1999–2000 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool
1999–2000 season
Chairman David Moores
Manager Gérard Houllier
Premier League 4th
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League:
Michael Owen (11)
All:
Michael Owen (12)
Average home league attendance 41,564[1]
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 1998–99 2000–01 →

The 1999–2000 season was the 109th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence. The club finished fourth in the Premier League, thus qualifying for the 2000–01 UEFA Cup.

Competition Result Top Scorer
Premier League 4th England Michael Owen, 11
FA Cup Fourth round Guinea Titi Camara, 1
Scotland Dominic Matteo, 1
League Cup Third round England Danny Murphy, 3
Overall England Michael Owen, 12

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. Position Player
1 Netherlands GK Sander Westerveld
2 Switzerland DF Stéphane Henchoz
4 Cameroon DF Rigobert Song
5 Republic of Ireland DF Steve Staunton
7 Czech Republic MF Vladimír Šmicer
8 England FW Emile Heskey
9 England FW Robbie Fowler
10 England FW Michael Owen
11 England MF Jamie Redknapp
12 Finland DF Sami Hyypiä
14 Norway MF Vegard Heggem
15 Czech Republic MF Patrik Berger
16 Germany MF Dietmar Hamann
No. Position Player
18 Netherlands FW Erik Meijer
19 United States GK Brad Friedel
21 Scotland DF Dominic Matteo
22 Guinea FW Titi Camara
23 England DF Jamie Carragher
24 England MF Danny Murphy
25 England MF David Thompson
28 England MF Steven Gerrard
30 France DF Djimi Traoré[3]
31 Norway DF Frode Kippe
33 England FW Jon Newby
34 Wales MF Leyton Maxwell

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
3 Norway DF Bjorn Kvarme (to Saint-Étienne)
8 Norway MF Oyvind Leonhardsen (to Tottenham Hotspur)
No. Position Player
13 Germany FW Karl-Heinz Riedle (to Fulham)
17 England MF Paul Ince (to Middlesbrough)

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
6 Republic of Ireland DF Phil Babb
20 Norway DF Stig Inge Bjørnebye
26 Denmark GK Jørgen Nielsen
27 Iceland MF Haukur Ingi Guðnason
29 England DF Stephen Wright
32 Republic of Ireland MF Richie Partridge
England GK Ian Dunbavin
England GK Matthew Hogg
England DF John Boardman
No. Position Player
England DF Peter Cavanagh
England DF Neil Murphy
England DF Stephen Warnock
Republic of Ireland DF Paul O'Mara
England MF Alan Navarro
England MF Chris O'Brien
England FW John Miles
England FW Chris Thompson
England FW Stephen Torpey

Transfers

In

Out

Events of the season

After a disappointing seventh-place finish the previous season, which left Liverpool without even UEFA Cup qualification, manager Gérard Houllier began to rebuild his squad and made seven close season signings. The attack was bolstered with the arrival of Titi Camara, Erik Meijer and Vladimír Šmicer. Succeeding Aston Villa-bound David James in goal was Dutchman Sander Westerveld. A new look central defence featured Stéphane Henchoz and Sami Hyypiä.[6] Following the summer departure of former captain Paul Ince, Jamie Redknapp was made the new captain of the side, with Robbie Fowler appointed as vice-captain.

The season began on 7 August 1999 with a 2–1 win at Sheffield Wednesday, with Robbie Fowler and the debutant Titi Camara finding the net.[7] However, the next game saw newly promoted Watford – in the top flight for the first time in over a decade – travel to Anfield and come away surprise 1–0 winners. Defeat followed in the next game as Liverpool travelled to Middlesbrough, but then came victories over Leeds United and Arsenal which saw the Reds occupy eighth place as the first month of the season drew to a close.[8]

September saw the Reds navigate the second round of the Football League Cup with a comfortable aggregate win over financially troubled Division Three side Hull City, though they failed to achieve any victories in the league, losing 3–2 at home to Manchester United (with Jamie Carragher scoring two own goals), drawing 2–2 at Leicester City and finally losing 1–0 at home to Everton in the Merseyside derby. This left Liverpool 12th by the end of September, while their cross-city rivals were showing signs of a revival after three dismal seasons by occupying sixth place.[9] Things improved slightly in October with two league victories over Chelsea and West Ham United. Southampton had ended Liverpool's League Cup hopes with a third round defeat earlier in the month, which ended with Liverpool's league standing slightly improved to ninth place. With a third of the season now gone, they were eight points off the top of a table being led by Leeds United.[10]

November was a much better month for the Reds, who achieved wins over Bradford, Derby County and Sunderland to occupy fifth place by 20 November. They were now just six points behind leaders Manchester United.[11] However, the month ended on a low note as they lost 1–0 at West Ham United.

