1999–2000 Bradford City A.F.C. season
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
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
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 |
Source: 1999-2000 FA Premier League table
- 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 | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
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
FA Premier League
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
League Cup
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.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. |
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Position |
Player
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DF |
Jack Dufton
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DF |
Giuseppe Lo Piccolo |
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Position |
Player
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DF |
Gary Tyson |
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Transfers
In
Out
- Transfers in: £2,850,000
- Transfers out: £827,500
- Total spending: £2,022,500
Statistics
Starting 11
- Considering starts in all competitions[11]
- GK: #13, Matt Clarke, 24
- RB: #18, Gunnar Halle, 40
- CB: #14, Andy O'Brien, 40
- CB: #5, David Wetherall, 41
- LB: #22, Wayne Jacobs, 23
- RM: #7, Jamie Lawrence, 20 (#8, Robbie Blake, has 19 starts)
- CM: #4, Stuart McCall, 36
- CM: #10, Gareth Whalley, 18
- LM: #11, Peter Beagrie, 34
- CF: #28, Dean Saunders, 30 (#9, Lee Mills, has 22 starts)
- CF: #15, Dean Windass, 40
References
- ↑ "Bradford celebrate great escape". BBC Sport. 14 May 2000. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ "Jewell takes roost with Owls". BBC Sport. 21 June 2000. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ "Hutchings appointed new Bantams boss". BBC Sport. 22 June 2000. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/bradford-city/1999-2000/results
- ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1999-2000/faprem/bradford.htm
- ↑ Lawrence was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in February 2001.
- ↑ Whalley was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at B level.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/bradford-city/tab/players/season/2000
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