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1999–2000 Bradford City A.F.C. season

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Chairman
  
Geoffrey Richmond

Stadium
  
Valley Parade

FA Cup
  
Fourth round

Manager
  
Paul Jewell

Premiership
  
17th

League Cup
  
Third round

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

Contents

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

Updated to games played on 14 May 2000.
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Chelsea qualified for the UEFA Cup as FA Cup winners

2 Leicester City qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Results Summary

Source: 1999-2000 FA Premier League table

Results by round

Source: 11v11.com: 1999-2000 Bradford City results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

Bradford City's score comes first

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.

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Out

Transfers in: £2,850,000 Transfers out: £827,500 Total spending: £2,022,500

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
  • References

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