2000–01 Chelsea F.C. season

95th season in existence of Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea 2000–01 football season
Chelsea
2000–01 season
ChairmanKen Bates
ManagerGianluca Vialli
(until 12 September 2000)
Claudio Ranieri
(from 18 September 2000)
FA Premier League6th
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
FA Charity ShieldWinners
UEFA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (23)
All:
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (26)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2000–01 season was Chelsea F.C.'s 87th competitive season, ninth consecutive season in the FA Premier League and 95th year as a club.

Season summary

A slow start to the season cost manager Gianluca Vialli his job, despite having won five trophies since his appointment in February 1998.[1] The last of these trophies came at the start of the season when they defeated Manchester United 2–0 in the Charity Shield to win the last-ever club game at the pre-redevelopment Wembley.[2] Vialli's successor was Claudio Ranieri,[3] who guided the club to sixth place in the final table and attained automatic qualification for the UEFA Cup.

The biggest success of the season was the effectiveness of club record signing Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, who found the net 23 times in 35 Premiership games in a partnership with Chelsea's 34-year-old Italian superstar, Gianfranco Zola, who found the net on 9 occasions.

Team kit

The team kit was produced by Umbro and the shirt sponsor was Autoglass. Chelsea's home kit was all blue with a white trimmed collar. The club's third kit for this season was orange with blue shorts and accents.

Final league table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Leeds United 38 20 8 10 64 43 +21 68 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
5 Ipswich Town 38 20 6 12 57 42 +15 66
6 Chelsea 38 17 10 11 68 45 +23 61
7 Sunderland 38 15 12 11 46 41 +5 57
8 Aston Villa 38 13 15 10 46 43 +3 54 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Liverpool won the League Cup and qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place went to fifth-placed Ipswich Town. Since both FA Cup finalists, Liverpool and Arsenal, qualified for the Champions League, the berth in the UEFA Cup went to sixth-placed Chelsea. Both Ipswich and Chelsea were the highest-ranked team not already qualified for a European competition.
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 17 10 11 68 45  +23 61 13 3 3 44 20  +24 4 7 8 24 25  −1

Source: 2000-01 FA Premier League table

Results by round
Source: 11v11.com: 2000-01 Chelsea results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Charity Shield

Chelsea v Manchester United
13 August 2000 Final Chelsea 2–0 Manchester United Brent, London
15:00 UTC+1 Hasselbaink 22'
Melchiot 73'		 Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 65,148
Referee: Mike Riley

