Liverpool 2000–01 football temper
The 2000–01 season was Liverpool ‘s 109th season of football since they were established. This temper proved highly successful for Liverpool, with them picking up the League Cup, UEFA Cup and FA Cup under Gerard Houllier, having finished 3rd in the league. [ 1 ]
Reading: 2000–01 Liverpool F.C. season
Season drumhead [edit ]
Liverpool enjoyed their best temper for years when they completed a unique ternary of cup competitions and ended Gérard Houllier ‘s three-year wait to bring silverware to Anfield. The first trophy was secured on 25 February when a 5–4 penalty shoot-out victory followed a 1–1 draw with Birmingham City in the Worthington Cup concluding. The game was besides the first clubhouse repair to be played at Cardiff ‘s Millennium Stadium while Wembley was being rebuilt. Part two of the soprano was completed on 12 May when two late Michael Owen goals overturned Arsenal ‘s lead in the FA Cup Final to give the Reds a 2–1 win. The final function of the ternary was possibly the most dramatic. The UEFA Cup final featured an amazing nine goals as Alavés gave them a run for their money fighting back to equalize from 3–1 and 4–3, before Liverpool ultimately ran out 5–4 winners after extra-time. [ 2 ] The FA and UEFA cup wins mean Liverpool played in the Charity Shield and UEFA Super Cup at the start of the following season, winning both. Promising new midfielder Steven Gerrard was voted PFA Young Player of the year for his keystone separate in one of the most successful season ‘s in Liverpool ‘s 109-year history, and contributions from british stars Michael Owen, Robbie Fowler, Jamie Carragher, Danny Murphy and newly signings Gary McAllister and Emile Heskey were matched by an increasingly continental english consisting of new captain Sami Hyypiä, Sander Westerveld, Jari Litmanen and Dietmar Hamann. however, there was sad news program barely after the end of the season, when former director Joe Fagan ( coach of the 1984 english that besides managed to win three trophies in a season ) died at the senesce of 80 after a long illness .
Players [edit ]
First-team police squad [edit ]
- Squad at end of season
note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
Left club during temper [edit ]
note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
Transfers [edit ]
In [edit ]
Out [edit ]
- Income:
£13,000,000 - Spending:
£21,500,000 - Overall spending: £8,500,000
Events of the season [edit ]
August [edit ]
Gérard Houllier prepared for his one-third temper at the Liverpool helm, looking to improve on the fourth-place finish of the previous campaign which had seen the Reds having to settle for a place in the UEFA Cup when they had come therefore close to qualifying for the UEFA Champions League. The campaign began with a 1–0 home winnings over relegation favourites Bradford City, who had defeated Liverpool last season to deny the Reds Champions League qualification ; Emile Heskey scored the lone goal of the game. A 2–0 defeat at Arsenal followed, before a thrilling 3–3 disembowel at Southampton in which Michael Owen was on prey twice .
September [edit ]
September began well with good home wins over Aston Villa and Manchester City. The european venture then began with a 1–0 aside win over romanian side Rapid București in the foremost round first leg of the UEFA Cup. The return to league action saw 1–1 draws with West Ham United and Sunderland. The calendar month ended with a scoreless family disembowel in the return leg against Rapid București to ensure progress to the adjacent degree of the competition .
October [edit ]
October began badly for Liverpool, who found themselves on the receiving end of a 3–0 kill by Chelsea in the league. Two weeks subsequently, however, an Emile Heskey hat-trick gave them a 4–0 winnings at Derby County which put them in fourth place, four points behind leaders Manchester United and second base placed Arsenal and a steer behind third set Leicester City. Heskey was on target in the adjacent two games that calendar month – a 1–0 acquire over Slovan Liberec in the UEFA Cup second round first leg at Anfield and the 3–1 gain over Everton in the Merseyside bowler hat, besides at Anfield. [ 1 ]
November [edit ]
November brought assorted results for the Reds. Their Football League Cup quest began in the third round with a 2–1 win over Chelsea after extra time. This was followed by a 4–3 league get the better of to Leeds United at Elland Road. In the second round second leg of the UEFA Cup, the Reds eliminated Slovan Liberec to reach the third gear round. There was besides an impressive 4–1 home win over Coventry City in the league, followed by 2–1 defeats at Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United, and ultimately an 8–0 away destruction of Division Two side Stoke City in the fourth turn of the League Cup. Liverpool were silent a goodly fifth in the league but were now 12 points adrift of leaders Manchester United, in turn eight points ahead of nearest contenders Arsenal. [ 2 ]
December [edit ]
December was a broadly good month for the Reds, who began with a 3–0 home win over Charlton Athletic before overcoming Olympiacos in the UEFA Cup third round off. Liverpool then suffering a shock 1–0 home kill at the hands of surprise style outsiders Ipswich Town, only promoted the previous temper. A Danny Murphy goal gave them a 1–0 away win over Manchester United two days before Christmas, though it did fiddling to alter the decision of many bookmakers by this stage of the season to re-open the books on the title race, as so many of them were now certain that United would win their third consecutive entitle. The class ended with a 1–0 defeat to Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium on Boxing Day. The Reds ended the year in sixth place, occupying the european places along with leaders Manchester United, and the exceed five clubs Arsenal, Sunderland, Leicester City and Ipswich Town. [ 3 ]
January [edit ]
2001 started with a 2–1 home acquire over Southampton, followed by a 3–0 home win over Rotherham United in the FA Cup third round. then came a surprise 2–1 kill by Division One strugglers Crystal Palace in the League Cup semi-final inaugural leg at Selhurst Park, though the Reds were rampant 5-0 winners in the fall leg at Anfield 14 days late to script their set in the final with Birmingham City and be presented with the opportunity to win the trophy for a commemorate sixth time. There was besides an excellent 3–0 away win over Aston Villa in the league in mid January, ampere well as a 2–0 acquire at Leeds United in the FA Cup fourth round. The calendar month ended with a 1–1 draw against strugglers Manchester City at Maine Road. Liverpool now stood fourth in the league, with Manchester United now 15 points ahead of nearest contenders Arsenal, 16 points clear of third base placed Sunderland and 18 points clear of Liverpool. Though the league was immediately surely beyond Liverpool ‘s ( and indeed any other team ‘s ) reach, the Reds still had three cups to play for. [ 4 ]
February [edit ]
February began with an impressive 3–0 family succeed over struggling West Ham United and a 1–1 draw at Sunderland. then came the return to european action – a 2–0 away win over Roma in the UEFA Cup fourthly round, in which Michael Owen scored both goals. then came a 4–2 home succeed over Manchester City in the FA Cup fifth round. then came the irregular branch of the game against Roma, which the Reds lost 1–0 at Anfield, hush enough for Liverpool to progress to the quarter-finals. The League Cup final examination on 25 February was to be the first base domestic cup final to be playing beyond England ‘s borders : Wembley Stadium had closed for rebuilding in October 2000 and, until the revamp stadium was ready, all major finals in English football would be held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Robbie Fowler put the Reds ahead against Birmingham City after 30 minutes, only for the Division One midlanders to equalise late. With extra clock time played, the scores were placid level and so the game went to penalties – a first for an english cup final examination. Liverpool won the shoot-out to end their six-year wait for a major trophy, their longest major trophy wait since the early 1960s .
