1999–2000 Coventry City F.C. season

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

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Coventry City competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

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, but failed to win a single away game all season. Their dismal away record ruined 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

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 38 28 7 3 97 45 +52 91 2000–01 UEFA Champions League First group stage
2 Arsenal 38 22 7 9 73 43 +30 73
3 Leeds United 38 21 6 11 58 43 +15 69 2000–01 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4 Liverpool 38 19 10 9 51 30 +21 67 2000–01 UEFA Cup First round 1
5 Chelsea 38 18 11 9 53 34 +19 65
6 Aston Villa 38 15 13 10 46 35 +11 58 2000 UEFA 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 2000–01 UEFA Cup First round 2
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 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
17 Bradford City 38 9 9 20 38 68 30 36 2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round
18 Wimbledon (R) 38 7 12 19 46 74 28 33 Relegation to 2000–01 Football League First Division
19 Sheffield Wednesday (R) 38 8 7 23 38 70 32 31
20 Watford (R) 38 6 6 26 35 77 42 24

Updated to games played on 14 May 2000.
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Chelsea qualified for the UEFA Cup as FA Cup winners

2 Leicester City qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results Summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHHAAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHA
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
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

Coventry City's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 August 1999 SouthamptonH0-119,915
11 August 1999 Leicester CityA0-119,196
14 August 1999 WimbledonA1-110,635McAllister (pen)
21 August 1999 Derby CountyH2-017,685Keane (2)
25 August 1999 Manchester UnitedH1-222,024Aloisi
29 August 1999 SunderlandA1-139,427Keane
11 September 1999 Leeds UnitedH3-421,532McAllister (pen), Aloisi, Chippo
19 September 1999 Tottenham HotspurA2-335,224Keane, Chippo
25 September 1999 West Ham UnitedH1-019,993Hadji
2 October 1999 EvertonA1-134,839McAllister
16 October 1999 Newcastle UnitedH4-123,031Palmer, Williams, Keane, Hadji
23 October 1999 Sheffield WednesdayA0-023,296
31 October 1999 WatfordH4-021,700Keane, Froggatt, Hadji, McAllister (pen)
6 November 1999 Bradford CityA1-117,587McAllister
22 November 1999 Aston VillaH2-120,184Roussel, Keane
27 November 1999 Leicester CityH0-122,021
4 December 1999 SouthamptonA0-015,168
18 December 1999 LiverpoolA0-244,024
26 December 1999 ArsenalH3-222,757McAllister, Hadji, Keane
4 January 2000 ChelseaH2-220,164Roussel, Keane
15 January 2000 WimbledonH2-019,012McAllister (pen), Keane
22 January 2000 Derby CountyA0-028,381
5 February 2000 Manchester UnitedA2-361,380Roussel (2)
12 February 2000 SunderlandH3-222,101Keane, Hadji, Roussel
19 February 2000 MiddlesbroughA0-232,798
26 February 2000 Tottenham HotspurH0-123,077
5 March 2000 Leeds UnitedA0-338,710
11 March 2000 Aston VillaA0-133,177
15 March 2000 EvertonH1-018,518McAllister
18 March 2000 Bradford CityH4-019,201Roussel, Whelan, Eustace, Zúñiga
26 March 2000 ArsenalA0-338,027
1 April 2000 LiverpoolH0-323,098
12 April 2000 ChelseaA1-232,316McAllister
15 April 2000 MiddlesbroughH2-119,435Ince (own goal), Keane
22 April 2000 West Ham UnitedA0-524,719
29 April 2000 Newcastle UnitedA0-236,408
6 May 2000 Sheffield WednesdayH4-119,921McAllister (2), Zúñiga, Hadji
14 May 2000 WatfordA0-118,977

FA Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R311 December 1999 Norwich CityA3-115,702Whelan, Roussel, Eustace
R48 January 2000 BurnleyH3-022,774Chippo (2), Whelan
R529 January 2000 Charlton AthleticH2-323,400Roussel (2)

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg14 September 1999 Tranmere RoversA1-56,759McAllister
R2 2nd Leg22 September 1999 Tranmere RoversH3-1 (lost 4-6 on agg)12,433McAllister, Chippo (2)

Squad

[2][3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Sweden GK Magnus Hedman
2 England DF Marc Edworthy
3 England DF David Burrows
4 England DF Paul Williams
5 England DF Richard Shaw
6 Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Muhamed Konjić
7 Republic of Ireland FW Robbie Keane
8 England FW Noel Whelan
9 Australia FW John Aloisi
10 Scotland MF Gary McAllister
11 Morocco MF Mustapha Hadji
12 Scotland DF Paul Telfer
13 Denmark GK Morten Hyldgaard
14 England MF Carlton Palmer
15 Belgium MF Laurent Delorge
16 England MF Steve Froggatt
17 Republic of Ireland DF Gary Breen[4]
18 Morocco MF Youssef Chippo
19 England DF Marcus Hall
20 Norway MF Runar Normann
21 Scotland MF Gavin Strachan
22 Republic of Ireland DF Barry Quinn
No. Position Player
23 Peru DF Walter Zeballos
24 England MF John Eustace
25 Republic of Ireland MF Barry Ferguson
26 England GK Steve Ogrizovic
27 Scotland FW Stephen McPhee
28 England FW Gary McSheffrey
29 Sweden DF Richard Spong
30 Scotland FW Gary McPhee
31 Belgium FW Cedric Roussel
32 Sweden DF Tomas Antonelius
33 England GK Chris Kirkland
34 Peru FW Ysrael Zúñiga
35 Scotland DF Colin Hendry
36 England DF Craig Pead
37 Wales MF Lee Fowler
38 England MF Robert Betts
39 England FW Chukki Eribenne
40 Scotland DF Gerard Mooney
41 England DF Mark Burrows
42 England DF Thomas Cudworth
43 England GK Adam Mehmet
44 England MF Craig Strachan

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. Position Player
7 England FW Darren Huckerby (to Leeds United)
14 Norway MF Trond Egil Soltvedt (to Southampton)
No. Position Player
23 Italy GK Raffaele Nuzzo (on loan from Inter Milan)
29 Jamaica MF Paul Hall (to Walsall)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
- England DF Ian Brightwell
- England MF Chris Barnett
- Italy FW Stefano Gioacchini
- England DF Daniel Jones
No. Position Player
- England DF Aaron Shanahan
- Scotland MF David Castro-Pearson
- Scotland MF Martin Grant
- Republic of Ireland MF Daire Doyle

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
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 Antonelius AIK £250,000
16 December 1999 DF Richard Spong IF Brommapojkarna Signed
20 January 2000 FW Cedric Roussel AA Gent £1,200,000
24 February 2000 DF Colin Hendry Rangers £750,000
25 February 2000 FW Ysrael Zúñiga FBC Melgar £750,000

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
2 June 1999 DF Barry Prenderville Ayr United Free transfer
23 June 1999 MF Willie Boland Cardiff City Free transfer
29 June 1999 DF Philippe Clement Club Brugge £800,000
1 July 1999 GK Tynan Scope Bristol City Free transfer
1 July 1999 MF Martin Devaney Cheltenham Town Free transfer
20 July 1999 MF George Boateng Aston Villa £4,500,000
1 August 1999 DF Rob Miller Cambridge United Free transfer
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 transfer
23 March 2000 MF Paul Hall Walsall Free transfer
Transfers in: Decrease £15,450,000
Transfers out: Increase £9,600,000
Total spending: Decrease £5,850,000

References

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