# 1999–2000 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 English football season, West Bromwich Albion F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

## Season summary

West Bromwich Albion struggled under the new management of Brian Little and he was sacked in March after just one win from the last 16 league games (between 27 November – 4 March), picking up 9 points from the possible 48 and leaving the club in deep relegation peril. He was replaced by former Stoke City manager Gary Megson, who guided Albion to safety in 21st place.

## Kit

West Bromwich Albion retained the previous season's kit, manufactured by Belgian company Patrick and sponsored by the West Bromwich Building Society.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 51 | |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 51 | |
| 21 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 49 | |
| 22 | Walsall (R) | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 52 | 77 | −25 | 46 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 23 | Port Vale (R) | 46 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 48 | 69 | −21 | 36 | Relegation to the Second Division |

## Results

West Bromwich Albion's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 11 August 1999 | Norwich City | H | 1–1 | 16,196 | Raven |
| 14 August 1999 | Port Vale | A | 2–1 | 7,891 | Hughes, Kilbane |
| 20 August 1999 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–1 | 13,202 | Hughes |
| 28 August 1999 | Swindon Town | A | 2–1 | 6,565 | Kilbane, Evans |
| 30 August 1999 | Fulham | H | 0–0 | 17,120 | |
| 11 September 1999 | Birmingham City | A | 1–1 | 25,495 | Hughes |
| 18 September 1999 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–2 | 16,902 | Kilbane (2) |
| 25 September 1999 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–0 | 13,219 | |
| 3 October 1999 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 25,500 | Carbon |
| 16 October 1999 | Walsall | H | 0–1 | 19,562 | |
| 19 October 1999 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–1 | 9,874 | |
| 23 October 1999 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–0 | 19,346 | |
| 26 October 1999 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–0 | 12,203 | Hughes, Maresca |
| 31 October 1999 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | 21,097 | McDermott |
| 6 November 1999 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–3 | 6,623 | |
| 14 November 1999 | Portsmouth | H | 3–2 | 11,483 | Maresca, van Blerk, Evans |
| 20 November 1999 | Huddersfield Town | A | 0–1 | 14,244 | |
| 23 November 1999 | Stockport County | H | 2–0 | 9,201 | Hughes (2) |
| 27 November 1999 | Sheffield United | H | 2–2 | 12,278 | Maresca, Evans |
| 4 December 1999 | Norwich City | A | 1–2 | 15,183 | Kilbane |
| 7 December 1999 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 0–2 | 5,419 | |
| 14 December 1999 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–1 | 4,036 | Hughes |
| 18 December 1999 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–3 | 14,712 | de Freitas |
| 26 December 1999 | Manchester City | H | 0–2 | 19,589 | |
| 28 December 1999 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 16,269 | Burgess |
| 3 January 2000 | Barnsley | H | 0–2 | 13,411 | |
| 15 January 2000 | Port Vale | H | 0–0 | 10,831 | |
| 22 January 2000 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–0 | 19,863 | |
| 29 January 2000 | Swindon Town | H | 1–1 | 11,856 | Hughes (pen) |
| 5 February 2000 | Fulham | A | 0–1 | 12,044 | |
| 12 February 2000 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–0 | 12,406 | Hughes |
| 19 February 2000 | Sheffield United | A | 0–6 | 14,519 | |
| 26 February 2000 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–2 | 18,184 | Carbon |
| 4 March 2000 | Birmingham City | H | 0–3 | 17,029 | |
| 7 March 2000 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 2–0 | 11,958 | Flynn, Hughes |
| 11 March 2000 | Stockport County | A | 1–0 | 8,238 | Hughes |
| 18 March 2000 | Huddersfield Town | H | 0–1 | 15,484 | |
| 21 March 2000 | Portsmouth | A | 0–2 | 14,760 | |
| 25 March 2000 | Manchester City | A | 1–2 | 32,072 | Hughes |
| 4 April 2000 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–1 | 12,536 | Hughes |
| 8 April 2000 | Barnsley | A | 2–2 | 16,329 | Sneekes (pen), Taylor |
| 14 April 2000 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 4–4 | 12,802 | Sneekes (pen), Flynn, Taylor, Oliver |
| 22 April 2000 | Walsall | A | 1–2 | 9,161 | Flynn |
| 24 April 2000 | Grimsby Town | H | 2–1 | 15,291 | Taylor (2) |
| 29 April 2000 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–0 | 15,244 | |
| 7 May 2000 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–0 | 22,101 | Sneekes, Taylor |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 11 December 1999 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–2 | 10,609 | Hughes, Evans |
| R3R | 22 December 1999 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–2 | 11,766 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 1st Leg | 10 August 1999 | Halifax Town | A | 0–0 | 2,451 | |
| R1 2nd Leg | 24 August 1999 | Halifax Town | H | 5–1 | 8,316 | Kilbane, Hughes, de Freitas, Evans |
| R2 1st Leg | 14 September 1999 | Wycombe Wanderers | H | 1–1 | 9,383 | Flynn |
| R2 2nd Leg | 21 September 1999 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 4–3 | 5,047 | Raven, de Freitas, Quinn, Hughes |
| R3 | 12 October 1999 | Fulham | H | 1–2 | 10,556 | Hughes |

## First-team squad

    Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | DEN | Brian Jensen |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Andy McDermott |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Jason Van Blerk |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Sean Flynn |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Daryl Burgess |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Matt Carbon |
| 7 | FW | NIR | James Quinn |
| 8 | MF | NED | Richard Sneekes |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Mickey Evans |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Lee Hughes |
| 11 | DF | ENG | Neil Clement (on loan from Chelsea) |
| 12 | FW | SUR | Fabian de Freitas |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Des Lyttle (on loan from Watford) |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Mark Angel |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Paul Raven |
| 17 | DF | WAL | Paul Mardon |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Bob Taylor |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Adam Oliver |
| 20 | GK | ENG | Chris Adamson |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Graham Potter |
| 22 | DF | WAL | Danny Gabbidon |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Tony Butler |
| 24 | DF | ENG | James Chambers |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Adam Chambers |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Justin Richards |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Michael Garrity |
| 28 | MF | ITA | Massimilano Iezzi |
| 29 | MF | IRL | Andy Townsend |
| 30 | DF | ISL | Lárus Sigurðsson |
| 31 | GK | NIR | Elliot Morris |
| 32 | DF | FRA | Georges Santos |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Phil Whitehead (to Reading) |
| 11 | MF | IRL | Kevin Kilbane (to Sunderland) |
| 11 | MF | DEN | Carsten Fredgaard (on loan from Sunderland) |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Alan Miller (to Blackburn Rovers) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | ITA | Enzo Maresca (to Juventus) |
| 14 | MF | JAM | Paul Hall (on loan from Coventry City) |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Paul Holmes (to Torquay United) |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Brian Quailey (to Scunthorpe United) |