2000–01 Leicester City F.C. season


During the 2000–01 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

A superb start to the season saw Leicester City begin October on top of the league just four months after the appointment of Peter Taylor as Martin O'Neill's successor - they had not occupied top place since 1963. Two weeks later, they surrendered their lead to Manchester United but were still in the top four by Christmas.
A shock defeat at the hands of Division Two underdogs Wycombe Wanderers in the FA Cup quarter-final midway through March had a negative effect on the Foxes, who endured 9 defeats and attained one win from their final 10 games. This slump dragged them down to 13th place - their lowest finish since winning promotion to the Premiership back in 1996. Several high-profile end-of-season signings - including that of Chelsea legend Dennis Wise - gave fans hope that Leicester could regain their form and rejoin the challenge for honours in 2001-02.
November saw the announcement of plans to relocate to a new 32,000-seat stadium at a site adjacent to Filbert Street, with a targeted completion for the start of the 2003–04 season. Later in the season, it was announced that Leicester would only have to spend one more season at Filbert Street before they could move into their new home.

Final league table

;Results summary
;Results by round

Results

Leicester City's score comes first

Legend

Pre-season

FA Premier League

FA Cup

League Cup

UEFA Cup

First-team squad

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Staff

Transfers

In

Out

Loan in

DatePosPlayerClubEndRef
27 October 2000MF Billy McKinlayBlackburn Rovers5 November 2000
30 January 2001MF Junior LewisGillingham14 March 2001
18 January 2001FW Roberto ManciniLazioEnd of the season

Loan out

DatePosPlayerClubReturnRef
15 September 2000FW Lawrie DudfieldLincoln City15 October 2000
15 September 2000MF Stuart CampbellGrimsby Town7 May 2001
4 December 2000FW Lawrie DudfieldChesterfield7 March 2001
9 March 2001FW Richard CresswellPreston North EndEnd of the season

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards