2000–01 West Ham United F.C. season

During the 2000–01 English football season, West Ham United competed in the FA Premier League.

West Ham United

2000–01 season
Chairman	Terry Brown
Manager	Harry Redknapp (until 9 May) Glenn Roeder (caretaker from 9 May)
Stadium	Upton Park
Premier League	15th
FA Cup	Quarter-finals
League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Frédéric Kanouté (11) All: Frédéric Kanouté (14)
Highest home attendance	26,048 vs Tottenham Hotspur (31 Jan 2001, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	11,963 vs Walsall (27 Sep 2000, League Cup)
Average home league attendance	25,697
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

Season summary

The sale of Rio Ferdinand to Leeds United contributed towards a dip in West Ham's otherwise good Premier League form, seeing them 8th by Boxing Day, and mystery surrounded the departure of manager Harry Redknapp on 9 May following a row with chairman Terry Brown over transfer cash for what the club needed to challenge for a top six finish next season.^[1] Alan Curbishley, Steve McClaren and George Graham were just some of the many names linked with the vacancy before it was announced that caretaker manager and former youth coach Glenn Roeder would be taking over on a permanent basis.^[2]

Final league table

Main article: 2000–01 FA Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Leicester City	38	14	6	18	39	51	−12	48
14	Middlesbrough	38	9	15	14	44	44	0	42
15	West Ham United	38	10	12	16	45	50	−5	42
16	Everton	38	11	9	18	45	59	−14	42
17	Derby County	38	10	12	16	37	59	−22	42

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	10	12	16	45	50	−5	42	6	6	7	24	20	+4	4	6	9	21	30	−9

Source: 2000-01 FA Premier League table

Results by matchday

Match	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	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	D	D	L	D	W	D	D	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	D	L	W	L	L	D	D	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	W	L
Position	16	20	20	20	20	20	18	17	18	18	15	15	13	11	9	6	7	8	10	8	10	11	11	13	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	14	14	15	14	15

Source: 11v11.com: 2000-01 West Ham United results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

FA Premier League

Chelsea v West Ham United

19 August 2000 (2000-08-19) 1	Chelsea	4-2	West Ham United	Fulham, London
20:00 BST	Hasselbaink 31' (pen.) Panucci  33' Zola 59' Stanić 78', 90'		Lampard  12' Hislop  30' Di Canio 48' Kanouté 85' Margas  89'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 34,914 Referee: Graham Barber

West Ham United v Leicester City

23 August 2000 (2000-08-23) 2	West Ham United	0-1	Leicester City	London
20:00 BST	Štimac  22'  44' Carrick 87' Di Canio  89'		Taggart 34' Izzet 42' Eadie 54'  81'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 25,195 Referee: Rob Styles

West Ham United v Manchester United

26 August 2000 (2000-08-26) 3	West Ham United	2-2	Manchester United	London
15:00 BST	Šuker  72' 89' Di Canio 86' (pen.)		Beckham 6' Cole 49'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 25,195 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Sunderland v West Ham United

6 September 2000 (2000-09-06) 4	Sunderland	1-1	West Ham United	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Arca 25' Phillips 57' Hutchison  85'		Winterburn  14' Šuker 29' 32'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 46,605 Referee: Peter Jones

Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United

11 September 2000 (2000-09-11) 5	Tottenham Hotspur	1-0	West Ham United	Tottenham, London
20:00 BST	Campbell 67' Freund  77'		Šuker 32'  66' Lampard  62' Pearce  87'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 33,282 Referee: Steve Dunn

West Ham United v Liverpool

17 September 2000 (2000-09-17) 6	West Ham United	1-1	Liverpool	London
15:00 BST	Di Canio 69' (pen.)		Gerrard 12' Murphy 41' Song  85'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 25,998 Referee: David Elleray

Coventry City v West Ham United

23 September 2000 (2000-09-23) 7	Coventry City	0-3	West Ham United	Coventry
15:00 BST			Di Canio 38' Cole 40' Winterburn  65' Lampard 69'	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 21,020 Referee: Neale Barry

