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Liverpool
2000–01 season
Chairman David Moores
Manager Gérard Houllier
Premier League 3rd
FA Cup Winners
League Cup Winners
UEFA Cup Winners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Michael Owen (16)

All:
Michael Owen (24)
Average home league attendance42,768

The 2000–2001 season was Liverpool Football Club's 109th season in existence and their 39th consecutive season in the top-flight of English football. This season proved highly successful for Liverpool, with them picking up the League Cup, UEFA Cup and FA Cup under Gerard Houllier, having finished 3rd in the league. [1]

Season summary

Liverpool enjoyed their best season for years when they completed a unique treble of cup competitions and ended Gérard Houllier's three-year wait to bring silverware to Anfield.

The first trophy was secured on 25 February when a 5–4 penalty shoot-out victory followed a 1–1 draw with Birmingham City in the Worthington Cup final. The game was also the first club fixture to be played at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium while Wembley was being rebuilt. Part two of the treble was completed on 12 May when two late Michael Owen goals overturned Arsenal's lead in the FA Cup Final to give the Reds a 2–1 win. The final part of the treble was perhaps the most dramatic. The UEFA Cup final featured an amazing nine goals as Alavés gave them a run for their money fighting back to equalize from 3–1 and 4–3, before Liverpool finally ran out 5–4 winners after extra-time. [2] The FA and UEFA cup wins meant Liverpool played in the Charity Shield and UEFA Super Cup at the start of the next season, winning both.

Promising young midfielder Steven Gerrard was voted PFA Young Player of the Year for his key part in one of the most successful seasons in Liverpool's 109-year history, and contributions from British stars Michael Owen, Robbie Fowler, Jamie Carragher, Danny Murphy and new signings Gary McAllister and Emile Heskey were matched by an increasingly continental side consisting of new captain Sami Hyypiä, Sander Westerveld, Jari Litmanen and Dietmar Hamann.

However, there was sad news just after the end of the season, when former manager Joe Fagan (manager of the 1984 side that also managed to win three trophies in a season) died at the age of 80 after a long illness.

Players

First-team squad

No. Player Nationality Date Of Birth Signed From
Goalkeepers
1 Sander Westerveld Netherlands (1974-10-23)23 October 1974 (aged 25) Netherlands Vitesse
19 Pegguy Arphexad Guadeloupe (1973-05-18)18 May 1973 (aged 27) England Leicester City
26 Jørgen Nielsen Denmark (1971-05-06)6 May 1971 (aged 29) Denmark Hvidovre
Defenders
2 Stephane Henchoz Switzerland (1974-09-07)7 September 1974 (aged 25) England Blackburn Rovers
3 Christian Ziege Germany (1972-02-01)1 February 1972 (aged 28) England Middlesbrough
6 Markus Babbel Germany (1972-09-08)8 September 1972 (aged 27) Germany Bayern Munich
12 Sami Hyypia Finland (1973-10-07)7 October 1973 (aged 26) Netherlands Willem II
14 Vegard Heggem Norway (1975-07-13)13 July 1975 (aged 24) Norway Rosenborg
23 Jamie Carragher England (1978-01-28)28 January 1978 (aged 22) England LFC Academy
27 Gregory Vignal France (1981-07-19)19 July 1981 (aged 18) France Montpellier
29 Stephen Wright England (1980-02-08)8 February 1980 (aged 20) England LFC Academy
30 Djimi Traore Mali (1980-03-01)1 March 1980 (aged 20) France Stade Lavallois
31 Frode Kippe Norway (1978-01-17)17 January 1978 (aged 22) Norway Lillestrom
Midfielders
7 Vladimir Smicer Czech Republic (1973-05-24)24 May 1973 (aged 27) France RC Lens
11 Jamie Redknapp England (1973-06-25)25 June 1973 (aged 27) England Bournemouth
13 Danny Murphy England (1977-03-18)18 March 1977 (aged 23) England Crewe Alexandra
15 Patrik Berger Czech Republic (1973-11-10)10 November 1973 (aged 26) Germany Borussia Dortmund
16 Dietmar Hamann Germany (1973-08-27)27 August 1973 (aged 26) England Newcastle United
17 Steven Gerrard England (1980-05-30)30 May 1980 (aged 20) England LFC Academy
20 Nick Barmby England (1974-02-11)11 February 1974 (aged 26) England Everton
21 Gary McAllister Scotland (1964-12-25)25 December 1964 (aged 35) England Coventry City
24 Bernard Diomede France (1974-01-23)23 January 1974 (aged 26) France Auxerre
25 Igor Biscan Croatia (1978-05-04)4 May 1978 (aged 22) Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
28 Richie Partridge Republic of Ireland (1980-09-12)12 September 1980 (aged 19) Republic of Ireland Stella Maris
33 Alan Navarro England (1981-05-31)31 May 1981 (aged 19) England LFC Academy
Forwards
8 Emile Heskey England (1978-01-11)11 January 1978 (aged 22) England Leicester City
9 Robbie Fowler England (1975-04-09)9 April 1975 (aged 25) England LFC Academy
10 Michael Owen England (1979-12-14)14 December 1979 (aged 20) England LFC Academy
37 Jari Litmanen Finland (1971-02-20)20 February 1971 (aged 29) Spain Barcelona

Transfers

In

Date Pos. No. Player From Fee
7 June 2000 MF 24 France Bernard Diomede France Auxerre £3,000,000
1 July 2000 MF 21 Scotland Gary McAllister England Coventry City Free Transfer
1 July 2000 GK 19 France Pegguy Arphexad England Leicester City Free Transfer
1 July 2000 DF 6 Germany Markus Babbel Germany Bayern Munich Free Transfer
18 July 2000 MF 20 England Nick Barmby England Everton £6,000,000
25 July 2000 DF 3 Germany Christian Ziege England Middlesbrough £5,500,000
22 September 2000 DF 27 France Gregory Vignal France Montpellier £500,000
28 November 2000 FW - Finland Daniel Sjolund England West Ham United £1,000,000
7 December 2000 MF 25 Croatia Igor Biscan Croatia Dinamo Zagreb £5,500,000
4 January 2001 FW 37 Finland Jari Litmanen Spain Barcelona Free Transfer

Out

Date Pos. No. Player To Fee
26 June 2000 DF 20 Norway Stig Inge Bjornebye England Blackburn Rovers £300,000
1 July 2000 DF 6 Republic of Ireland Phil Babb Portugal Sporting CP Free Transfer
3 August 2000 MF 25 England David Thompson England Coventry City £2,750,000
18 August 2000 DF 21 Scotland Dominic Matteo England Leeds United £4,750,000
3 November 2000 GK 19 United States Brad Friedel England Blackburn Rovers Free Transfer
28 November 2000 DF 4 Cameroon Rigobert Song England West Ham United £2,500,000
6 December 2000 DF 5 Republic of Ireland Steve Staunton England Aston Villa Free Transfer
11 December 2000 FW 18 Netherlands Erik Meijer Germany Hamburg Free Transfer
21 December 2000 FW 22 Guinea Titi Camara England West Ham United £2,600,000
27 December 2000 FW 27 Iceland Haukur Ingi Gudnason Iceland Keflavik Free Transfer
20 March 2001 FW 32 England Jon Newby England Bury £100,000

Events of the season

August

Gérard Houllier prepared for his third season at the Liverpool helm, looking to improve on the fourth-place finish of the previous campaign which had seen the Reds having to settle for a place in the UEFA Cup when they had come so close to qualifying for the UEFA Champions League.

The campaign began with a 1–0 home win over relegation favourites Bradford City, who had defeated Liverpool last season to deny the Reds Champions League qualification; Emile Heskey scored the only goal of the game. A 2–0 defeat at Arsenal followed, before a thrilling 3–3 draw at Southampton in which Michael Owen was on target twice.

