1999–2000 Norwich City F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Norwich City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Norwich City
1999–2000 season
ChairmanBob Cooper
ManagerBruce Rioch (until 13 March)
Bryan Hamilton (from 5 April)
StadiumCarrow Road
First Division12th
FA CupThird round
Worthington CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Iwan Roberts (17)
All: Iwan Roberts (19)
Highest home attendance19,948 (vs. Ipswich Town, 21 November 1999)
Lowest home attendance12,468 (vs. Bolton Wanderers, 24 October 1999)
Average home league attendance15,539

Season summary

Manager Bruce Rioch resigned in March after failing to take Norwich anywhere near a place high enough to qualify for promotion to the Premier League. He was replaced by former Northern Ireland manager (and player for Norwich's arch-rivals Ipswich Town) Bryan Hamilton.

At the end of the season, top-scorer Iwan Roberts was named the club's player of the year. It was the second consecutive season the Welsh striker had won the award.

Kit

Norwich signed a two-year kit manufacturing deal with Alexandra plc. Norfolk-based mustard maker Colman's remained the kit sponsors.

Final league table
Main article: 1999–2000 Football League § First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Charlton Athletic (C, P) 46 27 10 9 79 45 +34 91 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Manchester City (P) 46 26 11 9 78 40 +38 89
3 Ipswich Town (O, P) 46 25 12 9 71 42 +29 87 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4 Barnsley 46 24 10 12 88 67 +21 82
5 Birmingham City 46 22 11 13 65 44 +21 77
6 Bolton Wanderers 46 21 13 12 69 50 +19 76
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 21 11 14 64 48 +16 74
8 Huddersfield Town 46 21 11 14 62 49 +13 74
9 Fulham 46 17 16 13 49 41 +8 67
10 Queens Park Rangers 46 16 18 12 62 53 +9 66
11 Blackburn Rovers 46 15 17 14 55 51 +4 62
12 Norwich City 46 14 15 17 45 50 −5 57
13 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 12 19 57 68 −11 57
14 Nottingham Forest 46 14 14 18 53 55 −2 56
15 Crystal Palace 46 13 15 18 57 67 −10 54
16 Sheffield United 46 13 15 18 59 71 −12 54
17 Stockport County 46 13 15 18 55 67 −12 54
18 Portsmouth 46 13 12 21 55 66 −11 51
19 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 9 23 46 67 −21 51
20 Grimsby Town 46 13 12 21 41 67 −26 51
21 West Bromwich Albion 46 10 19 17 43 60 −17 49
22 Walsall (R) 46 11 13 22 52 77 −25 46 Relegation to the Second Division
23 Port Vale (R) 46 7 15 24 48 69 −21 36
24 Swindon Town (R) 46 8 12 26 38 77 −39 36
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Norwich City's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
11 August 1999West Bromwich AlbionA1-116,196Dalglish
14 August 1999Birmingham CityH0-115,261
21 August 1999Charlton AthleticA0-119,623
28 August 1999Blackburn RoversH0-215,407
30 August 1999WalsallA2-26,187Marshall, Coote
11 September 1999Crewe AlexandraH2-113,172Roberts, Eadie
18 September 1999Huddersfield TownA0-112,823
26 September 1999Stockport CountyA2-27,603Roberts, Dalglish
28 September 1999Manchester CityH1-015,130Roberts
2 October 1999FulhamH1-216,332Forbes
16 October 1999Port ValeA1-05,790Fleming
19 October 1999Sheffield UnitedA0-011,907
24 October 1999Bolton WanderersH2-112,468Russell (2)
26 October 1999Stockport CountyH2-016,880Flynn (own goal), Roberts
30 October 1999FulhamA1-113,552Roberts
6 November 1999Nottingham ForestH1-015,818Sutch
12 November 1999Swindon TownA0-07,405
21 November 1999Ipswich TownH0-019,948
23 November 1999Crystal PalaceA0-112,110
28 November 1999Grimsby TownA1-25,333Kenton
4 December 1999West Bromwich AlbionH2-115,183Roberts, Russell
17 December 1999Tranmere RoversA2-15,863Roberts (2)
26 December 1999Queens Park RangersH2-117,823Breacker (own goal), Llewellyn
28 December 1999Wolverhampton WanderersA0-125,072
3 January 2000PortsmouthH2-116,637Fleming, Roberts (pen)
8 January 2000BarnsleyH2-214,039Roberts (2)
15 January 2000Birmingham CityA0-221,007
22 January 2000Charlton AthleticH0-315,642
5 February 2000WalsallH1-116,837Llewellyn
12 February 2000Manchester CityA1-332,681Roberts
19 February 2000Grimsby TownH3-013,533McDermott (own goal), Russell, Llewellyn
26 February 2000Huddersfield TownH1-116,464Roberts
29 February 2000Blackburn RoversA1-115,671Sutch
4 March 2000Crewe AlexandraA0-15,450
8 March 2000Nottingham ForestA1-115,640Roberts
11 March 2000Crystal PalaceH0-115,064
19 March 2000Ipswich TownA2-021,760Roberts (2)
22 March 2000Swindon TownH0-213,662
25 March 2000Queens Park RangersA2-211,918Marshall (2)
1 April 2000Tranmere RoversH1-113,734Marshall
8 April 2000PortsmouthA1-214,003Marshall
15 April 2000Wolverhampton WanderersH1-015,910Roberts
22 April 2000Port ValeH0-015,526
24 April 2000BarnsleyA1-215,253Bellamy
28 April 2000Sheffield UnitedH2-116,921Fleming, Bellamy
7 May 2000Bolton WanderersA0-117,987

