2000–01 Southampton F.C. season

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Southampton F.C.
2000–01 season
ChairmanRupert Lowe
ManagerGlenn Hoddle
(until 28 March 2001)
Stuart Gray
(from 30 March 2001)
StadiumThe Dell
FA Premier League10th
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: James Beattie (11)
All: James Beattie (12)
Highest home attendance15,252 v Arsenal
(19 May 2001)
Lowest home attendance8,802 v Mansfield Town
(20 September 2000)
Average home league attendance15,115
Biggest win2–0 (multiple games)
3–1 v Sheffield Wednesday
(27 January 2001)
Biggest defeat0–5 v Manchester United
(28 October 2000)

The 2000–01 Southampton F.C. season was the club's 100th season of competitive football, their 31st (and 23rd consecutive) in the top flight of English football, and their ninth in the FA Premier League. Having achieved a relatively comfortable 15th-place finish the previous season, the club built on this to finish in the top half of the league for the first time in six years, ending the season 10th in the table just as they had done in 1994–95. After leading the club for the second half of the 1999–2000 season, Glenn Hoddle remained Southampton manager for most of the 2000–01 campaign, although he left in March 2001 and was replaced by Stuart Gray, who saw out the year. This was also the last season the club played at The Dell before moving to St Mary's Stadium. Having made numerous changes to the squad after his arrival in January 2000, Hoddle signed only three new players in the summer transfer window: German striker Uwe Rösler, midfielder Mark Draper, and Ivory Coast striker Patrice Tano. Later in the season, Argentine winger Adrian Caceres and Romanian right-back Dan Petrescu also joined the club. Outgoings included left-back Patrick Colleter, centre-back Richard Dryden, and attacking midfielder Trond Egil Soltvedt. The Saints struggled in the league early on, spending a few weeks in the relegation zone; by the new year, however, they had made it up to the mid-table region, with a string of five wins ahead of Hoddle's departure taking them as high as 8th. Form dipped somewhat under temporary manager Gray. Outside the league, Southampton reached the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time in five seasons, but only reached the third round of the League Cup. In the FA Cup, the Saints beat First Division clubs Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday in the third and fourth rounds, respectively, edging past United with a 1–0 win and eliminating Wednesday with a 3–1 victory. In the fifth round they faced another second-flight side, Tranmere Rovers, who beat the Saints 4–3 in a replay (after a goalless draw at The Dell) by overcoming a 0–3 half-time deficit with four second-half goals. In the League Cup, the club made it past Third Division side Mansfield Town 5–1 on aggregate over two legs, before losing 0–1 to Premier League strugglers Coventry City in the third round. Southampton used 25 players during the 2000–01 season and had 14 different goalscorers. James Beattie finished as the club's top goalscorer for the first time with 12 goals – 11 in the league and one in the FA Cup. Wayne Bridge and Claus Lundekvam made the most appearances for the club during the campaign, both playing in all but one of the team's 45 games across all three competitions. Bridge won the Southampton F.C. Player of the Season award at the end of the season. The average league attendance at The Dell during 2000–01 was 15,115. The highest attendance was 15,252 against Arsenal in the final competitive game at the stadium on the closing day of the league in May; the lowest was 8,802 against Mansfield Town in the League Cup in September.

Background and transfers

File:Uwe Rösler 01.jpg
Southampton's first signing of the 2000–01 season was German striker Uwe Rösler, who joined on a free transfer in July.
File:Luís Boa Morte crop.jpg
Luís Boa Morte spent the whole 2000–01 season out on loan at Fulham, who he would join on a permanent basis the following summer.
File:Dan Petrescu (cropped) - Chelsea Legends 1 Inter Forever 4 (27457025407).jpg
After initially snubbing the club in the summer, Romanian right-back Dan Petrescu joined the Saints in January 2001.
File:Trond Egil Soltvedt.JPG
Trond Egil Soltvedt left Southampton in March 2001, having completed just shy of two full seasons at the club.

