1999–2000 Celtic F.C. season

The 1999–2000 season was the 106th season of competitive football by Celtic. Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier League, UEFA Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Celtic
1999–2000 season
ManagerJohn Barnes
Kenny Dalglish
StadiumCeltic Park
Scottish Premier League2nd
Scottish CupThird round
Scottish League CupWinners
UEFA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mark Viduka (25)

All:
Mark Viduka (27)

Summary edit

The season saw Celtic finish second in the league, 21 points behind winner Rangers.[1] They won the League Cup beating Aberdeen in the final,[2] reached the second round of the UEFA Cup losing to Lyon[3] and were knocked out of the Scottish Cup in the third round by Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[4]

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Player From Fee
20 June 1999   Stilyan Petrov   CSKA Sofia £2,800,000[5]
22 June 1999   Dmitri Kharine   Chelsea Free[6]
8 July 1999   Eyal Berkovic   West Ham United £5,500,000[7]
8 July 1999   Olivier Tebily   Sheffield United £1,250,000[8]
10 July 1999   Bobby Petta   Ipswich Town Free[9]
23 July 1999   Stephane Bonnes   Mulhouse Free[10]
28 October 1999   Ian Wright   West Ham United Free[11]
22 December 1999   Rafael Scheidt   Gremio £5,500,000[12]

Out edit

Date Player To Fee
29 June 1999   Simon Donnelly   Sheffield Wednesday Bosman[13]
29 June 1999   Phil O'Donnell   Sheffield Wednesday Bosman[14]
23 July 1999   Enrico Annoni Free[15]
18 October 1999   Tosh McKinlay   Grasshopper Club Zürich Free[16]
1 December 1999   Craig Burley   Derby County £3,000,000[17]
10 January 2000   Harald Brattbakk   FC Copenhagen £500,000[18]
  • Expenditure:   £15,050,000
  • Income:   £3,500,000
  • Total loss/gain:   £11,550,000

Results and fixtures edit

Managers edit

Celtic started the season under newly appointed John Barnes[19] who, on 10 February, was sacked by the club.[20] Celtic's Director of Football Kenny Dalglish took over as caretaker manager.[21]

Results and fixtures edit

[22][23][24]   Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies edit

13 July 1999 Friendly Ham Kam 2–3 Celtic Briskeby Arena
mBrannstorph   57'
Novak   64'
Bonnes   15'
Blinker   43'
Brattbakk   87'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Berntsen
16 July 1999 Friendly Aalborg BK 0–3 Celtic Gjemselund Stadion
Report Viduka   3', 13', 90' Attendance: 649
Referee: Pedersen
20 July 1999 Friendly Kongsvinger 1–3 Celtic Gjemselund Stadion
ALM   19' (Penalty) Report Burchill   13', 24'
Larsson   32'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Berntsen
24 July 1999 Friendly Celtic 1–2 Leeds United Celtic Park
Petta   Report Smith   10'
Tébily   48'
Attendance: 52,715
Referee: McCluskey
27 July 1999 Friendly Celtic 2–0 Newcastle United Celtic Park
Tébily   51'
Viduka   61'
Report Attendance: 59,252
Referee: Orr
3 August 1999 Friendly Bray Wanderers 0–2 Celtic Tolka Park
Johnson   7'
Brattbakk   76'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Byrne
12 January 2000 Friendly Louletano 2–2 Celtic Estádio Algarve
Jaques   8'
Zezinho   10'
Petta   45'
Berkovic   90'
Attendance: 200
15 January 2000 Friendly Fortuna Düsseldorf 0–3 Celtic Estádio Algarve
Wright   7'
Healy   43'
Viduka   69'
Attendance: 100
1 February 2000 Ronnie Moran’s Testimonial Liverpool 4–1 Celtic Anfield
Meijer   38', 68'
Thompson   45'
Camara   53'
Report Dailly   76' Attendance: 33,300
Referee: Foy

