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Newcastle United
2000–01 season
ChairmanFreddy Shepherd
ManagerSir Bobby Robson
StadiumSt. James' Park
Premier League11th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Cort/Solano (6)
All: Cort/Solano/Shearer (7)
Average home league attendance51,309

During the 2000–01 English football season, Newcastle United F.C. competed in the FA Premier League. This article covers the squad and match results for that season.

Season summary

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Bobby Robson's first full season as Newcastle manager saw them finish 11th once again - more than high enough to avoid relegation, but not quite high enough to get into Europe.

Final league table

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Main article: 2000–01 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
9 Charlton Athletic 38 14 10 14 50 57 −7 52
10 Southampton 38 14 10 14 40 48 −8 52
11 Newcastle United 38 14 9 15 44 50 −6 51 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
12 Tottenham Hotspur 38 13 10 15 47 54 −7 49
13 Leicester City 38 14 6 18 39 51 −12 48
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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 14 9 15 44 50  −6 51 10 4 5 26 17  +9 4 5 10 18 33  −15
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAAHAHAAHAHHAHH
ResultLWWWDLLWWLLWDLWDLWLWDLWWLLLDLDLWDWDLDW
Position191231367334857878107877876710111112131413131010111111
Source: 11v11.com: 2000-01 Newcastle United results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Pre-season

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22 July 2000 D.C. United 3–1 Newcastle United Washington, D.C.
Moreno 28'
Llamosa 33'
Marino 51'		 Cordone 67' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 17,610
26 July 2000 Columbus Crew 2–2 Newcastle United Columbus, Ohio
Joseph 67'
Cunningham 85'		 Cort 32', 84' Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 18,212
31 July 2000 Burnley 0–1 Newcastle United Turf Moor
19:45 Cort 25' Stadium: Burnley
Attendance: 11,441
Referee: Chris Foy
5 August 2000 Feyenoord 2–1 Newcastle United Rotterdam
20:00 Tomasson 17'
Korneev 59'		 Lee 44' Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 32,340
Referee: René Temmink
13 August 2000 RCD Espanyol 2–1 Newcastle United Barcelona
Rotchen 62'
Garcia 71'		 Shearer 49' Stadium: Estadi Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 7,900

