1999–2000 Sunderland A.F.C. season

Sunderland 1999–2000 football season

Sunderland

1999–2000 season

Chairman

Manager

Stadium

Top goalscorer

Kevin Phillips (30)

Average home league attendance

40,495

Home colours

Away colours

← 1998–99 2000–01 →

During the 1999–2000 season, Sunderland participated in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

Sunderland's 1999–2000 season started at Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea beat them 4–0. However, in the return match later in the season Sunderland turned the tables on Chelsea, avenging their 4–0 defeat with a 4–1 win at the Stadium of Light. Sunderland also achieved a 2–1 victory over rivals Newcastle United at St. James' Park, a result which helped bring about the resignation of Newcastle's manager, Ruud Gullit. At the end of the season Sunderland finished seventh, with Kevin Phillips winning the European Golden Shoe in his first top-flight season, scoring 30 goals.

Team kit and sponsors

This season was the first in which the club was sponsored by car dealership Reg Vardy, and the last in which ASICS made the club's kit.

Results

Sunderland's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

FA Premier League

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Chelsea	38	18	11	9	53	34	+19	65	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6	Aston Villa	38	15	13	10	46	35	+11	58	Qualification for the 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	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
9	West Ham United	38	15	10	13	52	53	−1	55

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

Chelsea qualified for the UEFA Cup as FA Cup winners.
Leicester City qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.

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	16	10	12	57	56	+1	58	10	6	3	28	17	+11	6	4	9	29	39	−10

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	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	D	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	W	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	D	L	D	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	D	W	L
Position	20	11	11	16	11	11	8	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	7	9	8	7	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7

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

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
7 August 1999	Chelsea	A	0–4	34,831
10 August 1999	Watford	H	2–0	40,630	Phillips (2, 1 pen)
14 August 1999	Arsenal	H	0–0	41,680
21 August 1999	Leeds United	A	1–2	39,064	Phillips (pen)
25 August 1999	Newcastle United	A	2–1	36,600	Quinn, Phillips
29 August 1999	Coventry City	H	1–1	39,427	Phillips
11 September 1999	Leicester City	H	2–0	40,105	Butler, McCann
18 September 1999	Derby County	A	5–0	28,264	McCann, Phillips (3), Quinn
25 September 1999	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–0	41,132	Schwarz
2 October 1999	Bradford City	A	4–0	18,204	Rae, Quinn, Phillips (2, 1 pen)
18 October 1999	Aston Villa	H	2–1	41,045	Phillips (2, 1 pen)
24 October 1999	West Ham United	A	1–1	26,022	Phillips
31 October 1999	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2–1	41,904	Quinn (2)
6 November 1999	Middlesbrough	A	1–1	34,793	Reddy
20 November 1999	Liverpool	H	0–2	42,015
27 November 1999	Watford	A	3–2	21,590	Phillips (2), McCann
4 December 1999	Chelsea	H	4–1	41,377	Quinn (2), Phillips (2)
18 December 1999	Southampton	H	2–0	40,860	Phillips (2)
26 December 1999	Everton	A	0–5	40,017
28 December 1999	Manchester United	H	2–2	42,026	McCann, Quinn
3 January 2000	Wimbledon	A	0–1	17,621
15 January 2000	Arsenal	A	1–4	38,039	Quinn
23 January 2000	Leeds United	H	1–2	41,947	Phillips
5 February 2000	Newcastle United	H	2–2	42,192	Phillips (2)
12 February 2000	Coventry City	A	2–3	22,101	Phillips, Rae
26 February 2000	Derby County	H	1–1	41,940	Rae
5 March 2000	Leicester City	A	2–5	20,432	Phillips, Quinn
11 March 2000	Liverpool	A	1–1	44,693	Phillips (pen)
18 March 2000	Middlesbrough	H	1–1	42,013	Quinn
25 March 2000	Everton	H	2–1	41,934	Summerbee, Phillips
1 April 2000	Southampton	A	2–1	15,245	Quinn, Phillips (pen)
8 April 2000	Wimbledon	H	2–1	41,592	Quinn, Kilbane
15 April 2000	Manchester United	A	0–4	61,612
22 April 2000	Sheffield Wednesday	A	2–0	28,072	Phillips (2)
24 April 2000	Bradford City	H	0–1	40,628
29 April 2000	Aston Villa	A	1–1	33,949	Quinn
6 May 2000	West Ham United	H	1–0	41,684	Phillips
14 May 2000	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–3	36,070	Makin

FA Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	11 December 1999	Portsmouth	H	1–0	26,535	McCann
R4	8 January 2000	Tranmere Rovers	A	0–1	15,469

League Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg	14 September 1999	Walsall	H	3–2	14,388	Williams, Dichio, Barras (own goal)
R2 2nd Leg	21 September 1999	Walsall	A	5–0 (won 8-2 on agg)	5,109	Roy, Dichio (2), Fredgaard (2)
R3	12 October 1999	Wimbledon	A	2–3 (a.e.t.)	5,061	Dichio, Ball

Players

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	DEN	Thomas Sørensen
2	DF	ENG	Chris Makin
3	DF	ENG	Michael Gray
4	MF	IRL	Kevin Kilbane
5	DF	ENG	Steve Bould (captain)
6	DF	IRL	Paul Butler
7	MF	ENG	Nicky Summerbee
8	DF	GER	Thomas Helmer
9	FW	IRL	Niall Quinn
10	FW	ENG	Kevin Phillips
12	FW	ENG	Danny Dichio
13	GK	WAL	Andy Marriott
14	DF	ENG	Darren Holloway
15	MF	DEN	Carsten Fredgaard


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	SCO	Alex Rae
17	DF	ENG	Jody Craddock
18	DF	ENG	Darren Williams
19	MF	ENG	Paul Thirlwell
20	MF	SWE	Stefan Schwarz
21	MF	ENG	Gavin McCann
22	MF	ENG	Neil Wainwright
23	MF	ENG	Chris Lumsdon
25	DF	ENG	Mark Maley
27	MF	IRL	Thomas Butler
28	MF	WAL	John Oster
29	MF	FRA	Eric Roy
31	FW	IRL	Michael Reddy
33	FW	HON	Milton Núñez

Left club during the 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
4	MF	ENG	Kevin Ball (to Fulham)
11	MF	SCO	Allan Johnston (on loan to Birmingham City and Bolton Wanderers)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
30	FW	BRA	Marcus di Giuseppe (to Walsall)

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
24	MF	ENG	Sam Aiston
26	FW	ENG	Michael Proctor
32	MF	IRL	Brendan McGill
34	DF	NIR	George McCartney
35	MF	SCO	David Duke
—	GK	ENG	Jon Kennedy
—	GK	NIR	Michael Ingham
—	GK	ENG	Chris Porter
—	GK	IRL	Gregg Shannon


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	IRL	Cliff Byrne
—	DF	ENG	Steve Harrison
—	DF	ENG	David Morgan
—	MF	ENG	Mark Convery
—	MF	ENG	Jonjo Dickman
—	MF	ENG	Gerry Harrison
—	MF	IRL	Finbar Lynch
—	FW	IRL	Keith Graydon
—	FW	SCO	Kevin Kyle

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Name	From	Fee
1 July 1999	GK	Michael Ingham	Cliftonville	£30,000
2 July 1999	DF	Steve Bould	Arsenal	£500,000
7 July 1999	DF	Thomas Helmer	Bayern Munich	Free transfer
29 July 1999	MF	Stefan Schwarz	Valencia	£4,000,000
6 August 1999	MF	John Oster	Everton	£1,000,000
15 August 1999	MF	Eric Roy	Marseille	£200,000
15 December 1999	MF	Kevin Kilbane	West Bromwich Albion	£2,500,000
23 March 2000	FW	Milton Núñez	PAOK	£1,600,000
23 March 2000	GK	Jon Kennedy	Worksop Town	£90,000

Out

Date	Pos	Name	To	Fee
2 June 1999	DF	Andy Melville	Fulham	Free transfer
7 July 1999	MF	Lee Clark	Fulham	£3,000,000
13 July 1999	MF	John Mullin	Burnley	Free transfer
17 July 1999	DF	Matthew Pitts	Carlisle United	Free transfer
23 July 1999	FW	Michael Bridges	Leeds United	£5,000,000
6 August 1999	FW	Martin Smith	Sheffield United	Free transfer
7 August 1999	FW	Paul Beavers	Oldham Athletic	Free transfer
8 September 1999	GK	Luke Weaver	Carlisle United	Free transfer
8 December 1999	MF	Kevin Ball	Fulham	£200,000
7 March 2000	GK	Chris Porter	Darlington	Free transfer

Transfers in:

£9,620,000

Transfers out:

£8,200,000

Total spending:

