2000–01 Liverpool F.C. season

English football club season February 2017 February 2015 Liverpool F.C. 2000–01 David Moores Gérard Houllier FA Premier League 3rd FA Cup Winners League Cup Winners UEFA Cup Winners _liverpool0001h _liverpool0001h _liverpool0001h FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 _liverpool0001a _liverpool0001a _liverpool0001a _goldsides _goldtop FFBF00 FFBF00 FFBF00 000080 000080 _liverpool9900a _greenstripes _whitetop 008000 008000 008000 000040 008000 Michael Owen (16) Michael Owen (24) 42,768 1999–2000 2001–02 The 2000–2001 season was Liverpool Football Club's 109th season in existence and their 39th consecutive season in the top-flight of English football. This season proved highly successful for Liverpool, with them picking up the League Cup, UEFA Cup and FA Cup under Gerard Houllier, having finished 3rd in the league.http://www.liverpoolfc.tv:80/match/last_match/match_report/ Charlton 0 Liverpool 4 19 May 2001 Liverpoolfc.tv https://web.archive.org/web/20010608041748/http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/match/last_match/match_report/ 13 November 2018 8 June 2001 live Season summary Liverpool enjoyed their most successful season for years when they completed a unique treble of cup competitions and ended Gérard Houllier's three-year wait to bring silverware to Anfield. The last time they had won silverware was the Coca Cola Cup in the 1994–95 season. The first trophy was secured on 25 February when a 5–4 penalty shoot-out victory followed a 1–1 draw with Birmingham City in the Worthington Cup final. The game was also the first club fixture to be played at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium while Wembley was being rebuilt. Part two of the treble was completed on 12 May when two late Michael Owen goals overturned Arsenal's lead in the FA Cup final to give the Reds a 2–1 win. The final part of the treble was perhaps the most dramatic. The UEFA Cup final featured nine goals as Alavés fought back to equalize from 3–1 and 4–3, before Liverpool finally ran out 5–4 winners after extra-time.http://www.uefa.com/UefaCup/matches/report.asp?Match=67741&Home=7889&Away=69619 Liverpool 5 Alaves 4 16 May 2001 UEFA 5 August 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010807012524/http://www.uefa.com/UefaCup/matches/report.asp?Match=67741&Home=7889&Away=69619 7 August 2001 The FA and UEFA cup wins meant Liverpool played in the Charity Shield and UEFA Super Cup at the start of the next season, winning both. Midfielder Steven Gerrard was voted PFA Young Player of the Year for his key part in one of the most successful seasons in Liverpool's 109-year history, and contributions from British stars Michael Owen, Robbie Fowler, Jamie Carragher, Danny Murphy and new signings Gary McAllister and Emile Heskey were matched by an increasingly continental side consisting of new captain Sami Hyypiä, Sander Westerveld, Jari Litmanen and Dietmar Hamann. Just after the end of the season, former manager Joe Fagan (manager of the 1984 side that also managed to win three trophies in a season) died at the age of 80 after a long illness. Players First-team squad No. Player Nationality Date of birth Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Sander Westerveld Netherlands 2000 06 30 1974 10 23 y NED Vitesse 19 Pegguy Arphexad Guadeloupe 2000 06 30 1973 5 18 y ENG Leicester City 26 Jørgen Nielsen Denmark 2000 06 30 1971 5 6 y DEN HvidovreDefenders 2 Stephane Henchoz Switzerland 2000 06 30 1974 9 7 y ENG Blackburn Rovers 3 Christian Ziege Germany 2000 06 30 1972 2 1 y ENG Middlesbrough 6 Markus Babbel Germany 2000 06 30 1972 9 8 y GER Bayern Munich 12 Sami Hyypia Finland 2000 06 30 1973 10 7 y NED Willem II 14 Vegard Heggem Norway 2000 06 30 1975 7 13 y NOR Rosenborg 23 Jamie Carragher England 2000 06 30 1978 1 28 y ENG LFC Academy 27 Gregory Vignal France 2000 06 30 1981 7 19 y FRA Montpellier 29 Stephen Wright England 2000 06 30 1980 2 8 y ENG LFC Academy 30 Djimi Traore Mali 2000 06 30 1980 3 1 y FRA Stade Lavallois 31 Frode Kippe Norway 2000 06 30 1978 1 17 y NOR LillestromMidfielders 7 Vladimir Smicer Czech Republic 2000 06 30 1973 5 24 y FRA RC Lens 11 Jamie Redknapp England 2000 06 30 1973 6 25 y ENG Bournemouth 13 Danny Murphy England 2000 06 30 1977 3 18 y ENG Crewe Alexandra 15 Patrik Berger Czech Republic 2000 06 30 1973 11 10 y GER Borussia Dortmund 16 Dietmar Hamann Germany 2000 06 30 1973 8 27 y ENG Newcastle United 17 Steven Gerrard England 2000 06 30 1980 5 30 y ENG LFC Academy 20 Nick Barmby England 2000 06 30 1974 2 11 y ENG Everton 21 Gary McAllister Scotland 2000 06 30 1964 12 25 y ENG Coventry City 24 Bernard Diomède France 2000 06 30 1974 1 23 y FRA Auxerre 25 Igor Biscan Croatia 2000 06 30 1978 5 4 y CRO Dinamo Zagreb 28 Richie Partridge Ireland 2000 06 30 1980 9 12 y IRL Stella Maris 33 Alan Navarro England 2000 06 30 1981 5 31 y ENG LFC AcademyForwards 8 Emile Heskey England 2000 06 30 1978 1 11 y ENG Leicester City 9 Robbie Fowler England 2000 06 30 1975 4 9 y ENG LFC Academy 10 Michael Owen England 2000 06 30 1979 12 14 y ENG LFC Academy 37 Jari Litmanen Finland 2000 06 30 1971 2 20 y ESP Barcelona38 Daniel Sjolund Finland 2000 06 30 1983 4 22 yENG West Ham United Transfers In DatePos.No.PlayerFromFee 7 June 2000MF24FRA Bernard DiomèdeFRA Auxerre0.0£3,000,000 1 July 2000MF21SCO Gary McAllisterENG Coventry City0.0Free Transfer 1 July 2000GK19FRA Pegguy ArphexadENG Leicester City0.0Free Transfer 1 July 2000DF6GER Markus BabbelGER Bayern Munich0.0Free Transfer 18 July 2000MF20ENG Nick BarmbyENG Everton0.0£6,000,000 25 July 2000DF3GER Christian ZiegeENG Middlesbrough0.0£5,500,000 22 September 2000DF27FRA Gregory VignalFRA Montpellier0.0£500,000 28 November 2000FW38FIN Daniel SjolundENG West Ham United0.0£1,300,000 7 December 2000MF25CRO Igor BiscanCRO Dinamo Zagreb0.0£5,500,000 4 January 2001FW37FIN Jari LitmanenESP Barcelona0.0Free Transfer Out DatePos.No.PlayerToFee 26 June 2000 DF 20 NOR Stig Inge Bjornebye ENG Blackburn Rovers0.0 £300,000 1 July 2000 DF 6 IRL Phil Babb POR Sporting CP0.0 Free Transfer 3 August 2000 MF 25 ENG David Thompson ENG Coventry City0.0 £2,750,000 18 August 2000 DF 21 SCO Dominic Matteo ENG Leeds United0.0 £4,750,000 3 November 2000 GK 19 USA Brad Friedel ENG Blackburn Rovers0.0 Free Transfer 28 November 2000 DF 4 CMR Rigobert Song ENG West Ham United0.0 £2,500,000 6 December 2000 DF 5 IRL Steve Staunton ENG Aston Villa0.0 Free Transfer 11 December 2000 FW 18 NED Erik Meijer GER Hamburg0.0 Free Transfer 21 December 2000 FW 22 GUI Titi Camara ENG West Ham United0.0 £2,600,000 27 December 2000 FW 27 ISL Haukur Ingi Guðnason ISL Keflavik0.0 Free Transfer 20 March 2001 FW 32 ENG Jon Newby ENG Bury0.0 £100,000 Events of the season August Gérard Houllier prepared for his third season at the Liverpool helm, looking to improve on the fourth-place finish of the previous campaign which had seen the Reds