1999–2000 Bradford City A.F.C. season

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

Bradford City
1999–2000 season
ChairmanGeoffrey Richmond
ManagerPaul Jewell
StadiumValley Parade
Premiership17th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerWindass (10)
Highest home attendance18,286 (vs. Newcastle United, 18 December)
Lowest home attendance16,864 (vs. Watford, 22 January)
Average home league attendance18,030

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Southampton 38 12 8 18 45 62 17 44
16 Derby County 38 9 11 18 44 57 13 38
17 Bradford City 38 9 9 20 38 68 30 36 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round
18 Wimbledon (R) 38 7 12 19 46 74 28 33 Relegation to the Football League First Division
19 Sheffield Wednesday (R) 38 8 7 23 38 70 32 31
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 9 9 20 38 68  −30 36 6 8 5 26 29  −3 3 1 15 12 39  −27
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAAHHAAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDLLLDLWLLWLDLLDWLDLDLWWLDDLLLLLLDWWLW
Position58131718181816181816181617171717171718181818181818181818181818191918171817
Source: 11v11.com: 1999-2000 Bradford City results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Bradford City's score comes first[4]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 August 1999MiddlesbroughA1-033,762Saunders
14 August 1999Sheffield WednesdayH1-118,276Beagrie (pen)
21 August 1999WatfordA0-115,564
25 August 1999ArsenalA0-238,073
28 August 1999West Ham UnitedH0-317,926
12 September 1999Tottenham HotspurH1-118,143McCall
18 September 1999Aston VillaA0-128,083
25 September 1999Derby CountyA1-031,035Carbonari (own goal)
2 October 1999SunderlandH0-418,204
16 October 1999WimbledonA2-310,029Mills, Windass
23 October 1999Leicester CityH3-117,655Blake, Mills, Redfearn
1 November 1999LiverpoolA1-340,483Windass
6 November 1999Coventry CityH1-117,587Mills
20 November 1999Leeds UnitedA1-239,937Windass
28 November 1999ChelseaA0-131,591
4 December 1999MiddlesbroughH1-117,708Mills
18 December 1999Newcastle UnitedH2-018,286Saunders, Wetherall
26 December 1999Manchester UnitedA0-455,188
28 December 1999EvertonH0-018,276
3 January 2000SouthamptonA0-115,027
8 January 2000ChelseaH1-118,276Mills
15 January 2000Sheffield WednesdayA0-224,682
22 January 2000WatfordH3-216,864Beagrie (pen), Whalley, O'Brien
5 February 2000ArsenalH2-118,276Windass, Saunders
12 February 2000West Ham UnitedA4-525,417Windass, Beagrie (pen), Lawrence (2)
26 February 2000Aston VillaH1-118,276Windass
4 March 2000Tottenham HotspurA1-135,472Lawrence
12 March 2000Leeds UnitedH1-218,276Beagrie
18 March 2000Coventry CityA0-419,201
25 March 2000Manchester UnitedH0-418,276
1 April 2000Newcastle UnitedA0-236,572
8 April 2000SouthamptonH1-217,439Blake
15 April 2000EvertonA0-430,646
21 April 2000Derby CountyH4-418,276Windass (3), Beagrie (pen)
24 April 2000SunderlandA1-040,628Dreyer
30 April 2000WimbledonH3-018,276Beagrie (2, 1 pen), Windass
6 May 2000Leicester CityA0-321,103
14 May 2000LiverpoolH1-018,276Wetherall

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R311 December 1999Crewe AlexandraA2-16,571Blake, Saunders
R411 January 2000GillinghamA1-37,091Saunders

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg14 September 1999ReadingH1-14,961Blake
R2 2nd Leg22 September 1999ReadingA2-26,892 (win on away goals)Saunders, Wetherall
R312 October 1999BarnsleyH2-38,583Mills, Wetherall

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Gary Walsh
2 DF Scotland SCO Stephen Wright
3 DF England ENG Andy Myers
4 MF Scotland SCO Stuart McCall
5 DF England ENG David Wetherall (captain)
6 DF England ENG Ashley Westwood
7 MF Jamaica JAM Jamie Lawrence[note 1]
8 FW England ENG Robbie Blake
9 FW England ENG Lee Mills (on loan to Manchester City)
10 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Gareth Whalley[note 2]
11 MF England ENG Peter Beagrie
12 DF England ENG Lee Todd
13 GK England ENG Matt Clarke
14 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Andy O'Brien[note 3]
15 FW England ENG Dean Windass
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF England ENG Lee Sharpe
18 DF Norway NOR Gunnar Halle
19 FW England ENG Isaiah Rankin
20 DF England ENG John Dreyer
22 DF England ENG Wayne Jacobs
23 DF England ENG Mark Bower
24 FW England ENG Gareth Grant
25 MF Scotland SCO Andrew Patterson
27 MF England ENG Scott Kerr
28 FW Wales WAL Dean Saunders
30 GK England ENG Danny Taylor
31 GK Northern Ireland NIR Aidan Davison[note 4]
32 GK Wales WAL Neville Southall
33 FW Portugal POR Jorge Cadete (on loan from Benfica)
34 GK Nigeria NGA Ademola Bankole (on loan from QPR)

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
17 GK England ENG Mark Prudhoe (to Southend United)
21 DF England ENG Darren Moore[note 5] (to Portsmouth)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF England ENG Neil Redfearn (to Wigan Athletic)
29 FW France FRA Bruno Rodriguez (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
11 June 1999 DF Gunnar Halle Leeds United £200,000
15 June 1999 MF Lee Sharpe Leeds United £200,000
22 June 1999 GK Matt Clarke Sheffield Wednesday Free
30 June 1999 DF David Wetherall Leeds United £1,400,000
8 July 1999 DF Andy Myers Chelsea £800,000
31 July 1999 MF Neil Redfearn Charlton Athletic £250,000
5 August 1999 FW Dean Saunders Benfica Free
9 September 1999 FW Bruno Rodriguez Paris Saint Germain Loan
3 February 2000 GK Neville Southall Torquay United Free
14 March 2000 GK Aidan Davison Sheffield United Free
17 February 2000 MF Jorge Cadete Benfica Loan
21 March 2000 GK Ademola Bankole Queens Park Rangers Loan

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
26 July 1999 FW Robert Steiner Queens Park Rangers £215,000
1 August 1999 MF Craig Ramage Notts County Free
20 August 1999 FW Gordon Watson Bournemouth Free
23 October 1999 FW Bruno Rodriguez Paris Saint Germain Loan return
8 November 1999 GK Mark Prudhoe Southend United Free
17 November 1999 DF Darren Moore Portsmouth £500,000
17 March 2000 MF Neil Redfearn Wigan Athletic £112,500
Transfers in: Decrease £2,850,000
Transfers out: Increase £827,500
Total spending: Decrease £2,022,500

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[6]

Notes

  1. Lawrence was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in February 2001.
  2. Whalley was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at B level.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

References

  1. "Bradford celebrate great escape". BBC Sport. 14 May 2000. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  2. "Jewell takes roost with Owls". BBC Sport. 21 June 2000. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  3. "Hutchings appointed new Bantams boss". BBC Sport. 22 June 2000. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  4. "Bradford City 1999-2000 Results". statto.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2013.
  5. "FootballSquads - Bradford City - 1999/00". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  6. "All Bradford City players: 2000". www.11v11.com.
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