£1,420,000

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	DEN	Thomas Sørensen	39	0	37	0	2	0	0	0
2	DF	ENG	Chris Makin	37	1	34	1	2	0	1	0
3	DF	ENG	Michael Gray	38	0	32+1	0	2	0	2+1	0
4	MF	IRL	Kevin Kilbane	21	2	17+3	1	0	0	0+1	1
5	DF	ENG	Steve Bould	22	0	19+1	0	2	0	0	0
6	DF	IRL	Paul Butler	36	1	31+1	1	2	0	2	0
7	MF	ENG	Nicky Summerbee	35	1	29+3	1	2	0	1	0
8	DF	GER	Thomas Helmer	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	IRL	Niall Quinn	38	14	35+2	14	1	0	0	0
10	FW	ENG	Kevin Phillips	38	30	36	30	2	0	0	0
12	FW	ENG	Danny Dichio	15	4	0+12	0	0	0	3	4
13	GK	WAL	Andy Marriott	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
14	MF	ENG	Darren Holloway	17	0	8+7	0	0	0	2	0
15	MF	DEN	Carsten Fredgaard	4	2	0+1	0	0	0	3	2
16	MF	SCO	Alex Rae	30	3	22+4	3	1	0	3	0
17	DF	ENG	Jody Craddock	20	0	18+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
18	DF	ENG	Darren Williams	28	1	13+12	0	0	0	3	1
19	DF	ENG	Paul Thirlwell	9	0	7+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
20	MF	SWE	Stefan Schwarz	29	1	27	1	2	0	0	0
21	MF	ENG	Gavin McCann	27	5	21+3	4	2	1	0+1	0
22	DF	ENG	Neil Wainwright	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
23	DF	ENG	Chris Lumsdon	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
25	DF	ENG	Mark Maley	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
27	MF	IRL	Thomas Butler	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
28	MF	WAL	John Oster	13	0	4+6	0	0	0	3	0
29	MF	FRA	Eric Roy	29	1	19+5	0	2	0	3	1
31	FW	IRL	Michael Reddy	10	1	0+8	1	0+1	0	0+1	0
33	FW	HON	Milton Núñez	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Players no longer with club:
4	DF	ENG	Kevin Ball	12	0	6+5	0	0	0	1	0
30	FW	BRA	Marcus di Giuseppe	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0

Notes

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.
Butler was born in Moston, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his paternal step-grandfather, and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 2000.
Marriott was born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1996.
Oster was born in Boston, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in 1997.
Ingham was born in Preston, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and represented them at U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in June 2005.

References

"Result between Chelsea & Sunderland on 1999-08-07". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 19 May 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
"Chelsea shot down in flames". BBC Sport. 5 December 1999. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
"Newcastle 1 – 2 Sunderland". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
"Gullit Resignation Statement". Newcastle United F.C. 28 August 1999. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
"Phillips nets Golden prize". BBC Sport. 29 July 2000. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
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"Sunderland 1999-2000 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
"FootballSquads - Sunderland - 1999/00". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
"All Sunderland players: 2000".

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National teams

League competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, play-offs)
Level 5	Football Conference
Levels 6–7	Isthmian League (Premier, One) Northern Premier League (Premier, One) Southern League (Premier, Eastern, Western)
Levels 8–9	Isthmian League (Two, Three) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Kent League (level 8 only) Midland Alliance (level 8 only) Midland Football Combination (level 9 only) North West Counties League (One, Two) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One) Wessex League (level 8 only) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only) Western League (Premier, One)
Lower leagues	Combined Counties League Essex Senior League Spartan South Midlands League

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final)
Football League cups	League Cup (Final) Football League Trophy (Final)

European competitions

Club seasons
Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Bradford City Chelsea Coventry City Derby County Everton Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Ham United Wimbledon
First Division	Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Charlton Athletic Crewe Alexandra Crystal Palace Fulham Grimsby Town Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town Manchester City Norwich City Nottingham Forest Port Vale Portsmouth Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United Stockport County Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division	Bournemouth Blackpool Brentford Bristol City Bristol Rovers Burnley Bury Cambridge United Cardiff City Chesterfield Colchester United Gillingham Luton Town Millwall Notts County Oldham Athletic Oxford United Preston North End Reading Scunthorpe United Stoke City Wigan Athletic Wrexham Wycombe Wanderers
Third Division	Barnet Brighton & Hove Albion Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Chester City Darlington Exeter City Halifax Town Hartlepool United Hull City Leyton Orient Lincoln City Macclesfield Town Mansfield Town Northampton Town Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Rochdale Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swansea City Torquay United York City

List of transfers

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