2000–01 Southampton F.C. season

During the 2000–01 English football season, Southampton Football Club competed in the FA Premier League.

Southampton F.C.
2000–01 season
ChairmanRupert Lowe
ManagerGlenn Hoddle
(until 27 March)
Stuart Gray
(from 30 March)
StadiumThe Dell
Premiership10th
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Beattie (11)
All: Beattie (12)
Highest home attendance15,252 vs Arsenal
(19 May 2001, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance8,802 vs Mansfield Town
(20 Sep 2000, League Cup)
Average home league attendance15,115

Season summary

Southampton enjoyed their best form in several years after it was announced that Glenn Hoddle was replacing Dave Jones as manager on a permanent basis.

But Hoddle caused outrage by walking out on the Saints in late March and taking the managerial vacancy at Tottenham Hotspur the next day.[1] Coach Stuart Gray took over on a temporary basis,[2] and with Southampton's good form continuing he was rewarded with the job on a permanent basis. Southampton's best moment was an 89th-minute winner by Matt Le Tissier to pull back from 2–1 down against runners-up Arsenal.[3]

This was Southampton's final season at the Dell. After 103 years, they moved to the St Mary's Stadium on Brittania Road, which, with 32,000 seats, was more than twice the size of their old ground and seen by many as the way forward for the club.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 Aston Villa 38 13 15 10 46 43 +3 54 Qualification for the Intertoto 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 the Intertoto Cup third round
12 Tottenham Hotspur 38 13 10 15 47 54 7 49
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 14 10 14 40 48  −8 52 11 2 6 27 22  +5 3 8 8 13 26  −13
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHHAAHHAAAHAAHH
ResultDLDDLWWLDLLWDWLLWLDWWLDDWWWWWLLLDLDLWW
Position918181819148121617181415151515151515141212141412121098101112111212131010
Source: 11v11.com: 2000-01 Southampton results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Southampton's score comes first[4]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19 August 2000Derby CountyA2–227,223Kachloul (2)
23 August 2000Coventry CityH1–214,801Tessem
26 August 2000LiverpoolH3–315,202Pahars (2), Khalej
6 September 2000Charlton AthleticA1–120,043Pahars
9 September 2000Leicester CityA0–118,366
16 September 2000Newcastle UnitedH2–015,221Pahars (2)
23 September 2000Bradford CityA1–016,163Halle (own goal)
30 September 2000MiddlesbroughH1–314,903Pahars
14 October 2000EvertonA1–129,491Dodd
23 October 2000Manchester CityH0–215,056
28 October 2000Manchester UnitedA0–567,581
4 November 2000ChelseaH3–215,236Beattie (2), Tessem
11 November 2000SunderlandA2–245,064Beattie, Richards
18 November 2000Aston VillaH2–014,979Beattie (2)
25 November 2000West Ham UnitedH2–315,232Oakley, Beattie
2 December 2000ArsenalA0–138,036
9 December 2000Leeds UnitedH1–015,225Beattie
16 December 2000Ipswich TownA1–322,228Beattie
22 December 2000Coventry CityA1–118,090Tessem
27 December 2000Tottenham HotspurH2–015,237Beattie, Davies
30 December 2000Derby CountyH1–015,075Beattie
1 January 2001LiverpoolA1–238,474Soltvedt
13 January 2001Charlton AthleticH0–015,220
20 January 2001Tottenham HotspurA0–036,095
31 January 2001Leicester CityH1–014,909Petrescu
10 February 2001Bradford CityH2–014,651Pahars, Beattie
24 February 2001MiddlesbroughA1–028,725Draper
3 March 2001Manchester CityA1–033,990Petrescu
17 March 2001EvertonH1–015,251Tessem
2 April 2001Ipswich TownH0–315,244
7 April 2001Leeds UnitedA0–239,267
14 April 2001ChelseaA0–135,136
21 April 2001Aston VillaA0–029,336
28 April 2001SunderlandH0–115,249
1 May 2001Newcastle UnitedA1–150,439Pahars
5 May 2001West Ham UnitedA0–326,041
13 May 2001Manchester UnitedH2–115,246Brown (own goal), Pahars
19 May 2001ArsenalH3–215,252Kachloul (2), Le Tissier

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 2001Sheffield UnitedH1–014,158Dodd
R427 January 2001Sheffield WednesdayH3–115,251Davies, Dodd (pen), Beattie
R517 February 2001Tranmere RoversH0–015,232
R5R20 February 2001Tranmere RoversA3–412,910Kachloul, Tessem, Richards

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg20 September 2000Mansfield TownH2–08,802Tessem, Le Tissier
R2 2nd Leg26 September 2000Mansfield TownA3–1 (won 5–1 on agg)3,528Rosler, Soltvedt (2)
R31 November 2000Coventry CityH0–111,809

Squad

[5] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Wales WAL Paul Jones
2 DF England ENG Jason Dodd (captain)
3 DF England ENG John Beresford
4 MF England ENG Chris Marsden
5 DF Norway NOR Claus Lundekvam
6 DF England ENG Dean Richards
7 MF England ENG Matt Le Tissier (Vice captain)
8 MF England ENG Matt Oakley
9 MF England ENG Mark Draper
10 FW England ENG Kevin Davies
11 FW Germany GER Uwe Rösler
13 GK England ENG Neil Moss
14 MF England ENG Stuart Ripley
15 DF England ENG Francis Benali
16 FW England ENG James Beattie
17 FW Latvia LVA Marian Pahars
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF England ENG Wayne Bridge
19 MF Portugal POR Dani Rodrigues
20 DF Morocco MAR Tahar El Khalej
21 FW Norway NOR Jo Tessem
22 FW Australia AUS Adrian Caceres
24 DF Romania ROU Dan Petrescu
25 DF England ENG Garry Monk
26 MF Latvia LVA Imants Bleidelis
27 GK England ENG Scott Bevan
28 MF England ENG Kevin Gibbens
29 MF England ENG Paul Hughes
30 MF Morocco MAR Hassan Kachloul
31 DF England ENG Ryan Ashford
33 DF England ENG Phil Warner
35 MF Portugal POR Luis Boa Morte (on loan to Fulham)

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF England ENG Richard Dryden (to Luton Town)
22 MF Wales WAL David Hughes (retired)
23 FW Ivory Coast CIV Patrice Tano (released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF France FRA Patrick Colleter (to AS Cannes)
31 FW England ENG Shayne Bradley (to Mansfield Town)
32 MF Norway NOR Trond Egil Soltvedt (to Sheffield Wednesday)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF Northern Ireland NIR Chris Baird
- DF England ENG Matthew Davies
- DF England ENG Daniel Webb
- MF Wales WAL Matt Crowell
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF Wales WAL Aaron Davies
- MF England ENG Brian Howard
- FW England ENG Mark Peters
- FW Australia AUS Scott McDonald

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee Notes
3 July 2000 FW Uwe Rösler Tennis Borussia Berlin Free transfer [6]
18 July 2000 MF Mark Draper Aston Villa £1,250,000 [7]
1 September 2000 FW Adrian Caceres Perth SC £25,000
12 January 2001 DF Dan Petrescu Bradford City Nominal [8]

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee Notes
22 August 2000 FW Shayne Bradley Mansfield Town Signed
4 December 2000 DF Daniel Webb Southend United £10,000
2 February 2001 DF Richard Dryden Luton Town Free transfer
2 March 2001 DF Matthew Davies Woking Free transfer
22 March 2001 MF Trond Egil Soltvedt Sheffield Wednesday Nominal [9]
Transfers in: Decrease £1,275,000
Transfers out: Increase £10,000
Total spending: Decrease £1,265,000

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[10][11]
No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
MS Notes
1 GK Wales Paul Jones 42
2 RB England Jason Dodd 35
6 CB England Dean Richards 33
5 CB Norway Claus Lundekvam 44
18 LB England Wayne Bridge 44
17 RM Morocco Tahar El Khalej 31
8 CM England Matt Oakley 40
21 CM Norway Jo Tessem 32
20 LM Morocco Hassan Kachloul 27
17 CF Latvia Marian Pahars 31
16 CF England James Beattie 35

References

  1. "Hoddle slips quietly away". BBC Sport. 29 March 2001. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  2. "Gray takes charge at Southampton". BBC Sport. 30 March 2001. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  3. "Le Tissier caps Dell farewell". BBC Sport. 19 May 2001. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  4. "Southampton results for the 2000-2001". Statto Organisation Ltd.
  5. "Southampton - 2000/01". FootballSquads.
  6. "Saints sign Rosler". BBC News. 3 July 2000. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  7. "Draper completes Saints switch". BBC News. 18 July 2000. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  8. "Petrescu completes Saints move". BBC Sport. 12 January 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  9. "Saints duo wing way to Owls". BBC Sport. 22 March 2001. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  10. "All Southampton players: 2001".
  11. "Southampton in FA Premier League 2000/2001 fixture".
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