Premier League 2000/01

Manchester United won the 2000/01 Premier League with 80 points, 10 points ahead of Arsenal. Manchester City, Coventry City and Bradford City were relegated. The season's 380 matches produced 992 goals, 2.61 a game.

Man United

Champions

992

Goals

2.61

Goals a game

48%

Home wins

Final table


1	Manchester UnitedMan United	38	24	8	6	79	31	+48	80
2	ArsenalArsenal	38	20	10	8	63	38	+25	70
3	LiverpoolLiverpool	38	20	9	9	71	39	+32	69
4	Leeds UnitedLeeds United	38	20	8	10	64	43	+21	68
5	Ipswich TownIpswich Town	38	20	6	12	57	42	+15	66
6	ChelseaChelsea	38	17	10	11	68	45	+23	61
7	SunderlandSunderland	38	15	12	11	46	41	+5	57
8	Aston VillaAston Villa	38	13	15	10	46	43	+3	54
9	Charlton AthleticCharlton	38	14	10	14	50	57	-7	52
10	SouthamptonSouthampton	38	14	10	14	40	48	-8	52
11	Newcastle UnitedNewcastle	38	14	9	15	44	50	-6	51
12	Tottenham HotspurTottenham	38	13	10	15	47	54	-7	49
13	Leicester CityLeicester City	38	14	6	18	39	51	-12	48
14	MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough	38	9	15	14	44	44	0	42
15	West Ham UnitedWest Ham	38	10	12	16	45	50	-5	42
16	EvertonEverton	38	11	9	18	45	59	-14	42
17	Derby CountyDerby County	38	10	12	16	37	59	-22	42
18	Manchester CityMan City	38	8	10	20	41	65	-24	34
19	Coventry CityCoventry City	38	8	10	20	36	63	-27	34
20	Bradford CityBradford City	38	5	11	22	30	70	-40	26

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The 2000/01 title race

The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →

Points, Sat 19 May 2001

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Arsenal

Liverpool

Leeds United

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2000/01 · Sat 19 May 2001

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The 2000/01 scoreline grid

Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square for that scoreline's page.

Away goals

5 2 1

12 8 4 6 2 1

12 24 19 7 5

27 48 37 17 7

28 40 40 15 3 5 1

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

Every result in 2000/01 had happened before. See the odds of one in the next round →

Biggest wins

September 5, 2000Man United 6–0 Bradford CityHT 2–06-goal home win

October 21, 2000Chelsea 6–1 Coventry CityHT 2–05-goal home win

December 26, 2000Arsenal 6–1 Leicester CityHT 1–05-goal home win

February 25, 2001Man United 6–1 ArsenalHT 5–15-goal home win

May 13, 2001Leeds United 6–1 Bradford CityHT 5–15-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

August 26, 2000Arsenal 5–3 CharltonHT 1–28 goals

October 21, 2000Chelsea 6–1 Coventry CityHT 2–07 goals

December 26, 2000Arsenal 6–1 Leicester CityHT 1–07 goals

February 25, 2001Man United 6–1 ArsenalHT 5–17 goals

May 13, 2001Leeds United 6–1 Bradford CityHT 5–17 goals

Comebacks

18 matches in 2000/01 were won by a side that was behind at half-time; the biggest are below. Every Premier League comeback →

May 5, 2001Aston Villa 3–2 Coventry CityHT 0–2won from 2 down

April 14, 2001Sunderland 2–3 TottenhamHT 2–0won from 2 down

May 19, 2001Southampton 3–2 ArsenalHT 0–1won from 1 down

April 28, 2001Everton 2–1 Bradford CityHT 0–1won from 1 down

April 16, 2001Middlesbrough 1–2 Ipswich TownHT 1–0won from 1 down

Most common results

#11–1 draw48 · 13%

#22–0 home win40 · 11%

#31–0 home win40 · 11%

#42–1 home win37 · 10%

#50–0 draw28 · 7%

How 2000/01 compares

At 2.61 goals a game, 2000/01 was the 24th highest-scoring of the 34 completed Premier League seasons (the average is 2.69). Home sides won 48% of matches, against 46% across all seasons; 27% were draws and 25% away wins.

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