# 2000–01 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

During the 2000–01 season, Tottenham Hotspur participated in the English Premier League, FA Cup, and Football League Cup.

## Season summary

Tottenham were thrown into turmoil on 16 March when it was announced that manager George Graham had been sacked for a breach of his contract. Countless names were linked with the vacancy and a popular decision was made two weeks later when it was announced that former player Glenn Hoddle would be returning to the club as manager. Despite the final documents completing the move not being agreed by Southampton on 30 March, a few days later the registration was released by the Saints which allowed Hoddle to officially take over the reins as Tottenham boss. A few weeks later, he re-signed Teddy Sheringham from Manchester United, as the first of many promised new signings, in a new-look side which many fans felt would be just the right set of players to bring the glory days back to White Hart Lane.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 10 | Southampton | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 52 | |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 51 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round |
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 49 | |
| 13 | Leicester City | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 48 | |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 42 | |

### 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 matchday

| Match | 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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | L | W | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | D | D | D | L | L | W | D | D | D | D | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | W |
| Position | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |

## Results

Tottenham Hotspur's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### FA Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 19 August 2000 | Ipswich Town | H | 3-1 | 36,148 | Anderton (pen), Carr, Ferdinand |
| 22 August 2000 | Middlesbrough | A | 1-1 | 31,254 | Leonhardsen |
| 26 August 2000 | Newcastle United | A | 0-2 | 51,573 | |
| 5 September 2000 | Everton | H | 3-2 | 36,010 | Rebrov (2, 1 pen), Ferdinand |
| 11 September 2000 | West Ham United | H | 1-0 | 33,282 | Campbell |
| 16 September 2000 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0-1 | 20,043 | |
| 23 September 2000 | Manchester City | H | 0-0 | 36,069 | |
| 30 September 2000 | Leeds United | A | 3-4 | 37,562 | Rebrov (2), Perry |
| 14 October 2000 | Coventry City | A | 1-2 | 21,435 | Rebrov |
| 21 October 2000 | Derby County | H | 3-1 | 34,483 | Leonhardsen (2), Carr |
| 28 October 2000 | Chelsea | A | 0-3 | 34,966 | |
| 4 November 2000 | Sunderland | H | 2-1 | 36,016 | Sherwood, Armstrong |
| 11 November 2000 | Aston Villa | A | 0-2 | 33,608 | |
| 19 November 2000 | Liverpool | H | 2-1 | 36,036 | Ferdinand, Sherwood |
| 25 November 2000 | Leicester City | H | 3-0 | 35,636 | Ferdinand (3) |
| 2 December 2000 | Manchester United | A | 0-2 | 67,583 | |
| 9 December 2000 | Bradford City | A | 3-3 | 17,225 | King, Campbell, Armstrong |
| 18 December 2000 | Arsenal | H | 1-1 | 36,062 | Rebrov |
| 23 December 2000 | Middlesbrough | H | 0-0 | 35,638 | |
| 27 December 2000 | Southampton | A | 0-2 | 15,237 | |
| 30 December 2000 | Ipswich Town | A | 0-3 | 22,234 | |
| 2 January 2001 | Newcastle United | H | 4-2 | 34,324 | Doherty, Anderton (pen), Rebrov, Ferdinand |
| 13 January 2001 | Everton | A | 0-0 | 32,290 | |
| 20 January 2001 | Southampton | H | 0-0 | 36,095 | |
| 31 January 2001 | West Ham United | A | 0-0 | 26,048 | |
| 3 February 2001 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0-0 | 35,368 | |
| 10 February 2001 | Manchester City | A | 1-0 | 34,399 | Rebrov |
| 24 February 2001 | Leeds United | H | 1-2 | 36,070 | Ferdinand |
| 3 March 2001 | Derby County | A | 1-2 | 29,410 | West (own goal) |
| 17 March 2001 | Coventry City | H | 3-0 | 35,606 | Iversen, Ferdinand, Rebrov |
| 31 March 2001 | Arsenal | A | 0-2 | 38,121 | |
| 10 April 2001 | Bradford City | H | 2-1 | 28,306 | Iversen, Davies |
| 14 April 2001 | Sunderland | A | 3-2 | 48,029 | Clemence, Doherty (2) |
| 17 April 2001 | Chelsea | H | 0-3 | 36,074 | |
| 22 April 2001 | Liverpool | A | 1-3 | 43,547 | Korsten |
| 28 April 2001 | Aston Villa | H | 0-0 | 36,096 | |
| 5 May 2001 | Leicester City | A | 2-4 | 21,056 | Davies, Carr |
| 19 May 2001 | Manchester United | H | 3-1 | 36,072 | Korsten (2), Ferdinand |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 6 January 2001 | Leyton Orient | A | 1-0 | 12,336 | Doherty |
| R4 | 7 February 2001 | Charlton Athletic | A | 4-2 | 18,101 | Rufus (own goal), Anderton, Leonhardsen, Rebrov |
| R5 | 17 February 2001 | Stockport County | H | 4-0 | 36,040 | King, Davies (2), Flynn (own goal) |
| QF | 11 March 2001 | West Ham United | A | 3-2 | 26,048 | Rebrov (2), Doherty |
| SF | 8 April 2001 | Arsenal | N | 1-2 | 63,541 | Doherty |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 1st Leg | 19 September 2000 | Brentford | A | 0-0 | 8,580 | |
| R2 2nd Leg | 27 September 2000 | Brentford | H | 2-0 (won 2–0 on agg) | 26,909 | Leonhardsen, Iversen |
| R3 | 31 October 2000 | Birmingham City | H | 1-3 | 27,096 | Anderton (pen) |

## 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 | ENG | Ian Walker |
| 2 | DF | IRL | Stephen Carr |
| 3 | DF | ARG | Mauricio Taricco |
| 4 | MF | GER | Steffen Freund |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Sol Campbell (captain) |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Chris Perry |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Darren Anderton |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Tim Sherwood |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Les Ferdinand |
| 10 | FW | NOR | Steffen Iversen |
| 11 | FW | UKR | Serhiy Rebrov |
| 12 | DF | IRL | Gary Doherty |
| 13 | GK | SCO | Neil Sullivan |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | NED | Willem Korsten |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Chris Armstrong |
| 17 | MF | NOR | Øyvind Leonhardsen |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Ben Thatcher |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Luke Young |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Stephen Clemence |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Ledley King |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Dave McEwen |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Matthew Etherington |
| 29 | MF | WAL | Simon Davies |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Anthony Gardner |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Alton Thelwell |
| 37 | MF | ENG | John Piercy |
* ↑ Sullivan was born in England.

### 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 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Andy Booth (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday) |
| 31 | MF | MSR | Ruel Fox (to West Bromwich Albion) |
| 32 | MF | POR | José Dominguez (to Kaiserslautern) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Mark Gower (to Barnet) |
| 34 | DF | SUI | Ramon Vega (on loan to Celtic) |

### Reserve squad

    The following players did not appear for the first team this 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 |
| 24 | GK | NED | Hans Segers |
| 35 | FW | IRL | Neale Fenn |
| 36 | DF | WAL | Ian Hillier |
| 38 | MF | ITA | Maurizio Consorti |
| 39 | GK | ENG | Gavin Kelly |
| 40 | MF | NIR | Ciarán Toner |
| 41 | MF | ENG | Johnnie Jackson |
| 42 | FW | FRA | Yannick Kamanan |
| 43 | GK | WAL | Jamie Attwell |
| 45 | FW | SCO | Steven Ferguson |
| — | DF | ENG | Terry Adams |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ENG | Clayton Fortune |
| — | DF | SWE | Jon Jönsson |
| — | DF | IRL | Stephen Kelly |
| — | DF | ENG | Neil Lacy |
| — | MF | ENG | Ben Bowditch |
| — | MF | IRL | Andrew Burke |
| — | FW | ENG | Michael Malcolm |
| — | FW | ENG | John Sutton |
| — | FW | ITA | Luca Di Giuliantonio |
| — | FW | IRL | George Snee |

## Statistics
### Appearances

Last updated: 26 July 2020. Source: premierleague.com
| No. | Pos. | Name | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Ian Walker | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Neil Sullivan | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Stephen Carr | 27+1 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31+2 | 3 |
| 3 | DF | Mauricio Taricco | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Sol Campbell | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | Chris Perry | 30+2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37+2 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | Gary Doherty | 18+4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23+4 | 6 |
| 18 | DF | Ben Thatcher | 10+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Luke Young | 19+4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 23+5 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Ledley King | 18 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22+1 | 2 |
| 30 | DF | Anthony Gardner | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Alton Thelwell | 13+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13+5 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||||
| 4 | MF | Steffen Freund | 19+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25+2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Darren Anderton | 22+1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25+1 | 4 |
| 8 | MF | Tim Sherwood | 31+2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37+2 | 2 |
| 15 | MF | Willem Korsten | 8+6 | 3 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9+9 | 3 |
| 17 | MF | Øyvind Leonhardsen | 23+2 | 3 | 3+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 28+3 | 5 |
| 25 | MF | Stephen Clemence | 27+2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33+2 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | Matthew Etherington | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Simon Davies | 9+4 | 2 | 0+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 9+6 | 4 |
| 37 | MF | John Piercy | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Les Ferdinand | 25+3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 31+4 | 10 |
| 10 | FW | Steffen Iversen | 10+4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14+4 | 3 |
| 11 | FW | Serhii Rebrov | 28+1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 35+1 | 12 |
| 16 | FW | Chris Armstrong | 3+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+6 | 2 |
| 19 | FW | Andy Booth | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Dave McEwen | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season |||||||||||
| 32 | MF | José Dominguez | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | Ramon Vega | 8+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

Last updated: 26 July 2020. Source: premierleague.com
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 11 | Serhii Rebrov | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Les Ferdinand | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | DF | 12 | Gary Doherty | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | 17 | Øyvind Leonhardsen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | 7 | Darren Anderton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | 29 | Simon Davies | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | DF | 2 | Stephen Carr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | FW | 10 | Steffen Iversen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 15 | Willem Korsten | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | DF | 5 | Sol Campbell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 8 | Tim Sherwood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | 16 | Chris Armstrong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | 26 | Ledley King | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | DF | 6 | Chris Perry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | 25 | Stephen Clemence | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 46 | 11 | 3 | 60 |

### Clean sheets

Last updated: 26 July 2020. Source: premierleague.com
The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.
| Rnk | No. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| 1 | 13 | Neil Sullivan | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | 1 | Ian Walker | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 11 | 2 | 3 | 16 |