During the 1999–2000 English football season, Bradford City competed in the FA Premier League.
Season summary David Wetherall's goal on the final day of the season gave Bradford City a surprise 1–0 victory over Liverpool, which secured survival and kept them in the top division that the Bantams had spent 77 years trying to regain. Paul Jewell then walked out at Valley Parade to take over at relegated Sheffield Wednesday, leaving his assistant Chris Hutchings to pick up the pieces.
Final league table
Results summary
Results by round
Results Bradford City's score comes first
Legend WinDrawLoss
FA Premier League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 7 August 1999 MiddlesbroughA1-033,762Saunders 14 August 1999 Sheffield WednesdayH1-118,276Beagrie (pen) 21 August 1999 WatfordA0-115,564 25 August 1999 ArsenalA0-238,073 28 August 1999 West Ham UnitedH0-317,926 12 September 1999 Tottenham HotspurH1-118,143McCall 18 September 1999 Aston VillaA0-128,083 25 September 1999 Derby CountyA1-031,035Carbonari (own goal) 2 October 1999 SunderlandH0-418,204 16 October 1999 WimbledonA2-310,029Mills, Windass 23 October 1999 Leicester CityH3-117,655Blake, Mills, Redfearn 1 November 1999 LiverpoolA1-340,483Windass 6 November 1999 Coventry CityH1-117,587Mills 20 November 1999 Leeds UnitedA1-239,937Windass 28 November 1999 ChelseaA0-131,591 4 December 1999 MiddlesbroughH1-117,708Mills 18 December 1999 Newcastle UnitedH2-018,286Saunders, Wetherall 26 December 1999 Manchester UnitedA0-455,188 28 December 1999 EvertonH0-018,276 3 January 2000 SouthamptonA0-115,027 8 January 2000 ChelseaH1-118,276Mills 15 January 2000 Sheffield WednesdayA0-224,682 22 January 2000 WatfordH3-216,864Beagrie (pen), Whalley, O'Brien 5 February 2000 ArsenalH2-118,276Windass, Saunders 12 February 2000 West Ham UnitedA4-525,417Windass, Beagrie (pen), Lawrence (2) 26 February 2000 Aston VillaH1-118,276Windass 4 March 2000 Tottenham HotspurA1-135,472Lawrence 12 March 2000 Leeds UnitedH1-218,276Beagrie 18 March 2000 Coventry CityA0-419,201 25 March 2000 Manchester UnitedH0-418,276 1 April 2000 Newcastle UnitedA0-236,572 8 April 2000 SouthamptonH1-217,439Blake 15 April 2000 EvertonA0-430,646 21 April 2000 Derby CountyH4-418,276Windass (3), Beagrie (pen) 24 April 2000 SunderlandA1-040,628Dreyer 30 April 2000 WimbledonH3-018,276Beagrie (2, 1 pen), Windass 6 May 2000 Leicester CityA0-321,103 14 May 2000 LiverpoolH1-018,276Wetherall
FA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR311 December 1999 Crewe AlexandraA2-16,571Blake, SaundersR411 January 2000 GillinghamA1-37,091Saunders
League Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 1st Leg14 September 1999 ReadingH1-14,961BlakeR2 2nd Leg22 September 1999 ReadingA2-26,892 (win on away goals)Saunders, WetherallR312 October 1999 BarnsleyH2-38,583Mills, Wetherall
First-team squad Squad at end of season
Left club during season
Transfers
In Date Pos. Name From Fee11 June 1999DFGunnar HalleLeeds United£200,00015 June 1999MFLee SharpeLeeds United£200,00022 June 1999GKMatt ClarkeSheffield WednesdayFree30 June 1999DFDavid WetherallLeeds United£1,400,0008 July 1999DFAndy MyersChelsea£800,00031 July 1999MFNeil RedfearnCharlton Athletic£250,0005 August 1999FWDean SaundersBenficaFree9 September 1999FWBruno RodriguezParis Saint GermainLoan3 February 2000GKNeville SouthallTorquay UnitedFree14 March 2000GKAidan DavisonSheffield UnitedFree17 February 2000MFJorge CadeteBenficaLoan21 March 2000GKAdemola BankoleQueens Park RangersLoan
Out Date Pos. Name To Fee26 July 1999FWRobert SteinerQueens Park Rangers£215,0001 August 1999MFCraig RamageNotts CountyFree20 August 1999FWGordon WatsonBournemouthFree23 October 1999FWBruno RodriguezParis Saint GermainLoan return8 November 1999GKMark PrudhoeSouthend UnitedFree17 November 1999DFDarren MoorePortsmouth£500,00017 March 2000MFNeil RedfearnWigan Athletic£112,500
Transfers in: £2,850,000 Transfers out: £827,500 Total spending: £2,022,500
Statistics Starting 11 Considering starts in all competitions GK: #13, Matt Clarke, 24 RB: #18, Gunnar Halle, 40 CB: #14, Andy O'Brien, 40 CB: #5, David Wetherall, 41 LB: #22, Wayne Jacobs, 23 RM: #7, Jamie Lawrence, 20 (#8, Robbie Blake, has 19 starts) CM: #4, Stuart McCall, 36 CM: #10, Gareth Whalley, 18 LM: #11, Peter Beagrie, 34 CF: #28, Dean Saunders, 30 (#9, Lee Mills, has 22 starts) CF: #15, Dean Windass, 40
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