2000–01 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City F.C.
2000–01 season
Owner	Publicly traded company
Chairman	David Bernstein
Manager	Joe Royle
Stadium	Maine Road
Premier League	18th (relegated)
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Fifth round
Top goalscorer	League: Paulo Wanchope (9 goals); All: Shaun Goater (11 goals)
Highest home attendance	34,629 vs Liverpool; 31 January 2001; Premier League
Lowest home attendance	17,408 vs Gillingham ; 20 September 2001; League Cup 2nd round replay
Average home league attendance	34,058
	← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

The 2000–01 season was Manchester City Football Club's 109th season playing in a division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight. The club spent this season playing in the Premier League after winning successive promotions from the Second Division and First Division in the previous two seasons. This was the club's fifth season playing in the Premier League since its initial formation as the top tier of English football eight years earlier, with Manchester City as one of its original 22 founding member clubs.

Season review

Manchester City's return to the Premiership after a four-year exile was the result of back-to-back promotions from the Second Division.^[1] But perhaps the team's two-tier climb back to the top flight again had been a little too rapid because it became apparent after just a few games into the new season that Joe Royle's men would be struggling to hang on to their newly acquired top flight status. After their first ten games though, they were enjoying reasonably stable mid-table form with four wins and defeats each; however, after a 5–0 humbling at Arsenal, it all went wrong and only four wins were achieved during the remainder of the season.

The team's relegation was confirmed by a defeat in the penultimate game of the season, and manager Royle, who had been the guiding hand that had brought the team so quickly back to the Premiership from the Second Division, was dismissed within days.^[2] Former England coach Kevin Keegan was appointed to replace Royle on a three-year contract and fans were given renewed hope of an immediate return to the elite.^[3]

Team kit

The team kit was produced by Le Coq Sportif and the shirt sponsor was Eidos Interactive.

Home

Home alt.

Home alt. 2

Away

Third

Historical league performance

Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Everton	38	11	9	18	45	59	−14	42
17	Derby County	38	10	12	16	37	59	−22	42
18	Manchester City (R)	38	8	10	20	41	65	−24	34	Relegation to the Football League First Division
19	Coventry City (R)	38	8	10	20	36	63	−27	34
20	Bradford City (R)	38	5	11	22	30	70	−40	26

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

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	8	10	20	41	65	−24	34	4	3	12	20	31	−11	4	7	8	21	34	−13

Source: 2000–01 FA Premier League table

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	L	W	L	D	D	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	D	L	D	L	D	D	D	L	W	L	D	L	L	L	W	D	W	L	L
Position	20	15	16	7	11	12	12	14	12	10	13	13	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	18	19	18	18	18

Source: 11v11.com: 2000–01 Manchester City results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Manchester City's score comes first^[4]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

FA Premier League

19 August 2000 1	Charlton Athletic	4–0	Manchester City	Charlton, England
	Andy Hunt John Robinson Mark Kinsella Graham Stuart	(Report)		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 20,039 Referee: R Harris (Oxford)

23 August 2000 2	Manchester City	4–2	Sunderland	Manchester, Greater Manchester
	Wanchope Haaland Wanchope Wanchope	(Report)	Quinn Phillips	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,410 Referee: D Elleray (Harrow-on-the-Hill)

26 August 2000 3	Manchester City	1–2	Coventry City	Manchester, Greater Manchester
	Horlock	(Report)	Edghill o.g.' Bellamy	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,140 Referee: A D'Urso (Billericay)

5 September 2000 4	Leeds United	1–2	Manchester City	Leeds, England
	Bowyer	(Report)	Howey Wiekens	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,055 Referee: G Poll (Tring)

9 September 2000 5	Liverpool	3–2	Manchester City	Liverpool, England
	Owen Hamann Hamann	(Report)	Weah Horlock pen.'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,692 Referee: G Barber (Tring)

17 September 2000 6	Manchester City	1–1	Middlesbrough	Manchester, Greater Manchester
	Wanchope	(Report)	Festa	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 32,053 Referee: S Lodge (Barnsley)

