Celtic F.C. season 2000-01

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Celtic F.C.
Season 2000-01
Manager Martin O'Neill
Chairman Brian Quinn
League Scottish Premier League
Final league position Champions
Scottish Cup Winners
Scottish League Cup Winners
Top goalscorer League: Henrik Larsson (35)
All: Henrik Larsson (53)
Highest home attendance 60,440 (vs St. Mirren F.C.,
7 April 2001)
Lowest home attendance 31,940 (vs Dunfermline F.C.,
7 March 2001)

Celtic F.C. played the season 2000–01 in the Scottish Premier League. Martin O'Neill became manager and Celtic won a treble of three major domestic trophies: the Scottish League Cup,[1] the Scottish Premier League trophy[2] and the Scottish FA Challenge Cup.[3]

Contents

[edit] Review and events

See also Celtic F.C. seasons 2000/01 - 2001/02 - 2002/03 - 2003/04 - 2004/05 - 2005/06 - 2006/07 - 2007/08

[edit] Management

Following the departure of John Barnes in February 2000,[4] Martin O'Neill was appointed as manager of Celtic in June 2000.[5] Kenny Dalglish, who was director of football at Celtic, left the club soon after.[6] John Robertson and Steve Walford followed O'Neill from Leicester City to be assistant manager and coach.[7]

[edit] Transfers

O'Neill's first signing was striker Chris Sutton from Chelsea for a Scottish record transfer of £6 million in July 2000,[8] followed by Belgian international defender Joos Valgaeren from Roda JC for a fee of £3.8 million.[9] Alan Thompson and Didier Agathe joined Celtic in September. Thompson joined from Aston Villa for a fee of £2.75 million while Agathe joined from Hibernian for a nominal fee.[10] Goalkeeper Rab Douglas was brought in from Dundee in October for £1.2 million[11] and Neil Lennon joined in December 2000 from Leicester City for £5.75 million.[12] Mark Viduka was transferred out to Leeds United in July 2000 for a fee of £6 million.[13]

[edit] League campaign

Celtic started their league campaign by going undefeated in 16 games until a heavy defeat to Rangers in November 2000. They lost only two more games, both in May after the league title had been secured. They won the Scottish Premier League with a victory over St. Mirren in April, receiving the trophy two weeks later after a 1-0 home win over Hearts,[2] having finished 15 points clear of the runner-up, Rangers, with 97 points.[14] Striker Henrik Larsson scored 49 goals to set a new Scottish scoring record for a single season.[15]

Key games were:[16]

  • Dundee United 1-2 Celtic (30 July). The opening game of the season which set the standard for the rest of the season.
  • Celtic 6-2 Rangers (27 August). A big win over rivals Rangers.
  • Aberdeen 1-1 Celtic (1 October). An eight-match winning start to the season ended at Aberdeen but a late equaliser secured a point for Celtic.
  • Hibernian 0-0 Celtic (29 November). Celtic ground out a draw after a heavy defeat to Rangers the previous week threatened to derail their season.
  • Dundee 1-2 Celtic (10 December). Celtic snatched all the points with a last minute winner despite being out-played for much of the match.
  • Celtic 1-0 Rangers (11 February). A narrow win for Celtic was enough to prevent Rangers from resurrecting their title challenge.

[edit] Cup competitions

Celtic beat Raith Rovers, Hearts and Rangers on the way to the Scottish League Cup final at Hampden Park in March 2001. They won the trophy, beating Kilmarnock 3-0 through a second-half hat-trick by Henrik Larsson despite going down to ten men after Chris Sutton was sent off.[1]

In the Scottish Cup, Celtic beat Stranraer, Dunfermline after a replay, Hearts and Dundee United to reach the final in May 2001, where they beat Hibernian 3-0 with a goal from Jackie McNamara and two goals from Henrik Larsson to complete a domestic treble.[17]

[edit] European campaign

Celtic had qualified for the UEFA Cup and began their campaign with an 11-0 aggregate win over Jeunesse Esch from Luxembourg in August 2000.[18] A Chris Sutton goal in extra-time in the away leg was enough to see Celtic through the next round 3-2 on aggregate against HJK Helsinki the following month.[19] They were knocked out in the third round of the competition by Girondins de Bordeaux 2-3 on aggregate despite dominating the second leg in Bordeaux.[20]

[edit] Match results

[edit] Legend

Win Draw Loss

[edit] Scottish Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result
(Celtic
score first)		 Scorers Attendance Match report
July 30, 2000 – 18:05 Dundee United Away 2–1 Larsson, Sutton 11,761 BBC
August 5, 2000 – 15:00 Motherwell Home 1–0 Petrov 58,534 BBC
August 13, 2000 – 15:00 Hearts Home 4–2 Larsson, Johnson 58,054 BBC
August 19, 2000 – 15:00 Kilmarnock Away 2–1 Sutton (2), Larsson, Moravcik 16,744 BBC
August 27, 2000 – 13:00 Rangers Home 6–2 Sutton (2), Larsson (2), Petrov, Lambert 59,476 BBC
September 9, 2000 – 15:00 Hibernian Home 3–0 Larsson (2), Burchill 60,091 BBC
September 18, 2000 – 20:00 Dunfermline Away 2–1 Larsson (2) 9,493 BBC
September 23, 2000 – 15:00 Dundee Home 1–0 Petrov 59,694 BBC
October 1, 2000 – 15:00 Aberdeen Away 1–1 Larsson 18,239 BBC
October 14, 2000 – 15:00 St. Mirren Home 2–0 Sutton, Larsson 60,002 BBC
October 17, 2000 – 19:45 St. Johnstone Away 2–0 Larsson, Valgaeren 8,946 BBC
October 21, 2000 – 15:00 Dundee United Home 2–0 Larsson, Thompson 59,427 BBC
October 29, 2000 – 18:05 Motherwell Away 3–3 Mjallby, Valgaeren, McNamara 10,820 BBC
November 5, 2000 – 14:35 Kilmarnock Away 1–0 Thompson 13,417 BBC
November 12, 2000 – 15:00 St. Johnstone Home 4–1 Sutton, Larsson (2), Moravcik 57,137 BBC
November 18, 2000 – 15:00 Hearts Home 6–1 Valgaeren, Moravcik, Larsson (2), Mjallby, Petrov 59,813 BBC
November 26, 2000 – 13:00 Rangers Away 1–5 Larsson 50,083 BBC
November 29, 2000 – 19:45 Hibernian Away 0–0 14,939 BBC
December 2, 2000 – 15:00 Dunfermline Home 3–1 Moravcik, Larsson, Johnson 59,244 BBC
December 16, 2000 – 15:00 Aberdeen Home 6–0 Larsson (3), Vega (2), Smith 60,013 BBC
December 23, 2000 – 15:00 St. Mirren Away 2–0 Agathe, Larsson 9,487 BBC
December 26, 2000 – 15:00 Dundee United Away 4–0 Larsson, Sutton, Petrov 12,306 BBC
January 2, 2001 – 15:00 Kilmarnock Home 6–0 Sutton (2), Larsson (4) 59,380 BBC
February 4, 2001 – 18:05 Hearts Away 3–0 Larsson (3) 13,077 BBC
February 11, 2001 – 13:15 Rangers Home 1–0 Thompson 59,496 BBC
February 21, 2001 – 19:45 Motherwell Home 1–0 Moravcik 58,880 BBC
February 25, 2001 – 18:05 Hibernian Home 1–1 Mjallby 60,063 BBC
March 4, 2001 – 14:35 Dunfermline Away 3–0 Petrov, Larsson, Lennon 9,096 BBC
March 14, 2001 – 20:00 St. Johnstone Away 2–1 Johnson, Larsson 8,993 BBC
April 1, 2001 – 18:05 Aberdeen Away 1–0 Agathe 16,067 BBC
April 4, 2001 – 19:45 Dundee Home 2–1 Johnson, Mjallby 59,562 BBC
April 7, 2001 – 12:55 St. Mirren Home 1–0 Johnson 60,440 BBC
April 22, 2001 – 18:05 Hearts Home 1–0 Moravcik 59,298 BBC
April 29, 2001 – 13:00 Rangers Away 3–0 Moravcik (2), Larsson 50,057 BBC
May 6, 2001 – 15:00 Hibernian Away 5–2 McNamara (2), Larsson, Stubbs, Moravcik 8,728 BBC
May 13, 2001 – 15:00 Dundee Home 0–2 59,435 BBC
May 20, 2001 – 15:00 Kilmarnock Away 0–1 12,675 BBC

[edit] Scottish League Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result
(Celtic
score first)		 Scorers Attendance Match report
September 5, 2000 – 19:450 Raith Rovers00 Home 4–0 Sutton, Johnson (2), Thompson 32,307 BBC
November 1, 2000 – 19:35 Hearts Away 5–2 Crainey, Smith, Healy, Moravcik, McNamara0000 13,076 BBC
February 7, 2001 – 19:45 Rangers Neutral 3–1 Sutton, Larsson (2) 50,000 BBC
March 18, 2001 – 15:00 Kilmarnock Neutral 3–0 Larsson (3) 48,830 BBC

[edit] Scottish FA Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result
(Celtic
score first)		 Scorers Attendance Match report
January 28, 2001 – 18:05 Stranraer Away 4–1 Valgaeren, McNamara, Knox o.g., Moravcik00000 5,600 BBC
February 17, 2001 – 15:0000 Dunfermline Away 2–2 Larsson (2) 11,222 BBC
March 7, 2001 – 19:45 Dunfermline Home 4–1 Vega (2), Larsson (2) 31,940 BBC
March 11, 2001 – 14:35 Hearts Home 1–0 Larsson 34,672 BBC
April 15, 2001 – 14:00 Dundee United Neutral 3–1 Larsson (2), McNamara 38,699 BBC
May 26, 2001 – 15:00 Hibernian Neutral 3–0 McNamara, Larsson (2) 51,824 BBC

[edit] UEFA Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result
(Celtic
score first)		 Scorers Attendance Match report
August 10, 2000 – 19:45 Jeunesse Esch Away 4–0 Moravcik (2), Larsson, Petta - BBC
August 24, 2000 – 19:45 Jeunesse Esch Home 7–0 Burchill (3), Berkovic (2), Riseth, Petrov00000000 40,282 BBC
September 14, 2000 – 19:45 HJK Helsinki Home 2–0 Larsson (2) 40,544 BBC
September 28, 2000 – 17:00 HJK Helsinki Away 1–2 Sutton 6,530 BBC
October 26, 2000 – 19:45 Bordeaux Away 1–1 Larsson 21,318 BBC
November 9, 2000 – 19:45 Bordeaux Home 1–2 Moravcik 51,242 BBC

[edit] Player details

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition

No. Nat. Position Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Flag of Scotland GK Barry Corr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland GK Robert Douglas 28 0 22 0 6 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland GK Jonathan Gould 18 0 15 0 3 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland GK Stewart Kerr 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Flag of Russia GK Dmitri Kharin 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland DF Thomas Boyd 39 0 30 0 5 0 4 0
Flag of Scotland DF Stephen Crainey 5 1 2 0 1 0 2 1
Flag of France DF Stephane Mahe 11 0 10 0 0 0 1 0
Flag of Brazil DF Rafael Scheidt 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Flag of England DF Alan Stubbs 12 1 11 1 0 0 1 0
Flag of France DF Olivier Tebily 6 0 4 0 1 0 1 0
Flag of Belgium DF Joos Valgaeren 44 4 35 3 6 1 3 0
Flag of Switzerland DF Ramon Vega 26 4 18 2 6 2 2 0
Flag of France MF Didier Agathe 33 3 27 3 6 0 0 0
Flag of Israel MF Eyal Berkovic 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
Flag of Scotland MF Mark Fotheringham 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Ireland MF Colin Healy 15 1 12 0 0 0 3 1
Flag of Scotland MF Jamie Smith 9 2 7 1 0 0 2 1
Flag of Scotland MF Paul Lambert 35 1 27 1 6 0 2 0
Flag of Northern Ireland MF Neil Lennon 25 1 17 1 6 0 2 0
Flag of Scotland MF Jackie McNamara 37 7 30 3 4 3 3 1
Flag of Ireland MF Liam Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Sweden MF Johan Mjallby 42 4 35 4 5 0 2 0
Flag of Slovakia MF Lubomir Moravcik 35 11 27 9 5 1 3 1
Flag of Bulgaria MF Stilian Petrov 33 7 28 7 3 0 2 0
Flag of the Netherlands MF Bobby Petta 26 0 20 0 2 0 4 0
Flag of Norway MF Vidar Riseth 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Flag of Scotland MF Paul Shields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of England MF Alan Thompson 32 3 30 3 1 0 1 0
Flag of Scotland FW Mark Burchill 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
Flag of England FW Tommy Johnson 23 7 16 5 4 0 3 2
Flag of Sweden FW Henrik Larsson 45 49 37 35 6 9 2 5
Flag of Canada FW Simon Lynch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Scotland FW Shaun Maloney 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
Flag of England FW Chris Sutton 31 13 24 11 4 0 3 2

NB: Players with a zero in every column only appeared as unused substitutes

[edit] Transfers

[edit] Players In

Player From Fee
Flag of England Chris Sutton Chelsea £6 million[21]
Flag of Belgium Joos Valgaeren Roda JC £3.7 million[21]
Flag of England Alan Thompson Aston Villa £2.75 million
Flag of France Didier Agathe Hibernian £50,000
Flag of Scotland Rab Douglas Dundee £1.2 million
Flag of Northern Ireland Neil Lennon Leicester City £5.75 million
Flag of Switzerland Ramon Vega Tottenham Hotspur (loan)
Flag of England Troy Douglin Torquay United (loan)

[edit] Players Out

Player To Fee
Flag of Australia Mark Viduka Leeds United £6 million[21]
Flag of Norway Vidar Riseth 1860 Munich
1860 Munich		 (loan)
£975,000.
Flag of Brazil Rafael Scheidt Corinthians (loan)
Flag of Scotland Mark Burchill Birmingham City
Ipswich Town		 (loan)
(loan)
Flag of Scotland Paul Shields Albion Rovers (loan)
Flag of Israel Eyal Berkovic Blackburn Rovers (loan)
Flag of Scotland Brian McColligan Stenhousemuir (loan)
Flag of Scotland Barry Corr Queen's Park (loan)
Flag of Scotland Liam Keogh Forfar Athletic (loan)
Flag of Denmark Marc Rieper - Released

[edit] Team kit

Team colours Team colours Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
2000-01 home colours

[edit] References

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