1999–2000 Leicester City F.C. season

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

Leicester City F.C.

1999–2000 season
Chairman	Philip Smith
Manager	Martin O'Neill
Stadium	Filbert Street
FA Premier League	8th
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Winners
Player of the Year	Gerry Taggart
Top goalscorer	Tony Cottee (13)
Highest home attendance	22,170 vs Manchester United (18 March 2000, FA Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	12,157 vs Hereford United (22 December 1999, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance	19,825
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 1998–99 2000–01 →

Season summary

Leicester City achieved their highest league finish in 24 years by coming eighth in the final table, as well as reaching their third League Cup final in four years. They triumphed for the second time under Martin O'Neill and the third time in their history, beating Tranmere Rovers 2–1 at Wembley. O'Neill then left the club after accepting the offer to manage Celtic.^[1] In came former England under 21 coach Peter Taylor as his successor.

Final league table

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Aston Villa	38	15	13	10	46	35	+11	58	Qualification for the 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	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
9	West Ham United	38	15	10	13	52	53	−1	55
10	Tottenham Hotspur	38	15	8	15	57	49	+8	53

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Leicester City qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.

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	16	7	15	55	55	0	55	10	3	6	31	24	+7	6	4	9	24	31	−7

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	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A
Result	L	W	D	L	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	W	D	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	L	D	W	W	W	L
Position	14	12	10	15	6	5	10	9	7	7	5	6	5	6	7	5	5	6	7	7	8	8	10	9	10	10	11	12	11	12	13	10	11	11	11	9	8	8

Source: 11v11.com: 1999-2000 Leicester City results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Leicester City's score comes first^[2]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Pre-season

Bournemouth v Leicester City

19 July 1999 (1999-07-19)	Bournemouth	2–3	Leicester City	Bournemouth
	Savage 17' (o.g.) Fletcher 32'		Gunnlaugsson 48' Heskey 58' Campbell 83'	Stadium: Dean Court

Torquay United v Leicester City

21 July 1999 (1999-07-21)	Torquay United	2–1	Leicester City	Torquay
19:30 BST	Hill 4' Healy ?' (pen.)		Wilson 47'	Stadium: Plainmoor

Lincoln City v Leicester City

27 July 1999 (1999-07-27)	Lincoln City	2–7	Leicester City	Lincoln
	Gain ?' Smith ?'		Izzet ?', ?', ?' Heskey ?', ?' Campbell ?' Marshall ?'	Stadium: Sincil Bank

Crystal Palace v Leicester City

27 July 1999 (1999-07-27)	Crystal Palace	1–1	Leicester City	London
	Bradbury 42'		Cottee 55'	Stadium: Selhurst Park

AEK Athens v Leicester City

1 August 1999 (1999-08-01)	AEK Athens	3–2	Leicester City	Athens
			Zagorakis 6', 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Referee: Georgios Psychomanis (Greece)

FA Premier League

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Premier League

Arsenal v Leicester City

7 August 1999 (1999-08-07) 1	Arsenal	2–1	Leicester City	London
15:00 BST	Bergkamp 65' Sinclair 90' (o.g.)	[3]	Cottee 57'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,026 Referee: Alan Wilkie

Leicester City v Coventry City

11 August 1999 (1999-08-11) 2	Leicester City	1–0	Coventry City	Leicester
19:45 BST	Izzet 24' (pen.)	[4]	Burrows  69'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 19,196 Referee: Neale Barry

Leicester City v Chelsea

14 August 1999 (1999-08-14) 3	Leicester City	2–2	Chelsea	Leicester
15:00 BST	Heskey 10' Izzet 90' (pen.)	[5]	Wise 48' Sinclair 90' (o.g.)	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 21,068 Referee: Stephen Lodge

West Ham United v Leicester City

21 August 1999 (1999-08-21) 4	West Ham United	2–1	Leicester City	London
15:00 BST	Wanchope 29' Di Canio 53'	[6]	Heskey 2'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 23,631 Referee: Alan Wiley

Middlesbrough v Leicester City

24 August 1999 (1999-08-24) 5	Middlesbrough	0–3	Leicester City	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST		[7]	Heskey 35', 83' Cottee 38'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 33,126 Referee: Rob Harris

