# 1999–2000 Manchester City F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Manchester City Football Club competed in the Football League First Division.

## Season summary

After gaining promotion to the First Division following a thrilling play-off final against Gillingham, Manchester City won a second successive promotion, coming second in the First Division behind Charlton Athletic, to return to the top flight of English football after a five-year absence.

## Team kit

The team kit was produced by Le Coq Sportif and the shirt sponsor was Eidos.
| Home | Away | Third |

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Charlton Athletic (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 79 | 45 | +34 | 91 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Manchester City (P) | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 78 | 40 | +38 | 89 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Ipswich Town (O, P) | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 71 | 42 | +29 | 87 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 4 | Barnsley | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 88 | 67 | +21 | 82 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 65 | 44 | +21 | 77 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Soccerbase: 1999-2000 Football League First Division 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 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | D | D | L | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W |
| Position | 20 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

## Results

Manchester City's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 8 August 1999 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0-1 | 31,755 | |
| 14 August 1999 | Fulham | A | 0-0 | 16,754 | |
| 21 August 1999 | Sheffield United | H | 6-0 | 30,110 | Horlock (2 pens), Kennedy, Goater, Dickov, G Taylor |
| 28 August 1999 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1-0 | 21,671 | Kennedy |
| 30 August 1999 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1-0 | 31,857 | Goater |
| 11 September 1999 | Crystal Palace | H | 2-1 | 31,541 | Jobson, G Taylor |
| 18 September 1999 | Walsall | A | 1-0 | 7,260 | Goater |
| 26 September 1999 | Ipswich Town | A | 1-2 | 19,406 | Goater |
| 28 September 1999 | Norwich City | A | 0-1 | 15,130 | |
| 2 October 1999 | Port Vale | H | 2-1 | 31,608 | Bishop (2) |
| 16 October 1999 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1-1 | 13,208 | Horlock (pen) |
| 19 October 1999 | Birmingham City | A | 1-0 | 22,126 | Jobson |
| 23 October 1999 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2-0 | 33,027 | Edghill, Whitley |
| 27 October 1999 | Ipswich Town | H | 1-0 | 32,799 | Horlock |
| 30 October 1999 | Port Vale | A | 2-1 | 10,250 | Snijders (own goal), Granville |
| 3 November 1999 | Portsmouth | H | 4-2 | 31,660 | Whitley, G Taylor (2), Pollock |
| 6 November 1999 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1-1 | 19,002 | Horlock |
| 20 November 1999 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1-0 | 20,043 | Goater |
| 24 November 1999 | Barnsley | H | 3-1 | 32,692 | G Taylor, Goater, Horlock |
| 27 November 1999 | Huddersfield Town | H | 0-1 | 32,936 | |
| 3 December 1999 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1-4 | 21,635 | Goater |
| 7 December 1999 | Stockport County | H | 1-2 | 32,686 | Wiekens |
| 18 December 1999 | Swindon Town | H | 3-0 | 31,751 | Pollock, R Taylor, Goater |
| 26 December 1999 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2-0 | 19,589 | Granville, Goater |
| 28 December 1999 | Grimsby Town | H | 2-1 | 32,607 | Horlock (2) |
| 3 January 2000 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1-1 | 10,066 | Crooks |
| 16 January 2000 | Fulham | H | 4-0 | 30,057 | Goater (3), Horlock (pen) |
| 22 January 2000 | Sheffield United | A | 0-1 | 23,862 | |
| 5 February 2000 | Nottingham Forest | A | 3-1 | 25,846 | R Taylor, Goater (2) |
| 12 February 2000 | Norwich City | H | 3-1 | 32,681 | Goater, Kennedy (2) |
| 18 February 2000 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1-1 | 18,173 | Goater |
| 26 February 2000 | Walsall | H | 1-1 | 32,438 | Goater |
| 4 March 2000 | Crystal Palace | A | 1-1 | 21,052 | R Taylor |
| 8 March 2000 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1-3 | 31,353 | Whitley |
| 11 March 2000 | Barnsley | A | 1-2 | 22,650 | Goater |
| 19 March 2000 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1-1 | 32,139 | Goater |
| 21 March 2000 | Stockport County | A | 2-2 | 11,212 | Pollock, Jobson |
| 25 March 2000 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2-1 | 32,072 | Kennedy, Goater |
| 1 April 2000 | Swindon Town | A | 2-0 | 12,397 | Goater, Kennedy |
| 5 April 2000 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2-0 | 32,927 | Horlock, Dickov |
| 8 April 2000 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 4-0 | 32,433 | Prior, Dickov (2), Kennedy |
| 15 April 2000 | Grimsby Town | A | 1-1 | 8,166 | Prior |
| 22 April 2000 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 2-0 | 32,842 | Goater, Whitley |
| 24 April 2000 | Portsmouth | A | 2-2 | 19,015 | Prior, R Taylor |
| 28 April 2000 | Birmingham City | H | 1-0 | 32,062 | R Taylor |
| 7 May 2000 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 4-1 | 29,913 | Goater, Dailly (own goal), Kennedy, Dickov |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 12 December 1999 | Chester City | A | 4-1 | 5,469 | Goater (2), Bishop, Doughty (own goal) |
| R4 | 9 January 2000 | Leeds United | H | 2-5 | 29,240 | Goater, Bishop |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 1st Leg | 11 August 1999 | Burnley | H | 5-0 | 11,074 | Goater, Kennedy (2), Horlock (pen), G Taylor |
| R1 2nd Leg | 24 August 1999 | Burnley | A | 1-0 (won 6-0 on agg) | 3,647 | Cooke |
| R2 1st Leg | 15 September 1999 | Southampton | H | 0-0 | 17,476 | |
| R2 2nd Leg | 21 September 1999 | Southampton | A | 3-4 (lost 3-4 on agg) | 10,960 | Dickov, Goater (2) |

## Squad

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 | Nicky Weaver |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Lee Crooks |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Richard Edghill |
| 4 | DF | NED | Gerard Wiekens |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Andy Morrison |
| 6 | MF | NIR | Kevin Horlock |
| 7 | DF | ENG | Spencer Prior |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Ian Bishop |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Paul Dickov |
| 10 | FW | BER | Shaun Goater |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Terry Cooke |
| 12 | FW | AUS | Danny Allsopp |
| 13 | GK | NIR | Tommy Wright |
| 14 | FW | WAL | Gareth Taylor |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Craig Russell |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Jamie Pollock |
| 17 | MF | NIR | Jim Whitley |
| 18 | MF | NIR | Jeff Whitley |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | AUS | Danny Tiatto |
| 20 | MF | SCO | Gary Mason |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Nick Fenton |
| 24 | FW | SCO | Lee Peacock |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Richard Jobson |
| 26 | GK | NIR | Richard McKinney |
| 27 | DF | NIR | Shaun Holmes |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Tony Grant |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Shaun Wright-Phillips |
| 30 | GK | ENG | Steven Hodgson |
| 31 | MF | ENG | David Laycock |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Leon Mike |
| 33 | FW | NZL | Chris Killen |
| 34 | DF | IRL | Mark Kennedy |
| 35 | FW | ENG | Lee Mills (on loan from Bradford City) |
| 36 | DF | ENG | Danny Granville |
| 37 | FW | ENG | Robert Taylor |

### 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 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Michael Brown (to Sheffield United) |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Tony Vaughan (to Nottingham Forest) |
| 23 | DF | GEO | Kakhaber Tskhadadze (released) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 24 | DF | GEO | Murtaz Shelia (released) |
| 28 | FW | IRL | Alan Reilly (to Halifax Town) |
| 35 | FW | ENG | Chris Greenacre (to Mansfield Town) |

### Reserve squad

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 |
| - | DF | WAL | Rhys Day |
| - | DF | ENG | Stephen Jordan |
| - | MF | CAN | Terry Dunfield |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | MF | NGA | Dickson Etuhu |
| - | MF | ENG | Chris Shuker |