| Season | 2000–01 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 August 2000 – 19 May 2001 |
| Champions | Manchester United 7th Premier League title 14thEnglish title |
| Relegated | Manchester City Coventry City Bradford City |
| Champions League | Manchester United Arsenal Liverpool |
| UEFA Cup | Leeds United Ipswich Town Chelsea |
| Intertoto Cup | Aston Villa Newcastle United |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 992 (2.61 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (23 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Fabien Barthez Paul Jones Sander Westerveld (14 clean sheets each) |
| Biggest home win | Manchester United 6–0 Bradford City (5 September 2000) |
| Biggest away win | Derby County 0–4 Liverpool (15 October 2000) Manchester City 0–4 Leeds United (13 January 2001) Derby County 0–4 Chelsea (7 April 2001) Manchester City 0–4 Arsenal (11 April 2001) Charlton Athletic 0–4 Liverpool (19 May 2001) |
| Highest scoring | Arsenal 5–3 Charlton Athletic (26 August 2000) |
| Longest winning run | 8 games[1] Manchester United |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 games[1] Leeds United |
| Longest winless run | 13 games[1] Bradford City Derby County |
| Longest losing run | 8 games[1] Leicester City |
| Highest attendance | 67,637 Manchester United 4–2 Coventry City (14 April 2001) |
| Lowest attendance | 15,523 Bradford City 2–1 Coventry City (2 December 2000) |
| Total attendance | 12,503,039[2] |
| Average attendance | 32,903[2] |
2001–02 → | |
The2000–01 FA Premier League (known as theFACarling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the ninthFA Premier League season and the third season running which ended withManchester United as champions andArsenal as runners-up.Sir Alex Ferguson became the first manager to win three successive English league titles with the same club. Liverpool, meanwhile, managed a unique cup treble – winning theFA Cup,League Cup andUEFA Cup. They also finished third in the Premier League and qualified for theChampions League.Nike replacedMitre as manufacturer of the official Premier League match ball, a contract that has since been extended multiple times, with the most recent renewal made in November 2018 to the end of the 2024–25 season.[3]
UEFA Cup places went toLeeds United,Chelsea,Ipswich Town, andAston Villa, who qualified via theIntertoto Cup. None of the top six clubs in the Premier League had an English manager. The most successful English manager in the 2000–01 Premier League campaign wasPeter Reid, whoseSunderland side finished seventh, having spent most of the season challenging for a place in Europe, and briefly occupied second place in the Premier League table.
Despite the success achieved by Sir Alex Ferguson andGérard Houllier, the Manager of the Year Award went toGeorge Burley. TheIpswich Town manager was in charge of a newly promoted side who began the season as relegation favourites and on a limited budget, guided his team to fifth place in the Premier League final table earning a total of 66 points - the highest total in Premier League history for a newly promoted side since the switch to a 20-team format—and a place in the UEFA Cup for the first time in almost 20 years. 2000–01 was perhaps the best season yet for newly promoted teams in the Premier League.Charlton Athletic finished ninth, their highest finish since the 1950s. The only newly promoted team to suffer relegation wasManchester City, who in the space of six seasons had now been relegated three times and promoted twice. Relegated in bottom place wereBradford City, whose return to the top division after almost 80 years was over after just two seasons. The next relegation place went toCoventry City, who were finally relegated after 34 successive seasons of top division football, which had brought numerous relegation battles and league finishes no higher than sixth place.
Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from theFirst Division. The promoted teams wereCharlton Athletic,Manchester City andIpswich Town, returning after a top flight absence of one, four and five years respectively. They replacedWimbledon,Sheffield Wednesday andWatford. They were relegated to theFirst Division after spending fourteen, nine and one year in the top flight respectively.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | London(Highbury) | Arsenal Stadium | 38,419 |
| Aston Villa | Birmingham | Villa Park | 42,573 |
| Bradford City | Bradford | Valley Parade | 25,136 |
| Charlton Athletic | London(Charlton) | The Valley | 20,043 |
| Chelsea | London(Fulham) | Stamford Bridge | 42,055 |
| Coventry City | Coventry | Highfield Road | 23,489 |
| Derby County | Derby | Pride Park Stadium | 33,597 |
| Everton | Liverpool(Walton) | Goodison Park | 40,569 |
| Ipswich Town | Ipswich | Portman Road | 30,300 |
| Leeds United | Leeds | Elland Road | 40,242 |
| Leicester City | Leicester | Filbert Street | 22,000 |
| Liverpool | Liverpool(Anfield) | Anfield | 45,522 |
| Manchester City | Manchester(Moss Side) | Maine Road | 35,150 |
| Manchester United | Manchester(Old Trafford) | Old Trafford | 68,174 |
| Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | Riverside Stadium | 35,049 |
| Newcastle United | Newcastle upon Tyne | St James' Park | 52,387 |
| Southampton | Southampton | The Dell[a] | 15,200 |
| Sunderland | Sunderland | Stadium of Light | 49,000 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | London(Tottenham) | White Hart Lane | 36,240 |
| West Ham United | London(Upton Park) | Boleyn Ground | 35,647 |
(as of 14 May 2001)
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester City | Signed byCeltic | 1 June 2000 | Pre-season | 12 June 2000 | ||
| Bradford City | Signed bySheffield Wednesday | 18 June 2000 | 18 June 2000[4] | |||
| Chelsea | Sacked | 12 September 2000 | 10th | 17 September 2000 | ||
| Bradford City | 6 November 2000[5] | 19th | 6 November 2000 | |||
| Bradford City | End of caretaker spell | 20 November 2000[6] | 20th | 20 November 2000 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | Sacked | 16 March 2001[7] | 13th | 30 March 2001[8] | ||
| Southampton | Signed by Tottenham Hotspur | 30 March 2001[8] | 9th | 30 March 2001 | ||
| West Ham United | Mutual consent | 9 May 2001 | 14th | 12 May 2001[9] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United(C) | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 79 | 31 | +48 | 80 | Qualification for theChampions League first group stage |
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 70 | |
| 3 | Liverpool | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 71 | 39 | +32 | 69 | Qualification for theChampions League third qualifying round[a] |
| 4 | Leeds United | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 68 | Qualification for theUEFA 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 | |
| 7 | Sunderland | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 57 | |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 54 | Qualification for theIntertoto Cup third round |
| 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 theIntertoto 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 | |
| 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(R) | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 34 | Relegation to theFootball League First Division |
| 19 | Coventry City(R) | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 63 | −27 | 34 | |
| 20 | Bradford City(R) | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 70 | −40 | 26 |
| Home \ Away | ARS | AVL | BRA | CHA | CHE | COV | DER | EVE | IPS | LEE | LEI | LIV | MCI | MUN | MID | NEW | SOU | SUN | TOT | WHU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Aston Villa | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| Bradford City | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 1–2 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Chelsea | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 4–2 | |
| Coventry City | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| Derby County | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Everton | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Ipswich Town | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Leeds United | 1–0 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 0–1 | |
| Leicester City | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | |
| Liverpool | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Manchester City | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Manchester United | 6–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Middlesbrough | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Newcastle United | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Southampton | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | |
| Sunderland | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| West Ham United | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 |

