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2000–01 Arsenal F.C. season

April 09, 2024

The 2000–01 season was Arsenal Football Club's ninth season in the Premier League and their 75th consecutive season in the top flight of English football.[2][3] The club ended the campaign second in the Premier League, ten points behind reigning champions Manchester United. Arsenal reached the 2001 FA Cup Final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff in May 2001; in spite of dominating against Liverpool, they conceded two late goals, both scored by Michael Owen. In Europe, Arsenal made it to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 1972, only to be eliminated on the away goals rule by eventual finalists Valencia.

Arsenal F.C.
2000–01 season
ChairmanPeter Hill-Wood
ManagerArsène Wenger
StadiumHighbury
Premier League2nd
FA CupRunners-up
League CupThird round
UEFA Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Thierry Henry (17)
All: Thierry Henry (22)
Highest home attendance38,146 vs Manchester United
(1 October 2000)
Lowest home attendance26,105 vs Ipswich Town
(10 February 2001)
Average home league attendance36,764
(in all competitions)[1]

In the transfer window, Arsenal sold Marc Overmars and Emmanuel Petit to Barcelona for a combined fee of more than £30 million. Defender Lauren was signed as a direct replacement for Nigel Winterburn, who signed on a free transfer to West Ham United. French footballers Robert Pires and Sylvain Wiltord were purchased from Marseille and Bordeaux respectively; the latter's arrival broke the club's transfer record.

Midfielder Patrick Vieira was sent off in Arsenal's first two league games of the season, though the team coped well in his absence and went unbeaten throughout September and October. Arsenal made it past the next phase of the Champions League by November, but continued to perform inconsistently in the Premier League away from home; they lost at Everton, Leeds United and Liverpool in the space of a month. A 6–1 defeat to Manchester United in February prompted Wenger to rule out their chances of winning the league. The team finished in second on 70 points, three fewer than in the previous season.

35 different players represented the club in four competitions and there were 17 different goalscorers. Thierry Henry was Arsenal's top goalscorer in the 2000–01 season; he scored 22 goals in 53 appearances.

Background edit

See also: 1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season

In the 1999–2000 season, Arsenal participated in the Premier League. Despite the loss of striker Nicolas Anelka to Real Madrid, the club significantly strengthened in the summer, signing defenders Oleh Luzhnyi and Sylvinho as well as forwards Davor Šuker and Thierry Henry. Inconsistent performances in the league against lowly opposition meant Arsenal never posed a serious title challenge, ending the campaign as runners-up, 18 points behind Manchester United.[4][5] The club had another poor season in the Champions League, finishing third in their group; this won them a consolation place in the UEFA Cup and Arsenal managed to go all the way to the final, where they faced Galatasaray in Copenhagen. The match ended in a 0–0 draw with few chances for either side to score; it went to penalties and Arsenal lost after Šuker and Patrick Vieira missed their spot-kicks.[6]

Transfers edit

Arsenal's first signing in the transfer window was Cameroon international Lauren from Mallorca for an estimated fee of £7 million.[7] Robert Pires moved to Arsenal in July 2000 and was later joined by Brazilian Edu; both players were transferred from Marseille and Corinthians respectively. Sylvain Wiltord joined on a club-record fee from Bordeaux, believed to be £13 million.[8] Defenders Guy Demel, Igors Stepanovs and Sebastian Svärd were also purchased during the season, as well as forward Tomas Danilevičius, who impressed on a trial spell.[9]

After 13 years of building his career at Arsenal, defender Nigel Winterburn moved to West Ham United on a free transfer; he was described by Wenger as a "consummate professional", who "has not only shown a remarkable amount of commitment to Arsenal but has also proven that he is an excellent footballer."[10] Winterburn was joined by Šuker, who also signed for West Ham. Midfielders Marc Overmars and Emmanuel Petit joined Barcelona for a combined fee of £30 million.[11] Other notable departures included Christopher Wreh to Saudi club Al-Hilal and teenage striker Jay Bothroyd to Coventry City for £1 million.

In edit

 
French international Robert Pires joined Arsenal in the transfer window
No. Position Player Transferred from Fee Date Ref
12 DF Lauren Mallorca Undisclosed 30 May 2000 [12]
7 MF Robert Pires Marseille Undisclosed 3 July 2000 [13]
17 MF Edu Corinthians Undisclosed 3 July 2000 [13]
26 MF Guy Demel Nîmes Undisclosed 7 August 2000 [14]
11 FW Sylvain Wiltord Bordeaux Undisclosed 26 August 2000 [15]
3 DF Igors Stepanovs Skonto Riga Undisclosed 4 September 2000 [16]
49 DF Sebastian Svärd Kjøbenhavns Boldklub Undisclosed 27 November 2000 [17]
9 FW Tomas Danilevičius Lausanne-Sport £1,000,000 13 December 2000 [18]

Out edit

No. Position Player Transferred to Fee Date Ref
3 DF Nigel Winterburn West Ham United Free 22 June 2000 [19]
9 FW Davor Šuker West Ham United Free 28 June 2000 [20]
34 FW Jay Bothroyd Coventry City £1,000,000 11 July 2000 [21]
33 MF Tommy Black Crystal Palace £500,000 12 July 2000 [22]
38 MF Julian Gray Crystal Palace £500,000 12 July 2000 [22]
11 MF Marc Overmars Barcelona £25,000,000 28 July 2000 [23]
17 MF Emmanuel Petit Barcelona £7,000,000 28 July 2000 [23]
36 DF Brian McGovern Norwich City Undisclosed 23 August 2000 [24]
32 DF Rhys Weston Cardiff City £50,000 15 November 2000 [25]
30 DF Paolo Vernazza Watford £350,000 15 December 2000 [26]
12 FW Christopher Wreh Al-Hilal Undisclosed 15 December 2000 [27]
43 MF James Harper Reading Free 2 March 2001 [28]

Pre-season edit

To prepare for the upcoming season Arsenal took part in several pre-season friendlies, both with local, and international teams including Barcelona and Ajax in the Amsterdam Tournament.[29][30] They first played Boreham Wood on 14 July, ending in a surprising, but disappointing 1–1 draw. They won against Barnet on 22 July,[31] before heading abroad to play Mainz 05 on 30 July in a 2–0 victory.[29][32] Arsenal also took part in the 2000 Amsterdam Tournament, taking place from 3 to 5 August, however losing both games to Barcelona and Ajax, eventually finishing bottom of the group.[33] The end of their pre-season ended on a more positive note with victories against both Dunfermline Athletic,[31] and a 7–0 thrashing of Stevenage for their last game of the pre-season on 12 August.[29]

Match Details edit

14 July 2000 Friendly Boreham Wood 1-1 Arsenal Borehamwood
Selby   Report Lauren   Stadium: Meadow Park
22 July 2000 Friendly Barnet 0-1 Arsenal London
Report Pennant   Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,938
30 July 2000 Friendly Mainz 05 0-2 Arsenal Mainz, Germany
Lauren  
Kanu  		 Stadium: Bruchwegstadion
Attendance: 4,533
9 August 2000 Friendly Dunfermline Athletic 0-3 Arsenal Dunfermline, Scotland
Report Henry  
Ljungberg 
Kanu  		 Stadium: East End Park
12 August 2000 Friendly Stevenage 0-7 Arsenal Stevenage
Henry    
Bergkamp   
Parlour  
Kanu  		 Stadium: Broadhall Way

Amsterdam tournament edit

See also: 2000 Amsterdam Tournament

Arsenal joined Barcelona and Lazio taking part in the annual Amsterdam tournament, hosted by Ajax at their home stadium. Within this tournament, each team plays two games where 3 points is given for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 for a loss. However an additional point is also granted for every goal scored.[34]

3 August 2000 Amsterdam Tournament FC Barcelona 2-1 Arsenal Amsterdam, Netherlands
Guardiola   3' (pen)
Cocu   39'		 Report Danilevicius   33' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50,000
5 August 2000 Amsterdam Tournament Ajax 2-0 Arsenal Amsterdam, Netherlands
Arveladze   38'
Hosé   89'		 Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 51,000
Results edit

With 2 losses and just 1 goal scored, Arsenal finished bottom of the table. Barcelona and Ajax finished with a draw and a win each, but with Barcelona storming the top of the table with 5 goals, they won the overall competition.[34]

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Barcelona 2 1 1 0 5 4 +1 9
  Ajax 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 6
  Lazio 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 5
  Arsenal 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 1
Source:
Rules for classification: An extra point is awarded for each goal scored.

Premier League edit

See also: 2000–01 FA Premier League

August–October edit

Arsenal opened the league season away to Sunderland on 19 August 2000. A second-half header from Niall Quinn was enough to earn the home team victory, in a match where Arsenal wasted numerous chances to equalise.[35] Patrick Vieira was sent off for swiping his forearm at defender Darren Williams in injury time and Wenger was involved in an altercation with fourth official Paul Taylor in the stadium tunnel.[35] He was later charged with "alleged threatening behaviour and physical intimidation"[36] and found guilty by a FA disciplinary commission.[a] Right back Lauren scored on his debut for Arsenal against Liverpool two days after; Vieira was dismissed off the pitch for the second successive game, with Liverpool being reduced to nine men when midfielders Gary McAllister and Dietmar Hamann were also shown red cards.[38] In Vieira's final match before his five-match suspension, he scored two goals against Charlton Athletic at Highbury in a 5–3 win.[39] Arsenal earned a point away to Chelsea in the first week of September[40] and drew 1–1 against Bradford City.[41] Although the team beat Coventry City 2–1,[42] they needed a late goal scored by Dennis Bergkamp to draw away against promoted Ipswich Town.[43]

A "spectacular" goal by Henry against Manchester United on 1 October 2000 inflicted the champions their first league defeat of the season.[44] The Frenchman scored after receiving a pass from Gilles Grimandi in the 30th minute; with his back to goal he flicked the ball up before pivoting to strike the ball over goalkeeper Fabian Barthez.[45] Henry scored the winning goal against Aston Villa the following week[46] and a further league victory, away at West Ham United moved Arsenal level on points with Manchester United.[47] The month ended with a 5–0 win against Manchester City.[48]

November–February edit

A penalty scored by Henry against Middlesbrough ensured a fifth successive league win for Arsenal.[49] They were held to a stalemate against Derby County;[50] this was followed by defeat at Goodison Park away to Everton in which Wenger called the team performance as "not acceptable".[51] Arsenal lost their second consecutive league match against Leeds United when a deflected Olivier Dacourt free-kick went past goalkeeper Alex Manninger and into his net.[52] A win against Southampton[53] came before a 5–0 victory at home to Newcastle United where Ray Parlour scored a hat-trick.[54]

"We are not in March yet and the season is already over. I cannot be very proud of that. This hurts."

Arsène Wenger after Arsenal's defeat to Manchester United, February 2001[55]

The Christmas period began with a 1–1 draw against local rivals Tottenham Hotspur.[56] A 4–0 defeat away to Liverpool concerned Wenger, who noted a lack of goals being problematic: "It has been our problem all season. We so very rarely score two in a match, and that makes life very difficult."[57] Henry scored a hat-trick in a 6–1 win at home to Leicester City on Boxing Day.[58] A draw against Sunderland, having been 2–0 up at half time meant Arsenal ended the calendar year in second place, eight points behind Manchester United.[59]

Charlton Athletic recorded their first victory over Arsenal in 44 years, on New Year's Day; Jonatan Johansson scored the winning goal in the first half.[60] Back-to-back draws, first at Chelsea[61] and then Leicester City,[62] preceded a 2–0 win against Bradford City.[63] Bergkamp scored the winning goal at Coventry City; it was the club's first away win since November.[64] A 1–0 victory at home to Ipswich Town on 10 February 2001 moved the club five points clear of Liverpool.[65]

Arsenal faced Manchester United at Old Trafford, needing a win to realistically have a chance of winning the league. Striker Dwight Yorke scored in the second minute for the home team, before Henry equalised.[66] They conceded within 60 seconds, when Igors Stepanovs played Yorke onside to put the ball past Seaman.[66] He completed his hat-trick, before Roy Keane, Ole Gunnar Solskjær and Teddy Sheringham each scored to compound a 6–1 loss – Arsenal's biggest defeat in the Premier League.[66] Wenger rued the performance, saying "...we were very naive and gave too much freedom to United. No one communicated."[55]

March–May edit

Wiltord scored a hat-trick in Arsenal's 3–0 win over West Ham United on 3 March 2001.[67] A scoreless draw at Aston Villa[68] was followed with a 2–0 win against Tottenham Hotspur; both clubs observed a minute's silence before the game, in honour of former Arsenal midfielder David Rocastle, who died at age 33.[69] Arsenal rested several first-teamers for the trip to Manchester City and won the match 4–0.[70] However, defeat to Middlesbrough three days after handed the league championship to Manchester United, for the third consecutive season.[71] Wenger refuted criticism over the team's league performance, and said, "It's not just Arsenal's responsibility to push Manchester United. There are 10 to 15 teams with the potential quality of Arsenal."[71]

Following their exit in the Champions League in midweek, Arsenal beat Everton 4–1 on 21 April 2001.[72] They moved four points clear in second with a further win, this time away at Derby County.[73] Wiltord scored the winning goal against Leeds United to secure a Champions League place for Arsenal;[74] a draw against Newcastle United confirmed the club as runners-up for the third season running.[75] Arsenal ended their league campaign against Southampton, in the final match played at The Dell. With the score 2–2 in the 89th minute, striker Matthew Le Tissier volleyed the ball from inside the penalty box and over goalkeeper Alex Manninger, to win the match for the home team.[76]

Match details edit

19 August 2000 1 Sunderland 1–0 Arsenal Sunderland
Quinn   53' Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,347
Referee: Steve Dunn
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 Arsenal 5–3 Charlton Athletic London
Vieira   19', 61'
Henry   46', 67'
Sylvinho   89'		 Report   24', 30' Hunt
  58' Stuart		 Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,025
Referee: Stephen Lodge
6 September 2000 4 Chelsea 2–2 Arsenal London
Hasselbaink   31'
Zola   58'		 Report   76' Henry
  86' Sylvinho		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 34,923
Referee: Mike Riley
9 September 2000 5 Bradford City 1–1 Arsenal Bradford
McCall   10' Report   66' Cole Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 17,160
Referee: Alan Wiley
16 September 2000 6 Arsenal 2–1 Coventry City London
Wiltord   24'
Vernazza   72'		 Report   80' Hadji Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 37,794
Referee: Mike Dean
23 September 2000 7 Ipswich Town 1–1 Arsenal Ipswich
Stewart   49' Report   84' Bergkamp Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 22,030
Referee: Paul Durkin
1 October 2000 8 Arsenal 1–0 Manchester United London
Henry   30' Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,146
Referee: Graham Barber
14 October 2000 9 Arsenal 1–0 Aston Villa London
Henry   61' Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,042
Referee: Rob Harris
21 October 2000 10 West Ham United 1–2 Arsenal London
Pearce   56' Report   12' Pires
  21' (o.g.) Ferdinand		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 26,034
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
28 October 2000 11 Arsenal 5–0 Manchester City London
Cole   44'
Bergkamp   52'
Wiltord   75'
Henry   82', 88'		 Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,049
Referee: Rob Styles
4 November 2000 12 Middlesbrough 0–1 Arsenal Middlesbrough
Report   25' (pen.) Henry Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 29,541
Referee: Andy D'Urso
11 November 2000 13 Arsenal 0–0 Derby County London
Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 37,679
Referee: Stephen Lodge
18 November 2000 14 Everton 2–0 Arsenal Liverpool
Cadamarteri   54'
K. Campbell   73'		 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 33,106
Referee: Mike Riley
26 November 2000 15 Leeds United 1–0 Arsenal Leeds
Dacourt   56' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 38,084
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
2 December 2000 16 Arsenal 1–0 Southampton London
Vieira   85' Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,036
Referee: Steve Dunn
9 December 2000 17 Arsenal 5–0 Newcastle United London
Henry   13'
Parlour   16', 86', 90+3'
Kanu   52'		 Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,052
Referee: Mike Dean
18 December 2000 18 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Arsenal London
Rebrov   31' Report   89' Vieira Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,062
Referee: Jeff Winter
23 December 2000 19 Liverpool 4–0 Arsenal Liverpool
Gerrard   11'
Owen   62'
Barmby   71'
Fowler   90+1'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,144
Referee: Paul Durkin
26 December 2000 20 Arsenal 6–1 Leicester City London
Henry   35', 66', 82'
Vieira   50'
Ljungberg   75'
Adams   90'		 Report   54' Akinbiyi Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,007
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
30 December 2000 21 Arsenal 2–2 Sunderland London
Vieira   5'
Dixon   40'		 Report   53' (pen.) Phillips
  83' McCann		 Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,026
Referee: Graham Barber
1 January 2001 22 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Arsenal London
Johansson   39' Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 20,043
Referee: Graham Poll
13 January 2001 23 Arsenal 1–1 Chelsea London
Pires   3' Report   62' Terry Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,071
Referee: David Elleray
20 January 2001 24 Leicester City 0–0 Arsenal Leicester
Report Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,872
Referee: Barry Knight
30 January 2001 25 Arsenal 2–0 Bradford City London
Parlour   17'
Lauren   26'		 Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 37,318
Referee: Clive Wilkes
3 February 2001 26 Coventry City 0–1 Arsenal Coventry
Report Bergkamp   78' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 22,035
Referee: Mike Dean
10 February 2001 27 Arsenal 1–0 Ipswich Town London
Henry   67' Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,011
Referee: Rob Harris
25 February 2001 28 Manchester United 6–1 Arsenal Manchester
Yorke   3', 18', 22'
Keane   26'
Solskjær   38'
Sheringham   90+1'		 Report Henry   16' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,535
Referee: Paul Durkin
3 March 2001 29 Arsenal 3–0 West Ham United London
Wiltord   6', 13', 39' Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,071
Referee: Mike Riley (referee)
18 March 2001 30 Aston Villa 0–0 Arsenal Birmingham
Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 36,111
Referee: Barry Knight
31 March 2001 31 Arsenal 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur London
Pires   70'
Henry   87'		 Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,121
Referee: Paul Durkin
11 April 2001 32 Manchester City 0–4 Arsenal Manchester
Report   8', 16' Ljungberg
  8' Wiltord
  36' Kanu		 Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 33,444
Referee: Neale Barry
14 April 2001 33 Arsenal 0–3 Middlesbrough London
Report   34' (o.g.) Edu
  38' (o.g.) Sylvinho
  58' Ricard		 Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 37,879
Referee: Paul Durkin
21 April 2001 34 Arsenal 4–1 Everton London
Ljungberg   21'
Grimandi   55'
Wiltord   67'
Henry   87'		 Report   24' K. Campbell Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,029
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
28 April 2001 35 Derby County 1–2 Arsenal Derby
Eranio   45+2' Report   21' Kanu
  80' Pires		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 29,567
Referee: Graham Barber
5 May 2001 36 Arsenal 2–1 Leeds United London
Ljungberg   17'
Wiltord   56'		 Report   58' Harte Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,142
Referee: Peter Jones
15 May 2001 37 Newcastle United 0–0 Arsenal Newcastle upon Tyne
Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,729
Referee: Alan Wiley
19 May 2001 38 Southampton 3–2 Arsenal Southampton
Kachloul   46', 61'
Le Tissier   89'		 Report   28' Cole
  54' Ljungberg		 Stadium: The Dell, Southampton
Attendance: 15,252
Referee: Paul Taylor

Classification edit

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[b]
4 Leeds United 38 20 8 10 64 43 +21 68 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[b]
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. ^ Wenger was initially given a 12-match touchline ban and a fine of four weeks' salary. He successfully appealed but was reprimanded and fined £10,000 for his actions.[37]
  2. ^ 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 summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 20 10 8 63 38  +25 70 15 3 1 45 13  +32 5 7 7 18 25  −7

Source: [77]

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAA
ResultLWWDDWDWWWWWDLLWWDLWDLDDWWWLWDWWLWWWDL
Position147145233222222222222233222222222222222
Source: [78]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup edit

See also: 2000–01 FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round, receiving a bye as a Premier League club. Their opening match was a 1–0 victory against Carlisle United; Wiltord scored the winning goal in the 22nd minute.[79] At Loftus Road, a 6–0 away win at Queens Park Rangers in the fourth round represented Wenger's "best win as Arsenal manager" and the club's best away win in the FA Cup for 64 years.[80] Wiltord, who started the match against Chelsea as a substitute, came off the bench to score twice in the second half and sent Arsenal into the quarter-finals, where they enjoyed a comfortable win against Blackburn Rovers of the First Division.[81] Arsenal was drawn against Tottenham Hotspur in the semi-final and it was their rivals who had taken the lead in the 14th minute.[82] Vieira equalised before several players – "Pires, Parlour and Wiltord continued to squander chances".[82] With 17 minutes remaining in the match, Pires scored via a tap-in to secure Arsenal's passage into the final.[82]

Final edit

Main article: 2001 FA Cup Final

In the final against Liverpool, played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Arsenal began the brighter of the two teams, before being denied two penalty shouts – one involving Stéphane Henchoz, who cleared Henry's shot with his hand.[83] In the 72nd minute, Arsenal took a "deserved" lead, when Pires played Ljungberg clean through to round goalkeeper Sander Westerveld and shoot.[83] Liverpool equalised nine minutes after, through a Gary McAllister free-kick, which was not cleared properly by Arsenal; Michael Owen "waited for the loose ball to come down before drilling a rebound into Seaman's bottom right corner".[83] Owen scored in the 88th minute, outpacing both Adams and Dixon to shoot the ball into the bottom right corner of the goalnet.[83] The defeat prompted Wenger to admit new players would be brought in during the transfer window.[84]

6 January 2001 Third round Carlisle United 0–1 Arsenal Carlisle
Report Wiltord   22' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 15,300
Referee: Stephen Lodge
27 January 2001 Fourth round Queens Park Rangers 0–6 Arsenal London
Report Plummer   32' (o.g.)
Wiltord   33', 56'
Rose   49' (o.g.)
Pires   58'
Bergkamp   74'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 19,003
Referee: Neale Barry
18 February 2001 Fifth round Arsenal 3–1 Chelsea London
Henry   52' (pen)
Wiltord   74', 85'		 Report Hasselbaink   62' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,096
Referee: Graham Barber
10 March 2001 Quarter-finals Arsenal 3–0 Blackburn Rovers London
Wiltord   2'
Adams   5'
Pires   36'		 Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 36,304
Referee: Jeff Winter
8 April 2001 Semi-finals Arsenal 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
Vieira   33'
Pires   74'		 Report Doherty   14' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 63,541
Referee: Graham Poll
12 May 2001 Final Arsenal 1–2 Liverpool Cardiff
Ljungberg   72' Report Owen   83', 88' Stadium: Millennium Stadium
Attendance: 72,500
Referee: Steve Dunn

Football League Cup edit

Main article: 2000–01 Football League Cup

Together, with the other clubs playing in European football, Arsenal entered the Football League Cup in the third round, where they were drawn at home to fellow Premier League club Ipswich Town. Despite dominating territorial advantage, the Arsenal team were beaten 2–1 – the winning goal scored late by substitute James Scowcroft.[85]

1 November 2000 Third round Arsenal 1–2 Ipswich Town London
Stepanovs   44' Report Clapham   2'
Scowcroft   89'		 Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 26,105
Referee: Jeff Winter

UEFA Champions League edit

Main article: 2000–01 UEFA Champions League

First group stage edit

Main article: 2000–01 UEFA Champions League § First group stage

Arsenal won their first three matches in Group B, against Sparta Prague, Shakhtar Donetsk and Lazio.[86] The club secured qualification into the second group stage with a 1–1 draw away at Lazio,[87] before a win against Sparta Prague and defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk to end the first group stage with 13 points. Arsenal finished top of Group B due to a better head-to-head record.[88]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Arsenal 6 4 1 1 11 8 +3 13 Advance to second group stage
2   Lazio 6 4 1 1 13 4 +9 13
3   Shakhtar Donetsk 6 2 0 4 10 15 −5 6 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4   Sparta Prague 6 1 0 5 6 13 −7 3
Source: UEFA
12 September 2000 1 Sparta Prague   0–1   Arsenal Prague
Sylvinho   33' Stadium: Letná
Attendance: 17,666
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
20 September 2000 2 Arsenal   3–2   Shakhtar Donetsk London
Wiltord   45'
Keown   85', 90'		 Report Bakharev   26'
Vorobey   29'		 Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 33,922
Referee: Hartmut Strampe (Germany)
27 September 2000 3 Arsenal   2–0   Lazio London
Ljungberg   43', 56' Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 34,521
Referee: José García Aranda (Spain)
17 October 2000 4 Lazio   1–1   Arsenal Rome
Nedvěd   25' Report Pires   88' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 40,151
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
25 October 2000 5 Arsenal   4–2   Sparta Prague London
Parlour   5'
Lauren   8'
Dixon   35'
Kanu   51'		 Report Labant   40' (pen.)
Rosický   90'		 Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 34,397
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
7 November 2000 6 Shakhtar Donetsk   3–0   Arsenal Donetsk
Atelkin   34'
Vorobey   57'
Byelik   66'		 Report Stadium: Shakhtar Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)

Second group stage edit

Main article: 2000–01 UEFA Champions League § Second group stage

Arsenal succumbed to a 4–1 defeat in their opening match against Spartak Moscow, which was the biggest loss inflicted on the club in 18 years.[89] The team let slip a two-goal lead against Bayern Munich at Highbury on 5 December 2000,[90] before winning 1–0 at Olympique Lyonnais to keep their aspirations of qualifying for the quarter-finals attainable.[91] In the reverse fixture, an equaliser scored by Edmílson in the last minute of normal time prompted Wenger to rue fatigue and the absence of captain Adams.[92] Arsenal defeated Spartak Moscow by a solitary goal and in spite of losing to Bayern Munich on 14 March 2001, Lyon's draw with Spartak Moscow meant Arsenal qualified for the quarter-finals by the head-to-head rule.[93][94]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Bayern Munich 6 4 1 1 8 5 +3 13 Advance to knockout stage
2   Arsenal 6 2 2 2 6 8 −2 8
3   Lyon 6 2 2 2 8 4 +4 8
4   Spartak Moscow 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 4
Source: UEFA
22 November 2000 1 Spartak Moscow   4–1   Arsenal Moscow
17:00 Marcão   29', 51'
Titov   77'
Robson   82'		 Report Sylvinho   2' Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 63,000
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
5 December 2000 2 Arsenal   2–2   Bayern Munich London
20:45 Henry   4'
Kanu   55'		 Report Tarnat   56'
Scholl   66'		 Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 35,318
Referee: Stefano Braschi (Switzerland)
13 February 2001 3 Lyon   0–1   Arsenal Lyon
20:45 Report Henry   59' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Urs Meier (Italy)
21 February 2001 4 Arsenal   1–1   Lyon London
20:45 Bergkamp   33' Report Edmílson   90' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 34,303
Referee: Ľuboš Michel (Slovakia)
6 March 2001 5 Arsenal   1–0   Spartak Moscow London
20:45 Henry   82' Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 35,296
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
14 March 2001 6 Bayern Munich   1–0   Arsenal Munich
20:45 Élber   10' Report Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Knockout stage edit

Main article: 2000–01 UEFA Champions League § Knockout stage

Quarter-finals edit

Arsenal faced Spanish club Valencia and won 2–1 at Highbury in the first leg, with goals scored by Henry and Parlour.[95] The team however were beaten 1–0 at the Estadio Mestalla, thus being knocked-out on away goals.[96]

4 April 2001 First leg Arsenal   2–1   Valencia London
20:45 Henry   58'
Parlour   60'		 Report Ayala   41' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 35,104
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)
17 April 2001 Second leg Valencia   1–0
(2–2 agg.)		   Arsenal Valencia
20:45 Carew   76' Report Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Note: Valencia won on away goals.

Player statistics edit

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with name struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
No. Pos. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
1 GK   ENG David Seaman 24 0 5 0 0 0 10 0 39 0 1 0
2 DF   ENG Lee Dixon 26 (3) 1 6 0 0 0 11 1 43 (3) 2 4 0
3 DF   LAT Igors Stepanovs 9 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 13 1 3 0
4 MF   FRA Patrick Vieira 28 (2) 6 5 (1) 1 0 0 12 0 45 (3) 7 8 2
5 DF   ENG Martin Keown 28 0 2 0 0 0 9 2 39 2 8 0
6 DF   ENG Tony Adams 26 1 4 1 0 0 8 0 38 2 8 0
7 MF   FRA Robert Pires 29 (4) 4 6 3 0 0 11 (1) 1 45 (5) 8 2 0
8 MF   SWE Freddie Ljungberg 25 (5) 6 4 (1) 1 0 0 10 (3) 2 38 (9) 9 6 0
10 FW   NED Dennis Bergkamp 19 (6) 3 4 (1) 1 0 0 3 (2) 1 26 (9) 5 0 0
11 FW   FRA Sylvain Wiltord 20 (7) 8 5 (1) 6 1 0 3 (10) 1 29 (18) 15 0 0
12 DF   CMR Lauren 15 (3) 2 4 0 0 0 6 (5) 1 25 (8) 3 6 0
13 GK   AUT Alex Manninger 11 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 0 0 0
14 FW   FRA Thierry Henry 27 (8) 17 3 (1) 1 0 0 14 4 44 (9) 22 9 0
15 MF   ENG Ray Parlour 28 (5) 4 3 (1) 0 0 0 9 (1) 2 40 (7) 4 9 0
16 DF   BRA Sylvinho 23 (1) 2 1 (2) 0 0 0 6 (1) 2 30 (4) 4 3 0
17 MF   BRA Edu 2 (3) 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 2 (3) 0 0 0
18 DF   FRA Gilles Grimandi 28 (2) 1 2 (1) 0 0 0 8 0 38 (3) 1 4 1
19 MF   GER Stefan Malz (1) 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 (3) 0 0 0
20 DF   ENG Matthew Upson (2) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 (2) 0 0 0
21 FW   LIT Tomas Danilevičius (2) 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 (3) 0 0 0
22 DF   UKR Oleh Luzhnyi 16 (3) 0 2 0 0 0 8 0 26 (2) 0 1 0
23 DF   ARG Nelson Vivas 3 (9) 0 1 (2) 0 1 0 3 (4) 0 8 (15) 0 0 0
24 GK   ENG John Lukic 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0
25 FW   NGR Nwankwo Kanu 13 (14) 3 (1) 0 0 0 11 (3) 2 24 (18) 5 1 0
27 FW   LBR Christopher Wreh † 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 (1) 0 1 0
28 FW   IRE Graham Barrett 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
29 DF   ENG Ashley Cole 15 (2) 3 5 (1) 0 1 0 8 (1) 0 29 (4) 3 6 0
30 MF   ENG Paolo Vernazza † (2) 1 0 0 1 0 (1) 0 1 (3) 1 0 0
31 GK   ENG Stuart Taylor 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
32 DF   ENG Rhys Weston † 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
35 MF   GER Moritz Volz 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
36 MF   ENG Jermaine Pennant 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
38 MF   GER Alberto Méndez 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
38 MF   ENG Lee Canoville 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0

Source:[1]

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2000, arsenal, season, 2000, season, arsenal, football, club, ninth, season, premier, league, their, 75th, consecutive, season, flight, english, football, club, ended, campaign, second, premier, league, points, behind, reigning, champions, manchester, united, . The 2000 01 season was Arsenal Football Club s ninth season in the Premier League and their 75th consecutive season in the top flight of English football 2 3 The club ended the campaign second in the Premier League ten points behind reigning champions Manchester United Arsenal reached the 2001 FA Cup Final at the Millennium Stadium Cardiff in May 2001 in spite of dominating against Liverpool they conceded two late goals both scored by Michael Owen In Europe Arsenal made it to the quarter finals of the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 1972 only to be eliminated on the away goals rule by eventual finalists Valencia Arsenal F C 2000 01 seasonChairmanPeter Hill WoodManagerArsene WengerStadiumHighburyPremier League2ndFA CupRunners upLeague CupThird roundUEFA Champions LeagueQuarter finalsTop goalscorerLeague Thierry Henry 17 All Thierry Henry 22 Highest home attendance38 146 vs Manchester United 1 October 2000 Lowest home attendance26 105 vs Ipswich Town 10 February 2001 Average home league attendance36 764 in all competitions 1 Home coloursAway coloursThird colours 1999 20002001 02 In the transfer window Arsenal sold Marc Overmars and Emmanuel Petit to Barcelona for a combined fee of more than 30 million Defender Lauren was signed as a direct replacement for Nigel Winterburn who signed on a free transfer to West Ham United French footballers Robert Pires and Sylvain Wiltord were purchased from Marseille and Bordeaux respectively the latter s arrival broke the club s transfer record Midfielder Patrick Vieira was sent off in Arsenal s first two league games of the season though the team coped well in his absence and went unbeaten throughout September and October Arsenal made it past the next phase of the Champions League by November but continued to perform inconsistently in the Premier League away from home they lost at Everton Leeds United and Liverpool in the space of a month A 6 1 defeat to Manchester United in February prompted Wenger to rule out their chances of winning the league The team finished in second on 70 points three fewer than in the previous season 35 different players represented the club in four competitions and there were 17 different goalscorers Thierry Henry was Arsenal s top goalscorer in the 2000 01 season he scored 22 goals in 53 appearances Contents 1 Background 1 1 Transfers 1 1 1 In 1 1 2 Out 2 Pre season 2 1 Match Details 2 1 1 Amsterdam tournament 2 1 1 1 Results 3 Premier League 3 1 August October 3 2 November February 3 3 March May 3 4 Match details 3 5 Classification 3 5 1 Results summary 3 5 2 Results by round 4 FA Cup 4 1 Final 5 Football League Cup 6 UEFA Champions League 6 1 First group stage 6 2 Second group stage 6 3 Knockout stage 6 3 1 Quarter finals 7 Player statistics 8 See also 9 ReferencesBackground editSee also 1999 2000 Arsenal F C season In the 1999 2000 season Arsenal participated in the Premier League Despite the loss of striker Nicolas Anelka to Real Madrid the club significantly strengthened in the summer signing defenders Oleh Luzhnyi and Sylvinho as well as forwards Davor Suker and Thierry Henry Inconsistent performances in the league against lowly opposition meant Arsenal never posed a serious title challenge ending the campaign as runners up 18 points behind Manchester United 4 5 The club had another poor season in the Champions League finishing third in their group this won them a consolation place in the UEFA Cup and Arsenal managed to go all the way to the final where they faced Galatasaray in Copenhagen The match ended in a 0 0 draw with few chances for either side to score it went to penalties and Arsenal lost after Suker and Patrick Vieira missed their spot kicks 6 Transfers edit Arsenal s first signing in the transfer window was Cameroon international Lauren from Mallorca for an estimated fee of 7 million 7 Robert Pires moved to Arsenal in July 2000 and was later joined by Brazilian Edu both players were transferred from Marseille and Corinthians respectively Sylvain Wiltord joined on a club record fee from Bordeaux believed to be 13 million 8 Defenders Guy Demel Igors Stepanovs and Sebastian Svard were also purchased during the season as well as forward Tomas Danilevicius who impressed on a trial spell 9 After 13 years of building his career at Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn moved to West Ham United on a free transfer he was described by Wenger as a consummate professional who has not only shown a remarkable amount of commitment to Arsenal but has also proven that he is an excellent footballer 10 Winterburn was joined by Suker who also signed for West Ham Midfielders Marc Overmars and Emmanuel Petit joined Barcelona for a combined fee of 30 million 11 Other notable departures included Christopher Wreh to Saudi club Al Hilal and teenage striker Jay Bothroyd to Coventry City for 1 million In edit nbsp French international Robert Pires joined Arsenal in the transfer windowNo Position Player Transferred from Fee Date Ref12 DF Lauren Mallorca Undisclosed 30 May 2000 12 7 MF Robert Pires Marseille Undisclosed 3 July 2000 13 17 MF Edu Corinthians Undisclosed 3 July 2000 13 26 MF Guy Demel Nimes Undisclosed 7 August 2000 14 11 FW Sylvain Wiltord Bordeaux Undisclosed 26 August 2000 15 3 DF Igors Stepanovs Skonto Riga Undisclosed 4 September 2000 16 49 DF Sebastian Svard Kjobenhavns Boldklub Undisclosed 27 November 2000 17 9 FW Tomas Danilevicius Lausanne Sport 1 000 000 13 December 2000 18 Out edit No Position Player Transferred to Fee Date Ref3 DF Nigel Winterburn West Ham United Free 22 June 2000 19 9 FW Davor Suker West Ham United Free 28 June 2000 20 34 FW Jay Bothroyd Coventry City 1 000 000 11 July 2000 21 33 MF Tommy Black Crystal Palace 500 000 12 July 2000 22 38 MF Julian Gray Crystal Palace 500 000 12 July 2000 22 11 MF Marc Overmars Barcelona 25 000 000 28 July 2000 23 17 MF Emmanuel Petit Barcelona 7 000 000 28 July 2000 23 36 DF Brian McGovern Norwich City Undisclosed 23 August 2000 24 32 DF Rhys Weston Cardiff City 50 000 15 November 2000 25 30 DF Paolo Vernazza Watford 350 000 15 December 2000 26 12 FW Christopher Wreh Al Hilal Undisclosed 15 December 2000 27 43 MF James Harper Reading Free 2 March 2001 28 Pre season editTo prepare for the upcoming season Arsenal took part in several pre season friendlies both with local and international teams including Barcelona and Ajax in the Amsterdam Tournament 29 30 They first played Boreham Wood on 14 July ending in a surprising but disappointing 1 1 draw They won against Barnet on 22 July 31 before heading abroad to play Mainz 05 on 30 July in a 2 0 victory 29 32 Arsenal also took part in the 2000 Amsterdam Tournament taking place from 3 to 5 August however losing both games to Barcelona and Ajax eventually finishing bottom of the group 33 The end of their pre season ended on a more positive note with victories against both Dunfermline Athletic 31 and a 7 0 thrashing of Stevenage for their last game of the pre season on 12 August 29 Match Details edit Boreham Wood v Arsenal 14 July 2000 FriendlyBoreham Wood1 1ArsenalBorehamwoodSelby nbsp Report Lauren nbsp Stadium Meadow ParkBarnet v Arsenal 22 July 2000 FriendlyBarnet0 1ArsenalLondonReport Pennant nbsp Stadium Underhill Stadium Attendance 3 938Mainz 05 v Arsenal 30 July 2000 FriendlyMainz 050 2ArsenalMainz GermanyLauren nbsp Kanu nbsp Stadium Bruchwegstadion Attendance 4 533Dunfermline Athletic v Arsenal 9 August 2000 FriendlyDunfermline Athletic0 3ArsenalDunfermline ScotlandReport Henry nbsp Ljungberg nbsp Kanu nbsp Stadium East End ParkStevenage v Arsenal 12 August 2000 FriendlyStevenage0 7ArsenalStevenageHenry nbsp nbsp nbsp Bergkamp nbsp nbsp Parlour nbsp Kanu nbsp Stadium Broadhall WayAmsterdam tournament edit See also 2000 Amsterdam Tournament Arsenal joined Barcelona and Lazio taking part in the annual Amsterdam tournament hosted by Ajax at their home stadium Within this tournament each team plays two games where 3 points is given for a win 1 point for a draw and 0 for a loss However an additional point is also granted for every goal scored 34 FC Barcelona v Arsenal 3 August 2000 Amsterdam TournamentFC Barcelona2 1ArsenalAmsterdam NetherlandsGuardiola nbsp 3 pen Cocu nbsp 39 Report Danilevicius nbsp 33 Stadium Amsterdam Arena Attendance 50 000Ajax v Arsenal 5 August 2000 Amsterdam TournamentAjax2 0ArsenalAmsterdam NetherlandsArveladze nbsp 