# 1999–2000 Newcastle United F.C. season

This article covers the squad and match results for Newcastle United's 1999–2000 season.
During the season, English football club Newcastle United competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons), finishing in 11th place. The season is notable for the resignation of Ruud Gullit early in the season, with Bobby Robson replacing him as manager.

## Season summary

Four defeats from Newcastle's first five Premiership fixtures prompted the resignation of manager Ruud Gullit after one year in charge. He had fallen out with Alan Shearer and dropped the striker, who was absent in an embarrassing 2–1 loss to arch-rivals Sunderland.
Veteran ex-England manager and self-confessed Newcastle fan, Bobby Robson was brought in to replace Gullit - making Robson, at 66, the oldest manager in the league. His first home game in charge was particularly memorable and impressive: an 8–0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday, which remains the club's record Premier League home win. Striker Alan Shearer scored five of the goals in that game.
Robson ensured Newcastle's survival in the Premiership. This was achieved with stylish attacking football and with Lee and Shearer back onside. Robson consolidated a fading Newcastle side, and they finished a secure 11th in the final table. More impressively, they were the division's third-highest scoring team with 63 goals from 38 games.

### Image gallery

* Ruud Gullit
* Steve Clarke (caretaker)
* Bobby Robson

## Players
### First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | IRL | Shay Given |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Warren Barton |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Marcelino |
| 4 | DF | FRA | Didier Domi |
| 5 | DF | FRA | Alain Goma |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Steve Howey |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Kieron Dyer |
| 8 | MF | PAR | Diego Gavilán |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Alan Shearer |
| 10 | MF | CRO | Silvio Marić |
| 11 | MF | WAL | Gary Speed |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Andy Griffin |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Steve Harper |
| 14 | MF | GEO | Temur Ketsbaia |
| 15 | MF | PER | Nolberto Solano |
| 16 | DF | FRA | Laurent Charvet |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | SCO | Stephen Glass |
| 18 | DF | NIR | Aaron Hughes |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Jamie McClen |
| 20 | FW | SCO | Duncan Ferguson |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Carl Serrant |
| 27 | DF | ENG | David Beharall |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Paul Robinson |
| 29 | GK | NED | John Karelse |
| 32 | FW | SCO | Kevin Gallacher |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Des Hamilton |
| 34 | DF | GRE | Nikos Dabizas |
| 36 | DF | ITA | Alessandro Pistone |
| 37 | MF | ENG | Rob Lee |
| 38 | MF | BRA | Fumaça |
| 39 | DF | POR | Hélder (on loan from Deportivo de La Coruña) |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 8 | DF | FRA | Franck Dumas (to Marseille) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 32 | GK | NIR | Tommy Wright (on loan from Manchester City) |

### Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | DF | SCO | Gary Caldwell |
| 23 | GK | FRA | Lionel Pérez |
| 24 | MF | SCO | Garry Brady |
| 25 | MF | SCO | Brian Kerr |
| 26 | MF | ENG | James Coppinger |
| 30 | DF | SCO | Steven Caldwell |
| 31 | MF | ENG | Stuart Green |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Stuart Elliott |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ENG | Jonny Brain |
| — | DF | ENG | Paul Arnison |
| — | MF | WAL | Kevin Gall |
| — | MF | ARG | Lucas Cominelli (on loan from Granada) |
| — | FW | ENG | Michael Chopra |
| — | FW | IRL | Paul Knight |
| — | FW | NGA | Shola Ameobi |

### Trialists

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ITA | Pietro Parente |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | BRA | Paulo Baier (on trial from Atlético Mineiro) |

## Transfers
### In
#### First team

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer fee |
| 5 | DF | Alain Goma | 26 | EU | Paris Saint-Germain | Transfer | £4,700,000 |
| 3 | DF | Marcelino | 27 | EU | Mallorca | Transfer | £5,800,000 |
| 8 | DF | Franck Dumas | 31 | EU | Monaco | Transfer | £500,000 |
| 7 | MF | Kieron Dyer | 20 | EU | Ipswich Town | Transfer | £6,000,000 |
| 29 | GK | John Karelse | 29 | EU | NAC Breda | Transfer | £750,000 |
| 32 | FW | Kevin Gallacher | 32 | EU | Blackburn Rovers | Transfer | £700,000 |
| 8 | MF | Diego Gavilán | 19 | Non-EU | Cerro Porteño | Transfer | £2,000,000 |
| | MF | Christian Bassedas | 27 | Non-EU | Vélez Sarsfield | Transfer | £4,130,000 |
Last updated: 31 June 2000

#### Reserves and academy

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| | GK | | Jonny Brain | 16 | EU | Carlisle United | Transfer | | 2002 | Unknown | |
Last updated: 31 June 2000