Liverpool's revival continued in December as they beat struggling Sheffield Wednesday 4–1 at Anfield. With the FA Cup third round unusually being played before Christmas, they travelled to Division One promotion chasers Huddersfield Town on 12 December and came away 2-0 victors. A 2–0 win over Coventry City on 18 December meant that the Reds were still fifth in the league at Christmas, six points behind Manchester United.[12]

Their FA Cup quest ended in a shock 1–0 fourth round defeat at home to Blackburn Rovers.

Liverpool's attack was bolstered with the club record £11 million signing of Leicester City's Emile Heskey on 10 March 2000.[13]

The first two months of the new millennium saw mixed results for the Reds, but many of the teams around them dropped points as well, meaning that by mid February they were third in the league and just six points behind leaders Manchester United, who had a game in hand. There now appeared to be a realistic chance that the Reds might finally be able to end their ten-year wait for the league title.[14] Three successive draws followed in March, then came a five-match winning run which lifted them to second place by 16 April. However, Manchester United now had an 11-point lead at the top of the table with just five games remaining, and needed just five points from those remaining games to be certain of retaining the league title. However, Liverpool still had something to play for, as the top three places in the Premier League now meant Champions League qualification. Competition for second and third place was still fierce, with Arsenal, Leeds United, Chelsea and Aston Villa all in close contention.[15]

However, the season ended with a disastrous run of results. A goalless draw at Goodison Park in the Merseyside derby was followed by a 2–0 defeat at Chelsea. Emile Heskey's first game against old club Leicester on 3 May was a disaster as the East Midlanders came away from Anfield with a 2–0 victory. A goalless draw against Southampton followed, and on the final day of the season, 14 May, the Reds travelled to a Bradford City side battling it out with Wimbledon to avoid the last relegation place. An early David Wetherall goal gave Bradford a 1–0 win over the Reds, who surrendered a Champions League place and were forced to settle for a place in the UEFA Cup instead. The result also relegated Wimbledon, who, 12 years to the day, had beaten the Reds in one of the greatest FA Cup final shocks of all time.[16]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 14 May 2000
Players with no appearances not included in the list
No. Pos Nat Player TotalFA Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Netherlands Sander Westerveld 39 0 36 0 2 0 1 0
2 DF Switzerland Stéphane Henchoz 33 0 29 0 2 0 2 0
4 DF Cameroon Rigobert Song 21 0 14+4 0 0+1 0 2 0
5 DF Republic of Ireland Steve Staunton 16 1 7+5 0 1 0 3 1
7 MF Czech Republic Vladimír Šmicer 25 1 13+8 1 2 0 2 0
8 FW England Emile Heskey 12 3 12 3 0 0 0 0
9 FW England Robbie Fowler 14 3 8+6 3 0 0 0 0
10 FW England Michael Owen 30 12 22+5 11 1 0 2 1
11 MF England Jamie Redknapp 23 3 18+4 3 0 0 1 0
12 DF Finland Sami Hyypiä 42 2 38 2 2 0 2 0
14 DF Norway Vegard Heggem 25 1 10+12 1 0 0 1+2 0
15 MF Czech Republic Patrik Berger 37 9 34 9 1 0 1+1 0
16 MF Germany Dietmar Hamann 30 1 27+1 1 2 0 0 0
18 FW Netherlands Erik Meijer 24 2 7+14 0 0 0 3 2
19 GK United States Brad Friedel 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
21 DF Scotland Dominic Matteo 34 1 32 0 1+1 1 0 0
22 FW Guinea Titi Camara 37 10 22+11 9 2 1 0+2 0
23 DF England Jamie Carragher 40 0 33+3 0 2 0 2 0
24 MF England Danny Murphy 27 6 9+14 3 2 0 2 3
25 MF England David Thompson 31 3 19+8 3 0+1 0 3 0
28 MF England Steven Gerrard 31 1 26+3 1 2 0 0 0
31 DF Norway Frode Kippe 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW England Jon Newby 4 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
34 MF Wales Leyton Maxwell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Players featured for club who have left:
13 FW Germany Karl-Heinz Riedle 2 2 0+1 0 0 0 1 2

