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Newcastle United

2000–01 season
Chairman	Freddy Shepherd
Manager	Sir Bobby Robson
Stadium	St. James' Park
Premier League	11th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Carl Cort Nolberto Solano (6) All: Carl Cort Nolberto Solano Alan Shearer (7)
Average home league attendance	51,309
Home colours Away colours
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During the 2000–01 English football season, Newcastle United F.C. competed in the FA Premier League. This article covers the squad and match results for that season.

Season summary

Bobby Robson's first full season as Newcastle manager saw them finish 11th once again - more than high enough to avoid relegation, but not quite high enough to get into Europe.

Competitions

Results summary

Source: 2000-01 FA Premier League table

Results by round

Premier League

20 August 2000	Manchester United	2–0	Newcastle United	Manchester
17:00	Johnsen 20' Cole 69'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,477 Referee: Stephen Lodge

23 August 2000	Newcastle United	3–2	Derby County	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45	Cort 30' (pen.) Cordone 46' Glass 55' Barton  78'	Report	Strupar 45' Johnson 83'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,327 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

26 August 2000	Newcastle United	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Speed 9' Cordone 66'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,573 Referee: David Elleray

6 September 2000	Coventry City	0–2	Newcastle United	Coventry
19:45		Report	Shearer 30' (pen.) Gallacher 58'	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 22,109 Referee: Alan Wiley

16 September 2000	Southampton	2–0	Newcastle United	Southampton
15:00	Pahars 47', 61'	Report		Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,211 Referee: Barry Knight

23 September 2000	Newcastle United	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00		Report	Stuart 8'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,866 Referee: Andy D'Urso

30 September 2000	Manchester City	0–1	Newcastle United	Manchester
15:00		Report	Shearer 74'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,497 Referee: Paul Taylor

16 October 2000	Middlesbrough	1–3	Newcastle United	Middlesbrough
20:00	Deane 90'	Report	Shearer 38' Goma 55' Dyer 89'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 31,463 Referee: Steve Dunn

21 October 2000	Newcastle United	0–1	Everton	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00		Report	Campbell 80'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,625 Referee: Mark Halsey

28 October 2000	West Ham United	1–0	Newcastle United	London
15:00	Kanouté 73'	Report		Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 26,044 Referee: Mike Riley

4 November 2000	Newcastle United	2–1	Ipswich Town	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Shearer 22', 67' (pen.)	Report	Stewart 13'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,922 Referee: Alan Wiley

11 November 2000	Leicester City	1–1	Newcastle United	Leicester
15:00	Gunnlaugsson 63'	Report	Speed 75'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 21,406 Referee: Rob Styles

18 November 2000	Newcastle United	1–2	Sunderland	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Speed 4'	Report	Hutchison 68' Quinn 76'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,030 Referee: Graham Poll

26 November 2000	Newcastle United	2–1	Liverpool	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Solano 4' Dyer 70'	Report	Heskey 78'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,949 Referee: Barry Knight

2 December 2000	Aston Villa	1–1	Newcastle United	Birmingham
15:00	Dublin 4'	Report	Solano 82'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 34,255 Referee: David Elleray

9 December 2000	Arsenal	5–0	Newcastle United	London
15:00	Henry 13' Parlour 16', 86', 90' Kanu 52'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,052 Referee: Mike Dean

16 December 2000	Newcastle United	2–1	Bradford City	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Speed 15' Dyer 70'	Report	Molenaar 83'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,470 Referee: Steve Dunn

23 December 2000	Derby County	2–0	Newcastle United	Derby
15:00	Carbonari 33' Burton 73'	Report		Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 29,978 Referee: Rob Harris

26 December 2000	Newcastle United	2–1	Leeds United	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Solano 41' Acunã 44'	Report	Dacourt 10'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,118 Referee: Andy D'Urso

30 December 2000	Newcastle United	1–1	Manchester United	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Glass 81'	Report	Beckham 25' (pen.)	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,134 Referee: Mike Riley

2 January 2001	Tottenham Hotspur	4–2	Newcastle United	London
19:45	Doherty 27' Anderton 30' Rebrov 35' Sullivan  48' Ferdinand 77'	Report	Solano 23' Solano  32' Dyer 49' Dyer  53'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 34,324 Referee: Steve Bennett

13 January 2001	Newcastle United	3–1	Coventry City	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Speed 4' Ameobi 58' Dyer 66'	Report	Glass 78' (o.g.)	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,159 Referee: Jeff Winter

20 January 2001	Leeds United	1–3	Newcastle United	Leeds
15:00	Keane 2'	Report	Solano 4' (pen.) Acuña 44' Ameobi 58'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,005 Referee: Alan Wiley

