During the 2000–01 English football season, Sunderland A.F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.
Season summary Sunderland enjoyed another strong season, and briefly occupied second place in February, but the Black Cats were unable to keep up their excellent form, and they had to settle for seventh place – just as they did last season, and not quite enough for UEFA Cup qualification.
Results Sunderland's score comes first
Legend WinDrawLoss
FA Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 19 August 2000 ArsenalStadium of Light1–046,347Quinn 23 August 2000 Manchester CityMaine Road2–434,410Quinn, Phillips 26 August 2000 Ipswich TownPortman Road0–121,830 5 September 2000 West Ham UnitedStadium of Light1–146,605Arca 9 September 2000 Manchester UnitedOld Trafford0–367,503 16 September 2000 Derby CountyStadium of Light2–145,343Kilbane, Phillips 23 September 2000 LiverpoolAnfield1–144,713Phillips 1 October 2000 Leicester CityStadium of Light0–045,338 14 October 2000 ChelseaStadium of Light1–045,078Phillips (pen) 22 October 2000 Aston VillaVilla Park0–027,215 28 October 2000 Coventry CityStadium of Light1–044,526Thome 4 November 2000 Tottenham HotspurWhite Hart Lane1–236,016Hutchison 11 November 2000 SouthamptonStadium of Light2–245,064Quinn, Hutchison 18 November 2000 Newcastle UnitedSt James' Park2–152,030Hutchison, Quinn 25 November 2000 Charlton AthleticThe Valley1–020,043Rae 4 December 2000 EvertonStadium of Light2–046,372Rae, Phillips 9 December 2000 MiddlesbroughStadium of Light1–047,742Gray 16 December 2000 Leeds UnitedElland Road0–240,053 23 December 2000 Manchester CityStadium of Light1–047,475Hutchison 26 December 2000 Bradford CityValley Parade4–120,370Quinn, Phillips (3) 30 December 2000 ArsenalHighbury2–238,026Phillips (pen), McCann 1 January 2001 Ipswich TownStadium of Light4–146,053Arca, Phillips, Dichio, Schwarz 13 January 2001 West Ham UnitedBoleyn Ground2–026,014Varga, Hutchison 21 January 2001 Bradford CityStadium of Light0–047,812 31 January 2001 Manchester UnitedStadium of Light0–148,260 3 February 2001 Derby CountyPride Park0–129,129 10 February 2001 LiverpoolStadium of Light1–147,553Hutchison 24 February 2001 Leicester CityFilbert Street0–221,086 5 March 2001 Aston VillaStadium of Light1–147,196McCann 17 March 2001 ChelseaStamford Bridge4–234,981Hutchison (2), McCann, Phillips 31 March 2001 Leeds UnitedStadium of Light0–248,285 9 April 2001 MiddlesbroughRiverside Stadium0–031,284 14 April 2001 Tottenham HotspurStadium of Light2–348,029Kilbane, Quinn 16 April 2001 Coventry CityHighfield Road0–120,946 21 April 2001 Newcastle UnitedStadium of Light1–148,277Carteron 28 April 2001 SouthamptonThe Dell1–015,249Kilbane 5 May 2001 Charlton AthleticStadium of Light3–247,671Kilbane, Quinn, Phillips 19 May 2001 EvertonGoodison Park2–237,444Phillips (2)
FA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers3rd Round6 January 2001 Crystal PalaceStadium of Light0–030,9083rd Round Replay17 January 2001 Crystal PalaceSelhurst Park4–215,454Quinn, Phillips (2), Kilbane4th Round27 January 2001 Ipswich TownStadium of Light1–033,626Dichio5th Round17 February 2001 West Ham UnitedStadium of Light0–136,005
League Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers2nd Round, 1st Leg19 September 2000 Luton TownStadium of Light3–024,668Oster, Phillips, Thirlwell2nd Round, 2nd Leg26 September 2000 Luton TownKenilworth Road2–1 (won 5–1 on agg)5,262Reddy, Butler3rd Round31 October 2000 Bristol RoversMemorial Stadium2–111,433Hutchison (2)4th Round28 November 2000 Manchester UnitedStadium of Light2–147,543Arca, Phillips (pen)5th Round19 December 2000 Crystal PalaceSelhurst Park1–215,945Rae
Players First-team squad Squad at end of season
Left club during season
Reserve squad
Transfers
In
Summer DatePosNameFromFee14 July 2000MF Tom Peeters KV Mechelen£250,00014 July 2000GK Jurgen Macho First ViennaFree14 July 2000MF Don Hutchison Everton£2,500,00025 July 2000MF Julio Arca Argentinos Juniors£3,500,00027 July 2000DF Stanislav Varga Slovan Bratislava£875,00031 August 2000DF Emerson Thome Chelsea£4,500,000
January DatePosNameFromFee7 March 2001DF Patrice Carteron Saint-ÉtienneSeason-long loan
Out
Summer DatePosNameToFee1 June 2000DF Thomas HelmerRetiredRetired1 June 2000MF Darren Holloway Wimbledon£1,200,00011 August 2000GK Michael Ingham CliftonvilleLoan1 September 2000DF Steve BouldRetiredRetired
January DatePosNameToFee1 January 2001MF Éric Roy TroyesFree4 January 2001MF Nicky Summerbee Bolton WanderersFree31 January 2001DF Paul Butler Wolverhampton Wanderers£1,000,0007 March 2001DF Chris Makin Ipswich Town£1,250,000
Statistics Appearances and goals As of end of season
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders:
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards:
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Notes
References