September

September began well with good home wins over Aston Villa and Manchester City. The European adventure then began with a 1–0 away win over Romanian side Rapid București in the first round first leg of the UEFA Cup. The return to league action saw 1–1 draws with West Ham United and Sunderland. The month ended with a goalless home draw in the return leg against Rapid București to ensure progression to the next stage of the competition.

October

October began badly for Liverpool, who found themselves on the receiving end of a 3–0 defeat by Chelsea in the league. Two weeks later, however, an Emile Heskey hat-trick gave them a 4–0 win at Derby County which put them in fourth place, four points behind leaders Manchester United and second placed Arsenal and a point behind third placed Leicester City. Heskey was on target in the next two games that month – a 1–0 win over Slovan Liberec in the UEFA Cup second round first leg at Anfield and the 3–1 win over Everton in the Merseyside derby, also at Anfield. [1]

November

November brought mixed results for the Reds. Their Football League Cup quest began in the third round with a 2–1 win over Chelsea after extra time. This was followed by a 4–3 league defeat to Leeds United at Elland Road. In the second round second leg of the UEFA Cup, the Reds eliminated Slovan Liberec to reach the third round. There was also an impressive 4–1 home win over Coventry City in the league, followed by 2–1 defeats at Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United, and finally an 8–0 away demolition of Division Two side Stoke City in the fourth round of the League Cup. Liverpool were still a healthy fifth in the league but were now 12 points adrift of leaders Manchester United, in turn eight points ahead of nearest contenders Arsenal. [2]

December

December was a generally good month for the Reds, who began with a 3–0 home win over Charlton Athletic before overcoming Olympiacos in the UEFA Cup third round. Liverpool then suffering a shock 1–0 home defeat at the hands of surprise title outsiders Ipswich Town, only promoted the previous season. A Danny Murphy goal gave them a 1–0 away win over Manchester United two days before Christmas, though it did little to alter the decision of many bookmakers by this stage of the season to re-open the books on the title race, as so many of them were now certain that United would win their third successive title. The year ended with a 1–0 defeat to Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium on Boxing Day. The Reds ended the year in sixth place, occupying the European places along with leaders Manchester United, and the top five clubs Arsenal, Sunderland, Leicester City and Ipswich Town. [3]

January

2001 started with a 2–1 home win over Southampton, followed by a 3–0 home win over Rotherham United in the FA Cup third round. Then came a surprise 2–1 defeat by Division One strugglers Crystal Palace in the League Cup semi-final first leg at Selhurst Park, though the Reds were rampant 5-0 winners in the return leg at Anfield 14 days later to book their place in the final with Birmingham City and be presented with the opportunity to win the trophy for a record sixth time. There was also an excellent 3–0 away win over Aston Villa in the league in mid January, as well as a 2–0 win at Leeds United in the FA Cup fourth round. The month ended with a 1–1 draw against strugglers Manchester City at Maine Road. Liverpool now stood fourth in the league, with Manchester United now 15 points ahead of nearest contenders Arsenal, 16 points clear of third placed Sunderland and 18 points clear of Liverpool. Though the league was now surely beyond Liverpool's (and indeed any other team's) reach, the Reds still had three cups to play for. [4]

February

February began with an impressive 3–0 home win over struggling West Ham United and a 1–1 draw at Sunderland. Then came the return to European action – a 2–0 away win over Roma in the UEFA Cup fourth round, in which Michael Owen scored both goals. Then came a 4–2 home win over Manchester City in the FA Cup fifth round. Then came the second leg of the game against Roma, which the Reds lost 1–0 at Anfield, still enough for Liverpool to progress to the quarter-finals.

The League Cup final on 25 February was to be the first domestic cup final to be playing beyond England's borders: Wembley Stadium had closed for rebuilding in October 2000 and, until the revamped stadium was ready, all major finals in English football would be held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Robbie Fowler put the Reds ahead against Birmingham City after 30 minutes, only for the Division One midlanders to equalise later. With extra time played, the scores were still level and so the game went to penalties – a first for an English cup final. Liverpool won the shoot-out to end their six-year wait for a major trophy, their longest major trophy wait since the early 1960s.

