# 1999–2000 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

The 1999–2000 season was the 121st season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and their second successive season in the Football League First Division. It covers the period from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000.

## Results
### Nationwide League Division One

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 7 August 1999 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0 – 0 | | 7,674 |
| 14 August 1999 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2 – 1 | Holdsworth 11' (pen), Guðjohnsen 64' | 13,019 |
| 21 August 1999 | Ipswich Town | A | 0 – 1 | | 17,696 |
| 28 August 1999 | Manchester City | H | 0 – 1 | | 21,671 |
| 5 September 1999 | Birmingham City | H | 3 – 3 | Frandsen (2) 14', 53', Holdsworth 90' (pen) | 11,668 |
| 11 September 1999 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1 – 2 | Johansen 12' | 19,028 |
| 18 September 1999 | Barnsley | A | 2 – 2 | Tuttle 4' (og), Gardner 85' | 14,621 |
| 25 September 1999 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3 – 2 | Gardner 32', Holdsworth 65' (pen), Cox 90' | 14,978 |
| 2 October 1999 | Swindon Town | A | 4 – 0 | Cox 9', Holdsworth 22', Gardner 26', Elliott 43' | 6,711 |
| 9 October 1999 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0 – 1 | | 18,665 |
| 16 October 1999 | Huddersfield Town | H | 1 – 0 | Gardner 45' | 16,603 |
| 19 October 1999 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 2 – 2 | Guðjohnsen 44', Holdsworth 58' | 12,676 |
| 24 October 1999 | Norwich City | A | 1 – 2 | Gardner 74' | 12,468 |
| 27 October 1999 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1 – 1 | Guðjohnsen 20' | 15,572 |
| 30 October 1999 | Swindon Town | H | 2 – 0 | Taylor 87', Hansen 88' | 12,486 |
| 6 November 1999 | Crystal Palace | H | 2 – 0 | Guðjohnsen 64', Jensen 82' | 12,744 |
| 14 November 1999 | Sheffield United | A | 2 – 1 | Farrelly 2', Hansen 35' | 10,013 |
| 20 November 1999 | Grimsby Town | H | 2 – 0 | Hansen (2) 50', 69' | 12,415 |
| 23 November 1999 | Fulham | A | 1 – 1 | Guðjohnsen 15' | 9,642 |
| 27 November 1999 | Portsmouth | A | 0 – 0 | | 10,431 |
| 4 December 1999 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 2 – 3 | Guðjohnsen 64', Taylor 77' | 13,534 |
| 7 December 1999 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1 – 3 | Elliott 57' | 21,046 |
| 18 December 1999 | Stockport County | H | 0 – 1 | | 13,285 |
| 28 December 1999 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1 – 1 | Jensen 82' | 16,269 |
| 3 January 2000 | Walsall | A | 0 – 2 | | 6,873 |
| 15 January 2000 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1 – 0 | Jensen 64' | 11,396 |
| 22 January 2000 | Ipswich Town | H | 1 – 1 | Holdsworth 66' | 11,924 |
| 5 February 2000 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 3 – 1 | Bergsson 17', Johansen 39', Guðjohnsen 69' | 17,687 |
| 8 February 2000 | Port Vale | A | 1 – 0 | Guðjohnsen 77' | 5,092 |
| 12 February 2000 | Birmingham City | A | 1 – 2 | Johnston 20' | 18,426 |
| 22 February 2000 | Portsmouth | H | 3 – 0 | Taylor 12, Jensen 68', Elliott 77' | 12,672 |
| 26 February 2000 | Barnsley | A | 1 – 1 | Holdsworth 43' (pen) | 14,604 |
| 4 March 2000 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0 – 2 | | 15,000 |
| 7 March 2000 | Crystal Palace | A | 0 – 0 | | 15,236 |
| 11 March 2000 | Fulham | H | 3 – 1 | Holdsworth (2) 45' (pen), 50', Guðjohnsen 90' | 12,761 |
| 14 March 2000 | Stockport County | A | 0 – 0 | | 6,412 |
| 18 March 2000 | Grimsby Town | A | 1 – 0 | Bergsson 39' | 5,289 |
| 21 March 2000 | Sheffield United | H | 2 – 0 | Johnston 32', O'Kane 45' | 11,891 |
| 25 March 2000 | Port Vale | H | 2 – 1 | Guðjohnsen 16', Johnston 42' | 12,292 |
| 5 April 2000 | Manchester City | A | 0 – 2 | | 32,927 |
| 8 April 2000 | Walsall | H | 4 – 3 | Johansen 2' (pen), Hansen (2) 13', 74, Phillips 25' | 11,777 |
| 15 April 2000 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 4 – 4 | Hansen 36', Bergsson (2) 55, 90, Guðjohnsen 66' | 12,802 |
| 22 April 2000 | Huddersfield Town | A | 3 – 0 | Hansen (2) 9', 26', Whitlow 58' | 16,404 |
| 26 April 2000 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 3 – 1 | Guðjohnsen 15', Holdsworth 71' (pen), Jensen 89' | 8,015 |
| 3 May 2000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2 – 1 | Jensen 60', Guðjohnsen 70' | 18,871 |
| 7 May 2000 | Norwich City | H | 1 – 0 | Holdsworth 72' | 17,987 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Barnsley | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 88 | 67 | +21 | 82 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 65 | 44 | +21 | 77 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 76 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 74 | |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 74 | |

