Manchester United won the 2000-01 Premier League title and relegation race on 80 points, 10 points ahead of Arsenal. Manchester City, Coventry City and Bradford City finished in the relegation places.
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English Premier League standings, 2000-01
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Manchester United (MUN)
24
8
6
+48
80
4-2-4
L3
Arsenal (ARS)
20
10
8
+25
70
6-2-2
L1
Liverpool (LIV)
20
9
9
+32
69
7-2-1
W1
Leeds United (LEE)
20
8
10
+21
68
8-1-1
W2
Ipswich Town (IPS)
20
6
12
+15
66
6-2-2
D1
Chelsea (CHE)
17
10
11
+23
61
6-1-3
W1
Sunderland (SUN)
15
12
11
+5
57
3-4-3
D1
Aston Villa (AVL)
13
15
10
+3
54
4-5-1
L1
Charlton Athletic (CHA)
14
10
14
-7
52
3-2-5
L2
Southampton (SOU)
14
10
14
-8
52
3-2-5
W2
Newcastle United (NEW)
14
9
15
-6
51
3-4-3
W1
Tottenham Hotspur (TOT)
13
10
15
-7
49
4-1-5
W1
Leicester City (LEI)
14
6
18
-12
48
1-0-9
L1
Middlesbrough (MID)
9
15
14
0
42
4-3-3
W1
West Ham United (WHU)
10
12
16
-5
42
2-1-7
L1
Everton (EVE)
11
9
18
-14
42
3-2-5
D1
Derby County (DER)
10
12
16
-22
42
3-2-5
D1
Manchester City (MCI)
8
10
20
-24
34
2-2-6
L2
Coventry City (COV)
8
10
20
-27
34
3-2-5
D1
Bradford City (BRD)
5
11
22
-40
26
2-4-4
D1
The dashed line on the chart is the relegation line: the pace of the best team in the drop zone.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 7 times.
Manchester United trailed by as many as 3 points on August 19, 2000.
Manchester United took first place for good on October 14, 2000.
Manchester United won 8 games in a row from October 14, 2000 to December 2, 2000, the longest run of the race.
Manchester United led by as many as 17 points on March 17, 2001.
Manchester United went 6-1-0 from December 22, 2000 to January 31, 2001, turning a lead of 5 points into a lead of 15 points.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 31 of the 97 days played.
Seven teams held first place.
Manchester United spent 241 of the season's 274 charted days in first place.