1999–2000 Manchester City F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Manchester City Football Club competed in the Football League First Division.

Manchester City

1999–2000 season
Chairman	David Bernstein
Manager	Joe Royle
Stadium	Maine Road
First Division	2nd (promoted)
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Shaun Goater (23) All: Shaun Goater (29)
Highest home attendance	33,027 vs. Blackburn Rovers (23 October 1999)
Lowest home attendance	30,057 vs. Fulham (16 January 2000)
Average home league attendance	32,088
← 1998–99 2000–01 →

Season summary

After gaining promotion to the First Division following a thrilling play-off final against Gillingham, Manchester City won a second successive promotion, coming second in the First Division behind Charlton Athletic, to return to the top flight of English football after a five-year absence.^[1][2]

Team kit

The team kit was produced by Le Coq Sportif and the shirt sponsor was Eidos.

Home

Away

Third

Final league table

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League § First Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Charlton Athletic (C, P)	46	27	10	9	79	45	+34	91	Promotion to the Premier League
2	Manchester City (P)	46	26	11	9	78	40	+38	89
3	Ipswich Town (O, P)	46	25	12	9	71	42	+29	87	Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4	Barnsley	46	24	10	12	88	67	+21	82
5	Birmingham City	46	22	11	13	65	44	+21	77

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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
46	26	11	9	78	40	+38	89	17	2	4	48	17	+31	9	9	5	30	23	+7

Source: Soccerbase: 1999-2000 Football League First Division 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	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	D	D	D	L	L	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W
Position	20	21	8	4	2	2	1	3	4	3	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

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

Results

Manchester City's score comes first^[3]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
8 August 1999	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0-1	31,755
14 August 1999	Fulham	A	0-0	16,754
21 August 1999	Sheffield United	H	6-0	30,110	Horlock (2 pens), Kennedy, Goater, Dickov, G Taylor
28 August 1999	Bolton Wanderers	A	1-0	21,671	Kennedy
30 August 1999	Nottingham Forest	H	1-0	31,857	Goater
11 September 1999	Crystal Palace	H	2-1	31,541	Jobson, G Taylor
18 September 1999	Walsall	A	1-0	7,260	Goater
26 September 1999	Ipswich Town	A	1-2	19,406	Goater
28 September 1999	Norwich City	A	0-1	15,130
2 October 1999	Port Vale	H	2-1	31,608	Bishop (2)
16 October 1999	Tranmere Rovers	A	1-1	13,208	Horlock (pen)
19 October 1999	Birmingham City	A	1-0	22,126	Jobson
23 October 1999	Blackburn Rovers	H	2-0	33,027	Edghill, Whitley
27 October 1999	Ipswich Town	H	1-0	32,799	Horlock
30 October 1999	Port Vale	A	2-1	10,250	Snijders (own goal), Granville
3 November 1999	Portsmouth	H	4-2	31,660	Whitley, G Taylor (2), Pollock
6 November 1999	Queens Park Rangers	A	1-1	19,002	Horlock
20 November 1999	Charlton Athletic	A	1-0	20,043	Goater
24 November 1999	Barnsley	H	3-1	32,692	G Taylor, Goater, Horlock
27 November 1999	Huddersfield Town	H	0-1	32,936
3 December 1999	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1-4	21,635	Goater
7 December 1999	Stockport County	H	1-2	32,686	Wiekens
18 December 1999	Swindon Town	H	3-0	31,751	Pollock, R Taylor, Goater
26 December 1999	West Bromwich Albion	A	2-0	19,589	Granville, Goater
28 December 1999	Grimsby Town	H	2-1	32,607	Horlock (2)
3 January 2000	Crewe Alexandra	A	1-1	10,066	Crooks
16 January 2000	Fulham	H	4-0	30,057	Goater (3), Horlock (pen)
22 January 2000	Sheffield United	A	0-1	23,862
5 February 2000	Nottingham Forest	A	3-1	25,846	R Taylor, Goater (2)
12 February 2000	Norwich City	H	3-1	32,681	Goater, Kennedy (2)
18 February 2000	Huddersfield Town	A	1-1	18,173	Goater
26 February 2000	Walsall	H	1-1	32,438	Goater
4 March 2000	Crystal Palace	A	1-1	21,052	R Taylor
8 March 2000	Queens Park Rangers	H	1-3	31,353	Whitley
11 March 2000	Barnsley	A	1-2	22,650	Goater
19 March 2000	Charlton Athletic	H	1-1	32,139	Goater
21 March 2000	Stockport County	A	2-2	11,212	Pollock, Jobson
25 March 2000	West Bromwich Albion	H	2-1	32,072	Kennedy, Goater
1 April 2000	Swindon Town	A	2-0	12,397	Goater, Kennedy
5 April 2000	Bolton Wanderers	H	2-0	32,927	Horlock, Dickov
8 April 2000	Crewe Alexandra	H	4-0	32,433	Prior, Dickov (2), Kennedy
15 April 2000	Grimsby Town	A	1-1	8,166	Prior
22 April 2000	Tranmere Rovers	H	2-0	32,842	Goater, Whitley
24 April 2000	Portsmouth	A	2-2	19,015	Prior, R Taylor
28 April 2000	Birmingham City	H	1-0	32,062	R Taylor
7 May 2000	Blackburn Rovers	A	4-1	29,913	Goater, Dailly (own goal), Kennedy, Dickov