With their new stadium St Mary's Stadium now being built, Southampton had a relatively quiet summer transfer period ahead of the 2000–01 season. At the beginning of July, they signed German striker Uwe Rösler on a free transfer from Tennis Borussia Berlin, after the club had gone into bankruptcy.[1] In an interview with BBC Radio Solent, Rösler credited manager Glenn Hoddle's "big plans for the club" as an important factor in his decision to move back to England after two years back playing in Germany.[2] Two days later, the club signed another striker on a free transfer, bringing in 18-year-old Ivory Coast forward Patrice Tano from French side Monaco after he spent a few days with the club during their pre-season preparations.[3] The final signing prior to the season's start was midfielder Mark Draper, who joined from Aston Villa for a fee of £1.5 million.[4] Initially priced at £2 million, Draper eventually moved for a reduced price of £1.25 million raising to £1.5 million based on appearances.[5] Portuguese winger Luís Boa Morte was loaned out for the whole season to Fulham.[6] Shortly after the start of the league campaign, young striker Shayne Bradley moved to Third Division club Mansfield Town for a club record fee of £100,000, having failed to break into the top-flight side's first team.[7] August also saw the retirement of three Saints players from professional football – left-back John Beresford was forced to leave due to a cruciate ligament injury suffered in the opening game of the 1998–99 season, since which he had only managed to make three substitute appearances for the club;[8] attacking midfielder David Hughes was forced to step down after failing to recover from a knee injury suffered in a pre-season match ahead of the 1999–2000 season;[9] and defensive midfielder David Howells left after nearly 18 months without an appearance, due to the recurrence of an old knee injury suffered prior to joining Southampton.[10] In September, Argentine winger Adrian Caceres joined from Australian side Perth for £25,000,[11] while centre-back Richard Dryden moved to Northampton Town for two months in the first of two loan spells during the season.[12] During October, Portuguese winger Dani Rodrigues spent a few weeks on loan at Bristol City in the Second Division, before breaking his ankle and being forced to return to Southampton for rehabilitation.[13] The next month, French left-back Patrick Colleter left Southampton on a free transfer, having failed to establish himself in the first team.[14] He moved to Cannes after a short trial, having been "openly critical" of Hoddle and being prevented from playing even for the reserve side as a result.[15] Around the same time, new signing Patrice Tano was released due to issues with his passport and work permit, which forced him to move back to France.[16] Stuart Ripley was loaned out to First Division side Barnsley until January,[17] while Dryden started his second loan spell – this time at Swindon Town in the Second Division.[12] Trainee Daniel Webb was sold to Southend United in December.[18] After Christmas, the club signed Romanian right-back Dan Petrescu from Premier League strugglers Bradford City, paying a "nominal fee" for the defender.[19] Petrescu had originally planned to sign for the Saints from Chelsea at the beginning of the season after falling out with manager Gianluca Vialli,[20] however an £800,000 deal fell through after the defender could not agree to personal terms.[21] The eventual move reunited Petrescu with Hoddle, under whom he had played at Chelsea a few years earlier.[20] In February, Richard Dryden finally made a permanent move away from Southampton, sold to Luton Town in the Second Division for free.[12] Later that month, out-of-favour midfielder Trond Egil Soltvedt was sent out on loan to Sheffield Wednesday for a month, before he was signed permanently in March alongside loanee Stuart Ripley, who joined until the end of the season.[22][23][17] Players transferred in

Name Nationality Pos. Club Date Fee Ref.
Uwe Rösler File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany FW Germany Tennis Borussia Berlin 3 July 2000 Free [1]
Patrice Tano File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast FW France Monaco 5 July 2000 Free [3]
Mark Draper File:Flag of England.svg England MF England Aston Villa 17 July 2000 £1,250,000 [4]
Adrian Caceres File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina MF Australia Perth 1 September 2000 £25,000 [11]
Dan Petrescu File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania DF England Bradford City 12 January 2001 Nominal [20]

Players transferred out

Name Nationality Pos. Club Date Fee Ref.
Shayne Bradley File:Flag of England.svg England FW England Mansfield Town 22 August 2000 £100,000 [7]
Patrick Colleter File:Flag of France.svg France DF France Cannes November 2000 Free [14]
Daniel Webb File:Flag of England.svg England DF England Southend United 4 December 2000 £10,000 [18]
Richard Dryden File:Flag of England.svg England DF England Luton Town 2 February 2001 Free [12]
Matthew Davies File:Flag of England.svg England DF England Woking 2 March 2001 Free [24]
Trond Egil Soltvedt File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway MF England Sheffield Wednesday 22 March 2001 Nominal [23]

Players loaned out

Name Nationality Pos. Club Date from Date to Ref.
Luís Boa Morte File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal MF England Fulham 30 July 2000 End of season [6]
Richard Dryden File:Flag of England.svg England DF England Northampton Town 9 September 2000 9 November 2000 [12]
Dani Rodrigues File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal MF England Bristol City 2 October 2000 25 October 2000 [13]
Stuart Ripley File:Flag of England.svg England MF England Barnsley 8 November 2000 16 January 2001 [17]
Richard Dryden File:Flag of England.svg England DF England Swindon Town 21 November 2000 26 January 2001 [12]
Trond Egil Soltvedt File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway MF England Sheffield Wednesday 12 February 2001 21 March 2001 [23]
Stuart Ripley File:Flag of England.svg England MF England Sheffield Wednesday 22 March 2001 End of season [17]

Players released

Name Nationality Pos. Date Details Ref.
Patrice Tano File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast FW November 2000 Released due to work permit issues, subsequently joined Belgian side Beveren [16]

Players retired

Name Nationality Pos. Date Details Ref.
John Beresford File:Flag of England.svg England DF August 2000 Retired due to a cruciate ligament injury, later played for several non-league clubs [8]
David Hughes File:Flag of England.svg England MF August 2000 Retired due to a knee injury, later worked as a coach and manager [9]
David Howells File:Flag of England.svg England MF August 2000 Retired due to a knee injury, later played for several non-league clubs [10]

