# 1999–2000 Sunderland A.F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 season, Sunderland participated in the FA Premier League.

## Season summary

Sunderland's 1999–2000 season started at Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea beat them 4–0. However, in the return match later in the season Sunderland turned the tables on Chelsea, avenging their 4–0 defeat with a 4–1 win at the Stadium of Light. Sunderland also achieved a 2–1 victory over rivals Newcastle United at St. James' Park, a result which helped bring about the resignation of Newcastle's manager, Ruud Gullit. At the end of the season Sunderland finished seventh, with Kevin Phillips winning the European Golden Shoe in his first top-flight season, scoring 30 goals.

## Team kit and sponsors

This season was the first in which the club was sponsored by car dealership Reg Vardy, and the last in which ASICS made the club's kit.

## Results

Sunderland's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### FA Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Chelsea | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 65 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 58 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round |
| 7 | Sunderland | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 58 | |
| 8 | Leicester City | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 55 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 9 | West Ham United | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 55 | |
* ↑ Chelsea qualified for the UEFA Cup as FA Cup winners.
* ↑ Leicester City qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.

#### 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 | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | D | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | L |
| Position | 20 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 7 August 1999 | Chelsea | A | 0–4 | 34,831 | |
| 10 August 1999 | Watford | H | 2–0 | 40,630 | Phillips (2, 1 pen) |
| 14 August 1999 | Arsenal | H | 0–0 | 41,680 | |
| 21 August 1999 | Leeds United | A | 1–2 | 39,064 | Phillips (pen) |
| 25 August 1999 | Newcastle United | A | 2–1 | 36,600 | Quinn, Phillips |
| 29 August 1999 | Coventry City | H | 1–1 | 39,427 | Phillips |
| 11 September 1999 | Leicester City | H | 2–0 | 40,105 | Butler, McCann |
| 18 September 1999 | Derby County | A | 5–0 | 28,264 | McCann, Phillips (3), Quinn |
| 25 September 1999 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–0 | 41,132 | Schwarz |
| 2 October 1999 | Bradford City | A | 4–0 | 18,204 | Rae, Quinn, Phillips (2, 1 pen) |
| 18 October 1999 | Aston Villa | H | 2–1 | 41,045 | Phillips (2, 1 pen) |
| 24 October 1999 | West Ham United | A | 1–1 | 26,022 | Phillips |
| 31 October 1999 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–1 | 41,904 | Quinn (2) |
| 6 November 1999 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–1 | 34,793 | Reddy |
| 20 November 1999 | Liverpool | H | 0–2 | 42,015 | |
| 27 November 1999 | Watford | A | 3–2 | 21,590 | Phillips (2), McCann |
| 4 December 1999 | Chelsea | H | 4–1 | 41,377 | Quinn (2), Phillips (2) |
| 18 December 1999 | Southampton | H | 2–0 | 40,860 | Phillips (2) |
| 26 December 1999 | Everton | A | 0–5 | 40,017 | |
| 28 December 1999 | Manchester United | H | 2–2 | 42,026 | McCann, Quinn |
| 3 January 2000 | Wimbledon | A | 0–1 | 17,621 | |
| 15 January 2000 | Arsenal | A | 1–4 | 38,039 | Quinn |
| 23 January 2000 | Leeds United | H | 1–2 | 41,947 | Phillips |
| 5 February 2000 | Newcastle United | H | 2–2 | 42,192 | Phillips (2) |
| 12 February 2000 | Coventry City | A | 2–3 | 22,101 | Phillips, Rae |
| 26 February 2000 | Derby County | H | 1–1 | 41,940 | Rae |
| 5 March 2000 | Leicester City | A | 2–5 | 20,432 | Phillips, Quinn |
| 11 March 2000 | Liverpool | A | 1–1 | 44,693 | Phillips (pen) |
| 18 March 2000 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–1 | 42,013 | Quinn |
| 25 March 2000 | Everton | H | 2–1 | 41,934 | Summerbee, Phillips |
| 1 April 2000 | Southampton | A | 2–1 | 15,245 | Quinn, Phillips (pen) |
| 8 April 2000 | Wimbledon | H | 2–1 | 41,592 | Quinn, Kilbane |
| 15 April 2000 | Manchester United | A | 0–4 | 61,612 | |
| 22 April 2000 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–0 | 28,072 | Phillips (2) |
| 24 April 2000 | Bradford City | H | 0–1 | 40,628 | |
| 29 April 2000 | Aston Villa | A | 1–1 | 33,949 | Quinn |
| 6 May 2000 | West Ham United | H | 1–0 | 41,684 | Phillips |
| 14 May 2000 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–3 | 36,070 | Makin |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 11 December 1999 | Portsmouth | H | 1–0 | 26,535 | McCann |
| R4 | 8 January 2000 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–1 | 15,469 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 1st Leg | 14 September 1999 | Walsall | H | 3–2 | 14,388 | Williams, Dichio, Barras (own goal) |
| R2 2nd Leg | 21 September 1999 | Walsall | A | 5–0 (won 8-2 on agg) | 5,109 | Roy, Dichio (2), Fredgaard (2) |
| R3 | 12 October 1999 | Wimbledon | A | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | 5,061 | Dichio, Ball |

