1999–2000 Sunderland A.F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 season, Sunderland participated in the FA Premier League.

Sunderland
1999–2000 season
ChairmanBob Murray
ManagerPeter Reid
StadiumStadium of Light
Premiership7th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerKevin Phillips (30)
Average home league attendance40,495

Season summary

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Sunderland's 1999–2000 season started at Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea beat them 4–0.[1] However, in the return match later in the season Sunderland turned the tables on Chelsea, avenging their 4–0 defeat with a 4–1 win at the Stadium of Light.[2] Sunderland also achieved a 2–1 victory over rivals Newcastle United at St. James' Park,[3] a result which helped bring about the resignation of Newcastle's manager, Ruud Gullit.[4] At the end of the season Sunderland finished seventh, with Kevin Phillips winning the European Golden Shoe in his first top-flight season, scoring 30 goals.[5]

Team kit and sponsors

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This season was the first in which the club was sponsored by car dealership Reg Vardy, and the last in which ASICS made the club's kit.[6]

Results

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Sunderland's score comes first[7]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Chelsea 38 18 11 9 53 34 +19 65 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
6 Aston Villa 38 15 13 10 46 35 +11 58 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
7 Sunderland 38 16 10 12 57 56 +1 58
8 Leicester City 38 16 7 15 55 55 0 55 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[b]
9 West Ham United 38 15 10 13 52 53 −1 55
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Chelsea qualified for the UEFA Cup as FA Cup winners.
  2. ^ Leicester City qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 16 10 12 57 56  +1 58 10 6 3 28 17  +11 6 4 9 29 39  −10

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHA
ResultLWDLWDWWWWWDWDLWWWLDLLLDLDLDDWWWLWLDWL
Position20111116111184423333434334455666798766777777
Source: 11v11.com: 1999-2000 Sunderland results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 1999 Chelsea A 0–4 34,831
10 August 1999 Watford H 2–0 40,630 Phillips (2, 1 pen)
14 August 1999 Arsenal H 0–0 41,680
21 August 1999 Leeds United A 1–2 39,064 Phillips (pen)
25 August 1999 Newcastle United A 2–1 36,600 Quinn, Phillips
29 August 1999 Coventry City H 1–1 39,427 Phillips
11 September 1999 Leicester City H 2–0 40,105 Butler, McCann
18 September 1999 Derby County A 5–0 28,264 McCann, Phillips (3), Quinn
25 September 1999 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–0 41,132 Schwarz
2 October 1999 Bradford City A 4–0 18,204 Rae, Quinn, Phillips (2, 1 pen)
18 October 1999 Aston Villa H 2–1 41,045 Phillips (2, 1 pen)
24 October 1999 West Ham United A 1–1 26,022 Phillips
31 October 1999 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–1 41,904 Quinn (2)
6 November 1999 Middlesbrough A 1–1 34,793 Reddy
20 November 1999 Liverpool H 0–2 42,015
27 November 1999 Watford A 3–2 21,590 Phillips (2), McCann
4 December 1999 Chelsea H 4–1 41,377 Quinn (2), Phillips (2)
18 December 1999 Southampton H 2–0 40,860 Phillips (2)
26 December 1999 Everton A 0–5 40,017
28 December 1999 Manchester United H 2–2 42,026 McCann, Quinn
3 January 2000 Wimbledon A 0–1 17,621
15 January 2000 Arsenal A 1–4 38,039 Quinn
23 January 2000 Leeds United H 1–2 41,947 Phillips
5 February 2000 Newcastle United H 2–2 42,192 Phillips (2)
12 February 2000 Coventry City A 2–3 22,101 Phillips, Rae
26 February 2000 Derby County H 1–1 41,940 Rae
5 March 2000 Leicester City A 2–5 20,432 Phillips, Quinn
11 March 2000 Liverpool A 1–1 44,693 Phillips (pen)
18 March 2000 Middlesbrough H 1–1 42,013 Quinn
25 March 2000 Everton H 2–1 41,934 Summerbee, Phillips
1 April 2000 Southampton A 2–1 15,245 Quinn, Phillips (pen)
8 April 2000 Wimbledon H 2–1 41,592 Quinn, Kilbane
15 April 2000 Manchester United A 0–4 61,612
22 April 2000 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–0 28,072 Phillips (2)
24 April 2000 Bradford City H 0–1 40,628
29 April 2000 Aston Villa A 1–1 33,949 Quinn
6 May 2000 West Ham United H 1–0 41,684 Phillips
14 May 2000 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–3 36,070 Makin

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 11 December 1999 Portsmouth H 1–0 26,535 McCann
R4 8 January 2000 Tranmere Rovers A 0–1 15,469

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 14 September 1999 Walsall H 3–2 14,388 Williams, Dichio, Barras (own goal)
R2 2nd Leg 21 September 1999 Walsall A 5–0 (won 8-2 on agg) 5,109 Roy, Dichio (2), Fredgaard (2)
R3 12 October 1999 Wimbledon A 2–3 (a.e.t.) 5,061 Dichio, Ball

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[8][9]

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 Thomas Sørensen
2 DF   ENG Chris Makin
3 DF   ENG Michael Gray
4 MF   IRL Kevin Kilbane[notes 1]
5 DF   ENG Steve Bould (captain)
6 DF   IRL Paul Butler[notes 2]
7 MF   ENG Nicky Summerbee
8 DF   GER Thomas Helmer
9 FW   IRL Niall Quinn
10 FW   ENG Kevin Phillips
12 FW   ENG Danny Dichio
13 GK   WAL Andy Marriott[notes 3]
14 DF   ENG Darren Holloway
15 MF   DEN Carsten Fredgaard
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   SCO Alex Rae
17 DF   ENG Jody Craddock
18 DF   ENG Darren Williams
19 MF   ENG Paul Thirlwell
20 MF   SWE Stefan Schwarz
21 MF   ENG Gavin McCann
22 MF   ENG Neil Wainwright
23 MF   ENG Chris Lumsdon
25 DF   ENG Mark Maley
27 MF   IRL Thomas Butler
28 MF   WAL John Oster[notes 4]
29 MF   FRA Eric Roy
31 FW   IRL Michael Reddy
33 FW   HON Milton Núñez

Left club during the season

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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
4 MF   ENG Kevin Ball (to Fulham)
11 MF   SCO Allan Johnston (on loan to Birmingham City and Bolton Wanderers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 FW   BRA Marcus di Giuseppe (to Walsall)

Reserve squad

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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
24 MF   ENG Sam Aiston
26 FW   ENG Michael Proctor
32 MF   IRL Brendan McGill
34 DF   NIR George McCartney
35 MF   SCO David Duke
GK   ENG Jon Kennedy
GK   NIR Michael Ingham[notes 5]
GK   ENG Chris Porter
GK   IRL Gregg Shannon
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   IRL Cliff Byrne
DF   ENG Steve Harrison
DF   ENG David Morgan
MF   ENG Mark Convery
MF   ENG Jonjo Dickman
MF   ENG Gerry Harrison
MF   IRL Finbar Lynch
FW   IRL Keith Graydon
FW   SCO Kevin Kyle