Leicester City v Watford

30 August 1999 (1999-08-30) 6	Leicester City	1–0	Watford	Leicester
20:00 BST	Izzet 44'	[8]		Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 17,920 Referee: Neale Barry

Sunderland v Leicester City

11 September 1999 (1999-09-11) 7	Sunderland	2–0	Leicester City	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Butler 28' McCann 82'	[9]	Taggart  57'  62'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 40,105 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Leicester City v Liverpool

18 September 1999 (1999-09-18) 8	Leicester City	2–2	Liverpool	Leicester
15:00 BST	Cottee 2' Sinclair   51' Izzet 86'	[10]	Owen 23', 39' Thompson   89'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 21,623 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Leicester City v Aston Villa

25 September 1999 (1999-09-25) 9	Leicester City	3–1	Aston Villa	Leicester
15:00 BST	Izzet 40' Southgate 48' (o.g.) Cottee 55'	[11]	Southgate   65' Dublin 73'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 19,917 Referee: Jeff Winter

Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City

3 October 1999 (1999-10-03) 10	Tottenham Hotspur	2–3	Leicester City	London
16:00 BST	Iversen 26', 35'	[12]	Izzet 25' (pen.), 69' Taggart 76'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,591 Referee: Graham Barber

Leicester City v Southampton

16 October 1999 (1999-10-16) 11	Leicester City	2–1	Southampton	Leicester
15:00 BST	Guppy 8' Cottee 39'	[13]	Davies  76' Pahars 84'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 19,556 Referee: Barry Knight

Bradford City v Leicester City

23 October 1999 (1999-10-23) 12	Bradford City	3–1	Leicester City	Bradford
15:00 BST	Blake 12' Mills 40' Redfearn 66'	[14]	Impey 21'	Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium Attendance: 17,655 Referee: Mike Reed

Leicester City v Sheffield Wednesday

30 October 1999 (1999-10-30) 13	Leicester City	3–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Leicester
15:00 BST	Taggart 24', 36' Cottee 57'			Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 19,046 Referee: Paul Alcock

Manchester United v Leicester City

6 November 1999 (1999-11-06) 14	Manchester United	2–0	Leicester City	Manchester
15:00 GMT	Cole 30', 83'	[15]		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 55,191 Referee: Paul Durkin

Leicester City v Wimbledon

20 November 1999 (1999-11-20) 15	Leicester City	2–1	Wimbledon	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Cottee 22', 58'	[16]	Gayle 21'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 18,255 Referee: Paul Durkin

Coventry City v Leicester City

27 November 1999 (1999-11-27) 16	Coventry City	0–1	Leicester City	Coventry
15:00 GMT		[17]	Heskey 60'	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 22,021 Referee: Stephen Lodge

Leicester City v Arsenal

4 December 1999 (1999-12-04) 17	Leicester City	0–3	Arsenal	Leicester
11:30 GMT			Grimandi 23' Guppy 53' (o.g.) Overmars 75'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 20,495 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Leicester City v Derby County

18 December 1999 (1999-12-18) 18	Leicester City	0–1	Derby County	Leicester
15:00 GMT		[18]	Powell 69'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 18,581 Referee: David Elleray

Leeds United v Leicester City

26 December 1999 (1999-12-26) 19	Leeds United	2–1	Leicester City	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Bridges 29' Bowyer 45'	[19]	Cottee 10'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,105 Referee: Mark Halsey

Leicester City v Newcastle United

28 December 1999 (1999-12-28) 20	Leicester City	1–2	Newcastle United	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Zagorakis 83'	[20]	Ferguson 21' Shearer 53'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 21,225 Referee: Paul Durkin

Everton v Leicester City

3 January 2000 (2000-01-03) 21	Everton	2–2	Leicester City	Liverpool
17:30 GMT	Hutchison 16' Unsworth 56' (pen.)	[21]	Elliott 26', 31'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 30,490 Referee: Jeff Winter

Chelsea v Leicester City

15 January 2000 (2000-01-15) 22	Chelsea	1–1	Leicester City	London
15:00 GMT	Wise 85'	[22]	Taggart 41'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 35,063 Referee: Graham Barber

Leicester City v West Ham United

22 January 2000 (2000-01-22) 23	Leicester City	1–3	West Ham United	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Heskey 24'	[23]	Wanchope 13', 45' Di Canio 60'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 19,019 Referee: David Elleray