having to settle for a place in the UEFA Cup when they had come so close to qualifying for the UEFA Champions League. The campaign began with a 1–0 home win over relegation favourites Bradford City, who had defeated Liverpool last season to deny the Reds Champions League qualification; Emile Heskey scored the only goal of the game. A 2–0 defeat at Arsenal followed, before a thrilling 3–3 draw at Southampton in which Michael Owen was on target twice. September September began well with good home wins over Aston Villa and Manchester City. The European adventure then began with a 1–0 away win over Romanian side Rapid București in the first round first leg of the UEFA Cup. The return to league action saw 1–1 draws with West Ham United and Sunderland. The month ended with a goalless home draw in the return leg against Rapid București to ensure progression to the next stage of the competition. October October began badly for Liverpool, who found themselves on the receiving end of a 3–0 defeat by Chelsea in the league. Two weeks later, however, an Emile Heskey hat-trick gave them a 4–0 win at Derby County which put them in fourth place, four points behind leaders Manchester United and second placed Arsenal and a point behind third placed Leicester City. Heskey was on target in the next two games that month – a 1–0 win over Slovan Liberec in the UEFA Cup second round first leg at Anfield and the 3–1 win over Everton in the Merseyside derby, also at Anfield. November November brought mixed results for the Reds. Their Football League Cup quest began in the third round with a 2–1 win over Chelsea after extra time. This was followed by a 4–3 league defeat to Leeds United at Elland Road. In the second round second leg of the UEFA Cup, the Reds eliminated Slovan Liberec to reach the third round. There was also an impressive 4–1 home win over Coventry City in the league, followed by 2–1 defeats at Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United, and finally an 8–0 away demolition of Division Two side Stoke City in the fourth round of the League Cup. Liverpool were still a healthy fifth in the league but were now 12 points adrift of leaders Manchester United, in turn eight points ahead of nearest contenders Arsenal. December December was a generally good month for the Reds, who began with a 3–0 home win over Charlton Athletic before overcoming Olympiacos in the UEFA Cup third round. Liverpool then suffering a shock 1–0 home defeat at the hands of surprise title outsiders Ipswich Town, only promoted the previous season. A Danny Murphy goal gave them a 1–0 away win over Manchester United two days before Christmas, though it did little to alter the decision of many bookmakers by this stage of the season to re-open the books on the title race, as so many of them were now certain that United would win their third successive title. The year ended with a 1–0 defeat to Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium on Boxing Day. The Reds ended the year in sixth place, occupying the European places along with leaders Manchester United, and the top five clubs Arsenal, Sunderland, Leicester City and Ipswich Town. January 2001 started with a 2–1 home win over Southampton, followed by a 3–0 home win over Rotherham United in the FA Cup third round. Then came a surprise 2–1 defeat by Division One strugglers Crystal Palace in the League Cup semi-final first leg at Selhurst Park, though the Reds were rampant 5–0 