Pre-season friendlies

Ahead of the 2000–01 season, Southampton played seven pre-season friendlies. The first saw the Saints travel to Huish Park to face Conference side Yeovil Town in a testimonial for goalkeeper Tony Pennock.[25] The top-flight visitors won the match 2–0, with Marians Pahars opening the scoring after 11 minutes with a header from a Matt Le Tissier cross, before James Beattie made it two just after the half-time break with a header from a Hassan Kachloul corner.[26] Four days later, the club played another testimonial, for Bournemouth midfielder Russell Beardsmore.[25] The Second Division hosts opened the scoring after just two minutes through guest player Ryan Giggs, before going 2–0 up within nine minutes through Chukki Eribenne.[27] Ten minutes before the break, Beattie pulled one back for the Saints, before Kevin Gibbens scored after just five minutes on as a substitute to make it 2–2; the score remained level, although it was reported by the Southern Daily Echo that the Premier League side "could have had six in the second half".[27] In their third pre-season game, Southampton lost 1–3 at Second Division side Swindon Town.[25] Beattie scored the only goal of the game for the visitors, taking his tally to three in three during pre-season.[28] Against another third-flight side two days later, the Saints drew 1–1 with Reading at the Madejski Stadium.[25] Home debutant Keith Jones opened the scoring in the 21st minute with a "spectacular volley", and it took the visitors until "virtually the last kick of the game" to equalise, with substitute Garry Monk tapping in from close range.[29] Another draw followed in the next game against First Division side Gillingham, with goalkeeper Neil Moss making numerous saves – including a penalty – to keep a clean sheet in the goalless draw.[30] The Saints picked up their first win over league opponents a few days later, beating First Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 at Molineux Stadium.[25] After going behind within three minutes, the Saints responded in the 18th minute when Kachloul set up Pahars, before the Latvian returned the favour and set up the Moroccan just after the break for a second goal.[31] The final pre-season game, and only one at The Dell, saw the Saints lose 1–2 to Spanish side Real Sociedad, with Pahars scoring the consolation for the hosts.[25]

21 July 2000 Tony Pennock Testimonial Yeovil Town 0–2 Southampton Yeovil
19:45 BST Pahars File:Soccerball shade.svg 11'
Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg 49'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 2,471
25 July 2000 Russell Beardsmore Testimonial Bournemouth 2–2 Southampton Bournemouth
Giggs File:Soccerball shade.svg 2'
Eribenne File:Soccerball shade.svg 9'		 Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg 35'
Gibbens File:Soccerball shade.svg 37'		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 6,398
Referee: Darren Spicer
27 July 2000 Friendly Swindon Town 3–1 Southampton Swindon
Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: County Ground
29 July 2000 Friendly Reading 1–1 Southampton Reading
Jones File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' Monk File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 5,916
Referee: Lee Cable
2 August 2000 Friendly Gillingham 0–0 Southampton Gillingham
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
5 August 2000 Friendly Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Southampton Wolverhampton
Sinton File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' Pahars File:Soccerball shade.svg 18'
Kachloul File:Soccerball shade.svg 53'		 Stadium: Molineux Stadium
12 August 2000 Friendly Southampton 1–2 Spain Real Sociedad Southampton
Pahars File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: The Dell

FA Premier League

File:Marians Pahars 2 LVA.jpg
Marians Pahars was the club's top scorer for the first few months of the season.
See also: 2000–01 FA Premier League

Southampton's 2000–01 season started poorly, as they picked up just three points from their first five fixtures, starting second from bottom of the Premier League table.[32] On the opening day, the club lost an early two-goal lead gained by a Hassan Kachloul brace to draw 2–2 with Derby County, with Kachloul coming close to completing a hat-trick in injury time.[33] After losing 1–2 at home to Coventry City the next week, the Saints overcame a three-goal deficit against Liverpool to gain a point in a 3–3 draw, with goals from Tahar El Khalej and Marians Pahars in the last five minutes securing the point.[33] A draw and a loss at Charlton Athletic and Leicester City, respectively, were followed by the side's first two victories, as they beat 3rd-place Newcastle United 2–0 at home (courtesy of a Pahars double) and Bradford City 1–0 at Valley Parade (courtesy of an own goal).[34] Despite climbing up to 8th in the table on the back of their first two wins of the campaign,[35] Southampton quickly dropped in form again, picking up just one point from their next four games, in a 1–1 draw with Everton.[34] The run culminated in the club's heaviest defeat of the season, as they lost 0–5 to reigning champions Manchester United at Old Trafford, with Andy Cole scoring twice and Teddy Sheringham completing a hat-trick.[34] Now back in the relegation zone, the Saints beat top six side Chelsea 3–2 the next week, with James Beattie securing all three points with a "thunderous" free-kick in injury time, after Chelsea had fought back from a two-goal deficit late on.[34] Beattie scored again in a 2–2 draw at Sunderland, then added another two in a two-minute spell against Aston Villa, which decided the game.[34] In December, all charges against former manager Dave Jones, which had led to his initially temporary leave of absence, were dropped.[36] He did not return to Southampton, however, as Glenn Hoddle had been given a permanent contract.[33] After winning both of their games with clean sheets between Christmas and new year (2–0 against Tottenham Hotspur and 1–0 against Derby County), Southampton sat 12th in the Premier League table.[37] They started 2001 with a loss at Anfield, however, with a late Markus Babbel header breaking a deadlock for a 2–1 Liverpool win.[38] Two goalless draws followed, before a 1–0 win at home to Leicester City in which Dan Petrescu scored the only goal of the game in his full debut since joining a few weeks earlier.[38] The victory marked the start of Southampton's best run of form all season, as they won five games in a row without conceding a single goal – after Leicester, the Saints beat four teams in the bottom six of the table: 2–0 against Bradford City (Pahars and Beattie scored), 1–0 away at both Middlesbrough (Mark Draper with his only goal of the season) and Manchester City (Petrescu scoring again), and 1–0 at home to Everton (thanks to a Jo Tessem strike).[38] After the run, the club had climbed to 8th in the table, three points off the top five.[39]

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Wayne Bridge started every league game in 2000–01 and was named Southampton F.C. Player of the Season.

In late-March, shortly after George Graham was sacked as Tottenham Hotspur manager,[40] Hoddle left Southampton after holding talks to take over the vacated role at his former club.[41] He was confirmed as the new Tottenham boss on 30 March, claiming that "It wasn't an easy decision to leave Southampton because I have put in a lot of hard work".[42] Former Saints midfielder Stuart Gray, who had worked as first-team coach under Hoddle, took over the same day as caretaker manager for the remainder of the season.[43] Gray's tenure as Southampton manager started poorly, as the club lost their first three games under his management and dropped back down into the bottom half of the Premier League table. After not conceding a goal since New Year's Day, they lost 0–3 at home to Ipswich Town, who were third in the league at the time, at the start of April.[38] All three goals were scored by Marcus Stewart, the club's top scorer, with club historians describing the Saints as being "out-passed, out-classed and manoeuvred".[38] Another defeat without scoring followed five days later, as 4th-place Leeds United beat the Saints 2–0 at Elland Road with goals from Harry Kewell and Robbie Keane either side of the break.[38] 6th-placed Chelsea followed suit the next week at Stamford Bridge, with Gus Poyet scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win just before half-time.[44] The Saints were now 12th in the league.[45] The team picked up their first point under the new manager with a goalless draw at Aston Villa, followed after a 0–1 home loss to Sunderland (in which Beattie saw a goal "wrongly ruled offside", according to club historians) by a 1–1 draw with Newcastle United, the point saved by Marians Pahars in the last ten minutes of the game.[44] The club dropped down to 13th with a 0–3 loss at West Ham United in their final away game.[46] Their final two fixtures of the season took place at The Dell, marking the final competitive games at the stadium before it was closed down. In the first, Southampton beat Manchester United (who were winning their third consecutive Premier League title) 2–1, with a Wes Brown own goal and a Pahars goal putting the hosts 2–0 up within half an hour (Ryan Giggs scored a consolation late in the second half).[44] The win saw the club jump up to 10th in the league table.[47] In the final game of the season and final competitive game at The Dell, the Saints faced Arsenal who were finishing the league as runners-up to United. Ashley Cole gave the Gunners a 1–0 lead at half-time, but straight after the break Hassan Kachloul pulled one back. Freddie Ljungberg soon put the visitors back in front, before Kachloul responded quickly again to make it 2–2. Despite looking like it would finish a draw, the game was decided in the penultimate minute when Matt Le Tissier – making only his 8th appearance in the league campaign – scored a left-foot volley to give the hosts all three points.[44] Fans and commentators described it as "fitting" for club captain and "legend" Le Tissier to score the last competitive goal at The Dell.[44][48] Southampton's 10th-place finish gave them their best league result since the 1994–95 season under manager Alan Ball, when they finished in the same position.[44]

List of match results

19 August 2000 1 Derby County 2–2 Southampton Derby
15:00 BST Blatsis Yellow card 12'
Strupar File:Soccerball shade.svg 31'
Burton File:Soccerball shade.svg 48'		 Report Kachloul File:Soccerball shade.svg 15', 22'
El Khalej Yellow card		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 27,223
Referee: Andy D'Urso
23 August 2000 2 Southampton 1–2 Coventry City Southampton
19:45 BST Davies Yellow card 10'
El Khalej Yellow card 19'
Lundekvam Yellow card 36'
Tessem File:Soccerball shade.svg 52'
Kachloul Yellow card 67'
Rösler Yellow card 70'		 Report Bellamy File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' (pen.), Yellow card 22'
Palmer Yellow card 29'
Williams Yellow card 29'
Roussel File:Soccerball shade.svg 61'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,801
Referee: Paul Taylor
26 August 2000 3 Southampton 3–3 Liverpool Southampton
15:00 BST Pahars File:Soccerball shade.svg 73', 90+2'
El Khalej File:Soccerball shade.svg 85'		 Report Owen File:Soccerball shade.svg 24', 64'
Hyppiä File:Soccerball shade.svg 55'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,202
Referee: Jeff Winter
6 September 2000 4 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Southampton London
20:00 BST Brown Yellow card 26' Yellow-red card 59'
Rufus Yellow card 32'
Kishishev Yellow card 68'
Johansson File:Soccerball shade.svg 82'		 Report Rösler Yellow card 56'
Draper Yellow card 64'
Marsden Yellow card 68'
Pahars File:Soccerball shade.svg 79'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 20,043
Referee: Mark Halsey
9 September 2000 5 Leicester City 1–0 Southampton Leicester
15:00 BST Taggart File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' Report Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 18,366
Referee: Mike Dean
16 September 2000 6 Southampton 2–0 Newcastle United Southampton
15:00 BST Pahars File:Soccerball shade.svg 47', 61' Report Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,221
Referee: Barry Knight
23 September 2000 7 Bradford City 0–1 Southampton Bradford
15:00 BST Petrescu Yellow card 45'
Ward Yellow card 56'
Windass Yellow card 89'		 Report Halle File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' (o.g.)
Dodd Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 16,163
Referee: Steve Dunn
30 September 2000 8 Southampton 1–3 Middlesbrough Southampton
15:00 BST Kachloul Yellow card 71'
Pahars File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'
Beattie Yellow card 89'		 Report Bokšić File:Soccerball shade.svg 17', 82'
Festa File:Soccerball shade.svg 32'
O'Neill Yellow card 62'
Karembeu Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,903
Referee: Graham Poll
14 October 2000 9 Everton 1–1 Southampton Liverpool
15:00 BST Gascoigne Yellow card 8'
Ball File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' (pen.)		 Report Kachloul Yellow card 14'
Marsden Yellow card 14'
Davies Yellow card 52'
Dodd File:Soccerball shade.svg 76'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 29,491
Referee: David Elleray
23 October 2000 10 Southampton 0–2 Manchester City Southampton
20:00 BST El Khalej Yellow card 57' Report Dickov File:Soccerball shade.svg 38', Yellow card 90'
Howey Yellow card 55'
Tiatto File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+1'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,056
Referee: Alan Wiley
28 October 2000 11 Manchester United 5–0 Southampton Manchester
15:00 GMT Cole File:Soccerball shade.svg 9', 73'
Sheringham File:Soccerball shade.svg 45', 51', 55'		 Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,581
Referee: Andy D'Urso
4 November 2000 12 Southampton 3–2 Chelsea Southampton
15:00 GMT Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg 3', 90+1', Yellow card 31'
Pahars Yellow card 32'
Tessem File:Soccerball shade.svg 37'
Marsden Yellow card 45'
El Khalej Yellow card 70'		 Report Wise Yellow card 45', File:Soccerball shade.svg 69'
Leboeuf Yellow card 50'
Poyet File:Soccerball shade.svg 78'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,236
Referee: Jeff Winter
11 November 2000 13 Sunderland 2–2 Southampton Sunderland
15:00 GMT Quinn File:Soccerball shade.svg 23'
Thome Yellow card 71'
Hutchison File:Soccerball shade.svg 80'		 Report Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg 12'
Lundekvam Yellow card 68'
Richards File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 45,064
Referee: Mike Dean
18 November 2000 14 Southampton 2–0 Aston Villa Southampton
15:00 GMT Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg 22', 24' Report Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,979
Referee: Peter Jones
25 November 2000 15 Southampton 2–3 West Ham United Southampton
15:00 GMT El Khalej Yellow card 12'
Oakley File:Soccerball shade.svg 20'
Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg 53'		 Report Winterburn Yellow card 16'
Štimac Yellow card 32'
Kanouté File:Soccerball shade.svg 41'
Pearce File:Soccerball shade.svg 43'
Sinclair File:Soccerball shade.svg 69'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,232
Referee: Steve Bennett
2 December 2000 16 Arsenal 1–0 Southampton London
15:00 GMT Lundekvam File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' (o.g.) Report Davies Yellow card 38'
Kachloul Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 38,036
Referee: Steve Dunn
9 December 2000 17 Southampton 1–0 Leeds United Southampton
15:00 GMT Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg 43'
Oakley Yellow card 74'
Kachloul Yellow card 81' Yellow-red card 85'
Draper Yellow card 85'		 Report Bakke Yellow card 13'
Woodgate Yellow card 77'
Dacourt Yellow card 80'
Smith Yellow card		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,225
Referee: Paul Durkin
16 December 2000 18 Ipswich Town 3–1 Southampton Ipswich
15:00 GMT Scowcroft File:Soccerball shade.svg 48'
Armstrong File:Soccerball shade.svg 51'
Venus Yellow card 59'
Bridge File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' (o.g.)		 Report Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg 3'
Davies Yellow card 35'
Dodd Yellow card 47'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 22,228
Referee: Barry Knight
22 December 2000 19 Coventry City 1–1 Southampton Coventry
19:45 GMT Thompson File:Soccerball shade.svg 33', Yellow card 75' Report Draper Yellow card 37'
Tessem File:Soccerball shade.svg 51'		 Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 18,090
Referee: Alan Wiley
27 December 2000 20 Southampton 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton
20:00 GMT Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg 38'
Davies File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'
El Khalej Yellow card 75'		 Report Clemence Yellow card 18'
Campbell Yellow card 20'
Anderton Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,237
Referee: David Elleray
30 December 2000 21 Southampton 1–0 Derby County Southampton
15:00 GMT Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' Report Johnson Yellow card 73'
Burley Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,075
Referee: Andy D'Urso
1 January 2001 22 Liverpool 2–1 Southampton Liverpool
15:00 GMT Gerrard File:Soccerball shade.svg 12'
Babbel File:Soccerball shade.svg 86'		 Report Soltvedt File:Soccerball shade.svg 20'
Rösler Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 38,474
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
13 January 2001 23 Southampton 0–0 Charlton Athletic Southampton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,220
Referee: Stephen Lodge
20 January 2001 24 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Southampton London
15:00 GMT Report Richards Yellow card 82' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,095
Referee: Clive Wilkes
31 January 2001 25 Southampton 1–0 Leicester City Southampton
19:45 GMT Petrescu File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' Report Guppy Yellow card 28'
Elliott Yellow card 59'
Izzet Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,909
Referee: Steve Bennett
10 February 2001 26 Southampton 2–0 Bradford City Southampton
15:00 GMT Pahars File:Soccerball shade.svg 60'
Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg 63'		 Report Windass Yellow card 86' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,651
Referee: Graham Poll
24 February 2001 27 Middlesbrough 0–1 Southampton Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Ince Yellow card 53' Report Draper File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 28,725
Referee: Neale Barry
3 March 2001 28 Manchester City 0–1 Southampton Manchester
15:00 GMT Howey Yellow card 84' Report El Khalej Yellow card 27'
Petrescu File:Soccerball shade.svg 55'		 Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 33,990
Referee: Jeff Winter
17 March 2001 29 Southampton 1–0 Everton Southampton
15:00 GMT Tessem File:Soccerball shade.svg 58'
Bridge Yellow card 82'
Beattie Yellow card 85'		 Report Pistone Yellow card 90' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,251
Referee: Mark Halsey
2 April 2001 30 Southampton 0–3 Ipswich Town Southampton
20:00 BST Beattie Yellow card 37'
Le Tissier Yellow card 87'		 Report Stewart File:Soccerball shade.svg 33', 68', 71' (pen.)
Reuser Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,244
Referee: Alan Wiley
7 April 2001 31 Leeds United 2–0 Southampton Leeds
15:00 BST Kewell File:Soccerball shade.svg 10'
Keane File:Soccerball shade.svg 72'		 Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,267
Referee: Jeff Winter
14 April 2001 32 Chelsea 1–0 Southampton London
15:00 BST Terry Yellow card 23'
Poyet File:Soccerball shade.svg 43'
Jokanović Yellow card 61'
Melchiot Yellow card 84'		 Report Beattie Yellow card 6'
Draper Yellow card 67'
Tessem Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 35,136
Referee: Clive Wilkes
21 April 2001 33 Aston Villa 0–0 Southampton Birmingham
15:00 BST Hendrie Yellow card 43' Report Draper Yellow card 7'
Davies Yellow card 33'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,336
Referee: Jeff Winter
28 April 2001 34 Southampton 0–1 Sunderland Southampton
15:00 BST Davies Yellow card 85'
Kachloul Yellow card 90'		 Report Kilbane File:Soccerball shade.svg 54'
Hutchison Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,249
Referee: Alan Wiley
1 May 2001 35 Newcastle United 1–1 Southampton Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 BST Gallacher File:Soccerball shade.svg 26'
LuaLua Yellow card 38'
Speed Yellow card 71'		 Report Davies Yellow card 34'
Pahars File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,439
Referee: Stephen Lodge
5 May 2001 36 West Ham United 3–0 Southampton London
15:00 BST Pearce Yellow card 34'
Foxe Yellow card 57'
Cole File:Soccerball shade.svg 59'
Di Canio File:Soccerball shade.svg 70'
Kanouté File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'		 Report Lundekvam Yellow card 12'
Davies Yellow card 35'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 26,041
Referee: Clive Wilkes
13 May 2001 37 Southampton 2–1 Manchester United Southampton
15:00 BST Brown File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' (o.g.)
Pahars File:Soccerball shade.svg 15'
Marsden Yellow card 68'		 Report Johnsen Yellow card 27'
Giggs File:Soccerball shade.svg 71'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,246
Referee: Jeff Winter
19 May 2001 38 Southampton 3–2 Arsenal Southampton
15:00 BST Davies Yellow card 18'
Kachloul File:Soccerball shade.svg 46', 61'
Le Tissier File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'		 Report Cole File:Soccerball shade.svg 28', Yellow card 47'
Vieira Yellow card 45'
Ljungberg File:Soccerball shade.svg 54'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,252
Referee: Paul Taylor

Final league table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
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
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results by matchday

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHHAAHHAAAHAAHH
ResultDLDDLWWLDLLWDWLLWLDWWLDDWWWWWLLLDLDLWW
Position918181819148121617181415151515151515141212141412121098101112111212131010
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

See also: 2000–01 FA Cup

Southampton entered the 2000–01 FA Cup in the third round against First Division side Sheffield United. The top-flight hosts came closest to opening the scoring in the first half, with Jo Tessem, Kevin Davies and James Beattie all failing to convert chances at various points.[49] The second half started in much the same way, which eventually resulted in the Saints winning a penalty when Beattie was brought down by goalkeeper Simon Tracey. The penalty was converted by Jason Dodd, after which Bobby Ford was sent off amongst protests by the visitors against the spot kick.[49] Southampton held on and progressed to the fourth round, where they were drawn at home again to another First Division side, Sheffield United's closest rivals Sheffield Wednesday. The Saints took the lead early on through Davies, who headed in a rebound from his own half-volley saved by Kevin Pressman.[49] Wednesday responded strongly and eventually equalised shortly after the hour mark, when Andy Booth headed in a long throw-in to make it 1–1.[50] The tide turned again late in the game, when a Booth handball led to a penalty for the Saints, which Dodd again converted for 2–1, before Beattie completed a win with a header in the last minute.[50] A third First Division side awaited Southampton in the fifth round, as the Saints faced Tranmere Rovers at The Dell. The hosts appeared to have opened the scoring after 11 minutes when Dean Richards headed in from a corner, however it was judged to be offside and disallowed.[50] Another offside decision prevented a goal for the Saints around 20 minutes later, when Hassan Kachloul scored from a Marians Pahars pass, and the sides ultimately went into half-time goalless.[50] Southampton continued to dominate after the break, but were unable to make any of their efforts count and it ended 0–0, forcing a replay at Prenton Park three days later.[50] Southampton started the replay in much the same way as they had finished the initial tie, with Kachloul opening the scoring in the 12th minute with "the sweetest of shots into the top corner".[51] Within 15 minutes it was 2–0 through Tessem, and on the stroke of half-time Richards made it three to give the visitors a huge advantage.[51] Despite the three-goal deficit, Tranmere staged "one of the most dramatic comebacks in FA Cup history" in the second half to beat the Saints 4–3.[52] The comeback started with a hat-trick scored within a 21-minute period by former Saints striker Paul Rideout, who scored his first two from a corner and his third from a free-kick to draw level.[51] In the last ten minutes, shortly after Rideout's third goal, Tranmere secured a winner when Stuart Barlow converted a cross from Rideout.[51]

