1999–2000 Middlesbrough F.C. season explained

Club:Middlesbrough
Season:1999–2000
Chairman:Steve Gibson
Manager:Bryan Robson
Stadium:Riverside Stadium
League:Premier League
League Result:12th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Third round
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Quarter-finals
League Topscorer:Ricard (12)
Season Topscorer:Ricard (14)
Highest Attendance:34,800 vs Leeds United
(26 February, Premier League)
Lowest Attendance:8,843 vs Watford
(13 October, League Cup)
Average Attendance:33,263
Prevseason:1998–99
Nextseason:2000–01

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

Season summary

Middlesbrough experienced another satisfactory season, finishing 12th in the Premiership. They never looked like qualifying for Europe, but were never in any danger of relegation. Nor did they make much of an impact in the cup competitions.

Kit

Middlesbrough's kit was produced by Errea. The home shirt consisted of a red shirt with vertical navy and white stripes (repeated diagonally on the arms), white shorts with red stripes and red socks with navy and white trim. The away strip consisted of a white shirt with purple hoop framed with a black line, purple collar and shoulder bars, again with black trim, white shorts trimmed with purple and black and white purple topped socks.[1]

Middlesbrough were again sponsored by BT Cellnet.

Final league table

See main article: 1999–2000 FA Premier League.

Results summary
Results by round

Results

Middlesbrough's score comes firstc

Legend

WinDrawLoss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 August 1999 Bradford CityH0–133,762
10 August 1999 WimbledonA3–211,036Ziege, Ricard (2, 1 pen)
14 August 1999 Derby CountyA3–124,045Deane, Ziege, Ricard (pen)
21 August 1999 LiverpoolH1–034,783Deane
24 August 1999 Leicester CityH0–333,126
28 August 1999 Aston VillaA0–128,728
11 September 1999 SouthamptonH3–232,165Pallister, Gascoigne (pen), Deane
19 September 1999 Leeds UnitedA0–234,122
25 September 1999 ChelseaH0–134,183
3 October 1999 Newcastle UnitedA1–236,421Deane
17 October 1999 West Ham UnitedH2–031,862Deane, Armstrong
24 October 1999 WatfordA3–116,081Williams (own goal), Juninho, Ince
30 October 1999 EvertonH2–133,916Ziege, Deane
6 November 1999 SunderlandH1–134,793Ricard
20 November 1999 ArsenalA1–538,082Ricard
27 November 1999 WimbledonH0–031,400
4 December 1999 Bradford CityA1–117,708Ricard
18 December 1999 Tottenham HotspurH2–133,129Ziege, Deane
26 December 1999 Sheffield WednesdayA0–128,531
15 January 2000 Derby CountyH1–432,745Campbell
22 January 2000 LiverpoolA0–044,324
29 January 2000 Manchester UnitedA0–161,267
5 February 2000 Leicester CityA1–217,550Campbell
14 February 2000 Aston VillaH0–431,571
19 February 2000 Coventry CityH2–032,798Festa, Ricard
26 February 2000 Leeds UnitedH0–034,800
4 March 2000 SouthamptonA1–115,223Ricard (pen)
12 March 2000 ArsenalH2–134,244Ince, Ricard
18 March 2000 SunderlandA1–142,013Ziege
25 March 2000 Sheffield WednesdayH1–032,748Campbell
3 April 2000 Tottenham HotspurA3–231,796Carr (own goal), Ricard (2)
10 April 2000 Manchester UnitedH3–434,775Campbell, Ince, Juninho
15 April 2000 Coventry CityA1–219,435Ziege (pen)
22 April 2000 ChelseaA1–134,467Ricard
29 April 2000 West Ham UnitedA1–025,472Deane (pen)
2 May 2000 Newcastle UnitedH2–234,744Juninho, Festa
6 May 2000 WatfordH1–132,930Stockdale
14 May 2000 EvertonA2–034,663Deane, Juninho

FA Cup

See main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R311 December 1999 WrexhamA1–211,755Deane

League Cup

See main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg14 September 1999 ChesterfieldA0–04,941
R2 2nd Leg21 September 1999 ChesterfieldH2–1 (won 2-1 on agg)25,602Ince, Vickers
R313 October 1999 WatfordH1–08,843Juninho
R430 November 1999 ArsenalH2–2 (won 3-1 on pens)23,157Ricard (2, 1 pen)
R514 December 1999 Tranmere RoversA1–210,581Ziege

Squad

[2]

Reserve squad

Transfers

In

DatePos.NameFromFee
30 July 1999MFPaul InceLiverpool£1,000,000
31 July 1999DFChristian ZiegeA.C. Milan£4,000,000
27 October 1999MFCarlos MarinelliBoca Juniors£1,500,000
23 March 2000FWArthuroCriciúmaFree transfer

Out

DatePos.NameToFee
17 September 1999MFAndy TownsendWest Bromwich Albion£50,000
17 March 2000MFMicky CumminsPort ValeFree

Transfers in: £6,500,000

Transfers out: £50,000

Total spending: £6,450,000

Player statistics

Goalscorers

Goalscoring statistics for 1999–2000.[3]

!Name!!League!!FA Cup!!League Cup!!Total
Hamilton Ricard120214
Brian Deane91010
Christian Ziege6017
Juninho4015
Andy Campbell4004
Paul Ince3014
Gianluca Festa2002
Gary Pallister1001
Paul Gascoigne1001
Alun Armstrong1001
Robbie Stockdale1001
Steve Vickers0011
Own goals2002

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1980 to 2007 Kits. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101125230013/http://www.kitclassics.co.uk/kits/Middlesbro.png. 2010-11-25. kitclassics.co.uk.
  2. Web site: FootballSquads - Middlesbrough - 1999/00. www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  3. Web site: Middlesbrough FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base. www.soccerbase.com.