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
Chairman	Bryan Richardson
Manager	Gordon Strachan
Stadium	Highfield Road
Premiership	14th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Keane (12) All: McAllister (13)
Highest home attendance	23,098 (vs. Liverpool, 1 April)
Lowest home attendance	17,685 (vs. Derby County, 21 August)
Average home league attendance	20,786
Home colours Away colours
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Season summary

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

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	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

Source: 1999–2000 FA Premier League table

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	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	L	L	D	W	L	D	L	L	W	D	W	D	W	D	W	L	D	L	W	D	W	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	L
Position	16	17	16	12	16	16	17	17	15	14	12	13	13	12	11	12	11	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

Source: 11v11.com: 1999–2000 Coventry City results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Coventry City's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

FA Premier League

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

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup

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

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup

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

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

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 Reggina 1914) 29 MF   JAM Paul Hall (to Walsall)

Reserve squad

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

In

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

Out

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

Appearances and goals

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

1. . 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.