March [edit ]
Liverpool began March with a 2–0 frustration at Leicester City before travelling to Portugal for the UEFA Cup quarter final first base leg with Porto, which ended in a scoreless draw. then came the all-Merseyside FA Cup quarter-final – not against Everton, but against Wirral -based Tranmere Rovers, managed by former Liverpool hitter John Aldridge. The Reds won 4–2 at Prenton Park, marking the end of a complicated history for Tranmere, who were on their room to relegation from Division One – and for Aldridge, who left the club within weeks of this plot. Four days subsequently, Porto travelled to Anfield for the quarter-final second leg, which the Reds won 2–0. The remaining games that calendar month were a 1–1 home hook with struggling Derby County and a 2–0 home succeed over Manchester United, which did little except prolong United ‘s wait for their inevitable third base straight league style .
April [edit ]
With Manchester United confirmed as Premier League champions on 14 April, most eyes were off the Premier League as Liverpool looked to add the FA Cup and UEFA Cup to their earlier League Cup exuberate. The FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park on 8 April was against Division Two surprise box Wycombe Wanderers ( in only their eighth season as a Football League club ) and the Reds only narrowly managed to beat them with a slender 2–1 win. The UEFA Cup semi final first stage with Barcelona saw a scoreless draw at the Camp Nou, before a punishment by 36-year-old Gary McAllister in the tax return branch at Anfield put the Reds through to their first post- Heysel European final examination .
May [edit ]
After securing a third-place complete in the league and reservation for the Champions League for the foremost fourth dimension in the post-Heysel era, the Reds enjoyed one of their finest months ever by completing a unique triple of the League Cup ( won in belated February ), FA Cup and UEFA Cup. The FA Cup was snatched from the chew the fat of kill when two late goals from Michael Owen overturned Arsenal ‘s 1–0 lead in the final examination minutes of the game. The double was completed four days by and by when a thrilling match against Alavés of Spain gave them a 5–4 victory in the UEFA Cup final .
Results [edit ]
Pre-season and friendlies [edit ]
Premier League [edit ]
League table [edit ]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
( C ) Champion
Notes: reservoir : Premier League Rules for classification : 1 ) points ; 2 ) goal difference ; 3 ) number of goals scored.ChampionNotes :
- a b Since Liverpool won the League Cup and qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup position went to fifth-placed Ipswich Town. Since both FA Cup finalists, Liverpool and Arsenal, qualified for the Champions League, the moor in the UEFA Cup went to sixth-placed Chelsea. Both Ipswich and Chelsea were the highest-ranked team not already qualified for a european competition .
Results by polish [edit ]
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A
= Away;
H
= Home;
W
= Win;
D
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= Draw;
L
= Loss source : competitive Matches
Matches [edit ]
Liverpool v Southampton 1 January 2001 21 2–1Liverpool, Merseyside
Gerrard 
12 ‘
Babbel 86 ‘
Report
Soltvedt 20 ‘
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 38,474Liverpool v Middlesbrough 20 January 2001 23 0–0Liverpool, Merseyside
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,042Liverpool v Newcastle United 5 May 2001 36 3–0Liverpool, Merseyside
Owen 25 ‘, 72 ‘, 81 ‘
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,363Liverpool v Chelsea 8 May 2001 37 2–2Liverpool, Merseyside
Owen 8 ‘, 60 ‘
Report
Hasselbaink 13 ‘, 67 ‘
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,588
League Cup [edit ]
FA Cup [edit ]
UEFA Cup [edit ]
foremost cycle [edit ]
irregular beat [edit ]
third base turn [edit ]
Fourth round [edit ]
concluding [edit ]
Statistics [edit ]
Player statistics [edit ]
- As of 31 June 2001
No.
Pos
Nat
Player
Total
Premier League
FA Cup
League Cup
UEFA Cup
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Goalscorers [edit ]
Includes all competitive matches .
- As of match played 18 May 2016
[ 5 ]
Competition top scorers [edit ]
References [edit ]
Notes [edit ]
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