1999–2000 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 English football season, West Bromwich Albion F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

West Bromwich Albion

1999–2000 season
Chairman	Paul Thompson
Manager	Brian Little (until 6 March) Cyrille Regis and Allan Evans (caretakers) Gary Megson (from 9 March)
Stadium	The Hawthorns
Football League First Division	21st
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	Lee Hughes (12)
Average home league attendance	14,584
← 1998–99 2000–01 →

Season summary

West Bromwich Albion struggled under the new management of Brian Little and he was sacked in March after just one win from the last 16 league games (between 27 November – 4 March), picking up 9 points from the possible 48 and leaving the club in deep relegation peril. He was replaced by former Stoke City manager Gary Megson, who guided Albion to safety in 21st place.

Kit

West Bromwich Albion retained the previous season's kit, manufactured by Belgian company Patrick and sponsored by the West Bromwich Building Society.

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
19	Crewe Alexandra	46	14	9	23	46	67	−21	51
20	Grimsby Town	46	13	12	21	41	67	−26	51
21	West Bromwich Albion	46	10	19	17	43	60	−17	49
22	Walsall (R)	46	11	13	22	52	77	−25	46	Relegation to the Second Division
23	Port Vale (R)	46	7	15	24	48	69	−21	36

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

Results

West Bromwich Albion's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
11 August 1999	Norwich City	H	1–1	16,196	Raven
14 August 1999	Port Vale	A	2–1	7,891	Hughes, Kilbane
20 August 1999	Nottingham Forest	H	1–1	13,202	Hughes
28 August 1999	Swindon Town	A	2–1	6,565	Kilbane, Evans
30 August 1999	Fulham	H	0–0	17,120
11 September 1999	Birmingham City	A	1–1	25,495	Hughes
18 September 1999	Blackburn Rovers	H	2–2	16,902	Kilbane (2)
25 September 1999	Crystal Palace	H	0–0	13,219
3 October 1999	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–1	25,500	Carbon
16 October 1999	Walsall	H	0–1	19,562
19 October 1999	Queens Park Rangers	H	0–1	9,874
23 October 1999	Charlton Athletic	A	0–0	19,346
26 October 1999	Crystal Palace	A	2–0	12,203	Hughes, Maresca
31 October 1999	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–1	21,097	McDermott
6 November 1999	Tranmere Rovers	A	0–3	6,623
14 November 1999	Portsmouth	H	3–2	11,483	Maresca, van Blerk, Evans
20 November 1999	Huddersfield Town	A	0–1	14,244
23 November 1999	Stockport County	H	2–0	9,201	Hughes (2)
27 November 1999	Sheffield United	H	2–2	12,278	Maresca, Evans
4 December 1999	Norwich City	A	1–2	15,183	Kilbane
7 December 1999	Crewe Alexandra	A	0–2	5,419
14 December 1999	Grimsby Town	A	1–1	4,036	Hughes
18 December 1999	Ipswich Town	A	1–3	14,712	de Freitas
26 December 1999	Manchester City	H	0–2	19,589
28 December 1999	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–1	16,269	Burgess
3 January 2000	Barnsley	H	0–2	13,411
15 January 2000	Port Vale	H	0–0	10,831
22 January 2000	Nottingham Forest	A	0–0	19,863
29 January 2000	Swindon Town	H	1–1	11,856	Hughes (pen)
5 February 2000	Fulham	A	0–1	12,044
12 February 2000	Crewe Alexandra	H	1–0	12,406	Hughes
19 February 2000	Sheffield United	A	0–6	14,519
26 February 2000	Blackburn Rovers	A	1–2	18,184	Carbon
4 March 2000	Birmingham City	H	0–3	17,029
7 March 2000	Tranmere Rovers	H	2–0	11,958	Flynn, Hughes
11 March 2000	Stockport County	A	1–0	8,238	Hughes
18 March 2000	Huddersfield Town	H	0–1	15,484
21 March 2000	Portsmouth	A	0–2	14,760
25 March 2000	Manchester City	A	1–2	32,072	Hughes
4 April 2000	Ipswich Town	H	1–1	12,536	Hughes
8 April 2000	Barnsley	A	2–2	16,329	Sneekes (pen), Taylor
14 April 2000	Bolton Wanderers	H	4–4	12,802	Sneekes (pen), Flynn, Taylor, Oliver
22 April 2000	Walsall	A	1–2	9,161	Flynn
24 April 2000	Grimsby Town	H	2–1	15,291	Taylor (2)
29 April 2000	Queens Park Rangers	A	0–0	15,244
7 May 2000	Charlton Athletic	H	2–0	22,101	Sneekes, Taylor