23 September 2000 7	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	Manchester City	London England
		(Report)		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,069 Referee: S Bennett (Orpington)

30 September 2000 8	Manchester City	0–1	Newcastle United	Manchester, Greater Manchester
		(Report)	Alan Shearer 74'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,497 Referee: P Taylor (Cheshunt)

14 October 2000 9	Manchester City	2–0	Bradford City	Manchester, Greater Manchester
	Dickov Haaland	(Report)		Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,229 Referee: B Knight (Orpington)

23 October 2000 10	Southampton	0–2	Manchester City	Southampton, England
		(Report)	Dickov Tiatto	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,056 Referee: A Wiley (Burntwood)

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	Manchester City	0–1	Leicester City	Manchester, Greater Manchester
		(Report)	Savage	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,279 Referee: M Halsey (Welwyn Garden City)

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

18 November 2000 14	Manchester City	0–1	Manchester United	Manchester, Greater Manchester
		(Report)	Beckham 2'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,429 Referee: S Dunn (Bristol)

25 November 2000 15	Manchester City	2–3	Ipswich Town	Manchester, Greater Manchester
	Wanchope 71' Howey 81'	(Report)	Stewart 9', 53' Hreiðarsson 32'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 33,741 Referee: M Dean (The Wirral)

3 December 2000 16	Chelsea	2–1	Manchester City	Fulham, London
	Zola 28' Hasselbaink 45'	(Report)	Dickov 82'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 34,971 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

9 December 2000 17	Manchester City	5–0	Everton	Manchester, Greater Manchester
	Wanchope Howey Goater Dickov Naysmith o.g.'	(Report)		Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,516 Referee: S Bennett (Orpington)

16 December 2000 18	Aston Villa	2–2	Manchester City	Birmingham, England
	Dublin Ginola	(Report)	Haaland Wanchope	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 29,281 Referee: A D'Urso (Billericay)

23 December 2000 19	Sunderland	1-0	Manchester City	Sunderland, England
	Hutchison	(Report)		Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 47,475 Referee: D Elleray (Harrow-on-the-Hill)

26 December 2000 20	Manchester City	0– 0	Derby County	Manchester, Greater Manchester
		(Report)		Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,321 Referee: M Riley (Leeds)

30 December 2000 21	Manchester City	1–4	Charlton Athletic	Manchester, Greater Manchester
	Huckerby pen.'	(Report)	Johansson Johansson Stuart pen.' Jensen	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 33,280 Referee: C Wilkes (Gloucester)

1 January 2001 22	Coventry City	1–1	Manchester City	Coventry, England
	Edworthy	(Report)	Wanchope	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 21,999 Referee: B Knight (Orpington)

13 January 2001 23	Manchester City	0–4	Leeds United	Manchester, Greater Manchester
		(Report)	Bakke 34' Bowyer 80' Keane 90', 90'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,288 Referee: Mike Dean

20 January 2001 24	Derby County	1–1	Manchester City	Derby, England
	Powell	(Report)	Howey	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 31,174 Referee: J Winter (Stockton-on-Tees)

31 January 2001 25	Manchester City	1–1	Liverpool	Manchester, Greater Manchester
	Tiatto 48'	(Report)	Heskey 43'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,629 Referee: S Dunn (Bristol)

3 February 2001 26	Middlesbrough	1–1	Manchester City	Middlesbrough, England
	Cooper	(Report)	Vickers o.g.'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 31,794 Referee: A Wiley (Burntwood)

10 February 2001 27	Manchester City	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Manchester, Greater Manchester
		(Report)	Rebrov	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,399 Referee: S Dunn (Bristol)

24 February 2001 28	Newcastle United	0–1	Manchester City	Newcastle upon Tyne
		(Report)	Goater 61'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,981 Referee: Rob Harris

3 March 2001 29	Manchester City	0–1	Southampton	Manchester, Greater Manchester
		(Report)	Petrescu	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 33,990 Referee: S Dunn (Bristol)

17 March 2001 30	Bradford City	2–2	Manchester City	Bradford, England
	Blake Ward	(Report)	Wiekens Goater	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 19,117 Referee: S Dunn (Bristol)