Premier League edit

1 August 1999 Premier League Aberdeen 0 – 5 Celtic Aberdeen
18:05 BST Report Larsson   4', 52'
Viduka   35', 41'
Burchill   90'
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 16,080
Referee: Stuart Dougal
7 August 1999 Premier League Celtic 3 – 0 St Johnstone Glasgow
15:00 BST Mjallby   6'
Viduka   28'
Wieghorst   50'
Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 60,253
Referee: Mike McCurry
15 August 1999 Premier League Dundee United 2 – 1 Celtic Dundee
18:05 BST Easton   12'
Dodds   42'
Report Berkovic   82' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 12,375
21 August 1999 Premier League Dundee 1 – 2 Celtic Dundee
15:00 BST Sharp   86' Report Mahé   68'
Larsson   88'
Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 10,531
Referee: John Rowbotham
29 August 1999 Premier League Celtic 4 – 0 Hearts Glasgow
15:00 BST Viduka   17'
Larsson   36'
Berkovic   (70)
Report Eyal Berkovic Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,697
Referee: Jim McCluskey
12 September 1999 Premier League Kilmarnock 0 – 1 Celtic Glasgow
18:05 BST Report Burchill   Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 14,328
Referee: Kenny Clark
25 September 1999 Premier League Hibernian 0 – 2 Celtic Edinburgh
15:00 BST Report Viduka   56', 66' Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 14,473
Referee: Hugh Dallas
16 October 1999 Premier League Celtic 7 – 0 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 BST Berkovic   16'
Larsson   40', 43', 73'
Viduka   61', 64', 88'
Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 60,003
Referee: Stuart Dougal
24 October 1999 Premier League St Johnstone 1 – 2 Celtic Perth
18:05 BST Lowndes   29' Report Burchill   48'
Wieghorst   90'
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 10,022
Referee: Hugh Dallas
27 October 1999 Premier League Celtic 0 – 1 Motherwell Glasgow
19:45 GMT BBC Report Twaddle   15' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,731
Referee: Douglas MacDonald
30 October 1999 Premier League Celtic 5 – 1 Kilmarnock Glasgow
15:00 GMT Viduka   51', 54', 56'
Wright   77'
Burley   84'
BBC Report Cocard   36' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,720
Referee: Mike McCurry
7 November 1999 Premier League Rangers 4 – 2 Celtic Glasgow
13:00 GMT Johansson   19'
Albertz   45' (pen.)
Amoruso   49'
Amato   66'
BBC Report Berkovic   21', 42' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,026
Referee: Kenny Clark
20 November 1999 Premier League Hearts 1 – 2 Celtic Edinburgh
15:00 GMT Cameron   3' Report Wright   71'
Moravcik   88'
Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 17,184
Referee: Mike McCurry
28 November 1999 Premier League Motherwell 3 – 2 Celtic Motherwell
18:05 GMT Brannan   9'
Townsley   44'
Goodman   49'
BBC Report Viduka  
Viduka   26' (pen.)
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 12,775
Referee: Jim McCluskey
4 December 1999 Premier League Celtic 4 – 0 Hibernian Glasgow
15:00 GMT Viduka  
Moravčík    
Wieghorst  
BBC Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 60,092
Referee: Stuart Dougal
11 December 1999 Premier League Aberdeen 0 – 6 Celtic Aberdeen
15:00 GMT BBC Report Lambert   21'
Mahé   28'
Moravčík   67'
Viduka   75'
Blinker   81'
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 16,532
Referee: Mike McCurry
18 December 1999 Premier League Celtic 4 – 1 Dundee United Glasgow
15:00 GMT Blinker   47'
Viduka   50'
Moravčík   61'
Burchill   89'
BBC Report Ferraz   27' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,120
Referee: Jim McCluskey
27 December 1999 Premier League Celtic 1 – 1 Rangers Glasgow
15:00 GMT Viduka   18' BBC Report Dodds   27' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,722
Referee: Hugh Dallas
23 January 2000 Premier League Kilmarnock 1 – 1 Celtic Kilmarnock
18:05 GMT Reilly   BBC Report Viduka   31' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 14,126
Referee: Kenny Clark
5 February 2000 Premier League Celtic 2 – 3 Hearts Glasgow
15:00 GMT Moravcik   18'
Viduka   28'
BBC Report Cameron   31', 83' (pen.)
Naysmith
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,896
Referee: John Rowbotham
12 February 2000 Premier League Dundee 0 – 3 Celtic Dundee
15:00 GMT BBC Report Mjällby   67'
Viduka   69'
Healy   82'
Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 10,044
Referee: Bobby Orr
1 March 2000 Premier League Celtic 6 – 2 Dundee Glasgow
19:45 GMT Johnson   18', 31', 64' (pen.)
Viduka   36', 45'
Petrov   43'
BBC Report Robertson   58'
Grady   77'
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,228
Referee: Stuart Dougal
5 March 2000 Premier League Hibernian 2 – 1 Celtic Edinburgh
18:05 GMT McGinlay   22'
Miller   63'
BBC Report Viduka   73' Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 12,236
Referee: Jim McCluskey
8 March 2000 Premier League Celtic 0 – 1 Rangers Glasgow
19:45 GMT BBC Report Wallace   86' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,800
Referee: Jim McCluskey
11 March 2000 Premier League Celtic 4 – 1 St Johnstone Glasgow
15:00 GMT BBC Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,530
Referee: John Rowbotham
26 March 2000 Premier League Rangers 4 – 0 Celtic Glasgow
18:05 GMT Albertz   4', 84'
Kanchelskis   41'
van Bronckhorst   87'
BBC Report Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,039
Referee: Willie Young
2 April 2000 Premier League Celtic 4 – 2 Kilmarnock Glasgow
18:05 GMT Johnson  
Blinker  
Berkovic  
Burchill  
BBC Report Wright  
Lauchlan  
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 40,569
Referee: Mike McCurry
5 April 2000 Premier League Celtic 4 – 0 Motherwell Glasgow
19:45 GMT Johnson   9', 75'
Berkovic   32'
Blinker   76'
BBC Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 46,682
Referee: Stuart Dougal
8 April 2000 Premier League Hearts 1 – 0 Celtic Edinburgh
15:00 GMT McSwegan   36' BBC Report Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 16,046
Referee: Hugh Dallas
15 April 2000 Premier League Celtic 2 – 2 Dundee Glasgow
15:00 GMT Mahé   30'
Burchill   45'
BBC Report Luna   1'
Gould   54' (o.g.)
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 47,163
Referee: Dougal
22 April 2000 Premier League Celtic 1 – 1 Hibernian Glasgow
15:00 GMT Mahé   79' Report Lovell   30' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 33,229
Referee: John Rowbotham
29 April 2000 Premier League Motherwell 1 – 1 Celtic Motherwell
15:00 GMT Brannan   45' BBC Report Burchill   15' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,115
Referee: Jim McCluskey
2 May 2000 Premier League Dundee United 0 – 1 Celtic Dundee
19:45 GMT BBC Report Burchill   9' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 7,449
Referee: Willie Young
6 May 2000 Premier League Celtic 5 – 1 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 GMT Johnson   25', 50', 53'
Lubomir Moravcik   34', 43'
BBC Report Winters   64' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 41,786
Referee: Kenny Clark
13 May 2000 Premier League St Johnstone 0 – 0 Celtic Perth
15:00 GMT BBC Report Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 6,729
Referee: Willie Young
21 May 2000 Premier League Celtic 2 – 0 Dundee United Glasgow
15:00 GMT Lynch   52'
Burchill   65'
BBC Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 47,586
Referee: Kenny Clark

UEFA Cup edit

12 August 1999 Qualifying round 1st leg Cwmbrân Town   0 - 6   Celtic Cardiff
19:30 GMT Report Berkovic   2'
Tebily   20'
Larsson   32'
Viduka   52'
Larsson   61'
Brattbakk   84'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,920
Referee: Michael Ross
26 August 1999 Qualifying round 2nd leg Celtic   4 - 0
(10 – 0 agg.)
  Cwmbrân Town Glasgow
19:45 GMT Brattbakk   9'
Smith   60'
Mjällby   66'
Johnson   90'
Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 46,957
Referee: Paul McKeon
16 September 1999 First round 1st leg Celtic   2 - 0   Hapoel Tel Aviv Glasgow
19:45 GMT Larsson   25'   50' (pen) Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 45,171
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere
30 September 1999 First round 2nd leg Hapoel Tel Aviv   0 - 1
(0 – 3 agg.)
  Celtic Tel Aviv
21:00 GMT Report Larsson   63' Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,400
Referee: Juan Manuel Brito Arceo
21 October 1999 Second round 1st leg Lyon   1 - 0   Celtic Lyon
19:15 GMT Blanc   63' Report Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: René Temmink
4 November 1999 Second round 2nd leg Celtic   0 - 1
(0 – 2 agg.)
  Lyon Glasgow
20:00 Report Vairelles   17' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 54,291
Referee: Georg Vardenne

League Cup edit

13 October 1999 Third round Ayr United 0 - 4 Celtic Ayr
19:45 BST Report Viduka   59'
Blinker   65'
Mjallby   72'
Petta   88'
Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 8,421
Referee: John Rowbotham
1 December 1999 Quarter-final Celtic 1 - 0 Dundee Glasgow
19:45 BST Mahe   43'
Wieghorst   90'
Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 40,260
Referee: Hugh Dallas
16 February 2000 Semi-final Celtic 1 - 0 Kilmarnock Glasgow
19:45 BST Moravcik   66' BBC Report Cocard   72' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 22,296
Referee: Jim McClusky
19 March 2000 Final Celtic 2 - 0 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 BST Riseth   15'
Johnson   58'
BBC Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 50,073
Referee: Kenny Clark

Scottish Cup edit

8 February 2000 Third round Celtic 1 – 3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Glasgow
19:45 GMT Burchill   17' BBC Report Wilson   16'
Moravcik   24' (Own Goal)
Sheerin   57'
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 34,389
Referee: Dougie McDonald

Squad edit

[25] 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   SCO Jonathan Gould
2 DF   SCO Tom Boyd
3 DF   FRA Stéphane Mahé
4 DF   SCO Jackie McNamara
5 DF   DEN Marc Rieper
6 DF   ENG Alan Stubbs
7 FW   SWE Henrik Larsson
9 FW   NOR Harald Brattbakk
10 MF   ISR Eyal Berkovic
11 DF   DEN Morten Wieghorst
12 FW   ENG Tommy Johnson
14 MF   SCO Paul Lambert
15 MF   NED Bobby Petta
16 DF   CIV Olivier Tébily
17 FW   ENG Ian Wright
19 MF   BUL Stiliyan Petrov
20 MF   NED Regi Blinker
21 GK   SCO Stewart Kerr
22 MF   FRA Stephane Bonnes
23 GK   RUS Dmitri Kharine
24 MF   IRL Colin Healy
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF   SVK Ľubomír Moravčík
26 FW   SCO Paul Shields
27 FW   SCO Mark Burchill
28 MF   SCO Ryan McCann
29 MF   VEN Fernando de Ornelas
30 MF   NOR Vidar Riseth
31 DF   BRA Rafael Scheidt
32 FW   SCO Simon Lynch
33 DF   NIR John Convery
34 MF   SCO Mark Fotheringham
35 DF   SWE Johan Mjällby
36 FW   AUS Mark Viduka
37 MF   SCO Liam Keogh
38 GK   SCO Barry John Corr
39 MF   SCO Jamie Smith
40 DF   SCO Stephen Crainey
41 DF   SCO John Kennedy
42 MF   IRL Jim Goodwin
43 MF   IRL Liam Miller
46 MF   SCO Brian McColligan

Statistics edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 36 28 6 2 96 26 +70 90 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Celtic 36 21 6 9 90 38 +52 69 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 36 15 9 12 47 40 +7 54
4 Motherwell 36 14 10 12 49 63 −14 52
5 St Johnstone 36 10 12 14 36 44 −8 42
Updated to match(es) played on end of season. Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

See also edit

References edit

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