1999–2000 Birmingham City F.C. season

The 1999–2000 season was Birmingham City Football Club's 97th in the Football League. They finished in fifth place in the Football League First Division, qualifying for the promotion play-offs, but lost the first leg of the semifinal 4–0 at home to Barnsley. Although they won the away leg, they were eliminated 5–2 on aggregate. Birmingham entered the 1999–2000 FA Cup at the third round and lost to Everton in the fourth, and after entering the League Cup in the first round and defeating Newcastle United in the third, lost to West Ham United in the fourth round.

Birmingham City F.C.
1999–2000 season
ChairmanDavid Gold
ManagerTrevor Francis
GroundSt Andrew's
Football League First Division5th
Play-offsSemi-final
(eliminated by Barnsley)
FA CupFourth round
(eliminated by Everton)
League CupFourth round
(eliminated by West Ham United)
Top goalscorerLeague: Paul Furlong (11)
All: Paul Furlong (11)
Highest home attendance29,050 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 1 April 2000
Lowest home attendance17,150 vs Stockport County, 29 January 2000
Average home league attendance21,895[1]

Paul Furlong was top scorer with 11 goals, all scored in league competition.

Football League First Division
Main article: 1999–2000 Football League

Match details
DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers AttendanceReport
7 August 1999 6thFulhamH D2–2Hughes 62', Lazaridis 85' 24,042 [2]
14 August 1999 4thNorwich CityA W1–0McCarthy 11' 15,261 [2]
21 August 1999 3rdPort ValeH W4–2Hughes (2) 8', 51', Furlong (2) 18', 34' 18,089 [2]
27 August 1999 4thStockport CountyA L0–2 6,115 [2]
30 August 1999 3rdCrewe AlexandraH W5–1M. Johnson 12', McCarthy 20', Furlong 30', Holdsworth 52', Ndlovu 77' 24,085 [2]
5 September 1999 2ndBolton WanderersA D3–3Holdsworth 26', Furlong (2) 37', 45' 11,668 [2]
11 September 1999 3rdWest Bromwich AlbionH D1–1A. Johnson 43' 25,945 [2]
18 September 1999 2ndIpswich TownA W1–0Furlong 10' pen. 19,758 [2]
25 September 1999 1stQueens Park RangersH W2–0Furlong (2) 44' pen., 64' pen. 18,748 [2]
2 October 1999 4thCharlton AthleticA L0–1 19,753 [2]
8 October 1999 4thWalsallA L0–1 7,164 [2]
16 October 1999 3rdCrystal PalaceH W2–0Purse 10', McCarthy 48' 21,582 [2]
19 October 1999 4thManchester CityH L0–1 22,126 [2]
23 October 1999 5thGrimsby TownA D1–1Wreh 37' 6,266 [2]
27 October 1999 5thQueens Park RangersA D2–2Marcelo (2) 74', 76' 11,196 [2]
30 October 1999 4thCharlton AthleticH W1–0Hughes 25' 19,172 [2]
6 November 1999 6thPortsmouthA D2–2Lazaridis 59', M. Johnson 62' 12,756 [2]
20 November 1999 10thBarnsleyA L1–2McCarthy 70' 14,520 [2]
23 November 1999 5thTranmere RoversH W3–1Grainger 2' pen., Marcelo 27', Hyde 45' 21,132 [2]
27 November 1999 7thSwindon TownH D1–1Grainger 26' 22,620 [2]
4 December 1999 7thFulhamA D0–0 12,290 [2]
17 December 1999 8thWolverhampton WanderersA L1–2Hughes 15' 19,724 [2]
26 December 1999 11thSheffield UnitedH L0–2 22,874 [2]
28 December 1999 13thNottingham ForestA L0–1 20,821 [2]
3 January 2000 12thHuddersfield TownH W1–0Hughes 1' 19,558 [2]
15 January 2000 11thNorwich CityH W2–0Grainger 16', 30' 21,007 [2]
22 January 2000 11thPort ValeA L1–3Hughes 48' 7,702 [2]
29 January 2000 8thStockport CountyH W2–1Holdsworth 62', Hughes 72' 17,150 [2]
5 February 2000 7thCrewe AlexandraA W3–2O'Connor 45' pen., Hughes 54', Adebola 70' 6,289 [2]
12 February 2000 6thBolton WanderersH W2–1Rankin 50', Adebola 66' 18,426 [2]
15 February 2000 6thBlackburn RoversH W1–0O'Connor 33' 20,719 [2]
19 February 2000 5thSwindon TownA W4–1Purse 11', Rankin 21', Adebola 26', Grainger 74' 7,591 [2]
27 February 2000 5thIpswich TownH D1–1Mowbray 17' o.g. 20,493 [2]
4 March 2000 5thWest Bromwich AlbionA W3–0Adebola 6', 8', Marcelo 86' 17,029 [2]
7 March 2000 5thPortsmouthH W1–0Marcelo 49' 19,573 [2]
11 March 2000 5thTranmere RoversA L1–2Rowett 45' 9,232 [2]
18 March 2000 5thBarnsleyH W3–1Rankin 25', 63', Holdsworth 45' 25,108 [2]
22 March 2000 5thBlackburn RoversA L0–1 18,096 [2]
25 March 2000 6thSheffield UnitedA W2–1Kozluk 52' o.g., Hughes 54' 15,486 [2]
1 April 2000 5thWolverhampton WanderersH W1–0Holdsworth 53' 29,050 [2]
8 April 2000 5thHuddersfield TownA D0–0 16,961 [2]
15 April 2000 6thNottingham ForestH L0–1 23,006 [2]
22 April 2000 5thCrystal PalaceA W2–0Austin 45' o.g., Furlong 61' 17,144 [2]
24 April 2000 5thWalsallH W2–0Furlong (2) 70', 90' pen. 17,144 [2]
28 April 2000 5thManchester CityA L0–1 32,062 [2]
7 May 2000 5thGrimsby TownH D0–0 25,263 [2]

League table (part)
Final Division One table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
3rd Ipswich Town46251297142+3187
4th Barnsley462410128867+2182
5th Birmingham City462211136544+2177
6th Bolton Wanderers462113126950+1976
7th Wolverhampton Wanderers462111146448+1674
Key Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played;
W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;
F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source [3]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 22 11 13 65 44  +21 77 15 5 3 37 16  +21 7 6 10 28 28  0

Source: [3]

Play-offs
Main article: Football League Championship play-offs § 2000
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers AttendanceReport
Semifinal 1st leg 13 May 2000BarnsleyH L0–4 26,492 [2]
Semifinal 2nd leg 18 May 2000BarnsleyA W2–1
2–5 agg.		Rowett 33', Marcelo 75' 19,050 [2]


FA Cup
Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers AttendanceReport
Third round 11 December 1999WatfordA W1–0Rowett 66' 8,144 [2]
Fourth round 8 January 2000EvertonA L0–2 25,405 [2]


League Cup
Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers AttendanceReport
First round 1st leg 10 August 1999Exeter CityH W3–0A. Johnson 17', Richardson 42' o.g., Adebola 75' 18,976 [4]
First round 2nd leg 24 August 1999Exeter CityA W2–1
5–1 agg.		Richardson 22' o.g., O'Connor 50' 2,338 [5]
Second round 1st leg 14 September 1999Bristol RoversH W2–0O'Connor 51' pen., Holdsworth 67' 17,457 [6]
Second round 2nd leg 21 September 1999Bristol RoversA W1–0
3–0 agg.		Rowett 48' 5,456 [7]
Third round 12 October 1999Newcastle UnitedH W2–0O'Connor 45' pen., Purse 60' 19,795 [2]
Fourth round 30 November 1999West Ham UnitedH L2–3Hyde 8', Grainger 44' 17,728 [2]


Transfers

In
Date Player Club† Fee Ref
6 July 1999Eddie Newton(Chelsea)Free [8]
16 July 1999Trésor LuntalaRennesFree
16 July 1999Jacques WilliamsBordeauxFree
28 July 1999Stan LazaridisWest Ham United£2m [9]
25 October 1999MarceloSheffield United£500,000 [10]
† Brackets round club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Birmingham.

Out
Date Player Fee Joined† Ref
7 July 1999Tony HeyFreePeterborough United
23 September 1999Howard Forinton£250,000Peterborough United
2 November 1999Simon ReaFreePeterborough United
31 December 1999Gary AblettReleased(Blackpool) [11]
3 February 2000Chris Holland£100,000Huddersfield Town [12]
22 March 2000Eddie NewtonReleased(Oxford United) [13]
30 June 2000Simon CharltonReleased(Bolton Wanderers) [14]
30 June 2000Darren WassallReleased(Burton Albion) [14]
† Brackets round a club denote the player joined that club after his Birmingham City contract expired.

Loan in
Date Player Club Return Ref
4 August 1999Richard KnightDerby CountyTwo months
7 October 1999John BeresfordSouthamptonOne month [15]
15 October 1999Allan JohnstonSunderlandTwo months [16]
21 October 1999Christopher WrehArsenal14 December 1999 [17]
19 January 2000Isaiah RankinBradford City7 April 2000 [18]
23 February 2000Michael CarrickWest Ham United14 March 2000 [19]
23 March 2000Stuart CampbellLeicester City28 April 2000 [20]
31 March 2000Thomas MyhreEvertonEnd of season [21]

Loan out
Date Player Club Return Ref
24 August 1999Simon ReaPeterborough UnitedMade permanent
2 December 1999Gary AblettWycombe WanderersOne month
23 March 2000Jon BassGillingham12 May 2000 [22]

Appearances and goals
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with squad numbers struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham.
Players included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Play-offs Total Discipline
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsA yellow rectangular cardA red rectangular card
1GK ENG Kevin Poole 18010500024000
2DF ENG Gary Rowett 45121512154440
3DF ENG Martin Grainger 34520211039660
4MF ENG Bryan Hughes 41 (4)10203 (1)02048 (5)1041
5DF ENG Graham Hyde 20 (10)1202 (1)10024 (11)241
6DF ENG David Holdsworth 43 (1)510512051 (1)680
7MF NIR Jon McCarthy 214003 (1)00027 (1)440
8MF CAY Martyn O'Connor 38 (1)210632047 (1)571
9FW ENG Paul Furlong 17 (2)1100202021 (2)1160
10FW NGA Dele Adebola 21 (21)50 (1)03 (2)10 (1)024 (25)610
11FW ZIM Peter Ndlovu 2 (11)1003 (1)01 (1)06 (13)100
12DF ENG Simon Charlton 19 (1)020000021 (1)010
13GK ENG Ian Bennett 21010100023000
14†MF ENG Eddie Newton 2 (2)00 (1)02 (2)0004 (5)010
15DF ENG Darren Purse 33 (5)210512041 (5)361
16†FW ENG Isaiah Rankin* 11 (2)400000011 (2)461
17DF JAM Michael Johnson 29 (5)220302036 (5)270
18MF ENG Steve Robinson 5 (1)01 (1)000006 (2)010
19DF ENG Darren Wassall 000010001000
20DF ENG Jon Bass 5 (3)01020008 (3)010
21DF ENG Simon Marsh 000000000000
22†MF ENG Chris Holland 2 (12)0103 (1)0006 (13)000
22†MF ENG Michael Carrick* 1 (1)00000001 (1)000
23DF ENG Jerry Gill 2 (9)0101 (1)0105 (10)010
24†FW ENG Howard Forinton 0 (1)0001 (2)0001 (3)000
24MF SCO Stuart Campbell* 0 (2)00000000 (2)000
25DF ENG James Dyson 0 (2)0000 (1)0000 (3)010
26FW ENG Andrew Johnson 15 (8)1004 (1)11 (1)020 (10)220
28MF AUS Stan Lazaridis 26 (5)2105 (2)01 (1)033 (8)200
29†GK ENG Richard Knight* 00000 (1)0000 (1)000
29†DF ENG John Beresford* 100000001000
29GK NOR Thomas Myhre* 700000209000
30MF SCO Allan Johnston* 7 (1)00010008 (1)010
31MF NIR Jimmy Haarhoff 0 (1)00000000 (1)000
32MF LBR Christopher Wreh* 6 (1)10000006 (1)120
33FW BRA Marcelo 14 (10)510001 (1)116 (11)630
34MF COD Trésor Luntala 000000000000
Players not included in matchday squads
No. Pos Nat Name
16†DF ENG Gary Ablett
27†DF ENG Simon Rea
35MF ENG Jacques Williams

