1999–2000 Newcastle United F.C. season

Newcastle United
1999-2000 season
Chairman England Freddie Shepherd
Manager Netherlands Ruud Gullit (until 28 August)
Scotland Steve Clarke (caretaker)
England Sir Bobby Robson (from 3 September)
Stadium St. James' Park
FA Premier League 11th
FA Cup Semi-finals
League Cup Third round
UEFA Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League:
Alan Shearer (23)

All:
Alan Shearer (30)
Highest home attendance 36,619 (vs. Sheffield Wednesday, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance 34,502 (vs. FC Zürich, UEFA Cup second round, second leg)
Average home league attendance 36,333
Home colours
Away colours

This article covers the squad and match results for Newcastle United's 1999-2000 season.

During the season, English football (soccer) 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.

Season summary

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 Geordie, 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.

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Republic of Ireland GK Shay Given
2 England DF Warren Barton
3 Spain DF Marcelino
4 France DF Didier Domi
5 France DF Alain Goma
6 England DF Steve Howey
7 England MF Kieron Dyer
8 Paraguay MF Diego Gavilán
9 England FW Alan Shearer
10 Croatia MF Silvio Marić
11 Wales MF Gary Speed
12 England DF Andy Griffin
13 England GK Steve Harper
14 Georgia (country) MF Temuri Ketsbaia
15 Peru MF Nolberto Solano
16 France DF Laurent Charvet
No. Position Player
17 Scotland MF Stephen Glass
18 Northern Ireland DF Aaron Hughes
19 England MF Jamie McClen
20 Scotland FW Duncan Ferguson
21 England DF Carl Serrant
27 England DF David Beharall
28 England FW Paul Robinson
29 Netherlands GK John Karelse
32 Scotland FW Kevin Gallacher
33 England MF Des Hamilton
34 Greece DF Nikos Dabizas
36 Italy DF Alessandro Pistone
37 England MF Rob Lee
38 Brazil MF Fumaça
39 Portugal DF Hélder (on loan from Deportivo de La Coruña)

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. Position Player
8 France DF Franck Dumas (to Marseille)
No. Position Player
32 Northern Ireland GK Tommy Wright (on loan from Manchester City)

Youth and reserves

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
22 Scotland DF Gary Caldwell
23 France GK Lionel Pérez
24 Scotland MF Garry Brady
25 Scotland MF Brian Kerr
26 England MF James Coppinger
30 Scotland DF Steven Caldwell
31 England MF Stuart Green
35 England MF Stuart Elliott
No. Position Player
England GK Jonny Brain
England DF Paul Arnison
Wales MF Kevin Gall
Argentina MF Lucas Cominelli (on loan from Granada)
England FW Michael Chopra
Republic of Ireland FW Paul Knight
Nigeria FW Shola Ameobi

Trialists

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Italy MF Pietro Parente
No. Position Player
Brazil MF Paulo Baier (on trial from Atlético Mineiro)

Transfers

In

First team

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
32 FW Scotland Kevin Gallacher 32EU Blackburn RoversEngland Transfer £700,000
8 MF Paraguay Diego Gavilán 19Non-EU Cerro Porteño Transfer £2,000,000

Last updated: 31 June 2000

Loan in

First team

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
38 MF Brazil Fumaça 23Non-EU Catuense Futebol Loan
39 DF Portugal Hélder 28Non-EU Deportivo La CoruñaSpain Loan £500,000

Last updated: 31 June 2000

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

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
1GKRepublic of Ireland Shay Given 140200+100016+1000
2DFEngland Warren Barton 33+1060105045+1071
3DFSpain Marcelino 10+101+10002013+2020
4DFFrance Didier Domi 19+831+31104025+11430
5DFFrance Alain Goma 14000102017040
6DFEngland Steve Howey 7+201000008+2010
7MFEngland Kieron Dyer 27+335+11003035+4420
8DFFrance Franck Dumas 600000107010
8MFParaguay Diego Gavilán 2+410000002+4100
9FWEngland Alan Shearer 36+12365106249+13081
10MFCroatia Silvio Marić 3+1000+1010327+11200
11MFWales Gary Speed 369631061491380
12DFEngland Andy Griffin 1+210000001+2100
13GKEngland Steve Harper 18040106029001
14MFGeorgia (country) Temuri Ketsbaia 11+900+40002+1113+14110
15MFPeru Nolberto Solano 29+1330106139+1460
16DFFrance Laurent Charvet 1+101000204+1000
17MFScotland Stephen Glass 1+510+10100+302+9100
18DFNorthern Ireland Aaron Hughes 22+523+10002+1027+7200
19MFEngland Jamie McClen 3+6000000+203+8010
20FWScotland Duncan Ferguson 17+5663002+1125+61020
21DFEngland Carl Serrant 2000000+102+1000
27DFEngland David Beharall 0+200000000+2000
28FWEngland Paul Robinson 2+90000+100+412+14100
29GKNetherlands John Karelse 300000003000
32GKNorthern Ireland Tommy Wright 300000003000
32FWScotland Kevin Gallacher 15+524+11000019+6300
33MFEngland Des Hamilton 0000000+100+1000
34DFGreece Nikos Dabizas 29462106042661
36DFItaly Alessandro Pistone 151300+102020+1110
37MFEngland Rob Lee 30041106041170
38MFBrazil Fumaça 1+400+1000001+5000
39DFPortugal Hélder 8140000012140

(A player sent off for 2 bookable offenses has been counted as 2 yellows and 1 red in the above table)

(3 own goals)

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager England Bobby Robson
Assistant Manager England John Carver
First Team coach England Nigel Pearson
Goalkeeping Coach England Andy Woodman
Reserve Team Coach England Terry McDermott
Chief scout Scotland Steve Clarke

Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source:

Top scorers

Based on above table.
Last updated on 13 November 2010.
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total
1FWEngland Alan Shearer 2350230
2MFWales Gary Speed 930113
3FWScotland Duncan Ferguson 630110
4DFGreece Nikos Dabizas 42006
5MFPeru Nolberto Solano 30014
6MFEngland Kieron Dyer 31004
7DFFrance Didier Domi 31004
8N/A Own Goals 30003
9FWScotland Kevin Gallacher 21003
10DFNorthern Ireland Aaron Hughes 20002
11MFCroatia Silvio Marić 00022
12MFScotland Stephen Glass 10001
13MFParaguay Diego Gavilán 10001
14DFEngland Andy Griffin 10001
15DFItaly Alessandro Pistone 10001
16DFPortugal Hélder 10001
17MFEngland Rob Lee 01001
18FWEngland Paul Robinson 00011
19MFGeorgia (country) Temuri Ketsbaia 00011
N/AN/A Total 63170989

Matches

Pre-season

Premier League

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 38 28 7 3 97 45 +52 91 2000–01 UEFA Champions League First group stage
2 Arsenal 38 22 7 9 73 43 +30 73
3 Leeds United 38 21 6 11 58 43 +15 69 2000–01 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4 Liverpool 38 19 10 9 51 30 +21 67 2000–01 UEFA Cup First round 1
5 Chelsea 38 18 11 9 53 34 +19 65
6 Aston Villa 38 15 13 10 46 35 +11 58 2000 UEFA 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 2000–01 UEFA Cup First round 2
9 West Ham United 38 15 10 13 52 53 1 55
10 Tottenham Hotspur 38 15 8 15 57 49 +8 53
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
16 Derby County 38 9 11 18 44 57 13 38
17 Bradford City 38 9 9 20 38 68 30 36 2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round
18 Wimbledon (R) 38 7 12 19 46 74 28 33 Relegation to 2000–01 Football League First Division
19 Sheffield Wednesday (R) 38 8 7 23 38 70 32 31
20 Watford (R) 38 6 6 26 35 77 42 24

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Chelsea qualified for the UEFA Cup as FA Cup winners

2 Leicester City qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results Summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 14 10 14 63 54  +9 52 10 5 4 42 20  +22 4 5 10 21 34  −13

Source: 1999-2000 FA Premier League table

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHHAAH
Result L L L D L L L W L W L W D D D W W L D W D W L D W W L W W L W L L D W D D W
Position 13 19 20 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 17 17 16 16 15 14 15 15 14 15 13 15 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 12 12 12 12 12 11

Source: 11v11.com: 1999-2000 Newcastle United results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

UEFA Cup

FA Cup

League Cup

References

  1. "Gullit quits Newcastle". BBC News. 28 August 1999.
  2. "Fans blame Shearer rift for resignation". BBC News. 28 August 1999.
  3. Shaw, Phil (30 August 1999). "Football: Gullit sunk by Shearer gamble". The Independent. London.
  4. "Robson takes Newcastle hotseat". BBC News. 3 September 1999.
  5. "Shearer's five star day". BBC Sport. 19 September 1999.
  6. "Sir Bobby : Ten Facts". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2007.
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