1999–2000 Fulham F.C. season

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

Fulham
1999–2000 season
ChairmanMohamed Al-Fayed
ManagerPaul Bracewell (until 29 March)
Karl-Heinz Riedle/Roy Evans (caretakers from 29 March until end of season)
StadiumCraven Cottage
First Division9th
FA CupFifth round
Worthington CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Clark (7)
All: Horsfield (14)
Average home league attendance13,076

Season summary

Before the 1999-2000 season, Paul Bracewell was appointed as Fulham manager and despite them competing in the top half of Division One throughout the campaign, Bracewell was sacked on 30 March 2000 by millionaire owner Mohamed Al-Fayed after failing to provide instant success that was demanded from the owner who is desperate to see Fulham play Premiership football and Karl-Heinz Riedle along with assistant Roy Evans took over as caretaker managers on a temporary basis until the end of the season and they guided the Cottagers to a 9th-place finish.[1] On 9 April 2000, the more experienced Jean Tigana was appointed as Bracewell's successor and took over in July.[2]

Final league table
Main article: 1999–2000 Football League § First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 21 11 14 64 48 +16 74
8 Huddersfield Town 46 21 11 14 62 49 +13 74
9 Fulham 46 17 16 13 49 41 +8 67
10 Queens Park Rangers 46 16 18 12 62 53 +9 66
11 Blackburn Rovers 46 15 17 14 55 51 +4 62
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 17 16 13 49 41  +8 67 13 7 3 33 13  +20 4 9 10 16 28  −12
Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAAHHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultDDDWDWWWWWLDDDLWLLDWDDDDLWLLWWLWDWWLDLLWDWLDLW
Position111416108653223435846886667798101088888878891010999999
Source: 11v11.com: 1999-2000 Fulham results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Fulham's score comes first[3]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 August 1999Birmingham CityA2–224,042Horsfield (2)
14 August 1999Manchester CityH0–016,754
21 August 1999Grimsby TownA1–16,196Finnan
28 August 1999Charlton AthleticH2–115,154Neilson, Peschisolido
30 August 1999West Bromwich AlbionA0–017,120
11 September 1999Port ValeA2–06,130Peschisolido, Coleman
18 September 1999Queens Park RangersH1–019,623Peschisolido
25 September 1999Crewe AlexandraH3–012,156Horsfield, Hayles, Symons
2 October 1999Norwich CityA2–116,332Riedle, Hayles
16 October 1999Swindon TownH1–013,715Horsfield
19 October 1999Wolverhampton WanderersH0–113,160
23 October 1999Huddersfield TownA1–113,350Gray (own goal)
26 October 1999Crewe AlexandraA1–15,493Coleman
30 October 1999Norwich CityH1–113,552Symons
6 November 1999Stockport CountyA1–27,200Cadamarteri
9 November 1999PortsmouthH1–013,229Collins
13 November 1999BarnsleyH1–310,635Riedle
20 November 1999Blackburn RoversA0–218,543
23 November 1999Bolton WanderersH1–19,642Peschisolido (pen)
26 November 1999WalsallA3–15,449Riedle, Horsfield (2)
4 December 1999Birmingham CityH0–012,290
15 December 1999Nottingham ForestA0–014,250
18 December 1999Crystal PalaceA0–017,480
26 December 1999Ipswich TownH0–017,255
28 December 1999Sheffield UnitedA0–217,375
3 January 2000Tranmere RoversH1–011,377Roberts (own goal)
16 January 2000Manchester CityA0–430,057
22 January 2000Grimsby TownH0–110,802
5 February 2000West Bromwich AlbionH1–012,044Riedle (pen)
12 February 2000PortsmouthA1–017,337Goldbæk
15 February 2000Charlton AthleticA0–119,940
19 February 2000WalsallH2–010,540Phelan, Clark
28 February 2000Queens Park RangersA0–016,308
4 March 2000Port ValeH3–110,418Clark (2), Melville
7 March 2000Stockport CountyH4–18,688Hayles (2), Goldbæk, Finnan
11 March 2000Bolton WanderersA1–312,761Clark
18 March 2000Blackburn RoversH2–215,108Hayles, Riedle
21 March 2000BarnsleyA0–114,262
25 March 2000Ipswich TownA0–120,168
1 April 2000Crystal PalaceH1–016,356Horsfield
9 April 2000Tranmere RoversA1–17,132Melville
15 April 2000Sheffield UnitedH4–012,197Phelan, Clark (2), Melville
22 April 2000Swindon TownA0–17,556
24 April 2000Nottingham ForestH1–112,696Coleman
30 April 2000Wolverhampton WanderersA0–319,912
7 May 2000Huddersfield TownH3–013,728Clark (2) (1 pen), Goldbæk