March

Liverpool began March with a 2–0 defeat at Leicester City before travelling to Portugal for the UEFA Cup quarter final first leg with Porto, which ended in a goalless draw. Then came the all-Merseyside FA Cup quarter-final – not against Everton, but against Wirral-based Tranmere Rovers, managed by former Liverpool striker John Aldridge. The Reds won 4–2 at Prenton Park, marking the end of a complicated story for Tranmere, who were on their way to relegation from Division One – and for Aldridge, who left the club within weeks of this game. Four days later, Porto travelled to Anfield for the quarter-final second leg, which the Reds won 2–0. The remaining games that month were a 1–1 home draw with struggling Derby County and a 2–0 home win over Manchester United, which did little except prolong United's wait for their inevitable third straight league title.

April

With Manchester United confirmed as Premier League champions on 14 April, most eyes were off the Premier League as Liverpool looked to add the FA Cup and UEFA Cup to their earlier League Cup triumph. The FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park on 8 April was against Division Two surprise package Wycombe Wanderers (in only their eighth season as a Football League club) and the Reds only narrowly managed to beat them with a slender 2–1 win. The UEFA Cup semi final first leg with Barcelona saw a goalless draw at the Camp Nou, before a penalty by 36-year-old Gary McAllister in the return leg at Anfield put the Reds through to their first post- Heysel European final.

May

After securing a third-place finish in the league and qualification for the Champions League for the first time in the post-Heysel era, the Reds enjoyed one of their finest months ever by completing a unique treble of the League Cup (won in late February), FA Cup and UEFA Cup. The FA Cup was snatched from the jaws of defeat when two late goals from Michael Owen overturned Arsenal's 1–0 lead in the final minutes of the game. The treble was completed four days later when a thrilling match against Alavés of Spain gave them a 5–4 victory in the UEFA Cup final.

Results

Pre-season and friendlies

Date Opponents H / A Result

F–A

Scorers
22 July 2000 Stoke City A 0–1
29 July 2000 SC Freiburg A 4–1 Barmby 18', Heskey 40', Owen 54', Staunton 74'
3 August 2000 Glentoran A 4–0 Fowler 9', Berger 43', Šmicer 44', Murphy 61'
5 August 2000 Benfica N 2–2 Camara 10', Owen 48'
10 August 2000 Valerenga A 1–1
(2–4 p)
Šmicer 22'
13 August 2000 Parma H 5–0 Hamann 29', Barmby 38', McAllister 59', Owen 64' ( pen.), 84'

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 38 24 8 6 79 31 +48 80 Qualification for the Champions League first group stage
2 Arsenal 38 20 10 8 63 38 +25 70
3 Liverpool 38 20 9 9 71 39 +32 69 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round [a]
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 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 by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAAAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHHA
ResultWLDWWDDLWWWLWLLWLWWLWWDDWDLDWDLWWWWWDW
Position7141265448633434646546432222333333555433
Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

