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1999–2000 Bradford City A.F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Bradford City competed in the FA Premier League.

Bradford City
1999–2000 season
ChairmanGeoffrey Richmond
ManagerPaul Jewell
StadiumValley Parade
Premiership17th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerWindass (10)
Highest home attendance18,286 (vs. Newcastle United, 18 December)
Lowest home attendance16,864 (vs. Watford, 22 January)
Average home league attendance18,030

Season summary edit

David Wetherall's goal on the final day of the season gave Bradford City a surprise 1–0 victory over Liverpool, which secured survival and kept them in the top division that the Bantams had spent 77 years trying to regain.[1] Paul Jewell then walked out at Valley Parade to take over at relegated Sheffield Wednesday, leaving his assistant Chris Hutchings to pick up the pieces.[2][3]

Final league table edit

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Southampton 38 12 8 18 45 62 −17 44
16 Derby County 38 9 11 18 44 57 −13 38
17 Bradford City 38 9 9 20 38 68 −30 36 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round
18 Wimbledon (R) 38 7 12 19 46 74 −28 33 Relegation to the Football League First Division
19 Sheffield Wednesday (R) 38 8 7 23 38 70 −32 31
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
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 9 9 20 38 68  −30 36 6 8 5 26 29  −3 3 1 15 12 39  −27
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAAHHAAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDLLLDLWLLWLDLLDWLDLDLWWLDDLLLLLLDWWLW
Position58131718181816181816181617171717171718181818181818181818181818191918171817
Source: 11v11.com: 1999-2000 Bradford City results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results edit

Bradford City's score comes first[4]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 1999 Middlesbrough A 1-0 33,762 Saunders
14 August 1999 Sheffield Wednesday H 1-1 18,276 Beagrie (pen)
21 August 1999 Watford A 0-1 15,564
25 August 1999 Arsenal A 0-2 38,073
28 August 1999 West Ham United H 0-3 17,926
12 September 1999 Tottenham Hotspur H 1-1 18,143 McCall
18 September 1999 Aston Villa A 0-1 28,083
25 September 1999 Derby County A 1-0 31,035 Carbonari (own goal)
2 October 1999 Sunderland H 0-4 18,204
16 October 1999 Wimbledon A 2-3 10,029 Mills, Windass
23 October 1999 Leicester City H 3-1 17,655 Blake, Mills, Redfearn
1 November 1999 Liverpool A 1-3 40,483 Windass
6 November 1999 Coventry City H 1-1 17,587 Mills
20 November 1999 Leeds United A 1-2 39,937 Windass
28 November 1999 Chelsea A 0-1 31,591
4 December 1999 Middlesbrough H 1-1 17,708 Mills
18 December 1999 Newcastle United H 2-0 18,286 Saunders, Wetherall
26 December 1999 Manchester United A 0-4 55,188
28 December 1999 Everton H 0-0 18,276
3 January 2000 Southampton A 0-1 15,027
8 January 2000 Chelsea H 1-1 18,276 Mills
15 January 2000 Sheffield Wednesday A 0-2 24,682
22 January 2000 Watford H 3-2 16,864 Beagrie (pen), Whalley, O'Brien
5 February 2000 Arsenal H 2-1 18,276 Windass, Saunders
12 February 2000 West Ham United A 4-5 25,417 Windass, Beagrie (pen), Lawrence (2)
26 February 2000 Aston Villa H 1-1 18,276 Windass
4 March 2000 Tottenham Hotspur A 1-1 35,472 Lawrence
12 March 2000 Leeds United H 1-2 18,276 Beagrie
18 March 2000 Coventry City A 0-4 19,201
25 March 2000 Manchester United H 0-4 18,276
1 April 2000 Newcastle United A 0-2 36,572
8 April 2000 Southampton H 1-2 17,439 Blake
15 April 2000 Everton A 0-4 30,646
21 April 2000 Derby County H 4-4 18,276 Windass (3), Beagrie (pen)
24 April 2000 Sunderland A 1-0 40,628 Dreyer
30 April 2000 Wimbledon H 3-0 18,276 Beagrie (2, 1 pen), Windass
6 May 2000 Leicester City A 0-3 21,103
14 May 2000 Liverpool H 1-0 18,276 Wetherall

