2000–01 Newcastle United F.C. season

During the 2000–01 English football season, Newcastle United F.C. competed in the FA Premier League

FA Premier League

The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier...

. This article covers the squad and match results for that season.

Season summary

Bobby Robson

Sir Robert William "Bobby" Robson, CBE was an English footballer and manager, who coached seven European clubs and the England national team during his career....

'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 Eur

UEFA Champions League

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UEFA Cup

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In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
May 2000	MF	Christian Bassedas Christian Bassedas Christian Gustavo Bassedas is a former Argentine football midfielder who works as general manager for Vélez Sársfield of the Argentine Primera División....	Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...	£4,130,000
June 2000	FW	Daniel Cordone Daniel Cordone Carlos Daniel Lobo Cordone , is a former Argentine professional football player who played as a striker....	Racing Club Racing Club de Avellaneda Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...	£500,000 (loan)
July 2000	FW	Carl Cort Carl Cort Carl Edward Richard Cort is an Guyanese-English footballer who plays as a forward. Most recently, he played for League One side Brentford until he was released in January 2011....	Wimbledon Wimbledon F.C. Wimbledon Football Club was an English professional association football club from Wimbledon, south-west London. Founded in 1889 as Wimbledon Old Central Football Club, the club spent most of its history in amateur and semi-professional non-League football before being elected to the Football...	£7,000,000
August 2000	DF	Ryan McGuffie Ryan McGuffie Ryan McGuffie is a Scottish professional association footballer currently playing for Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division club Queen of the South...	Annan Athletic	Nominal fee
September 2000	DF	Olivier Bernard Olivier Bernard Olivier Bernard is a retired French footballer. He announced his retirement after leaving Newcastle United on 16 May 2007.-Newcastle United:Bernard made his name during his first spell with Newcastle after joining from Lyon...	Lyon Olympique Lyonnais Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...	Free
September 2000	FW	Lomano Tresor LuaLua	Colchester United Colchester United F.C. Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....	£2,200,000
October 2000	MF	Clarence Acuña Clarence Acuña Clárence Williams Acuña Donoso is a Chilean former professional football player. He played as a midfielder.- Chilean League :...	Universidad de Chile	£960,000
February 2001	DF	Wayne Quinn Wayne Quinn Wayne Quinn is an English ex-professional football player who played as a defender.He started his career at Sheffield United, breaking into their first team in 1997. In 2001 he was loaned to Newcastle United, who later purchased him for £800,000...	Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...	£800,000
March 2001	DF	Andy O'Brien	Bradford City	£2,000,000

Total spending: £17.59m

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
June 2000	MF	Fumaça Fumaça (footballer born 1976) José Rodrigues Alves Antunes , nicknamed Fumaça, is a former Brazilian footballer.He played football in England in 1999 and 2000, having spells for Colchester United, Barnsley, Crystal Palace, and Newcastle United, where he played five Premier League games. He also played in Germany for...	Unattched	Free
July 2000	DF	Alessandro Pistone Alessandro Pistone Alessandro Pistone is a former Italian footballer.-Early career:Pistone started his career at Solbiatese and Crevalcore, two small Italian teams who in recent years have slid to the lowest tier of professional Italian football, before moving to Vicenza for the duration of the 1995–96 season...	Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...	£3,000,000
July 2000	MF	Stuart Elliott Stuart Elliott (footballer born 1977) Stuart Thomas Elliott is an English footballer who plays for Bedlington Terriers as a midfielder.Elliott started his career as a schoolboy at Arsenal, and after being released by the club he signed an apprenticeship with Newcastle United in 1995. He spent five years with the club, during which...	Darlington Darlington F.C. Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...	Free
July 2000	MF	Silvio Marić Silvio Marić Silvio Marić is a retired Croatian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.- Club career :Born in Zagreb, Marić began his professional career at Dinamo Zagreb in 1992. In the autumn of 1998, he appeared for Dinamo Zagreb in all of their six group matches in the UEFA Champions League and...	Porto	£2,000,000
July 2000	FW	Paul Robinson	Wimbledon Wimbledon F.C. Wimbledon Football Club was an English professional association football club from Wimbledon, south-west London. Founded in 1889 as Wimbledon Old Central Football Club, the club spent most of its history in amateur and semi-professional non-League football before being elected to the Football...	£1,500,000
July 2000	GK	Lionel Pérez Lionel Perez Lionel Pérez is a retired French professional footballer. He played as a goalkeeper and more recently was a goalkeeping coach at Stevenage Borough Football Club, following his retirement from the game in 2004....	Cambridge United Cambridge United F.C. Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...	Free
August 2000	MF	Temuri Ketsbaia Temuri Ketsbaia Temuri "Temur" Ketsbaia is a Georgian football manager and former player. As a player he represented the Georgian national team and played for Dinamo Tbilisi, Anorthosis Famagusta, AEK, Newcastle United, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Dundee.Ketsbaia is often regarded as having played a major role...	Wolves Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...	£900,000
August 2000	DF	Steve Howey Steve Howey (footballer) Stephen Norman "Steve" Howey is a former footballer who played for the England national team. At club level, he made more than 300 appearances in the Football League and the Premier League, playing for Newcastle United, Manchester City, Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers and Hartlepool United...	Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...	£3,000,000
August 2000	FW	Duncan Ferguson Duncan Ferguson Duncan Cowan Ferguson is a Scottish former footballer. He was notorious for his "hardman" image and nicknamed "Big Dunc" and "Duncan Disorderly"....	Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...	£4,000,000
October 2000	DF	Laurent Charvet Laurent Charvet Laurent Charvet is a former French football player.Charvet played in the right back position. He began his career at Cannes in 1994. Between then and 1997 he appeared 99 times for the club and scored 19 goals...	Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...	£1,500,000
January 2001	DF	Didier Domi Didier Domi Didier Arsène Marcel Domi is a French footballer.-Career:A former French youth and Under-21 international, Domi joined Paris Saint-Germain as a trainee in 1994, and made his debut in January 1996...	PSG	£3,000,000
March 2001	DF	Alain Goma Alain Goma Alain Goma is a retired French footballer who played as a right or central defender.In a 16-year professional career, he played in 196 Ligue 1 games, almost all for Auxerre, adding 147 in the Premier League, namely with Fulham....	Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...	£3,500,000

Total spending: £22.4m

Squad

Left club during season

Appearances, goals and cards

Starts + substitute appearances

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Shay Given Shay Given Séamus John James "Shay" Given is an Irish footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland national team as a goalkeeper. He won the PFA's Player of the Year in 2002....	34	0	0	0	1	0	35	0	1	0
2	DF	Warren Barton Warren Barton Warren Dean Barton is a former English football player and a TV Pundit for Fox Soccer Channel.-Club career:...	27+2	0	1+1	0	1	0	29+3	0	5	1
3	DF	Marcelino Marcelino Elena Marcelino Elena Sierra, simply Marcelino , is a retired Spanish professional footballer who played as a central defender.-Club career:...	5+1	0	1	0	0	0	6+1	0	1	0
4	DF	Didier Domi Didier Domi Didier Arsène Marcel Domi is a French footballer.-Career:A former French youth and Under-21 international, Domi joined Paris Saint-Germain as a trainee in 1994, and made his debut in January 1996...	11+3	0	0	0	1+1	0	12+4	0	2	0
5	DF	Alain Goma Alain Goma Alain Goma is a retired French footballer who played as a right or central defender.In a 16-year professional career, he played in 196 Ligue 1 games, almost all for Auxerre, adding 147 in the Premier League, namely with Fulham....	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 Clarence Acuña Clárence Williams Acuña Donoso is a Chilean former professional football player. He played as a midfielder.- Chilean League :...	23+3	3	2	0	1	0	26+3	3	5	0
7	MF	Rob Lee Rob Lee Robert Martin "Rob" Lee is a retired English footballer who played the majority of his career for Charlton Athletic and Newcastle United.-Charlton Athletic:...	21+1	0	0	0	3+1	0	24+2	0	4	0
8	MF	Kieron Dyer Kieron Dyer Kieron Courtney Dyer is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers. Born in Ipswich, he is an attacking midfielder who played youth football for his home club before going on to make nearly 100 league appearances for the club's first team...	25+1	5	1	0	4	1	30+1	6	0	1
9	FW	Alan Shearer Alan Shearer Alan Shearer OBE, DL is a retired English footballer. He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and for the England national team...	19	5	0	0	4	2	23	7	1	0
10	MF	Christian Bassedas Christian Bassedas Christian Gustavo Bassedas is a former Argentine football midfielder who works as general manager for Vélez Sársfield of the Argentine Primera División....	17+5	1	2	0	1+1	0	20+6	1	6	0
11	MF	Gary Speed Gary Speed Gary Andrew Speed, MBE was a Welsh football player and manager. He was captain of the Wales national football team until he retired from international football in 2004 and he remains the most capped outfield player for Wales and the second overall, having appeared 85 times at senior level between...	35	5	2	0	4	1	41	6	9	0
12	DF	Andy Griffin Andy Griffin Andrew "Andy" Griffin is an English footballer, currently playing for Championship team, ReadingGriffin began his career at Stoke City, where he established a reputation as a solid wing-back defender...	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 Wayne Quinn Wayne Quinn is an English ex-professional football player who played as a defender.He started his career at Sheffield United, breaking into their first team in 1997. In 2001 he was loaned to Newcastle United, who later purchased him for £800,000...	14+1	0	0	0	0	0	14+1	0	0	0
15	MF	Nolberto Solano Nolberto Solano Nolberto Albino "Nobby" Solano Todco is a Peruvian footballer who plays for Hartlepool United. He has spent much of his career in the English Premier League and also played 95 times for Peru between 1994 and 2009...	31+2	6	1	1	3+1	0	35+3	7	3	2
16	FW	Carl Cort Carl Cort Carl Edward Richard Cort is an Guyanese-English footballer who plays as a forward. Most recently, he played for League One side Brentford until he was released in January 2011....	13	6	0	0	2	1	15	7	1	0
17	MF	Daniel Cordone Daniel Cordone Carlos Daniel Lobo Cordone , is a former Argentine professional football player who played as a striker....	12+9	2	0+2	0	1+3	1	13+14	3	0	0
18	DF	Aaron Hughes Aaron Hughes Aaron William Hughes is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Fulham. Hughes is able to play centre back, right back or left back, as well as anywhere in midfield. He is usually deployed in a centre half position for his club and country, and is the current Northern Ireland captain...	34+1	0	2	0	3	0	39+1	0	2	0
19	MF	Stephen Glass Stephen Glass (footballer) Stephen Glass is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Carolina RailHawks in the North American Soccer League....	5+9	3	1+1	0	0	0	6+10	3	2	0
20	FW	Lomana LuaLua Lomana LuaLua Lomana Trésor LuaLua is a Congolese footballer who plays for Blackpool, and the Congo DR national football team.LuaLua was born in Kinshasa, but moved to England at a young age. After impressing in a college football match, he signed for Colchester United. There, he scored a total of 21 goals in...	3+17	0	0+2	0	0	0	3+19	0	2	0