Transfers

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Date Pos Name From Fee
1 July 1999 GK   Michael Ingham Cliftonville £30,000
2 July 1999 DF   Steve Bould Arsenal £500,000
7 July 1999 DF   Thomas Helmer Bayern Munich Free transfer
29 July 1999 MF   Stefan Schwarz Valencia £4,000,000
6 August 1999 MF   John Oster Everton £1,000,000
15 August 1999 MF   Eric Roy Marseille £200,000
15 December 1999 MF   Kevin Kilbane West Bromwich Albion £2,500,000
23 March 2000 FW   Milton Núñez PAOK £1,600,000
23 March 2000 GK   Jon Kennedy Worksop Town £90,000
Date Pos Name To Fee
2 June 1999 DF   Andy Melville Fulham Free transfer
7 July 1999 MF   Lee Clark Fulham £3,000,000
13 July 1999 MF   John Mullin Burnley Free transfer
17 July 1999 DF   Matthew Pitts Carlisle United Free transfer
23 July 1999 FW   Michael Bridges Leeds United £5,000,000
6 August 1999 FW   Martin Smith Sheffield United Free transfer
7 August 1999 FW   Paul Beavers Oldham Athletic Free transfer
8 September 1999 GK   Luke Weaver Carlisle United Free transfer
8 December 1999 MF   Kevin Ball Fulham £200,000
7 March 2000 GK   Chris Porter Darlington Free transfer
Transfers in:   £9,620,000
Transfers out:   £8,200,000
Total spending:   £1,420,000

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
1 GK   DEN Thomas Sørensen 39 0 37 0 2 0 0 0
2 DF   ENG Chris Makin 37 1 34 1 2 0 1 0
3 DF   ENG Michael Gray 38 0 32+1 0 2 0 2+1 0
4 MF   IRL Kevin Kilbane 21 2 17+3 1 0 0 0+1 1
5 DF   ENG Steve Bould 22 0 19+1 0 2 0 0 0
6 DF   IRL Paul Butler 36 1 31+1 1 2 0 2 0
7 MF   ENG Nicky Summerbee 35 1 29+3 1 2 0 1 0
8 DF   GER Thomas Helmer 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   IRL Niall Quinn 38 14 35+2 14 1 0 0 0
10 FW   ENG Kevin Phillips 38 30 36 30 2 0 0 0
12 FW   ENG Danny Dichio 15 4 0+12 0 0 0 3 4
13 GK   WAL Andy Marriott 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
14 MF   ENG Darren Holloway 17 0 8+7 0 0 0 2 0
15 MF   DEN Carsten Fredgaard 4 2 0+1 0 0 0 3 2
16 MF   SCO Alex Rae 30 3 22+4 3 1 0 3 0
17 DF   ENG Jody Craddock 20 0 18+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
18 DF   ENG Darren Williams 28 1 13+12 0 0 0 3 1
19 DF   ENG Paul Thirlwell 9 0 7+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
20 MF   SWE Stefan Schwarz 29 1 27 1 2 0 0 0
21 MF   ENG Gavin McCann 27 5 21+3 4 2 1 0+1 0
22 DF   ENG Neil Wainwright 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
23 DF   ENG Chris Lumsdon 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
25 DF   ENG Mark Maley 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 MF   IRL Thomas Butler 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
28 MF   WAL John Oster 13 0 4+6 0 0 0 3 0
29 MF   FRA Eric Roy 29 1 19+5 0 2 0 3 1
31 FW   IRL Michael Reddy 10 1 0+8 1 0+1 0 0+1 0
33 FW   HON Milton Núñez 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players no longer with club:
4 DF   ENG Kevin Ball 12 0 6+5 0 0 0 1 0
30 FW   BRA Marcus di Giuseppe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Butler was born in Moston, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his paternal step-grandfather, and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 2000.
  3. ^ Marriott was born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1996.
  4. ^ Oster was born in Boston, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in 1997.
  5. ^ Ingham was born in Preston, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and represented them at U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in June 2005.

References

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  1. ^ "Result between Chelsea & Sunderland on 1999-08-07". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 19 May 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Chelsea shot down in flames". BBC Sport. 5 December 1999. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
  3. ^ "Newcastle 1 – 2 Sunderland". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  4. ^ "Gullit Resignation Statement". Newcastle United F.C. 28 August 1999. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
  5. ^ "Phillips nets Golden prize". BBC Sport. 29 July 2000. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
  6. ^ Kits. Sunderland Kit Classics
  7. ^ "Sunderland 1999-2000 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  8. ^ "FootballSquads - Sunderland - 1999/00". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  9. ^ "All Sunderland players: 2000".