1999–2000 Coventry City F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Coventry City competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Coventry City
1999–2000 season
ChairmanBryan Richardson
ManagerGordon Strachan
StadiumHighfield Road
Premiership14th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Keane (12)
All: McAllister (13)
Highest home attendance23,098 (vs. Liverpool, 1 April)
Lowest home attendance17,685 (vs. Derby County, 21 August)
Average home league attendance20,786

Season summary

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Coventry City were one of the Premiership's best-performing sides at home during 1999–2000, achieving 12 victories at the Highfield Road stadium. However, they failed to win a single away game all season, ruining their hopes of getting anywhere near the top five, and they were restricted to 14th place in the final table. 1999–2000 also marked the end of 43-year-old goalkeeper Steve Ogrizovic's illustrious career at the club, and severed their final remaining link with the 1987 FA Cup winning side. Robbie Keane proved a successful signing with 12 goals in 34 league appearances.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Middlesbrough 38 14 10 14 46 52 −6 52
13 Everton 38 12 14 12 59 49 +10 50
14 Coventry City 38 12 8 18 47 54 −7 44
15 Southampton 38 12 8 18 45 62 −17 44
16 Derby County 38 9 11 18 44 57 −13 38
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 12 8 18 47 54  −7 44 12 1 6 38 22  +16 0 7 12 9 32  −23
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHHAAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHA
ResultLLDWLDLLWDWDWDWLDLWDWDLWLLLLWWLLLWLLWL
Position1617161216161717151412131312111211131313121212121213141414111414141414141414
Source: 11v11.com: 1999–2000 Coventry City results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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Coventry City's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 1999 Southampton H 0–1 19,915
11 August 1999 Leicester City A 0–1 19,196
14 August 1999 Wimbledon A 1–1 10,635 McAllister (pen)
21 August 1999 Derby County H 2–0 17,685 Keane (2)
25 August 1999 Manchester United H 1–2 22,024 Aloisi
29 August 1999 Sunderland A 1–1 39,427 Keane
11 September 1999 Leeds United H 3–4 21,532 McAllister (pen), Aloisi, Chippo
19 September 1999 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–3 35,224 Keane, Chippo
25 September 1999 West Ham United H 1–0 19,993 Hadji
2 October 1999 Everton A 1–1 34,839 McAllister
16 October 1999 Newcastle United H 4–1 23,031 Palmer, Williams, Keane, Hadji
23 October 1999 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–0 23,296
31 October 1999 Watford H 4–0 21,700 Keane, Froggatt, Hadji, McAllister (pen)
6 November 1999 Bradford City A 1–1 17,587 McAllister
22 November 1999 Aston Villa H 2–1 20,184 Roussel, Keane
27 November 1999 Leicester City H 0–1 22,021
4 December 1999 Southampton A 0–0 15,168
18 December 1999 Liverpool A 0–2 44,024
26 December 1999 Arsenal H 3–2 22,757 McAllister, Hadji, Keane
4 January 2000 Chelsea H 2–2 20,164 Roussel, Keane
15 January 2000 Wimbledon H 2–0 19,012 McAllister (pen), Keane
22 January 2000 Derby County A 0–0 28,381
5 February 2000 Manchester United A 2–3 61,380 Roussel (2)
12 February 2000 Sunderland H 3–2 22,101 Keane, Hadji, Roussel
19 February 2000 Middlesbrough A 0–2 32,798
26 February 2000 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–1 23,077
5 March 2000 Leeds United A 0–3 38,710
11 March 2000 Aston Villa A 0–1 33,177
15 March 2000 Everton H 1–0 18,518 McAllister
18 March 2000 Bradford City H 4–0 19,201 Roussel, Whelan, Eustace, Zúñiga
26 March 2000 Arsenal A 0–3 38,027
1 April 2000 Liverpool H 0–3 23,098
12 April 2000 Chelsea A 1–2 32,316 McAllister
15 April 2000 Middlesbrough H 2–1 19,435 Ince (own goal), Keane
22 April 2000 West Ham United A 0–5 24,719
29 April 2000 Newcastle United A 0–2 36,408
6 May 2000 Sheffield Wednesday H 4–1 19,921 McAllister (2), Zúñiga, Hadji
14 May 2000 Watford A 0–1 18,977

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 11 December 1999 Norwich City A 3–1 15,702 Whelan, Roussel, Eustace
R4 8 January 2000 Burnley H 3–0 22,774 Chippo (2), Whelan
R5 29 January 2000 Charlton Athletic H 2–3 23,400 Roussel (2)

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 14 September 1999 Tranmere Rovers A 1–5 6,759 McAllister
R2 2nd Leg 22 September 1999 Tranmere Rovers H 3–1 (lost 4–6 on agg) 12,433 McAllister, Chippo (2)

First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[2][3]

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   SWE Magnus Hedman
2 DF   ENG Marc Edworthy
3 DF   ENG David Burrows
4 DF   ENG Paul Williams
5 DF   ENG Richard Shaw
6 DF   BIH Muhamed Konjić
7 FW   IRL Robbie Keane
8 FW   ENG Noel Whelan
9 FW   AUS John Aloisi
10 MF   SCO Gary McAllister
11 MF   MAR Mustapha Hadji
12 DF   SCO Paul Telfer
14 MF   ENG Carlton Palmer
15 MF   BEL Laurent Delorge
16 MF   ENG Steve Froggatt
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF   IRL Gary Breen[4]
18 MF   MAR Youssef Chippo
19 DF   ENG Marcus Hall
20 MF   NOR Runar Normann
21 MF   SCO Gavin Strachan
22 DF   IRL Barry Quinn
24 MF   ENG John Eustace
26 GK   ENG Steve Ogrizovic
28 FW   ENG Gary McSheffrey
31 FW   BEL Cedric Roussel
32 DF   SWE Tomas Gustafsson
33 GK   ENG Chris Kirkland
34 FW   PER Ysrael Zúñiga
35 DF   SCO Colin Hendry
38 MF   ENG Robert Betts

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 FW   ENG Darren Huckerby (to Leeds United)
14 MF   NOR Trond Egil Soltvedt (to Southampton)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 GK   ITA Raffaele Nuzzo (to A.C. Reggiana 1919)
29 MF   JAM Paul Hall (to Walsall)

Reserve squad

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The following players did not appear for the first-team this 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
13 GK   DEN Morten Hyldgaard
25 MF   IRL Barry Ferguson
27 FW   SCO Stephen McPhee
29 DF   SWE Richard Spong
30 FW   SCO Gary McPhee
36 DF   ENG Craig Pead
37 MF   WAL Lee Fowler
39 FW   ENG Chukki Eribenne
40 DF   SCO Gerard Mooney
41 DF   ENG Mark Burrows
No. Pos. Nation Player
42 DF   ENG Thomas Cudworth
43 GK   ENG Adam Mehmet
44 MF   ENG Craig Strachan
DF   ENG Ian Brightwell
MF   ENG Chris Barnett
FW   ITA Stefano Gioacchini
DF   ENG Daniel Jones
DF   ENG Aaron Shanahan
MF   SCO David Castro-Pearson
MF   SCO Martin Grant
MF   IRL Daire Doyle