6 January 2001 Round 3 Southampton 1–0 Sheffield United Southampton
Tahar El Khalej Yellow card 67'
Dodd File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' (pen.)		 Montgomery Yellow card 44'
Ford Red card 74'
Uhlenbeek Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,158
Referee: David Elleray
27 January 2001 Round 4 Southampton 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday Southampton
Davies File:Soccerball shade.svg 11'
Dodd File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' (pen.)
Beattie File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'		 Hendon Yellow card 52'
Booth File:Soccerball shade.svg 66'
Sibon Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,251
Referee: Clive Wilkes
17 February 2001 Round 5 Southampton 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Southampton
Barlow Yellow card 90' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,232
Referee: Steve Dunn
20 February 2001 Round 5 Replay Tranmere Rovers 4–3 Southampton Birkenhead
Rideout File:Soccerball shade.svg 59', 71', 80'
Barlow Yellow card 81', File:Soccerball shade.svg 83'		 Kachloul File:Soccerball shade.svg 12'
Beattie Yellow card 22'
Tessem File:Soccerball shade.svg 26'
Richards File:Soccerball shade.svg 45'
Marsden Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 12,910
Referee: Steve Dunn

League Cup

See also: 2000–01 Football League Cup

Southampton entered the 2000–01 League Cup in the second round against Mansfield Town of the Third Division. The Saints beat the Stags 5–1 on aggregate over two legs, with Jo Tessem and Matt Le Tissier securing a 2–0 win at The Dell, before Uwe Rösler and Trond Egil Soltvedt (two) added a 3–1 victory at Field Mill.[53] They faced fellow Premier League side Coventry City in the third round, losing 0–1 after a single goal from John Eustace late in extra time, despite enjoying the majority of chances on goal.[53]

20 September 2000 Round 2 Leg 1 Southampton 2–0 Mansfield Town Southampton
Tessem File:Soccerball shade.svg 36'
Le Tissier File:Soccerball shade.svg 67'
Ripley Yellow card 77'		 Clarke Yellow card 89' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 8,802
Referee: Peter Walton
26 September 2000 Round 2 Leg 2 Mansfield Town 1–3
(1–5 agg.)		 Southampton Mansfield
Clarke File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' Rösler File:Soccerball shade.svg 32'
Soltvedt File:Soccerball shade.svg 44', 65'
Marsden Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 3,528
Referee: Anthony Bates
1 November 2000 Round 3 Southampton 0–1 (a.e.t.) Coventry City Southampton
Kachloul Yellow card 90' Quinn Yellow card 70'
Eustace File:Soccerball shade.svg 119'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 11,809
Referee: Steve Dunn

Other matches

Outside the league and cup competitions, Southampton played four additional matches during the 2000–01 season – two in the final stages of the campaign, two just after its conclusion.[25] The first two took place in March against French side Le Havre, reportedly as a mechanism for manager Glenn Hoddle to "look at seniors returning to fitness and youngsters hoping to press their claims" during the final stages of the season.[54] In the first tie, at Stade Jules Deschaseaux, the Saints broke the deadlock after just seven minutes when Uwe Rösler scored a "crisp drive"; however, goals either side of half-time from Thierry De Neef and Laurent Ciechelski put the hosts in front, before they secured a 3–1 win in the last minute courtesy of Patrick Revelles.[54] Southampton lost the return fixture at The Dell by the same margin, with goals either side of the break from Thomas Deniaud and Karim Kerkar giving Le Havre the 2–0 win.[55] Hoddle cancelled a plan weekend off for the players after the double loss, calling them "silly lads".[56] Three days after the end of the Premier League campaign, the Saints hosted a testimonial for right-back Jason Dodd against a team put together by kit manager Malcolm "Woggy" Taylor dubbed Woggy's Wanderers.[25] Featuring a rotating cast of players on either side, the game ended in a 3–1 win to Taylor's side, with goals scored by former Saints players Steve Davis and Nicky Banger in the first half, followed by guest Dean Gaffney just before the end, who scored against goalkeeper Matt Le Tissier after a penalty by chairman Rupert Lowe had hit the crossbar.[57] Russell Osman, who had retired from playing in 1996, scored the sole goal for the Saints just after half-time.[57] The final game took place four days later, as Southampton hosted Brighton & Hove Albion (who had just won the Third Division title) for the final game at The Dell before its closure.[25] The hosts won the friendly 1–0, with Uwe Rösler scoring the only goal of the game in the 13th minute.[58] The game ended prematurely when home fans started a pitch invasion.[58]

6 March 2001 Friendly France Le Havre 3–1 Southampton Le Havre, France
De Neef File:Soccerball shade.svg 43'
Ciechelski File:Soccerball shade.svg 50'
Revelles File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'		 Rösler File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux
9 March 2001 Friendly Southampton 0–2 France Le Havre Southampton
Deniaud File:Soccerball shade.svg 24'
Kerkar File:Soccerball shade.svg 49'		 Stadium: The Dell
22 May 2001 Jason Dodd Testimonial Southampton 1–3 Woggy's Wanderers Southampton
Osman File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' Davis File:Soccerball shade.svg 15'
Banger File:Soccerball shade.svg 24'
Gaffney File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 10,583
Referee: Darren Spicer
26 May 2001 Friendly Southampton 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Southampton
Rösler File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' Stadium: The Dell
Referee: Steve Tomlin

Player details

Southampton used 25 players during the 2000–01 season, 14 of whom scored during the campaign.[59] Five players made their debut appearances for the club, including three of their five first team signings (Mark Draper,[4] Dan Petrescu,[20] and Uwe Rösler[1]), one player signed the previous season (Imants Bleidelis[60]), and one player making the step up from youth to the first team (Ryan Ashford[61]). One of these – Ashford[61] – also made his last appearance for the Saints during the campaign, as did mid-season departee Trond Egil Soltvedt.[23] Defenders Wayne Bridge and Claus Lundekvam made the most appearances during the season, playing in all but one of the club's 46 games.[59] James Beattie finished as the club's top goalscorer for the first time, scoring 12 goals in all competitions.[59] Bridge won the Southampton F.C. Player of the Season award.[44]

Squad statistics

No. Name Pos. Nat. League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals File:Yellow card.svg File:Red card.svg
1 Paul Jones GK Wales 35 0 4 0 3 0 42 0 0 0
2 Jason Dodd DF England 29(2) 1 3 2 3 0 35(2) 3 2 0
4 Chris Marsden MF England 19(4) 0 2 0 2 0 23(4) 0 6 0
5 Claus Lundekvam DF Norway 38 0 4 0 2(1) 0 44(1) 0 3 0
6 Dean Richards DF England 28 1 3(1) 1 2 0 33(1) 2 1 0
7 Matt Le Tissier MF England 2(6) 1 0 0 2 1 4(6) 2 1 0
8 Matt Oakley MF England 35 1 3 0 2(1) 0 40(1) 1 1 0
9 Mark Draper MF England 16(6) 1 3(1) 0 1 0 20(7) 1 5 0
10 Kevin Davies FW England 21(6) 1 2 1 1 0 24(6) 2 9 0
11 Uwe Rösler FW Germany 6(14) 0 0(2) 0 1(1) 1 7(17) 1 3 0
13 Neil Moss GK England 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
15 Francis Benali DF England 0(4) 0 0 0 0 0 0(4) 0 0 0
16 James Beattie FW England 29(8) 11 4 1 2 0 35(8) 12 6 0
17 Marians Pahars FW Latvia 26(5) 9 4 0 1(1) 0 31(6) 9 1 0
18 Wayne Bridge DF England 38 0 4 0 2(1) 0 44(1) 0 1 0
19 Dani Rodrigues MF Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Tahar El Khalej DF Morocco 25(7) 1 1(1) 0 1(2) 0 27(10) 1 7 0
21 Jo Tessem MF Norway 27(6) 4 3(1) 1 2 1 32(7) 6 1 0
24 Dan Petrescu DF Romania 8(1) 2 0 0 0 0 8(1) 2 0 0
25 Garry Monk DF England 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
26 Imants Bleidelis MF Latvia 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 1(1) 0 1(3) 0 0 0
27 Scott Bevan GK England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Kevin Gibbens MF England 1(2) 0 1 0 0 0 2(2) 0 0 0
29 Paul Hughes MF England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Hassan Kachloul MF Morocco 26(6) 4 2(1) 1 1 0 29(7) 5 6 1
31 Ryan Ashford DF England 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
33 Phil Warner DF England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squad members who left before the end of the season
12 Richard Dryden DF England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Patrice Tano FW Ivory Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Patrick Colleter DF France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Trond Egil Soltvedt MF Norway 3(3) 1 1 0 2 2 6(3) 3 0 0
Squad members who ended the season out on loan
14 Stuart Ripley MF England 1(2) 0 0 0 1 0 2(2) 0 1 0
35 Luís Boa Morte MF Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Most appearances

Rank Name Pos. League FA Cup League Cup Total
Starts Subs Starts Subs Starts Subs Starts Subs Total
1 Wayne Bridge DF 38 0 4 0 2 1 44 1 45
Claus Lundekvam DF 38 0 4 0 2 1 44 1 45
3 James Beattie FW 29 8 4 0 2 0 35 8 43
4 Paul Jones GK 35 0 4 0 3 0 42 0 42
5 Matt Oakley MF 35 0 3 0 2 1 40 1 41
6 Jo Tessem MF 27 6 3 1 2 0 32 7 39
7 Jason Dodd DF 29 2 3 0 3 0 35 2 37
Marians Pahars FW 26 5 4 0 1 1 31 6 37
Tahar El Khalej DF 25 7 1 1 1 2 27 10 37
10 Hassan Kachloul MF 26 6 2 1 1 0 29 7 36

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Pos. League FA Cup League Cup Total
Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GPG
1 James Beattie FW 11 37 1 4 0 2 12 43 0.28
2 Marians Pahars FW 9 31 0 4 0 2 9 37 0.24
3 Jo Tessem MF 4 33 1 4 1 2 6 39 0.15
4 Hassan Kachloul MF 4 32 1 3 0 1 5 36 0.14
5 Trond Egil Soltvedt MF 1 6 0 1 2 2 3 9 0.33
Jason Dodd DF 1 31 2 3 0 3 3 37 0.08
7 Dan Petrescu DF 2 9 0 0 0 0 2 9 0.22
Matt Le Tissier MF 1 8 0 0 1 2 2 10 0.20
Kevin Davies FW 1 27 1 2 0 1 2 30 0.07
Dean Richards DF 1 28 1 4 0 2 2 34 0.06

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Bibliography

  • Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003), Bull, David (ed.), In That Number: A Post-War Chronicle of Southampton FC, Bristol, England: Hagiology Publishing, ISBN 0-9534474-3-X

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