See also

References

General

  • Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  • Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: DB Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.
  • Source for match dates, league positions and results: "Birmingham City 1999–2000: Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  • Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 434–35.
  • Source for goal times: "Birmingham Results 1999/00". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  • Sources for transfers:
    • Rollin, Glenda & Rollin, Jack, eds. (2000). Playfair Football Annual 2000–2001. Headline. pp. 141–162. ISBN 978-0-7472-6620-4.
    • "Birmingham Transfers 1999/00". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  • Source for discipline: individual player pages linked from "Birmingham Squad details 1999/00". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 June 2013.

Specific

  1. Rollin & Rollin, Playfair Football Annual 2000–2001, p. 139.
  2. "Birmingham City Reports – 1999–2000". sportinglife.com. 365 Media Group. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Individual match reports are linked from this page.
  3. "Birmingham City 1999–2000 : English Division One Table". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  4. Tattum, Colin (11 August 1999). "Magic new Blues star is born". Evening Mail. Birmingham. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  5. Tattum, Colin (25 August 1999). "Blues 'reserves' are first class". Evening Mail. Birmingham. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  6. Parkinson, Simon (15 September 1999). "We can still win it – Ollie". Western Daily Press. Bristol. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  7. Parkinson, Simon (22 September 1999). "We need Jones to be strong". Western Daily Press. Bristol. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  8. Dunn, Paul (6 July 1999). "New boy Eddie speaks". Birmingham City F.C. Archived from the original on 17 February 2001.
  9. Willars, Ian (29 July 1999). "Francis may have to sell". Evening Mail. Birmingham. Retrieved 14 June 2013. (subscription required)
  10. Bishop, Rob (26 October 1999). "Premiership ambition finally clinches Marcelo deal for Blues". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 14 June 2013. (subscription required)
  11. Tattum, Colin (4 January 2012). "Birmingham City: Sour note on which Gary Ablett's Blues' career ended saddens Trevor Francis". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
    Tallentire, Mark (11 January 2000). "Queen's Park peril clouds Hampden future". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  12. Tattum, Colin (4 February 2000). "Holland had to go says Francis". Evening Mail. Birmingham. Retrieved 14 June 2013. (subscription required)
  13. Marshall, Adam (22 March 2000). "One in, one out for City". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  14. Tattum, Colin (10 May 2000). "No new deal for Simon". Evening Mail. Birmingham. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  15. "Sport: Football: News In Brief". BBC News. 7 October 1999. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  16. "Bolton swoop to tie up Magic loan". Bridlington Free Press. 26 January 2000. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  17. "Sport: Football: News In Brief". BBC News. 21 October 1999. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
    Marshall, Adam (14 December 1999). "Wreh returns". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  18. Baynes, Ciaran (7 April 2000). "Bantams recall Rankin". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  19. "Carrick on move". Birmingham City F.C. 23 February 2000. Archived from the original on 16 February 2001.
    Tattum, Colin (14 March 2000). "Carrick's spell over at Blues". Evening Mail. Birmingham. Retrieved 18 June 2013. (subscription required)
  20. "Windass move talk is no more than just hot air claims O'Neill". Leicester Mercury. 28 April 2000. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  21. Halford, Brian (4 May 2000). "Myhre's route to Wembley all clear". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 14 June 2013. (subscription required)
  22. Tattum, Colin (12 May 2000). "Grainger sounds a Wembley battlecry". Birmingham Evening Mail. Retrieved 14 June 2013. (subscription required)
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