1999–2000 Bradford City A.F.C. season

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1999–2000 Bradford City A.F.C. season

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Bradford City
1999-2000 season
Manager England Paul Jewell
Stadium Valley Parade
FA Premier League 17th
FA Cup Fourth round
Worthington Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: Windass (10)
All: Windass (10)
Highest home attendance 18,286 vs. Newcastle United (18 December 1999)
Lowest home attendance 16,864 vs. Watford (22 January 2000)
Average home attendance 18,030

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Bradford City A.F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.

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Season summary

David Wetherall's goal on the final day of the season gave Bradford City a surprise 1-0 victory over Liverpool, which secured the top division place that the Bantams had spent 77 years trying to regain. Paul Jewell then walked out at Valley Parade to take over at relegated Sheffield Wednesday, leaving his assistant Chris Hutchings to pick up the pieces.

Final league table

Pos Team Pl W D L F A GD Pts
1 Manchester United 38 28 7 3 97 45  +52 91
2 Arsenal 38 22 7 9 73 43  +30 73
3 Leeds United 38 21 6 11 58 43  +15 69
4 Liverpool 38 19 10 9 51 30  +21 67
5 Chelsea 38 18 11 9 53 34  +19 65
6 Aston Villa 38 15 13 10 46 35  +11 58
7 Sunderland 38 16 10 12 57 56  +1 58
8 Leicester City 38 16 7 15 55 55  0 55
9 West Ham United 38 15 10 13 52 53  −1 55
10 Tottenham Hotspur 38 15 8 15 57 49  +8 53
11 Newcastle United 38 14 10 14 63 54  +9 52
12 Middlesbrough 38 14 10 14 46 52  −6 52
13 Everton 38 12 4 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
17 Bradford City 38 9 9 20 38 68  −30 36
18 Wimbledon 38 7 12 19 46 74  −28 33
19 Sheffield Wednesday 38 8 7 23 38 70  −32 31
20 Watford 38 6 6 26 35 77  −42 24
Key
Qualified for the Champions League
Qualified for the UEFA Cup
Relegated to Division One

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Results

Bradford City's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 1999 Middlesbrough A 1-0 33,762 Saunders
14 August 1999 Sheffield Wednesday H 1-1 18,276 Beagrie (pen)
21 August 1999 Watford A 0-1 15,564
25 August 1999 Arsenal A 0-2 38,073
28 August 1999 West Ham United H 0-3 17,926
12 September 1999 Tottenham Hotspur H 1-1 18,143 McCall
18 September 1999 Aston Villa A 0-1 28,083
25 September 1999 Derby County A 1-0 31,035 Carbonari (own goal)
2 October 1999 Sunderland H 0-4 18,204
16 October 1999 Wimbledon A 2-3 10,029 Mills, Windass
23 October 1999 Leicester City H 3-1 17,655 Blake, Mills, Redfearn
1 November 1999 Liverpool A 1-3 40,483 Windass
6 November 1999 Coventry City H 1-1 17,587 Mills
20 November 1999 Leeds United A 1-2 39,937 Windass
28 November 1999 Chelsea A 0-1 31,591
4 December 1999 Middlesbrough H 1-1 17,708 Mills
18 December 1999 Newcastle United H 2-0 18,286 Saunders, Wetherall
26 December 1999 Manchester United A 0-4 55,188
28 December 1999 Everton H 0-0 18,276
3 January 2000 Southampton A 0-1 15,027
8 January 2000 Chelsea H 1-1 18,276 Mills
15 January 2000 Sheffield Wednesday A 0-2 24,682
22 January 2000 Watford H 3-2 16,864 Beagrie (pen), Whalley, O'Brien
5 February 2000 Arsenal H 2-1 18,276 Windass, Saunders
12 February 2000 West Ham United A 4-5 25,417 Windass, Beagrie (pen), Lawrence (2)
26 February 2000 Aston Villa H 1-1 18,276 Windass
4 March 2000 Tottenham Hotspur A 1-1 35,472 Lawrence
12 March 2000 Leeds United H 1-2 18,276 Beagrie
18 March 2000 Coventry City A 0-4 19,201
25 March 2000 Manchester United H 0-4 18,276
1 April 2000 Newcastle United A 0-2 36,572
8 April 2000 Southampton H 1-2 17,439 Blake
15 April 2000 Everton A 0-4 30,646
21 April 2000 Derby County H 4-4 18,276 Windass (3), Beagrie (pen)
24 April 2000 Sunderland A 1-0 40,628 Dreyer
30 April 2000 Wimbledon H 3-0 18,276 Beagrie (2, 1 pen), Windass
6 May 2000 Leicester City A 0-3 21,103
14 May 2000 Liverpool H 1-0 18,276 Wetherall

FA Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 11 December 1999 Crewe Alexandra A 2-1 6,571 Blake, Saunders
R4 11 January 2000 Gillingham A 1-3 7,091 Saunders

League Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 14 September 1999 Reading H 1-1 4,961 Blake
R2 2nd Leg 22 September 1999 Reading A 2-2 6,892 (win on away goals) Saunders, Wetherall
R3 12 October 1999 Barnsley H 2-3 8,583 Mills, Wetherall

Squad list

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

No. Position Player
1 England GK Gary Walsh
2 Scotland DF Stephen Wright
3 England DF Andy Myers
4 Scotland MF Stuart McCall
5 England DF David Wetherall (captain)
6 England DF Ashley Westwood
7 Jamaica MF Jamie Lawrence
8 England FW Robbie Blake
9 England FW Lee Mills (on loan to Manchester City)
10 Republic of Ireland MF Gareth Whalley
11 England MF Peter Beagrie
12 England DF Lee Todd
13 England GK Matt Clarke
14 Republic of Ireland DF Andy O'Brien
15 England FW Dean Windass
No. Position Player
16 England MF Lee Sharpe
18 Norway DF Gunnar Halle
19 England FW Isaiah Rankin
20 England DF John Dreyer
22 England DF Wayne Jacobs
23 England DF Mark Bower
24 England FW Gareth Grant
25 Scotland MF Andrew Patterson
27 England MF Scott Kerr
28 Wales FW Dean Saunders
30 England GK Danny Taylor
31 Northern Ireland GK Aidan Davison
32 Wales GK Neville Southall
33 Portugal FW Jorge Cadete (on loan from Benfica)
34 Nigeria GK Ademola Bankole (on loan from QPR)

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
17 England GK Mark Prudhoe (to Southend United)
21 Jamaica DF Darren Moore (to Portsmouth)
No. Position Player
26 England MF Neil Redfearn (to Wigan Athletic)
29 France FW Bruno Rodriguez (on loan from PSG)

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