The 1999–2000 season was Birmingham City Football Club's 97th in the Football League. They finished in fifth place in the Football League First Division, qualifying for the promotion play-offs, but lost the first leg of the semifinal 4–0 at home to Barnsley. Although they won the away leg, they were eliminated 5–2 on aggregate. Birmingham entered the 1999–2000 FA Cup at the third round and lost to Everton in the fourth, and after entering the League Cup in the first round and defeating Newcastle United in the third, lost to West Ham United in the fourth round.
Paul Furlong was top scorer with 11 goals, all scored in league competition.
Football League First Division
Match details
DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceReport7 August 19996thFulhamHD2–2Hughes 62', Lazaridis 85'24,042 Individual match reports are linked from this page.14 August 19994thNorwich CityAW1–0McCarthy 11'15,26121 August 19993rdPort ValeHW4–2Hughes (2) 8', 51', Furlong (2) 18', 34'18,08927 August 19994thStockport CountyAL0–26,11530 August 19993rdCrewe AlexandraHW5–1M. Johnson 12', McCarthy 20', Furlong 30', Holdsworth 52', Ndlovu 77'24,0855 September 19992ndBolton WanderersAD3–3Holdsworth 26', Furlong (2) 37', 45'11,66811 September 19993rdWest Bromwich AlbionHD1–1A. Johnson 43'25,94518 September 19992ndIpswich TownAW1–0Furlong 10' pen.19,75825 September 19991stQueens Park RangersHW2–0Furlong (2) 44' pen., 64' pen.18,7482 October 19994thCharlton AthleticAL0–119,7538 October 19994thWalsallAL0–17,16416 October 19993rdCrystal PalaceHW2–0Purse 10', McCarthy 48'21,58219 October 19994thManchester CityHL0–122,12623 October 19995thGrimsby TownAD1–1Wreh 37'6,26627 October 19995thQueens Park RangersAD2–2Marcelo (2) 74', 76'11,19630 October 19994thCharlton AthleticHW1–0Hughes 25'19,1726 November 19996thPortsmouthAD2–2Lazaridis 59', M. Johnson 62'12,75620 November 199910thBarnsleyAL1–2McCarthy 70'14,52023 November 19995thTranmere RoversHW3–1Grainger 2' pen., Marcelo 27', Hyde 45'21,13227 November 19997thSwindon TownHD1–1Grainger 26'22,6204 December 19997thFulhamAD0–012,29017 December 19998thWolverhampton WanderersAL1–2Hughes 15'19,72426 December 199911thSheffield UnitedHL0–222,87428 December 199913thNottingham ForestAL0–120,8213 January 200012thHuddersfield TownHW1–0Hughes 1'19,55815 January 200011thNorwich CityHW2–0Grainger 16', 30'21,00722 January 200011thPort ValeAL1–3Hughes 48'7,70229 January 20008thStockport CountyHW2–1Holdsworth 62', Hughes 72'17,1505 February 20007thCrewe AlexandraAW3–2O'Connor 45' pen., Hughes 54', Adebola 70'6,28912 February 20006thBolton WanderersHW2–1Rankin 50', Adebola 66'18,42615 February 20006thBlackburn RoversHW1–0O'Connor 33'20,71919 February 20005thSwindon TownAW4–1Purse 11', Rankin 21', Adebola 26', Grainger 74'7,59127 February 20005thIpswich TownHD1–1Mowbray 17' o.g.20,4934 March 20005thWest Bromwich AlbionAW3–0Adebola 6', 8', Marcelo 86'17,0297 March 20005thPortsmouthHW1–0Marcelo 49'19,57311 March 20005thTranmere RoversAL1–2Rowett 45'9,23218 March 20005thBarnsleyHW3–1Rankin 25', 63', Holdsworth 45'25,10822 March 20005thBlackburn RoversAL0–118,09625 March 20006thSheffield UnitedAW2–1Kozluk 52' o.g., Hughes 54'15,4861 April 20005thWolverhampton WanderersHW1–0Holdsworth 53'29,0508 April 20005thHuddersfield TownAD0–016,96115 April 20006thNottingham ForestHL0–123,00622 April 20005thCrystal PalaceAW2–0Austin 45' o.g., Furlong 61'17,14424 April 20005thWalsallHW2–0Furlong (2) 70', 90' pen.24,26828 April 20005thManchester CityAL0–132,0627 May 20005thGrimsby TownHD0–025,263
League table
Results summary
Play-offs
RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceReportSemifinal 1st leg13 May 2000BarnsleyHL0–426,492Semifinal 2nd leg18 May 2000BarnsleyAW2–12–5 agg.Rowett 33', Marcelo 75'19,050
FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceReportThird round11 December 1999WatfordAW1–0Rowett 66'8,144Fourth round8 January 2000EvertonAL0–225,405
League Cup
RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceReportFirst round 1st leg10 August 1999Exeter CityHW3–0A. Johnson 17', Richardson 42' o.g., Adebola 75'18,976First round 2nd leg24 August 1999Exeter CityAW2–15–1 agg.Richardson 22' o.g., O'Connor 50'2,338Second round 1st leg14 September 1999Bristol RoversHW2–0O'Connor 51' pen., Holdsworth 67'17,457Second round 2nd leg21 September 1999Bristol RoversAW1–03–0 agg.Rowett 48'5,456Third round12 October 1999Newcastle UnitedHW2–0O'Connor 45' pen., Purse 60'19,795Fourth round30 November 1999West Ham UnitedHL2–3Hyde 8', Grainger 44'17,728
Transfers
In DatePlayerClubFeeRef 6 July 1999 Eddie Newton (Chelsea) Free 16 July 1999 Trésor Luntala Rennes Free 16 July 1999 Jacques Williams Bordeaux Free 28 July 1999 Stan Lazaridis West Ham United £2m 25 October 1999 Marcelo Sheffield United £500,000
Brackets round club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Birmingham.
