Club: | Sheffield United |
Season: | 2000–01 |
Manager: | Neil Warnock |
Chairman: | Derek Dooley |
Stadium: | Bramall Lane |
League: | First Division |
League Result: | 10th |
Cup2: | FA Cup |
Cup2 Result: | Third round |
Cup3: | League Cup |
Cup3 Result: | Third round |
League Topscorer: | Kelly (6) |
Season Topscorer: | Kelly (8) Bent (8) Devlin (8) |
Average Attendance: | 17,211 |
Prevseason: | 1999–2000 |
Nextseason: | 2001–02 |
During the 2000–01 English football season, Sheffield United competed in the First Division.
Neil Warnock's first full season saw the Blades flirting with the play-off places following pockets of good runs. A victory over rivals Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough was a highlight, but the Blades fell away from the play-off race to finish in 10th position.
Sheffield United's score comes first[1]
Win | Draw | Loss |
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 August 2000 | Portsmouth | H | 2–0 | 15,816 | Devlin (pen), Primus (own goal) | |
19 August 2000 | Preston North End | A | 0–3 | 13,948 | ||
26 August 2000 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 2–0 | 12,074 | Bent (2) | |
28 August 2000 | Watford | A | 1–4 | 12,675 | Quinn | |
9 September 2000 | Birmingham City | A | 0–1 | 21,943 | ||
12 September 2000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–0 | 14,853 | ||
15 September 2000 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–0 | 10,816 | Kelly, Devlin | |
23 September 2000 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–0 | 17,521 | Bent | |
30 September 2000 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–1 | 13,803 | Murphy | |
14 October 2000 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–0 | 12,921 | Santos | |
17 October 2000 | Huddersfield Town | H | 3–0 | 14,062 | Kelly (2), Devlin | |
21 October 2000 | Norwich City | A | 2–4 | 15,504 | Kelly, Brown | |
24 October 2000 | Stockport County | H | 1–0 | 13,542 | Murphy | |
28 October 2000 | Wimbledon | A | 0–0 | 7,327 | ||
4 November 2000 | Gillingham | H | 1–2 | 14,028 | D'Jaffo | |
11 November 2000 | Burnley | A | 0–2 | 16,635 | ||
18 November 2000 | Grimsby Town | H | 3–2 | 12,861 | Santos, Bent (2) | |
21 November 2000 | Fulham | H | 1–1 | 16,041 | D'Jaffo | |
25 November 2000 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–0 | 14,962 | Sandford | |
29 November 2000 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–2 | 17,089 | ||
2 December 2000 | Stockport County | A | 2–0 | 6,460 | Devlin, Quinn (pen) | |
9 December 2000 | Barnsley | A | 0–0 | 16,780 | ||
16 December 2000 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–1 | 25,156 | Ford (pen) | |
23 December 2000 | Portsmouth | A | 0–0 | 13,606 | ||
26 December 2000 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–0 | 22,281 | Ford (pen), Kelly | |
30 December 2000 | Preston North End | H | 3–2 | 22,316 | Ford (pen), Kelly, Thomas | |
1 January 2001 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–1 | 8,474 | ||
13 January 2001 | Watford | H | 0–1 | 17,551 | ||
20 January 2001 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–2 | 16,778 | Peschisolido | |
4 February 2001 | Fulham | A | 1–1 | 12,480 | D'Jaffo | |
10 February 2001 | Birmingham City | H | 3–1 | 19,313 | Murphy, Devlin (pen), Peschisolido | |
20 February 2001 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–0 | 20,282 | D'Jaffo | |
24 February 2001 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–0 | 18,924 | Suffo | |
3 March 2001 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 3–1 | 11,024 | Murphy, Santos (2) | |
6 March 2001 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 0–1 | 6,909 | ||
10 March 2001 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–3 | 25,673 | Murphy | |
17 March 2001 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–2 | 13,918 | Asaba | |
1 April 2001 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–1 | 38,433 | D'Jaffo, Asaba | |
4 April 2001 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–1 | 26,276 | Ndlovu | |
7 April 2001 | Barnsley | H | 1–2 | 22,811 | Asaba | |
10 April 2001 | Norwich City | H | 1–1 | 16,072 | Roberts (own goal) | |
14 April 2001 | Gillingham | A | 1–4 | 9,502 | Ndlovu | |
17 April 2001 | Wimbledon | H | 0–1 | 14,527 | ||
21 April 2001 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–0 | 6,983 | Ndlovu | |
28 April 2001 | Burnley | H | 2–0 | 20,013 | Ndlovu, Asaba | |
6 May 2001 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–0 | 14,836 |
See main article: 2000–01 FA Cup.
R3 | 6 January 2001 | Southampton | A | 0–1 | 14,158 |
See main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup.
R1 1st Leg | 22 August 2000 | Lincoln City | H | 6–1 | 4,152 | Bent (3), Devlin (pen), Kelly, Brown (own goal) | ||
R1 2nd Leg | 5 September 2000 | Lincoln City | A | 0–1 (won 6–2 on agg) | 1,379 | |||
R2 1st Leg | 19 September 2000 | Colchester United | H | 3–0 | 3,531 | Devlin, Clark (own goal), Kelly | ||
R2 2nd Leg | 27 September 2000 | Colchester United | A | 1–0 (won 4–0 on agg) | 1,981 | Devlin | ||
R3 | 1 November 2000 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | 32,283 | Brown |
Squad at end of season[2]