1999–2000 Leicester City F.C. season

1999–2000 season of Leicester City

Leicester City 1999–2000 football season
Leicester City
1999–2000 season
ChairmanPhilip Smith
ManagerMartin O'Neill
StadiumFilbert Street
Premiership8th
FA CupFifth round
League CupWinners
Player of the YearGerry Taggart
Top goalscorerCottee (13)
Highest home attendance22,170 vs Manchester United
(18 Mar 2000, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance12,157 vs Hereford United
(22 Dec 1999, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance19,825
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Season summary

Leicester City achieved their highest league finish in 24 years by coming eighth in the final table, as well as reaching their third League Cup final in four years. They triumphed for the second time under Martin O'Neill and the third time in their history, beating Tranmere Rovers 2–1 at Wembley. O'Neill then left the club after accepting the offer to manage Celtic.[1] In came former England under 21 coach Peter Taylor as his successor.

Final league table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Aston Villa 38 15 13 10 46 35 +11 58 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
7 Sunderland 38 16 10 12 57 56 +1 58
8 Leicester City 38 16 7 15 55 55 0 55 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
9 West Ham United 38 15 10 13 52 53 −1 55
10 Tottenham Hotspur 38 15 8 15 57 49 +8 53
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Leicester City qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.
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 16 7 15 55 55  0 55 10 3 6 31 24  +7 6 4 9 24 31  −7

Source: 1999-2000 FA Premier League table

Results by round
Source: 11v11.com: 1999-2000 Leicester City results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season

Bournemouth v Leicester City
19 July 1999 (1999-07-19) Bournemouth 2–3 Leicester City Bournemouth
Savage 17' (o.g.)
Fletcher 32'		 Gunnlaugsson 48'
Heskey 58'
Campbell 83'		 Stadium: Dean Court
Torquay United v Leicester City
21 July 1999 (1999-07-21) Torquay United 2–1 Leicester City Torquay
19:30 BST Hill 4'
Healy ?' (pen.)		 Wilson 47' Stadium: Plainmoor
Lincoln City v Leicester City
27 July 1999 (1999-07-27) Lincoln City 2–7 Leicester City Lincoln
Gain ?'
Smith ?'		 Izzet ?', ?', ?'
Heskey ?', ?'
Campbell ?'
Marshall ?'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Crystal Palace v Leicester City
27 July 1999 (1999-07-27) Crystal Palace 1–1 Leicester City London
Bradbury 42' Cottee 55' Stadium: Selhurst Park
AEK Athens Greece v Leicester City
1 August 1999 (1999-08-01) AEK Athens Greece 3–2 Leicester City Athens
Zagorakis 5', ?' (pen.) Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium

FA Premier League

Arsenal v Leicester City
7 August 1999 (1999-08-07) 1 Arsenal 2–1 Leicester City London
15:00 BST Bergkamp 65'
Sinclair 90' (o.g.)		 [3] Cottee 57' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,026
Referee: Alan Wilkie
Leicester City v Coventry City
11 August 1999 (1999-08-11) 2 Leicester City 1–0 Coventry City Leicester
19:45 BST Izzet 24' (pen.) [4] Burrows Red card 69' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 19,196
Referee: Neale Barry
Leicester City v Chelsea
14 August 1999 (1999-08-14) 3 Leicester City 2–2 Chelsea Leicester
15:00 BST Heskey 10'
Izzet 90' (pen.)		 [5] Wise 48'
Sinclair 90' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,068
Referee: Stephen Lodge
West Ham United v Leicester City
21 August 1999 (1999-08-21) 4 West Ham United 2–1 Leicester City London
15:00 BST Wanchope 29'
Di Canio 53'		 [6] Heskey 2' Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 23,631
Referee: Alan Wiley
Middlesbrough v Leicester City
24 August 1999 (1999-08-24) 5 Middlesbrough 0–3 Leicester City Middlesbrough
19:45 BST [7] Heskey 35', 83'
Cottee 38'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 33,126
Referee: Rob Harris
Leicester City v Watford
30 August 1999 (1999-08-30) 6 Leicester City 1–0 Watford Leicester
20:00 BST Izzet 44' [8] Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 17,920
Referee: Neale Barry
Sunderland v Leicester City
11 September 1999 (1999-09-11) 7 Sunderland 2–0 Leicester City Sunderland
15:00 BST Butler 28'
McCann 82'		 [9] Taggart Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 62' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,105
Referee: Andy D'Urso
Leicester City v Liverpool
18 September 1999 (1999-09-18) 8 Leicester City 2–2 Liverpool Leicester
15:00 BST Cottee 2'
Sinclair Yellow card Yellow-red card 51'
Izzet 86'		 [10] Owen 23', 39'
Thompson Yellow card Yellow-red card 89'		 Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,623
Referee: Uriah Rennie
Leicester City v Aston Villa
25 September 1999 (1999-09-25) 9 Leicester City 3–1 Aston Villa Leicester
15:00 BST Izzet 40'
Southgate 48' (o.g.)
Cottee 55'		 [11] Southgate Yellow card Yellow-red card 65'
Dublin 73'		 Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 19,917
Referee: Jeff Winter
Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City
3 October 1999 (1999-10-03) 10 Tottenham Hotspur 2–3 Leicester City London
16:00 BST Iversen 26', 35' [12] Izzet 25' (pen.), 69'
Taggart 76'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,591
Referee: Graham Barber
Leicester City v Southampton
16 October 1999 (1999-10-16) 11 Leicester City 2–1 Southampton Leicester
15:00 BST Guppy 8'
Cottee 39'		 [13] Davies Red card 76'
Pahars 84'		 Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 19,556
Referee: Barry Knight
Bradford City v Leicester City
23 October 1999 (1999-10-23) 12 Bradford City 3–1 Leicester City Bradford
15:00 BST Blake 12'
Mills 40'
Redfearn 66'		 [14] Impey 21' Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium
Attendance: 17,655
Referee: Mike Reed
Leicester City v Sheffield Wednesday
30 October 1999 (1999-10-30) 13 Leicester City 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday Leicester
15:00 BST Taggart 24', 36'
Cottee 57'		 Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 19,046
Referee: Paul Alcock
Manchester United v Leicester City
6 November 1999 (1999-11-06) 14 Manchester United 2–0 Leicester City Manchester
15:00 GMT Cole 30', 83' [15] Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 55,191
Referee: Paul Durkin
Leicester City v Wimbledon
20 November 1999 (1999-11-20) 15 Leicester City 2–1 Wimbledon Leicester
15:00 GMT Cottee 22', 58' [16] Gayle 21' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 18,255
Referee: Paul Durkin
Coventry City v Leicester City
27 November 1999 (1999-11-27) 16 Coventry City 0–1 Leicester City Coventry
15:00 GMT [17] Heskey 60' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 22,021
Referee: Stephen Lodge
Leicester City v Arsenal
4 December 1999 (1999-12-04) 17 Leicester City 0–3 Arsenal Leicester
11:30 GMT Grimandi 23'
Guppy 53' (o.g.)
Overmars 75'		 Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,495
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
Leicester City v Derby County
18 December 1999 (1999-12-18) 18 Leicester City 0–1 Derby County Leicester
15:00 GMT [18] Powell 69' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 18,581
Referee: David Elleray
Leeds United v Leicester City
26 December 1999 (1999-12-26) 19 Leeds United 2–1 Leicester City Leeds
15:00 GMT Bridges 29'
Bowyer 45'		 [19] Cottee 10' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,105
Referee: Mark Halsey
Leicester City v Newcastle United
28 December 1999 (1999-12-28) 20 Leicester City 1–2 Newcastle United Leicester
15:00 GMT Zagorakis 83' [20] Ferguson 21'
Shearer 53'		 Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,225
Referee: Paul Durkin
Everton v Leicester City
3 January 2000 (2000-01-03) 21 Everton 2–2 Leicester City Liverpool
17:30 GMT Hutchison 16'
Unsworth 56' (pen.)		 [21] Elliott 26', 31' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 30,490
Referee: Jeff Winter
Chelsea v Leicester City
15 January 2000 (2000-01-15) 22 Chelsea 1–1 Leicester City London
15:00 GMT Wise 85' [22] Taggart 41' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 35,063
Referee: Graham Barber
Leicester City v West Ham United
22 January 2000 (2000-01-22) 23 Leicester City 1–3 West Ham United Leicester
15:00 GMT Heskey 24' [23] Wanchope 13', 45'
Di Canio 60'		 Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 19,019
Referee: David Elleray
Leicester City v Middlesbrough
5 February 2000 (2000-02-05) 24 Leicester City 2–1 Middlesbrough Leicester
15:00 GMT O'Neill 1' (o.g.)
Schwarzer 41' (o.g.)		 [24] Campbell 52' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 17,550
Referee: Steve Bennett
Watford v Leicester City
12 February 2000 (2000-02-12) 25 Watford 1–1 Leicester City Watford
15:00 GMT Wooter 47' [25] Elliott 39' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 16,814
Referee: Andy D'Urso
Leicester City v Sunderland
5 March 2000 (2000-03-05) 26 Leicester City 5–2 Sunderland Leicester
16:00 GMT Collymore 17', 60', 87'
Heskey 34'
Oakes 90'		 [26] Philips 53'
Quinn 75'		 Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,432
Referee: Neale Barry
Wimbledon v Leicester City
11 March 2000 (2000-03-11) 27 Wimbledon 2–1 Leicester City London
15:00 GMT Ardley 33'
Cort 87'		 [27] Taggart 55' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,319
Referee: Paul Alcock
Leicester City v Manchester United
18 March 2000 (2000-03-18) 28 Leicester City 0–2 Manchester United Leicester
15:00 GMT [28] Beckham 33'
Yorke 83'		 Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 22,170
Referee: Rob Harris
Leicester City v Leeds United
26 March 2000 (2000-03-26) 29 Leicester City 2–1 Leeds United Leicester
15:00 BST Collymore 14'
Guppy 48'		 [29] Kewell 38' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,095
Referee: Stephen Lodge
Derby County v Leicester City
2 April 2000 (2000-04-02) 30 Derby County 3–0 Leicester City Derby
13:00 BST Burley 15'
Sturridge 45'
Delap 45'		 [30] Lennon Yellow card Yellow-red card 67' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 25,763
Referee: Graham Poll
Leicester City v Everton
8 April 2000 (2000-04-08) 31 Leicester City 1–1 Everton Leicester
15:00 GMT Taggart 8' [31] Hutchison 27' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 18,705
Referee: Alan Wiley
Newcastle United v Leicester City
15 April 2000 (2000-04-15) 32 Newcastle United 0–2 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST [32] Cottee 7'
Savage 52'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,426
Referee: Uriah Rennie
Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur
19 April 2000 (2000-04-19) 33 Leicester City 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
19:45 BST [33] Ginola 90' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 19,764
Referee: Jeff Winter
Aston Villa v Leicester City
22 April 2000 (2000-04-22) 34 Aston Villa 2–2 Leicester City Birmingham
15:00 BST Thompson 31'
Merson 48'		 [34] Elliott 36'
Lennon 67'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 31,229
Referee: Graham Barber
Southampton v Leicester City
29 April 2000 (2000-04-29) 35 Southampton 1–2 Leicester City Southampton
15:00 BST Kachloul 4'
Richards Red card 89'		 [35] Cottee 22'
Izzet 60'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,178
Referee: Mike Reed
Liverpool v Leicester City
3 May 2000 (2000-05-03) 36 Liverpool 0–2 Leicester City Liverpool
19:45 BST [36] Cottee 2'
Gilchrist 48'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,456
Referee: Graham Poll
Leicester City v Bradford City
6 May 2000 (2000-05-06) 37 Leicester City 3–0 Bradford City Leicester
15:00 BST Elliott 59', 63'
Cottee 68'		 [37] Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,103
Referee: Steve Dunn
Sheffield Wednesday v Leicester City
14 May 2000 (2000-05-14) 38 Sheffield Wednesday 4–0 Leicester City Sheffield
16:00 BST Quinn 14'
Booth 40'
Alexandersson 49'
De Bilde 61'		 [38] Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 21,656
Referee: David Elleray

