Today we bring you the footballers who hit the most goals in Premier League 2000–01. The English Premier League 2000–01 or EPL 2000–01 was the ninth edition of the English Football tournament, hosted during August 19, 2000- May 19, 2001. It was a 20 teams competition and a total of 380 matches were held in the tournament. The tournament saw Leeds United staying unbeaten for 13 matches in the streak in a season and the eventual Champions Manchester United had the longest winning streak with 8 matches. Leicester City would have the longest losing streak of 8 matches and Bradford City & Derby County clubs having the longest winless streak of 13 matches. We see here the exceptional scorers who got listed among the most goals in Premier League 2000–01.
5. Michael Owen (Liverpool)
Chester born Michael James Owen was with Liverpool during 1996–2004. Owen would score 16 goals for the team during the 2000–01 tournament. With these goals, the England Footballer got himself among the footballers with the most goals in Premier League 2000–01. His team would win 20, lose 9 & draw 9 from the 38 matches they had in the season to finish at 3rd in the 20 team competition and hence they qualified to Champions League third qualifying round.
4. Mark Viduka (Leeds United)
Melbourne born Former Celtic Footballer, Mark Anthony Viduka, started his career with Melbourne Knights. Viduka would play for Leeds United during 2000–2004 as he would score 17 goals for the team during the 2000–01 tournament. With these goals, the Australian footballer got himself among the footballers with the most goals in Premier League 2000–01. His team would win 20, lose 10 & draw 8 from the season to finish fourth and hence they qualified to UEFA Cup first round.
3. Thierry Henry (Arsenal)
French Footballer Thierry Daniel Henry played for Arsenal during 1999–2007. Former AS Monaco Footballer Henry would score 17 goals for the Emirates Stadium based side during the 2000–01 tournament. With these goals, the Former Juventus Footballer got himself to among the footballers with the most goals in Premier League 2000–01. The Gunners would finish second on the team table as they’d win 20, lose 8 & draw 10 in the season to qualify to Champions League first group stage.
2. Marcus Stewart (Ipswich Town)
The England Footballer, Marcus Stewart, played for Ipswich Town during 2000–2002. Former Huddersfield Town Striker William Marcus Paul Stewart would score 19 goals for his team during the 2000–01 tournament. With these goals, the former Bristol Rovers Footballer got himself among the footballers with the most goals in Premier League 2000–01. His team would win 20, lose 12 & draw 6 to finish 5th in the team table as they’d qualify for UEFA Cup first round.
1. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Chelsea)
The Chelsea Footballer, Jerrel Floyd Hasselbaink, started his career with Telstar in 1990. Hasselbaink would then move to AZ Alkmaar before playing for the Pensioners during 2000–2004. He would hit 23 goals for his team during the 2000–01 tournament. With these goals, the Netherlands Footballer, who was part of the national team during 1998–2002, got himself among the footballers with the most goals in Premier League 2000–01. The Stamford Bridge based team would go on to win 17, losing 11 & drawing 10 to finish 6th in the team table & qualify for UEFA Cup first round.
These were the footballers who led goal-scoring in Premier League 2000-01. While Manchester United won their sixth title of the Premier League in the ninth edition, Arsenal finished second in the season. Leeds United & Liverpool would make the top 4 of the tournament as a total of 1060 goals were scored during the tournament in 380 matches, Manchester United leading the goal-scoring with 79 goals while Bradford City scoring the least with 30 goals. This is it for today. Hope you liked the content, don’t forget to put in your questions and thoughts below; yes, the comments section awaits your listing always.
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