19 August 2000 1 Liverpool 1–0 Bradford City Liverpool, Merseyside
Heskey 67' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,183
Referee: Paul Durkin
21 August 2000 2 Arsenal 2–0 Liverpool London
Lauren 8'
Henry 89'
Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,014
Referee: Graham Poll
26 August 2000 3 Southampton 3–3 Liverpool Southampton
Pahars 73', 90'
El Khalej 85'
Report Owen 24', 64'
Hyypiä 55'
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,202
Referee: Jeff Winter
6 September 2000 4 Liverpool 3–1 Aston Villa Liverpool, Merseyside
Owen 5', 14', 33' Report Stone 83' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,360
Referee: Neale Barry
9 September 2000 5 Liverpool 3–2 Manchester City Liverpool, Merseyside
Owen 11'
Hamann 56', 82'
Report Weah 67'
Horlock 81' ( pen.)
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,692
Referee: Graham Barber
17 September 2000 6 West Ham United 1–1 Liverpool Newham, London
Di Canio 69' ( pen.) Report Gerrard 12' Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 25,998
Referee: David Elleray
23 September 2000 7 Liverpool 1–1 Sunderland Liverpool, Merseyside
Owen 30' Report Phillips 14' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,713
Referee: Mike Riley
1 October 2000 8 Chelsea 3–0 Liverpool Fulham, London
Westerveld 10' ( o.g.)
Hasselbaink 11'
Guðjohnsen 71'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 34,966
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
15 October 2000 9 Derby County 0–4 Liverpool Derby, Derbyshire
Report Heskey 17', 54', 67'
Berger 80'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 30,532
Referee: Steve Bennett
21 October 2000 10 Liverpool 1–0 Leicester City Liverpool, Merseyside
Heskey 69' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,395
Referee: Andy D'Urso
29 October 2000 11 Liverpool 3–1 Everton Liverpool, Merseyside
Barmby 12'
Heskey 55'
Berger 78' ( pen.)
Report Campbell 17' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,718
Referee: Paul Durkin
4 November 2000 12 Leeds United 4–3 Liverpool Leeds, West Yorkshire
Viduka 24', 46', 73', 75' Report Hyypiä 2'
Ziege 18'
Šmicer 61'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,055
Referee: David Elleray
12 November 2000 13 Liverpool 4–1 Coventry City Liverpool, Merseyside
McAllister 13'
Gerrard 51'
Heskey 82', 87'
Report Thompson 56' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,701
Referee: Mike Riley
19 November 2000 14 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Liverpool Haringey, London
Ferdinand 31'
Sherwood 40'
Report Fowler 17' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,036
Referee: Mark Halsey
26 November 2000 15 Newcastle United 2–1 Liverpool Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyneside
Solano 4'
Dyer 70'
Report Heskey 78' Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 51,949
Referee: Barry Knight
2 December 2000 16 Liverpool 3–0 Charlton Athletic Liverpool, Merseyside
Fish 5' ( o.g.)
Heskey 78'
Babbel 90'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,515
Referee: Rob Styles
10 December 2000 17 Liverpool 0–1 Ipswich Town Liverpool, Merseyside
Report Stewart 45' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,509
Referee: Alan Wiley
17 December 2000 18 Manchester United 0–1 Liverpool Trafford, Greater Manchester
Report Murphy 43' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,533
Referee: Mike Riley
23 December 2000 19 Liverpool 4–0 Arsenal Liverpool, Merseyside
Gerrard 12'
Owen 62'
Barmby 71'
Fowler 84'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,144
Referee: Paul Durkin
26 December 2000 20 Middlesbrough 1–0 Liverpool Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
Karembeu 44' Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 34,696
Referee: Stephen Lodge
1 January 2001 21 Liverpool 2–1 Southampton Liverpool, Merseyside
Gerrard 12'
Babbel 86'
Report Soltvedt 20' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 38,474
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
13 January 2001 22 Aston Villa 0–3 Liverpool Birmingham
Report Murphy 24', 53'
Gerrard 32'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,366
Referee: Graham Barber
20 January 2001 23 Liverpool 0–0 Middlesbrough Liverpool, Merseyside
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,042
Referee: Steve Dunn
31 January 2001 24 Manchester City 1–1 Liverpool Manchester, Greater Manchester
Tiatto 48' Report Heskey 43' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,629
Referee: Peter Jones
3 February 2001 25 Liverpool 3–0 West Ham United Liverpool, Merseyside
Šmicer 20'
Fowler 45', 57'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,045
Referee: Steve Bennett
10 February 2001 26 Sunderland 1–1 Liverpool Sunderland, Wearside
Hutchison 51' Report Litmanen 79' ( pen.) Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 47,553
Referee: Graham Barber
3 March 2001 27 Leicester City 2–0 Liverpool Leicester, Leicestershire
Akinbiyi 51'
Izzet 90'
Report Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,924
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
18 March 2001 28 Liverpool 1–1 Derby County Liverpool, Merseyside
Owen 52' Report Burton 9' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,362
Referee: Neale Barry
31 March 2001 29 Liverpool 2–0 Manchester United Liverpool, Merseyside
Gerrard 16'
Fowler 40'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,806
Referee: Graham Poll
10 April 2001 30 Ipswich Town 1–1 Liverpool Ipswich, Suffolk
Armstrong 77' Report Heskey 46' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 23,504
Referee: Steve Dunn
13 April 2001 31 Liverpool 1–2 Leeds United Liverpool, Merseyside
Gerrard 55' Report Ferdinand 4'
Bowyer 33'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,116
Referee: Alan Wiley
16 April 2001 32 Everton 2–3 Liverpool Liverpool, Merseyside
Ferguson 42'
Unsworth 83' ( pen.)
Report Heskey 5'
Babbel 57'
McAllister 90+4'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,260
Referee: Jeff Winter
22 April 2001 33 Liverpool 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool, Merseyside
Heskey 7'
McAllister 73' ( pen.)
Fowler 88'
Report Korsten 24' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,547
Referee: Barry Knight
28 April 2001 34 Coventry City 0–2 Liverpool Coventry
Report Hyypiä 83'
McAllister 86'
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 23,063
Referee: Steve Bennett
1 May 2001 35 Bradford City 0–2 Liverpool Bradford
Report Owen 47'
McAllister 67'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 22,057
Referee: Jeff Winter
5 May 2001 36 Liverpool 3–0 Newcastle United Liverpool, Merseyside
Owen 25', 72', 81' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,363
Referee: Mark Halsey
8 May 2001 37 Liverpool 2–2 Chelsea Liverpool, Merseyside
Owen 8', 60' Report Hasselbaink 13', 67' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,588
Referee: Mike Riley
19 May 2001 38 Charlton Athletic 0–4 Liverpool London
Report Fowler 55', 71'
Murphy 60'
Owen 81'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 20,043
Referee: Graham Barber

League Cup

1 November 2000 3 Liverpool 2–1 ( a.e.t.) Chelsea Liverpool
Murphy 11'
Fowler 104'
Report Zola 29' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 29,370
Referee: Rob Harris
29 November 2000 4 Stoke City 0–8 Liverpool Stoke-on-Trent
Report Ziege 6'
Šmicer 26'
Babbel 28'
Fowler 39', 82', 85' ( pen.)
Hyypiä 59'
Murphy 65'
Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,109
Referee: Andy D'Urso
13 December 2000 5 Liverpool 3–0 ( a.e.t.) Fulham Liverpool
Owen 105'
Šmicer 114'
Barmby 120'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 20,144
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
10 January 2001 Semi-final
leg 1
Crystal Palace 2–1 Liverpool Croydon, London
20:00 Rubins 56'
Morrison 77'
Report Šmicer 78' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,933
Referee: Uriah Rennie
24 January 2001 Semi-final
leg 2
Liverpool 5–0
(6-2 agg.)
Crystal Palace Liverpool
20:00 Šmicer 13'
Murphy 15', 51'
Bišćan 18'
Fowler 89'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,854
Referee: Paul Durkin

FA Cup

6 January 2001 3 Liverpool 3–0 Rotherham United Liverpool, Merseyside
Heskey 47' 75'
Hamann 73'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 30,689
Referee: Mark Halsey
27 January 2001 4 Leeds United 0–2 Liverpool Leeds, West Yorkshire
Report Barmby 88'
Heskey 90'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 37,108
Referee: Andy D'Urso
18 February 2001 5 Liverpool 4–2 Manchester City Liverpool, Merseyside
Litmanen 7' ( pen.)
Heskey 13'
Šmicer 54' ( pen.)
Babbel 85'
Report Kanchelskis 29'
Goater 90'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 36,231
Referee: Graham Poll
11 March 2001 6 Tranmere Rovers 2–4 Liverpool Birkenhead, Wirral
Steve Yates 47'
Allison 58'
Report Murphy 12'
Owen 27'
Gerrard 52'
Fowler 82' ( pen.)
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 16,342
Referee: Alan Wiley
8 April 2001 Semi-final Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Liverpool Birmingham, West Midlands
16:00 Ryan 88' Report Heskey 78'
Fowler 83'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,037
Referee: Paul Durkin
12 May 2001 Final Arsenal 1–2 Liverpool Cardiff
15:00 BST Ljungberg Yellow card 62' 72' Report Hamann Yellow card 57'
Owen 83', 88'
Stadium: Millennium Stadium
Attendance: 72,500
Referee: Steve Dunn