### Out
#### First team

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer fee |
| 25 | FW | Paul Dalglish | 22 | EU | Norwich City | Transfer | £300,000 |
| 15 | MF | Georgios Georgiadis | 27 | EU | PAOK | Transfer | £300,000 |
| 12 | MF | Dietmar Hamann | 25 | EU | Liverpool | Transfer | £8,000,000 |
| 27 | DF | Philippe Albert | 31 | EU | Charleroi | Transfer | £600,000 |
| 3 | DF | Stuart Pearce | 37 | EU | West Ham United | Free transfer | Free transfer |
| 40 | FW | Andreas Andersson | 25 | EU | AIK | Transfer | £2,000,000 |
| 8 | DF | Franck Dumas | 32 | EU | Marseille | Transfer | £1,500,000 |
Last updated: 31 June 2000

#### Reserves and academy

| Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer fee |
| DF | Paddy Kelly | 21 | EU | Livingston | Free transfer | Free |
| GK | Peter Keen | 22 | EU | Carlisle United | Free transfer | Free |
| MF | Ralf Keidel | 22 | EU | MSV Duisburg | Free transfer | Free |
| DF | Paul Talbot | 20 | EU | York City | Free transfer | Free |
| MF | Paul Arnison | 22 | EU | Hartlepool United | Free transfer | Free |
Last updated: 31 June 2000

### Loan in
#### First team

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 32 | GK | Tommy Wright | 35 | EU | Manchester City | Loan | 1 month | Unknown |
| 38 | MF | Fumaça | 23 | Non-EU | Catuense Futebol | Loan | | |
| 39 | DF | Hélder | 28 | Non-EU | Deportivo La Coruña | Loan | End of season | £500,000 |
Last updated: 31 June 2000

#### Reserves and academy

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| | MF | | Lucas Cominelli | 22 | Non-EU | Granada | Loan | | | Unknown | |
Last updated: 31 June 2000

### Loan out
#### First team

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 33 | MF | | Des Hamilton | 23 | EU | Norwich City | Loan | | | | |
Last updated: 31 June 2000

#### Reserves and academy

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type |
| 23 | GK | Lionel Pérez | 32 | EU | Scunthorpe United | Loan |
| 35 | MF | Stuart Elliott | 23 | EU | Bournemouth | Loan |
| 35 | MF | Stuart Elliott | 23 | EU | Stockport County | Loan |
| 26 | FW | James Coppinger | 19 | EU | Hartlepool United | Loan |
| 24 | MF | Garry Brady | 23 | EU | Norwich City | Loan |
| 23 | GK | Lionel Pérez | 32 | EU | Cambridge United | Loan |
Last updated: 31 June 2000

## Statistics
### Appearances, goals and cards

    Last updated on 13 November 2010.
    (Starts + substitute appearances)
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Shay Given | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Warren Barton | 33+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 45+1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Marcelino | 10+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Didier Domi | 19+8 | 3 | 1+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25+11 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Alain Goma | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Steve Howey | 7+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Kieron Dyer | 27+3 | 3 | 5+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35+4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Franck Dumas | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Diego Gavilán | 2+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Alan Shearer | 36+1 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 49+1 | 30 | 8 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Silvio Marić | 3+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7+11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Gary Speed | 36 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 13 | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Andy Griffin | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Steve Harper | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Temuri Ketsbaia | 11+9 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 13+14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Nolberto Solano | 29+1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 39+1 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Laurent Charvet | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Stephen Glass | 1+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 2+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Aaron Hughes | 22+5 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 27+7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Jamie McClen | 3+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 3+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Duncan Ferguson | 17+5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 25+6 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Carl Serrant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | David Beharall | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Paul Robinson | 2+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+4 | 1 | 2+14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | John Karelse | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | Tommy Wright | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | Kevin Gallacher | 15+5 | 2 | 4+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19+6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Des Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Nikos Dabizas | 29 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 36 | DF | Alessandro Pistone | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | Rob Lee | 30 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | Fumaça | 1+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | Hélder | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
(A player sent off for 2 bookable offenses has been counted as 2 yellows and 1 red in the above table)
(3 own goals)

### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Bobby Robson |
| Assistant Manager | John Carver |
| First Team coach | Nigel Pearson |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Andy Woodman |
| Reserve Team Coach | Terry McDermott |
| Chief scout | Steve Clarke |
Last updated: 3 May 2011 Source:

### Top scorers

    Based on above table.
    Last updated on 13 November 2010.
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | Alan Shearer | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
| 2 | MF | Gary Speed | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | FW | Duncan Ferguson | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | DF | Nikos Dabizas | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | MF | Nolberto Solano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | Kieron Dyer | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | DF | Didier Domi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | N/A | Own Goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | Kevin Gallacher | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | DF | Aaron Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | Silvio Marić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | Stephen Glass | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | Diego Gavilán | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | Andy Griffin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | Alessandro Pistone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | Hélder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Rob Lee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | Paul Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | Temuri Ketsbaia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| N/A | N/A | Total | 63 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 89 |

## Matches
### Premier League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | West Ham United | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 55 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 53 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 52 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 52 |
| 13 | Everton | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 59 | 49 | +10 | 50 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: 1999-2000 FA Premier League table

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | D | D | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | W | D | D | W |
| Position | 13 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |