1999–2000 Bristol City F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Bristol City F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division where they finished in 9th position. They also reached the final of the Football League Trophy losing 2–1 to Stoke City.

Bristol City
1999–2000 season
Manager Tony Pulis (until January)
Tony Fawthrop
Football League Second Division9th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Football League TrophyRunner-up
Top goalscorerTony Thorpe (17)

Season summary

Tony Pulis was appointed as manager for City's return to Division Two, but a mediocre first half of the season (including failing to win a single league game in October or November) saw the alarming possibility of a second successive relegation battle, rather than a promotion challenge. Just after the turn of the year, Pulis left to become manager of Portsmouth, and coach Tony Fawthrop took over for the remainder of the season, assisted by Leroy Rosenior. A much-improved second half of the season saw a respectable 9th place finish, and while Fawthrop initially accepted the manager's job on a permanent basis at the end of the season, he changed his mind and opted to focus on his business interests outside of football. Danny Wilson was therefore recruited as the manager to lead them into the next season.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Bristol Rovers 46 23 11 12 69 45 +24 80
8 Notts County 46 18 11 17 61 55 +6 65
9 Bristol City 46 15 19 12 59 57 +2 64
10 Reading 46 16 14 16 57 63 6 62
11 Wrexham 46 17 11 18 52 61 9 62
Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results

Bristol City's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Division Two

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1999ReadingA1–213,348Tinnion 77'
214 August 1999BournemouthH3–19,758Akinbiyi 24', 44', Brennan 47'
314 August 1999Wigan AthleticA1–27,103Thorpe 72' (pen)
428 August 1999BuryH1–19,537Taylor 90'
54 September 1999BlackpoolH5–28,439Bell 49', Thorpe 70', 79', Hutchings 83', Brennan 89'
611 September 1999MillwallH0–09,893
718 September 1999Scunthorpe UnitedA2–14,542Jones 79', Taylor 84'
825 September 1999BurnleyH0–011,510
92 October 1999Oxford UnitedA0–36,638
109 October 1999Preston North EndA0–110,042
1117 October 1999Bristol RoversH0–016,011
1219 October 1999Colchester UnitedH1–17,777Tinnion 34'
1323 October 1999BurnleyA0–210,175
142 November 1999GillinghamA0–36,892
156 November 1999Cambridge UnitedH1–18,646Jones 35'
1614 November 1999Stoke CityA1–110,775Tinnion 85'
1723 November 1999Oldham AthleticH1–18,214Beadle 39'
1827 November 1999Notts CountyA4–45,374Bell 20', 75', Testemitanu 61', Beadle 64'
194 December 1999ReadingH3–18,936Torpey 45', Taylor 50', Beadle 76'
207 December 1999ChesterfieldA2–02,254Galloway 45' (o.g.), Testemitanu 61'
2117 December 1999Wycombe WanderersH0–08,195
2226 December 1999BrentfordA1–26,942Beadle 90'
2328 December 1999Luton TownH0–011,832
243 January 2000WrexhamA1–04,021Taylor 70'
259 January 2000Cardiff CityH0–010,568
2615 January 2000BournemouthA3–25,425Millen 31', Thorpe 61', 67'
2722 January 2000Wigan AthleticH0–010,758
2829 January 2000BuryA0–03,435
295 February 2000ChesterfieldH3–08,837Thorpe 44', Murray 45', Beadle 75'
3012 February 2000BlackpoolA2–15,066Murray 21', Millen 48'
3119 February 2000Notts CountyH2–210,029Holmes 35' (o.g.), Thorpe 43'
3222 February 2000Cardiff CityA0–06,586
3326 February 2000Scunthorpe UnitedH2–19,897Thorpe 18', Murray 40'
344 March 2000MillwallA1–410,141Meechan 45'
357 March 2000Cambridge UnitedA0–33,505
3611 March 2000GillinghamH0–19,332
3718 March 2000Oldham AthleticA1–14,808Brown 76'
3825 March 2000BrentfordH1–08,804Murray 77'
3928 March 2000Stoke CityH2–28,103Thorpe 10', 78'
401 April 2000Wycombe WanderersA2–14,754Thorpe 18', Spencer 66'
418 April 2000WrexhamH4–08,639Thorpe 53', 78', Beadle 62', Meechan 90'
4218 April 2000Luton TownA2–14,771Murray 29', Bell 77'
4322 April 2000Bristol RoversA0–210,805
4424 April 2000Oxford UnitedH2–29,046Meechan 22', Brown 39'
4529 April 2000Colchester UnitedA4–34,013Murray 39', Meechan 63', Ferguson 71' (o.g.), Bell 84'
466 May 2000Preston North EndH0–211,160

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R1 1st Leg10 August 1999Cambridge UnitedA2–22,813Hutchings 51', Mortimer 90'
R1 2nd Leg24 August 1999Cambridge UnitedH2–15,352Torpey 18', Thorpe 36'
R2 1st Leg15 September 1999Nottingham ForestA1–25,015Jordan 13'
R2 2nd Leg22 September 1999Nottingham ForestH0–08,259

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R130 October 1999Mansfield TownH3–25,411Tinnion 44', 50', Murray 65'
R220 November 1999BournemouthA2–05,223Murray 21', 53'
R311 December 1999Sheffield WednesdayA0–111,644

Football League Trophy

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
Southern R212 January 2000Cheltenham TownH3–14,123Holland 28', Goodridge 54', Beadle 90'
Southern Quarter Final25 January 2000BournemouthH1–1 (4–1 pens)4,291Hewlett 16'
Southern Semi Final15 February 2000ReadingH4–08,733Beadle 35', Thorpe 39', 68', Murray 70'
Southern Final 1st leg29 February 2000Exeter CityH4–012,742Thorpe 4', Beadle 63', Murray 68', Burnell 75'
Southern Final 2nd leg14 March 2000Exeter CityA1–12,929Beadle 65'
Final16 April 2000Stoke CityN1–275,057Holland 74'

Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW Ade Akinbiyi 3200100042
DF Kevin Amankwaah 4(1)000000(1)04(2)0
DF Alex Ball 1000000010
FW Peter Beadle 22(3)630004(2)429(5)10
DF Mickey Bell 33(2)530104041(2)5
MF Tommy Black 4000000040
DF Jim Brennan 11(1)200400015(1)2
DF Aaron Brown 10(3)2000(2)03013(5)2
FW Marvin Brown 0(2)0000(1)00(2)00(5)0
MF Joe Burnell 15(2)000003118(2)1
MF John Burns 6(5)000001(1)07(6)0
DF Louis Carey 20(2)000205027(2)0
DF Simon Clist 8(1)000001(2)09(3)0
DF Danny Coles 0(1)00000000(1)0
MF Tommy Doherty 0(1)0000(1)0000(2)0
MF Gregory Goodridge 13(8)00(1)02(1)01116(10)1
MF Matthew Hewlett 5(2)000002(1)17(3)1
DF Matt Hill 8(6)000003(2)011(8)0
MF Paul Holland 22(5)030004229(4)2
MF Robin Hulbert 1(1)00000001(1)0
DF Carl Hutchings 17(4)12(1)0211022(5)2
FW Steve Jones 12(2)22(1)0200016(3)2
DF Andy Jordan 80001110101
DF Gerard Lavin 18(1)020101022(1)0
FW Alex Meechan 5(7)40(1)010107(8)4
GK Billy Mercer 250200050320
DF Keith Millen 282200060362
MF Paul Mortimer 22(1)0203100271
MF Scott Murray 31(10)62(1)3405(1)242(12)11
FW Kayode Odejayi 0(3)00000000(3)0
GK Steve Phillips 210104010270
FW Lorenzo Pinamonte 2(4)0001(2)0003(6)0
DF Vilmos Sebők 8(3)000400012(3)0
DF Mark Shail 0(1)00000000(1)0
FW Damian Spencer 6(3)100001(2)07(4)1
DF Shaun Taylor 254304000324
DF Ion Testemitanu 11(5)22(1)0003016(6)2
FW Tony Thorpe 24(7)13001(1)15330(8)17
MF Brian Tinnion 42(2)332404053(1)3
FW Steve Torpey 15(5)1102(1)11(1)019(7)2
FW Ben Wright 0(2)00000000(2)0

References

    Bristol City 1999–2000 at soccerbase.com

    See also

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