2000–01 FA Premier League
The 2000–01 FA Premier League was the ninth FA Premier League season and the third season running which ended with Manchester United as champions and Arsenal as runners-up. Sir Alex Ferguson became the first manager to win three successive English league titles with the same club. Liverpool, meanwhile, managed a unique cup treble – winning the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup. They also finished third in the Premier League and qualified for the Champions League. Nike replaced Mitre as manufacturer of the official Premier League match ball, a contract that has since been extended multiple times, with the most recent renewal made in November 2018 to the end of the 2024–25 season.
UEFA Cup places went to Leeds United, Chelsea, Ipswich Town, and Aston Villa, who qualified via the Intertoto Cup. None of the top six clubs in the Premier League had an English manager. The most successful English manager in the 2000–01 Premier League campaign was Peter Reid, whose Sunderland side finished seventh, having spent most of the season challenging for a place in Europe, and briefly occupied second place in the Premier League table.
Despite the success achieved by Sir Alex Ferguson and Gérard Houllier, the Manager of the Year Award went to George Burley. The Ipswich Town manager was in charge of a newly promoted side who began the season as relegation favourites and on a limited budget, guided his team to fifth place in the Premier League final table earning a total of 66 points - the highest total in Premier League history for a newly promoted side since the switch to a 20-team format -- and a place in the UEFA Cup for the first time in almost 20 years. 2000–01 was perhaps the best season yet for newly promoted teams in the Premier League. Charlton Athletic finished ninth, their highest finish since the 1950s. The only newly promoted team to suffer relegation was Manchester City, who in the space of six seasons had now been relegated three times and promoted twice. Relegated in bottom place were Bradford City, whose return to the top division after almost 80 years was over after just two seasons. The next relegation place went to Coventry City, who were finally relegated after 34 successive seasons of top division football, which had brought numerous relegation battles and league finishes no higher than sixth place.
Teams
Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were Charlton Athletic, Manchester City and Ipswich Town, returning after a top flight absence of one, four and five years respectively. They replaced Wimbledon, Sheffield Wednesday and Watford. They were relegated after spending fourteen, nine and one year in the top flight respectively.Stadia and Locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Arsenal | London | Arsenal Stadium | 38,419 |
| Aston Villa | Birmingham | Villa Park | 42,573 |
| Bradford City | Bradford | Valley Parade | 25,136 |
| Charlton Athletic | London | The Valley | 27,111 |
| Chelsea | London | Stamford Bridge | 42,055 |
| Coventry City | Coventry | Highfield Road | 23,489 |
| Derby County | Derby | Pride Park Stadium | 33,597 |
| Everton | Liverpool | Goodison Park | 40,569 |
| Ipswich Town | Ipswich | Portman Road | 30,300 |
| Leeds United | Leeds | Elland Road | 40,242 |
| Leicester City | Leicester | Filbert Street | 22,000 |
| Liverpool | Liverpool | Anfield | 45,522 |
| Manchester City | Manchester | Maine Road | 35,150 |
| Manchester United | Old Trafford | Old Trafford | 68,174 |
| Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | Riverside Stadium | 35,049 |
| Newcastle United | Newcastle upon Tyne | St James' Park | 52,387 |
| Southampton | Southampton | The Dell | 15,200 |
| Sunderland | Sunderland | Stadium of Light | 49,000 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | London | White Hart Lane | 36,240 |
| West Ham United | London | Boleyn Ground | 35,647 |
Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Arsenal |  Arsène Wenger |  Tony Adams | Nike | Dreamcast |
| Aston Villa | John Gregory | Gareth Southgate | Diadora | NTL |
| Bradford City |  Jim Jefferies | Stuart McCall | Asics | JCT600 Ltd |
| Charlton Athletic | Alan Curbishley |  Mark Kinsella | Le Coq Sportif | Redbus |
| Chelsea |  Claudio Ranieri | Marcel Desailly | Umbro | Autoglass |
| Coventry City | Gordon Strachan |  Mustapha Hadji | CCFC Garments | Subaru |
| Derby County | Jim Smith |  Darryl Powell | Puma | EDS |
| Everton | Walter Smith | Dave Watson | Puma | One2One |
| Ipswich Town | George Burley | Matt Holland | Punch | Greene King |
| Leeds United | David O'Leary |  Lucas Radebe | Nike | Strongbow |
| Leicester City | Peter Taylor | Matt Elliott | Le Coq Sportif | Walkers Crisps |
| Liverpool | Gérard Houllier | Jamie Redknapp | Reebok | Carlsberg Group |
| Manchester City | Joe Royle |  Alf-Inge Håland | Le Coq Sportif | Eidos |
| Manchester United | Sir Alex Ferguson | Roy Keane | Umbro | Vodafone |
| Middlesbrough | Terry Venables Bryan Robson | Paul Ince | Erreà | BT Cellnet |
| Newcastle United | Bobby Robson | Alan Shearer | Adidas | Newcastle Brown Ale |
| Southampton | Stuart Gray | Matt Le Tissier | Saints | Friends Provident |
| Sunderland | Peter Reid | Michael Gray | Nike | Reg Vardy |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Glenn Hoddle | Sol Campbell | Adidas | Holsten |
| West Ham United | Glenn Roeder |  Steve Lomas | Fila | Dr. Martens |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Leicester City | Martin O'Neill | End of contract | 1 June 2000 | Pre-season | Peter Taylor | 12 June 2000 |
| Bradford City | Paul Jewell | Signed by Sheffield Wednesday | 18 June 2000 | Pre-season | Chris Hutchings | 18 June 2000 |
| Chelsea | Gianluca Vialli | Sacked | 12 September 2000 | 10th | Claudio Ranieri | 17 September 2000 |
| Bradford City | Chris Hutchings | Sacked | 6 November 2000 | 19th | Stuart McCall | 6 November 2000 |
| Bradford City | Stuart McCall | End of caretaker spell | 20 November 2000 | 20th | Jim Jefferies | 20 November 2000 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | George Graham | Sacked | 16 March 2001 | 13th | Glenn Hoddle | 30 March 2001 |
| Southampton | Glenn Hoddle | Signed by Tottenham Hotspur | 30 March 2001 | 9th | Stuart Gray | 30 March 2001 |
| West Ham United | Harry Redknapp | Mutual consent | 9 May 2001 | 14th | Glenn Roeder | 12 May 2001 |
League table
Results
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 |  Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | Chelsea | 23 |
| 2 | Marcus Stewart | Ipswich Town | 19 |
| 3 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | 17 |
| 3 |  Mark Viduka | Leeds United | 17 |
| 5 | Michael Owen | Liverpool | 16 |
| 6 | Teddy Sheringham | Manchester United | 15 |
| 7 | Emile Heskey | Liverpool | 14 |
| 7 | Kevin Phillips | Sunderland | 14 |
| 9 |  Alen Bokšić | Middlesbrough | 12 |
| 10 | James Beattie | Southampton | 10 |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
 | Manchester City | Sunderland | 4–2 | 23 8 2000 | |
| | Liverpool | Aston Villa | 3–1 | 6 9 2000 | |
| P | Liverpool | Derby County | 4–0 | 15 10 2000 | |
| 4 | Chelsea | Coventry City | 6–1 | 21 10 2000 | |
| | Manchester United | Southampton | 5–0 | 28 10 2000 | |
| 4 | Leeds United | Liverpool | 4–3 | 4 11 2000 | |
| P | Tottenham Hotspur | Leicester City | 3–0 | 25 11 2000 | |
| | Arsenal | Newcastle United | 5–0 | 9 12 2000 | |
| | Arsenal | Leicester City | 6–1 | 26 12 2000 | |
| | Sunderland | Bradford City | 4–1 | 26 12 2000 | |
 | Manchester United | Arsenal | 6–1 | 25 2 2001 | |
| | Arsenal | West Ham United | 3–0 | 3 3 2001 | |
| | Ipswich Town | Southampton | 3–0 | 2 4 2001 | |
| | Liverpool | Newcastle United | 3–0 | 5 5 2001 |
Top assists
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 | David Beckham | Manchester United | 12 |
| 2 |  Nolberto Solano | Newcastle United | 10 |
| 3 | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | Chelsea | 9 |
| 3 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | 9 |
| 3 |  Vladimír Šmicer | Liverpool | 9 |
| 6 |  Ryan Giggs | Manchester United | 8 |
| 6 | Graham Stuart | Charlton Athletic | 8 |
| 8 | Stephen Clemence | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 |
| 8 | Paolo Di Canio | West Ham United | 7 |
| 8 | Hassan Kachloul | Southampton | 7 |
Awards
Monthly awards
Annual awards
| Award | Winner | Club |
| Premier League Manager of the Season | George Burley | Ipswich Town |
| Premier League Player of the Season | Patrick Vieira | Arsenal |
| PFA Players' Player of the Year | Teddy Sheringham | Manchester United |
| PFA Young Player of the Year | Steven Gerrard | Liverpool |
| FWA Footballer of the Year | Teddy Sheringham | Manchester United |