Premier League

Chelsea v West Ham United
19 August 2000 1 Chelsea 4–2 West Ham United Fulham, London
Hasselbaink 30' (pen.)
Zola 59'
Stanić 78', 90'		 Report Di Canio 48'
Kanouté 85'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Graham Barber
Aston Villa v Chelsea
27 August 2000 3 Aston Villa 1–1 Chelsea Birmingham, West Midlands
Nilis 10' Report Desailly 31' Stadium: Villa Park
Referee: Paul Durkin
Chelsea v Arsenal
6 September 2000 4 Chelsea 2–2 Arsenal Fulham, London
Hasselbaink 31'
Zola 58'		 Report Henry 76'
Sylvinho 86'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Mike Riley
Chelsea v Leicester City
17 September 2000 6 Chelsea 0–2 Leicester City Fulham, London
Report Izzet 8'
Collymore 82'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Graham Barber
Manchester United v Chelsea
23 September 2000 7 Manchester United 3–3 Chelsea Trafford, Greater Manchester
Scholes 17'
Sheringham 37'
Beckham 39'		 Report Hasselbaink 8'
Flo 45', 70'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Referee: Peter Jones
Chelsea v Liverpool
1 October 2000 8 Chelsea 3–0 Liverpool Fulham, London
Westerveld 10' (o.g.)
Hasselbaink 11'
Guðjohnsen 71'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
Sunderland v Chelsea
14 October 2000 9 Sunderland 1–0 Chelsea Sunderland
Phillips 63' Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Jeff Winter
Chelsea v Coventry City
21 October 2000 10 Chelsea 6–1 Coventry City Fulham, London
Hasselbaink 24' (pen.), 42', 52', 58'
Zola 48'
Flo 68'		 Report Roussel 89' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Stephen Lodge
Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur
28 October 2000 11 Chelsea 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Fulham, London
Hasselbaink 13' (pen.), 87'
Zola 39'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Steve Dunn
Southampton v Chelsea
4 November 2000 12 Southampton 3–2 Chelsea Southampton, Hampshire
Beattie 3', 90'
Tessem 37'		 Report Wise 69'
Poyet 78'		 Stadium: The Dell
Referee: Jeff Winter
Chelsea v Leeds United
12 November 2000 13 Chelsea 1–1 Leeds United Fulham, London
Poyet 78' Report Viduka 62' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Graham Poll
Charlton Athletic v Chelsea
18 November 2000 14 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Chelsea Greenwich, London
Johansson 35'
Pringle 90'		 Report Stadium: The Valley
Referee: Paul Durkin
Everton v Chelsea
25 November 2000 15 Everton 2–1 Chelsea Liverpool, Merseyside
Cadamarteri 47'
K. Campbell 74'		 Report Dalla Bona 45' Stadium: Goodison Park
Referee: Rob Styles
Chelsea v Manchester City
3 December 2000 16 Chelsea 2–1 Manchester City Fulham, London
Zola 28'
Hasselbaink 45'		 Report Dickov 82' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
Chelsea v Derby County
9 December 2000 17 Chelsea 4–1 Derby County Fulham, London
Guðjohnsen 10', 16'
Poyet 37'
Zola 54'		 Report Riggott 56' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Paul Taylor
Middlesbrough v Chelsea
16 December 2000 18 Middlesbrough 1–0 Chelsea Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
Gordon 71' Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Referee: Peter Jones
Chelsea v Bradford City
23 December 2000 19 Chelsea 3–0 Bradford City Fulham, London
Poyet 22'
Dalla Bona 68'
Guðjohnsen 90'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Barry Knight
Ipswich Town v Chelsea
26 December 2000 20 Ipswich Town 2–2 Chelsea Ipswich, Suffolk
Scowcroft 43'
Stewart 82'		 Report Guðjohnsen 8', 17' Stadium: Portman Road
Referee: Jeff Winter
Chelsea v Aston Villa
1 January 2001 21 Chelsea 1–0 Aston Villa Fulham, London
Hasselbaink 45' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Paul Durkin
Arsenal v Chelsea
13 January 2001 22 Arsenal 1–1 Chelsea Islington, London
Pires 3' Report Terry 62' Stadium: Highbury
Referee: David Elleray
Chelsea v Ipswich Town
20 January 2001 23 Chelsea 4–1 Ipswich Town Fulham, London
Poyet 45', 65'
Wise 58'
Hasselbaink 75' (pen.)		 Report Stewart 23' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Andy D'Urso
Chelsea v Newcastle United
31 January 2001 24 Chelsea 3–1 Newcastle United Fulham, London
Zola 37'
Poyet 62'
Grønkjær 79'		 Report Bassedas 23' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Mark Halsey
Leicester City v Chelsea
3 February 2001 25 Leicester City 2–1 Chelsea Leicester, Leicestershire
Izzet 24'
Rowett 76'		 Report Hasselbaink 75' Stadium: Filbert Street
Referee: Steve Dunn
Chelsea v Manchester United
10 February 2001 26 Chelsea 1–1 Manchester United Fulham, London
Hasselbaink 24' Report A. Cole 69' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: David Elleray
Coventry City v Chelsea
3 March 2001 27 Coventry City 0–0 Chelsea Coventry, West Midlands
Report Stadium: Highfield Road
Referee: Steve Bennett
Chelsea v Sunderland
17 March 2001 29 Chelsea 2–4 Sunderland Fulham, London
Desailly 15'
Guðjohnsen 38'		 Report Hutchison 28', 52'
McCann 61'
Phillips 79'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Paul Durkin
Chelsea v Middlesbrough
31 March 2001 30 Chelsea 2–1 Middlesbrough Fulham, London
Zola 35'
Guðjohnsen 63'		 Report Windass 54' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Peter Jones
Derby County v Chelsea
7 April 2001 31 Derby County 0–4 Chelsea Derby, Derbyshire
Report Zola 64'
Hasselbaink 85'
Poyet 89', 90'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Referee: Steve Lodge
Chelsea v Southampton
14 April 2001 32 Chelsea 1–0 Southampton Fulham, London
Poyet 43' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Chris Wilkes
Chelsea v Charlton Athletic
21 April 2001 34 Chelsea 0–1 Charlton Athletic Fulham, London
Report Bartlett 35' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Mike Dean
Leeds United v Chelsea
28 April 2001 35 Leeds United 2–0 Chelsea Leeds, West Yorkshire
Keane 85'
Viduka 88'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Referee: Steve Dunn
Chelsea v Everton
5 May 2001 36 Chelsea 2–1 Everton Fulham, London
Hasselbaink 32', 35' Report K. Campbell 3' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Rob Styles
Liverpool v Chelsea
8 May 2001 37 Liverpool 2–2 Chelsea Liverpool, Merseyside
Owen 8', 60' Report Hasselbaink 13', 67' Stadium: Anfield
Referee: Mike Riley
Manchester City v Chelsea
19 May 2001 38 Manchester City 1–2 Chelsea Manchester, Greater Manchester
Howey 39' Report Wise 19'
Hasselbaink 62'		 Stadium: Maine Road
Referee: Mike Riley

UEFA Cup

First round

Chelsea England v Switzerland St. Gallen
14 September 2000 1st leg Chelsea England 1–0 Switzerland St. Gallen London, England
Panucci 22' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 18,196
Referee: Spain Victor José Esquinas Torres
St. Gallen Switzerland v England Chelsea
28 September 2000 2nd leg St. Gallen Switzerland 2–0 England Chelsea St. Gallen, Switzerland
Müller 19'
Amoah 37'		 Report Stadium: Hardturm
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: France Pascal Garibian

FA Cup

Chelsea v Peterborough United
6 January 2001 Third round Chelsea 5 – 0 Peterborough United Fulham, London
Zola 37', 84'
Hasselbaink 45'
Guðjohnsen 72'
Poyet 74'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 31,912
Referee: Clive Wilkes
Gillingham v Chelsea
28 January 2001 Fourth round Gillingham 2 – 4 Chelsea Gillingham, Kent
Shaw 51'
Onuora 65'		 Report Guðjohnsen 3', 90'
Gronkjaer 13', 24'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 10,419
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
Arsenal v Chelsea
18 February 2001 Fifth round Arsenal 3 – 1 Chelsea Islington, London
Henry 52'
Wiltord 75', 83'		 Report Hasselbaink 61' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,096
Referee: Graham Barber

Worthington Cup

Liverpool v Chelsea
1 November 2000 Third round Liverpool 2–1 (a.e.t.) Chelsea Liverpool, Merseyside
Murphy 11'
Fowler 104'		 Report Zola 29' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 29,370
Referee: Rob Harris

First team squad

Squad at end of season[4]

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 Netherlands NED Ed de Goey
3 DF Nigeria NGA Celestine Babayaro
5 DF France FRA Frank Leboeuf
6 DF France FRA Marcel Desailly (captain)
7 DF Netherlands NED Winston Bogarde
8 MF Uruguay URU Gustavo Poyet
9 FW Netherlands NED Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
10 MF Serbia and Montenegro SCG Slaviša Jokanović
11 MF England ENG Dennis Wise (Vice-captain)
12 FW Croatia CRO Mario Stanić
13 GK England ENG Kevin Hitchcock
14 DF England ENG Graeme Le Saux
15 DF Netherlands NED Mario Melchiot
16 MF Italy ITA Roberto Di Matteo
17 MF Spain ESP Albert Ferrer
18 MF Italy ITA Gabriele Ambrosetti
19 DF South Africa RSA Pierre Issa (on loan from Marseille)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF England ENG Jody Morris
21 DF France FRA Bernard Lambourde
22 FW Iceland ISL Eiður Guðjohnsen
23 GK Italy ITA Carlo Cudicini
24 MF Italy ITA Samuele Dalla Bona
25 FW Italy ITA Gianfranco Zola
26 DF England ENG John Terry
27 FW Georgia (country) GEO Rati Aleksidze
28 DF Wales WAL Danny Slatter
30 FW Denmark DEN Jesper Grønkjær
31 GK Australia AUS Mark Bosnich
32 FW Finland FIN Mikael Forssell
34 DF England ENG Jon Harley
36 FW England ENG Leon Knight
37 FW England ENG Mark Nicholls (on loan to Colchester United)
39 MF England ENG Rob Wolleaston

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
2 DF Italy ITA Christian Panucci (on loan from Internazionale)
4 DF Denmark DEN Jes Høgh (retired)
19 FW Norway NOR Tore André Flo (to Rangers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 DF Brazil BRA Emerson Thome (to Sunderland)
33 DF Italy ITA Luca Percassi (to Monza)

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
— GK England ENG Rhys Evans
— DF England ENG Stephen Broad (on loan to Southend United)
— DF England ENG Stuart Reddington
— DF England ENG Paul Thornton
— DF Scotland SCO Warren Cummings
— MF England ENG Neil Barrett
— MF England ENG Shayne Demitrious
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Joe Keenan
— MF England ENG Courtney Pitt
— MF England ENG Jay Richardson
— MF Germany GER Sebastian Kneißl
— FW England ENG Carlton Cole
— FW England ENG Sam Parkin (on loan to Millwall and Wycombe Wanderers)