31 January 2001	Chelsea	3–1	Newcastle United	London
19:45	Zola 37' Poyet 62' Grønkjær 79'		Bassedas 23'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 35,108 Referee: Mark Halsey

11 February 2001	Charlton Athletic	2–0	Newcastle United	London
16:00	Svensson 37' Bartlett 43'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 24,151 Referee: Andy D'Urso

24 February 2001	Newcastle United	0–1	Manchester City	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00		Report	Goater 61'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,981 Referee: Rob Harris

3 March 2001	Everton	1–1	Newcastle United	Liverpool
15:00	Unsworth 82' (pen.)	Report	Unsworth 47' (o.g.)	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,779 Referee: David Elleray

17 March 2001	Newcastle United	1–2	Middlesbrough	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Cort 60'	Report	Bokšić 28', 33' Stamp  45'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,751 Referee: Mark Halsey

31 March 2001	Bradford City	2–2	Newcastle United	Bradford
15:00	Wetherall 8' Blake 10' (pen.)	Report	Cort 25' Acuña 77'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 20,160 Referee: David Elleray

14 April 2001	Ipswich Town	1–0	Newcastle United	Ipswich
	Stewart 76' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 24,028 Referee: Mike Dean

16 April 2001	Newcastle United	2–1	West Ham United	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Cort 32' Solano 56' (pen.)	Report	Lampard 80' (pen.)	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,107 Referee: Paul Durkin

21 April 2001	Sunderland	1–1	Newcastle United	Sunderland
17:15	Carteron 67'	Report	O'Brien 78'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 48,277 Referee: Mike Riley

28 April 2001	Newcastle United	1–0	Leicester City	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Cort 90'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,501 Referee: Graham Poll

1 May 2001	Newcastle United	1–1	Southampton	Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00	Gallacher 26'	Report	Pahars 81'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,439 Referee: Stephen Lodge

5 May 2001	Liverpool	3–0	Newcastle United	Liverpool
15:00	Owen 25', 72', 81'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,363 Referee: Mark Halsey

19 May 2001	Newcastle United	3–0	Aston Villa	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Glass 9' Cort 13' Delaney 74' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,506 Referee: Barry Knight

FA Cup

7 January 2001 Round 3	Newcastle United	1–1	Aston Villa	Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00	Dyer 80'	Report	Stone 55'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 37,682 Referee: Paul Durkin

17 January 2001 Round 3r	Aston Villa	1–0	Newcastle United	Birmingham
19:45	Vassell 50'			Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 25,387 Referee: Paul Durkin

League Cup

20 September 2000 Round 2	Newcastle United	2–0	Leyton Orient	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45	Cort 34' Speed 77'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 37,284 Referee: Anthony Leake

26 September 2000 Round 2	Leyton Orient	1–1 (1 - 3 agg.)	Newcastle United	Leyton
19:45	Watts 45'	Report	Gallacher 32'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 9,552 Referee: Peter Jones

1 November 2000 Round 3	Newcastle United	4–3	Bradford City	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45	Shearer 22' (29) Cordone 27' S. Caldwell 73'	Report	Nolan 31' Ward 57' (70)	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 41,847 Referee: Mike Dean

29 November 2000 Round 4	Birmingham City	2–1	Newcastle United	Birmingham
19:45	Adebola 31' Johnson 90'		Dyer 13'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 18,520 Referee: Steve Bennett

Pre-season

22 July 2000	D.C. United	3–1	Newcastle United	Washington, D.C.
	Moreno 28' Llamosa 33' Marino 51'		Cordone 67'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 17,610

26 July 2000	Columbus Crew	2–2	Newcastle United	Columbus, Ohio
	Joseph 67' Cunningham 85'		Cort 32', 84'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 18,212

31 July 2000	Burnley	0–1	Newcastle United	Turf Moor
19:45			Cort 25'	Stadium: Burnley Attendance: 11,441 Referee: Chris Foy

5 August 2000	Feyenoord	2–1	Newcastle United	Rotterdam
20:00	Tomasson 17' Korneev 59'		Lee 44'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 32,340 Referee: René Temmink

13 August 2000	RCD Espanyol	2–1	Newcastle United	Barcelona
	Rotchen 62' Garcia 71'		Shearer 49'	Stadium: Estadi Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 7,900

First-team squad

Squad at end of 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 1 GK  IRL Shay Given 2 DF  ENG Warren Barton 3 DF  ESP Marcelino 5 DF  IRL Andy O'Brien 6 MF  CHI Clarence Acuña 7 MF  ENG Rob Lee 8 MF  ENG Kieron Dyer 9 FW  ENG Alan Shearer (captain) 10 MF  ARG Christian Bassedas 11 MF  WAL Gary Speed 12 DF  ENG Andy Griffin 13 GK  ENG Steve Harper 14 DF  ENG Wayne Quinn

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  PER Nolberto Solano 16 FW  ENG Carl Cort 17 MF  ARG Daniel Cordone 18 DF  NIR Aaron Hughes 19 MF  SCO Stephen Glass 20 FW  COD Lomana LuaLua 21 MF  PAR Diego Gavilán 23 FW  ENG Shola Ameobi 25 MF  SCO Brian Kerr 26 MF  ENG James Coppinger 30 DF  SCO Steven Caldwell 32 FW  SCO Kevin Gallacher 34 DF  GRE Nikos Dabizas

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF  FRA Didier Domi (to Paris Saint-Germain) 5 DF  FRA Alain Goma (to Fulham) 24 MF  SCO Garry Brady (to Portsmouth)

No. Pos. Nation Player 37 DF  FRA Laurent Charvet (to Manchester City) 40 DF  ENG Carl Serrant (retired)

Reserves and youth

Reserve squad

The following players did not make an appearance for the senior squad this 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 22 MF  ENG Jamie McClen 27 DF  ENG David Beharall 29 GK  NED John Karelse 31 MF  ENG Stuart Green 33 MF  ENG Des Hamilton 35 DF  FRA Olivier Bernard 36 DF  SCO Gary Caldwell 39 FW  IRL David McMahon — GK  ENG Jonny Brain — GK  SCO Stephen Grindlay — DF  ENG Roy Gordon — DF  SCO Keith Barr — DF  SCO Ryan McGuffie

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Mark Boyd — MF  ENG Oliver Cowie — MF  IRL Alan O'Brien — MF  POR Pedro Dimas — MF  NZL David Rayner — FW  ARG Pablo Bonvín — FW  ENG Michael Chopra — FW  ENG Jonathan Mann — FW  ENG Peter Wright — FW  WAL Kevin Gall — FW  SCO Colin McMenamin — FW  IRL Paul Knight

Trialists

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 — DF  ENG Simon Downer (on trial from Leyton Orient) — DF  ENG Robert Ullathorne — DF  POR Fredy (on trial from Felguerias) — DF  BLR Sergei Gurenko (on trial from Roma) — DF  ARG Pablo Paz (on trial from Tenerife) — DF  PER Martín Hidalgo (on trial from Sporting Cristal) — DF  TRI Dennis Lawrence (on trial from Defense Force)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  CHN Sun Jihai (on trial from Dalian Shide) — MF  POR Bruno (on trial from Marítimo) — MF  LBY Tarik El Taib (on trial from Al-Ahli SC) — FW  ARG Pablo Facundo Bonvín (on trial from Boca Juniors) — FW  ARG Esteban José Herrera (on trial from Boca Juniors) — MF   Carte — FW   Carmen Alegranza

Appearances, goals and cards

Starts + substitute appearances

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Shay Given	34	0	0	0	1	0	35	0	1	0
2	DF	Warren Barton	27+2	0	1+1	0	1	0	29+3	0	5	1
3	DF	Marcelino	5+1	0	1	0	0	0	6+1	0	1	0
4	DF	Didier Domi	11+3	0	0	0	1+1	0	12+4	0	2	0
5	DF	Alain Goma	18+1	1	2	0	3	0	23+1	1	3	0
5	DF	Andy O'Brien	9	1	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0
6	MF	Clarence Acuña	23+3	3	2	0	1	0	26+3	3	5	0
7	MF	Rob Lee	21+1	0	0	0	3+1	0	24+2	0	4	0
8	MF	Kieron Dyer	25+1	5	1	0	4	1	30+1	6	0	1
9	FW	Alan Shearer	19	5	0	0	4	2	23	7	1	0
10	MF	Christian Bassedas	17+5	1	2	0	1+1	0	20+6	1	6	0
11	MF	Gary Speed	35	5	2	0	4	1	41	6	9	0
12	DF	Andy Griffin	14+5	0	2	0	4	0	20+5	0	3	0
13	GK	Steve Harper	4+1	0	2	0	3	0	9+1	0	0	0
14	DF	Wayne Quinn	14+1	0	0	0	0	0	14+1	0	0	0
15	MF	Nolberto Solano	31+2	6	1	1	3+1	0	35+3	7	3	2
16	FW	Carl Cort	13	6	0	0	2	1	15	7	1	0
17	FW	Daniel Cordone	12+9	2	0+2	0	1+3	1	13+14	3	0	0
18	DF	Aaron Hughes	34+1	0	2	0	3	0	39+1	0	2	0
19	MF	Stephen Glass	5+9	3	1+1	0	0	0	6+10	3	2	0
20	FW	Lomana LuaLua	3+18	0	0+2	0	0	0	3+20	0	2	0
21	MF	Diego Gavilán	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	0	0
23	FW	Shola Ameobi	12+8	2	2	0	0	0	14+8	2	0	0
25	MF	Brian Kerr	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
26	MF	James Coppinger	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
30	DF	Steven Caldwell	5+4	0	0	0	1	1	6+4	1	1	0
32	FW	Kevin Gallacher	12+7	2	1	0	2	1	14+7	3	0	0
34	DF	Nikos Dabizas	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	1	0
37	DF	Laurent Charvet	6+1	0	0	0	2	0	8+1	0	0	0