Out DatePlayerFeeJoinedRef 7 July 1999 Tony Hey Free Peterborough United 23 September 1999 Howard Forinton £250,000 Peterborough United 2 November 1999 Simon Rea Free Peterborough United 31 December 1999 Gary Ablett Released (Blackpool) 3 February 2000 Chris Holland £100,000 Huddersfield Town 22 March 2000 Eddie Newton Released (Oxford United) 30 June 2000 Simon Charlton Released (Bolton Wanderers) 30 June 2000 Darren Wassall Released (Burton Albion)
Brackets round a club denote the player joined that club after his Birmingham City contract expired.
Loan in DatePlayerClubReturnRef 4 August 1999 Richard Knight Derby County Two months 7 October 1999 John Beresford Southampton One month 15 October 1999 Allan Johnston Sunderland Two months 21 October 1999 Christopher Wreh Arsenal 14 December 1999 19 January 2000 Isaiah Rankin Bradford City 7 April 2000 23 February 2000 Michael Carrick West Ham United 14 March 2000 23 March 2000 Stuart Campbell Leicester City 28 April 2000 31 March 2000 Thomas Myhre Everton End of season
Loan out DatePlayerClubReturnRef 24 August 1999 Simon Rea Peterborough United Made permanent 2 December 1999 Gary Ablett Wycombe Wanderers One month 23 March 2000 Jon Bass Gillingham 12 May 2000
Appearances and goals
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as a substitute. Players marked left the club during the playing season. Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham. Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes. Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
+ Players' appearances and goals by competitionNameLeagueFA CupLeague CupPlay-offsTotalDisciplineGoalsGoalsGoalsGoalsGoals1 GKKevin Poole180105000240002 DFGary Rowett451215121544403 DFMartin Grainger345202110396604 MFBryan Hughes41 (4)10203 (1)02048 (5)10415 DFGraham Hyde20 (10)1202 (1)10024 (11)2416 DFDavid Holdsworth43 (1)510512051 (1)6807 MFJon McCarthy214003 (1)00027 (1)4408 MFMartyn O'Connor38 (1)210632047 (1)5719 FWPaul Furlong17 (2)1100202021 (2)116010FWDele Adebola21 (21)50 (1)03 (2)10 (1)024 (25)61011FWPeter Ndlovu2 (11)1003 (1)01 (1)06 (13)10012DFSimon Charlton19 (1)020000021 (1)01013GKIan Bennett2101010002300014MFEddie Newton 2 (2)00 (1)02 (2)0004 (5)01015DFDarren Purse33 (5)210512041 (5)36116FWIsaiah Rankin * 11 (2)400000011 (2)46117DFMichael Johnson29 (5)220302036 (5)27018MFSteve Robinson5 (1)01 (1)000006 (2)01019DFDarren Wassall00001000100020DFJon Bass5 (3)01020008 (3)01021DFSimon Marsh00000000000022MFChris Holland 2 (12)0103 (1)0006 (13)00022MFMichael Carrick * 1 (1)00000001 (1)00023DFJerry Gill2 (9)0101 (1)0105 (10)01024FWHoward Forinton 0 (1)0001 (2)0001 (3)00024MFStuart Campbell *0 (2)00000000 (2)00025DFJames Dyson0 (2)0000 (1)0000 (3)01026FWAndrew Johnson15 (8)1004 (1)11 (1)020 (10)22028MFStan Lazaridis26 (5)2105 (2)01 (1)033 (8)20029GKRichard Knight * 00000 (1)0000 (1)00029DFJohn Beresford * 10000000100029GKThomas Myhre *70000020900030MFAllan Johnston * 7 (1)00010008 (1)01031MFJimmy Haarhoff0 (1)00000000 (1)00032MFChristopher Wreh * 6 (1)10000006 (1)12033FWMarcelo14 (10)510001 (1)116 (11)63034MFTrésor Luntala000000000000
+ Players not included in matchday squadsName16DFGary Ablett 27DFSimon Rea 35MFJacques Williams
See also List of Birmingham City F.C. seasons
References General
Source for match dates, league positions and results: Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 434–35. Source for goal times: Sources for transfers:
Source for discipline: individual player pages linked from
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