1999–2000 Everton F.C. season

Everton F.C.
1999–2000 season
ChairmanPhilip Carter
ManagerWalter Smith
StadiumGoodison Park
FA Premier League13th
FA CupQuarter-final
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kevin Campbell (12)
All: Kevin Campbell (12)
Highest home attendance40,056 (vs. Liverpool, 21 April)
Lowest home attendance30,490 (vs. Leicester City, 3 January)
Average home league attendance34,828

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Everton competed in the FA Premier League, the FA Cup, and the League Cup.

Season summary

1999–2000 brought a one-place improvement upon the previous season's 14th-place finish for Everton. The season largely proved to be one of mid-table safety, with relegation never a serious threat, and a run to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup representing their best performance in the competition since they last won it in 1995, but the blue half of Merseyside was still left frustrated by their side's lack of success, something which had been a familiar scene for far too long. Manager Walter Smith, determined to address the inconsistency that had prevented Everton from doing better this season, pulled off one of the biggest transfer surprises of the close season by bringing in Paul Gascoigne and bolstering one of the most ungainly squads currently in the FA Premier League.[1]

Off the pitch, the big story was the battle for control of the club's boardroom, with former chairman Peter Johnson finally being forced to sell his controlling interest after the Football Association threatened both Everton and Tranmere Rovers with sanctions unless he sold his shares in one of the clubs. On the eve of the new millennium, Johnson sold his shares in Everton to theatre impresario Bill Kenwright.

Final league table

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
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 14 12 59 49  +10 50 7 9 3 36 21  +15 5 5 9 23 28  −5
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHHAAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHHHAH
ResultDLLWWLWWWDLDLDDDLWWDDDLWWWDDLLLWDWDLDL
Position916181471197657891010111211889911107768810109899101013
Source: 11v11.com: 1999–2000 Everton results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Everton's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
8 August 1999 Manchester United H 1–1 39,141 Stam (own goal)
11 August 1999 Aston Villa A 0–3 30,336
14 August 1999 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–3 34,539 Unsworth (2 pens)
21 August 1999 Southampton H 4–1 31,755 Gough, Lundekvam (own goal), Jeffers, Campbell
25 August 1999 Wimbledon H 4–0 32,818 Unsworth, Barmby, Jeffers, Campbell
28 August 1999 Derby County A 0–1 26,550
11 September 1999 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–0 23,539 Barmby, Gemmill
19 September 1999 West Ham United H 1–0 35,154 Jeffers
27 September 1999 Liverpool A 1–0 44,802 Campbell
2 October 1999 Coventry City H 1–1 34,839 Jeffers
16 October 1999 Arsenal A 1–4 38,042 Collins
24 October 1999 Leeds United H 4–4 37,355 Campbell (2), Hutchison, Weir
30 October 1999 Middlesbrough A 1–2 33,915 Campbell
7 November 1999 Newcastle United A 1–1 36,164 Campbell
20 November 1999 Chelsea H 1–1 38,255 Campbell
27 November 1999 Aston Villa H 0–0 34,750
4 December 1999 Manchester United A 1–5 55,133 Jeffers
18 December 1999 Watford A 3–1 17,346 Barmby, Hutchison, Unsworth (pen)
26 December 1999 Sunderland H 5–0 40,017 Hutchison (2), Jeffers, Pembridge, Campbell
28 December 1999 Bradford City A 0–0 18,276
3 January 2000 Leicester City H 2–2 30,490 Hutchison, Unsworth (pen)
15 January 2000 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–2 36,144 Campbell, Moore
22 January 2000 Southampton A 0–2 15,232
6 February 2000 Wimbledon A 3–0 13,172 Campbell (2), Moore
12 February 2000 Derby County H 2–1 33,260 Moore, Ball (pen)
26 February 2000 West Ham United A 4–0 26,025 Barmby (3), Moore
4 March 2000 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 32,020 Weir
11 March 2000 Chelsea A 1–1 35,113 Cadamarteri
15 March 2000 Coventry City A 0–1 18,518
19 March 2000 Newcastle United H 0–2 32,512
25 March 2000 Sunderland A 1–2 41,934 Barmby
1 April 2000 Watford H 4–2 31,960 M Hughes, Moore (2), S Hughes
8 April 2000 Leicester City A 1–1 18,705 Hutchison
15 April 2000 Bradford City H 4–0 30,646 Pembridge, Unsworth (pen), Barmby, Collins
21 April 2000 Liverpool H 0–0 40,056
29 April 2000 Arsenal H 0–1 35,919
8 May 2000 Leeds United A 1–1 37,713 Barmby
14 May 2000 Middlesbrough H 0–2 34,663