Results

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Premier League

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20 August 2000 Manchester United 2–0 Newcastle United Manchester
17:00 Johnsen 20'
Cole 69'		 Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,477
Referee: Stephen Lodge
23 August 2000 Newcastle United 3–2 Derby County Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Cort 30' (pen.)
Cordone 46'
Glass 55'
Barton Red card 78'		 Report Strupar 45'
Johnson 83'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,327
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
26 August 2000 Newcastle United 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Newcastle upon Tyne
Speed 9'
Cordone 66'		 Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,573
Referee: David Elleray
6 September 2000 Coventry City 0–2 Newcastle United Coventry
19:45 Report Shearer 30' (pen.)
Gallacher 58'		 Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 22,109
Referee: Alan Wiley
9 September 2000 Newcastle United 0–0 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,687
Referee: Graham Poll
16 September 2000 Southampton 2–0 Newcastle United Southampton
15:00 Pahars 47', 61' Report Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,211
Referee: Barry Knight
23 September 2000 Newcastle United 0–1 Charlton Athletic Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Report Stuart 8' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,866
Referee: Andy D'Urso
30 September 2000 Manchester City 0–1 Newcastle United Manchester
15:00 Report Shearer 74' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,497
Referee: Paul Taylor
16 October 2000 Middlesbrough 1–3 Newcastle United Middlesbrough
20:00 Deane 90' Report Shearer 38'
Goma 55'
Dyer 89'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 31,463
Referee: Steve Dunn
21 October 2000 Newcastle United 0–1 Everton Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Report Campbell 80' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,625
Referee: Mark Halsey
28 October 2000 West Ham United 1–0 Newcastle United London
15:00 Kanouté 73' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 26,044
Referee: Mike Riley
4 November 2000 Newcastle United 2–1 Ipswich Town Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Shearer 22', 67' (pen.) Report Stewart 13' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,922
Referee: Alan Wiley
11 November 2000 Leicester City 1–1 Newcastle United Leicester
15:00 Gunnlaugsson 63' Report Speed 75' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,406
Referee: Rob Styles
18 November 2000 Newcastle United 1–2 Sunderland Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Speed 4' Report Hutchison 68'
Quinn 76'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,030
Referee: Graham Poll
26 November 2000 Newcastle United 2–1 Liverpool Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Solano 4'
Dyer 70'		 Report Heskey 78' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,949
Referee: Barry Knight
2 December 2000 Aston Villa 1–1 Newcastle United Birmingham
15:00 Dublin 4' Report Solano 82' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 34,255
Referee: David Elleray
9 December 2000 Arsenal 5–0 Newcastle United London
15:00 Henry 13'
Parlour 16', 86', 90'
Kanu 52'		 Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,052
Referee: Mike Dean
16 December 2000 Newcastle United 2–1 Bradford City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Speed 15'
Dyer 70'		 Report Molenaar 83' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,470
Referee: Steve Dunn
23 December 2000 Derby County 2–0 Newcastle United Derby
15:00 Carbonari 33'
Burton 73'		 Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 29,978
Referee: Rob Harris
26 December 2000 Newcastle United 2–1 Leeds United Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Solano 41'
Acunã 44'		 Report Dacourt 10' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,118
Referee: Andy D'Urso
30 December 2000 Newcastle United 1–1 Manchester United Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Glass 81' Report Beckham 25' (pen.) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,134
Referee: Mike Riley
2 January 2001 Tottenham Hotspur 4–2 Newcastle United London
19:45 Doherty 27'
Anderton 30'
Rebrov 35'
Sullivan Red card 48'
Ferdinand 77'		 Report Solano 23'
Solano Red card 32'
Dyer 49'
Dyer Red card 53'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 34,324
Referee: Steve Bennett
13 January 2001 Newcastle United 3–1 Coventry City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Speed 4'
Ameobi 58'
Dyer 66'		 Report Glass 78' (o.g.) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,159
Referee: Jeff Winter
20 January 2001 Leeds United 1–3 Newcastle United Leeds
15:00 Keane 2' Report Solano 4' (pen.)
Acuña 44'
Ameobi 58'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,005
Referee: Alan Wiley
31 January 2001 Chelsea 3–1 Newcastle United London
19:45 Zola 37'
Poyet 62'
Grønkjær 79'		 Bassedas 23' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 35,108
Referee: Mark Halsey
11 February 2001 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Newcastle United London
16:00 Svensson 37'
Bartlett 43'		 Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 24,151
Referee: Andy D'Urso
24 February 2001 Newcastle United 0–1 Manchester City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Report Goater 61' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,981
Referee: Rob Harris
3 March 2001 Everton 1–1 Newcastle United Liverpool
15:00 Unsworth 82' (pen.) Report Unsworth 47' (o.g.) Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,779
Referee: David Elleray
17 March 2001 Newcastle United 1–2 Middlesbrough Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Cort 60' Report Bokšić 28', 33'
Stamp Yellow card 45' Red card		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,751
Referee: Mark Halsey
31 March 2001 Bradford City 2–2 Newcastle United Bradford
15:00 Wetherall 8'
Blake 10' (pen.)		 Report Cort 25'
Acuña 77'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 20,160
Referee: David Elleray
14 April 2001 Ipswich Town 1–0 Newcastle United Ipswich
Stewart 76' (pen.) Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 24,028
Referee: Mike Dean
16 April 2001 Newcastle United 2–1 West Ham United Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Cort 32'
Solano 56' (pen.)		 Report Lampard 80' (pen.) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,107
Referee: Paul Durkin
21 April 2001 Sunderland 1–1 Newcastle United Sunderland
17:15 Carteron 67' Report O'Brien 78' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 48,277
Referee: Mike Riley
28 April 2001 Newcastle United 1–0 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Cort 90' Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,501
Referee: Graham Poll
1 May 2001 Newcastle United 1–1 Southampton Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 Gallacher 26' Report Pahars 81' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,439
Referee: Stephen Lodge
5 May 2001 Liverpool 3–0 Newcastle United Liverpool
15:00 Owen 25', 72', 81' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,363
Referee: Mark Halsey
15 May 2001 Newcastle United 0–0 Arsenal Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,729
Referee: Alan Wiley
19 May 2001 Newcastle United 3–0 Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Glass 9'
Cort 13'
Delaney 74' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,506
Referee: Barry Knight

FA Cup

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7 January 2001 Round 3 Newcastle United 1–1 Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00 Dyer 80' Report Stone 55' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 37,682
Referee: Paul Durkin
17 January 2001 Round 3r Aston Villa 1–0 Newcastle United Birmingham
19:45 Vassell 50' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 25,387
Referee: Paul Durkin

League Cup

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20 September 2000 Round 2 Newcastle United 2–0 Leyton Orient Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Cort 34'
Speed 77'		 Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 37,284
Referee: Anthony Leake
26 September 2000 Round 2 Leyton Orient 1–1
(1 - 3 agg.)		 Newcastle United Leyton
19:45 Watts 45' Report Gallacher 32' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 9,552
Referee: Peter Jones
1 November 2000 Round 3 Newcastle United 4–3 Bradford City Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Shearer 22' (29)
Cordone 27'
S. Caldwell 73'		 Report Nolan 31'
Ward 57' (70)		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 41,847
Referee: Mike Dean
29 November 2000 Round 4 Birmingham City 2–1 Newcastle United Birmingham
19:45 Adebola 31'
Johnson 90'		 Dyer 13' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 18,520
Referee: Steve Bennett

First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[1][2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Shay Given
2 DF England ENG Warren Barton
3 DF Spain ESP Marcelino
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Andy O'Brien[3]
6 MF Chile CHI Clarence Acuña
7 MF England ENG Rob Lee
8 MF England ENG Kieron Dyer
9 FW England ENG Alan Shearer (captain)
10 MF Argentina ARG Christian Bassedas
11 MF Wales WAL Gary Speed
12 DF England ENG Andy Griffin
13 GK England ENG Steve Harper
14 DF England ENG Wayne Quinn
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Peru PER Nolberto Solano
16 FW England ENG Carl Cort[4]
17 MF Argentina ARG Daniel Cordone
18 DF Northern Ireland NIR Aaron Hughes
19 MF Scotland SCO Stephen Glass
20 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Lomana LuaLua
21 MF Paraguay PAR Diego Gavilán
23 FW England ENG Shola Ameobi
25 MF Scotland SCO Brian Kerr
26 MF England ENG James Coppinger
30 DF Scotland SCO Steven Caldwell
32 FW Scotland SCO Kevin Gallacher
34 DF Greece GRE Nikos Dabizas

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF France FRA Didier Domi (to Paris Saint-Germain)
5 DF France FRA Alain Goma (to Fulham)
24 MF Scotland SCO Garry Brady (to Portsmouth)
No. Pos. Nation Player
37 DF France FRA Laurent Charvet (to Manchester City)
40 DF England ENG Carl Serrant (retired)

Reserves and youth

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Reserve squad

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The following players did not make an appearance for the senior squad this season.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF England ENG Jamie McClen
27 DF England ENG David Beharall
29 GK Netherlands NED John Karelse
31 MF England ENG Stuart Green
33 MF England ENG Des Hamilton
35 DF France FRA Olivier Bernard
36 DF Scotland SCO Gary Caldwell
39 FW Republic of Ireland IRL David McMahon
— GK England ENG Jonny Brain
— GK Scotland SCO Stephen Grindlay
— DF England ENG Roy Gordon
— DF Scotland SCO Keith Barr
— DF Scotland SCO Ryan McGuffie
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Mark Boyd
— MF England ENG Oliver Cowie
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan O'Brien
— MF Portugal POR Pedro Dimas
— MF New Zealand NZL David Rayner
— FW Argentina ARG Pablo Bonvín
— FW England ENG Michael Chopra
— FW England ENG Jonathan Mann
— FW England ENG Peter Wright
— FW Wales WAL Kevin Gall
— FW Scotland SCO Colin McMenamin
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Paul Knight

Trialists

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Simon Downer (on trial from Leyton Orient)
— DF England ENG Robert Ullathorne
— DF Portugal POR Fredy (on trial from Felguerias)
— DF Belarus BLR Sergei Gurenko (on trial from Roma)
— DF Argentina ARG Pablo Paz (on trial from Tenerife)
— DF Peru PER Martín Hidalgo (on trial from Sporting Cristal)
— DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Dennis Lawrence (on trial from Defense Force)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF China CHN Sun Jihai (on trial from Dalian Shide)
— MF Portugal POR Bruno (on trial from Marítimo)
— MF Libya LBY Tarik El Taib (on trial from Al-Ahli SC)
— FW Argentina ARG Pablo Facundo Bonvín (on trial from Boca Juniors)
— FW Argentina ARG Esteban José Herrera (on trial from Boca Juniors)
— MF   Carte
— FW   Carmen Alegranza

Appearances, goals and cards

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Starts + substitute appearances
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Republic of Ireland Shay Given 34 0 0 0 1 0 35 0 1 0
2 DF England Warren Barton 27+2 0 1+1 0 1 0 29+3 0 5 1
3 DF Spain Marcelino 5+1 0 1 0 0 0 6+1 0 1 0
4 DF France Didier Domi 11+3 0 0 0 1+1 0 12+4 0 2 0
5 DF France Alain Goma 18+1 1 2 0 3 0 23+1 1 3 0
5 DF Republic of Ireland Andy O'Brien 9 1 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0
6 MF Chile Clarence Acuña 23+3 3 2 0 1 0 26+3 3 5 0
7 MF England Rob Lee 21+1 0 0 0 3+1 0 24+2 0 4 0
8 MF England Kieron Dyer 25+1 5 1 0 4 1 30+1 6 0 1
9 FW England Alan Shearer 19 5 0 0 4 2 23 7 1 0
10 MF Argentina Christian Bassedas 17+5 1 2 0 1+1 0 20+6 1 6 0
11 MF Wales Gary Speed 35 5 2 0 4 1 41 6 9 0
12 DF England Andy Griffin 14+5 0 2 0 4 0 20+5 0 3 0
13 GK England Steve Harper 4+1 0 2 0 3 0 9+1 0 0 0
14 DF England Wayne Quinn 14+1 0 0 0 0 0 14+1 0 0 0
15 MF Peru Nolberto Solano 31+2 6 1 1 3+1 0 35+3 7 3 2
16 FW England Carl Cort 13 6 0 0 2 1 15 7 1 0
17 FW Argentina Daniel Cordone 12+9 2 0+2 0 1+3 1 13+14 3 0 0
18 DF Northern Ireland Aaron Hughes 34+1 0 2 0 3 0 39+1 0 2 0
19 MF Scotland Stephen Glass 5+9 3 1+1 0 0 0 6+10 3 2 0
20 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Lomana LuaLua 3+18 0 0+2 0 0 0 3+20 0 2 0
21 MF Paraguay Diego Gavilán 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 0 0
23 FW Nigeria Shola Ameobi 12+8 2 2 0 0 0 14+8 2 0 0
25 MF Scotland Brian Kerr 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
26 MF England James Coppinger 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
30 DF Scotland Steven Caldwell 5+4 0 0 0 1 1 6+4 1 1 0
32 FW Scotland Kevin Gallacher 12+7 2 1 0 2 1 14+7 3 0 0
34 DF Greece Nikos Dabizas 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 1 0
37 DF France Laurent Charvet 6+1 0 0 0 2 0 8+1 0 0 0

Starting 11

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Considering starts in all competitions
Considering a 4-5-1 formation[5]

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Manager England Bobby Robson
Assistant Manager England John Carver
First Team coach England Nigel Pearson
Goalkeeping Coach England Andy Woodman
Development Coach Scotland Steve Clarke
Reserve Team Coach England Terry McDermott
Chief scout England Arthur Cox

Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source: [1]

Club transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Name From Fee
1 June 2000 MF Argentina Christian Bassedas Argentina Vélez Sársfield £3,500,000[6]
26 June 2000 FW Argentina Daniel Cordone Argentina Racing Club £500,000 (loan)[7]
5 July 2000 FW England Carl Cort England Wimbledon £7,000,000[8]
August 2000 DF Scotland Ryan McGuffie Scotland Annan Athletic Nominal fee
September 2000 DF France Olivier Bernard France Lyon Free
September 2000 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Lomana LuaLua England Colchester United £2,200,000
October 2000 MF Chile Clarence Acuña Chile Universidad de Chile £1,000,000
February 2001 DF England Wayne Quinn England Sheffield United £1,000,000[9]
March 2001 DF Republic of Ireland Andy O'Brien England Bradford City £2,000,000[10]
  • Total spending: Decrease £17,200,000

Out

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Date Pos. Name To Fee
June 2000 MF Brazil Fumaça Unattched Free
30 June 2000 DF Italy Alessandro Pistone England Everton £3,000,000[11]
21 July 2000 MF England Stuart Elliott England Darlington Free[12]
21 July 2000 MF Croatia Silvio Marić Portugal Porto £2,000,000[13]
July 2000 FW England Paul Robinson England Wimbledon £1,500,000
July 2000 GK France Lionel Pérez England Cambridge United Free
August 2000 MF Georgia (country) Temur Ketsbaia England Wolverhampton Wanderers £900,000
August 2000 DF England Steve Howey England Manchester City £3,000,000
August 2000 FW Scotland Duncan Ferguson England Everton £4,000,000
October 2000 DF France Laurent Charvet England Manchester City £1,500,000
January 2001 DF France Didier Domi France Paris Saint-Germain £3,000,000
March 2001 DF France Alain Goma England Fulham £3,500,000
  • Total spending: Increase £22,400,000

References

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  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Newcastle United - 2000/01".
  2. ^ "All Newcastle United players: 2001".
  3. ^ O'Brien was born in Harrogate, England and represented them at U-18 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001.
  4. ^ Cort was born in Southwark, England and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Guyana internationally and made his international debut for Guyana in 2011.
  5. ^ Newcastle United, St. James Park. Football-Lineups. Retrieved 14 August 2013
  6. ^ "Magpies sign Bassedas". BBC News. 1 June 2000. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Second Argentine for Newcastle". BBC News. 26 June 2000. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Cort costs Magpies £7m". BBC News. 5 July 2000. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Newcastle snap up Quinn". BBC News. 12 February 2001. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  10. ^ "Magpies snap up O'Brien". BBC News. 19 March 2001. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  11. ^ "Pistone signs for Everton". BBC News. 30 June 2000. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  12. ^ "Darlington in double swoop". BBC News. 21 July 2000. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  13. ^ "Maric in Porto switch". BBC News. 21 July 2000. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
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