### Nationwide League Division One play-offs

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 14 May 2000 | Semi-Final First Leg | Ipswich Town | H | 2 – 2 | Holdsworth 5', Guðjohnsen 26' | 18,814 |
| 17 May 2000 | Semi Final Second Leg | Ipswich Town | A | 3 – 5 (aet) 5 – 7 (agg) | Holdsworth (2) 6', 39', Johnston 50' | 21,543 |

### F.A. Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 21 December 1999 | Round 3 | Cardiff City | H | 1 – 0 | Guðjohnsen 29' | 5,734 |
| 8 January 2000 | Round 4 | Grimsby Town | A | 2 – 0 | Guðjohnsen 33', Hansen 54' | 4,270 |
| 29 January 2000 | Round 5 | Cambridge United | A | 3 – 1 | Bob Taylor (2) 53, 75, Guðjohnsen 86' | 7,523 |
| 19 February 2000 | Round 6 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1 – 0 | Guðjohnsen 47' | 20,131 |
| 2 April 2000 | Semi Final | Aston Villa | Wembley Stadium | 0 – 0 (aet) Aston Villa won 4 – 1 on penalties | | 62,828 |

### Worthington Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 10 August 1999 | Round 1 First Leg | Darlington | A | 1 – 1 | Frandsen | 5,361 |
| 24 August 1999 | Round 1 Second Leg | Darlington | H | 5 – 3 6 – 4 (agg) | Reed 5' (og), Gardner 6', Taylor 50', Frandsen 55', Johansen 71' (pen) | 4,991 |
| 14 September 1999 | Round 2 First Leg | Gillingham | A | 4 – 1 | Cox 17', Guðjohnsen (2) 44', 58', Bergsson 64' | 4,996 |
| 21 September 1999 | Round 2 Second Leg | Gillingham | H | 2 – 0 6 – 1 (agg) | Hansen 4', Holdsworth 7' | 3,673 |
| 13 October 1999 | Round 3 | Derby County | A | 2 – 1 | Fish 45', Johansen 88' | 20,242 |
| 30 November 1999 | Round 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1 – 0 | Eliott 53' | 12,543 |
| 14 December 1999 | Round 5 | Wimbledon | H | 2 – 1 | Guðjohnsen 34', Johansen 39' (pen) | 9,463 |
| 12 January 2000 | Semi Final First Leg | Tranmere Rovers | H | 0 – 1 | | 13,303 |
| 26 January 2000 | Semi Final Second Leg | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0 – 3 0 – 4 (agg) | | 15,834 |