FA Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	12 December 1999	Chester City	A	4-1	5,469	Goater (2), Bishop, Doughty (own goal)
R4	9 January 2000	Leeds United	H	2-5	29,240	Goater, Bishop

League Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg	11 August 1999	Burnley	H	5-0	11,074	Goater, Kennedy (2), Horlock (pen), G Taylor
R1 2nd Leg	24 August 1999	Burnley	A	1-0 (won 6-0 on agg)	3,647	Cooke
R2 1st Leg	15 September 1999	Southampton	H	0-0	17,476
R2 2nd Leg	21 September 1999	Southampton	A	3-4 (lost 3-4 on agg)	10,960	Dickov, Goater (2)

Squad

^[4] 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 Nicky Weaver 2 DF  ENG Lee Crooks 3 DF  ENG Richard Edghill 4 DF  NED Gerard Wiekens 5 DF  SCO Andy Morrison 6 MF  NIR Kevin Horlock 7 DF  ENG Spencer Prior 8 MF  ENG Ian Bishop 9 FW  SCO Paul Dickov 10 FW  BER Shaun Goater 11 MF  ENG Terry Cooke 12 FW  AUS Danny Allsopp 13 GK  NIR Tommy Wright 14 FW  WAL Gareth Taylor 15 FW  ENG Craig Russell 16 MF  ENG Jamie Pollock 17 MF  NIR Jim Whitley 18 MF  NIR Jeff Whitley

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  AUS Danny Tiatto 20 MF  SCO Gary Mason 22 DF  ENG Nick Fenton 24 FW  SCO Lee Peacock 25 DF  ENG Richard Jobson 26 GK  NIR Richard McKinney 27 DF  NIR Shaun Holmes 28 MF  ENG Tony Grant 29 MF  ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips 30 GK  ENG Steven Hodgson 31 MF  ENG David Laycock 32 MF  ENG Leon Mike 33 FW  NZL Chris Killen 34 DF  IRL Mark Kennedy 35 FW  ENG Lee Mills (on loan from Bradford City) 36 DF  ENG Danny Granville 37 FW  ENG Robert Taylor

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 7 MF  ENG Michael Brown (to Sheffield United) 21 DF  ENG Tony Vaughan (to Nottingham Forest) 23 DF  GEO Kakhaber Tskhadadze (released)

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 DF  GEO Murtaz Shelia (released) 28 FW  IRL Alan Reilly (to Halifax Town) 35 FW  ENG Chris Greenacre (to Mansfield Town)

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 - DF  WAL Rhys Day - DF  ENG Stephen Jordan - MF  CAN Terry Dunfield

No. Pos. Nation Player - MF  NGA Dickson Etuhu - MF  ENG Chris Shuker