Middlesbrough F.C. season 2000-01

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Middlesbrough
Season 2000-01
League FA Premier League
Manager Bryan Robson
Chairman Steve Gibson
League position 14th
Top goalscorer League: Alen Boksic (12)
All: Alen Boksic (12)
Highest attendance Home: 34,696 v Liverpool (Premier League)
Away: 67,576 v Manchester United (Premier League)
Lowest attendance Home: 5,144 v Macclesfield (League Cup)
Away: 3,153 v Macclesfield (League Cup)
FA Cup 4th Round
League Cup Third Round

During the 2000-01 season, Middlesbrough participated in the FA Premier League.

Contents

[edit] Team Kit and Sponsors

Middlesbrough were again sponsored by BT Cellnet for the 2000-01 season, the team's strip was produced by Errea. The home shirt consisted of a red shirt with white hoop, red shorts and red socks with white trim. The away strip consisted of a black shirt with red and white stripes in the middle, plain black shorts and black socks.[1]

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[edit] Notable Events

  • Boro only win 2 of their opening 16 games, hitting bottom of the league.
  • Boro have to wait until December 16 for their first home win of the season.
  • Terry Venables brought in in December to help Bryan Robson. Boro pick up their form, and go on an unbeaten run for 10 league games.
  • Middlesbrough knocked out of both domestic cups by Wimbledon
  • The good run of form continues to the end of the season and Boro finish 14th. Steve Gibson decides a change of management is needed and Robson leaves the club. Steve McClaren is confirmed as the next manager.

[edit] Squad

[edit] Senior squad

The following are all the players who were involved the Middlesbrough F.C. first team at some point during the 2000-01 season.[2]

No. Position Player
1 Flag of Australia GK Mark Schwarzer
2 Flag of Ireland DF Curtis Fleming
3 Flag of England DF Dean Gordon
4 Flag of England DF Steve Vickers
5 Flag of Italy DF Gianluca Festa
6 Flag of England DF Gary Pallister
7 Flag of England MF Robbie Mustoe
8 Flag of France MF Christian Karembeu
9 Flag of England MF Paul Ince
10 Flag of England FW Brian Deane
11 Flag of Croatia FW Alen Boksic
12 Flag of Ireland MF Keith O'Neill
13 Flag of England GK Marlon Beresford
14 Flag of Australia MF Paul Okon
No. Position Player
16 Flag of Cameroon FW Joseph Desire-Job
17 Flag of England DF Ugo Ehiogu
18 Flag of England FW Andy Campbell
19 Flag of Colombia FW Hamilton Ricard
20 Flag of England FW Dean Windass
22 Flag of England MF Mark Summerbell
23 Flag of Argentina MF Carlos Marinelli
24 Flag of England MF Phil Stamp
25 Flag of Wales GK Mark Crossley
26 Flag of England FW Noel Whelan
28 Flag of England DF Colin Cooper
29 Flag of Ireland DF Jason Gavin
33 Flag of England MF Mark Hudson

[edit] Transfers

[edit] In

Date Player Previous Club Cost
5 July 2000 Flag of France Christian Karembeu Real Madrid £2.1 million[3]
5 July 2000 Flag of Australia Paul Okon Fiorentina Free[4]
18 July 2000 Flag of Wales Mark Crossley Nottingham Forest Free[5]
1 August 2000 Flag of Cameroon Joseph Desire-Job Lens £3 million[6]
1 August 2000 Flag of England Noel Whelan Coventry £2.2 million[7]
7 August 2000 Flag of Croatia Alen Boksic Lazio £2.5 million [8]
20 October 2000 Flag of England Ugo Ehiogu Aston Villa £8 million[9]
8 March 2001 Flag of England Dean Windass Bradford £600,000[10]

[edit] Out

Date Player New Club Cost
17 July 2000 Flag of England Paul Gascoigne Everton Free[11]
25 August 2000 Flag of Germany Christian Ziege Liverpool £5.5 million[12]
7 December 2000 Flag of England Alun Armstrong Ipswich £500,000[13]

[edit] Premier League Results

      Win       Draw       Loss

Note: Results are given with Middlesbrough score listed first. Man of the Match is according to mfc.co.uk.

Game Date Venue Opponent Result
F–A
Attendance Boro Goalscorers Man of the Match
1 19 August 2000 A Coventry City 3–1 20,624 Job 20', Boksic 59',62'
2 22 August 2000 H Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 31,254 Summerbell 59'
3 26 August 2000 H Leeds United 1–2 31,626 Stamp 82'
4 6 September 2000 A Derby County 3–3 24,290 Boksic 12'(pen), Job 51', Deane 59'
5 9 September 2000 H Everton 1–2 30,885 Own Goal
6 17 September 2000 A Manchester City 1–1 32,053 Festa
7 23 September 2000 H Aston Villa 1–1 27,556 Own Goal
8 30 September 2000 A Southampton 3–1 14,903 Boksic 17', 82' Festa 32'
9 16 October 2000 H Newcastle 1–3 31,436 Deane 90'
10 21 October 2000 A Charlton Athletic 0–1 20,043
11 28 October 2000 A Ipswich Town 1–2 21,771 Gordon 68'
12 4 November 2000 H Arsenal 0–1 29,541
13 11 November 2000 A Manchester United 1–2 67,576 Karembeu 32'
14 18 November 2000 H Leicester City 0–3 27,965
15 25 November 2000 H Bradford 2–2 28,526 Ehiogu 48', Ince 89' Marinelli
16 2 December 2000 A West Ham 0–1 25,459 Vickers
17 9 December 2000 A Sunderland 0–1 47,742 Ricard
18 16 December 2000 H Chelsea 1–0 29,422 Gordon 71' O'Neill
19 23 December 2000 A Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 35,638 Ehiogu
20 26 December 2000 H Liverpool 1–0 34,696 Karembeu 41' Festa
21 30 December 2000 H Coventry City 1–1 30,499 Boksic 86'
22 1 January 2001 A Leeds 1–1 39,251 Boksic 27' Mustoe
23 13 January 2001 H Derby County 4–0 29,041 Boksic 43', 81', Ehiogu 60', Ricard 90' Boksic
24 20 January 2001 A Liverpool 0–0 43,042 Boksic
25 31 January 2001 A Everton 2–2 34,244 Ricard 11', Cooper 63' Fleming
26 3 February 2001 H Manchester City 1–1 31,794 Cooper 61' Cooper
27 10 February 2001 A Aston Villa 1–1 28,912 Ehiogu 50' Ehiogu
28 24 February 2001 H Southampton 0–1 28,725 Ince
29 3 March 2001 H Charlton Athletic 0–0 28,177 Boksic
30 17 March 2001 A Newcastle 2–1 51,751 Boksic 27', 31' Boksic
31 31 March 2001 A Chelsea 1–2 34,933 Windass 54' Vickers
32 9 April 2001 H Sunderland 0–0 28,177
33 14 April 2001 A Arsenal 3–0 37,879 Own Goal (2), Ricard 58' Ehiogu
34 16 April 2001 H Ipswich 1–2 Windass 39'
35 21 April 2001 A Leicester City 3–0 18,162 Ricard 12', Boksic 50', Ince 52' Ince
36 28 April 2001 H Manchester United 0–2 34,417
37 5 May 2001 A Bradford 1–1 20,921 Karembeu 81' Ince
38 19 May 2001 H West Ham 2–1 33,057 Job 21', Karembeu 45' Job

[edit] Cup Results

[edit] League Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
2 Leg 1 19 September 2000 Maccelsfield Home Won 2-1 5,144 Whelan, Summerbell
2 Leg 2 26 September 2000 Macclesfield Away Won 3-1 3,153 Ricard (3)

[edit] FA Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
3 8 January 2001 Bradford Away Won 1-0 7,303 Ricard
4 6 February 2001 Wimbledon Home Drew 0-0 20,625
4R 13 February 2001 Wimbledon Away Lost 3-1 (AET) 5,991 Ricard

[edit] Player statistics

[edit] Goalscorers

Goalscoring statistics for 2000-01.[14]

Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Flag of Croatia Boksic 12 0 0 12
Flag of Colombia Ricard 4 2 3 9
Flag of France Karembeu 4 0 0 4
Flag of Cameroon Job 3 0 0 3
Flag of England Ehiogu 3 0 0 3
Flag of England Deane 2 0 0 2
Flag of England Gordon 2 0 0 2
Flag of England Ince 2 0 0 2
Flag of England Cooper 2 0 0 2
Flag of England Windass 2 0 0 2
Flag of England Summerbell 1 0 1 2
Flag of England Stamp 1 0 0 1
Flag of Italy Festa 1 0 0 1
Flag of England Whelan 0 0 1 1
Own Goals 4 0 0 2

[edit] References and Notes