Leicester City v Middlesbrough

5 February 2000 (2000-02-05) 24	Leicester City	2–1	Middlesbrough	Leicester
15:00 GMT	O'Neill 1' (o.g.) Schwarzer 41' (o.g.)	[24]	Campbell 52'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 17,550 Referee: Steve Bennett

Watford v Leicester City

12 February 2000 (2000-02-12) 25	Watford	1–1	Leicester City	Watford
15:00 GMT	Wooter 47'	[25]	Elliott 39'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 16,814 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Leicester City v Sunderland

5 March 2000 (2000-03-05) 26	Leicester City	5–2	Sunderland	Leicester
16:00 GMT	Collymore 17', 60', 87' Heskey 34' Oakes 90'	[26]	Philips 53' Quinn 75'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 20,432 Referee: Neale Barry

Wimbledon v Leicester City

11 March 2000 (2000-03-11) 27	Wimbledon	2–1	Leicester City	London
15:00 GMT	Ardley 33' Cort 87'	[27]	Taggart 55'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 14,319 Referee: Paul Alcock

Leicester City v Manchester United

18 March 2000 (2000-03-18) 28	Leicester City	0–2	Manchester United	Leicester
15:00 GMT		[28]	Beckham 33' Yorke 83'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 22,170 Referee: Rob Harris

Leicester City v Leeds United

26 March 2000 (2000-03-26) 29	Leicester City	2–1	Leeds United	Leicester
15:00 BST	Collymore 14' Guppy 48'	[29]	Kewell 38'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 21,095 Referee: Stephen Lodge

Derby County v Leicester City

2 April 2000 (2000-04-02) 30	Derby County	3–0	Leicester City	Derby
13:00 BST	Burley 15' Sturridge 45' Delap 45'	[30]	Lennon   67'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 25,763 Referee: Graham Poll

Leicester City v Everton

8 April 2000 (2000-04-08) 31	Leicester City	1–1	Everton	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Taggart 8'	[31]	Hutchison 27'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 18,705 Referee: Alan Wiley

Newcastle United v Leicester City

15 April 2000 (2000-04-15) 32	Newcastle United	0–2	Leicester City	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST		[32]	Cottee 7' Savage 52'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,426 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur

19 April 2000 (2000-04-19) 33	Leicester City	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Leicester
19:45 BST		[33]	Ginola 90'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 19,764 Referee: Jeff Winter

Aston Villa v Leicester City

22 April 2000 (2000-04-22) 34	Aston Villa	2–2	Leicester City	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Thompson 31' Merson 48'	[34]	Elliott 36' Lennon 67'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 31,229 Referee: Graham Barber

Southampton v Leicester City

29 April 2000 (2000-04-29) 35	Southampton	1–2	Leicester City	Southampton
15:00 BST	Kachloul 4' Richards  89'	[35]	Cottee 22' Izzet 60'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,178 Referee: Mike Reed

Liverpool v Leicester City

3 May 2000 (2000-05-03) 36	Liverpool	0–2	Leicester City	Liverpool
19:45 BST		[36]	Cottee 2' Gilchrist 48'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,456 Referee: Graham Poll

Leicester City v Bradford City

6 May 2000 (2000-05-06) 37	Leicester City	3–0	Bradford City	Leicester
15:00 BST	Elliott 59', 63' Cottee 68'	[37]		Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 21,103 Referee: Steve Dunn

Sheffield Wednesday v Leicester City

14 May 2000 (2000-05-14) 38	Sheffield Wednesday	4–0	Leicester City	Sheffield
16:00 BST	Quinn 14' Booth 40' Alexandersson 49' De Bilde 61'	[38]		Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 21,656 Referee: David Elleray

FA Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup

Hereford United v Leicester City

11 December 1999 (1999-12-11) R3	Hereford United	0–0	Leicester City	Hereford
13:00 GMT		[39]		Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 7,795 Referee: Mike Dean

Leicester City v Hereford United

22 December 1999 (1999-12-22) R3 Replay	Leicester City	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Hereford United	Leicester
19:45 GMT	Elliott 78' Izzet 104'	[40]	Fewings 40'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 12,157 Referee: Rob Styles