winners in the return leg at Anfield 14 days later to book their place in the final with Birmingham City and be presented with the opportunity to win the trophy for a record sixth time. There was also an excellent 3–0 away win over Aston Villa in the league in mid January, as well as a 2–0 win at Leeds United in the FA Cup fourth round. The month ended with a 1–1 draw against strugglers Manchester City at Maine Road. Liverpool now stood fourth in the league, with Manchester United now 15 points ahead of nearest contenders Arsenal, 16 points clear of third placed Sunderland and 18 points clear of Liverpool. Though the league was now surely beyond Liverpool's (and indeed any other team's) reach, the Reds still had three cups to play for. February February began with an impressive 3–0 home win over struggling West Ham United and a 1–1 draw at Sunderland. Then came the return to European action – a 2–0 away win over Roma in the UEFA Cup fourth round, in which Michael Owen scored both goals. Then came a 4–2 home win over Manchester City in the FA Cup fifth round. Then came the second leg of the game against Roma, which the Reds lost 1–0 at Anfield, still enough for Liverpool to progress to the quarter-finals. The League Cup final on 25 February was to be the first domestic cup final to be playing beyond England's borders: Wembley Stadium had closed for rebuilding in October 2000 and, until the revamped stadium was ready, all major finals in English football would be held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Robbie Fowler put the Reds ahead against Birmingham City after 30 minutes, only for the Division One midlanders to equalise later. With extra time played, the scores were still level and so the game went to penalties – a first for an English cup final. Liverpool won the shoot-out to end their six-year wait for a major trophy, their longest major trophy wait since the early 1960s. March Liverpool began March with a 2–0 defeat at Leicester City before travelling to Portugal for the UEFA Cup quarter final first leg with Porto, which ended in a goalless draw. Then came the all-Merseyside FA Cup quarter-final – not against Everton, but against Wirral-based Tranmere Rovers, managed by former Liverpool striker John Aldridge. The Reds won 4–2 at Prenton Park, marking the end of a complicated story for Tranmere, who were on their way to relegation from Division One – and for Aldridge, who left the club within weeks of this game. Four days later, Porto travelled to Anfield for the quarter-final second leg, which the Reds won 2–0. The remaining games that month were a 1–1 home draw with struggling Derby County and a 2–0 home win over Manchester United, which did little except prolong United's wait for their inevitable third straight league title. April With Manchester United confirmed as FA Premier League champions on 14 April, most eyes were off the Premier League as Liverpool looked to add the FA Cup and UEFA Cup to their earlier League Cup triumph. The FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park on 8 April was against Division Two surprise package Wycombe Wanderers (in only their eighth season as a Football League club) and the Reds only narrowly managed to beat them with a slender 2–1 win. The UEFA Cup semi final first leg with Barcelona saw a goalless draw at the Camp Nou, before a penalty by 36-year-old Gary McAllister in the return leg at Anfield put the Reds through to their first