38 Hose nbsp 89 Report Stadium Amsterdam Arena Attendance 51 000Results edit With 2 losses and just 1 goal scored Arsenal finished bottom of the table Barcelona and Ajax finished with a draw and a win each but with Barcelona storming the top of the table with 5 goals they won the overall competition 34 Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Barcelona 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 9 nbsp Ajax 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 6 nbsp Lazio 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 5 nbsp Arsenal 2 0 0 2 1 4 3 1Source RSSSFRules for classification An extra point is awarded for each goal scored Premier League editSee also 2000 01 FA Premier League August October edit Arsenal opened the league season away to Sunderland on 19 August 2000 A second half header from Niall Quinn was enough to earn the home team victory in a match where Arsenal wasted numerous chances to equalise 35 Patrick Vieira was sent off for swiping his forearm at defender Darren Williams in injury time and Wenger was involved in an altercation with fourth official Paul Taylor in the stadium tunnel 35 He was later charged with alleged threatening behaviour and physical intimidation 36 and found guilty by a FA disciplinary commission a Right back Lauren scored on his debut for Arsenal against Liverpool two days after Vieira was dismissed off the pitch for the second successive game with Liverpool being reduced to nine men when midfielders Gary McAllister and Dietmar Hamann were also shown red cards 38 In Vieira s final match before his five match suspension he scored two goals against Charlton Athletic at Highbury in a 5 3 win 39 Arsenal earned a point away to Chelsea in the first week of September 40 and drew 1 1 against Bradford City 41 Although the team beat Coventry City 2 1 42 they needed a late goal scored by Dennis Bergkamp to draw away against promoted Ipswich Town 43 A spectacular goal by Henry against Manchester United on 1 October 2000 inflicted the champions their first league defeat of the season 44 The Frenchman scored after receiving a pass from Gilles Grimandi in the 30th minute with his back to goal he flicked the ball up before pivoting to strike the ball over goalkeeper Fabian Barthez 45 Henry scored the winning goal against Aston Villa the following week 46 and a further league victory away at West Ham United moved Arsenal level on points with Manchester United 47 The month ended with a 5 0 win against Manchester City 48 November February edit A penalty scored by Henry against Middlesbrough ensured a fifth successive league win for Arsenal 49 They were held to a stalemate against Derby County 50 this was followed by defeat at Goodison Park away to Everton in which Wenger called the team performance as not acceptable 51 Arsenal lost their second consecutive league match against Leeds United when a deflected Olivier Dacourt free kick went past goalkeeper Alex Manninger and into his net 52 A win against Southampton 53 came before a 5 0 victory at home to Newcastle United where Ray Parlour scored a hat trick 54 We are not in March yet and the season is already over I cannot be very proud of that This hurts Arsene Wenger after Arsenal s defeat to Manchester United February 2001 55 The Christmas period began with a 1 1 draw against local rivals Tottenham Hotspur 56 A 4 0 defeat away to Liverpool concerned Wenger who noted a lack of goals being problematic It has been our problem all season We so very rarely score two in a match and that makes life very difficult 57 Henry scored a hat trick in a 6 1 win at home to Leicester City on Boxing Day 58 A draw against Sunderland having been 2 0 up at half time meant Arsenal ended the calendar year in second place eight points behind Manchester United 59 Charlton Athletic recorded their first victory over Arsenal in 44 years on New Year s Day Jonatan Johansson scored the winning goal in the first half 60 Back to back draws first at Chelsea 61 and then Leicester City 62 preceded a 2 0 win against Bradford City 63 Bergkamp scored the winning goal at Coventry City it was the club s first away win since November 64 A 1 0 victory at home to Ipswich Town on 10 February 2001 moved the club five points clear of Liverpool 65 Arsenal faced Manchester United at Old Trafford needing a win to realistically have a chance of winning the league Striker Dwight Yorke scored in the second minute for the home team before Henry equalised 66 They conceded within 60 seconds when Igors Stepanovs played Yorke onside to put the ball past Seaman 66 He completed his hat trick before Roy Keane Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Teddy Sheringham each scored to compound a 6 1 loss Arsenal s biggest defeat in the Premier League 66 Wenger rued the performance saying we were very naive and gave too much freedom to United No one communicated 55 March May edit Wiltord scored a hat trick in Arsenal s 3 0 win over West Ham United on 3 March 2001 67 A scoreless draw at Aston Villa 68 was followed with a 2 0 win against Tottenham Hotspur both clubs observed a minute s silence before the game in honour of former Arsenal midfielder David Rocastle who died at age 33 69 Arsenal rested several first teamers for the trip to Manchester City and won the match 4 0 70 However defeat to Middlesbrough three days after handed the league championship to Manchester United for the third consecutive season 71 Wenger refuted criticism over the team s league performance and said It s not just Arsenal s responsibility to push Manchester United There are 10 to 15 teams with the potential quality of Arsenal 71 Following their exit in the Champions League in midweek Arsenal beat Everton 4 1 on 21 April 2001 72 They moved four points clear in second with a further win this time away at Derby County 73 Wiltord scored the winning goal against Leeds United to secure a Champions League place for Arsenal 74 a draw against Newcastle United confirmed the club as runners up for the third season running 75 Arsenal ended their league campaign against Southampton in the final match played at The Dell With the score 2 2 in the 89th minute striker Matthew Le Tissier volleyed the ball from inside the penalty box and over goalkeeper Alex Manninger to win the match for the home team 76 Match details edit Sunderland v Arsenal 19 August 2000 1Sunderland1 0ArsenalSunderlandQuinn nbsp 53 Report Stadium Stadium of Light Attendance 46 347Referee Steve DunnArsenal v Liverpool 21 August 2000 2Arsenal2 0LiverpoolLondonLauren nbsp 8 Henry nbsp 89 Report Stadium Highbury Attendance 38 014Referee Graham PollArsenal v Charlton Athletic 26 August 2000 3Arsenal5 3Charlton AthleticLondonVieira nbsp 19 61 Henry nbsp 46 67 Sylvinho nbsp 89 Report nbsp 24 30 Hunt nbsp 58 Stuart Stadium Highbury Attendance 38 025Referee Stephen LodgeChelsea v Arsenal 6 September 2000 4Chelsea2 2ArsenalLondonHasselbaink nbsp 31 Zola nbsp 58 Report nbsp 76 Henry nbsp 86 Sylvinho Stadium Stamford Bridge Attendance 34 923Referee Mike RileyBradford City v Arsenal 9 September 2000 5Bradford City1 1ArsenalBradfordMcCall nbsp 10 Report nbsp 66 Cole Stadium Valley Parade Attendance 17 160Referee Alan WileyArsenal v Coventry City 16 September 2000 6Arsenal2 1Coventry CityLondonWiltord nbsp 24 Vernazza nbsp 72 Report nbsp 80 Hadji Stadium Highbury Attendance 37 794Referee Mike DeanIpswich Town v Arsenal 23 September 2000 7Ipswich Town1 1ArsenalIpswichStewart nbsp 49 Report nbsp 84 Bergkamp Stadium Portman Road Attendance 22 030Referee Paul DurkinArsenal v Manchester United 1 October 2000 8Arsenal1 0Manchester UnitedLondonHenry nbsp 30 Report Stadium Highbury Attendance 38 146Referee Graham BarberArsenal v Aston Villa 14 October 2000 9Arsenal1 0Aston VillaLondonHenry nbsp 61 Report Stadium Highbury Attendance 38 042Referee Rob HarrisWest Ham United v Arsenal 21 October 2000 10West Ham United1 2ArsenalLondonPearce nbsp 56 Report nbsp 12 Pires nbsp 21 o g Ferdinand Stadium Boleyn Ground Attendance 26 034Referee Dermot GallagherArsenal v Manchester City 28 October 2000 11Arsenal5 0Manchester CityLondonCole nbsp 44 Bergkamp nbsp 52 Wiltord nbsp 75 Henry nbsp 82 88 Report Stadium Highbury Attendance 38 049Referee Rob StylesMiddlesbrough v Arsenal 4 November 2000 12Middlesbrough0 1ArsenalMiddlesbroughReport nbsp 25 pen Henry Stadium Riverside Stadium Attendance 29 541Referee Andy D UrsoArsenal v Derby County 11 November 2000 13Arsenal0 0Derby CountyLondonReport Stadium Highbury Attendance 37 679Referee Stephen LodgeEverton v Arsenal 18 November 2000 14Everton2 0ArsenalLiverpoolCadamarteri nbsp 54 K Campbell nbsp 73 Report Stadium Goodison Park Attendance 33 106Referee Mike RileyLeeds United v Arsenal 26 November 2000 15Leeds United1 0ArsenalLeedsDacourt nbsp 56 Report Stadium Elland Road Attendance 38 084Referee Dermot GallagherArsenal v Southampton 2 December 2000 16Arsenal1 0SouthamptonLondonVieira nbsp 85 Report Stadium Highbury Attendance 38 036Referee Steve DunnArsenal v Newcastle United 9 December 2000 17Arsenal5 0Newcastle UnitedLondonHenry nbsp 13 Parlour nbsp 16 86 90 3 Kanu nbsp 52 Report Stadium Highbury Attendance 38 052Referee Mike DeanTottenham Hotspur v Arsenal 18 December 2000 18Tottenham Hotspur1 1ArsenalLondonRebrov nbsp 31 Report nbsp 89 Vieira Stadium White Hart Lane Attendance 36 062Referee Jeff WinterLiverpool v Arsenal 23 December 2000 19Liverpool4 0ArsenalLiverpoolGerrard nbsp 11 Owen nbsp 62 Barmby nbsp 71 Fowler nbsp 90 1 Report Stadium Anfield Attendance 44 144Referee Paul DurkinArsenal v Leicester City 26 December 2000 20Arsenal6 1Leicester CityLondonHenry nbsp 35 66 82 Vieira nbsp 50 Ljungberg nbsp 75 Adams nbsp 90 Report nbsp 54 Akinbiyi Stadium Highbury Attendance 38 007Referee Dermot GallagherArsenal v Sunderland 30 December 2000 21Arsenal2 2SunderlandLondonVieira nbsp 5 Dixon nbsp 40 Report nbsp 53 pen Phillips nbsp 83 McCann Stadium Highbury Attendance 38 026Referee Graham BarberCharlton Athletic v Arsenal 1 January 2001 22Charlton Athletic1 0ArsenalLondonJohansson nbsp 39 Report Stadium The Valley Attendance 20 043Referee Graham PollArsenal v Chelsea 13 January 2001 23Arsenal1 1ChelseaLondonPires nbsp 3 Report nbsp 62 Terry Stadium Highbury Attendance 38 071Referee David EllerayLeicester City v Arsenal 20 January 2001 24Leicester City0 0ArsenalLeicesterReport Stadium Filbert Street Attendance 21 872Referee Barry KnightArsenal v Bradford City 30 January 2001 25Arsenal2 0Bradford CityLondonParlour nbsp 17 Lauren nbsp 26 Report Stadium Highbury Attendance 37 318Referee Clive WilkesCoventry City v Arsenal 3 February 2001 26Coventry City0 1ArsenalCoventryReport Bergkamp nbsp 78 Stadium Highfield Road Attendance 22 035Referee Mike DeanArsenal v Ipswich Town 10 February 2001 27Arsenal1 0Ipswich TownLondonHenry nbsp 67 Report Stadium Highbury Attendance 38 011Referee Rob HarrisManchester United v Arsenal 25 February 2001 28Manchester United6 1ArsenalManchesterYorke nbsp 3 18 22 Keane nbsp 26 Solskjaer nbsp 38 Sheringham nbsp 90 1 Report Henry nbsp 16 Stadium Old Trafford Attendance 67 535Referee Paul DurkinArsenal v West Ham United 3 March 2001 29Arsenal3 0West Ham UnitedLondonWiltord nbsp 6 13 39 Report Stadium Highbury Attendance 38 071Referee Mike Riley referee Aston Villa v Arsenal 18 March 2001 30Aston Villa0 0ArsenalBirminghamReport Stadium Villa Park Attendance 36 111Referee Barry KnightArsenal v Tottenham Hotspur 31 March 2001 31Arsenal2 0Tottenham HotspurLondonPires nbsp 70 Henry nbsp 87 Report Stadium Highbury Attendance 38 121Referee Paul DurkinManchester City v Arsenal 11 April 2001 32Manchester City0 4ArsenalManchesterReport nbsp 8 16 Ljungberg nbsp 8 Wiltord nbsp 36 Kanu Stadium Maine Road Attendance 33 444Referee Neale BarryArsenal v Middlesbrough 14 April 2001 33Arsenal0 3MiddlesbroughLondonReport nbsp 34 o g Edu nbsp 38 o g Sylvinho nbsp 58 Ricard Stadium Highbury Attendance 37 879Referee Paul DurkinArsenal v Everton 21 April 2001 34Arsenal4 1EvertonLondonLjungberg nbsp 21 Grimandi nbsp 55 Wiltord nbsp 67 Henry nbsp 87 Report nbsp 24 K Campbell Stadium Highbury Attendance 38 029Referee Dermot GallagherDerby County v Arsenal 28 April 2001 35Derby County1 2ArsenalDerbyEranio nbsp 45 2 Report nbsp 21 Kanu nbsp 80 Pires Stadium Pride Park Stadium Attendance 29 567Referee Graham BarberArsenal v Leeds United 5 May 2001 36Arsenal2 1Leeds UnitedLondonLjungberg nbsp 17 Wiltord nbsp 56 Report nbsp 58 Harte Stadium Highbury Attendance 38 142Referee Peter JonesNewcastle United v Arsenal 15 May 2001 37Newcastle United0 0ArsenalNewcastle upon TyneReport Stadium St James Park Attendance 50 729Referee Alan WileySouthampton v Arsenal 19 May 2001 38Southampton3 2ArsenalSouthamptonKachloul nbsp 46 61 Le Tissier nbsp 89 Report nbsp 28 Cole nbsp 54 Ljungberg Stadium The Dell Southampton Attendance 15 252Referee Paul TaylorClassification edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation1 Manchester United C 38 24 8 6 79 31 48 80 Qualification for the Champions League first group stage2 Arsenal 38 20 10 8 63 38 25 703 Liverpool 38 20 9 9 71 39 32 69 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round b 4 Leeds United 38 20 8 10 64 43 21 68 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round b 5 Ipswich Town 38 20 6 12 57 42 15 66Source Premier LeagueRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored C ChampionsNotes Wenger was initially given a 12 match touchline ban and a fine of four weeks salary He successfully appealed but was reprimanded and fined 10 000 for his actions 37 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 summary edit Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD38 20 10 8 63 38 25 70 15 3 1 45 13 32 5 7 7 18 25 7Source 77 Results by round edit Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738GroundAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAResultLWWDDWDWWWWWDLLWWDLWDLDDWWWLWDWWLWWWDLPosition147145233222222222222233222222222222222Source 78 A Away H Home W Win D Draw L LossFA Cup editSee also 2000 01 FA Cup Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round receiving a bye as a Premier League club Their opening match was a 1 0 victory against Carlisle United Wiltord scored the winning goal in the 22nd minute 79 At Loftus Road a 6 0 away win at Queens Park Rangers in the fourth round represented Wenger s best win as Arsenal manager and the club s best away win in the FA Cup for 64 years 80 Wiltord who started the match against Chelsea as a substitute came off the bench to score twice in the second half and sent Arsenal into the quarter finals where they enjoyed a comfortable win against Blackburn Rovers of the First Division 81 Arsenal was drawn against Tottenham Hotspur in the semi final and it was their rivals who had taken the lead in the 14th minute 82 Vieira equalised before several players Pires Parlour and Wiltord continued to squander chances 82 With 17 minutes remaining in the match Pires scored via a tap in to secure Arsenal s passage into the final 82 Final edit Main article 2001 FA Cup Final In the final against Liverpool played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff Arsenal began the brighter of the two teams before being denied two penalty shouts one involving Stephane Henchoz who cleared Henry s shot with his hand 83 In the 72nd minute Arsenal took a deserved lead when Pires played Ljungberg clean through to round goalkeeper Sander Westerveld and shoot 83 Liverpool equalised nine minutes after through a Gary McAllister free kick which was not cleared properly by Arsenal Michael Owen waited for the loose ball to come down before drilling a rebound into Seaman s bottom right corner 83 Owen scored in the 88th minute outpacing both Adams and Dixon to shoot the ball into the bottom right corner of the goalnet 83 The defeat prompted Wenger to admit new players would be brought in during the transfer window 84 Carlisle United v Arsenal 6 January 2001 Third roundCarlisle United0 1ArsenalCarlisleReport Wiltord nbsp 22 Stadium Brunton Park Attendance 15 300Referee Stephen LodgeQueens Park Rangers v Arsenal 27 January 2001 Fourth roundQueens Park Rangers0 6ArsenalLondonReport Plummer nbsp 32 o g Wiltord nbsp 33 56 Rose nbsp 49 o g Pires nbsp 58 Bergkamp nbsp 74 Stadium Loftus Road Attendance 19 003Referee Neale BarryArsenal v Chelsea 18 February 2001 Fifth roundArsenal3 1ChelseaLondonHenry nbsp 52 pen Wiltord nbsp 74 85 Report Hasselbaink nbsp 62 Stadium Highbury Attendance 38 096Referee Graham BarberArsenal v Blackburn Rovers 10 March 2001 Quarter finalsArsenal3 0Blackburn RoversLondonWiltord nbsp 2 Adams nbsp 5 Pires nbsp 36 Report Stadium Highbury Attendance 36 304Referee Jeff WinterArsenal v Tottenham Hotspur 8 April 2001 Semi finalsArsenal2 1Tottenham HotspurManchesterVieira nbsp 33 Pires nbsp 74 Report Doherty nbsp 14 Stadium Old Trafford Attendance 63 541Referee Graham PollArsenal v Liverpool 12 May 2001 FinalArsenal1 2LiverpoolCardiffLjungberg nbsp 72 Report Owen nbsp 83 88 Stadium Millennium Stadium Attendance 72 500Referee Steve DunnFootball League Cup editMain article 2000 01 Football League Cup Together with the other clubs playing in European football Arsenal entered the Football League Cup in the third round where they were drawn at home to fellow Premier League club Ipswich Town Despite dominating territorial advantage the Arsenal team were beaten 2 1 the winning goal scored late by substitute James Scowcroft 85 Arsenal v Ipswich Town 1 November 2000 Third roundArsenal1 2Ipswich TownLondonStepanovs nbsp 44 Report Clapham nbsp 2 Scowcroft nbsp 89 Stadium Highbury Attendance 26 105Referee Jeff WinterUEFA Champions League editMain article 2000 01 UEFA Champions League First group stage edit Main article 2000 01 UEFA Champions League First group stage Arsenal won their first three matches in Group B against Sparta Prague Shakhtar Donetsk and Lazio 86 The club secured qualification into the second group stage with a 1 1 draw away at Lazio 87 before a win against Sparta Prague and defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk to end the first group stage with 13 points Arsenal finished top of Group B due to a better head to head record 88 Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 nbsp Arsenal 6 4 1 1 11 8 3 13 Advance to second group stage2 nbsp Lazio 6 4 1 1 13 4 9 133 nbsp Shakhtar Donetsk 6 2 0 4 10 15 5 6 Transfer to UEFA Cup4 nbsp Sparta Prague 6 1 0 5 6 13 7 3Source UEFA Sparta Prague nbsp v nbsp Arsenal 12 September 2000 1Sparta Prague nbsp 0 1 nbsp ArsenalPragueSylvinho nbsp 33 Stadium Letna Attendance 17 666Referee Gilles Veissiere France Arsenal nbsp v nbsp Shakhtar Donetsk 20 September 2000 2Arsenal nbsp 3 2 nbsp Shakhtar DonetskLondonWiltord nbsp 45 Keown nbsp 85 90 Report Bakharev nbsp 26 Vorobey nbsp 29 Stadium Highbury Attendance 33 922Referee Hartmut Strampe Germany Arsenal nbsp v nbsp Lazio 27 September 2000 3Arsenal nbsp 2 0 nbsp LazioLondonLjungberg nbsp 43 56 Report Stadium Highbury Attendance 34 521Referee Jose Garcia Aranda Spain Lazio nbsp v nbsp Arsenal 17 October 2000 4Lazio nbsp 1 1 nbsp ArsenalRomeNedved nbsp 25 Report Pires nbsp 88 Stadium Stadio Olimpico Attendance 40 151Referee Hellmut Krug Germany Arsenal nbsp v nbsp Sparta Prague 25 October 2000 5Arsenal nbsp 4 2 nbsp Sparta PragueLondonParlour nbsp 5 Lauren nbsp 8 Dixon nbsp 35 Kanu nbsp 51 Report Labant nbsp 40 pen Rosicky nbsp 90 Stadium Highbury Attendance 34 397Referee Alain Hamer Luxembourg Shakhtar Donetsk nbsp v nbsp Arsenal 7 November 2000 6Shakhtar Donetsk nbsp 3 0 nbsp ArsenalDonetskAtelkin nbsp 34 Vorobey nbsp 57 Byelik nbsp 66 Report Stadium Shakhtar Stadium Attendance 30 000Referee Knud Erik Fisker Denmark Second group stage edit Main article 2000 01 UEFA Champions League Second group stage Arsenal succumbed to a 4 1 defeat in their opening match against Spartak Moscow which was the biggest loss inflicted on the club in 18 years 89 The team let slip a two goal lead against Bayern Munich at Highbury on 5 December 2000 90 before winning 1 0 at Olympique Lyonnais to keep their aspirations of qualifying for the quarter finals attainable 91 In the reverse fixture an equaliser scored by Edmilson in the last minute of normal time prompted Wenger to rue fatigue and the absence of captain Adams 92 Arsenal defeated Spartak Moscow by a solitary goal and in spite of losing to Bayern Munich on 14 March 2001 Lyon s draw with Spartak Moscow meant Arsenal qualified for the quarter finals by the head to head rule 93 94 Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 nbsp Bayern Munich 6 4 1 1 8 5 3 13 Advance to knockout stage2 nbsp Arsenal 6 2 2 2 6 8 2 83 nbsp Lyon 6 2 2 2 8 4 4 84 nbsp Spartak Moscow 6 1 1 4 5 10 5 4Source UEFA Spartak Moscow nbsp v nbsp Arsenal 22 November 2000 1Spartak Moscow nbsp 4 1 nbsp ArsenalMoscow17 00 Marcao nbsp 29 51 Titov nbsp 77 Robson nbsp 82 Report Sylvinho nbsp 2 Stadium Luzhniki Stadium Attendance 63 000Referee Pierluigi Collina Italy Arsenal nbsp v nbsp Bayern Munich 5 December 2000 2Arsenal nbsp 2 2 nbsp Bayern MunichLondon20 45 Henry nbsp 4 Kanu nbsp 55 Report Tarnat nbsp 56 Scholl nbsp 66 Stadium Highbury Attendance 35 318Referee Stefano Braschi Switzerland Lyon nbsp v nbsp Arsenal 13 February 2001 3Lyon nbsp 0 1 nbsp ArsenalLyon20 45 Report Henry nbsp 59 Stadium Stade de Gerland Attendance 42 000Referee Urs Meier Italy Arsenal nbsp v nbsp Lyon 21 February 2001 4Arsenal nbsp 1 1 nbsp LyonLondon20 45 Bergkamp nbsp 33 Report Edmilson nbsp 90 Stadium Highbury Attendance 34 303Referee Ľubos Michel Slovakia Arsenal nbsp v nbsp Spartak Moscow 6 March 2001 5Arsenal nbsp 1 0 nbsp Spartak MoscowLondon20 45 Henry nbsp 82 Report Stadium Highbury Attendance 35 296Referee Rune Pedersen Norway Bayern Munich nbsp v nbsp Arsenal 14 March 2001 6Bayern Munich nbsp 1 0 nbsp ArsenalMunich20 45 Elber nbsp 10 Report Stadium Olympiastadion Attendance 58 000Referee Anders Frisk Sweden Knockout stage edit Main article 2000 01 UEFA Champions League Knockout stage Quarter finals edit Arsenal faced Spanish club Valencia and won 2 1 at Highbury in the first leg with goals scored by Henry and Parlour 95 The team however were beaten 1 0 at the Estadio Mestalla thus being knocked out on away goals 96 Arsenal nbsp v nbsp Valencia 4 April 2001 First legArsenal nbsp 2 1 nbsp ValenciaLondon20 45 Henry nbsp 58 Parlour nbsp 60 Report Ayala nbsp 41 Stadium Highbury Attendance 35 104Referee Dick Jol Netherlands Valencia nbsp v nbsp Arsenal 17 April 2001 Second legValencia nbsp 1 0 2 2 agg nbsp ArsenalValencia20 45 Carew nbsp 76 Report Stadium Mestalla Stadium Attendance 48 000Referee Kim Milton Nielsen Denmark Note Valencia won on away goals Player statistics editNumbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute Players with name struck through and marked left the club during the playing season No Pos Nat Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Total DisciplineApps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals nbsp nbsp 1 GK nbsp ENG David Seaman 24 0 5 0 0 0 10 0 39 0 1 02 DF nbsp ENG Lee Dixon 26 3 1 6 0 0 0 11 1 43 3 2 4 03 DF nbsp LAT Igors Stepanovs 9 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 13 1 3 04 MF nbsp FRA Patrick Vieira 28 2 6 5 1 1 0 0 12 0 45 3 7 8 25 DF nbsp ENG Martin Keown 28 0 2 0 0 0 9 2 39 2 8 06 DF nbsp ENG Tony Adams 26 1 4 1 0 0 8 0 38 2 8 07 MF nbsp FRA Robert Pires 29 4 4 6 3 0 0 11 1 1 45 5 8 2 08 MF nbsp SWE Freddie Ljungberg 25 5 6 4 1 1 0 0 10 3 2 38 9 9 6 010 FW nbsp NED Dennis Bergkamp 19 6 3 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 26 9 5 0 011 FW nbsp FRA Sylvain Wiltord 20 7 8 5 1 6 1 0 3 10 1 29 18 15 0 012 DF nbsp CMR Lauren 15 3 2 4 0 0 0 6 5 1 25 8 3 6 013 GK nbsp AUT Alex Manninger 11 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 0 0 014 FW nbsp FRA Thierry Henry 27 8 17 3 1 1 0 0 14 4 44 9 22 9 015 MF nbsp ENG Ray Parlour 28 5 4 3 1 0 0 0 9 1 2 40 7 4 9 016 DF nbsp BRA Sylvinho 23 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 6 1 2 30 4 4 3 017 MF nbsp BRA Edu 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 018 DF nbsp FRA Gilles Grimandi 28 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 8 0 38 3 1 4 119 MF nbsp GER Stefan Malz 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 020 DF nbsp ENG Matthew Upson 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 021 FW nbsp LIT Tomas Danilevicius 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 022 DF nbsp UKR Oleh Luzhnyi 16 3 0 2 0 0 0 8 0 26 2 0 1 023 DF nbsp ARG Nelson Vivas 3 9 0 1 2 0 1 0 3 4 0 8 15 0 0 024 GK nbsp ENG John Lukic 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 025 FW nbsp NGR Nwankwo Kanu 13 14 3 1 0 0 0 11 3 2 24 18 5 1 027 FW nbsp LBR Christopher Wreh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 028 FW nbsp IRE Graham Barrett 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 029 DF nbsp ENG Ashley Cole 15 2 3 5 1 0 1 0 8 1 0 29 4 3 6 030 MF nbsp ENG Paolo Vernazza 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 031 GK nbsp ENG Stuart Taylor 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 032 DF nbsp ENG Rhys Weston 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 035 MF nbsp GER Moritz Volz 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 036 MF nbsp ENG Jermaine Pennant 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 038 MF nbsp GER Alberto Mendez 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 038 MF nbsp ENG Lee Canoville 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Source 1 See also edit nbsp English football portal2000 01 in English football List of Arsenal F C seasonsReferences edit a b Arsenal first team line up 2007 08 The Arsenal History Retrieved 28 January 2013 Note Information is in the section 2000 01 James Josh 18 June 2013 All time Arsenal Arsenal F C Archived from the original on 22 June 2023 Retrieved 22 June 2023 Ross James Heneghan Michael Orford Stuart Culliton Eoin 25 August 2016 English Clubs Divisional Movements 1888 2016 Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Archived from the 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