Transfers

In

# Pos Player From Fee Date
9 CF Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Spain Atlético Madrid £15,000,000[5] 31 May 2000
22 CF Iceland Eiður Guðjohnsen England Bolton Wanderers £4,000,000[6] 19 June 2000
12 MF Croatia Mario Stanić Italy Parma £5,600,000[7] 28 June 2000
23 GK Italy Carlo Cudicini Italy Castel di Sangro Free 3 July 2000
7 DF Netherlands Winston Bogarde Spain Barcelona Free[8] 31 August 2000
10 MF Serbia and Montenegro Slaviša Jokanović Spain Deportivo £1,700,000[9] 10 October 2000
30 MF Denmark Jesper Grønkjær Netherlands Ajax £7,800,000[10] 29 December 2000
31 GK Australia Mark Bosnich England Manchester United Free[11] 18 January 2001

Out

# Pos Player To Fee Date
9 FW England Chris Sutton Scotland Celtic £6,000,000 10 July 2000[12]
7 MF France Didier Deschamps Spain Valencia £2,300,000[13] 28 July 2000
19 FW Norway Tore Andre Flo Scotland Rangers £12,000,000[14] 23 November 2000
  • Total spending: Decrease £34,100,000
  • Total income: Increase £20,000,000
  • Overall loss/gain: Decrease £14,100,000

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total FA Premier League UEFA Cup FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Netherlands NED Ed de Goey 16 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF Italy ITA Christian Panucci 10 1 7+1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
3 DF Nigeria NGA Celestine Babayaro 27 0 19+5 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
5 DF France FRA Frank Leboeuf 30 0 24+2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
6 DF France FRA Marcel Desailly 38 2 34 2 1 0 2 0 1 0
7 DF Netherlands NED Winston Bogarde 11 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF Uruguay URU Gustavo Poyet 34 12 22+8 11 0 0 3 1 1 0
9 FW Netherlands NED Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 40 26 35 23 2 1 2 2 1 0
10 MF Serbia and Montenegro SCG Slaviša Jokanović 22 0 7+12 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
11 MF England ENG Dennis Wise 41 3 35+1 3 1 0 3 0 1 0
12 MF Croatia CRO Mario Stanić 14 2 8+4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
14 DF England ENG Graeme Le Saux 24 0 17+3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
15 DF Netherlands NED Mario Melchiot 34 1 27+4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
16 MF Italy ITA Roberto Di Matteo 10 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF Spain ESP Albert Ferrer 17 0 12+2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
20 MF England ENG Jody Morris 26 0 12+9 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
21 DF France FRA Bernard Lambourde 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW Iceland ISL Eiður Guðjohnsen 37 13 17+13 10 3 0 3 3 1 0
23 GK Italy ITA Carlo Cudicini 29 0 23+1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0
24 MF Italy ITA Samuele Dalla Bona 32 2 26+3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
25 FW Italy ITA Gianfranco Zola 42 12 31+5 9 2 0 3 2 1 1
26 DF England ENG John Terry 26 1 19+3 1 0 0 3 0 1 0
27 MF Georgia (country) GEO Rati Aleksidze 3 0 0+2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Denmark DEN Jesper Grønkjær 16 3 6+8 1 0 0 2 2 0 0
34 DF England ENG Jon Harley 12 0 6+4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Statistics taken from [1] Archived 20 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Squad details and shirt numbers from [2] Archived 17 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine and [3].

References

  1. ^ "Vialli sacked as Chelsea boss". BBC Sport. 12 September 2000. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Keane sees red as Chelsea triumph". BBC Sport. 13 August 2000. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Ranieri's Chelsea deal". BBC Sport. 15 September 2000. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  4. ^ "FootballSquads - Chelsea - 2000/01".
  5. ^ "Chelsea seal £15m Hasselbaink deal". BBC News. 31 May 2000.
  6. ^ "Gudjohnsen signs for Blues". BBC News. 19 June 2000.
  7. ^ "Chelsea sign Croatian star". BBC News. 28 June 2000.
  8. ^ "Chelsea snap up Bogarde". BBC Sport. 31 August 2000.
  9. ^ Nixon, Alan (11 October 2000). "Chelsea search ends in £1.7m Jokanovic deal". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Chelsea sign £7.8 million Gronkjaer". The Guardian. London. 31 October 2000.
  11. ^ Nixon, Alan (19 January 2001). "Bosnich moves on free transfer to Chelsea". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2001.[dead link]
  12. ^ "Celtic land £6m Sutton". BBC News. 9 July 2000.
  13. ^ "Valencia sign £2.3m Deschamps". BBC News. 28 July 2000.
  14. ^ "Flo goes to Rangers". BBC News. 23 November 2000.

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