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 11 December 1999 Crewe Alexandra A 2-1 6,571 Blake, Saunders
R4 11 January 2000 Gillingham A 1-3 7,091 Saunders

League Cup edit

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 14 September 1999 Reading H 1-1 4,961 Blake
R2 2nd Leg 22 September 1999 Reading A 2-2 6,892 (win on away goals) Saunders, Wetherall
R3 12 October 1999 Barnsley H 2-3 8,583 Mills, Wetherall

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season[5]

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   ENG Gary Walsh
2 DF   SCO Stephen Wright
3 DF   ENG Andy Myers
4 MF   SCO Stuart McCall
5 DF   ENG David Wetherall (captain)
6 DF   ENG Ashley Westwood
7 MF   JAM Jamie Lawrence[note 1]
8 FW   ENG Robbie Blake
9 FW   ENG Lee Mills (on loan to Manchester City)
10 MF   IRL Gareth Whalley[note 2]
11 MF   ENG Peter Beagrie
12 DF   ENG Lee Todd
13 GK   ENG Matt Clarke
14 DF   IRL Andy O'Brien[note 3]
15 FW   ENG Dean Windass
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   ENG Lee Sharpe
18 DF   NOR Gunnar Halle
19 FW   ENG Isaiah Rankin
20 DF   ENG John Dreyer
22 DF   ENG Wayne Jacobs
23 DF   ENG Mark Bower
24 FW   ENG Gareth Grant
25 MF   SCO Andrew Patterson
27 MF   ENG Scott Kerr
28 FW   WAL Dean Saunders
30 GK   ENG Danny Taylor
31 GK   NIR Aidan Davison[note 4]
32 GK   WAL Neville Southall
33 FW   POR Jorge Cadete (on loan from Benfica)
34 GK   NGA Ademola Bankole (on loan from QPR)

Left club during season edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
17 GK   ENG Mark Prudhoe (to Southend United)
21 DF   ENG Darren Moore[note 5] (to Portsmouth)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF   ENG Neil Redfearn (to Wigan Athletic)
29 FW   FRA Bruno Rodriguez (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos. Name From Fee
11 June 1999 DF Gunnar Halle Leeds United £200,000
15 June 1999 MF Lee Sharpe Leeds United £200,000
22 June 1999 GK Matt Clarke Sheffield Wednesday Free
30 June 1999 DF David Wetherall Leeds United £1,400,000
8 July 1999 DF Andy Myers Chelsea £800,000
31 July 1999 MF Neil Redfearn Charlton Athletic £250,000
5 August 1999 FW Dean Saunders Benfica Free
9 September 1999 FW Bruno Rodriguez Paris Saint Germain Loan
3 February 2000 GK Neville Southall Torquay United Free
14 March 2000 GK Aidan Davison Sheffield United Free
17 February 2000 MF Jorge Cadete Benfica Loan
21 March 2000 GK Ademola Bankole Queens Park Rangers Loan

Out edit

Date Pos. Name To Fee
26 July 1999 FW Robert Steiner Queens Park Rangers £215,000
1 August 1999 MF Craig Ramage Notts County Free
20 August 1999 FW Gordon Watson Bournemouth Free
23 October 1999 FW Bruno Rodriguez Paris Saint Germain Loan return
8 November 1999 GK Mark Prudhoe Southend United Free
17 November 1999 DF Darren Moore Portsmouth £500,000
17 March 2000 MF Neil Redfearn Wigan Athletic £112,500
Transfers in:   £2,850,000
Transfers out:   £827,500
Total spending:   £2,022,500

Statistics edit

Starting 11 edit

Considering starts in all competitions[6]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Lawrence was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in February 2001.
  2. ^ Whalley was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at B level.
  3. ^ O'Brien was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001.
  4. ^ Davison was born in Sedgefield, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in April 1996.
  5. ^ Moore was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2006.

References edit

  1. ^ "Bradford celebrate great escape". BBC Sport. 14 May 2000. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Jewell takes roost with Owls". BBC Sport. 21 June 2000. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Hutchings appointed new Bantams boss". BBC Sport. 22 June 2000. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Bradford City 1999-2000 Results". statto.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2013.
  5. ^ "FootballSquads - Bradford City - 1999/00". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  6. ^ "All Bradford City players: 2000". www.11v11.com.
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