UEFA Cup

First round

14 September 2000 Rapid București Romania 0–1 England Liverpool Bucharest, Romania
Report Barmby 29' Stadium: Giulești Stadium
Attendance: 9,782
Referee: Denmark Nicolai Volquartz
28 September 2000 Liverpool England 0–0
(1–0 agg.)
Romania Rapid București Liverpool, England
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 37,954
Referee: Czech Republic Miroslav Liba

Second round

26 October 2000 Liverpool England 1–0 Czech Republic Slovan Liberec Liverpool, England
Heskey 87' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 29,662
Referee: Switzerland Massimo Busacca
9 November 2000 Slovan Liberec Czech Republic 2–3
(2–4 agg.)
England Liverpool Liberec, Czech Republic
Štajner 9'
Breda 89'
Report Barmby 31'
Heskey 76'
Owen 82'
Stadium: Stadion u Nisy
Attendance: 6,808
Referee: Germany Edgar Steinborn

Third round

23 November 2000 Olympiacos Greece 2–2 England Liverpool Athens, Greece
Alexandris 65', 92' Report Barmby 38'
Gerrard 67'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 43,855
Referee: Netherlands René Temmink
7 December 2000 Liverpool England 2–0
(4–2 agg.)
Greece Olympiacos Liverpool, England
Heskey 28'
Barmby 60'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 35,484
Referee: Portugal Vítor Melo Pereira

Fourth round

15 February 2001 Roma Italy 0–2 England Liverpool Rome, Italy
Report Owen 46', 72' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 59,718
Referee: Germany Markus Merk
22 February 2001 Liverpool England 0–1
(2–1 agg.)
Italy Roma Liverpool, England
Report Guigou 70' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,688
Referee: Spain José María García-Aranda

Quarter-finals

8 March 2001 Porto Portugal 0–0 England Liverpool Porto, Portugal
Report Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Attendance: 21,502
Referee: Italy Pierluigi Collina
15 March 2001 Liverpool England 2–0
(2–0 agg.)
Portugal Porto Liverpool, England
Murphy 33'
Owen 37'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 40,502
Referee: Denmark Kim Milton Nielsen

Semi-finals

5 April 2001 Barcelona Spain 0–0 England Liverpool Barcelona, Spain
Zenden Yellow card 88' Report Fowler Yellow card 86' Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 90,832
Referee: Germany Hellmut Krug
19 April 2001 Liverpool England 1–0
(1–0 agg.)
Spain Barcelona Liverpool, England
McAllister 44' ( pen.)
Westerveld Yellow card 85'
Report Sabrosa Yellow card 62' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,203
Referee: Switzerland Urs Meier

Final

16 May 2001 Final Liverpool England 5–4 ( a.e.t.) Spain Alavés Dortmund, Germany
20:45 Babbel 3' Yellow card 106'
McAllister Yellow card 11' 40' ( pen.)
Gerrard 16'
Fowler 72'
Geli gold-colored soccer ball 116'  ( o.g.)
Report Astudillo Yellow card 11'
Alonso 26'
Herrera Yellow card 40'
Moreno 47', 59'
Contra Yellow card 49'
Karmona Yellow card 58' Yellow-red card 116'
Magno Yellow card 82' Yellow-red card 98'
Cruyff 88'
Téllez Yellow card 95'
Stadium: Westfalen
Attendance: 48,050
Referee: France Gilles Veissière