21	MF	Diego Gavilán	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	0	0
22	MF	Jamie McClen Jamie McClen James David "Jamie" McClen is a professional English football player who plays as a defender or midfielder.He attended St. Benet Biscop Catholic High School in Bedlington, Northumberland...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	Shola Ameobi Shola Ameobi Foluwashola "Shola" Ameobi is an Nigerian footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United as a forward. Born in Nigeria but raised in Newcastle, he played for England at under-21 level. He is the older brother of fellow footballers Tomi and Sammy...	12+8	2	2	0	0	0	14+8	2	0	0
24	MF	Garry Brady Garry Brady Garry Brady is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Scottish Second Division club Brechin City.-Career:...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	Brian Kerr Brian Kerr (footballer) Brian Kerr is a Scottish international association football player.- Newcastle United :Kerr started his career with Newcastle United, but failed to hold down a regular first team place. Despite this, he won three caps for Scotland under the management of Berti Vogts...	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
26	MF	James Coppinger James Coppinger James Coppinger is an English professional footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Doncaster Rovers.-Early career:...	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
27	DF	David Beharall David Beharall David Alexander Beharall , is a former professional English footballer who retired after being released by Stockport County in 2006. He played as a central defender....	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	GK	John Karelse John Karelse John Karelse is a retired Dutch football goalkeeper.He played for AGOVV Apeldoorn in his native country for a few years before moving to NAC Breda. It was here that he caught the attention of then Newcastle United manager Ruud Gullit, who signed him for £900,000 in August 1999...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF	Steven Caldwell Steven Caldwell Steven Caldwell is a Scottish footballer who plays for Birmingham City as a defender. His younger brother Gary is also a defender and Scotland international.-Newcastle United:...	5+4	0	0	0	1	1	6+4	1	1	0
31	MF	Stuart Green Stuart Green Stuart Green is an English professional footballer currently playing for Workington A.F.C..-Career:...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	FW	Kevin Gallacher Kevin Gallacher Kevin William Gallacher is a Scottish former professional footballer and now a sports pundit.He is the grandson of the late Celtic forward Patsy Gallacher, who died before he was born.-Career:...	11+7	2	1	0	2	1	14+7	3	0	0
33	MF	Des Hamilton Des Hamilton Derrick Vivian "Des" Hamilton is an English retired professional footballer. He was a midfielder, who played most notably for Bradford City which counted for nearly half his career appearances and in the Premier League with Newcastle United...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF	Nikos Dabizas Nikos Dabizas Nikolaos "Nikos" Dabizas is a retired Greek professional footballer and former Newcastle United, Leicester City, Olympiacos and Larissa defender . He was also in Greece's 2004 European Football Championship winning squad....	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	1	0
35	DF	Olivier Bernard Olivier Bernard Olivier Bernard is a retired French footballer. He announced his retirement after leaving Newcastle United on 16 May 2007.-Newcastle United:Bernard made his name during his first spell with Newcastle after joining from Lyon...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	DF	Gary Caldwell Gary Caldwell Gary Robert Caldwell is a Scottish footballer who is currently the captain of Wigan Athletic and also plays for the Scotland national football team....	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	Laurent Charvet Laurent Charvet Laurent Charvet is a former French football player.Charvet played in the right back position. He began his career at Cannes in 1994. Between then and 1997 he appeared 99 times for the club and scored 19 goals...	6+1	0	0	0	2	0	8+1	0	0	0
39	FW	David McMahon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	DF	Carl Serrant Carl Serrant Carl Serrant is an English former footballer and now fitness coach, for Queens Park Rangers.Born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, Serrant made more than 100 appearances in the Football League with Oldham Athletic, Newcastle United, Bury as well as earning a cap for England B before his professional...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Pre-season

Premier League

FA Cup

League Cup

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