The 1999–2000 season was the 101st season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division.

For a second consecutive season the team finished in seventh position, missing out on the play-offs by one place. Defeat in their penultimate match to play-off rivals Bolton Wanderers ultimately doomed them to miss out.

Results

Pre-season Wolves spent several weeks of pre-season training in Sölvesborg, Sweden. They played against four local sides during this tour, their first visit to the country since 1994, before returning home to face further opposition.

"Wolves XI" pre season results (all away): 0–1 vs Hereford United (21 July), 3–1 vs Tiverton (28 July), A–A vs Telford United (2 August, abandoned at half time due to lightning)

Football League First Division

A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League First Division in the 1999–2000 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.

The provisional fixture list was released on 24 June 1999, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.

Final table

Source: Statto.com Results summary

Results by round

FA Cup

League Cup

Players

Statistics

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Awards AwardWinner Fans' Player of the Season Ludovic Pollet Young Player of the Season Joleon Lescott

Transfers

In DatePlayerFromFee6 July 1999 Darren BazeleyUnattachedFree6 July 1999 Andy SintonUnattachedFree5 August 1999 Steve Mautone UnattachedFree7 September 1999 Ade Akinbiyi Bristol City£3.5 million9 October 1999 Scott Taylor UnattachedFree21 October 1999 George NdahSwindon Town£1 million22 October 1999 Ludovic Pollet Lens£350,00029 October 1999 Michael Oakes Aston Villa£500,00020 January 2000 Michael Branch Everton£500,000

Out DatePlayerToFeeJune 1999 Mark AtkinsReleasedFreeJune 1999 Justin BrayReleasedFreeJune 1999 Darren FergusonReleasedFreeJune 1999 Dominic FoleyReleasedFreeJune 1999 Michael GilkesReleasedFreeJune 1999 Fernando GómezReleasedFreeJune 1999 Darren MiddletonReleasedFreeJune 1999 Dean RichardsReleasedFreeJune 1999 Andy TurnerReleasedFree13 July 1999 Steve BullRetired–18 August 1999 Robbie KeaneCoventry City£6 million5 November 1999 Steve MautoneReleasedFree14 March 2000 Steve Corica Sanfrecce Hiroshima£150,000

Loans in Start datePlayerFromEnd date15 September 1999 Ludovic Pollet Lens22 October 199925 November 1999 Michael BranchEverton20 January 200014 February 2000 Andy PettersonPortsmouthEnd of season23 March 2000 Allan NielsenTottenham HotspurEnd of season

Loans out Start datePlayerToEnd date4 October 1999 Mark JonesCheltenham Town4 November 19996 December 1999 Robert Niestroj 1. FC NürnbergEnd of season16 February 2000 Ady WilliamsReading16 March 200022 March 2000 Ady WilliamsReadingEnd of season

Kit The season retained the club's home kit from the previous season, but brought a new away kit that was again a white shirt but with a change to a black collar. Both were manufactured by Puma and sponsored by Goodyear.

References