Source:[17]

Disciplinary record

As of 14 May 2000
No. Pos. Name FA Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card
1GKSander Westerveld01000001
2DFStéphane Henchoz80001090
4DFRigobert Song20000020
5DFSteve Staunton21000021
7MFVladimír Šmicer10000010
9FWRobbie Fowler10000010
10FWMichael Owen20000020
11MFJamie Redknapp400000140
12DFSami Hyypiä20000020
15MFPatrik Berger20000020
16MFDietmar Hamann60100070
18FWErik Meijer20000020
21DFDominic Matteo20000020
22FWTiti Camara70000070
23DFJamie Carragher40000040
24MFDanny Murphy30000030
25MFDavid Thompson71000071
28MFSteven Gerrard51000051
Total6041010624

Source:[17]

Results

Pre-season and friendlies

Date Opponents H / A Result

F–A

 Scorers
19 July 1999 German XI A 8–0 Fowler (3), Berger (2), Murphy, Camara, Heggem
20 July 1999 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–0 Fowler 26', Riedle 80'
22 July 1999 Linfield[18] A 4–0 Porter 14' (o.g.), Murphy 46', Redknapp 52' (pen.), Berger 63'
24 July 1999 Feyenoord[19] N 2–0 Šmicer 53', Camara 61'
29 July 1999 Valerenga A 4–1 Riedle 21', Hamann 32', Kjølner 50' (o.g.), Meijer 60'
31 July 1999 Blackburn Rovers A 2–2 Fowler 22', Berger 40'
3 August 1999 Manchester City A 1–2 Thompson 42'
18 October 1999 Omagh Town A 7–1 Camara 23', 69', Meijer 37', 44', Šmicer 44', Berger 73', Redknapp 77'
16 February 2000 Bournemouth A 4–0 Partridge 8', Berger 21', Murphy 32', Camara 52'
16 May 2000 Celtic[20] H 4–1 Meijer 37', 61', Thompson 45', Camara 53'
21 May 2000 Ireland XI[21] A 2–4 Heskey 3', Owen 84'

Premier League

Classification

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 19 10 9 51 30  +21 67 11 4 4 28 13  +15 8 6 5 23 17  +6

Source: 1999-2000 FA Premier League table

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAAHHAHAHAHHHAAHHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAAAHHA
Result W L L W W L D L D W D W W W W L W W D W L W D W W D D D W W W W W D L L D L
Position 6 13 17 9 8 12 12 12 12 11 11 9 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 3 4

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

FA Cup

League Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Statistics for the 1999–2000 Season". LFChistory.net. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
  2. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1999-2000/faprem/liverpool.htm
  3. ↑ Traoré was born in Saint-Ouen, France, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and would make his international debut for Mali in 2004.
  4. ↑ http://www.lfchistory.net/Articles/Article/1168?
  5. ↑ http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/672844.stm
  6. ↑ http://www.lfchistory.net/Articles/Article/1168
  7. ↑ http://www.liverpool-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadtmrs.asp?ssnno=129&teamno=342
  8. ↑ http://www.liverpool-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=28&month=Aug&ssnno=129&teamno=342
  9. ↑ http://www.liverpool-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=27&month=Sep&ssnno=129&teamno=342
  10. ↑ http://www.liverpool-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=27&month=Oct&ssnno=129&teamno=342
  11. ↑ http://www.liverpool-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=20&month=Nov&ssnno=129&teamno=342
  12. ↑ http://www.liverpool-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=18&month=Dec&ssnno=129&teamno=342
  13. ↑ http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersH/BioHeskeyEWI.html
  14. ↑ http://www.liverpool-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=13&month=Feb&ssnno=129&teamno=342
  15. ↑ http://www.liverpool-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=16&month=Apr&ssnno=129&teamno=342
  16. ↑ "Bradford celebrate great escape". BBC News. 14 May 2000.
  17. 1 2 "Liverpool Squad Stats – 1999/2000". 11v11. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  18. ↑ 1999 Carlsberg Belfast Challenge
  19. ↑ 1999 Carlsberg Belfast Challenge final
  20. ↑ Ronnie Moran's testimonial.
  21. ↑ Steve Staunton and Tony Cascarino's testimonial
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