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions

Considering a 4-5-1 formation

• GK: #1, Shay Given, 35
• RB: #2, Warren Barton, 29
• CB: #5, Alain Goma, 23
• CB: #18, Aaron Hughes, 39
• LB: #12, Andy Griffin, 20
• RM: #15, Nolberto Solano, 35
• CM: #8, Kieron Dyer, 30
• CM: #6, Clarence Acuna, 26
• CM: #11, Gary Speed, 41
• LM: #10, Christian Bassedas, 20
• CF: #9, Alan Shearer, 23 (#7, Rob Lee has 24 starts as a CM)

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Bobby Robson
Assistant Manager	John Carver
First Team coach	Nigel Pearson
Goalkeeping Coach	Andy Woodman
Development Coach	Steve Clarke
Reserve Team Coach	Terry McDermott
Chief scout	Arthur Cox

Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source:

Club transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
1 June 2000	MF	Christian Bassedas	Vélez Sársfield	£3,500,000
26 June 2000	FW	Daniel Cordone	Racing Club	£500,000 (loan)
5 July 2000	FW	Carl Cort	Wimbledon	£7,000,000
August 2000	DF	Ryan McGuffie	Annan Athletic	Nominal fee
September 2000	DF	Olivier Bernard	Lyon	Free
September 2000	FW	Lomana LuaLua	Colchester United	£2,200,000
October 2000	MF	Clarence Acuña	Universidad de Chile	£1,000,000
February 2001	DF	Wayne Quinn	Sheffield United	£1,000,000
March 2001	DF	Andy O'Brien	Bradford City	£2,000,000

• Total spending: £17,200,000

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
June 2000	MF	Fumaça	Unattched	Free
30 June 2000	DF	Alessandro Pistone	Everton	£3,000,000
21 July 2000	MF	Stuart Elliott	Darlington	Free
21 July 2000	MF	Silvio Marić	Porto	£2,000,000
July 2000	FW	Paul Robinson	Wimbledon	£1,500,000
July 2000	GK	Lionel Pérez	Cambridge United	Free
August 2000	MF	Temur Ketsbaia	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£900,000
August 2000	DF	Steve Howey	Manchester City	£3,000,000
August 2000	FW	Duncan Ferguson	Everton	£4,000,000
October 2000	DF	Laurent Charvet	Manchester City	£1,500,000
January 2001	DF	Didier Domi	Paris Saint-Germain	£3,000,000
March 2001	DF	Alain Goma	Fulham	£3,500,000

• Total spending: £22,400,000

References

1. "FootballSquads - Newcastle United - 2000/01".
2. "All Newcastle United players: 2001".
3. O'Brien was born in Harrogate, England and represented them at U-18 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001.
4. Cort was born in Southwark, England and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Guyana internationally and made his international debut for Guyana in 2011.
5. Newcastle United, St. James Park. Football-Lineups. Retrieved 14 August 2013
6. "Magpies sign Bassedas". BBC News. 1 June 2000. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
7. "Second Argentine for Newcastle". BBC News. 26 June 2000. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
8. "Cort costs Magpies £7m". BBC News. 5 July 2000. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
9. "Newcastle snap up Quinn". BBC News. 12 February 2001. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
10. "Magpies snap up O'Brien". BBC News. 19 March 2001. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
11. "Pistone signs for Everton". BBC News. 30 June 2000. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
12. "Darlington in double swoop". BBC News. 21 July 2000. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
13. "Maric in Porto switch". BBC News. 21 July 2000. Retrieved 14 August 2013.

External links

• FootballSquads - Newcastle United - 2000/01
• Newcastle United transfers under Bobby Robson
• Newcastle United Football Club - Fixtures 2000-01
• Season Details - 2000-01 - toon1892
• Newcastle - Player Appearances - Soccerbase

• Newcastle United F.C. seasons
• 2000–01 FA Premier League by team