During the 1999–2000 English football season, Coventry City competed in the FA Premier League.
Season summary Coventry City were one of the FA Premier League's best-performing sides at home during 1999–2000, achieving 12 victories at the Highfield Road stadium. However, they failed to win a single away game all season, ruining their hopes of getting anywhere near the top five, and they were restricted to 14th place in the final table. 1999–2000 also marked the end of 43-year-old goalkeeper Steve Ogrizovic's illustrious career at the club, and severed their final remaining link with the 1987 FA Cup winning side. Robbie Keane proved a successful signing with 12 goals in 34 league appearances.
Final league table
Results summary
Results by round
Results Coventry City's score comes first
Legend WinDrawLoss
FA Premier League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 7 August 1999 SouthamptonH0–119,915 11 August 1999 Leicester CityA0–119,196 14 August 1999 WimbledonA1–110,635McAllister (pen) 21 August 1999 Derby CountyH2–017,685Keane (2) 25 August 1999 Manchester UnitedH1–222,024Aloisi 29 August 1999 SunderlandA1–139,427Keane 11 September 1999 Leeds UnitedH3–421,532McAllister (pen), Aloisi, Chippo 19 September 1999 Tottenham HotspurA2–335,224Keane, Chippo 25 September 1999 West Ham UnitedH1–019,993Hadji 2 October 1999 EvertonA1–134,839McAllister 16 October 1999 Newcastle UnitedH4–123,031Palmer, Williams, Keane, Hadji 23 October 1999 Sheffield WednesdayA0–023,296 31 October 1999 WatfordH4–021,700Keane, Froggatt, Hadji, McAllister (pen) 6 November 1999 Bradford CityA1–117,587McAllister 22 November 1999 Aston VillaH2–120,184Roussel, Keane 27 November 1999 Leicester CityH0–122,021 4 December 1999 SouthamptonA0–015,168 18 December 1999 LiverpoolA0–244,024 26 December 1999 ArsenalH3–222,757McAllister, Hadji, Keane 4 January 2000 ChelseaH2–220,164Roussel, Keane 15 January 2000 WimbledonH2–019,012McAllister (pen), Keane 22 January 2000 Derby CountyA0–028,381 5 February 2000 Manchester UnitedA2–361,380Roussel (2) 12 February 2000 SunderlandH3–222,101Keane, Hadji, Roussel 19 February 2000 MiddlesbroughA0–232,798 26 February 2000 Tottenham HotspurH0–123,077 5 March 2000 Leeds UnitedA0–338,710 11 March 2000 Aston VillaA0–133,177 15 March 2000 EvertonH1–018,518McAllister 18 March 2000 Bradford CityH4–019,201Roussel, Whelan, Eustace, Zúñiga 26 March 2000 ArsenalA0–338,027 1 April 2000 LiverpoolH0–323,098 12 April 2000 ChelseaA1–232,316McAllister 15 April 2000 MiddlesbroughH2–119,435Ince (own goal), Keane 22 April 2000 West Ham UnitedA0–524,719 29 April 2000 Newcastle UnitedA0–236,408 6 May 2000 Sheffield WednesdayH4–119,921McAllister (2), Zúñiga, Hadji 14 May 2000 WatfordA0–118,977
FA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR311 December 1999 Norwich CityA3–115,702Whelan, Roussel, EustaceR48 January 2000 BurnleyH3–022,774Chippo (2), WhelanR529 January 2000 Charlton AthleticH2–323,400Roussel (2)
League Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 1st Leg14 September 1999 Tranmere RoversA1–56,759McAllisterR2 2nd Leg22 September 1999 Tranmere RoversH3–1 (lost 4–6 on agg)12,433McAllister, Chippo (2)
First-team squad Squad at end of season
Left club during season
Reserve squad The following players did not appear for the first-team this season.
Transfers
In Date Pos. Name From Fee22 June 1999GKRaffaele NuzzoInterFree19 July 1999MFMustapha HadjiDeportivo£4,000,00026 July 1999FWStefano GioacchiniVenezia£2,000,00031 July 1999MFRunar NormannLillestrøm£1,000,00018 August 1999FWRobbie KeaneWolverhampton Wanderers£6,000,00017 September 1999MFCarlton PalmerNottingham Forest£500,0008 December 1999DFTomas GustafssonAIK£250,00016 December 1999DFRichard SpongIF Brommapojkarna£80,00020 January 2000FWCedric RousselAA Gent£1,200,00021 January 2000FWYsrael ZúñigaFBC Melgar£750,00024 February 2000DFColin HendryRangers£750,000
Out Date Pos. Name To Fee2 June 1999DFBarry PrendervilleAyr UnitedFree23 June 1999MFWillie BolandCardiff CityFree29 June 1999DFPhilippe ClementClub Brugge£800,0001 July 1999GKTynan ScopeBristol CityFree1 July 1999MFMartin DevaneyCheltenham TownFree20 July 1999MFGeorge BoatengAston Villa£4,500,0001 August 1999DFRob MillerCambridge UnitedFree11 August 1999FWDarren HuckerbyLeeds United£4,000,00012 August 1999MFTrond Egil SoltvedtSouthampton£300,00016 September 1999MFSam ShiltonHartlepool UnitedFree17 November 1999GKRaffaele NuzzoRegginaFree23 March 2000MFPaul HallWalsallFree
Transfers in: £15,450,000 Transfers out: £9,600,000 Total spending: £5,850,000
Statistics Appearances and goals
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred or loaned out during the season
References