FA Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 11 December 1999 Exeter City A 0–0 6,045
R3R 21 December 1999 Exeter City H 1–0 15,345 Barmby
R4 8 January 2000 Birmingham City H 2–0 25,405 Unsworth (2 pens)
R5 29 January 2000 Preston North End H 2–0 37,486 Unsworth, Moore
QF 20 February 2000 Aston Villa H 1–2 35,331 Moore

League Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 14 September 1999 Oxford United A 1–1 7,345 Cadamarteri
R2 2nd Leg 22 September 1999 Oxford United H 0–1 (lost 1–2 on agg) 10,006

Squad

[3] 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  NOR Thomas Myhre
2 DF  SCO Alec Cleland
3 DF  ENG Michael Ball
4 DF  SCO Richard Gough
5 DF  ENG Dave Watson
6 DF  ENG David Unsworth
7 MF  SCO John Collins
8 FW  ENG Nick Barmby
9 FW  ENG Kevin Campbell
10 MF  SCO Don Hutchison[4]
11 MF  SCO Scot Gemmill
12 MF  WAL Mark Pembridge
13 GK  ENG Paul Gerrard
14 DF  SCO David Weir
15 DF  IRL Richard Dunne
16 FW  ENG Danny Cadamarteri
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  ENG Francis Jeffers
18 MF  ENG Stephen Hughes
19 DF  POR Abel Xavier
20 FW  ENG Phil Jevons
21 MF  ENG Mitch Ward
22 MF  DEN Peter Degn
23 FW  USA Joe-Max Moore
25 MF  ENG Danny Williamson
26 FW  WAL Mark Hughes
27 DF  ENG Peter Clarke
31 GK  IRL Dean Delany
34 MF  ENG Matt McKay
35 GK  ENG Steve Simonsen
36 MF  ENG Jamie Milligan
37 DF  ENG Adam Farley
38 DF  ENG Carl Regan

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
18 DF  IRL Terry Phelan (to Fulham)
19 MF  WAL John Oster[5] (to Sunderland)
24 MF  ENG Tony Grant (to Manchester City)
26 FW  ENG Tommy Johnson (on loan from Celtic)
28 DF  CRO Slaven Bilić (to Hajduk Split)
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 MF  ENG Wayne McDermott (to Nuneaton Borough)
30 MF  IRL Gareth Farrelly (to Bolton Wanderers)
31 FW  ENG Michael Branch (to Wolves)
32 DF  ENG John O'Kane (to Bolton Wanderers)
33 MF  ENG Joe Parkinson (retired)

Reserve squad

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
- DF  ENG Tony Hibbert
- DF  WAL Craig Hogg
- DF  ENG George Pilkington
- MF  ENG Tom Kearney
- MF  IRL John Lester
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF  ENG Kevin McLeod
- MF  ENG Leon Osman
- MF  ENG Keith Southern
- FW  ENG Nick Chadwick

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
14 July 1999 FW Kevin Campbell Trabzonspor £3,000,000
5 August 1999 MF Mark Pembridge Benfica £800,000
3 September 1999 DF Abel Xavier PSV Eindhoven £1,500,000
3 December 1999 FW Joe-Max Moore New England Revolution Free transfer
7 March 2000 MF Stephen Hughes Arsenal £3,000,000
14 March 2000 FW Mark Hughes Southampton Free transfer

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
22 June 1999 FW Ibrahima Bakayoko Marseille £4,000,000
23 June 1999 DF Adam Eaton Preston North End £5,000
29 June 1999 MF Olivier Dacourt Lens £6,500,000
8 July 1999 DF Marco Materazzi Perugia £3,000,000
30 July 1999 DF Craig Short Blackburn Rovers £1,700,000
1 August 1999 MF Mick O'Brien Torquay United Free transfer
6 August 1999 MF David Poppleton Lincoln City Free transfer
6 August 1999 MF John Oster Sunderland £1,000,000
10 November 1999 DF Joe Parkinson Retired Free transfer
17 December 1999 DF Wayne McDermott Nuneaton Borough Non-contract
17 December 1999 MF Gareth Farrelly Bolton Wanderers Free transfer
23 December 1999 DF John O'Kane Bolton Wanderers Free transfer
24 December 1999 MF Tony Grant Manchester City £450,000
20 January 2000 FW Michael Branch Wolverhampton Wanderers £500,000
2 February 2000 DF Terry Phelan Fulham Free transfer
2 March 2000 DF Slaven Bilić Hajduk Split Free transfer
Transfers in: £8,300,000
Transfers out: £17,155,000
Total spending: £8,855,000

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Gazza signs for Everton". BBC Sport. 17 July 2000. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Everton 1999-2000 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Everton - 1999/00".
  4. ^ Hutchison was born in Gateshead, England.
  5. ^ Oster was born in England.
  6. ^ "All Everton players: 2000".
  7. ^ "Everton in FA Premier League 1999/2000 fixture".
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