31 March 2001 31	Manchester City	1–3	Aston Villa	Manchester, Greater Manchester
	Goater	(Report)	Merson Dublin Hendrie	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,247 Referee: R Styles (Waterlooville)

8 April 2001 32	Everton	3–1	Manchester City	Liverpool, England
	Ferguson Ball Weir	(Report)	Whitley	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 36,561 Referee: D Elleray (Harrow-on-the-Hill)

11 April 2001 33	Manchester City	0–4	Arsenal	Manchester, Greater Manchester
		(Report)	8', 16' Ljungberg 8' Wiltord 36' Kanu	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 33,444 Referee: Neale Barry

14 April 2001 34	Leicester City	1–2	Manchester City	Leicester, England
	Akinbiyi	(Report)	Goater Wanchope	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 20,224 Referee: B Knight (Orpington)

21 April 2001 35	Manchester United	1–1	Manchester City	Greater Manchester
	Sheringham 71' (pen.)	(Report)	Howey	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,535 Referee: D Elleray (Harrow-on-the-Hill)

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

7 May 2001 37	Ipswich Town	2–1	Manchester City	Ipswich, Suffolk
	Holland 78' Reuser 85'	(Report)	Goater 74'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 25,004 Referee: Steve Lodge

19 May 2001 38	Manchester City	1–2	Chelsea	Manchester, Greater Manchester
	Howey 39'	(Report)	Wise 19' Hasselbaink 62'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,479 Referee: Mike Riley

FA Cup

6 January 2001 3	Manchester City	3–2	Birmingham City	Manchester, Greater Manchester
	Morrison Huckerby Goater pen.'	(Report)	Grainger 57' Adebola 61'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 19,380 Referee: M Messias

27 January 2001 4	Manchester City	1–0	Coventry City	Manchester, Greater Manchester
	Goater	(Report)		Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 24,637 Referee: D Elleray (Harrow-on-the-Hill)

18 February 2001 5	Liverpool	4–2	Manchester City	Liverpool, Merseyside
	Litmanen 7' (pen.) Heskey 13' Šmicer 54' (pen.) Babbel 85'	(Report)	Kanchelskis 29' Goater 90'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 36,231 Referee: Graham Poll

League Cup

20 September 2000 2 (1st Leg)	Manchester City	1–1	Gillingham	Manchester, Greater Manchester
	Weah	(Report)	Smith	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 17,408 Referee: D Pugh (Bebington)

26 September 2000 2 (2nd Leg)	Gillingham	2–4 (3–5 agg.)	Manchester City	Gillingham, Kent
	Thomson Thomson	(Report)	Weah Weah Dickov Kennedy	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,520 Referee: R Furnandiz (Doncaster)

1 November 2000 3	Aston Villa	0–1	Manchester City	Birmingham, England
		(Report)	Horlock pen.'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 24,138 Referee: D Elleray (Harrow-on-the-Hill)

29 November 2000 4	Manchester City	2–1	Wimbledon	Manchester, Greater Manchester
	Wanchope Goater	(Report)	Roberts	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 19,513 Referee: W Jordan (Tring)

19 December 2000 5	Manchester City	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Ipswich Town	Manchester, Greater Manchester
	Goater 10'	(Report)	Holland 60' Venus 109'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 31,252 Referee: G Poll (Tring)

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[5]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ENG	Nicky Weaver
3	DF	ENG	Richard Edghill
4	MF	NED	Gerard Wiekens
5	DF	SCO	Andy Morrison
6	MF	NIR	Kevin Horlock^[6]
7	DF	ENG	Spencer Prior
9	FW	SCO	Paul Dickov
10	FW	BER	Shaun Goater
11	MF	ENG	Terry Cooke
12	MF	RUS	Andrei Kanchelskis^[7] (on loan from Rangers)
14	FW	WAL	Gareth Taylor
15	DF	NOR	Alfie Haaland (captain)
16	DF	SCO	Paul Ritchie
17	MF	NIR	Jim Whitley^[8]
18	MF	NIR	Jeff Whitley^[9]
19	MF	AUS	Danny Tiatto
20	GK	ENG	Carlo Nash
21	FW	ENG	Darren Huckerby


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	DF	IRL	Richard Dunne
23	FW	CRC	Paulo Wanchope
24	DF	ENG	Steve Howey
26	GK	IRL	Richard McKinney
27	FW	NOR	Egil Østenstad (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
28	MF	ENG	Tony Grant
29	MF	ENG	Shaun Wright-Phillips
30	GK	ENG	Steven Hodgson
31	DF	FRA	Laurent Charvet
32	FW	ENG	Leon Mike
33	FW	NZL	Chris Killen
34	MF	IRL	Mark Kennedy
35	GK	IRL	Brian Murphy
36	DF	ENG	Danny Granville
37	MF	CAN	Terry Dunfield
38	DF	WAL	Rhys Day
39	MF	NGA	Dickson Etuhu
40	MF	ENG	Chris Shuker

Left club during season

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	ENG	Lee Crooks (on loan to Northampton Town; to Barnsley)
8	MF	ENG	Ian Bishop (to Miami Fusion)
12	FW	AUS	Daniel Allsopp (to Notts County)
13	GK	NIR	Tommy Wright (to Bolton Wanderers)
20	MF	SCO	Gary Mason (to Dunfermline Athletic)
21	DF	ENG	Nick Fenton (to Notts County)
22	FW	LBR	George Weah (to Marseille)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	DF	ENG	Richard Jobson (to Tranmere Rovers)
27	DF	IRL	Shaun Holmes (released)
31	MF	ENG	David Laycock (released)
33	FW	NZL	Chris Killen (on loan to Wrexham)
36	DF	ENG	Danny Granville (on loan to Norwich City)
37	FW	ENG	Robert Taylor (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)

Reserve squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	DF	ENG	Stephen Jordan
-	DF	IRL	Paddy McCarthy
-	DF	ENG	Tyrone Mears
-	MF	GER	Dino Toppmöller


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	MF	IRL	Glenn Whelan
-	DF	ENG	Darren (Dazzler) Garfield
-	MF	ENG	Andrew Tunnicliffe

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ENG	Nicky Weaver	39	0	31	0	3	0	5	0
20	GK	ENG	Carlo Nash	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	ENG	Richard Edghill	7	0	6	0	1	0	0	0
4	DF	NED	Gerard Wiekens	41	2	29+5	2	2+1	0	3+1	0
5	DF	SCO	Andy Morrison	7	1	3	0	3	1	1	0
7	DF	ENG	Spencer Prior	28	1	18+3	1	2+1	0	4	0
15	DF	NOR	Alfie Haaland	43	3	35	3	3	0	5	0
16	DF	SCO	Paul Ritchie	16	0	11+1	0	1	0	3	0
22	DF	IRL	Richard Dunne	28	0	24+1	0	3	0	0	0
24	DF	ENG	Steve Howey	39	6	36	6	1	0	2	0
31	DF	FRA	Laurent Charvet	21	0	16+4	0	0+1	0	0	0
36	DF	ENG	Danny Granville	25	0	16+3	0	3	0	0+3	0
Midfielders
6	MF	NIR	Kevin Horlock	18	3	14	2	0	0	4	1
12	MF	RUS	Andrei Kanchelskis	11	1	7+3	0	1	1	0	0
18	MF	NIR	Jeff Whitley	37	1	28+3	1	1	0	5	0
19	MF	AUS	Danny Tiatto	39	2	31+2	2	2	0	4	0
28	MF	ENG	Tony Grant	12	0	5+5	0	1+1	0	0	0
29	MF	ENG	Shaun Wright-Phillips	19	0	9+6	0	0	0	3+1	0
34	MF	IRL	Mark Kennedy	30	1	15+10	0	0	0	1+4	1
37	MF	CAN	Terry Dunfield	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	SCO	Paul Dickov	25	5	15+6	4	0+1	0	2+1	1
10	FW	BER	Shaun Goater	32	11	20+6	6	2+1	3	3	2
21	FW	ENG	Darren Huckerby	16	2	8+5	1	3	1	0	0
23	FW	CRC	Paulo Wanchope	31	10	25+2	9	1	0	3	1
27	FW	NOR	Egil Østenstad	4	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
2	DF	ENG	Lee Crooks	4	0	0+2	0	0	0	2	0
8	MF	ENG	Ian Bishop	16	0	3+7	0	0+1	0	2+3	0
12	FW	AUS	Danny Allsopp	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	NIR	Tommy Wright	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
22	FW	LBR	George Weah	9	4	5+2	1	0	0	2	3
25	DF	ENG	Richard Jobson	2	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0