West Ham United v Bradford City

30 September 2000 (2000-09-30) 8	West Ham United	1-1	Bradford City	London
15:00 BST	Cole 26' Pearce  52' Di Canio  89' Štimac  90'		Windass  32' Wetherall 37' Petrescu 90'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 25,407 Referee: Mike Dean

Ipswich Town v West Ham United

14 October 2000 (2000-10-14) 9	Ipswich Town	1-1	West Ham United	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Stewart 5'		Pearce  13' Kanouté  60' Di Canio 73' Cole  87'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 22,243 Referee: Neale Barry

West Ham United v Arsenal

21 October 2000 (2000-10-21) 10	West Ham United	1-2	Arsenal	London
15:00 BST	Moncur  44' Pearce 56'		Pires 12' Ferdinand (o.g.)	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 26,034 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

West Ham United v Newcastle United

28 October 2000 (2000-10-28) 11	West Ham United	1-0	Newcastle United	London
15:00 BST	Winterburn  39' Kanouté 73' Moncur  89' Šuker  90'		Solano  44' LuaLua  57'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 26,044 Referee: Mike Riley

Derby County v West Ham United

7 November 2000 (2000-11-07) 12	Derby County	0-0	West Ham United	Derby
15:00 BST	Martin  42'		Kanouté  49'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 24,621 Referee: Paul Durkin

West Ham United v Manchester City

11 November 2000 (2000-11-11) 13	West Ham United	4-1	Manchester City	London
15:00 BST	Winterburn  39' Lomas 53' Sinclair 58' Pearce 67' Di Canio 90' (pen.)		Prior 32'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 26,022 Referee: Jeff Winter

Leeds United v West Ham United

18 November 2000 (2000-11-18) 14	Leeds United	0-1	West Ham United	Leeds
15:00 BST	Mills  33'		Winterburn 45' Lomas  88'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,005 Referee: Paul Taylor

Southampton v West Ham United

25 November 2000 (2000-11-25) 15	Southampton	2-3	West Ham United	Southampton
15:00 BST	El Khalej  12' Oakley 20' Beattie 53'		Winterburn  16' Štimac  32' Kanouté 41' Pearce 43' Sinclair 69'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,232 Referee: Steve Bennett

West Ham United v Middlesbrough

2 December 2000 (2000-12-02) 16	West Ham United	1-0	Middlesbrough	London
15:00 BST	Di Canio 42' Moncur  47'		Fleming  38' Ehiogu  43'  87' Mustoe  80' Ince  82'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 25,459 Referee: Andy D'Urso

West Ham United v Aston Villa

9 December 2000 (2000-12-09) 17	West Ham United	1-1	Aston Villa	London
15:00 BST	Pearce  12' Carrick 15'		Özalan  24' Hendrie 37' Barry  75' Ginola  80'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 25,888 Referee: Mike Riley

Everton v West Ham United

16 December 2000 (2000-12-16) 18	Everton	1-1	West Ham United	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Cadamarteri  23' 75'		Kanouté  30' 83' Lomas  78'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 31,260 Referee: Clive Wilkes

Leicester City v West Ham United

23 December 2000 (2000-12-23) 19	Leicester City	2-1	West Ham United	Leicester
15:00 BST	Taggart 12' Izzet 26' Savage 63'		Kanouté 8'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 21,524 Referee: Graham Poll

West Ham United v Charlton Athletic

26 December 2000 (2000-12-26) 20	West Ham United	5-0	Charlton Athletic	London
15:00 BST	Rufus 13' (o.g.) Kanouté 18' 84' Lomas  32' Lampard 45' Sinclair 71'			Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 26,046 Referee: Steve Dunn

Manchester United v West Ham United

1 January 2001 (2001-01-01) 21	Manchester United	3-1	West Ham United	Manchester
15:00 BST	Solskjær 3' Pearce 33' (o.g.) Brown  53' Yorke 58'		Pearce  13' Camara  37' Kanouté 72'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,603 Referee: Peter Jones

West Ham United v Sunderland

13 January 2001 (2001-01-13) 22	West Ham United	0-2	Sunderland	London
15:00 BST	Lomas  6' Winterburn  38' Pearce  53' Song  85'		Varga 22' Quinn 35' Phillips  64' Hutchison 68'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 26,014 Referee: Matt Messias

