1999–2000 Liverpool F.C. season

English football club season February 2015 February 2015 Liverpool 1999–2000 Gérard Houllier David Moores Premier League 4th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Third round Michael Owen (11) Michael Owen (12) _whiteborder _whiteborder _whitecollar _whitestripes _white_halfhorizontal FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 _liverpool9900a _greenstripes _whitetop 008000 008000 008000 000040 008000 _liverpool9899a _liverpool9899a _liverpool9899a _redstripes _redtop FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF 41,564http://lfchistory.net/seasonstats.asp?Season_id=43 Statistics for the 1999–2000 Season LFChistory.net 2009-05-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20100626021017/http://www.lfchistory.net/seasonstats.asp?Season_id=43 26 June 2010 dead dmy-all 1998–99 2000–01 The 1999–2000 season was Liverpool Football Club's 108th season in existence and their 38th consecutive season in the top-flight of English football. The club finished fourth in the Premier League, thus qualifying for the 2000–01 UEFA Cup. Players First-team squad Squad at end of seasonhttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1999-2000/faprem/liverpool.htm FootballSquads - Liverpool - 1999/00 1 NED GK Sander Westerveld 2 SUI DF Stéphane Henchoz 4 CMR DF Rigobert Song 5 IRL DF Steve Staunton 7 CZE MF Vladimír Šmicer 8 ENG FW Emile Heskey 9 ENG FW Robbie Fowler 10 ENG FW Michael Owen 11 ENG MF Jamie Redknapp 12 FIN DF Sami Hyypiä 14 NOR MF Vegard Heggem 15 CZE MF Patrik Berger 16 GER MF Dietmar Hamann 18 NED FW Erik Meijer 19 USA GK Brad Friedel 21 ENG DF Dominic MatteoMatteo was born in Dumfries, Scotland, but was raised in England from the age of four and represented them at U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Scotland in November 2000. 22 GUI FW Titi Camara 23 ENG DF Jamie Carragher 24 ENG MF Danny Murphy 25 ENG MF David Thompson 28 ENG MF Steven Gerrard 30 FRA DF Djimi TraoréTraoré was born in Saint-Ouen, France, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and would make his international debut for Mali in 2004. 31 NOR DF Frode Kippe 33 ENG FW Jon Newby 34 WAL MF Leyton Maxwell Left club during season 3 NOR DF Bjørn Tore Kvarme to Saint-Étienne 13 GER FW Karl-Heinz Riedle to Fulham Reserve squad 6 IRL DF Phil BabbBabb was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1994. 20 NOR DF Stig Inge Bjørnebye 26 DEN GK Jørgen Nielsen 27 ISL MF Haukur Ingi Guðnason 29 ENG DF Stephen Wright 32 IRL MF Richie Partridge ENG GK Ian Dunbavin ENG GK Matthew Hogg ENG DF John Boardman ENG DF Peter Cavanagh ENG DF Neil Murphy ENG DF Stephen Warnock IRL DF Paul O'Mara ENG MF Alan Navarro ENG MF Chris O'Brien ENG FW John Miles ENG FW Chris Thompson ENG FW Stephen Torpey Transfers In FIN Sami Hyypiä - NED Willem II, 18 May, £2,600,000 GUI Titi Camara - FRA Marseille, 2 June, £2,600,000 SUI Stéphane Henchoz - ENG Blackburn Rovers, 3 June, £3,500,000 NED Sander Westerveld - NED Vitesse, 15 June, £4,100,000 CZE Vladimír Šmicer - FRA Lens,1 July, £4,200,000 NED Erik Meijer - GER Bayer Leverkusen, 1 July, Free GER Dietmar Hamann - ENG Newcastle United, 22 July, £8,300,000http://www.lfchistory.net/Articles/Article/1168? Seven arrive in the summer of 1999 - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC! ENG Emile Heskey - ENG Leicester City, 10 March, £11,400,000 https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/672844.stm BBC News | FA CARLING PREMIERSHIP | Heskey shrugs off record fee Out ENG David James - ENG Aston Villa, 23 June, £1,800,000 ENG Steve McManaman - ESP Real Madrid, 1 July, free FRA Jean-Michel Ferri - FRA Sochaux, 14 July, £1,500,000 ENG Tony WarnerWarner was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and would make his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in February 2006. - ENG Millwall, 17 July, free ENG Jamie Cassidy - ENG Cambridge United, 22 July, free RSA Sean DundeeDundee was born in Durban, South Africa, but also holds German nationality and would make his international debut for the Germany B team in March 2000. - GER Stuttgart, 30 July, £1,100,000 ENG Paul Ince - ENG Middlesbrough, 30 July, £1,200,000 NOR Øyvind Leonhardsen - ENG Tottenham Hotspur, 6 August, £3,300,000 NOR Bjørn Tore Kvarme - FRA Saint-Étienne, 30 August, £1,200,000 GER Karl-Heinz Riedle - ENG Fulham, 28 September, £204,000 ENG Ian Dunbavin - ENG Shrewsbury Town, 22 January, free WAL Eifion Jones - ENG Blackpool, 23 March, free ENG Rob Jones - ENG West Ham United, free, 24 July 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.http://www.lfchistory.net/Articles/Article/1168 Seven arrive in the summer of 1999 - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC! 