Arsenal v Leicester City

9 January 2000 (2000-01-09) R4	Arsenal	0–0	Leicester City	London
16:00 GMT		[41]	Eadie   81'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 35,710 Referee: Mike Riley

Leicester City v Arsenal

19 January 2000 (2000-01-19) R4 Replay	Leicester City	0–0 (6–5 p)	Arsenal	Leicester
19:45 GMT		[42]		Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 15,235 Referee: Mike Riley
	Penalties
	Gunnlaugsson Savage Fenton Elliott Oakes Campbell Heskey		Šuker Dixon Hughes Parlour Henry Vieira Grimandi

Chelsea v Leicester City

30 January 2000 (2000-01-30) R5	Chelsea	2–1	Leicester City	London
16:00 GMT	Poyet 35' Weah 48' Wise   90'	[43]	Walsh   60' Elliott 90+4'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 30,141 Referee: Graham Poll

League Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup

Crystal Palace v Leicester City

14 September 1999 (1999-09-14) R2 1st leg	Crystal Palace	3–3	Leicester City	London
19:45 GMT	Morrison 23' Zhiyi 71' Mullins 74'	[44]	Digby 17' (o.g.) Lennon 34' Taggart 58'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 5,006 Referee: David Elleray

Leicester City v Crystal Palace

22 September 1999 (1999-09-22) R2 2nd leg	Leicester City	4–2 (7–5 agg.)	Crystal Palace	Leicester
19:45 GMT	Oakes 19' (pen.), 88' Marshall 53' Fenton 79'	[45]	Thomson 61' Bradbury 86'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 12,762 Referee: Graham Poll

Leicester City v Grimsby Town

13 October 1999 (1999-10-13) R3	Leicester City	2–0	Grimsby Town	Leicester
19:45 GMT	Izzet 28' Heskey 58'	[46]		Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 13,701 Referee: Paul Taylor

Leicester City v Leeds United

15 December 1999 (1999-12-15) R4	Leicester City	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Leeds United	Leicester
19:45 GMT		[47]	Radebe   90'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 16,125 Referee: Graham Barber
	Penalties
	Gunnlaugsson Elliott Impey Zagorakis Izzet		Woodgate Harte Kelly Bowyer

Leicester City v Fulham

12 January 2000 (2000-01-12) R5	Leicester City	3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p)	Fulham	Leicester
19:45 GMT	Marshall 85', 111' Walsh 87'	[48]	Peschisolido 58' Horsfield 75' Coleman 90+2'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 13,576 Referee: Mike Reed
	Penalties
	Gunnlaugsson Savage Fenton		Coleman Trollope Horsfield

Aston Villa v Leicester City

25 January 2000 (2000-01-25) SF 1st leg	Aston Villa	0–0	Leicester City	Birmingham
19:45 GMT		[49]		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 28,037 Referee: Terry Heilbron

Leicester City v Aston Villa

2 February 2000 (2000-02-02) SF 2nd leg	Leicester City	1–0 (1–0 agg.)	Aston Villa	Leicester
19:45 GMT	Elliott 45'	[50]		Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 21,843 Referee: Paul Durkin

Leicester City v Tranmere Rovers

27 February 2000 (2000-02-27) F	Leicester City	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	London
15:00 GMT	Elliott 29', 81'	[51]	Hill  9'  63' Kelly 77'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 74,313 Referee: Alan Wilkie

Squad

^[52] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Tim Flowers 3 DF  JAM Frank Sinclair 4 DF  NIR Gerry Taggart 5 DF  ENG Steve Walsh 6 MF  TUR Muzzy Izzet 7 MF  NIR Neil Lennon 8 FW  ENG Stan Collymore 10 FW  ENG Darren Eadie 11 MF  ENG Steve Guppy 13 FW  ISL Arnar Gunnlaugsson 14 MF  WAL Robbie Savage 15 DF  ENG Phil Gilchrist 16 MF  SCO Stuart Campbell 18 DF  SCO Matt Elliott (captain) 19 DF  ENG Robert Ullathorne

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 FW  ENG Ian Marshall 21 MF  ENG Graham Fenton 22 GK  GLP Pegguy Arphexad 24 DF  ENG Andrew Impey 25 MF  ENG Stuart Wilson 27 FW  ENG Tony Cottee 28 FW  ENG Lawrie Dudfield 29 MF  ENG Stefan Oakes 30 GK  ENG Michael Price 32 GK  ENG John Hodges 34 MF  ENG Danny Thomas 37 MF  GRE Theodoros Zagorakis 38 DF  ENG Tommy Goodwin 45 MF  NIR Tim McCann 46 DF  ENG Jordan Stewart

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 9 FW  ENG Emile Heskey (to Liverpool) 16 MF  SCO Stuart Campbell (on loan to Birmingham City)

No. Pos. Nation Player 34 GK  NIR Alan Fettis (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) 8 MF  ENG Scott Taylor (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 DF  ENG Guy Branston 17 FW  ARG Fernando Pasquinelli 23 MF  ENG Matt Piper

No. Pos. Nation Player 31 GK  ENG Matthew Nurse 33 MF  ENG Alex Mortimer 35 DF  ENG Carl Bacon

Statistics

Players with squad numbers struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.

Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Leicester.

Appearances, goals and cards

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Tim Flowers	29	0	2	0	5+1	0	36+1	0	1	0
3	DF	Frank Sinclair	34	0	3	0	7	0	44	0	9	1
4	DF	Gerry Taggart	30+1	6	5	0	7+1	1	42+2	7	7	1
5	DF	Steve Walsh	5+6	0	3+1	0	2+1	1	10+8	1	3	1
6	MF	Muzzy Izzet	32	8	2	1	6	1	40	10	4	0
7	MF	Neil Lennon	31	1	2	0	6	1	39	2	8	1
8	FW	Stan Collymore	6	4	0	0	0	0	6	4	1	0
9†	FW	Emile Heskey	23	7	4	0	8	1	35	8	8	0
10	FW	Darren Eadie	15+1	0	3	0	0	0	18+1	0	1	1
11	MF	Steve Guppy	29+1	2	2	0	5	0	36+1	2	2	0
13	FW	Arnar Gunnlaugsson	2	0	2+1	0	0+2	0	4+3	0	0	0
14	MF	Robbie Savage	35	1	5	0	7	0	47	1	6	0
15	DF	Phil Gilchrist	17+10	1	3	0	5+1	0	25+11	1	1	0
16	MF	Stuart Campbell	1+3	0	0+3	0	0+2	0	1+8	0	0	0
18	DF	Matt Elliott	37	6	5	2	6	3	48	11	3	0
20	FW	Ian Marshall	2+19	0	0+1	0	3+1	3	5+21	3	1	0
21	FW	Graham Fenton	1+1	0	0+3	0	0+4	1	1+8	1	1	0
22	GK	Pegguy Arphexad	9+2	0	3+1	0	3	0	15+3	0	0	0
24	MF	Andrew Impey	28+1	1	2+1	0	5+2	0	35+4	1	0	0
25	MF	Stuart Wilson	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0+2	0	0	0
27	FW	Tony Cottee	30+3	13	2	0	3	0	35+3	13	1	0
28	FW	Lawrie Dudfield	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0
29	MF	Stefan Oakes	15+7	1	3	0	7	2	25+7	3	1	0
34	DF	Danny Thomas	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	0+3	0	0	0
37	MF	Theodoros Zagorakis	6+11	1	4	0	3+4	0	13+15	1	2	0
38	DF	Tommy Goodwin	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
46	DF	Jordan Stewart	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Name	From	Fee	Notes
30 July 1999	GK	Tim Flowers	Blackburn Rovers	£1,100,000
10 August 1999	DF	Phil Gilchrist	Oxford United	£500,000	[53]
10 December 1999	MF	Darren Eadie	Norwich City	£3,000,000	[54]
10 February 2000	FW	Stan Collymore	Aston Villa	Free	[55]
23 March 2000	FW	Fernando Pasquinelli	Boca Juniors	Loan

Out

Date	Pos	Name	To	Fee	Notes
27 July 1999	GK	Kasey Keller	Rayo Vallecano	Free transfer
8 October 1999	MF	Scott Taylor	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Free transfer
18 November 1999	DF	Guy Branston	Rotherham United	£50,000
10 March 2000	FW	Emile Heskey	Liverpool	£11,000,000	[56]

Transfers in: £4,600,000

Transfers out: £11,050,000

Total spending: £6,450,000