FA Cup

Hereford United v Leicester City
11 December 1999 (1999-12-11) R3 Hereford United 0–0 Leicester City Hereford
13:00 GMT [39] Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 7,795
Referee: Mike Dean
Leicester City v Hereford United
22 December 1999 (1999-12-22) R3 Replay Leicester City 2–1 (a.e.t.) Hereford United Leicester
19:45 GMT Elliott 78'
Izzet 104'		 [40] Fewings 40' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 12,157
Referee: Rob Styles
Arsenal v Leicester City
9 January 2000 (2000-01-09) R4 Arsenal 0–0 Leicester City London
16:00 GMT [41] Eadie Yellow card Yellow-red card 81' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 35,710
Referee: Mike Riley
Leicester City v Arsenal
19 January 2000 (2000-01-19) R4 Replay Leicester City 0–0
(6–5 p)		 Arsenal Leicester
19:45 GMT [42] Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 15,235
Referee: Mike Riley
Penalties
Gunnlaugsson soccer ball with check mark
Savage soccer ball with check mark
Fenton soccer ball with check mark
Elliott soccer ball with check mark
Oakes soccer ball with red X
Campbell soccer ball with check mark
Heskey soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Šuker
soccer ball with red X Dixon
soccer ball with check mark Hughes
soccer ball with check mark Parlour
soccer ball with check mark Henry
soccer ball with check mark Vieira
soccer ball with red X Grimandi
Chelsea v Leicester City
30 January 2000 (2000-01-30) R5 Chelsea 2–1 Leicester City London
16:00 GMT Poyet 35'
Weah 48'
Wise Yellow card Yellow-red card 90'		 [43] Walsh Yellow card Yellow-red card 60'
Elliott 90+4'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 30,141
Referee: Graham Poll

League Cup

Crystal Palace v Leicester City
14 September 1999 (1999-09-14) R2 1st leg Crystal Palace 3–3 Leicester City London
19:45 GMT Morrison 23'
Zhiyi 71'
Mullins 74'		 [44] Digby 17' (o.g.)
Lennon 34'
Taggart 58'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 5,006
Referee: David Elleray
Leicester City v Crystal Palace
22 September 1999 (1999-09-22) R2 2nd leg Leicester City 4–2
(7–5 agg.)		 Crystal Palace Leicester
19:45 GMT Oakes 19' (pen.), 88'
Marshall 53'
Fenton 79'		 [45] Thomson 61'
Bradbury 86'		 Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 12,762
Referee: Graham Poll
Leicester City v Grimsby Town
13 October 1999 (1999-10-13) R3 Leicester City 2–0 Grimsby Town Leicester
19:45 GMT Izzet 28'
Heskey 58'		 [46] Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 13,701
Referee: Paul Taylor
Leicester City v Leeds United
15 December 1999 (1999-12-15) R4 Leicester City 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Leeds United Leicester
19:45 GMT [47] Radebe Yellow card Yellow-red card 90' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 16,125
Referee: Graham Barber
Penalties
Gunnlaugsson soccer ball with check mark
Elliott soccer ball with check mark
Impey soccer ball with check mark
Zagorakis soccer ball with red X
Izzet soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Woodgate
soccer ball with check mark Harte
soccer ball with red X Kelly
soccer ball with red X Bowyer
Leicester City v Fulham
12 January 2000 (2000-01-12) R5 Leicester City 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)		 Fulham Leicester
19:45 GMT Marshall 85', 111'
Walsh 87'		 [48] Peschisolido 58'
Horsfield 75'
Coleman 90+2'		 Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 13,576
Referee: Mike Reed
Penalties
Gunnlaugsson soccer ball with check mark
Savage soccer ball with check mark
Fenton soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Coleman
soccer ball with red X Trollope
soccer ball with red X Horsfield
Aston Villa v Leicester City
25 January 2000 (2000-01-25) SF 1st leg Aston Villa 0–0 Leicester City Birmingham
19:45 GMT [49] Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 28,037
Referee: Terry Heilbron
Leicester City v Aston Villa
2 February 2000 (2000-02-02) SF 2nd leg Leicester City 1–0
(1–0 agg.)		 Aston Villa Leicester
19:45 GMT Elliott 45' [50] Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,843
Referee: Paul Durkin
Leicester City v Tranmere Rovers
27 February 2000 (2000-02-27) F Leicester City 2–1 Tranmere Rovers London
15:00 GMT Elliott 29', 81' [51] Hill Yellow card 9' Yellow-red card 63'
Kelly 77'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 74,313
Referee: Alan Wilkie

Squad

[52] 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 England ENG Tim Flowers
3 DF Jamaica JAM Frank Sinclair
4 DF Northern Ireland NIR Gerry Taggart
5 DF England ENG Steve Walsh
6 MF Turkey TUR Muzzy Izzet
7 MF Northern Ireland NIR Neil Lennon
8 FW England ENG Stan Collymore
10 FW England ENG Darren Eadie
11 MF England ENG Steve Guppy
13 FW Iceland ISL Arnar Gunnlaugsson
14 MF Wales WAL Robbie Savage
15 DF England ENG Phil Gilchrist
16 MF Scotland SCO Stuart Campbell
18 DF Scotland SCO Matt Elliott (captain)
19 DF England ENG Robert Ullathorne
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW England ENG Ian Marshall
21 MF England ENG Graham Fenton
22 GK Guadeloupe GLP Pegguy Arphexad
24 DF England ENG Andrew Impey
25 MF England ENG Stuart Wilson
27 FW England ENG Tony Cottee
28 FW England ENG Lawrie Dudfield
29 MF England ENG Stefan Oakes
30 GK England ENG Michael Price
32 GK England ENG John Hodges
34 MF England ENG Danny Thomas
37 MF Greece GRE Theodoros Zagorakis
38 DF England ENG Tommy Goodwin
45 MF Northern Ireland NIR Tim McCann
46 DF England ENG Jordan Stewart

