1999–2000 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season
West Bromwich Albion 1999–2000 football season
During the 1999–2000 English football season, West Bromwich Albion F.C. competed in the Football League First Division .
Season summary
West Bromwich Albion struggled under the new management of Brian Little and he was sacked in March after just one win from the last 16 league games (between 27 November - 4 March), picking up 9 points from the possible 48 and leaving the club in deep relegation peril. He was replaced by former Stoke City manager Gary Megson , who guided Albion to safety in 21st place.
Kit
West Bromwich Albion retained the previous season's kit, manufactured by Belgian company Patrick and sponsored by the West Bromwich Building Society .
Final league table
Source:
[citation needed Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Results
West Bromwich Albion's score comes first
Legend
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
11 August 1999
Norwich City H
1-1
16,196
Raven
14 August 1999
Port Vale A
2-1
7,891
Hughes , Kilbane
20 August 1999
Nottingham Forest H
1-1
13,202
Hughes
28 August 1999
Swindon Town A
2-1
6,565
Kilbane , Evans
30 August 1999
Fulham H
0-0
17,120
11 September 1999
Birmingham City A
1-1
25,495
Hughes
18 September 1999
Blackburn Rovers H
2-2
16,902
Kilbane (2)
25 September 1999
Crystal Palace H
0-0
13,219
3 October 1999
Wolverhampton Wanderers A
1-1
25,500
Carbon
16 October 1999
Walsall H
0-1
19,562
19 October 1999
Queens Park Rangers H
0-1
9,874
23 October 1999
Charlton Athletic A
0-0
19,346
26 October 1999
Crystal Palace A
2-0
12,203
Hughes , Maresca
31 October 1999
Wolverhampton Wanderers H
1-1
21,097
McDermott
6 November 1999
Tranmere Rovers A
0-3
6,623
14 November 1999
Portsmouth H
3-2
11,483
Maresca , van Blerk , Evans
20 November 1999
Huddersfield Town A
0-1
14,244
23 November 1999
Stockport County H
2-0
9,201
Hughes (2)
27 November 1999
Sheffield United H
2-2
12,278
Maresca , Evans
4 December 1999
Norwich City A
1-2
15,183
Kilbane
7 December 1999
Crewe Alexandra A
0-2
5,419
14 December 1999
Grimsby Town A
1-1
4,036
Hughes
18 December 1999
Ipswich Town A
1-3
14,712
de Freitas
26 December 1999
Manchester City H
0-2
19,589
28 December 1999
Bolton Wanderers A
1-1
16,269
Burgess
3 January 2000
Barnsley H
0-2
13,411
15 January 2000
Port Vale H
0-0
10,831
22 January 2000
Nottingham Forest A
0-0
19,863
29 January 2000
Swindon Town H
1-1
11,856
Hughes (pen)
5 February 2000
Fulham A
0-1
12,044
12 February 2000
Crewe Alexandra H
1-0
12,406
Hughes
19 February 2000
Sheffield United A
0-6
14,519
26 February 2000
Blackburn Rovers A
1-2
18,184
Carbon
4 March 2000
Birmingham City H
0-3
17,029
7 March 2000
Tranmere Rovers H
2-0
11,958
Flynn , Hughes
11 March 2000
Stockport County A
1-0
8,238
Hughes
18 March 2000
Huddersfield Town H
0-1
15,484
21 March 2000
Portsmouth A
0-2
14,760
25 March 2000
Manchester City A
1-2
32,072
Hughes
4 April 2000
Ipswich Town H
1-1
12,536
Hughes
8 April 2000
Barnsley A
2-2
16,329
Sneekes (pen), Taylor
14 April 2000
Bolton Wanderers H
4-4
12,802
Sneekes (pen), Flynn , Taylor , Oliver
22 April 2000
Walsall A
1-2
9,161
Flynn
24 April 2000
Grimsby Town H
2-1
15,291
Taylor (2)
29 April 2000
Queens Park Rangers A
0-0
15,244
7 May 2000
Charlton Athletic H
2-0
22,101
Sneekes , Taylor
FA Cup
League Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg
10 August 1999
Halifax Town A
0-0
2,451
R1 2nd Leg
24 August 1999
Halifax Town H
5-1
8,316
Kilbane , Hughes , de Freitas , Evans
R2 1st Leg
14 September 1999
Wycombe Wanderers H
1-1
9,383
Flynn
R2 2nd Leg
21 September 1999
Wycombe Wanderers A
4-3
5,047
Raven , de Freitas , Quinn , Hughes
R3
12 October 1999
Fulham H
1-2
10,556
Hughes
First-team squad
Squad at end of season Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Notes
^ Quinn was born in Coventry , England , but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1996.
^ Evans was born in Plymouth , England , but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in October 1997.
^ Mardon was born in Bristol , England , but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in October 1995.
^ Townsend was born in Maidstone , England , but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 1989.
^ Santos was born in Marseille , France , but also qualified to represent Cape Verde internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Cape Verde in September 2002.
^ 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.
^ Hall was born in Manchester , England , but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1997.
^ Quailey was born in Leicester , England , but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and represented them at U-23 level.
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9 Lower leagues
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions
