Sheffield United 2000–01 football season
During the2000–01 English football season,Sheffield United competed in theFirst Division .
Neil Warnock's first full season saw the Blades flirting with the play-off places following pockets of good runs. A victory over rivalsSheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough was a highlight, but the Blades fell away from the play-off race to finish in 10th position.
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[citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Sheffield United's score comes first [ 1]
Football League First Division [ edit ] Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 12 August 2000 Portsmouth H 2–0 15,816 Devlin (pen),Primus (own goal)19 August 2000 Preston North End A 0–3 13,948 26 August 2000 Tranmere Rovers H 2–0 12,074 Bent (2)28 August 2000 Watford A 1–4 12,675 Quinn 9 September 2000 Birmingham City A 0–1 21,943 12 September 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–0 14,853 15 September 2000 Blackburn Rovers H 2–0 10,816 Kelly ,Devlin 23 September 2000 Crystal Palace A 1–0 17,521 Bent 30 September 2000 Queens Park Rangers H 1–1 13,803 Murphy 14 October 2000 Crewe Alexandra H 1–0 12,921 Santos 17 October 2000 Huddersfield Town H 3–0 14,062 Kelly (2),Devlin 21 October 2000 Norwich City A 2–4 15,504 Kelly ,Brown 24 October 2000 Stockport County H 1–0 13,542 Murphy 28 October 2000 Wimbledon A 0–0 7,327 4 November 2000 Gillingham H 1–2 14,028 D'Jaffo 11 November 2000 Burnley A 0–2 16,635 18 November 2000 Grimsby Town H 3–2 12,861 Santos ,Bent (2)21 November 2000 Fulham H 1–1 16,041 D'Jaffo 25 November 2000 Bolton Wanderers H 1–0 14,962 Sandford 29 November 2000 Nottingham Forest A 0–2 17,089 2 December 2000 Stockport County A 2–0 6,460 Devlin ,Quinn (pen)9 December 2000 Barnsley A 0–0 16,780 16 December 2000 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 25,156 Ford (pen)23 December 2000 Portsmouth A 0–0 13,606 26 December 2000 West Bromwich Albion H 2–0 22,281 Ford (pen),Kelly 30 December 2000 Preston North End H 3–2 22,316 Ford (pen),Kelly ,Thomas 1 January 2001 Tranmere Rovers A 0–1 8,474 13 January 2001 Watford H 0–1 17,551 20 January 2001 West Bromwich Albion A 1–2 16,778 Peschisolido 4 February 2001 Fulham A 1–1 12,480 D'Jaffo 10 February 2001 Birmingham City H 3–1 19,313 Murphy ,Devlin (pen),Peschisolido 20 February 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 20,282 D'Jaffo 24 February 2001 Crystal Palace H 1–0 18,924 Suffo 3 March 2001 Queens Park Rangers A 3–1 11,024 Murphy ,Santos (2)6 March 2001 Crewe Alexandra A 0–1 6,909 10 March 2001 Nottingham Forest H 1–3 25,673 Murphy 17 March 2001 Huddersfield Town A 1–2 13,918 Asaba 1 April 2001 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–1 38,433 D'Jaffo ,Asaba 4 April 2001 Blackburn Rovers A 1–1 26,276 Ndlovu 7 April 2001 Barnsley H 1–2 22,811 Asaba 10 April 2001 Norwich City H 1–1 16,072 Roberts (own goal)14 April 2001 Gillingham A 1–4 9,502 Ndlovu 17 April 2001 Wimbledon H 0–1 14,527 21 April 2001 Grimsby Town A 1–0 6,983 Ndlovu 28 April 2001 Burnley H 2–0 20,013 Ndlovu ,Asaba 6 May 2001 Bolton Wanderers A 1-1 14,836 Asaba
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R3 6 January 2001 Southampton A 0–1 14,158
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R1 1st Leg 22 August 2000 Lincoln City H 6–1 4,152 Bent (3),Devlin (pen),Kelly ,Brown (own goal)R1 2nd Leg 5 September 2000 Lincoln City A 0–1 (won 6–2 on agg) 1,379 R2 1st Leg 19 September 2000 Colchester United H 3–0 3,531 Devlin ,Clark (own goal),Kelly R2 2nd Leg 27 September 2000 Colchester United A 1–0 (won 4–0 on agg) 1,981 Devlin R3 1 November 2000 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–2 (a.e.t. ) 32,283 Brown
Squad at end of season [ 2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules ; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules ; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
^ Devlin was born inBirmingham ,England , but also qualified to representScotland internationally through his father and would make his international debut forScotland in October 2002. ^ D'Jaffo was born inBazas ,France , but also qualified to representBenin internationally and would make his international debut forBenin in 2002. ^ Santos was born inMarseille ,France , but also qualified to representCape Verde internationally through his parents and would make his international debut forCape Verde in September 2002. ^ Kelly was born inBirmingham ,England , but also qualified to represent theRepublic of Ireland internationally through his father and made his international debut forRepublic of Ireland in November 1987. ^ Montgomery was born inLeeds ,England , but also qualified to representScotland internationally and represented them atU-21 level.
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