1999–2000 Norwich City F.C. season

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

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

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
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
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Norwich City's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
11 August 1999 West Bromwich Albion A 1-1 16,196 Dalglish
14 August 1999 Birmingham City H 0-1 15,261
21 August 1999 Charlton Athletic A 0-1 19,623
28 August 1999 Blackburn Rovers H 0-2 15,407
30 August 1999 Walsall A 2-2 6,187 Marshall, Coote
11 September 1999 Crewe Alexandra H 2-1 13,172 Roberts, Eadie
18 September 1999 Huddersfield Town A 0-1 12,823
26 September 1999 Stockport County A 2-2 7,603 Roberts, Dalglish
28 September 1999 Manchester City H 1-0 15,130 Roberts
2 October 1999 Fulham H 1-2 16,332 Forbes
16 October 1999 Port Vale A 1-0 5,790 Fleming
19 October 1999 Sheffield United A 0-0 11,907
24 October 1999 Bolton Wanderers H 2-1 12,468 Russell (2)
26 October 1999 Stockport County H 2-0 16,880 Flynn (own goal), Roberts
30 October 1999 Fulham A 1-1 13,552 Roberts
6 November 1999 Nottingham Forest H 1-0 15,818 Sutch
12 November 1999 Swindon Town A 0-0 7,405
21 November 1999 Ipswich Town H 0-0 19,948
23 November 1999 Crystal Palace A 0-1 12,110
28 November 1999 Grimsby Town A 1-2 5,333 Kenton
4 December 1999 West Bromwich Albion H 2-1 15,183 Roberts, Russell
17 December 1999 Tranmere Rovers A 2-1 5,863 Roberts (2)
26 December 1999 Queens Park Rangers H 2-1 17,823 Breacker (own goal), Llewellyn
28 December 1999 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0-1 25,072
3 January 2000 Portsmouth H 2-1 16,637 Fleming, Roberts (pen)
8 January 2000 Barnsley H 2-2 14,039 Roberts (2)
15 January 2000 Birmingham City A 0-2 21,007
22 January 2000 Charlton Athletic H 0-3 15,642
5 February 2000 Walsall H 1-1 16,837 Llewellyn
12 February 2000 Manchester City A 1-3 32,681 Roberts
19 February 2000 Grimsby Town H 3-0 13,533 McDermott (own goal), Russell, Llewellyn
26 February 2000 Huddersfield Town H 1-1 16,464 Roberts
29 February 2000 Blackburn Rovers A 1-1 15,671 Sutch
4 March 2000 Crewe Alexandra A 0-1 5,450
8 March 2000 Nottingham Forest A 1-1 15,640 Roberts
11 March 2000 Crystal Palace H 0-1 15,064
19 March 2000 Ipswich Town A 2-0 21,760 Roberts (2)
22 March 2000 Swindon Town H 0-2 13,662
25 March 2000 Queens Park Rangers A 2-2 11,918 Marshall (2)
1 April 2000 Tranmere Rovers H 1-1 13,734 Marshall
8 April 2000 Portsmouth A 1-2 14,003 Marshall
15 April 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1-0 15,910 Roberts
22 April 2000 Port Vale H 0-0 15,526
24 April 2000 Barnsley A 1-2 15,253 Bellamy
28 April 2000 Sheffield United H 2-1 16,921 Fleming, Bellamy
7 May 2000 Bolton Wanderers A 0-1 17,987

FA Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 11 December 1999 Coventry City H 1-3 15,702 Llewellyn

League Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 10 August 1999 Cheltenham Town H 2-0 12,276 Roberts (2)
R1 2nd Leg 24 August 1999 Cheltenham Town A 1-2 (won 3-2 on agg) 4,203 Marshall
R2 1st Leg 14 September 1999 Fulham H 0-4 11,760
R2 2nd Leg 21 September 1999 Fulham A 0-2 (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".