1999–2000 Norwich City F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Norwich City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Norwich City

1999–2000 season
Chairman	Bob Cooper
Manager	Bruce Rioch (until 13 March) Bryan Hamilton (from 5 April)
Stadium	Carrow Road
First Division	12th
FA Cup	Third round
Worthington Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Iwan Roberts (17) All: Iwan Roberts (19)
Highest home attendance	19,948 (vs. Ipswich Town, 21 November 1999)
Lowest home attendance	12,468 (vs. Bolton Wanderers, 24 October 1999)
Average home league attendance	15,539
Home colours Away colours
← 1998–99 2000–01 →

Season summary

Manager Bruce Rioch resigned in March after failing to take Norwich anywhere near a place high enough to qualify for promotion to the Premier League. He was replaced by former Northern Ireland manager (and player for Norwich's arch-rivals Ipswich Town) Bryan Hamilton.

At the end of the season, top-scorer Iwan Roberts was named the club's player of the year. It was the second consecutive season the Welsh striker had won the award.

Kit

Norwich signed a two-year kit manufacturing deal with Alexandra plc. Norfolk-based mustard maker Colman's remained the kit sponsors.

Final league table

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League § First Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Queens Park Rangers	46	16	18	12	62	53	+9	66
11	Blackburn Rovers	46	15	17	14	55	51	+4	62
12	Norwich City	46	14	15	17	45	50	−5	57
13	Tranmere Rovers	46	15	12	19	57	68	−11	57
14	Nottingham Forest	46	14	14	18	53	55	−2	56

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Norwich City's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
11 August 1999	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–1	16,196	Dalglish
14 August 1999	Birmingham City	H	0–1	15,261
21 August 1999	Charlton Athletic	A	0–1	19,623
28 August 1999	Blackburn Rovers	H	0–2	15,407
30 August 1999	Walsall	A	2–2	6,187	Marshall, Coote
11 September 1999	Crewe Alexandra	H	2–1	13,172	Roberts, Eadie
18 September 1999	Huddersfield Town	A	0–1	12,823
26 September 1999	Stockport County	A	2–2	7,603	Roberts, Dalglish
28 September 1999	Manchester City	H	1–0	15,130	Roberts
2 October 1999	Fulham	H	1–2	16,332	Forbes
16 October 1999	Port Vale	A	1–0	5,790	Fleming
19 October 1999	Sheffield United	A	0–0	11,907
24 October 1999	Bolton Wanderers	H	2–1	12,468	Russell (2)
26 October 1999	Stockport County	H	2–0	16,880	Flynn (own goal), Roberts
30 October 1999	Fulham	A	1–1	13,552	Roberts
6 November 1999	Nottingham Forest	H	1–0	15,818	Sutch
12 November 1999	Swindon Town	A	0–0	7,405
21 November 1999	Ipswich Town	H	0–0	19,948
23 November 1999	Crystal Palace	A	0–1	12,110
28 November 1999	Grimsby Town	A	1–2	5,333	Kenton
4 December 1999	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–1	15,183	Roberts, Russell
17 December 1999	Tranmere Rovers	A	2–1	5,863	Roberts (2)
26 December 1999	Queens Park Rangers	H	2–1	17,823	Breacker (own goal), Llewellyn
28 December 1999	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–1	25,072
3 January 2000	Portsmouth	H	2–1	16,637	Fleming, Roberts (pen)
8 January 2000	Barnsley	H	2–2	14,039	Roberts (2)
15 January 2000	Birmingham City	A	0–2	21,007
22 January 2000	Charlton Athletic	H	0–3	15,642
5 February 2000	Walsall	H	1–1	16,837	Llewellyn
12 February 2000	Manchester City	A	1–3	32,681	Roberts
19 February 2000	Grimsby Town	H	3–0	13,533	McDermott (own goal), Russell, Llewellyn
26 February 2000	Huddersfield Town	H	1–1	16,464	Roberts
29 February 2000	Blackburn Rovers	A	1–1	15,671	Sutch
4 March 2000	Crewe Alexandra	A	0–1	5,450
8 March 2000	Nottingham Forest	A	1–1	15,640	Roberts
11 March 2000	Crystal Palace	H	0–1	15,064
19 March 2000	Ipswich Town	A	2–0	21,760	Roberts (2)
22 March 2000	Swindon Town	H	0–2	13,662
25 March 2000	Queens Park Rangers	A	2–2	11,918	Marshall (2)
1 April 2000	Tranmere Rovers	H	1–1	13,734	Marshall
8 April 2000	Portsmouth	A	1–2	14,003	Marshall
15 April 2000	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–0	15,910	Roberts
22 April 2000	Port Vale	H	0–0	15,526
24 April 2000	Barnsley	A	1–2	15,253	Bellamy
28 April 2000	Sheffield United	H	2–1	16,921	Fleming, Bellamy
7 May 2000	Bolton Wanderers	A	0–1	17,987

FA Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	11 December 1999	Coventry City	H	1–3	15,702	Llewellyn

League Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg	10 August 1999	Cheltenham Town	H	2–0	12,276	Roberts (2)
R1 2nd Leg	24 August 1999	Cheltenham Town	A	1–2 (won 3–2 on agg)	4,203	Marshall
R2 1st Leg	14 September 1999	Fulham	H	0–4	11,760
R2 2nd Leg	21 September 1999	Fulham	A	0–2 (lost 0–6 on agg)	5,246

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[2]

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 Andy Marshall 2 DF  ENG Daryl Sutch 4 MF  ENG Lee Marshall 5 DF  ENG Craig Fleming 6 DF  ENG Matt Jackson (captain) 7 MF  FRA Cédric Anselin 8 FW  WAL Craig Bellamy 9 FW  WAL Iwan Roberts 10 MF  NIR Phil Mulryne 11 MF  ENG Des Hamilton (on loan from Newcastle United) 12 MF  ENG Darel Russell 13 GK  ENG Robert Green 14 FW  SCO Paul Dalglish

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 FW  NIR Adrian Coote[notes 1] 17 MF  ENG Adrian Forbes 18 MF  SCO Garry Brady (on loan from Newcastle United) 19 DF  ENG Darren Kenton 20 MF  WAL Chris Llewellyn 21 DF  SCO Malky Mackay 25 MF  FRA Jean-Yves de Blasiis 26 MF  NED Raymond de Waard 27 GK  ENG Danny Gay 31 DF  NED Fernando Derveld 32 FW  SUI Gaetano Giallanza 33 FW  NIR Paul McVeigh

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 3 DF  NOR Erik Fuglestad (to Viking) 11 MF  ENG Darren Eadie (to Leicester City) 15 MF  IRL Shaun Carey[notes 2] (to Rushden & Diamonds) 18 MF  SCO Peter Grant (to Reading) 22 MF  IRL Mike Milligan[notes 3] (to Blackpool) 23 DF  ENG Che Wilson (to Bristol Rovers)

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 MF  ENG Darren Way (to Yeovil Town) 26 DF  SEN Pape Seydou Diop (on loan from Lens) 28 MF  ENG Ross Fitzsimon (released) 29 MF  ENG Kevin Parker (released) 30 DF  ENG Matthew Joynson (released)

Notes

1. Coote was born in Belton with Browston, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1999.
2. Carey was born in Kettering, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
3. Milligan was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21, U-23, and B level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1992.