Sunderland 1999–2000 football season
Sunderland 1999–2000 season Chairman Bob Murray Manager Peter Reid Stadium Stadium of Light Premiership 7th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Third round Top goalscorer Kevin Phillips (30)Average home league attendance 40,495
During the 1999–2000 season, Sunderland participated in the FA Premier League .
Season summary [ ]
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 [ ]
This season was the first in which the club was sponsored by car dealership , and the last in which ASICS made the club's kit.[6]
Results [ ]
Sunderland's score comes first [7]
Legend [ ]
FA Premier League [ ]
League table [ ]
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:
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
16
10
12
57
56
+1
58
10
6
3
28
17
+11
6
4
9
29
39
−10
Results by round [ ]
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground A H H A A H H A H A H A H A H A H H A H A A H H A H A A H H A H A A H A H A Result L W D L W D W W W W W D W D L W W W L D L L L D L D L D D W W W L W L D W L Position 20 11 11 16 11 11 8 4 4 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 9 8 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
Players [ ]
First-team squad [ ]
Squad at end of season [8] [9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during the season [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
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
Éric 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
Out [ ]
Transfers in: £9,620,000
Transfers out: £8,200,000
Total spending: £1,420,000
Statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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 [ ]
National teams
UEFA Euro 2000 (Squad
Group A
Qualification Group 5 )
Kevin Keegan
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two , Three )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , Senior )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions