| Club: | Newcastle United |
| Season: | 1999–2000 |
| Manager: | Ruud Gullit (until 28 August) Steve Clarke (caretaker) (from 28 August till 3 September) Sir Bobby Robson (from 3 September) |
| Chairman: | Freddie Shepherd |
| Stadium: | St. James' Park |
| League: | FA Premier League |
| League Result: | 11th |
| Cup2: | FA Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Semi-finals |
| Cup3: | League Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | Third round |
| Cup4: | UEFA Cup |
| Cup4 Result: | Third round |
| League Topscorer: | Alan Shearer (23) |
| Season Topscorer: | Alan Shearer (30) |
| Highest Attendance: | 36,619 (vs. Sheffield Wednesday, Premier League) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 34,502 (vs. FC Zürich, UEFA Cup second round, second leg) |
| Average Attendance: | 36,333 |
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| Prevseason: | 1998–99 |
| Nextseason: | 2000–01 |
This article covers the squad and match results for Newcastle United's 1999–2000 season.
During the season, English football club Newcastle United competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons), finishing in 11th place. The season is notable for the resignation of Ruud Gullit early in the season, with Bobby Robson replacing him as manager.
Four defeats from Newcastle's first five Premiership fixtures prompted the resignation of manager Ruud Gullit after one year in charge.[1] He had fallen out with Alan Shearer[2] and dropped the striker, who was absent in an embarrassing 2–1 loss to arch-rivals Sunderland.[3]
Veteran ex-England manager and self-confessed Newcastle fan, Bobby Robson was brought in to replace Gullit - making Robson, at 66, the oldest manager in the league.[4] His first home game in charge was particularly memorable and impressive: an 8–0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday, which remains the club's record Premier League home win.[5] [6] Striker Alan Shearer scored five of the goals in that game.
Robson ensured Newcastle's survival in the Premiership. This was achieved with stylish attacking football and with Lee and Shearer back onside. Robson consolidated a fading Newcastle side, and they finished a secure 11th in the final table. More impressively, they were the division's third-highest scoring team with 63 goals from 38 games.
Last updated on 13 November 2010.
(Starts + substitute appearances)
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK |  Shay Given | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Warren Barton | 33+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 45+1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| 3 | DF |  Marcelino | 10+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF |  Didier Domi | 19+8 | 3 | 1+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25+11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Alain Goma | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Steve Howey | 7+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Kieron Dyer | 27+3 | 3 | 5+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35+4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 8 | DF | Franck Dumas | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Diego Gavilán | 2+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Alan Shearer | 36+1 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 49+1 | 30 | 8 | 1 | |
| 10 | MF | Silvio Marić | 3+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7+11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Gary Speed | 36 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 13 | 8 | 0 | |
| 12 | DF | Andy Griffin | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | GK | Steve Harper | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | MF |  Temuri Ketsbaia | 11+9 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 13+14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF |  Nolberto Solano | 29+1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 39+1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | Laurent Charvet | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Stephen Glass | 1+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 2+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | Aaron Hughes | 22+5 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 27+7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | Jamie McClen | 3+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 3+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | FW | Duncan Ferguson | 17+5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 25+6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
| 21 | DF | Carl Serrant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | DF | David Beharall | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | FW | Paul Robinson | 2+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+4 | 1 | 2+14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | GK | John Karelse | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | GK | Tommy Wright | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | FW | Kevin Gallacher | 15+5 | 2 | 4+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19+6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | MF | Des Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | DF | Nikos Dabizas | 29 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
| 36 | DF |  Alessandro Pistone | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 37 | MF | Rob Lee | 30 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
| 38 | MF |  Fumaça | 1+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | DF | Hélder | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
(A player sent off for 2 bookable offenses has been counted as 2 yellows and 1 red in the above table)
(3 own goals)
Based on above table.
Last updated on 13 November 2010.
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | Alan Shearer | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
| 2 | MF | Gary Speed | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | FW | Duncan Ferguson | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | DF | Nikos Dabizas | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | MF | Nolberto Solano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | Kieron Dyer | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | DF | Didier Domi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | N/A | Own Goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | Kevin Gallacher | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | DF | Aaron Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | Silvio Marić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | Stephen Glass | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | Diego Gavilán | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | Andy Griffin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | Alessandro Pistone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | Hélder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Rob Lee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | Paul Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | Temuri Ketsbaia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| N/A | N/A | Total | 63 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 89 |
See main article: 1999–2000 FA Premier League.