Transfers

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Date Pos. Name From Fee
22 June 1999 GK Raffaele Nuzzo Inter Free
19 July 1999 MF Mustapha Hadji Deportivo £4,000,000
26 July 1999 FW Stefano Gioacchini Venezia £2,000,000
31 July 1999 MF Runar Normann Lillestrøm £1,000,000
18 August 1999 FW Robbie Keane Wolverhampton Wanderers £6,000,000
17 September 1999 MF Carlton Palmer Nottingham Forest £500,000
8 December 1999 DF Tomas Gustafsson AIK £250,000
16 December 1999 DF Richard Spong IF Brommapojkarna £80,000
20 January 2000 FW Cedric Roussel AA Gent £1,200,000
21 January 2000 FW Ysrael Zúñiga FBC Melgar £750,000
24 February 2000 DF Colin Hendry Rangers £750,000
Date Pos. Name To Fee
2 June 1999 DF Barry Prenderville Ayr United Free
23 June 1999 MF Willie Boland Cardiff City Free
29 June 1999 DF Philippe Clement Club Brugge £800,000
1 July 1999 GK Tynan Scope Bristol City Free
1 July 1999 MF Martin Devaney Cheltenham Town Free
20 July 1999 MF George Boateng Aston Villa £4,500,000
1 August 1999 DF Rob Miller Cambridge United Free
11 August 1999 FW Darren Huckerby Leeds United £4,000,000
12 August 1999 MF Trond Egil Soltvedt Southampton £300,000
16 September 1999 MF Sam Shilton Hartlepool United Free
17 November 1999 GK Raffaele Nuzzo Reggina Free
23 March 2000 MF Paul Hall Walsall Free
Transfers in:   £15,450,000
Transfers out:   £9,600,000
Total spending:   £5,850,000

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   SWE Magnus Hedman 38 0 35 0 3 0 0 0
26 GK   ENG Steve Ogrizovic 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK   ENG Chris Kirkland 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF   ENG Marc Edworthy 12 0 10 0 0 0 2 0
3 DF   ENG David Burrows 16 0 11+4 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF   ENG Paul Williams 32 1 26+2 1 3 0 1 0
5 DF   ENG Richard Shaw 32 1 27+2 1 0+1 0 2 0
6 DF   BIH Muhamed Konjić 6 0 3+1 0 0 0 1+1 0
12 DF   SCO Paul Telfer 34 0 26+4 0 3 0 1 0
17 DF   IRL Gary Breen 25 0 20+1 0 3 0 1 0
19 DF   ENG Marcus Hall 11 0 7+2 0 0 0 1+1 0
22 DF   IRL Barry Quinn 11 0 5+6 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF   PER Walter Zevallos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF   SWE Tomas Gustafsson 12 0 7+3 0 0+2 0 0 0
35 DF   SCO Colin Hendry 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
10 MF   SCO Gary McAllister 43 13 38 11 3 0 2 2
11 MF   MAR Mustapha Hadji 36 6 33 6 2 0 1 0
14 MF   ENG Carlton Palmer 19 1 15 1 3 0 1 0
15 MF   BEL Laurent Delorge 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
16 MF   ENG Steve Froggatt 30 1 21+5 1 3 0 1 0
18 MF   MAR Youssef Chippo 36 6 33 2 2 2 1 2
20 MF   NOR Runar Normann 9 0 1+7 0 1 0 0 0
21 MF   SCO Gavin Strachan 4 0 1+2 0 0 0 1 0
24 MF   ENG John Eustace 21 2 12+4 1 1+2 1 1+1 0
38 MF   ENG Robert Betts 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW   IRL Robbie Keane 34 12 30+1 12 3 0 0 0
8 FW   ENG Noel Whelan 28 3 20+6 1 1+1 2 0 0
9 FW   AUS John Aloisi 7 2 3+4 2 0 0 0 0
28 FW   ENG Gary McSheffrey 5 0 0+3 0 0 0 2 0
31 FW   BEL Cédric Roussel 25 9 18+4 6 0 0 2+1 3
34 FW   PER Ysrael Zúñiga 7 2 3+4 2 0 0 0 0
Players transferred or loaned out during the season
7 FW   ENG Darren Huckerby 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
23 GK   ITA Raffaele Nuzzo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 FW   JAM Paul Hall 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 31 June 2002
Source: Competitions

References

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  1. ^ "Coventry City 1999-2000 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Coventry City - 1999/00".
  3. ^ "All Coventry City players: 2000".
  4. ^ Breen was born in Barnet, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1996.