## Players
### First-team squad

    Squad at end of 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 |
| 1 | GK | DEN | Thomas Sørensen |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Chris Makin |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Michael Gray |
| 4 | MF | IRL | Kevin Kilbane |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Steve Bould (captain) |
| 6 | DF | IRL | Paul Butler |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Nicky Summerbee |
| 8 | DF | GER | Thomas Helmer |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Niall Quinn |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Kevin Phillips |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Danny Dichio |
| 13 | GK | WAL | Andy Marriott |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Darren Holloway |
| 15 | MF | DEN | Carsten Fredgaard |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | SCO | Alex Rae |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Jody Craddock |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Darren Williams |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Paul Thirlwell |
| 20 | MF | SWE | Stefan Schwarz |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Gavin McCann |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Neil Wainwright |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Chris Lumsdon |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Mark Maley |
| 27 | MF | IRL | Thomas Butler |
| 28 | MF | WAL | John Oster |
| 29 | MF | FRA | Eric Roy |
| 31 | FW | IRL | Michael Reddy |
| 33 | FW | HON | Milton Núñez |

### Left club during the 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 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Kevin Ball (to Fulham) |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Allan Johnston (on loan to Birmingham City and Bolton Wanderers) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 30 | FW | BRA | Marcus di Giuseppe (to Walsall) |

### 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 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Sam Aiston |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Michael Proctor |
| 32 | MF | IRL | Brendan McGill |
| 34 | DF | NIR | George McCartney |
| 35 | MF | SCO | David Duke |
| — | GK | ENG | Jon Kennedy |
| — | GK | NIR | Michael Ingham |
| — | GK | ENG | Chris Porter |
| — | GK | IRL | Gregg Shannon |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | IRL | Cliff Byrne |
| — | DF | ENG | Steve Harrison |
| — | DF | ENG | David Morgan |
| — | MF | ENG | Mark Convery |
| — | MF | ENG | Jonjo Dickman |
| — | MF | ENG | Gerry Harrison |
| — | MF | IRL | Finbar Lynch |
| — | FW | IRL | Keith Graydon |
| — | FW | SCO | Kevin Kyle |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 1999 | GK | Michael Ingham | Cliftonville | £30,000 |
| 2 July 1999 | DF | Steve Bould | Arsenal | £500,000 |
| 7 July 1999 | DF | Thomas Helmer | Bayern Munich | Free transfer |
| 29 July 1999 | MF | Stefan Schwarz | Valencia | £4,000,000 |
| 6 August 1999 | MF | John Oster | Everton | £1,000,000 |
| 15 August 1999 | MF | Eric Roy | Marseille | £200,000 |
| 15 December 1999 | MF | Kevin Kilbane | West Bromwich Albion | £2,500,000 |
| 23 March 2000 | FW | Milton Núñez | PAOK | £1,600,000 |
| 23 March 2000 | GK | Jon Kennedy | Worksop Town | £90,000 |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| 2 June 1999 | DF | Andy Melville | Fulham | Free transfer |
| 7 July 1999 | MF | Lee Clark | Fulham | £3,000,000 |
| 13 July 1999 | MF | John Mullin | Burnley | Free transfer |
| 17 July 1999 | DF | Matthew Pitts | Carlisle United | Free transfer |
| 23 July 1999 | FW | Michael Bridges | Leeds United | £5,000,000 |
| 6 August 1999 | FW | Martin Smith | Sheffield United | Free transfer |
| 7 August 1999 | FW | Paul Beavers | Oldham Athletic | Free transfer |
| 8 September 1999 | GK | Luke Weaver | Carlisle United | Free transfer |
| 8 December 1999 | MF | Kevin Ball | Fulham | £200,000 |
| 7 March 2000 | GK | Chris Porter | Darlington | Free transfer |
    Transfers in: £9,620,000
    Transfers out: £8,200,000
    Total spending: £1,420,000

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | DEN | Thomas Sørensen | 39 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Chris Makin | 37 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Michael Gray | 38 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | IRL | Kevin Kilbane | 21 | 2 | 17+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Steve Bould | 22 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | IRL | Paul Butler | 36 | 1 | 31+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Nicky Summerbee | 35 | 1 | 29+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | GER | Thomas Helmer | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Niall Quinn | 38 | 14 | 35+2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Kevin Phillips | 38 | 30 | 36 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Danny Dichio | 15 | 4 | 0+12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | GK | WAL | Andy Marriott | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Darren Holloway | 17 | 0 | 8+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | DEN | Carsten Fredgaard | 4 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | MF | SCO | Alex Rae | 30 | 3 | 22+4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Jody Craddock | 20 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Darren Williams | 28 | 1 | 13+12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Paul Thirlwell | 9 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SWE | Stefan Schwarz | 29 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Gavin McCann | 27 | 5 | 21+3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Neil Wainwright | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Chris Lumsdon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Mark Maley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | IRL | Thomas Butler | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | WAL | John Oster | 13 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | FRA | Eric Roy | 29 | 1 | 19+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | FW | IRL | Michael Reddy | 10 | 1 | 0+8 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | HON | Milton Núñez | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players no longer with club: ||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | ENG | Kevin Ball | 12 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | BRA | Marcus di Giuseppe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |