Season summary
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1999–2000 brought a one-place improvement upon the previous season's 14th-place finish for Everton . The season largely proved to be one of mid-table safety, with relegation never a serious threat, and a run to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup representing their best performance in the competition since they last won it in 1995, but the blue half of Merseyside was still left frustrated by their side's lack of success, something which had been a familiar scene for far too long. Manager Walter Smith , determined to address the inconsistency that had prevented Everton from doing better this season, pulled off one of the biggest transfer surprises of the close season by bringing in Paul Gascoigne and bolstering one of the most ungainly squads currently in the Premiership.[1]
Off the pitch, the big story was the battle for control of the club's boardroom, with former chairman Peter Johnson finally being forced to sell his controlling interest after the Football Association threatened both Everton and Tranmere Rovers with sanctions unless he sold his shares in one of the clubs. On the eve of the new millennium, Johnson sold his shares in Everton to theatre impresario Bill Kenwright .
Final league table
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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
12
14
12
59
49
+10
50
7
9
3
36
21
+15
5
5
9
23
28
−5
Results by round Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground H A A H H A A H A H A H A A H H A A H A H H A A H A H A A H A H A H H H A H Result D L L W W L W W W D L D L D D D L W W D D D L W W W D D L L L W D W D L D L Position 9 16 18 14 7 11 9 7 6 5 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 11 8 8 9 9 11 10 7 7 6 8 8 10 10 9 8 9 9 10 10 13
Everton's score comes first [2]
FA Premier League
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Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
8 August 1999
Manchester United H
1–1 39,141
Stam (own goal)
11 August 1999
Aston Villa A
0–3 30,336
14 August 1999
Tottenham Hotspur A
2–3 34,539
Unsworth (2 pens)
21 August 1999
Southampton H
4–1 31,755
Gough , Lundekvam (own goal), Jeffers , Campbell
25 August 1999
Wimbledon H
4–0 32,818
Unsworth , Barmby , Jeffers , Campbell
28 August 1999
Derby County A
0–1 26,550
11 September 1999
Sheffield Wednesday A
2–0
23,539
Barmby , Gemmill
19 September 1999
West Ham United H
1–0
35,154
Jeffers
27 September 1999
Liverpool A
1–0 44,802
Campbell
2 October 1999
Coventry City H
1–1
34,839
Jeffers
16 October 1999
Arsenal A
1–4 38,042
Collins
24 October 1999
Leeds United H
4–4
37,355
Campbell (2), Hutchison , Weir
30 October 1999
Middlesbrough A
1–2
33,915
Campbell
7 November 1999
Newcastle United A
1–1 36,164
Campbell
20 November 1999
Chelsea H
1–1 38,255
Campbell
27 November 1999
Aston Villa H
0–0 34,750
4 December 1999
Manchester United A
1–5 55,133
Jeffers
18 December 1999
Watford A
3–1 17,346
Barmby , Hutchison , Unsworth (pen)
26 December 1999
Sunderland H
5–0 40,017
Hutchison (2), Jeffers , Pembridge , Campbell
28 December 1999
Bradford City A
0–0 18,276
3 January 2000
Leicester City H
2–2 30,490
Hutchison , Unsworth (pen)
15 January 2000
Tottenham Hotspur H
2–2 36,144
Campbell , Moore
22 January 2000
Southampton A
0–2 15,232
6 February 2000
Wimbledon A
3–0 13,172
Campbell (2), Moore
12 February 2000
Derby County H
2–1 33,260
Moore , Ball (pen)
26 February 2000
West Ham United A
4–0 26,025
Barmby (3), Moore
4 March 2000
Sheffield Wednesday H
1–1 32,020
Weir
11 March 2000
Chelsea A
1–1 35,113
Cadamarteri
15 March 2000
Coventry City A
0–1 18,518
19 March 2000
Newcastle United H
0–2 32,512
25 March 2000
Sunderland A
1–2 41,934
Barmby
1 April 2000
Watford H
4–2 31,960
M Hughes , Moore (2), S Hughes
8 April 2000
Leicester City A
1–1 18,705
Hutchison
15 April 2000
Bradford City H
4–0 30,646
Pembridge , Unsworth (pen), Barmby , Collins
21 April 2000
Liverpool H
0–0 40,056
29 April 2000
Arsenal H
0–1 35,919
8 May 2000
Leeds United A
1–1 37,713
Barmby
14 May 2000
Middlesbrough H
0–2
34,663
League Cup
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[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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.
Reserve squad
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
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Date
Pos.
Name
To
Fee
22 June 1999
FW
Ibrahima Bakayoko
Marseille
£4,000,000
23 June 1999
DF
Adam Eaton
Preston North End
£5,000
29 June 1999
MF
Olivier Dacourt
Lens
£6,500,000
8 July 1999
DF
Marco Materazzi
Perugia
£3,000,000
30 July 1999
DF
Craig Short
Blackburn Rovers
£1,700,000
1 August 1999
MF
Mick O'Brien
Torquay United
Free transfer
6 August 1999
MF
David Poppleton
Lincoln City
Free transfer
6 August 1999
MF
John Oster
Sunderland
£1,000,000
10 November 1999
DF
Joe Parkinson
Retired
Free transfer
17 December 1999
DF
Wayne McDermott
Nuneaton Borough
Non-contract
17 December 1999
MF
Gareth Farrelly
Bolton Wanderers
Free transfer
23 December 1999
DF
John O'Kane
Bolton Wanderers
Free transfer
24 December 1999
MF
Tony Grant
Manchester City
£450,000
20 January 2000
FW
Michael Branch
Wolverhampton Wanderers
£500,000
2 February 2000
DF
Terry Phelan
Fulham
Free transfer
2 March 2000
DF
Slaven Bilić
Hajduk Split
Free transfer
Transfers in:
Transfers out:
Total spending: Statistics
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Starting 11
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Considering starts in all competitions [6] [7] GK: #13, Paul Gerrard , 37
RB: #14, David Weir , 42
CB: #4, Richard Gough , 32
CB: #15, Richard Dunne , 32
LB: #6, David Unsworth , 38
RM: #8, Nick Barmby , 42
CM: #10, Don Hutchison , 34
CM: #7, John Collins , 38
LM: #12, Mark Pembridge , 34
CF: #9, Kevin Campbell , 31
CF: #17, Francis Jeffers , 20 References
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£8,300,000
£17,155,000
Paul Gerrard, 37
David Weir, 42
Richard Dunne, 32
Mark Pembridge, 34