# 1999–2000 Bradford City A.F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Bradford City competed in the FA Premier League.

## Season summary

David Wetherall's goal on the final day of the season gave Bradford City a surprise 1–0 victory over Liverpool, which secured survival and kept them in the top division that the Bantams had spent 77 years trying to regain. Paul Jewell then walked out at Valley Parade to take over at relegated Sheffield Wednesday, leaving his assistant Chris Hutchings to pick up the pieces.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 15 | Southampton | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 62 | −17 | 44 | |
| 16 | Derby County | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 38 | |
| 17 | Bradford City | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 36 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round |
| 18 | Wimbledon (R) | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 74 | −28 | 33 | Relegation to the Football League First Division |
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday (R) | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 38 | 70 | −32 | 31 | Relegation to the Football League First Division |

### 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 | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | D | W | L | D | L | D | L | W | W | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | L | W |
| Position | 5 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |

## Results

Bradford City's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### FA Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 7 August 1999 | Middlesbrough | A | 1-0 | 33,762 | Saunders |
| 14 August 1999 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1-1 | 18,276 | Beagrie (pen) |
| 21 August 1999 | Watford | A | 0-1 | 15,564 | |
| 25 August 1999 | Arsenal | A | 0-2 | 38,073 | |
| 28 August 1999 | West Ham United | H | 0-3 | 17,926 | |
| 12 September 1999 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1-1 | 18,143 | McCall |
| 18 September 1999 | Aston Villa | A | 0-1 | 28,083 | |
| 25 September 1999 | Derby County | A | 1-0 | 31,035 | Carbonari (own goal) |
| 2 October 1999 | Sunderland | H | 0-4 | 18,204 | |
| 16 October 1999 | Wimbledon | A | 2-3 | 10,029 | Mills, Windass |
| 23 October 1999 | Leicester City | H | 3-1 | 17,655 | Blake, Mills, Redfearn |
| 1 November 1999 | Liverpool | A | 1-3 | 40,483 | Windass |
| 6 November 1999 | Coventry City | H | 1-1 | 17,587 | Mills |
| 20 November 1999 | Leeds United | A | 1-2 | 39,937 | Windass |
| 28 November 1999 | Chelsea | A | 0-1 | 31,591 | |
| 4 December 1999 | Middlesbrough | H | 1-1 | 17,708 | Mills |
| 18 December 1999 | Newcastle United | H | 2-0 | 18,286 | Saunders, Wetherall |
| 26 December 1999 | Manchester United | A | 0-4 | 55,188 | |
| 28 December 1999 | Everton | H | 0-0 | 18,276 | |
| 3 January 2000 | Southampton | A | 0-1 | 15,027 | |
| 8 January 2000 | Chelsea | H | 1-1 | 18,276 | Mills |
| 15 January 2000 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0-2 | 24,682 | |
| 22 January 2000 | Watford | H | 3-2 | 16,864 | Beagrie (pen), Whalley, O'Brien |
| 5 February 2000 | Arsenal | H | 2-1 | 18,276 | Windass, Saunders |
| 12 February 2000 | West Ham United | A | 4-5 | 25,417 | Windass, Beagrie (pen), Lawrence (2) |
| 26 February 2000 | Aston Villa | H | 1-1 | 18,276 | Windass |
| 4 March 2000 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1-1 | 35,472 | Lawrence |
| 12 March 2000 | Leeds United | H | 1-2 | 18,276 | Beagrie |
| 18 March 2000 | Coventry City | A | 0-4 | 19,201 | |
| 25 March 2000 | Manchester United | H | 0-4 | 18,276 | |
| 1 April 2000 | Newcastle United | A | 0-2 | 36,572 | |
| 8 April 2000 | Southampton | H | 1-2 | 17,439 | Blake |
| 15 April 2000 | Everton | A | 0-4 | 30,646 | |
| 21 April 2000 | Derby County | H | 4-4 | 18,276 | Windass (3), Beagrie (pen) |
| 24 April 2000 | Sunderland | A | 1-0 | 40,628 | Dreyer |
| 30 April 2000 | Wimbledon | H | 3-0 | 18,276 | Beagrie (2, 1 pen), Windass |
| 6 May 2000 | Leicester City | A | 0-3 | 21,103 | |
| 14 May 2000 | Liverpool | H | 1-0 | 18,276 | Wetherall |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 11 December 1999 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2-1 | 6,571 | Blake, Saunders |
| R4 | 11 January 2000 | Gillingham | A | 1-3 | 7,091 | Saunders |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 1st Leg | 14 September 1999 | Reading | H | 1-1 | 4,961 | Blake |
| R2 2nd Leg | 22 September 1999 | Reading | A | 2-2 | 6,892 (win on away goals) | Saunders, Wetherall |
| R3 | 12 October 1999 | Barnsley | H | 2-3 | 8,583 | Mills, Wetherall |