Statistics

Player statistics

As of 31 June 2001
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Netherlands  NED Sander Westerveld 61 0 38 0 6 0 4 0 13 0
2 DF Switzerland  SUI Stéphane Henchoz 53 0 32 0 5 0 6 0 10 0
3 DF Germany  GER Christian Ziege 32 2 11+5 1 2+1 0 1+3 1 6+3 0
4 DF Cameroon  CMR Rigobert Song 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF Republic of Ireland  IRL Steve Staunton 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
6 DF Germany  GER Markus Babbel 60 6 38 3 5 1 4 1 13 1
7 MF Czech Republic  CZE Vladimír Šmicer 49 7 16+11 2 4+1 1 5+1 4 6+5 0
8 FW England  ENG Emile Heskey 56 22 33+3 14 3+2 5 3+1 0 9+2 3
9 FW England  ENG Robbie Fowler 48 17 15+12 8 3+2 2 5 6 6+5 1
10 FW England  ENG Michael Owen 46 24 20+8 16 4+1 3 1+1 1 10+1 4
12 DF Finland  FIN Sami Hyypiä 58 4 35 3 6 0 6 1 11 0
13 MF England  ENG Danny Murphy 47 10 13+14 4 4+1 1 5 4 6+4 1
14 DF Norway  NOR Vegard Heggem 4 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 MF Czech Republic  CZE Patrik Berger 21 2 11+3 2 0+1 0 1 0 3+2 0
16 MF Germany  GER Dietmar Hamann 53 3 26+4 2 5 1 2+3 0 13 0
17 MF England  ENG Steven Gerrard 50 10 29+4 7 2+2 1 4 0 9 2
18 FW Netherlands  NED Erik Meijer 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 GK France  FRA Pegguy Arphexad 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
20 MF England  ENG Nick Barmby 46 8 21+5 2 2+3 1 2+4 1 6+3 4
21 MF Scotland  SCO Gary McAllister 49 8 21+9 5 4+1 1 2+3 0 4+5 2
23 DF England  ENG Jamie Carragher 58 0 30+4 0 6 0 6 0 12 0
24 MF France  FRA Bernard Diomède 4 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
25 MF Croatia  CRO Igor Bišćan 21 2 8+5 0 3+1 1 4 1 0 0
26 MF Republic of Ireland  IRL Richie Partridge 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
27 DF France  FRA Grégory Vignal 7 0 4+2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF England  ENG Stephen Wright 4 0 0+2 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
30 DF France  FRA Djimi Traoré 12 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 2+1 0
37 MF Finland  FIN Jari Litmanen 9 2 4+1 1 1+1 1 1+1 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches.

Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total
1 FW 10 England Michael Owen 16 3 1 4 24
2 FW 8 England Emile Heskey 14 5 0 3 22
3 FW 9 England Robbie Fowler 8 2 6 1 17
4 MF 17 England Steven Gerrard 7 1 0 2 10
MF 13 England Danny Murphy 4 1 4 1 10
6 MF 20 England Nick Barmby 2 1 1 4 8
7 MF 21 Scotland Gary McAllister 5 0 0 2 7
MF 7 Czech Republic Vladimír Šmicer 2 1 4 0 7
9 DF 6 England Markus Babbel 3 1 1 1 6
10 DF 12 Finland Sami Hyypiä 3 0 1 0 4
11 MF 16 Germany Dietmar Hamann 2 1 0 0 3
12 MF 15 Czech Republic Patrik Berger 2 0 0 0 2
MF 37 Finland Jari Litmanen 1 1 0 0 2
DF 3 Germany Christian Ziege 1 0 1 0 2
15 DF 25 Croatia Igor Bišćan 0 0 1 0 1
Own goal 1 0 0 1 2
TOTALS 71 17 17 20 127

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Competition top scorers

Competition Result Top scorer
Premier League 3rd England Michael Owen, 16
UEFA Cup Winners England Nick Barmby, 4
England Michael Owen, 4
FA Cup Winners England Emile Heskey, 5
League Cup Winners England Robbie Fowler, 6
Overall England Michael Owen, 24

References

  1. ^ "Charlton 0 Liverpool 4". Liverpoolfc.tv. 19 May 2001. Archived from the original on 8 June 2001. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Liverpool 5 Alaves 4". UEFA.com. 16 May 2001. Archived from the original on 7 August 2001. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Blues shot down as Liverpool lift cup". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 25 February 2001. Retrieved 8 May 2012.

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