# 1999–2000 Hull City A.F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Hull City Association Football Club competed in the Football League Third Division.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 66 |
| 13 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 66 | 61 | +5 | 65 |
| 14 | Hull City | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 59 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 67 | 69 | −2 | 59 |
| 16 | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 56 |

## Results

Hull City's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League Division Three

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 7 August 1999 | Exeter City | A | 0–1 | 3,834 | |
| 2 | 14 August 1999 | Lincoln City | H | 1–1 | 7,046 | Greaves 28' |
| 3 | 21 August 1999 | Cheltenham Town | A | 0–1 | 4,427 | |
| 4 | 28 August 1999 | Macclesfield Town | H | 2–3 | 6,222 | Alcide 13', Brown 64' |
| 5 | 31 August 1999 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–3 | 5,856 | |
| 6 | 3 September 1999 | Chester City | H | 2–1 | 6,167 | Eyre 35', 77' |
| 7 | 11 September 1999 | Torquay United | A | 1–0 | 2,446 | Eyre 33' (pen) |
| 8 | 18 September 1999 | Swansea City | H | 2–0 | 5,871 | Brown 39', Wood 56' |
| 9 | 25 September 1999 | York City | H | 1–1 | 8,293 | Eyre 22' |
| 10 | 2 October 1999 | Barnet | A | 0–0 | 3,449 | |
| 11 | 9 October 1999 | Hartlepool United | A | 0–2 | 3,114 | |
| 12 | 16 October 1999 | Northampton Town | H | 0–1 | 6,467 | |
| 13 | 19 October 1999 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 0–1 | 4,727 | |
| 14 | 23 October 1999 | York City | A | 1–1 | 5,109 | Williams 67' |
| 15 | 2 November 1999 | Rochdale | A | 2–0 | 2,265 | Harper 8', Whitmore 90' |
| 16 | 6 November 1999 | Rotherham United | H | 0–0 | 7,045 | |
| 17 | 12 November 1999 | Southend United | A | 2–1 | 4,940 | Greaves 74', Brabin 82' |
| 18 | 23 November 1999 | Halifax Town | H | 0–1 | 6,067 | |
| 19 | 27 November 1999 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 0–3 | 2,577 | |
| 20 | 4 December 1999 | Exeter City | H | 4–0 | 5,683 | Edwards 22', Harper 45', 75', 89' |
| 21 | 18 December 1999 | Carlisle United | H | 2–1 | 4,727 | Wood 75', Eyre 87' |
| 22 | 26 December 1999 | Darlington | A | 0–0 | 7,058 | |
| 23 | 28 December 1999 | Mansfield Town | H | 2–0 | 7,215 | Greaves 37', Joyce 37' |
| 24 | 3 January 2000 | Leyton Orient | A | 0–0 | 5,169 | |
| 25 | 8 January 2000 | Peterborough United | H | 2–3 | 5,898 | Brown 43', Eyre 55' (Pen) |
| 26 | 15 January 2000 | Lincoln City | A | 1–2 | 4,687 | Brown 83' |
| 27 | 22 January 2000 | Cheltenham Town | H | 1–1 | 4,691 | Whitmore 1' |
| 28 | 29 January 2000 | Macclesfield Town | A | 2–0 | 1,900 | Eyre 47', 54' |
| 29 | 5 February 2000 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 2–0 | 5,167 | Harris 66', 82' |
| 30 | 12 February 2000 | Chester City | A | 0–0 | 2,802 | |
| 31 | 19 February 2000 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 0–0 | 5,100 | |
| 32 | 22 February 2000 | Peterborough United | A | 1–2 | 6,668 | Brabin 48' |
| 33 | 26 February 2000 | Swansea City | A | 0–0 | 6,137 | |
| 34 | 4 March 2000 | Torquay United | H | 0–0 | 4,668 | |
| 35 | 7 March 2000 | Rotherham United | A | 0–3 | 4,881 | |
| 36 | 11 March 2000 | Rochdale | H | 2–2 | 4,219 | Wood 25', 81' |
| 37 | 18 March 2000 | Halifax Town | A | 1–0 | 2,519 | Wood 77' |
| 38 | 21 March 2000 | Southend United | H | 0–0 | 4,150 | |
| 39 | 25 March 2000 | Darlington | H | 0–1 | 5,617 | |
| 40 | 1 April 2000 | Carlisle United | A | 4–0 | 3,495 | Prokas 32' (o.g.), Harris 45', 77', Morgan 80' |
| 41 | 8 April 2000 | Leyton Orient | H | 2–0 | 4,422 | Whitney 13', Brown 90' |
| 42 | 15 April 2000 | Mansfield Town | A | 1–0 | 2,213 | Brown 83' |
| 43 | 21 April 2000 | Northampton Town | A | 0–1 | 6,758 | |
| 44 | 24 April 2000 | Barnet | H | 1–3 | 4,883 | Brabin 49' |
| 45 | 29 April 2000 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–0 | 4,233 | Wood 21' |
| 46 | 6 May 2000 | Hartlepool United | H | 0–3 | 7,620 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 1st Leg | 10 August 1999 | Rotherham United | A | 1–0 | 3,294 | Eyre 18' |
| R1 2nd Leg | 24 August 1999 | Rotherham United | H | 2–0 | 4,373 | Alcide 10', Brown 73' |
| R2 1st Leg | 14 September 1999 | Liverpool | H | 1–5 | 10,034 | Brown 58' |
| R2 2nd Leg | 21 September 1999 | Liverpool | A | 2–4 | 24,318 | Eyre 51', Alcide 56' |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 30 October 1999 | Macclesfield Town | A | 0–0 | 2,404 | |
| R1 Replay | 9 November 1999 | Macclesfield Town | H | 4–0 | 4,844 | Eyre 3', 61', Greaves 7', Brown 29' |
| R2 | 20 November 1999 | Hayes | A | 2–2 | 2,749 | Roddins 4' (o.g.), Edwards 56' |
| R2 Replay | 30 November 1999 | Hayes | H | 3 – 2 AET | 7,000 | Brown 49', Edwards 97', Wood 112' |
| R3 | 11 December 1999 | Chelsea | H | 1–6 | 10,279 | Brown 38' |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 7 December 1999 | York City | A | 1–0 | 1,005 | Morgan 20' |
| R2 | 11 January 1999 | Chester City | H | 2–0 | 1,680 | Joyce 33', Morgan 76' |
| Quarter final | 25 January 1999 | Rochdale | A | 0 – 0 (4 – 5 pens) | 1,742 | |

## Squad statistics

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 | Colin Alcide | 10(2) | 1 | 0(2) | 0 | 3(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13(5) | 3 |
| GK | Matt Baker | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(3) | 0 |
| MF | Kevin Betsy | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 |
| MF | Adam Bolder | 18(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 21(1) | 0 |
| MF | Gary Brabin | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 3 |
| GK | Lee Bracey | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| FW | Gary Bradshaw | 5(7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(7) | 0 |
| FW | David Brown | 39(5) | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50(5) | 11 |
| GK | Stephen Bywater | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| GK | Nick Culkin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| MF | David D'Auria | 10(2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14(4) | 0 |
| DF | Mike Edwards | 36(4) | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 45(5) | 3 |
| FW | John Eyre | 24 | 8 | 2(1) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32(1) | 12 |
| MF | Jon French | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| DF | Ian Goodison | 17(1) | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| DF | Mark Greaves | 38 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 4 |
| DF | Steve Harper | 36(2) | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47(2) | 4 |
| FW | Jason Harris | 18(11) | 4 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 19(16) | 4 |
| DF | Gerry Harrison | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | Warren Joyce | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
| GK | Richard Knight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Neil Mann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | Steve Morgan | 17(2) | 1 | 3(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23(3) | 3 |
| DF | Ben Morley | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| MF | Jason Perry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 2(1) | 0 |
| MF | Mike Quigley | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(3) | 0 |
| MF | John Schofield | 13(12) | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 20(15) | 0 |
| DF | Steve Swales | 17(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20(4) | 0 |
| MF | Theodore Whitmore | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| DF | Jon Whitney | 19(2) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23(2) | 1 |
| DF | Justin Whittle | 38 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46(2) | 0 |
| DF | Neil Whitworth | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| MF | Gareth Williams | 12(1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16(1) | 1 |
| GK | Steve Wilson | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| FW | Jamie Wood | 13(19) | 6 | 3(1) | 1 | 1(2) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 18(23) | 6 |

## 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 | ENG | Lee Bracey |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Neil Mann |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Steve Harper |
| 4 | DF | WAL | Jason Perry |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Justin Whittle |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Jon Whitney |
| 7 | DF | ENG | Mike Edwards |
| 8 | DF | ENG | Mark Greaves |
| 9 | FW | ENG | David Brown |
| 10 | FW | ENG | John Eyre |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Neil Whitworth |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Steve Wilson |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Warren Joyce (player-manager) |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Jason Harris |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Steve Swales |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | CAY | Jamie Wood |
| 19 | MF | ENG | John Schofield |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Ben Morley |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Gary Brabin |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Steve Morgan |
| 25 | GK | ENG | Matt Baker |
| 27 | DF | JAM | Ian Goodison |
| 28 | MF | JAM | Theodore Whitmore |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Mike Quigley |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Jon French |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Mark Lafferty |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Gary Bradshaw |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Steve Burton |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Nathan Peat |

### 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 |
| 11 | FW | WAL | David D'Auria (to Chesterfield) |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Adam Bolder (to Derby County) |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Gareth Williams (to Scarborough) |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Colin Alcide (to York City) |
| 20 | MF | SEY | Kevin Betsy (on loan from Fulham) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Gerry Harrison (on loan from Sunderland) |
| 26 | GK | ENG | Richard Knight (on loan from Derby County) |
| 26 | GK | ENG | Nick Culkin (on loan from Manchester United) |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Stephen Bywater (on loan from West Ham United) |