Left club during 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
9 FW England ENG Emile Heskey (to Liverpool)
16 MF Scotland SCO Stuart Campbell (on loan to Birmingham City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
34 GK Northern Ireland NIR Alan Fettis (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
8 MF England ENG Scott Taylor (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF England ENG Guy Branston
17 FW Argentina ARG Fernando Pasquinelli
23 MF England ENG Matt Piper
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 GK England ENG Matthew Nurse
33 MF England ENG Alex Mortimer
35 DF England ENG Carl Bacon

Statistics

Players with squad numbers struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Leicester.

Appearances, goals and cards

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Tim Flowers 29 0 2 0 5+1 0 36+1 0 1 0
3 DF Jamaica Frank Sinclair 34 0 3 0 7 0 44 0 9 1
4 DF Northern Ireland Gerry Taggart 30+1 6 5 0 7+1 1 42+2 7 7 1
5 DF England Steve Walsh 5+6 0 3+1 0 2+1 1 10+8 1 3 1
6 MF Turkey Muzzy Izzet 32 8 2 1 6 1 40 10 4 0
7 MF Northern Ireland Neil Lennon 31 1 2 0 6 1 39 2 8 1
8 FW England Stan Collymore 6 4 0 0 0 0 6 4 1 0
9† FW England Emile Heskey 23 7 4 0 8 1 35 8 8 0
10 FW England Darren Eadie 15+1 0 3 0 0 0 18+1 0 1 1
11 MF England Steve Guppy 29+1 2 2 0 5 0 36+1 2 2 0
13 FW Iceland Arnar Gunnlaugsson 2 0 2+1 0 0+2 0 4+3 0 0 0
14 MF Wales Robbie Savage 35 1 5 0 7 0 47 1 6 0
15 DF England Phil Gilchrist 17+10 1 3 0 5+1 0 25+11 1 1 0
16 MF Scotland Stuart Campbell 1+3 0 0+3 0 0+2 0 1+8 0 0 0
18 DF Scotland Matt Elliott 37 6 5 2 6 3 48 11 3 0
20 FW England Ian Marshall 2+19 0 0+1 0 3+1 3 5+21 3 1 0
21 FW England Graham Fenton 1+1 0 0+3 0 0+4 1 1+8 1 1 0
22 GK France Pegguy Arphexad 9+2 0 3+1 0 3 0 15+3 0 0 0
24 MF England Andrew Impey 28+1 1 2+1 0 5+2 0 35+4 1 0 0
25 MF England Stuart Wilson 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0+2 0 0 0
27 FW England Tony Cottee 30+3 13 2 0 3 0 35+3 13 1 0
28 FW England Lawrie Dudfield 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
29 MF England Stefan Oakes 15+7 1 3 0 7 2 25+7 3 1 0
34 DF England Danny Thomas 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 0 0
37 MF Greece Theodoros Zagorakis 6+11 1 4 0 3+4 0 13+15 1 2 0
38 DF England Tommy Goodwin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
46 DF England Jordan Stewart 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee Notes
30 July 1999 GK England Tim Flowers Blackburn Rovers £1,100,000
10 August 1999 DF England Phil Gilchrist Oxford United £500,000 [53]
10 December 1999 MF England Darren Eadie Norwich City £3,000,000 [54]
10 February 2000 FW England Stan Collymore Aston Villa Free [55]
23 March 2000 FW Argentina Fernando Pasquinelli Boca Juniors Loan

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee Notes
27 July 1999 GK United States Kasey Keller Rayo Vallecano Free transfer
8 October 1999 MF England Scott Taylor Wolverhampton Wanderers Free transfer
18 November 1999 DF England Guy Branston Rotherham United £50,000
10 March 2000 FW England Emile Heskey Liverpool £11,000,000 [56]
Transfers in: Decrease £4,600,000
Transfers out: Increase £11,050,000
Total spending: Increase £6,450,000

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