FA Cup
Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R311 December 1999Luton TownH2–28,251Horsfield, Davis
R3R21 December 1999Luton TownA3–08,170Hayles (2), Hayward
R48 January 2000WimbledonH3–016,177Collins (2), Finnan
R529 January 2000Tranmere RoversH1–213,859Coleman

League Cup
Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg10 August 1999Northampton TownA2–14,415Davis, Horsfield
R1 2nd Leg24 August 1999Northampton TownH3–15,515Horsfield (3)
R2 1st Leg14 September 1999Norwich CityA4–011,160Peschisolido, Clark, Coote (own goal), Collins
R2 2nd Leg21 September 1999Norwich CityH2–05,246Hayles, Davis
R312 October 1999West Bromwich AlbionA2–110,556Peschisolido, Collymore
R41 December 1999Tottenham HotspurH3–118,134Hayles, Horsfield, Collins
QF12 January 2000Leicester CityA3–3 a.e.t. (pen 0–3)13,576Peschisolido, Horsfield, Coleman

Players

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[4]

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 Northern Ireland NIR Maik Taylor[notes 1]
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Steve Finnan
3 DF England ENG Rufus Brevett
4 DF Wales WAL Andy Melville
5 DF Wales WAL Chris Coleman
6 DF Wales WAL Kit Symons[notes 2]
7 MF Wales WAL Paul Trollope[notes 3]
8 MF England ENG Lee Clark
9 FW England ENG Geoff Horsfield
10 FW Canada CAN Paul Peschisolido
11 MF England ENG Steve Hayward
12 GK United States USA Marcus Hahnemann
13 FW Germany GER Karl-Heinz Riedle
14 DF England ENG Simon Morgan
15 FW England ENG Barry Hayles[notes 4]
16 DF Wales WAL Alan Neilson[notes 5]
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF England ENG Wayne Collins
18 MF England ENG Kevin Ball
19 MF Denmark DEN Bjarne Goldbæk
20 DF Suriname SUR Gus Uhlenbeek
21 FW England ENG Ian Selley
22 DF Scotland SCO Steve McAnespie
23 MF England ENG Sean Davis
24 MF England ENG Paul Brooker
25 DF England ENG Ian McGuckin
26 MF England ENG Kevin Betsy[notes 6]
27 DF England ENG Zat Knight
28 FW England ENG Luke Cornwall
29 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Terry Phelan[notes 7]
30 GK England ENG Glyn Thompson
31 MF United States USA Eddie Lewis

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
18 MF England ENG John Salako[notes 8] (to Charlton Athletic)
18 FW England ENG Danny Cadamarteri (on loan from Everton)
19 MF England ENG Neil Smith (to Reading)
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 FW England ENG Stan Collymore (on loan from Aston Villa)
30 MF England ENG Stephen Hughes (on loan from Arsenal)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Mark Hudson
— MF England ENG Sammy Keevil
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Ghana GHA Elvis Hammond

References
  1. "Fulham boss Bracewell sacked". BBC News. 29 March 2000. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  2. "Tigana named as Fulham boss". BBC News. 9 April 2000. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  3. Soccerbase: 1999-2000 Fulham results
  4. "FootballSquads - Fulham - 1999/00".

Notes
  1. Taylor was born in Hildesheim, West Germany , but qualified to represent any of the home nations internationally as he holds a British passport, and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1999.
  2. Symons was born in Basingstoke, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father and made his international debut for Wales in February 1992.
  3. Trollope was born in Swindon, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1997.
  4. Hayles was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in June 2001, having previously represented the Cayman Islands internationally despite being ineligible to do so.
  5. Neilson was born in Wegberg, West Germany, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in February 1992.
  6. Betsy was born in Woking, England, but also qualified to represent Seychelles internationally and would make his international debut for Seychelles in June 2011.
  7. Phelan was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1991.
  8. Salako was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, but also qualified to represent England internationally and made his international debut for England in 1991.
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