## Appearances

Bolton used a total of 30 players during the season.
| P | Player | Position | FL | FAC | LC | Total |
| 1 | Michael Johansen | Midfielder | 47 0(1) | 08 0(1) | 05 0(0) | 60 0(1) |
| 2 | Claus Jensen | Midfielder | 44 0(1) | 05 0(0) | 06 0(0) | 55 0(1) |
| 3 | Eiður Guðjohnsen | Striker | 41 0(1) | 04 0(1) | 08 0(0) | 53 0(2) |
| 4 | Guðni Bergsson | Defender | 40 0(1) | 04 0(0) | 07 0(0) | 51 0(1) |
| 5 | Mike Whitlow | Defender | 38 0(2) | 05 0(0) | 07 0(0) | 50 0(2) |
| 6 | Mark Fish | Defender | 34 0(0) | 04 0(0) | 05 0(0) | 43 0(0) |
| 7 | Jussi Jääskeläinen | Goalkeeper | 36 0(1) | 03 0(0) | 02 0(0) | 41 0(1) |
| 8 | Ricardo Gardner | Midfielder | 27 0(3) | 02 0(2) | 09 0(0) | 38 0(5) |
| 9 | Dean Holdsworth | Striker | 24 (13) | 02 0(0) | 03 0(2) | 29 (15) |
| 10 | Robbie Elliott | Defender | 23 0(6) | 03 0(0) | 03 0(1) | 29 0(7) |
| 11 | Bo Hansen | Midfielder/Striker | 16 (15) | 01 0(0) | 04 0(1) | 21 (16) |
| 12 | Bob Taylor | Striker | 15 (12) | 03 0(1) | 03 0(2) | 21 (15) |
| 13 | Allan Johnston | Midfielder | 19 0 (2) | 02 0(0) | 00 0(0) | 21 0(2) |
| 14 | Jimmy Phillips | Defender | 16 0(9) | 00 0(0) | 03 0(1) | 19 (10) |
| 15 | Paul Warhurst | Defender/Midfielder | 17 0(4) | 01 0(1) | 01 0(3) | 19 0(8) |
| 16 | Paul Ritchie | Midfielder | 15 0(1) | 03 0(1) | 01 0(0) | 19 0(2) |
| 17 | Neil Cox | Defender | 15 0(0) | 00 0(0) | 04 0(0) | 19 0(0) |
| 18 | Andy Todd | Defender | 10 0(2) | 00 0(0) | 04 0(0) | 14 0(2) |
| 19 | Keith Branagan | Goalkeeper | 11 0(0) | 00 0(0) | 03 0(0) | 14 0(0) |
| 20 | Franck Passi | Midfielder | 07 0(9) | 02 0(1) | 02 0(0) | 11 (10) |
| 21 | Dean Holden | Defender | 06 0(6) | 03 0(1) | 02 0(1) | 11 0(8) |
| 22 | John O'Kane | Defender | 07 0(4) | 01 0(1) | 02 0(0) | 10 0(5) |
| 23 | Per Frandsen | Midfielder | 07 0(0) | 00 0(0) | 03 0(0) | 10 0(0) |
| 24 | Greg Strong | Defender | 06 0(0) | 00 0(0) | 03 0(1) | 09 0(1) |
| 25 | Gareth Farrelly | Midfielder | 08 0(3) | 00 0(1) | 00 0(0) | 08 0(4) |
| 26 | Steve Banks | Goalkeeper | 02 0(0) | 02 0(0) | 04 0(0) | 08 0(0) |
| 27 | Hasney Aljofree | Striker | 03 0(5) | 00 0(2) | 03 0(2) | 06 0(9) |
| 28 | Darren Holloway | Defender | 03 0(1) | 00 0(0) | 00 0(0) | 03 0(1) |
| 29 | Kevin Nolan | Midfielder | 00 0(4) | 00 0(0) | 00 0(0) | 00 0(4) |
| 30 | Mickael Kaprielian | Midfielder | 00 0(1) | 00 0(0) | 00 0(0) | 00 0(1) |

## Top scorers

| P | Player | Position | FL | FAC | LC | Total |
| 1 | Eiður Guðjohnsen | Striker | 14 | 4 | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | Dean Holdsworth | Striker | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 3 | Bo Hansen | Midfielder | 09 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 4= | Ricardo Gardner | Midfielder | 05 | 1 | 0 | 06 |
| 4= | Claus Jensen | Midfielder | 06 | 0 | 0 | 06 |
| 4= | Michael Johansen | Midfielder | 03 | 0 | 3 | 06 |
| 4= | Bob Taylor | Striker | 03 | 1 | 2 | 06 |