Last updated: 19 May 2001
Source: Competitions

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions^[10]

No.	Pos.	Name	MS
1	GK	Nicky Weaver	39
37	RB	Laurent Charvet	16
24	CB	Steve Howey	39
22	CB	Richard Dunne	27
36	LB	Danny Granville	19
19	RM	Danny Tiatto	37
4	CM	Gerard Wiekens	34
15	CM	Alfie Haaland	43
18	LM	Jeff Whitley	34
10	CF	Shaun Goater	25
23	CF	Paulo Wanchope	25

Transfers

In

Alfie Haaland – Leeds United, 12 June, £2,500,000^[11]
George Weah – Milan, 1 August, free^[12]
Paulo Wanchope – West Ham United, 8 August, £3,650,000^[13]
Steve Howey – Newcastle United, 11 August, £2,000,000 (rising to £3,000,000 depending on appearances)^[14]
Paul Ritchie – Rangers, 21 August, £500,000^[15]
Richard Dunne – Everton, 16 October, £3,000,000^[16]
Laurent Charvet – Newcastle United, 25 October, £1,000,000 (rising to £1,500,000 depending on appearances)
Darren Huckerby – Leeds United, 29 December, £2,500,000^[17]
Carlo Nash – Stockport County, 11 January, £100,000^[18]
Andrei Kanchelskis – Rangers, 25 January, three-month loan^[19]
Egil Østenstad – Blackburn Rovers, 5 February, two-month loan^[20]

Out

Craig Russell – St Johnstone, 11 July, free^[21]
Lee Peacock – Bristol City, 9 August, £600,000
Jamie Pollock – Crystal Palace, 11 August, £75,000
Robert Taylor – Wolverhampton Wanderers, 15 August, £1,550,000^[22]
George Weah – released, 16 October (later joined Marseille on 18 October^[23])
Nick Fenton – Notts County, 9 November, £150,000^[24]
Gary Mason – Dunfermline Athletic, 15 December, free^[25]
Ian Bishop – Miami Fusion, 28 February, undisclosed^[26]
Lee Crooks – Barnsley, 2 March, undisclosed^[27]
Tommy Wright – Bolton Wanderers, 22 March, free
Gareth Taylor – Burnley, 22 March, loan
Chris Shuker – Macclesfield Town, 22 March, loan
Andy Morrison – Sheffield United, 22 March, loan
Lee Crooks – Northampton Town, December, loan
Daniel Allsopp – Notts County, December, £300,000
Richard Jobson – Tranmere Rovers
Shaun Holmes – released
David Laycock – released
Chris Killen – Wrexham, loan
Danny Granville – Norwich City, October, loan
Terry Cooke – Sheffield Wednesday, loan

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^ Kanchelskis was born in Kirovohrad, Ukraine SSR (now Ukraine), but also qualified to represent Russia internationally and made his international debut for Russia in 1992.
^ Whitley was born in Ndola, Zambia, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in June 1998.
^ Whitley was born in Ndola, Zambia, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1997.
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^ "BARNSLEY | Barnsley in double delight". BBC Sport. 2 March 2001. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

[1] "Manchester City 2000/01 Season – Return to the Big Time". 26 May 2018.

[2] "Man City sack Royle". BBC Sport. 21 May 2001. Retrieved 14 July 2012.

[3] "Keegan relishing Man City role". BBC Sport. 24 May 2001. Retrieved 14 July 2012.

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