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 23 | |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 19 | |
| 3 | Arsenal | 17 | |
| Leeds United | |||
| 5 | Liverpool | 16 | |
| 6 | Manchester United | 15 | |
| 7 | Liverpool | 14 | |
| Sunderland | |||
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 12 | |
| 10 | Southampton | 10 |

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | Sunderland | 4–2 (H) | 23 August 2000 | [10] | |
| Liverpool | Aston Villa | 3–1 (H) | 6 September 2000 | [11] | |
| Liverpool | Derby County | 4–0 (A) | 15 October 2000 | [12] | |
| Chelsea | Coventry City | 6–1 (H) | 21 October 2000 | [13] | |
| Manchester United | Southampton | 5–0 (H) | 28 October 2000 | [14] | |
| Leeds United | Liverpool | 4–3 (H) | 4 November 2000 | [15] | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Leicester City | 3–0 (H) | 25 November 2000 | [16] | |
| Arsenal | Newcastle United | 5–0 (H) | 9 December 2000 | [17] | |
| Arsenal | Leicester City | 6–1 (H) | 26 December 2000 | [18] | |
| Sunderland | Bradford City | 4–1 (A) | 26 December 2000 | [18] | |
| Manchester United | Arsenal | 6–1 (H) | 25 February 2001 | [19] | |
| Arsenal | West Ham United | 3–0 (H) | 3 March 2001 | [20] | |
| Ipswich Town | Southampton | 3–0 (A) | 2 April 2001 | [21] | |
| Liverpool | Newcastle United | 3–0 (H) | 5 May 2001 | [22] |

| Rank | Player | Club | Assists[23] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 12 | |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 10 | |
| 3 | Chelsea | 9 | |
| Arsenal | |||
| Liverpool | |||
| 6 | Manchester United | 8 | |
| Charlton Athletic | |||
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | |
| West Ham United | |||
| Southampton |
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
| August | Newcastle United | Leeds United | ||
| September | Leicester City | Leicester City | ||
| October | Arsenal | Manchester United | ||
| November | Ipswich Town | Leeds United | ||
| December | Sunderland | Southampton | ||
| January | Middlesbrough | Leeds United | ||
| February | Manchester United | West Ham United | ||
| March | Leeds United | Liverpool | ||
| April | ||||
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Premier League Manager of the Season | Ipswich Town | |
| Premier League Player of the Season | Arsenal | |
| PFA Players' Player of the Year | Manchester United | |
| PFA Young Player of the Year | Liverpool | |
| FWA Footballer of the Year | Manchester United |
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| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance[24] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 19 | 67,490 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 19 | 51,309 |
| 3 | Sunderland AFC | 19 | 46,791 |
| 4 | Liverpool FC | 19 | 43,699 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 19 | 38,974 |
| 6 | Arsenal FC | 19 | 37,974 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 35,195 |
| 8 | Chelsea FC | 19 | 34,700 |
| 9 | Everton FC | 19 | 34,131 |
| 10 | Manchester City | 19 | 34,058 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 19 | 31,597 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough FC | 19 | 30,747 |
| 13 | Derby County | 19 | 28,551 |
| 14 | West Ham United | 19 | 25,697 |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 19 | 22,532 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 19 | 20,582 |
| 17 | Leicester City | 19 | 20,452 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 20,023 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 19 | 18,511 |
| 20 | Southampton FC | 19 | 15,115 |