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.http://www.liverpool-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadtmrs.asp?ssnno=129&teamno=342 Liverpool News - LFC Online 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.http://www.liverpool-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=28&month=Aug&ssnno=129&teamno=342 Liverpool News - LFC Online 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.http://www.liverpool-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=27&month=Sep&ssnno=129&teamno=342 Liverpool News - LFC Online 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.http://www.liverpool-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=27&month=Oct&ssnno=129&teamno=342 Liverpool News - LFC Online 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.http://www.liverpool-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=20&month=Nov&ssnno=129&teamno=342 Liverpool News - LFC Online 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.http://www.liverpool-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=18&month=Dec&ssnno=129&teamno=342 Liverpool News - LFC Online 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.http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersH/BioHeskeyEWI.html England BME Players - Emile Heskey 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.http://www.liverpool-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=13&month=Feb&ssnno=129&teamno=342 Liverpool News - LFC Online 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.http://www.liverpool-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?day=16&month=Apr&ssnno=129&teamno=342 Liverpool News - LFC Online 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/748059.stm BBC News Bradford celebrate great escape 14 May 2000 Statistics Appearances and goals 14 May 2000 Players with no appearances not included in the list FA Premier League FA Cup League Cup 1 Sander Westerveld GK NED 36 0 2 0 1 0 2 Stéphane Henchoz DF SUI 29 0 2 0 2 0 4 Rigobert Song DF CMR 14+4 0 0+1 0 2 0 5 Steve Staunton DF IRL 7+5 0 1 0 3 1 7 Vladimír Šmicer MF CZE 13+8 1 2 0 2 0 8 Emile Heskey FW ENG 12 3 0 0 0 0 9 Robbie Fowler FW ENG 8+6 3 0 0 0 0 10 Michael Owen FW ENG 22+5 11 1 0 2 1 11 Jamie Redknapp MF ENG 18+4 3 0 0 1 0 12 Sami Hyypiä DF FIN 38 2 2 0 2 0 14 Vegard Heggem DF NOR 10+12 1 0 0 1+2 0 15 Patrik Berger MF CZE 34 9 1 0 1+1 0 16 Dietmar Hamann MF GER 27+1 1 2 0 0 0 18 Erik Meijer FW NED 7+14 0 0 0 3 2 19 Brad Friedel GK USA 2 0 0 0 2 0 21 Dominic Matteo DF SCO 32 0 1+1 1 0 0 22 Titi Camara FW GUI 22+11 9 2 1 0+2 0 23 Jamie Carragher DF ENG 33+3 0 2 0 2 0 24 Danny Murphy MF ENG 9+14 3 2 0 2 3 25 David Thompson MF ENG 19+8 3 0+1 0 3 0 28 Steven Gerrard MF ENG 26+3 1 2 0 0 0 31 Frode Kippe DF NOR 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 33 Jon Newby FW ENG 0+1 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 34 Leyton Maxwell MF WAL 0 0 0 0 0+1 1 |- |colspan="14"|Players featured for club who have left: 13 Karl-Heinz Riedle FW GER 0+1 0 0 0 1 2 |} Source:http://www.11v11.com/teams/liverpool/tab/players/season/2000 Liverpool Squad Stats – 1999/2000 11v11 17 August 2014 Top scorers Competition Result Top Scorer Premier League 4th ENG Michael Owen, 11 FA Cup Fourth round GUI Titi Camara, 1SCO Dominic Matteo, 1 League Cup Third round ENG Danny Murphy, 3 Overall ENG Michael Owen, 12 Disciplinary record 14 May 2000 No. Pos. Name FA Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total 1GKSander Westerveld010000012DFStéphane Henchoz800010904DFRigobert Song200000205DFSteve Staunton210000217MFVladimír Šmicer100000109FWRobbie Fowler1000001010FWMichael Owen2000002011MFJamie Redknapp4000004012DFSami Hyypiä2000002015MFPatrik Berger2000002016MFDietmar Hamann6010007018FWErik Meijer2000002021DFDominic Matteo2000002022FWTiti Camara7000007023DFJamie Carragher4000004024MFDanny Murphy3000003025MFDavid Thompson7100007128MFSteven Gerrard51000051Total6041010624 Source:http://www.11v11.com/teams/liverpool/tab/players/season/2000 Liverpool Squad Stats – 1999/2000 11v11 17 August 2014 Pre-season and friendlies DateOpponentsH / AResult F–AScorers16 July 1999German XIA8–0Fowler (3), Berger (2), Murphy, Camara, Heggem20 July 1999Wolverhampton WanderersA2–0Fowler 26', Riedle 80'22 July 1999Linfield1999 Carlsberg Belfast ChallengeA4–0Porter 14' (o.g.), Murphy 46', Redknapp 52' (pen.), Berger 63' 24 July 1999Feyenoord1999 Carlsberg Belfast Challenge finalN2–0Šmicer 53', Camara 61'29 July 1999ValerengaA4–1Riedle 21', Hamann 32', Kjølner 50' (o.g.), Meijer 60' 31 July 1999Blackburn RoversA2–2Fowler 22', Berger 40'3 August 1999Manchester CityA1–2Thompson 42'18 October 1999Omagh TownA7–1Camara 23', 69', Meijer 37', 44', Šmicer 44', Berger 73', Redknapp 77'16 February 2000BournemouthA4–0Partridge 8', Berger 21', Murphy 32', Camara 52'16 May 2000CelticRonnie Moran's testimonial. H4–1Meijer 37', 61', Thompson 45', Camara 53'21 May 2000Ireland XISteve Staunton and Tony Cascarino's testimonial A2–4Heskey 3', Owen 84' Competitions Premier League 1999-2000 FA Premier League League Table LIV Results summary 11 4 4 28 13 8 6 5 23 17 1999-2000 FA Premier League table August 2015 Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/A/H/H/A 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 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 11v11.com: 1999-2000 Liverpool results August 2015 Matches 1 7 August 1999 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Report Liverpool Carbone 88 Fowler 75Camara 84 Sheffield, South Yorkshire Hillsborough 34,853 Graham Poll W 2 14 August 1999 Liverpool 0–1 Report Watford Mooney 14 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 44,174 Alan Wilkie L 3 21 August 1999 Middlesbrough 1–0 Report Liverpool Deane 49 Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire Riverside Stadium 34,783 Steve Dunn L 4 23 August 1999 Leeds United 1–2 Report Liverpool Song 20 o.g. Camara 45Radebe 55 o.g. Leeds, Yorkshire Elland Road 39,703 David Elleray W 5 28 August 1999 Liverpool 2–0 Report Arsenal Fowler 8Berger 76 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 44,886 Dermot Gallagher W 6 11 September 1999 Liverpool 2–3 Report Manchester United Hyypiä 23Berger 69 Carragher 4 o.g. 44 o.g.Cole 18, 0 70 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 44,929 Graham Barber L 7 18 September 1999 Leicester City 2–2 Report Liverpool Cottee 2Sinclair Izzet 81 Owen 23 pen. 39 Leicester, East Midlands Filbert Street 21,623 Uriah Rennie D 8 27 September 1999 Liverpool 0–1 Report Everton Westerveld 0 75Gerrard 0 90 Campbell 4Jeffers 0 75 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 44,802 Mike Riley L 9 2 October 1999 Aston Villa 0–0 Report Liverpool Staunton Birmingham, West Midlands Villa Park 39,217 Rob Harris D 10 16 October 1999 Liverpool 1–0 Report Chelsea Thompson 47 Desailly 0 75Wise 0 88 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 44,826 Mike Reed W 11 23 October 1999 Southampton 1–1 Liverpool Soltvedt 39 Camara 81 Southampton, Hampshire The Dell 15,241 D 13 27 October 1999 Liverpool 1–0 Report West Ham United Camara 43 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 44,012 Stephen Lodge W 12 1 November 1999 Liverpool 3–1 Report Bradford City Camara 20Redknapp 41 pen.Heggem 80 Windass 12 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 40,483 Jeff Winter W 14 6 November 1999 Liverpool 2–0 Report Derby County Murphy 65Redknapp 69 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 44,467 Uriah Rennie W 15 20 November 1999 Sunderland 0–2 Report Liverpool Owen 63Berger 85 Sunderland, Wearside Stadium of Light 42,015 Dermot Gallagher W 16 27 November 1999 West Ham United 1–0 Report Liverpool Sinclair 44 Newham, London Upton Park 26,043 Graham Barber L 17 5 December 1999 Liverpool 4–1 Report Sheffield Wednesday Hyypiä 21Murphy 41Gerrard 69Thompson 78 Alexandersson 19 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 42,517 Paul Durkin W 18 18 December 1999 Liverpool 2–0 Report Coventry City Owen 45Camara 74 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 44,024 Andy D'Urso W 19 26 December 1999 Newcastle United 2–2 Report Liverpool Shearer 12Ferguson 57 Owen 29 45 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyneside St. James' Park 36,445 D 20 28 December 1999 Liverpool 3–1 Report Wimbledon Owen 58Berger 68Fowler 80 Gayle 64 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 44,107 Neale Barry W 21 3 January 2000 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Report Liverpool Armstrong 23 Haringey, London White Hart Lane 36,044 Alan Wilkie L 22 15 January 2000 Watford 2–3 Report Liverpool R. Johnson 44Helguson 46 Berger 10Thompson 41Šmicer 71 Watford, Hertfordshire Vicarage Road 21,367 Stephen Lodge W 23 22 January 2000 Liverpool 0–0 Report Middlesbrough Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 44,324 Steve Dunn D 24 5 February 2000 Liverpool 3–1 Report Leeds United Hamann 20Berger 69Murphy 90 Bowyer 62 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 44,793 Mike Reed W 25 13 February 2000 Arsenal 0–1 Report Liverpool Camara 18 Islington, London Highbury 38,098 Steve Dunn W 26 4 March 2000 Manchester United 1–1 Report Liverpool Solskjær 45 Berger 28 Trafford, Greater Manchester Old Trafford 61,592 Dermot Gallagher D 27 11 March 2000 Liverpool 1–1 Report Sunderland Berger 2 pen. Phillips 77 pen. Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 44,693 Graham Poll D 34 15 March 2000 Liverpool 0–0 Report Aston Villa Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 43,615 Steve Bennett D 28 18 March 2000 Derby County 0–2 Report Liverpool Owen17Camara 86 Derby, East Midlands Pride Park Stadium 33,378 Barry Knight W 29 25 March 2000 Liverpool 2–1 Report Newcastle United Camara 51Redknapp 88 Shearer 67 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 44,743 Paul Durkin W 30 1 April 2000 Coventry City 0–3 Report Liverpool Owen 23 38Heskey 78 Coventry, West Midlands Highfield Road 23,098 Mike Reed W 31 9 April 2000 Liverpool 2–0 Report Tottenham Hotspur Berger 34Owen 61 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 44,536 Stephen Lodge W 32 16 April 2000 Wimbledon 1–2 Report Liverpool Andersen 70 Heskey 37 62 Croydon, London Selhurst Park 26,102 Mike Riley W 33 21 April 2000 Everton 0–0 Report Liverpool Liverpool, Merseyside Goodison Park 40,052 Graham Poll D 35 29 April 2000 Chelsea 2–0 Report Liverpool Weah 2Di Matteo 14 Fulham, London Stamford Bridge 34,957 Graham Barber L 36 3 May 2000 Liverpool 0–2 Report Leicester City Cottee 2Gilchrist 48 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 43,456 Graham Poll L 37 7 May 2000 Liverpool 0–0 Report Southampton Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 44,015 Paul Alcock D 38 14 May 2000 Bradford City 1–0 Report Liverpool Wetherall 12 Bradford, Yorkshire Valley Parade 18,276 Dermot Gallagher L FA Cup 1999-2000 FA Cup Matches W 3 12 December 1999 Huddersfield Town 0–2 Report Liverpool Camara 36Matteo 59 Huddersfield, Yorkshire McAlpine Stadium 23,678 Rob Harris L 4 10 January 2000 Liverpool 0–1 Report Blackburn Rovers Blake 84 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 32,839 Graham Poll League Cup 1999–2000 Football League Cup Matches W 2First-leg 14 September 1999 Hull City 1–5 Report Liverpool Brown 60 Murphy 10 30Meijer 48 75Staunton 89 Hull, Yorkshire Boothferry Park 10,034 Ken Leach W 2Second-leg 21 September 1999 Liverpool 4–2 Report Hull City Murphy 33Maxwell 46Riedle 65 89 Eyre 51 pen.Alcide 56 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 24,318 John Brandwood L 3 13 October 1999 Southampton 2–1 Report Liverpool Richards 67Soltvedt 90 Owen 53 Southampton, Hampshire The Dell 13,822 Dermot Gallagher Notes notes 30em References 30em Category:Liverpool F.C. seasons Liverpool