# 1999–2000 Bristol City F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Bristol City F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division where they finished in 9th position. They also reached the final of the Football League Trophy losing 2–1 to Stoke City.

## Season summary

Tony Pulis was appointed as manager for City's return to Division Two, but a mediocre first half of the season (including failing to win a single league game in October or November) saw the alarming possibility of a second successive relegation battle, rather than a promotion challenge. Just after the turn of the year, Pulis left to become manager of Portsmouth, and coach Tony Fawthrop took over for the remainder of the season, assisted by Leroy Rosenior. A much-improved second half of the season saw a respectable 9th place finish, and while Fawthrop initially accepted the manager's job on a permanent basis at the end of the season, he changed his mind and opted to focus on his business interests outside of football. Danny Wilson was therefore recruited as the manager to lead them into the next season.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 80 |
| 8 | Notts County | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 65 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 64 |
| 10 | Reading | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 57 | 63 | −6 | 62 |
| 11 | Wrexham | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 62 |

## Results

Bristol City's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League Division Two

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 7 August 1999 | Reading | A | 1–2 | 13,348 | Tinnion 77' |
| 2 | 14 August 1999 | Bournemouth | H | 3–1 | 9,758 | Akinbiyi 24', 44', Brennan 47' |
| 3 | 14 August 1999 | Wigan Athletic | A | 1–2 | 7,103 | Thorpe 72' (pen) |
| 4 | 28 August 1999 | Bury | H | 1–1 | 9,537 | Taylor 90' |
| 5 | 4 September 1999 | Blackpool | H | 5–2 | 8,439 | Bell 49', Thorpe 70', 79', Hutchings 83', Brennan 89' |
| 6 | 11 September 1999 | Millwall | H | 0–0 | 9,893 | |
| 7 | 18 September 1999 | Scunthorpe United | A | 2–1 | 4,542 | Jones 79', Taylor 84' |
| 8 | 25 September 1999 | Burnley | H | 0–0 | 11,510 | |
| 9 | 2 October 1999 | Oxford United | A | 0–3 | 6,638 | |
| 10 | 9 October 1999 | Preston North End | A | 0–1 | 10,042 | |
| 11 | 17 October 1999 | Bristol Rovers | H | 0–0 | 16,011 | |
| 12 | 19 October 1999 | Colchester United | H | 1–1 | 7,777 | Tinnion 34' |
| 13 | 23 October 1999 | Burnley | A | 0–2 | 10,175 | |
| 14 | 2 November 1999 | Gillingham | A | 0–3 | 6,892 | |
| 15 | 6 November 1999 | Cambridge United | H | 1–1 | 8,646 | Jones 35' |
| 16 | 14 November 1999 | Stoke City | A | 1–1 | 10,775 | Tinnion 85' |
| 17 | 23 November 1999 | Oldham Athletic | H | 1–1 | 8,214 | Beadle 39' |
| 18 | 27 November 1999 | Notts County | A | 4–4 | 5,374 | Bell 20', 75', Testemitanu 61', Beadle 64' |
| 19 | 4 December 1999 | Reading | H | 3–1 | 8,936 | Torpey 45', Taylor 50', Beadle 76' |
| 20 | 7 December 1999 | Chesterfield | A | 2–0 | 2,254 | Galloway 45' (o.g.), Testemitanu 61' |
| 21 | 17 December 1999 | Wycombe Wanderers | H | 0–0 | 8,195 | |
| 22 | 26 December 1999 | Brentford | A | 1–2 | 6,942 | Beadle 90' |
| 23 | 28 December 1999 | Luton Town | H | 0–0 | 11,832 | |
| 24 | 3 January 2000 | Wrexham | A | 1–0 | 4,021 | Taylor 70' |
| 25 | 9 January 2000 | Cardiff City | H | 0–0 | 10,568 | |
| 26 | 15 January 2000 | Bournemouth | A | 3–2 | 5,425 | Millen 31', Thorpe 61', 67' |
| 27 | 22 January 2000 | Wigan Athletic | H | 0–0 | 10,758 | |
| 28 | 29 January 2000 | Bury | A | 0–0 | 3,435 | |
| 29 | 5 February 2000 | Chesterfield | H | 3–0 | 8,837 | Thorpe 44', Murray 45', Beadle 75' |
| 30 | 12 February 2000 | Blackpool | A | 2–1 | 5,066 | Murray 21', Millen 48' |
| 31 | 19 February 2000 | Notts County | H | 2–2 | 10,029 | Holmes 35' (o.g.), Thorpe 43' |
| 32 | 22 February 2000 | Cardiff City | A | 0–0 | 6,586 | |
| 33 | 26 February 2000 | Scunthorpe United | H | 2–1 | 9,897 | Thorpe 18', Murray 40' |
| 34 | 4 March 2000 | Millwall | A | 1–4 | 10,141 | Meechan 45' |
| 35 | 7 March 2000 | Cambridge United | A | 0–3 | 3,505 | |
| 36 | 11 March 2000 | Gillingham | H | 0–1 | 9,332 | |
| 37 | 18 March 2000 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–1 | 4,808 | Brown 76' |
| 38 | 25 March 2000 | Brentford | H | 1–0 | 8,804 | Murray 77' |
| 39 | 28 March 2000 | Stoke City | H | 2–2 | 8,103 | Thorpe 10', 78' |
| 40 | 1 April 2000 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 2–1 | 4,754 | Thorpe 18', Spencer 66' |
| 41 | 8 April 2000 | Wrexham | H | 4–0 | 8,639 | Thorpe 53', 78', Beadle 62', Meechan 90' |
| 42 | 18 April 2000 | Luton Town | A | 2–1 | 4,771 | Murray 29', Bell 77' |
| 43 | 22 April 2000 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0–2 | 10,805 | |
| 44 | 24 April 2000 | Oxford United | H | 2–2 | 9,046 | Meechan 22', Brown 39' |
| 45 | 29 April 2000 | Colchester United | A | 4–3 | 4,013 | Murray 39', Meechan 63', Ferguson 71' (o.g.), Bell 84' |
| 46 | 6 May 2000 | Preston North End | H | 0–2 | 11,160 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 1st Leg | 10 August 1999 | Cambridge United | A | 2–2 | 2,813 | Hutchings 51', Mortimer 90' |
| R1 2nd Leg | 24 August 1999 | Cambridge United | H | 2–1 | 5,352 | Torpey 18', Thorpe 36' |
| R2 1st Leg | 15 September 1999 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–2 | 5,015 | Jordan 13' |
| R2 2nd Leg | 22 September 1999 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0–0 | 8,259 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 30 October 1999 | Mansfield Town | H | 3–2 | 5,411 | Tinnion 44', 50', Murray 65' |
| R2 | 20 November 1999 | Bournemouth | A | 2–0 | 5,223 | Murray 21', 53' |
| R3 | 11 December 1999 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–1 | 11,644 | |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| Southern R2 | 12 January 2000 | Cheltenham Town | H | 3–1 | 4,123 | Holland 28', Goodridge 54', Beadle 90' |
| Southern Quarter Final | 25 January 2000 | Bournemouth | H | 1–1 (4–1 pens) | 4,291 | Hewlett 16' |
| Southern Semi Final | 15 February 2000 | Reading | H | 4–0 | 8,733 | Beadle 35', Thorpe 39', 68', Murray 70' |
| Southern Final 1st leg | 29 February 2000 | Exeter City | H | 4–0 | 12,742 | Thorpe 4', Beadle 63', Murray 68', Burnell 75' |
| Southern Final 2nd leg | 14 March 2000 | Exeter City | A | 1–1 | 2,929 | Beadle 65' |
| Final | 16 April 2000 | Stoke City | N | 1–2 | 75,057 | Holland 74' |

## Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only
| Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Football League Trophy | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| FW | Ade Akinbiyi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| DF | Kevin Amankwaah | 4(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 4(2) | 0 |
| DF | Alex Ball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Peter Beadle | 22(3) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(2) | 4 | 29(5) | 10 |
| DF | Mickey Bell | 33(2) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41(2) | 5 |
| MF | Tommy Black | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| DF | Jim Brennan | 11(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15(1) | 2 |
| DF | Aaron Brown | 10(3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13(5) | 2 |
| FW | Marvin Brown | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0(5) | 0 |
| MF | Joe Burnell | 15(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18(2) | 1 |
| MF | John Burns | 6(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 7(6) | 0 |
| DF | Louis Carey | 20(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27(2) | 0 |
| DF | Simon Clist | 8(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 9(3) | 0 |
| DF | Danny Coles | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| MF | Tommy Doherty | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |
| MF | Gregory Goodridge | 13(8) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16(10) | 1 |
| MF | Matthew Hewlett | 5(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 1 | 7(3) | 1 |
| DF | Matt Hill | 8(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(2) | 0 | 11(8) | 0 |
| MF | Paul Holland | 22(5) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 29(4) | 2 |
| MF | Robin Hulbert | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| DF | Carl Hutchings | 17(4) | 1 | 2(1) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22(5) | 2 |
| FW | Steve Jones | 12(2) | 2 | 2(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16(3) | 2 |
| DF | Andy Jordan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| DF | Gerard Lavin | 18(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22(1) | 0 |
| FW | Alex Meechan | 5(7) | 4 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7(8) | 4 |
| GK | Billy Mercer | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| DF | Keith Millen | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| MF | Paul Mortimer | 22(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| MF | Scott Murray | 31(10) | 6 | 2(1) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5(1) | 2 | 42(12) | 11 |
| FW | Kayode Odejayi | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(3) | 0 |
| GK | Steve Phillips | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| FW | Lorenzo Pinamonte | 2(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(6) | 0 |
| DF | Vilmos Sebők | 8(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12(3) | 0 |
| DF | Mark Shail | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| FW | Damian Spencer | 6(3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 7(4) | 1 |
| DF | Shaun Taylor | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| DF | Ion Testemitanu | 11(5) | 2 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16(6) | 2 |
| FW | Tony Thorpe | 24(7) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 5 | 3 | 30(8) | 17 |
| MF | Brian Tinnion | 42(2) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 53(1) | 3 |
| FW | Steve Torpey | 15(5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2(1) | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 19(7) | 2 |
| FW | Ben Wright | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |