# 2000–01 Sunderland A.F.C. season

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

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### FA Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 66 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Chelsea | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 68 | 45 | +23 | 61 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 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 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 52 | |
* ↑ 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 | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: 2000-01 FA Premier League table

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | L | D | L | W | D | D | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | D | L | L | D | W | W | D |
| Position | 7 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 19 August 2000 | Arsenal | Stadium of Light | 1–0 | 46,347 | Quinn |
| 23 August 2000 | Manchester City | Maine Road | 2–4 | 34,410 | Quinn, Phillips |
| 26 August 2000 | Ipswich Town | Portman Road | 0–1 | 21,830 | |
| 5 September 2000 | West Ham United | Stadium of Light | 1–1 | 46,605 | Arca |
| 9 September 2000 | Manchester United | Old Trafford | 0–3 | 67,503 | |
| 16 September 2000 | Derby County | Stadium of Light | 2–1 | 45,343 | Kilbane, Phillips |
| 23 September 2000 | Liverpool | Anfield | 1–1 | 44,713 | Phillips |
| 1 October 2000 | Leicester City | Stadium of Light | 0–0 | 45,338 | |
| 14 October 2000 | Chelsea | Stadium of Light | 1–0 | 45,078 | Phillips (pen) |
| 22 October 2000 | Aston Villa | Villa Park | 0–0 | 27,215 | |
| 28 October 2000 | Coventry City | Stadium of Light | 1–0 | 44,526 | Thome |
| 4 November 2000 | Tottenham Hotspur | White Hart Lane | 1–2 | 36,016 | Hutchison |
| 11 November 2000 | Southampton | Stadium of Light | 2–2 | 45,064 | Quinn, Hutchison |
| 18 November 2000 | Newcastle United | St James' Park | 2–1 | 52,030 | Hutchison, Quinn |
| 25 November 2000 | Charlton Athletic | The Valley | 1–0 | 20,043 | Rae |
| 4 December 2000 | Everton | Stadium of Light | 2–0 | 46,372 | Rae, Phillips |
| 9 December 2000 | Middlesbrough | Stadium of Light | 1–0 | 47,742 | Gray |
| 16 December 2000 | Leeds United | Elland Road | 0–2 | 40,053 | |
| 23 December 2000 | Manchester City | Stadium of Light | 1–0 | 47,475 | Hutchison |
| 26 December 2000 | Bradford City | Valley Parade | 4–1 | 20,370 | Quinn, Phillips (3) |
| 30 December 2000 | Arsenal | Highbury | 2–2 | 38,026 | Phillips (pen), McCann |
| 1 January 2001 | Ipswich Town | Stadium of Light | 4–1 | 46,053 | Arca, Phillips, Dichio, Schwarz |
| 13 January 2001 | West Ham United | Boleyn Ground | 2–0 | 26,014 | Varga, Hutchison |
| 21 January 2001 | Bradford City | Stadium of Light | 0–0 | 47,812 | |
| 31 January 2001 | Manchester United | Stadium of Light | 0–1 | 48,260 | |
| 3 February 2001 | Derby County | Pride Park | 0–1 | 29,129 | |
| 10 February 2001 | Liverpool | Stadium of Light | 1–1 | 47,553 | Hutchison |
| 24 February 2001 | Leicester City | Filbert Street | 0–2 | 21,086 | |
| 5 March 2001 | Aston Villa | Stadium of Light | 1–1 | 47,196 | McCann |
| 17 March 2001 | Chelsea | Stamford Bridge | 4–2 | 34,981 | Hutchison (2), McCann, Phillips |
| 31 March 2001 | Leeds United | Stadium of Light | 0–2 | 48,285 | |
| 9 April 2001 | Middlesbrough | Riverside Stadium | 0–0 | 31,284 | |
| 14 April 2001 | Tottenham Hotspur | Stadium of Light | 2–3 | 48,029 | Kilbane, Quinn |
| 16 April 2001 | Coventry City | Highfield Road | 0–1 | 20,946 | |
| 21 April 2001 | Newcastle United | Stadium of Light | 1–1 | 48,277 | Carteron |
| 28 April 2001 | Southampton | The Dell | 1–0 | 15,249 | Kilbane |
| 5 May 2001 | Charlton Athletic | Stadium of Light | 3–2 | 47,671 | Kilbane, Quinn, Phillips |
| 19 May 2001 | Everton | Goodison Park | 2–2 | 37,444 | Phillips (2) |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 3rd Round | 6 January 2001 | Crystal Palace | Stadium of Light | 0–0 | 30,908 | |
| 3rd Round Replay | 17 January 2001 | Crystal Palace | Selhurst Park | 4–2 | 15,454 | Quinn, Phillips (2), Kilbane |
| 4th Round | 27 January 2001 | Ipswich Town | Stadium of Light | 1–0 | 33,626 | Dichio |
| 5th Round | 17 February 2001 | West Ham United | Stadium of Light | 0–1 | 36,005 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 2nd Round, 1st Leg | 19 September 2000 | Luton Town | Stadium of Light | 3–0 | 24,668 | Oster, Phillips, Thirlwell |
| 2nd Round, 2nd Leg | 26 September 2000 | Luton Town | Kenilworth Road | 2–1 (won 5–1 on agg) | 5,262 | Reddy, Butler |
| 3rd Round | 31 October 2000 | Bristol Rovers | Memorial Stadium | 2–1 | 11,433 | Hutchison (2) |
| 4th Round | 28 November 2000 | Manchester United | Stadium of Light | 2–1 | 47,543 | Arca, Phillips (pen) |
| 5th Round | 19 December 2000 | Crystal Palace | Selhurst Park | 1–2 | 15,945 | Rae |

## Players
### First-team squad

    Squad at end of 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 |
| 1 | GK | DEN | Thomas Sørensen |
| 2 | DF | FRA | Patrice Carteron (on loan from Saint-Étienne) |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Michael Gray (captain) |
| 4 | MF | SCO | Don Hutchison |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Steve Bould |
| 6 | DF | IRL | Paul Butler |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Gavin McCann |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Niall Quinn |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Kevin Phillips |
| 11 | MF | IRL | Kevin Kilbane |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Daniele Dichio |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Darren Holloway |
| 15 | MF | DEN | Carsten Fredgaard |
| 16 | MF | SCO | Alex Rae |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Jody Craddock |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Darren Williams |
| 19 | MF | FRA | Eric Roy |
| 20 | MF | SWE | Stefan Schwarz |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Paul Thirlwell |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Neil Wainwright |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Chris Lumsdon |
| 24 | DF | NIR | George McCartney |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Mark Maley |
| 26 | MF | IRL | Thomas Butler |
| 27 | FW | IRL | Michael Reddy |
| 28 | MF | WAL | John Oster |
| 29 | MF | BEL | Tom Peeters |
| 30 | GK | AUT | Jürgen Macho |
| 31 | FW | HON | Milton Núñez |
| 32 | DF | SVK | Stanislav Varga |
| 33 | DF | ARG | Julio Arca |
| 34 | FW | SCO | Kevin Kyle |
| 36 | DF | BRA | Emerson Thome |
| 37 | MF | IRL | Brendan McGill |
| 38 | MF | ENG | Ben Clark |

### 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 | ENG | Chris Makin (to Ipswich Town) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 40 | GK | NIR | Michael Ingham (on loan to Cliftonville) |

### 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 |
| — | DF | IRL | Cliff Byrne |
| — | DF | ENG | Craig James |
| — | DF | IRL | Glen Lacey |
| — | DF | ENG | Simon Ramsden |
| — | DF | IRL | Mark Rossiter |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Mark Convery |
| — | MF | ENG | Jonjo Dickman |
| — | FW | IRL | Keith Graydon |
| — | FW | ENG | Michael Proctor |
| — | FW | SCO | Dene Shields |

## Transfers
### In
#### Summer

| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
| 14 July 2000 | MF | Tom Peeters | KV Mechelen | £250,000 |
| 14 July 2000 | GK | Jurgen Macho | First Vienna | Free |
| 14 July 2000 | MF | Don Hutchison | Everton | £2,500,000 |
| 25 July 2000 | MF | Julio Arca | Argentinos Juniors | £3,500,000 |
| 27 July 2000 | DF | Stanislav Varga | Slovan Bratislava | £875,000 |
| 31 August 2000 | DF | Emerson Thome | Chelsea | £4,500,000 |

#### January

| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
| 7 March 2001 | DF | Patrice Carteron | Saint-Étienne | Season-long loan |

### Out
#### Summer

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 June 2000 | DF | Thomas Helmer | Retired | Retired |
| 1 June 2000 | MF | Darren Holloway | Wimbledon | £1,200,000 |
| 11 August 2000 | GK | Michael Ingham | Cliftonville | Loan |
| 1 September 2000 | DF | Steve Bould | Retired | Retired |

#### January

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 January 2001 | MF | Eric Roy | Troyes | Free |
| 4 January 2001 | MF | Nicky Summerbee | Bolton Wanderers | Free |
| 31 January 2001 | DF | Paul Butler | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £1,000,000 |
| 7 March 2001 | DF | Chris Makin | Ipswich Town | £1,250,000 |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of end of season
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | DEN | Thomas Sørensen | 42 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | AUT | Jurgen Macho | 7 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | FRA | Patrice Carteron | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Michael Gray | 41 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Steve Bould | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | IRL | Paul Butler | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Jody Craddock | 36 | 0 | 33+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Darren Williams | 36 | 1 | 21+7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Paul Thirlwell | 7 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | NIR | George McCartney | 6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Mark Maley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | SVK | Stanislav Varga | 19 | 1 | 9+3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ARG | Julio Arca | 30 | 3 | 26+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | DF | BRA | Emerson Thome | 36 | 1 | 30+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | ENG | Ben Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders: ||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | SCO | Don Hutchison | 37 | 10 | 30+2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Gavin McCann | 28 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | IRL | Kevin Kilbane | 34 | 5 | 26+4 | 4 | 0+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Darren Holloway | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | DEN | Carsten Fredgaard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SCO | Alex Rae | 25 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | FRA | Eric Roy | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SWE | Stefan Schwarz | 25 | 1 | 17+3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Neil Wainwright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | IRL | Thomas Butler | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | WAL | John Oster | 14 | 1 | 2+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 29 | MF | BEL | Tom Peeters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | IRL | Brendan McGill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Forwards: ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | IRL | Niall Quinn | 37 | 8 | 32+2 | 7 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Kevin Phillips | 42 | 18 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3+1 | 2 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Danny Dichio | 23 | 2 | 2+13 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | IRL | Michael Reddy | 4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | FW | HON | Milton Núñez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players no longer with club: ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Chris Makin | 28 | 1 | 21+2 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |