During the 1999–2000 English football season, Everton competed in the FA Premier League, the FA Cup, and the League Cup.

Season summary 1999–2000 brought a one-place improvement upon the previous season's 14th-place finish for Everton. The season largely proved to be one of mid-table safety, with relegation never a serious threat, and a run to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup representing their best performance in the competition since they last won it in 1995, but the blue half of Merseyside was still left frustrated by their side's lack of success, something which had been a familiar scene for far too long. Manager Walter Smith, determined to address the inconsistency that had prevented Everton from doing better this season, pulled off one of the biggest transfer surprises of the close season by bringing in Paul Gascoigne and bolstering one of the most ungainly squads currently in the FA Premier League.

Off the pitch, the big story was the battle for control of the club's boardroom, with former chairman Peter Johnson finally being forced to sell his controlling interest after the Football Association threatened both Everton and Tranmere Rovers with sanctions unless he sold his shares in one of the clubs. On the eve of the new millennium, Johnson sold his shares in Everton to theatre impresario Bill Kenwright.

Final league table

Results summary

Results by round

Results Everton's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

FA Premier League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 8 August 1999 Manchester UnitedH1–139,141Stam (own goal) 11 August 1999 Aston VillaA0–330,336 14 August 1999 Tottenham HotspurA2–334,539Unsworth (2 pens) 21 August 1999 SouthamptonH4–131,755Gough, Lundekvam (own goal), Jeffers, Campbell 25 August 1999 WimbledonH4–032,818Unsworth, Barmby, Jeffers, Campbell 28 August 1999 Derby CountyA0–126,550 11 September 1999 Sheffield WednesdayA2–023,539Barmby, Gemmill 19 September 1999 West Ham UnitedH1–035,154Jeffers 27 September 1999 LiverpoolA1–044,802Campbell 2 October 1999 Coventry CityH1–134,839Jeffers 16 October 1999 ArsenalA1–438,042Collins 24 October 1999 Leeds UnitedH4–437,355Campbell (2), Hutchison, Weir 30 October 1999 MiddlesbroughA1–233,915Campbell 7 November 1999 Newcastle UnitedA1–136,164Campbell 20 November 1999 ChelseaH1–138,255Campbell 27 November 1999 Aston VillaH0–034,750 4 December 1999 Manchester UnitedA1–555,133Jeffers 18 December 1999 WatfordA3–117,346Barmby, Hutchison, Unsworth (pen) 26 December 1999 SunderlandH5–040,017Hutchison (2), Jeffers, Pembridge, Campbell 28 December 1999 Bradford CityA0–018,276 3 January 2000 Leicester CityH2–230,490Hutchison, Unsworth (pen) 15 January 2000 Tottenham HotspurH2–236,144Campbell, Moore 22 January 2000 SouthamptonA0–215,232 6 February 2000 WimbledonA3–013,172Campbell (2), Moore 12 February 2000 Derby CountyH2–133,260Moore, Ball (pen) 26 February 2000 West Ham UnitedA4–026,025Barmby (3), Moore 4 March 2000 Sheffield WednesdayH1–132,020Weir 11 March 2000 ChelseaA1–135,113Cadamarteri 15 March 2000 Coventry CityA0–118,518 19 March 2000 Newcastle UnitedH0–232,512 25 March 2000 SunderlandA1–241,934Barmby 1 April 2000 WatfordH4–231,960M Hughes, Moore (2), S Hughes 8 April 2000 Leicester CityA1–118,705Hutchison 15 April 2000 Bradford CityH4–030,646Pembridge, Unsworth (pen), Barmby, Collins 21 April 2000 LiverpoolH0–040,056 29 April 2000 ArsenalH0–135,919 8 May 2000 Leeds UnitedA1–137,713Barmby 14 May 2000 MiddlesbroughH0–234,663

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR311 December 1999 Exeter CityA0–06,045R3R21 December 1999 Exeter CityH1–015,345BarmbyR48 January 2000 Birmingham CityH2–025,405Unsworth (2 pens)R529 January 2000 Preston North EndH2–037,486Unsworth, MooreQF20 February 2000 Aston VillaH1–235,331Moore

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 1st Leg14 September 1999 Oxford UnitedA1–17,345CadamarteriR2 2nd Leg22 September 1999 Oxford UnitedH0–1 (lost 1–2 on agg)10,006

Squad

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Transfers

In Date Pos. Name From Fee14 July 1999FWKevin CampbellTrabzonspor£3,000,0005 August 1999MFMark PembridgeBenfica£800,0003 September 1999DFAbel XavierPSV Eindhoven£1,500,0003 December 1999FWJoe-Max MooreNew England RevolutionFree transfer7 March 2000MFStephen HughesArsenal£3,000,00014 March 2000FWMark HughesSouthamptonFree transfer

Out Date Pos. Name To Fee22 June 1999FWIbrahima BakayokoMarseille£4,000,00023 June 1999DFAdam EatonPreston North End£5,00029 June 1999MFOlivier DacourtLens£6,500,0008 July 1999DFMarco MaterazziPerugia£3,000,00030 July 1999DFCraig ShortBlackburn Rovers£1,700,0001 August 1999MFMick O'BrienTorquay UnitedFree transfer6 August 1999MFDavid PoppletonLincoln CityFree transfer6 August 1999MFJohn OsterSunderland£1,000,00010 November 1999DFJoe ParkinsonRetiredFree transfer17 December 1999DFWayne McDermottNuneaton BoroughNon-contract17 December 1999MFGareth FarrellyBolton WanderersFree transfer23 December 1999DFJohn O'KaneBolton WanderersFree transfer24 December 1999MFTony GrantManchester City£450,00020 January 2000FWMichael BranchWolverhampton Wanderers£500,0002 February 2000DFTerry PhelanFulhamFree transfer2 March 2000DFSlaven BilićHajduk SplitFree transfer

Transfers in: £8,300,000 Transfers out: £17,155,000 Total spending: £8,855,000

Statistics

Starting 11 Considering starts in all competitions GK: #13, Paul Gerrard, 37 RB: #14, David Weir, 42 CB: #4, Richard Gough, 32 CB: #15, Richard Dunne, 32 LB: #6, David Unsworth, 38 RM: #8, Nick Barmby, 42 CM: #10, Don Hutchison, 34 CM: #7, John Collins, 38 LM: #12, Mark Pembridge, 34 CF: #9, Kevin Campbell, 31 CF: #17, Francis Jeffers, 20

References