FA Cup
Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R311 December 1999Coventry CityH1-315,702Llewellyn

League Cup
Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg10 August 1999Cheltenham TownH2-012,276Roberts (2)
R1 2nd Leg24 August 1999Cheltenham TownA1-2 (won 3-2 on agg)4,203Marshall
R2 1st Leg14 September 1999FulhamH0-411,760
R2 2nd Leg21 September 1999FulhamA0-2 (lost 0-6 on agg)5,246

Players

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[2]

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 England ENG Andy Marshall
2 DF England ENG Daryl Sutch
4 MF England ENG Lee Marshall
5 DF England ENG Craig Fleming
6 DF England ENG Matt Jackson (captain)
7 MF France FRA Cédric Anselin
8 FW Wales WAL Craig Bellamy
9 FW Wales WAL Iwan Roberts
10 MF Northern Ireland NIR Phil Mulryne
11 MF England ENG Des Hamilton (on loan from Newcastle United)
12 MF England ENG Darel Russell
13 GK England ENG Robert Green
14 FW Scotland SCO Paul Dalglish
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW Northern Ireland NIR Adrian Coote[notes 1]
17 MF England ENG Adrian Forbes
18 MF Scotland SCO Garry Brady (on loan from Newcastle United)
19 DF England ENG Darren Kenton
20 MF Wales WAL Chris Llewellyn
21 DF Scotland SCO Malky Mackay
25 MF France FRA Jean-Yves de Blasiis
26 MF Netherlands NED Raymond de Waard
27 GK England ENG Danny Gay
31 DF Netherlands NED Fernando Derveld
32 FW Switzerland SUI Gaetano Giallanza
33 FW Northern Ireland NIR Paul McVeigh

Left club during 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
3 DF Norway NOR Erik Fuglestad (to Viking)
11 MF England ENG Darren Eadie (to Leicester City)
15 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Shaun Carey[notes 2] (to Rushden & Diamonds)
18 MF Scotland SCO Peter Grant (to Reading)
22 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mike Milligan[notes 3] (to Blackpool)
23 DF England ENG Che Wilson (to Bristol Rovers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF England ENG Darren Way (to Yeovil Town)
26 DF Senegal SEN Pape Seydou Diop (on loan from Lens)
28 MF England ENG Ross Fitzsimon (released)
29 MF England ENG Kevin Parker (released)
30 DF England ENG Matthew Joynson (released)

Notes
  1. Coote was born in Belton with Browston, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1999.
  2. Carey was born in Kettering, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  3. Milligan was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21, U-23, and B level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1992.

References
  1. "Norwich City 1999-2000 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. "FootballSquads - Norwich City - 1999/00".
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