Charlton Athletic v West Ham United

23 January 2001 (2001-01-23) 23	Charlton Athletic	1-1	West Ham United	London
15:00 BST	Bartlett 7'		Di Canio 74'  89'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 20,043 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur

31 January 2001 (2001-01-31) 24	West Ham United	0-0	Tottenham Hotspur	London
15:00 BST	Tihinen		Perry	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 26,048 Referee: Neale Barry

Liverpool v West Ham United

3 February 2001 (2001-02-03) 25	Liverpool	3-0	West Ham United	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Šmicer 20' Fowler 45' 57'		Kanouté  73'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,045 Referee: Steve Bennett

West Ham United v Coventry City

12 February 2001 (2001-02-12) 26	West Ham United	1-1	Coventry City	London
15:00 BST	Cole  71' 83' Di Canio  80'		Breen  11' Quinn  18' Hartson  54' Thompson  58' Eustace  84' Dailly 90' (o.g.)	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 22,586 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Bradford City v West Ham United

24 February 2001 (2001-02-24) 27	Bradford City	1-2	West Ham United	Bradford
15:00 BST	Locke  32' Jess 62'		Lampard 18' 75' Dailly  29' Di Canio 64'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 20,469 Referee: Stephen Lodge

Arsenal v West Ham United

3 March 2001 (2001-03-03) 28	Arsenal	3-0	West Ham United	London
15:00 BST	Wiltord 6', 13', 39' Vieira  69' Lauren  81'		Pearce  28' Dailly  77' Todorov  83'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,071 Referee: Mike Riley

West Ham United v Chelsea

7 March 2001 (2001-03-07) 29	West Ham United	0-2	Chelsea	London
15:00 BST	Lampard  17' Šuker  67'		Ferrer  26' Guðjohnsen 32' Hasselbaink 38' Grønkjær  65'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 26,016 Referee: Alan Wiley

West Ham United v Ipswich Town

17 March 2001 (2001-03-17) 30	West Ham United	0-1	Ipswich Town	London
15:00 BST			Reuser 60'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 26,046 Referee: Mike Dean

West Ham United v Everton

31 March 2001 (2001-03-31) 31	West Ham United	0-2	Everton	London
15:00 BST	Pearce  44' 45' Di Canio  45' Kanouté  68'		Unsworth 45' (pen.) 58' Ball  52' Alexandersson 72'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 26,044 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Aston Villa v West Ham United

7 April 2001 (2001-04-07) 32	Aston Villa	2-2	West Ham United	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Ginola  65' 71' Hendrie 78'		Song  45' Kanouté 46' Lampard 87' Cole  90'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 31,432 Referee: Rob Harris

West Ham United v Derby County

14 April 2001 (2001-04-14) 33	West Ham United	3-1	Derby County	London
15:00 BST	Kanouté 4' Lampard 7' Cole 45'		Eranio  26' West  55' Guðjónsson 83'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 25,319 Referee: Rob Styles

Newcastle United v West Ham United

16 April 2001 (2001-04-16) 34	Newcastle United	2-1	West Ham United	Newcastle
15:00 BST	Cort 32' Solano 56' (pen.)		Dailly  66' Lampard 80' (pen.)	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,107 Referee: Paul Durkin

West Ham United v Leeds United

21 April 2001 (2001-04-21) 35	West Ham United	0-2	Leeds United	London
15:00 BST	Moncur  36' Cole  51' Foxe  57' Štimac  64' Winterburn  72'		Keane 8' Mills  23' Ferdinand 47' Dacourt  58' Batty  58'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 26,041 Referee: Graham Poll

Manchester City v West Ham United

28 April 2001 (2001-04-28) 36	Manchester City	1-0	West Ham United	Manchester
15:00 BST	Pearce 23' (own goal) Haaland  64' Howey  67' Tiatto  82'		Cole  39' Dailly  53' Pearce  63' Carrick 82' Šuker  90'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 33,737 Referee: Peter Jones

West Ham United v Southampton

5 May 2001 (2001-05-05) 37	West Ham United	3-0	Southampton	London
15:00 BST	Pearce  34' Foxe  57' Cole 59' Di Canio 70' Kanouté 90'		Lundekvam  12' Davies  35'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 26,041 Referee: Clive Wilkes

Middlesbrough v West Ham United

19 May 2001 (2001-05-19) 38	Middlesbrough	2-1	West Ham United	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Job 21' Karembeu 45'		Todorov 31'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 33,057 Referee: Paul Durkin

FA Cup

Main article: 2000–01 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	6 January 2001	Walsall	A	3–2	9,402	Lampard, Kanouté (2)
R4	28 January 2001	Manchester United	A	1–0	67,029	Di Canio
R5	17 February 2001	Sunderland	A	1–0	36,005	Kanouté
QF	11 March 2001	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2–3	26,048	S Pearce, Todorov

League Cup

Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg	19 September 2000	Walsall	A	1–0	5,435	Defoe
R2 2nd Leg	27 September 2000	Walsall	H	1–1 (won 2–1 on agg)	11,963	Lomas
R3	31 October 2000	Blackburn Rovers	H	2–0	21,863	Šuker, Di Canio
R4	29 November 2000	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–2	25,853	Lampard

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  TRI Shaka Hislop[4] 2 DF  ENG Gary Charles 3 DF  ENG Stuart Pearce 4 DF  ENG Steve Potts[5] 5 DF  CRO Igor Štimac 6 DF  AUS Hayden Foxe 7 DF  SCO Christian Dailly 8 MF  ENG Trevor Sinclair 9 FW  CRO Davor Šuker 10 FW  ITA Paolo Di Canio 11 MF  NIR Steve Lomas[6] (captain) 12 FW  ENG Paul Kitson 14 FW  FRA Frédéric Kanouté[7] 15 DF  CMR Rigobert Song 16 MF  ENG John Moncur 17 DF  ENG Nigel Winterburn

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  ENG Frank Lampard 19 DF  ENG Ian Pearce 20 DF  ENG Scott Minto 21 MF  ENG Michael Carrick 22 GK  CAN Craig Forrest 24 MF  FRA Christian Bassila (on loan from Rennes) 25 FW  GUI Kaba Diawara (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain) 26 MF  ENG Joe Cole 29 FW  GUI Titi Camara 30 DF  FRA Sébastien Schemmel (on loan from Metz) 32 GK  ENG Stephen Bywater 35 FW  ENG Jermain Defoe 36 DF  NOR Ragnvald Soma 37 FW  BUL Svetoslav Todorov 45 MF  NIR Grant McCann

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 7 MF  FRA Marc Keller (on loan to Blackburn Rovers) 15 DF  ENG Rio Ferdinand (to Leeds United) 28 DF  ENG Darren Peacock (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) 28 DF  FIN Hannu Tihinen (on loan from Viking)

No. Pos. Nation Player 30 DF  CHI Javier Margas (retired) 43 GK  IRL Alex O'Reilly (to Bristol Rovers) — MF  FIN Daniel Sjölund (to Liverpool)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 MF  ENG Adam Newton[8] 27 DF  IRL Shaun Byrne[9] 31 FW  TUR Omer Riza[10] 33 DF  ENG Terrell Forbes 34 DF  ENG Stevland Angus 39 DF  ENG Ezomo Iriekpen — DF  ENG Tom Williams — DF  AUS Steve Laurie — DF  ITA Alessandro Zamperini — MF  ENG Leon Britton

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Jimmy Bullard — MF  ENG Craig Etherington — MF  ENG Tom Williams — MF  IRL Daryl McMahon — MF  AUS Michael Ferrante — FW  ENG Amos Foyewa — FW  ENG Gavin Holligan — FW  UGA Moses Junju — FW  AUS Richard Garcia

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Name	From	Fee	Notes
22 June 2000	DF	Nigel Winterburn	Arsenal	Signed	[11]
28 June 2000	FW	Davor Šuker	Arsenal	Free transfer	[12]
28 November 2000	DF	Rigobert Song	Liverpool	£2,500,000	[13]
21 December 2000	FW	Titi Camara	Liverpool	£1,500,000	[14]
17 January 2001	DF	Ragnvald Soma	Bryne FK	£800,000	[15]
18 January 2001	DF	Christian Dailly	Blackburn Rovers	£1,750,000	[16]
22 January 2001	FW	Svetoslav Todorov	PFC Litex Lovech	£500,000	[17]
14 March 2001	DF	Hayden Foxe	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Free transfer	[18]

Out

Date	Pos	Name	To	Fee	Notes
2 June 2000	DF	Stephen Purches	Bournemouth	Free transfer
23 June 2000	FW	Emmanuel Omoyinmi	Oxford United	Free transfer
23 June 2000	GK	Ian Feuer	Wimbledon	Free transfer
27 July 2000	DF	Neil Ruddock	Crystal Palace	Signed	[19]
7 August 2000	FW	Gary Alexander	Swindon Town	£200,000
8 August 2000	FW	Paulo Wanchope	Manchester City	£3,650,000	[20]
25 November 2000	DF	Rio Ferdinand	Leeds United	£18,000,000	[21]
29 November 2000	MF	Daniel Sjölund	Liverpool	£1,000,000	[22]
22 March 2001	MF	Tom Williams	Peterborough United	Free transfer
22 March 2001	GK	Alex O'Reilly	Bristol Rovers	Monthly
10 May 2001	MF	Jimmy Bullard	Peterborough United	Free transfer

Transfers in: £7,050,000

Transfers out: £22,850,000

Total spending: £15,800,000

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Shaka Hislop	34	0	4	0	4	0	42	0	1	0
2	DF	Gary Charles	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
3	DF	Stuart Pearce	34	2	4	1	4	0	42	3	11	1
4	DF	Steve Potts	2+6	0	0	0	2+1	0	4+7	0	0	0
5	DF	Igor Štimac	19	0	2	0	3	0	24	0	3	1
6	DF	Hayden Foxe	3+2	0	0	0	0	0	3+2	0	2	0
7	DF	Christian Dailly	11+1	0	3	0	0	0	14+1	0	4	0
7	MF	Marc Keller	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
8	MF	Trevor Sinclair	19	3	1	0	3	0	23	3	0	0
9	FW	Davor Šuker	7+4	2	0	0	1+1	1	8+5	3	5	0
10	FW	Paolo Di Canio	31	9	3	1	3	1	37	11	7	0
11	MF	Steve Lomas	20	1	0	0	3	1	23	2	4	0
12	FW	Paul Kitson	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0
14	FW	Frédéric Kanouté	32	11	4	3	3	0	39	14	5	0
15	DF	Rio Ferdinand	12	0	2	0	0	0	14	0	0	0
15	DF	Rigobert Song	18+1	0	1	0	1	0	20+1	0	2	0
16	MF	John Moncur	6+10	0	0	0	0+1	0	6+11	0	5	0
17	DF	Nigel Winterburn	33	1	4	0	3	0	40	1	7	0
18	MF	Frank Lampard	30	7	4	1	3	1	37	9	3	0
19	DF	Ian Pearce	13+2	1	0+1	0	1	0	14+3	1	0	0
20	DF	Scott Minto	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
21	MF	Michael Carrick	32+1	1	4	0	4	0	40+1	1	2	0
22	GK	Craig Forrest	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	3+1	0	0	0
24	MF	Christian Bassila	0+3	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+4	0	0	0
25	FW	Kaba Diawara	6+5	0	0	0	0	0	6+5	0	0	0
26	MF	Joe Cole	24+6	5	4	0	2	0	30+6	5	5	0
28	DF	Hannu Tihinen	5+3	0	2	0	0	0	7+3	0	1	0
29	FW	Titi Camara	5+1	0	1	0	0	0	6+1	0	1	0
30	DF	Javier Margas	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	1	0
30	DF	Sébastien Schemmel	10+2	0	3	0	0	0	13+2	0	1	0
32	GK	Stephen Bywater	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
35	FW	Jermain Defoe	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	1	0+2	1	0	0
36	DF	Ragnvald Soma	2+2	0	0+1	0	0	0	2+3	0	0	0
37	FW	Svetoslav Todorov	2+6	1	0+1	1	0	0	2+7	2	1	0
45	MF	Grant McCann	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0