FA Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	11 December 1999	Blackburn Rovers	H	2–2	10,609	Hughes, Evans
R3R	22 December 1999	Blackburn Rovers	A	0–2	11,766

League Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg	10 August 1999	Halifax Town	A	0–0	2,451
R1 2nd Leg	24 August 1999	Halifax Town	H	5–1	8,316	Kilbane, Hughes, de Freitas, Evans
R2 1st Leg	14 September 1999	Wycombe Wanderers	H	1–1	9,383	Flynn
R2 2nd Leg	21 September 1999	Wycombe Wanderers	A	4–3	5,047	Raven, de Freitas, Quinn, Hughes
R3	12 October 1999	Fulham	H	1–2	10,556	Hughes

First-team squad

Squad at end of 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 1 GK  DEN Brian Jensen 2 DF  AUS Andy McDermott 3 DF  AUS Jason Van Blerk 4 MF  ENG Sean Flynn 5 DF  ENG Daryl Burgess 6 DF  ENG Matt Carbon 7 FW  NIR James Quinn[notes 1] 8 MF  NED Richard Sneekes 9 FW  IRL Mickey Evans[notes 2] 10 FW  ENG Lee Hughes 11 DF  ENG Neil Clement (on loan from Chelsea) 12 FW  SUR Fabian de Freitas 14 DF  ENG Des Lyttle (on loan from Watford) 15 MF  ENG Mark Angel 16 DF  ENG Paul Raven 17 DF  WAL Paul Mardon[notes 3]

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 FW  ENG Bob Taylor 19 MF  ENG Adam Oliver 20 GK  ENG Chris Adamson 21 DF  ENG Graham Potter 22 DF  WAL Danny Gabbidon 23 DF  ENG Tony Butler 24 DF  ENG James Chambers 25 DF  ENG Adam Chambers 26 FW  ENG Justin Richards 27 MF  ENG Michael Garrity 28 MF  ITA Massimilano Iezzi 29 MF  IRL Andy Townsend[notes 4] 30 DF  ISL Lárus Sigurðsson 31 GK  NIR Elliot Morris 32 DF  FRA Georges Santos[notes 5]

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 1 GK  ENG Phil Whitehead (to Reading) 11 MF  IRL Kevin Kilbane[notes 6] (to Sunderland) 11 MF  DEN Carsten Fredgaard (on loan from Sunderland) 13 GK  ENG Alan Miller (to Blackburn Rovers)

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  ITA Enzo Maresca (to Juventus) 14 MF  JAM Paul Hall[notes 7] (on loan from Coventry City) 18 DF  ENG Paul Holmes (to Torquay United) 23 FW  ENG Brian Quailey[notes 8] (to Scunthorpe United)

Notes

1. Quinn was born in Coventry, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1996.
2. Evans was born in Plymouth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in October 1997.
3. Mardon was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in October 1995.
4. Townsend was born in Maidstone, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 1989.
5. Santos was born in Marseille, France, but also qualified to represent Cape Verde internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Cape Verde in September 2002.
6. Kilbane was born in Preston, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Republic of Ireland in September 1997.
7. Hall was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1997.
8. Quailey was born in Leicester, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and represented them at U-23 level.