# 2000–01 Middlesbrough F.C. season

During the 2000–01 season, Middlesbrough participated in the FA Premier League.

## Season summary

Some early season relegation worries saw Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson respond by installing former England boss Terry Venables as joint manager alongside Bryan Robson in December. This experiment with joint management paid off as Middlesbrough finished 14th to avoid the drop by a comfortable margin.
Robson and Venables both departed after the season was over, and in came Manchester United assistant Steve McClaren to manage the Teesside club.

## Team kit and sponsors

Middlesbrough were again sponsored by BT Cellnet for the 2000–01 season.
The team's strip was produced by Errea. The home shirt consisted of a red shirt with white hoop, red shorts and red socks with white trim. The away strip consisted of a black shirt with red and white stripes in the middle, plain black shorts and black socks.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 42 |
| 16 | Everton | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 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 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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | L | D | L | D | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | D | W | D | D | W | D | D | D | D | L | D | W | L | D | W | L | W | L | D | W |
| Position | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 |

## Results

Middlesbrough's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### FA Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 19 August 2000 | Coventry City | A | 3–1 | 20,624 | Job, Bokšić (2) |
| 22 August 2000 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 | 31,254 | Summerbell |
| 26 August 2000 | Leeds United | H | 1–2 | 31,626 | Stamp |
| 6 September 2000 | Derby County | A | 3–3 | 24,290 | Bokšić (pen), Job, Deane |
| 9 September 2000 | Everton | H | 1–2 | 30,885 | Watson (own goal) |
| 17 September 2000 | Manchester City | A | 1–1 | 32,053 | Festa |
| 23 September 2000 | Aston Villa | H | 1–1 | 27,556 | Alpay (own goal) |
| 30 September 2000 | Southampton | A | 3–1 | 14,903 | Bokšić (2), Festa |
| 16 October 2000 | Newcastle United | H | 1–3 | 31,436 | Deane |
| 21 October 2000 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–1 | 20,043 | |
| 28 October 2000 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–2 | 21,771 | Gordon |
| 4 November 2000 | Arsenal | H | 0–1 | 29,541 | |
| 11 November 2000 | Manchester United | A | 1–2 | 67,576 | Karembeu |
| 18 November 2000 | Leicester City | H | 0–3 | 27,965 | |
| 25 November 2000 | Bradford City | H | 2–2 | 28,526 | Ehiogu, Ince |
| 2 December 2000 | West Ham United | A | 0–1 | 25,459 | |
| 9 December 2000 | Sunderland | A | 0–1 | 47,742 | |
| 16 December 2000 | Chelsea | H | 1–0 | 29,422 | Gordon |
| 23 December 2000 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–0 | 35,638 | |
| 26 December 2000 | Liverpool | H | 1–0 | 34,696 | Karembeu |
| 30 December 2000 | Coventry City | H | 1–1 | 30,499 | Bokšić |
| 1 January 2001 | Leeds United | A | 1–1 | 39,251 | Bokšić |
| 13 January 2001 | Derby County | H | 4–0 | 29,041 | Bokšić (2, 1 pen), Ehiogu, Ricard (pen) |
| 20 January 2001 | Liverpool | A | 0–0 | 43,042 | |
| 31 January 2001 | Everton | A | 2–2 | 34,244 | Ricard, Cooper |
| 3 February 2001 | Manchester City | H | 1–1 | 31,794 | Cooper |
| 10 February 2001 | Aston Villa | A | 1–1 | 28,912 | Ehiogu |
| 24 February 2001 | Southampton | H | 0–1 | 28,725 | |
| 3 March 2001 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0–0 | 28,177 | |
| 17 March 2001 | Newcastle United | A | 2–1 | 51,751 | Bokšić (2) |
| 31 March 2001 | Chelsea | A | 1–2 | 34,933 | Windass |
| 9 April 2001 | Sunderland | H | 0–0 | 31,284 | |
| 14 April 2001 | Arsenal | A | 3–0 | 37,879 | Edu (own goal), Sylvinho (own goal), Ricard |
| 16 April 2001 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–2 | 34,294 | Windass |
| 21 April 2001 | Leicester City | A | 3–0 | 18,162 | Ricard, Bokšić, Ince |
| 28 April 2001 | Manchester United | H | 0–2 | 34,417 | |
| 5 May 2001 | Bradford City | A | 1–1 | 20,921 | Karembeu |
| 19 May 2001 | West Ham United | H | 2–1 | 33,057 | Job, Karembeu |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 8 January 2001 | Bradford City | A | 1–0 | 7,303 | Ricard |
| R4 | 6 February 2001 | Wimbledon | H | 0–0 | 20,625 | |
| R4R | 13 February 2001 | Wimbledon | A | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | 5,991 | Ricard |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 1st Leg | 19 September 2000 | Macclesfield Town | H | 2–1 | 5,144 | Whelan, Summerbell |
| R2 2nd Leg | 26 September 2000 | Macclesfield Town | A | 3–1 | 3,153 | Ricard (3) |
| R3 | 31 October 2000 | Wimbledon | A | 0–1 | 3,666 | |

