolves for Foxes" . BBC Sport. 25 July 2000. Retrieved 22 July 2019 .
^ "Foxes to net Cresswell" . BBC Sport. 1 September 2000. Retrieved 22 July 2019 .
^ "Jones handed Lennon's number seven shirt" . BBC Sport. 14 December 2000. Retrieved 22 July 2019 .
^ "Leicester sign Sturridge" . BBC Sport. 19 January 2001. Archived from the original on 11 February 2001. Retrieved 22 July 2019 .
^ "Foxes capture Ellison" . BBC Sport. 6 February 2001. Retrieved 22 July 2019 .
^ "Taylor signs Lewis again" . BBC Sport. 15 March 2001. Retrieved 23 July 2019 .
^ "Foxes swoop for £600,000 Marshall" . BBC Sport. 22 March 2001. Retrieved 23 July 2019 .
^ "Leicester snap up Lyth" . BBC Sport. 29 March 2001. Retrieved 23 July 2019 .
^ "Fenton joins Stoke on loan" . BBC Sport. 10 August 2000. Retrieved 23 July 2019 .
^ "Cottee clinches Canaries deal" . BBC Sport. 10 September 2000. Retrieved 23 July 2019 .
^ "Canaries sign veteran Walsh" . BBC Sport. 15 September 2000. Retrieved 23 July 2019 .
^ "Bradford swoop for Collymore" . BBC Sport. 26 October 2000. Retrieved 23 July 2019 .
^ "Lennon realises dream to join his idols Celtic" . www.telegraph.co.uk . 7 December 2000. Retrieved 10 March 2023 .
^ "Gilchrist moves to West Brom" . BBC Sport. 23 March 2001. Retrieved 23 July 2019 .
^ "McKinlay joins Leicester on loan" . BBC Sport. 28 October 2000. Retrieved 18 July 2019 .
^ "Foxes sign on-loan Lewis" . BBC Sport. 30 January 2001. Retrieved 18 July 2019 .
^ "Leicester land Mancini" . BBC Sport. 18 January 2001. Retrieved 23 July 2019 .
^ "Preston take Cresswell on loan" . BBC Sport. 9 March 2001. Retrieved 18 July 2019 .
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