During the 1999–2000 English football season, West Bromwich Albion F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

West Bromwich Albion struggled under the new management of Brian Little and he was sacked in March after just one win from the last 16 league games (between 27 November – 4 March), picking up 9 points from the possible 48 and leaving the club in deep relegation peril. He was replaced by former Stoke City manager Gary Megson, who guided Albion to safety in 21st place.

Kit

West Bromwich Albion retained the previous season's kit, manufactured by Belgian company Patrick and sponsored by the West Bromwich Building Society.

Final league table

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League § First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results

West Bromwich Albion's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
11 August 1999 Norwich City H 1–1 16,196 Raven
14 August 1999 Port Vale A 2–1 7,891 Hughes, Kilbane
20 August 1999 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 13,202 Hughes
28 August 1999 Swindon Town A 2–1 6,565 Kilbane, Evans
30 August 1999 Fulham H 0–0 17,120
11 September 1999 Birmingham City A 1–1 25,495 Hughes
18 September 1999 Blackburn Rovers H 2–2 16,902 Kilbane (2)
25 September 1999 Crystal Palace H 0–0 13,219
3 October 1999 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–1 25,500 Carbon
16 October 1999 Walsall H 0–1 19,562
19 October 1999 Queens Park Rangers H 0–1 9,874
23 October 1999 Charlton Athletic A 0–0 19,346
26 October 1999 Crystal Palace A 2–0 12,203 Hughes, Maresca
31 October 1999 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–1 21,097 McDermott
6 November 1999 Tranmere Rovers A 0–3 6,623
14 November 1999 Portsmouth H 3–2 11,483 Maresca, van Blerk, Evans
20 November 1999 Huddersfield Town A 0–1 14,244
23 November 1999 Stockport County H 2–0 9,201 Hughes (2)
27 November 1999 Sheffield United H 2–2 12,278 Maresca, Evans
4 December 1999 Norwich City A 1–2 15,183 Kilbane
7 December 1999 Crewe Alexandra A 0–2 5,419
14 December 1999 Grimsby Town A 1–1 4,036 Hughes
18 December 1999 Ipswich Town A 1–3 14,712 de Freitas
26 December 1999 Manchester City H 0–2 19,589
28 December 1999 Bolton Wanderers A 1–1 16,269 Burgess
3 January 2000 Barnsley H 0–2 13,411
15 January 2000 Port Vale H 0–0 10,831
22 January 2000 Nottingham Forest A 0–0 19,863
29 January 2000 Swindon Town H 1–1 11,856 Hughes (pen)
5 February 2000 Fulham A 0–1 12,044
12 February 2000 Crewe Alexandra H 1–0 12,406 Hughes
19 February 2000 Sheffield United A 0–6 14,519
26 February 2000 Blackburn Rovers A 1–2 18,184 Carbon
4 March 2000 Birmingham City H 0–3 17,029
7 March 2000 Tranmere Rovers H 2–0 11,958 Flynn, Hughes
11 March 2000 Stockport County A 1–0 8,238 Hughes
18 March 2000 Huddersfield Town H 0–1 15,484
21 March 2000 Portsmouth A 0–2 14,760
25 March 2000 Manchester City A 1–2 32,072 Hughes
4 April 2000 Ipswich Town H 1–1 12,536 Hughes
8 April 2000 Barnsley A 2–2 16,329 Sneekes (pen), Taylor
14 April 2000 Bolton Wanderers H 4–4 12,802 Sneekes (pen), Flynn, Taylor, Oliver
22 April 2000 Walsall A 1–2 9,161 Flynn
24 April 2000 Grimsby Town H 2–1 15,291 Taylor (2)
29 April 2000 Queens Park Rangers A 0–0 15,244
7 May 2000 Charlton Athletic H 2–0 22,101 Sneekes, Taylor

FA Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 11 December 1999 Blackburn Rovers H 2–2 10,609 Hughes, Evans
R3R 22 December 1999 Blackburn Rovers A 0–2 11,766

League Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 10 August 1999 Halifax Town A 0–0 2,451
R1 2nd Leg 24 August 1999 Halifax Town H 5–1 8,316 Kilbane, Hughes, de Freitas, Evans
R2 1st Leg 14 September 1999 Wycombe Wanderers H 1–1 9,383 Flynn
R2 2nd Leg 21 September 1999 Wycombe Wanderers A 4–3 5,047 Raven, de Freitas, Quinn, Hughes
R3 12 October 1999 Fulham H 1–2 10,556 Hughes

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Denmark DEN Brian Jensen
2 DF Australia AUS Andy McDermott
3 DF Australia AUS Jason Van Blerk
4 MF England ENG Sean Flynn
5 DF England ENG Daryl Burgess
6 DF England ENG Matt Carbon
7 FW Northern Ireland NIR James Quinn[notes 1]
8 MF Netherlands NED Richard Sneekes
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Mickey Evans[notes 2]
10 FW England ENG Lee Hughes
11 DF England ENG Neil Clement (on loan from Chelsea)
12 FW Suriname SUR Fabian de Freitas
14 DF England ENG Des Lyttle (on loan from Watford)
15 MF England ENG Mark Angel
16 DF England ENG Paul Raven
17 DF Wales WAL Paul Mardon[notes 3]
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW England ENG Bob Taylor
19 MF England ENG Adam Oliver
20 GK England ENG Chris Adamson
21 DF England ENG Graham Potter
22 DF Wales WAL Danny Gabbidon
23 DF England ENG Tony Butler
24 DF England ENG James Chambers
25 DF England ENG Adam Chambers
26 FW England ENG Justin Richards
27 MF England ENG Michael Garrity
28 MF Italy ITA Massimilano Iezzi
29 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Andy Townsend[notes 4]
30 DF Iceland ISL Lárus Sigurðsson
31 GK Northern Ireland NIR Elliot Morris
32 DF France FRA Georges Santos[notes 5]

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Phil Whitehead (to Reading)
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Kilbane[notes 6] (to Sunderland)
11 MF Denmark DEN Carsten Fredgaard (on loan from Sunderland)
13 GK England ENG Alan Miller (to Blackburn Rovers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Italy ITA Enzo Maresca (to Juventus)
14 MF Jamaica JAM Paul Hall[notes 7] (on loan from Coventry City)
18 DF England ENG Paul Holmes (to Torquay United)
23 FW England ENG Brian Quailey[notes 8] (to Scunthorpe United)

Notes

  1. ^ Quinn was born in Coventry, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1996.
  2. ^ Evans was born in Plymouth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in October 1997.
  3. ^ Mardon was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in October 1995.
  4. ^ Townsend was born in Maidstone, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 1989.
  5. ^ Santos was born in Marseille, France, but also qualified to represent Cape Verde internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Cape Verde in September 2002.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Hall was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1997.
  8. ^ Quailey was born in Leicester, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and represented them at U-23 level.

References

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C._season
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