post-Heysel European final. May After securing a third-place finish in the league and qualification for the Champions League for the first time in the post-Heysel era, the Reds enjoyed one of their finest months ever by completing a unique treble of the League Cup (won in late February), FA Cup and UEFA Cup. The FA Cup was snatched from the jaws of defeat when two late goals from Michael Owen overturned Arsenal's 1–0 lead in the final minutes of the game. The treble was completed four days later when a thrilling match against Alavés of Spain gave them a 5–4 victory in the UEFA Cup final. Pre-season and friendlies DateOpponentsH / AResult F–AScorers22 July 2000Stoke CityA0–129 July 2000SC FreiburgA4–1Barmby 18', Heskey 40', Owen 54', Staunton 74'3 August 2000GlentoranA4–0Fowler 9', Berger 43', Šmicer 44', Murphy 61'5 August 2000BenficaN2–2Camara 10', Owen 48'10 August 2000ValerengaA1–1(2–4 p) Šmicer 22'13 August 2000ParmaH5–0Hamann 29', Barmby 38', McAllister 59', Owen 64' (pen.), 84' Competitions FA Premier League League table 2000–01 FA Premier League LIV Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A Result W/L/D/W/W/D/D/L/W/W/W/L/W/L/L/W/L/W/W/L/W/W/D/D/W/D/L/D/W/D/L/W/W/W/W/W/D/W Position 7/14/12/6/5/4/4/8/6/3/3/4/3/4/6/4/6/5/4/6/4/3/2/2/2/2/3/3/3/3/3/3/5/5/5/4/3/3 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 Competitive Matches May 2010 Matches 1 19 August 2000 Liverpool 1–0 Report Bradford City Heskey 67 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 44,183 Paul Durkin W 2 21 August 2000 Arsenal 2–0 Report Liverpool Lauren 8Henry 89 London Highbury 38,014 Graham Poll L 3 26 August 2000 Southampton 3–3 Report Liverpool Pahars 73 90El Khalej 85 Owen 24 64Hyypiä 55 Southampton The Dell 15,202 Jeff Winter D 4 6 September 2000 Liverpool 3–1 Report Aston Villa Owen 5 14 33 Stone 83 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 43,360 Neale Barry W 5 9 September 2000 Liverpool 3–2 Report Manchester City Owen 11Hamann 56 82 Weah 67Horlock 81 pen. Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 44,692 Graham Barber W 6 17 September 2000 West Ham United 1–1 Report Liverpool Di Canio 69 pen. Gerrard 12 Newham, London Upton Park 25,998 David Elleray D 7 23 September 2000 Liverpool 1–1 Report Sunderland Owen 30 Phillips 14 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 44,713 Mike Riley D 8 1 October 2000 Chelsea 3–0 Report Liverpool Westerveld 10 o.g.Hasselbaink 11Guðjohnsen 71 Fulham, London Stamford Bridge 34,966 Dermot Gallagher L 9 15 October 2000 Derby County 0–4 Report Liverpool Heskey 17 54 67Berger 80 Derby, Derbyshire Pride Park Stadium 30,532 Steve Bennett W 10 21 October 2000 Liverpool 1–0 Report Leicester City Heskey 69 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 44,395 Andy D'Urso W 11 29 October 2000 Liverpool 3–1 Report Everton Barmby 12Heskey 55Berger 78 pen. Campbell 17 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 44,718 Paul Durkin W 12 4 November 2000 Leeds United 4–3 Report Liverpool Viduka 24 46 73 75 Hyypiä 2Ziege 18Šmicer 61 Leeds, West Yorkshire Elland Road 40,055 David Elleray L 13 12 November 2000 Liverpool 4–1 Report Coventry City McAllister 13Gerrard 51Heskey 82 87 Thompson 56 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 43,701 Mike Riley W 14 19 November 2000 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Report Liverpool Ferdinand 31Sherwood 40 Fowler 17 Haringey, London White Hart Lane 36,036 Mark Halsey L 15 26 November 2000 Newcastle United 2–1 Report Liverpool Solano 4Dyer 70 Heskey 78 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyneside St. James' Park 51,949 Barry Knight L 16 2 December 2000 Liverpool 3–0 Report Charlton Athletic Fish 5 o.g.Heskey 78Babbel 90 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 43,515 Rob Styles W 17 10 December 2000 Liverpool 0–1 Report Ipswich Town Stewart 45 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 43,509 Alan Wiley L 18 17 December 2000 Manchester United 0–1 Report Liverpool Murphy 43 Trafford, Greater Manchester Old Trafford 67,533 Mike Riley W 19 23 December 2000 Liverpool 4–0 Report Arsenal Gerrard 12Owen 62Barmby 71Fowler 84 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 44,144 Paul Durkin W 20 26 December 2000 Middlesbrough 1–0 Report Liverpool Karembeu 44 Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire Riverside Stadium 34,696 Stephen Lodge L 21 1 January 2001 Liverpool 2–1 Report Southampton Gerrard 12Babbel 86 Soltvedt 20 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 38,474 Dermot Gallagher W 22 13 January 2001 Aston Villa 0–3 Report Liverpool Murphy 24 53Gerrard 32 Birmingham Villa Park 41,366 Graham Barber W 23 20 January 2001 Liverpool 0–0 Report Middlesbrough Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 43,042 Steve Dunn D 24 31 January 2001 Manchester City 1–1 Report Liverpool Tiatto 48 Heskey 43 Manchester, Greater Manchester Maine Road 34,629 Peter Jones D 25 3 February 2001 Liverpool 3–0 Report West Ham United Šmicer 20Fowler 45 57 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 44,045 Steve Bennett W 26 10 February 2001 Sunderland 1–1 Report Liverpool Hutchison 51 Litmanen 79 pen. Sunderland, Wearside Stadium of Light 47,553 Graham Barber D 27 3 March 2001 Leicester City 2–0 Report Liverpool Akinbiyi 51Izzet 90 Leicester, Leicestershire Filbert Street 21,924 Dermot Gallagher L 28 18 March 2001 Liverpool 1–1 Report Derby County Owen 52 Burton 9 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 43,362 Neale Barry D 29 31 March 2001 Liverpool 2–0 Report Manchester United Gerrard 16Fowler 40 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 44,806 Graham Poll W 30 10 April 2001 Ipswich Town 1–1 Report Liverpool Armstrong 77 Heskey 46 Ipswich, Suffolk Portman Road 23,504 Steve Dunn D 31 13 April 2001 Liverpool 1–2 Report Leeds United Gerrard 55 Ferdinand 4Bowyer 33 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 44,116 Alan Wiley L 32 16 April 2001 Everton 2–3 Report Liverpool Ferguson 42Unsworth 83 pen. Heskey 5Babbel 57McAllister 90+4 Liverpool, Merseyside Goodison Park 40,260 Jeff Winter W 33 22 April 2001 Liverpool 3–1 Report Tottenham Hotspur Heskey 7McAllister 73 pen.Fowler 88 Korsten 24 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 43,547 Barry Knight W 34 28 April 2001 Coventry City 0–2 Report Liverpool Hyypiä 83McAllister 86 Coventry Highfield Road 23,063 Steve Bennett W 35 1 May 2001 Bradford City 0–2 Report Liverpool Owen 47McAllister 67 Bradford Valley Parade 22,057 Jeff Winter W 36 5 May 2001 Liverpool 3–0 Report Newcastle United Owen 25 72 81 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 44,363 Mark Halsey W 37 8 May 2001 Liverpool 2–2 Report Chelsea Owen 8 60 Hasselbaink 13 67 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 43,588 Mike Riley D 38 19 May 2001 Charlton Athletic 0–4 Report Liverpool Fowler 55 71Murphy 60Owen 81 London The Valley 20,043 Graham Barber W League Cup 2000-01 Football League Cup Matches W 3 1 November 2000 Liverpool 2–1 Report Chelsea Murphy 11Fowler 104 Zola 29 Anfield Liverpool 29,370 Rob Harris W 4 29 November 2000 Stoke City 0–8 Report Liverpool Ziege 6Šmicer 26Babbel 28Fowler 39 82 85 pen.Hyypiä 59Murphy 65 Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent 27,109 Andy D'Urso W 5 13 December 2000 Liverpool 3–0 Report Fulham Owen 105Šmicer 114Barmby 120 Anfield Liverpool 20,144 Dermot Gallagher L Semi-finalleg 1 10 January 2001 20:00 Crystal Palace 2–1 Report Liverpool Rubins 56Morrison 77 Šmicer 78 Selhurst Park Croydon, London 25,933 Uriah Rennie W Semi-finalleg 2 24 January 2001 20:00 Liverpool 5–0 6-2 Report Crystal Palace Šmicer 13Murphy 15 51Bišćan 18Fowler 89 Anfield Liverpool 41,854 Paul Durkin W Final 25 February 2001 15:00 GMT Liverpool 1–1 Report Birmingham City Fowler 30Hamann 108Henchoz 109 Purse 90 pen. Millennium Stadium Cardiff 73,500 David Elleray (London)https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/worthington_cup/1187654.stm Blues shot down as Liverpool lift cup 25 February 2001 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 8 May 2012 McAllister Barmby Ziege Hamann Fowler Carragher 5–4 Grainger Purse Marcelo Lazaridis Hughes A. Johnson FA Cup 2000-01 FA Cup Matches 3 6 January 2001 Liverpool 3–0 Report Rotherham United Heskey 47 75Hamann 73 Anfield Liverpool, Merseyside 30,689 Mark Halsey W 4 27 January 2001 Leeds United 0–2 Report Liverpool Barmby 88Heskey 90 Elland Road Leeds, West Yorkshire 37,108 Andy D'Urso W 5 18 February 2001 Liverpool 4–2 Report Manchester City Litmanen 7 pen.Heskey 13Šmicer 54 pen.Babbel 85 Kanchelskis 29Goater 90 Anfield Liverpool, Merseyside 36,231 Graham Poll W 6 11 March 2001 Tranmere Rovers 2–4 Report Liverpool Steve Yates 47Allison 58 Murphy 12Owen 27Gerrard 52Fowler 82 pen. Prenton Park Birkenhead, Wirral 16,342 Alan Wiley W W Semi-final 8 April 2001 16:00 Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Report Liverpool Ryan 88 Heskey 78Fowler 83 Villa Park Birmingham, West Midlands 40,037 Paul Durkin W Final 12 May 2001 15:00 BST Arsenal 1–2 Ljungberg 62 72 Hamann 57Owen 83 88 Report Liverpool Millennium Stadium Cardiff 72,500 Steve Dunn UEFA Cup 2000–01 UEFA Cup Matches 14 September 2000 Rapid București ROM 1 0–1 Report ENG Liverpool Barmby 29 Bucharest, Romania Giulești Stadium 9,782 DEN Nicolai Volquartz W 28 September 2000 Liverpool ENG 1 0–0 1–0 Report ROM Rapid București Liverpool, England Anfield 37,954 CZE Miroslav Liba D 26 October 2000 Liverpool ENG 2 1–0 Report CZE Slovan Liberec Heskey 87 Liverpool, England Anfield 29,662 SUI Massimo Busacca W 9 November 2000 Slovan Liberec CZE 2 2–3 2–4 Report ENG Liverpool Štajner 9Breda 89 Barmby 31Heskey 76Owen 82 Liberec, Czech Republic Stadion u Nisy 6,808 GER Edgar Steinborn W 23 November 2000 Olympiacos GRE 3 2–2 Report ENG Liverpool Alexandris 65 92 Barmby 38Gerrard 67 Athens, Greece Olympic Stadium 43,855 NED René Temmink D 7 December 2000 Liverpool ENG 3 2–0 4–2 Report GRE Olympiacos Heskey 28Barmby 60 Liverpool, England Anfield 35,484 POR Vítor Melo Pereira W 15 February 2001 Roma ITA 4 0–2 Report ENG Liverpool Owen 46 72 Rome, Italy Stadio Olimpico 59,718 GER Markus Merk W 22 February 2001 Liverpool ENG 4 0–1 2–1 Report ITA Roma Guigou 70 Liverpool, England Anfield 43,688 ESP José María García-Aranda L 8 March 2001 Porto POR QF 0–0 Report ENG Liverpool Porto, Portugal Estádio das Antas 21,502 ITA Pierluigi Collina D 15 March 2001 Liverpool ENG QF 2–0 2–0 Report POR Porto Murphy 33Owen 37 Liverpool, England Anfield 40,502 DEN Kim Milton Nielsen W 5 April 2001 Barcelona ESP SF 0–0 Report ENG Liverpool Zenden 88 Fowler 86 Barcelona, Spain Camp Nou 90,832 GER Hellmut Krug D 19 April 2001 Liverpool ENG SF 1–0 1–0 Report ESP Barcelona McAllister 44 pen.Westerveld 85 Sabrosa 62 Liverpool, England Anfield 44,203 SUI Urs Meier W F 16 May 2001 20:45 Liverpool ENG 5–4 yes Report ESP Alavés Babbel 3 106McAllister 11 40 pen.Gerrard 16Fowler 72Geli 116 o.g. Astudillo 11Alonso 26Herrera 40Moreno 47 59Contra 49Karmona 2 58 116Magno 2 82 98Cruyff 88Téllez 95 Dortmund, Germany Westfalen 48,050 FRA Gilles Veissière 2001 UEFA Cup Final W 2001 UEFA Cup Final Statistics Player statistics 31 June 2001 FA Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup 1 Sander Westerveld GK NED 38 0 6 0 4 0 13 0 2 Stéphane Henchoz DF SUI 32 0 5 0 6 0 10 0 3 Christian Ziege DF GER 11+5 1 2+1 0 1+3 1 6+3 0 4 Rigobert Song DF CMR 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 Steve Staunton DF IRL 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 6 Markus Babbel DF GER 38 3 5 1 4 1 13 1 7 Vladimír Šmicer MF CZE 16+11 2 4+1 1 5+1 4 6+5 0 8 Emile Heskey FW ENG 33+3 14 3+2 5 3+1 0 9+2 3 9 Robbie Fowler FW ENG 15+12 8 3+2 2 5 6 6+5 1 10 Michael Owen FW ENG 20+8 16 4+1 3 1+1 1 10+1 4 12 Sami Hyypiä DF FIN 35 3 6 0 6 1 11 0 13 Danny Murphy MF ENG 13+14 4 4+1 1 5 4 6+4 1 14 Vegard Heggem DF NOR 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 Patrik Berger MF CZE 11+3 2 0+1 0 1 0 3+2 0 16 Dietmar Hamann MF GER 26+4 2 5 1 2+3 0 13 0 17 Steven Gerrard MF ENG 29+4 7 2+2 1 4 0 9 2 18 Erik Meijer FW NED 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Pegguy Arphexad GK FRA 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 20 Nick Barmby MF ENG 21+5 2 2+3 1 2+4 1 6+3 4 21 Gary McAllister MF SCO 21+9 5 4+1 1 2+3 0 4+5 2 23 Jamie Carragher DF ENG 30+4 0 6 0 6 0 12 0 24 Bernard Diomède MF FRA 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25 Igor Bišćan MF CRO 8+5 0 3+1 1 4 1 0 0 26 Richie Partridge MF IRL 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 27 Grégory Vignal DF FRA 4+2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 29 Stephen Wright DF ENG 0+2 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 30 Djimi Traoré DF FRA 8 0 0 0 1 0 2+1 0 37 Jari Litmanen MF FIN 4+1 1 1+1 1 1+1 0 0 0 February 2015 Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. Rank RankingPos. PositionNo. Squad NumberPlayerFA Premier LeagueFA CupLeague CupUEFA CupTotal1FW10ENG Michael Owen16314242FW8ENG Emile Heskey14503223FW9ENG Robbie Fowler8261174MF17ENG Steven Gerrard710210MF13ENG Danny Murphy 4141106MF20ENG Nick Barmby211487MF21SCO Gary McAllister50027MF7CZE Vladimír Šmicer214079DF6ENG Markus Babbel3111610DF12FIN Sami Hyypiä3010411MF16GER Dietmar Hamann2100312MF15CZE Patrik Berger20002MF37FIN Jari Litmanen11002DF3GER Christian Ziege1010215DF25CRO Igor Bišćan00101Own goal 1 0 0 12TOTALS71171720127 Competition top scorers Competition Result Top scorerFA Premier League 3rd ENG Michael Owen, 16UEFA Cup Winners ENG Nick Barmby, 4ENG Michael Owen, 4FA Cup Winners ENG Emile Heskey, 5League Cup Winners ENG Robbie Fowler, 6Overall ENG Michael Owen, 24 Notes notes References External links LFChistory.net Category:Liverpool F.C. seasons Liverpool Category:UEFA Europa League–winning seasons