## 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 | ENG | Gary Walsh |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Stephen Wright |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Andy Myers |
| 4 | MF | SCO | Stuart McCall |
| 5 | DF | ENG | David Wetherall (captain) |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Ashley Westwood |
| 7 | MF | JAM | Jamie Lawrence |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Robbie Blake |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Lee Mills (on loan to Manchester City) |
| 10 | MF | IRL | Gareth Whalley |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Peter Beagrie |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Lee Todd |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Matt Clarke |
| 14 | DF | IRL | Andy O'Brien |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Dean Windass |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Lee Sharpe |
| 18 | DF | NOR | Gunnar Halle |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Isaiah Rankin |
| 20 | DF | ENG | John Dreyer |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Wayne Jacobs |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Mark Bower |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Gareth Grant |
| 25 | MF | SCO | Andrew Patterson |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Scott Kerr |
| 28 | FW | WAL | Dean Saunders |
| 30 | GK | ENG | Danny Taylor |
| 31 | GK | NIR | Aidan Davison |
| 32 | GK | WAL | Neville Southall |
| 33 | FW | POR | Jorge Cadete (on loan from Benfica) |
| 34 | GK | NGA | Ademola Bankole (on loan from QPR) |

### 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 |
| 17 | GK | ENG | Mark Prudhoe (to Southend United) |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Darren Moore (to Portsmouth) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Neil Redfearn (to Wigan Athletic) |
| 29 | FW | FRA | Bruno Rodriguez (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 11 June 1999 | DF | Gunnar Halle | Leeds United | £200,000 |
| 15 June 1999 | MF | Lee Sharpe | Leeds United | £200,000 |
| 22 June 1999 | GK | Matt Clarke | Sheffield Wednesday | Free |
| 30 June 1999 | DF | David Wetherall | Leeds United | £1,400,000 |
| 8 July 1999 | DF | Andy Myers | Chelsea | £800,000 |
| 31 July 1999 | MF | Neil Redfearn | Charlton Athletic | £250,000 |
| 5 August 1999 | FW | Dean Saunders | Benfica | Free |
| 9 September 1999 | FW | Bruno Rodriguez | Paris Saint Germain | Loan |
| 3 February 2000 | GK | Neville Southall | Torquay United | Free |
| 14 March 2000 | GK | Aidan Davison | Sheffield United | Free |
| 17 February 2000 | MF | Jorge Cadete | Benfica | Loan |
| 21 March 2000 | GK | Ademola Bankole | Queens Park Rangers | Loan |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| 26 July 1999 | FW | Robert Steiner | Queens Park Rangers | £215,000 |
| 1 August 1999 | MF | Craig Ramage | Notts County | Free |
| 20 August 1999 | FW | Gordon Watson | Bournemouth | Free |
| 23 October 1999 | FW | Bruno Rodriguez | Paris Saint Germain | Loan return |
| 8 November 1999 | GK | Mark Prudhoe | Southend United | Free |
| 17 November 1999 | DF | Darren Moore | Portsmouth | £500,000 |
| 17 March 2000 | MF | Neil Redfearn | Wigan Athletic | £112,500 |
    Transfers in: £2,850,000
    Transfers out: £827,500
    Total spending: £2,022,500

## Statistics
### Starting 11

    Considering starts in all competitions
* GK: #13, Matt Clarke, 24
* RB: #18, Gunnar Halle, 40
* CB: #14, Andy O'Brien, 40
* CB: #5, David Wetherall, 41
* LB: #22, Wayne Jacobs, 23
* RM: #7, Jamie Lawrence, 20 (#8, Robbie Blake, has 19 starts)
* CM: #4, Stuart McCall, 36
* CM: #10, Gareth Whalley, 18
* LM: #11, Peter Beagrie, 34
* CF: #28, Dean Saunders, 30 (#9, Lee Mills, has 22 starts)
* CF: #15, Dean Windass, 40