1999–2000 Bradford City A.F.C. season

Bradford City
1999-2000 season
Chairman Geoffrey Richmond
Manager Paul Jewell
Stadium Valley Parade
Premiership 17th
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer Windass (10)
Highest home attendance 18,286 (vs. Newcastle United, 18 December)
Lowest home attendance 16,864 (vs. Watford, 22 January)
Average home league attendance 18,030
Home colours
Away colours

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

Season summary

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

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 38 28 7 3 97 45 +52 91 2000–01 UEFA Champions League First group stage
2 Arsenal 38 22 7 9 73 43 +30 73
3 Leeds United 38 21 6 11 58 43 +15 69 2000–01 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4 Liverpool 38 19 10 9 51 30 +21 67 2000–01 UEFA Cup First round 1
5 Chelsea 38 18 11 9 53 34 +19 65
6 Aston Villa 38 15 13 10 46 35 +11 58 2000 UEFA 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 2000–01 UEFA Cup First round 2
9 West Ham United 38 15 10 13 52 53 1 55
10 Tottenham Hotspur 38 15 8 15 57 49 +8 53
11 Newcastle United 38 14 10 14 63 54 +9 52
12 Middlesbrough 38 14 10 14 46 52 6 52
13 Everton 38 12 14 12 59 49 +10 50
14 Coventry City 38 12 8 18 47 54 7 44
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 2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round
18 Wimbledon (R) 38 7 12 19 46 74 28 33 Relegation to 2000–01 Football League First Division
19 Sheffield Wednesday (R) 38 8 7 23 38 70 32 31
20 Watford (R) 38 6 6 26 35 77 42 24

Updated to games played on 14 May 2000.
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Chelsea qualified for the UEFA Cup as FA Cup winners

2 Leicester City qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Results Summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 9 9 20 38 68  −30 36 6 8 5 26 29  −3 3 1 15 12 39  −27

Source: 1999-2000 FA Premier League table

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAAHHAAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Result W D L L L D L W L L W L D L L D W L D L D L W W L D D L L L L L L D W W L W
Position 5 8 13 17 18 18 18 16 18 18 16 18 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 18 17 18 17

Source: 11v11.com: 1999-2000 Bradford City results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

Bradford City's score comes first[4]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 August 1999 MiddlesbroughA1-033,762Saunders
14 August 1999 Sheffield WednesdayH1-118,276Beagrie (pen)
21 August 1999 WatfordA0-115,564
25 August 1999 ArsenalA0-238,073
28 August 1999 West Ham UnitedH0-317,926
12 September 1999 Tottenham HotspurH1-118,143McCall
18 September 1999 Aston VillaA0-128,083
25 September 1999 Derby CountyA1-031,035Carbonari (own goal)
2 October 1999 SunderlandH0-418,204
16 October 1999 WimbledonA2-310,029Mills, Windass
23 October 1999 Leicester CityH3-117,655Blake, Mills, Redfearn
1 November 1999 LiverpoolA1-340,483Windass
6 November 1999 Coventry CityH1-117,587Mills
20 November 1999 Leeds UnitedA1-239,937Windass
28 November 1999 ChelseaA0-131,591
4 December 1999 MiddlesbroughH1-117,708Mills
18 December 1999 Newcastle UnitedH2-018,286Saunders, Wetherall
26 December 1999 Manchester UnitedA0-455,188
28 December 1999 EvertonH0-018,276
3 January 2000 SouthamptonA0-115,027
8 January 2000 ChelseaH1-118,276Mills
15 January 2000 Sheffield WednesdayA0-224,682
22 January 2000 WatfordH3-216,864Beagrie (pen), Whalley, O'Brien
5 February 2000 ArsenalH2-118,276Windass, Saunders
12 February 2000 West Ham UnitedA4-525,417Windass, Beagrie (pen), Lawrence (2)
26 February 2000 Aston VillaH1-118,276Windass
4 March 2000 Tottenham HotspurA1-135,472Lawrence
12 March 2000 Leeds UnitedH1-218,276Beagrie
18 March 2000 Coventry CityA0-419,201
25 March 2000 Manchester UnitedH0-418,276
1 April 2000 Newcastle UnitedA0-236,572
8 April 2000 SouthamptonH1-217,439Blake
15 April 2000 EvertonA0-430,646
21 April 2000 Derby CountyH4-418,276Windass (3), Beagrie (pen)
24 April 2000 SunderlandA1-040,628Dreyer
30 April 2000 WimbledonH3-018,276Beagrie (2, 1 pen), Windass
6 May 2000 Leicester CityA0-321,103
14 May 2000 LiverpoolH1-018,276Wetherall

FA Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R311 December 1999 Crewe AlexandraA2-16,571Blake, Saunders
R411 January 2000 GillinghamA1-37,091Saunders

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg14 September 1999 ReadingH1-14,961Blake
R2 2nd Leg22 September 1999 ReadingA2-26,892 (win on away goals)Saunders, Wetherall
R312 October 1999 BarnsleyH2-38,583Mills, Wetherall

First-team squad

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. Position Player
1 England GK Gary Walsh
2 Scotland DF Stephen Wright
3 England DF Andy Myers
4 Scotland MF Stuart McCall
5 England DF David Wetherall (captain)
6 England DF Ashley Westwood
7 England MF Jamie Lawrence[6]
8 England FW Robbie Blake
9 England FW Lee Mills (on loan to Manchester City)
10 Republic of Ireland MF Gareth Whalley[7]
11 England MF Peter Beagrie
12 England DF Lee Todd
13 England GK Matt Clarke
14 Republic of Ireland DF Andy O'Brien[8]
15 England FW Dean Windass
No. Position Player
16 England MF Lee Sharpe
18 Norway DF Gunnar Halle
19 England FW Isaiah Rankin
20 England DF John Dreyer
22 England DF Wayne Jacobs
23 England DF Mark Bower
24 England FW Gareth Grant
25 Scotland MF Andrew Patterson
27 England MF Scott Kerr
28 Wales FW Dean Saunders
30 England GK Danny Taylor
31 Northern Ireland GK Aidan Davison[9]
32 Wales GK Neville Southall
33 Portugal FW Jorge Cadete (on loan from Benfica)
34 Nigeria GK Ademola Bankole (on loan from QPR)

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. Position Player
17 England GK Mark Prudhoe (to Southend United)
21 England DF Darren Moore[10] (to Portsmouth)
No. Position Player
26 England MF Neil Redfearn (to Wigan Athletic)
29 France FW Bruno Rodriguez (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
- England DF Jack Dufton
- England DF Giuseppe Lo Piccolo
No. Position Player
- England DF Gary Tyson

Transfers

In

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 transfer
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 transfer
3 February 2000 GK Neville Southall Torquay United Signed
14 March 2000 GK Aidan Davison Sheffield United Free transfer

Out

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 transfer
20 August 1999 FW Gordon Watson Bournemouth Free transfer
8 November 1999 GK Mark Prudhoe Southend United Free transfer
17 November 1999 DF Darren Moore Portsmouth £500,000
17 March 2000 MF Neil Redfearn Wigan Athletic £112,500
Transfers in: Decrease £2,850,000
Transfers out: Increase £827,500
Total spending: Decrease £2,022,500

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[11]

References

  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. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/bradford-city/1999-2000/results
  5. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1999-2000/faprem/bradford.htm
  6. Lawrence was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in February 2001.
  7. Whalley was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at B level.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. http://www.11v11.com/teams/bradford-city/tab/players/season/2000
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