## First-team squad

    Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Mark Schwarzer |
| 2 | DF | IRL | Curtis Fleming |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Dean Gordon |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Steve Vickers |
| 5 | DF | ITA | Gianluca Festa |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Gary Pallister |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Robbie Mustoe |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Christian Karembeu |
| 9 | MF | ENG | Paul Ince (captain) |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Brian Deane |
| 11 | FW | CRO | Alen Bokšić |
| 12 | MF | IRL | Keith O'Neill |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Marlon Beresford |
| 14 | MF | AUS | Paul Okon |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Neil Maddison |
| 16 | FW | CMR | Joseph-Désiré Job |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Ugo Ehiogu |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Andy Campbell |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | COL | Hamilton Ricard |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Dean Windass |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Mark Summerbell |
| 23 | MF | ARG | Carlos Marinelli |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Phil Stamp |
| 25 | GK | WAL | Mark Crossley |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Noel Whelan |
| 27 | DF | SCO | Robbie Stockdale |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Colin Cooper |
| 29 | DF | IRL | Jason Gavin |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Stuart Parnaby |
| 31 | MF | IRL | Alan Moore |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Steve Baker |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Anthony Ormerod |
| 34 | GK | SCO | Chris Bennion |
| 35 | MF | SCO | Sean Kilgannon |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Mark Hudson |

### Left the club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | DF | GER | Christian Ziege (to Liverpool) |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Craig Harrison (to Crystal Palace) |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Alun Armstrong (to Ipswich Town) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 35 | GK | ENG | Gary Walsh (on loan from Bradford City) |
| - | MF | ENG | Richard Kell (to Torquay United) |

### Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | GK | AUS | Brad Jones |
| - | GK | ENG | Sam Russell |
| - | DF | ENG | Phil Gulliver |
| - | DF | ENG | Christian Hanson |
| - | DF | IRL | Sean Prunty |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | DF | AUS | Luke Wilkshire |
| - | MF | ENG | Stephen Brackstone |
| - | FW | BRA | Arthuro |
| - | FW | ENG | Aron Wilford |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
| 5 July 2000 | MF | Christian Karembeu | Real Madrid | £2,100,000 |
| 5 July 2000 | MF | Paul Okon | Fiorentina | Free transfer |
| 18 July 2000 | GK | Mark Crossley | Nottingham Forest | Free transfer |
| 31 July 2000 | FW | Noel Whelan | Coventry City | £2,000,000 |
| 31 July 2000 | FW | Joseph-Désiré Job | RC Lens | £3,000,000 |
| 7 August 2000 | FW | Alen Bokšić | Lazio | £2,500,000 |
| 20 October 2000 | DF | Ugo Ehiogu | Aston Villa | £8,000,000 |
| 8 March 2001 | FW | Dean Windass | Bradford City | £600,000 |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| 13 July 2000 | GK | Ben Roberts | Charlton Athletic | Free transfer |
| 17 July 2000 | MF | Paul Gascoigne | Everton | Free transfer |
| 25 August 2000 | DF | Christian Ziege | Liverpool | £5,500,000 |
| 1 September 2000 | DF | Craig Harrison | Crystal Palace | £200,000 |
| 7 December 2000 | FW | Alun Armstrong | Ipswich Town | £500,000 |
| 9 March 2001 | MF | Richard Kell | Torquay United | Free transfer |
    Transfers in: £18,200,000
    Transfers out: £6,200,000
    Total spending: £12,000,000

## Player statistics
### Goalscorers

Goalscoring statistics for 2000-01.
| Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| Bokšić | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Ricard | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Karembeu | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Job | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ehiogu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Deane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gordon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ince | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cooper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Windass | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Summerbell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stamp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Festa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Whelan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own Goals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |