It was the year that marked the 100th Steel City Derby in a tense game at HIllsborough Stadium – Do you remember who won the April clash?
Off the pitch and on the ice, the Sheffield Steelers won a historic "Grand Slam" of all four available trophies during the 2000–01 Ice Hockey Superleague season.
We also waved goodbye to the Brutalist styled Sheffield Town Hall extension, popularly known as the ‘Egg Box’, with demolition of the building getting underway at the end of the year.
Norfolk Park also saw changes with the demolishing of the huge high rise flats on Guildford Avenue and the Talbot and Cliffe tower blocks, Kenninghall Mount, Park Grange Road at Norfolk Park – The city’s skyline would never be the same.
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2001 was also a year of world change, 9/11 in September created shockwaves around the globe. The September 11 attacks also hit close to home with the tragic death of Nigel Bruce Thompson. The 33-year-old from Sheffield was working in the North Tower of the World Trade Center at the time.
The photos from our archive take a look back at goings on in Sheffield all that time ago.
Schools, pubs, clubs and events feature in this photo gallery from 2004. Can you remember any of these people, places or events?
21. Demolition
Work in progress on the first day of demolition of the Town Hall, egg box extension, Sheffield, October 3, 2001
22. Duck race
Pictured at Wolf Wheel Dam, Rivelin Valley, Sheffield, where a duck race was held to raise cash for the Stephen Hill Methodist Church. Seen are the ducks getting a helping hand along the way, September 2001
23. Hall of Fame
Sean Bean, who opened the Sheffield United Hall of Fame, is pictured receiving a shirt from the founder and curator of the Hall of Fame, John Garrett, December 21, 2001
24. Summer school
Youngsters from the Handsworth Grange School, Sheffield, who are on a gifted and talented summer school, visiting the offices of The Star newspaper, on August 14, 2001