2000–01 Southampton F.C. season
# 2000–01 Southampton F.C. season

During the 2000–01 English football season, Southampton Football Club competed in the FA Premier League.

## Season summary

Southampton enjoyed their best form in several years after it was announced that Glenn Hoddle was replacing Dave Jones as manager on a permanent basis.

But Hoddle caused outrage by walking out on the Saints in late March and taking the managerial vacancy at Tottenham Hotspur the next day. Coach Stuart Gray took over on a temporary basis, and with Southampton's good form continuing he was rewarded with the job on a permanent basis. Southampton's best moment was an 89th-minute winner by Matt Le Tissier to pull back from 2–1 down against runners-up Arsenal.

This was Southampton's final season at the Dell. After 103 years, they moved to the St Mary's Stadium on Brittania Road, which, with 32,000 seats, was more than twice the size of their old ground and seen by many as the way forward for the club.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | |

### 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H |
| Result | D | L | D | D | L | W | W | L | D | L | L | W | D | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | W | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | W | W |
| Position | 9 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 |

## Results

Southampton's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| - | - | - |

### FA Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 August 2000 | Derby County | A | 2–2 | 27,223 | Kachloul (2) |
| 23 August 2000 | Coventry City | H | 1–2 | 14,801 | Tessem |
| 26 August 2000 | Liverpool | H | 3–3 | 15,202 | Pahars (2), Khalej |
| 6 September 2000 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–1 | 20,043 | Pahars |
| 9 September 2000 | Leicester City | A | 0–1 | 18,366 | |
| 16 September 2000 | Newcastle United | H | 2–0 | 15,221 | Pahars (2) |
| 23 September 2000 | Bradford City | A | 1–0 | 16,163 | Halle (own goal) |
| 30 September 2000 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–3 | 14,903 | Pahars |
| 14 October 2000 | Everton | A | 1–1 | 29,491 | Dodd |
| 23 October 2000 | Manchester City | H | 0–2 | 15,056 | |
| 28 October 2000 | Manchester United | A | 0–5 | 67,581 | |
| 4 November 2000 | Chelsea | H | 3–2 | 15,236 | Beattie (2), Tessem |
| 11 November 2000 | Sunderland | A | 2–2 | 45,064 | Beattie, Richards |
| 18 November 2000 | Aston Villa | H | 2–0 | 14,979 | Beattie (2) |
| 25 November 2000 | West Ham United | H | 2–3 | 15,232 | Oakley, Beattie |
| 2 December 2000 | Arsenal | A | 0–1 | 38,036 | |
| 9 December 2000 | Leeds United | H | 1–0 | 15,225 | Beattie |
| 16 December 2000 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–3 | 22,228 | Beattie |
| 22 December 2000 | Coventry City | A | 1–1 | 18,090 | Tessem |
| 27 December 2000 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–0 | 15,237 | Beattie, Davies |
| 30 December 2000 | Derby County | H | 1–0 | 15,075 | Beattie |
| 1 January 2001 | Liverpool | A | 1–2 | 38,474 | Soltvedt |
| 13 January 2001 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0–0 | 15,220 | |
| 20 January 2001 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–0 | 36,095 | |
| 31 January 2001 | Leicester City | H | 1–0 | 14,909 | Petrescu |
| 10 February 2001 | Bradford City | H | 2–0 | 14,651 | Pahars, Beattie |
| 24 February 2001 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–0 | 28,725 | Draper |
| 3 March 2001 | Manchester City | A | 1–0 | 33,990 | Petrescu |
| 17 March 2001 | Everton | H | 1–0 | 15,251 | Tessem |
| 2 April 2001 | Ipswich Town | H | 0–3 | 15,244 | |
| 7 April 2001 | Leeds United | A | 0–2 | 39,267 | |
| 14 April 2001 | Chelsea | A | 0–1 | 35,136 | |
| 21 April 2001 | Aston Villa | A | 0–0 | 29,336 | |
| 28 April 2001 | Sunderland | H | 0–1 | 15,249 | |
| 1 May 2001 | Newcastle United | A | 1–1 | 50,439 | Pahars |
| 5 May 2001 | West Ham United | A | 0–3 | 26,041 | |
| 13 May 2001 | Manchester United | H | 2–1 | 15,246 | Brown (own goal), Pahars |
| 19 May 2001 | Arsenal | H | 3–2 | 15,252 | Kachloul (2), Le Tissier |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R3 | 6 January 2001 | Sheffield United | H | 1–0 | 14,158 | Dodd |
| R4 | 27 January 2001 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 3–1 | 15,251 | Davies, Dodd (pen), Beattie |
| R5 | 17 February 2001 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 0–0 | 15,232 | |
| R5R | 20 February 2001 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 3–4 | 12,910 | Kachloul, Tessem, Richards |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R2 1st Leg | 20 September 2000 | Mansfield Town | H | 2–0 | 8,802 | Tessem, Le Tissier |
| R2 2nd Leg | 26 September 2000 | Mansfield Town | A | 3–1 (won 5–1 on agg) | 3,528 | Rosler, Soltvedt (2) |
| R3 | 1 November 2000 | Coventry City | H | 0–1 | 11,809 | |

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | WAL | Paul Jones |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Jason Dodd (captain) |
| 3 | DF | ENG | John Beresford |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Chris Marsden |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Claus Lundekvam |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Dean Richards |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Matt Le Tissier (Vice captain) |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Matt Oakley |
| 9 | MF | ENG | Mark Draper |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Kevin Davies |
| 11 | FW | GER | Uwe Rösler |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Neil Moss |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Stuart Ripley |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Francis Benali |
| 16 | FW | ENG | James Beattie |
| 17 | FW | LVA | Marian Pahars |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Wayne Bridge |
| 19 | MF | POR | Dani Rodrigues |
| 20 | DF | MAR | Tahar El Khalej |
| 21 | FW | NOR | Jo Tessem |
| 22 | FW | AUS | Adrian Caceres |
| 24 | DF | ROU | Dan Petrescu |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Garry Monk |
| 26 | MF | LVA | Imants Bleidelis |
| 27 | GK | ENG | Scott Bevan |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Kevin Gibbens |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Paul Hughes |
| 30 | MF | MAR | Hassan Kachloul |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Ryan Ashford |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Phil Warner |
| 35 | MF | POR | Luis Boa Morte (on loan to Fulham) |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Richard Dryden (to Luton Town) |
| 22 | MF | WAL | David Hughes (retired) |
| 23 | FW | CIV | Patrice Tano (released) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 24 | DF | FRA | Patrick Colleter (to AS Cannes) |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Shayne Bradley (to Mansfield Town) |
| 32 | MF | NOR | Trond Egil Soltvedt (to Sheffield Wednesday) |

### Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| - | DF | NIR | Chris Baird |
| - | DF | ENG | Matthew Davies |
| - | DF | ENG | Daniel Webb |
| - | MF | WAL | Matt Crowell |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | MF | WAL | Aaron Davies |
| - | MF | ENG | Brian Howard |
| - | FW | ENG | Mark Peters |
| - | FW | AUS | Scott McDonald |

## Transfers

### In

| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 July 2000 | FW | Uwe Rösler | Tennis Borussia Berlin | Free transfer |
| 18 July 2000 | MF | Mark Draper | Aston Villa | £1,250,000 |
| 1 September 2000 | FW | Adrian Caceres | Perth SC | £25,000 |
| 12 January 2001 | DF | Dan Petrescu | Bradford City | Nominal |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 August 2000 | FW | Shayne Bradley | Mansfield Town | Signed |
| 4 December 2000 | DF | Daniel Webb | Southend United | £10,000 |
| 2 February 2001 | DF | Richard Dryden | Luton Town | Free transfer |
| 2 March 2001 | DF | Matthew Davies | Woking | Free transfer |
| 22 March 2001 | MF | Trond Egil Soltvedt | Sheffield Wednesday | Nominal |

    Transfers in: £1,275,000
    Transfers out: £10,000
    Total spending: £1,265,000

## Statistics

### Starting 11

    Considering starts in all competitions

| No. | Pos. | Name | MS |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | Paul Jones | 42 |
| 2 | RB | Jason Dodd | 35 |
| 6 | CB | Dean Richards | 33 |
| 5 | CB | Claus Lundekvam | 44 |
| 18 | LB | Wayne Bridge | 44 |
| 17 | RM | Tahar El Khalej | 31 |
| 8 | CM | Matt Oakley | 40 |
| 21 | CM | Jo Tessem | 32 |
| 20 | LM | Hassan Kachloul | 27 |
| 17 | CF | Marian Pahars | 31 |
| 16 | CF | James Beattie | 35 |
