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1999–2000 Manchester United F.C. season

English football club season

English football club season

FieldValue
clubManchester United
season1999–2000
managerSir Alex Ferguson
mgrtitleManager
chairmanMartin Edwards
chrtitleChairman
leagueFA Premier League
league result1st
cup1League Cup
cup1 resultThird round
cup2UEFA Champions League
cup2 resultQuarter-finals
cup3Charity Shield
cup3 resultRunners-up
cup4UEFA Super Cup
cup4 resultRunners-up
cup5Intercontinental Cup
cup5 resultWinners
cup6FIFA Club World Championship
cup6 resultGroup stage
league topscorer
Dwight Yorke (20)
season topscorer
Dwight Yorke (24)
highest attendance61,629 vs Tottenham Hotspur
(6 May 2000)
lowest attendance53,250 vs Croatia Zagreb
(14 September 1999)
average attendance58,017
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Dwight Yorke (20) Dwight Yorke (24) (6 May 2000) (14 September 1999) The 1999–2000 season was Manchester United's eighth season in the Premier League, and their 25th consecutive season in the top division of English football. United won the Premier League title for the sixth time in eight seasons (with a record 18-point margin and 97 goals scored) as well as becoming the first English club to win the Intercontinental Cup when they defeated Palmeiras in Tokyo. However, they surrendered their Champions League title with a 3–2 defeat by eventual champions Real Madrid in the quarter-finals. The club controversially did not defend their FA Cup crown, upon request by The Football Association, to compete in the inaugural FIFA Club World Championship in Brazil instead. United also lost the UEFA Super Cup 1-0 to Lazio in Monaco.

Mark Bosnich, previously at United as a reserve goalkeeper from 1989 to 1991, returned to the club as Peter Schmeichel's successor, but failed to live up to expectations and in September, the club swooped for Italian Massimo Taibi to provide competition for him. However, Taibi suffered some high-profile mistakes and returned to his homeland at the end of the season after just four games for the club. As the season wore on, long-time reserve goalkeeper Raimond van der Gouw was increasingly called on as the starting goalkeeper, and proved a fairly reliable performer, but at 37 years old as of the end of the season, it was clear that he would not be a long-term solution. United then solved the goalkeeping crisis by paying AS Monaco £7.8 million for Fabien Barthez. Also new to the squad for 1999–2000 were French defender Mikaël Silvestre and South African winger Quinton Fortune. Jesper Blomqvist and Wes Brown missed the entire season due to injury, while similar misfortune restricted defenders David May and Ronny Johnsen to three first-team appearances between them. Jordi Cruyff left the club on a free transfer to Deportivo Alavés at the end of the season, seeing out his four-year contract at a club where he had failed to claim a regular first-team place.

Pre-season and friendlies

DateOpponentsH / AResultScorersAttendance
15 July 1999AustraliaN2–0Blomqvist 45', Butt 74'71,215
18 July 1999AustraliaN1–0Yorke 24'78,032
21 July 1999Shanghai ShenhuaA2–0Solskjær 60', Sheringham 69'80,000
24 July 1999South ChinaA2–0Sheringham 20', Cole 23'40,000
30 July 1999Bristol RoversA2–2Solskjær 7', Healy 87'10,534
3 August 1999Omagh TownA9–0Clegg (2), Cole (2), Sheringham (4), Nixon (o.g.)7,000
4 August 1999Wigan AthleticA2–0Scholes, Solskjær15,000
11 October 1999Rest of the World XIH2–4Sheringham 43', Scholes 87'54,842

FA Charity Shield

Main article: 1999 FA Charity Shield

DateOpponentsH / AResultScorersAttendance
1 August 1999ArsenalN1–2Yorke 37'70,185

UEFA Super Cup

Main article: 1999 UEFA Super Cup

DateOpponentsH / AResultScorersAttendance
27 August 1999LazioN0–114,461

FA Premier League

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Premier League

DateOpponentsH / AResult
F–AScorersAttendanceLeague
position
8 August 1999EvertonA1–1Yorke 7'39,1419th
11 August 1999Sheffield WednesdayH4–0Scholes 9', Yorke 35', Cole 54', Solskjær 84'54,9413rd
14 August 1999Leeds UnitedH2–0Yorke (2) 77', 80'55,1871st
22 August 1999ArsenalA2–1Keane (2) 59', 88'38,1471st
25 August 1999Coventry CityA2–1Scholes 63', Yorke 75'22,0241st
30 August 1999Newcastle UnitedH5–1Cole (4) 14', 46', 65', 71', Giggs 81'55,1901st
11 September 1999LiverpoolA3–2Carragher (2) 4' (o.g.), 45' (o.g.), Cole 18'44,9291st
18 September 1999WimbledonH1–1Cruyff 74'55,1891st
25 September 1999SouthamptonH3–3Sheringham 34', Yorke (2) 38', 64'55,2491st
3 October 1999ChelseaA0–534,9092nd
16 October 1999WatfordH4–1Yorke 40', Cole (2) 42', 50', Irwin 45' (pen.)55,1882nd
23 October 1999Tottenham HotspurA1–3Giggs 24'36,0723rd
30 October 1999Aston VillaH3–0Scholes 30', Cole 45', Keane 65'55,2112nd
6 November 1999Leicester CityH2–0Cole (2) 30', 83'55,1911st
20 November 1999Derby CountyA2–1Butt 53', Cole 84'33,3701st
4 December 1999EvertonH5–1Irwin 27' (pen.), Solskjær (4) 29', 43', 52', 58'55,1931st
18 December 1999West Ham UnitedA4–2Yorke (2) 9', 63', Giggs (2) 13', 20'26,0371st
26 December 1999Bradford CityH4–0Fortune 75', Yorke 79', Cole 88', Keane 89'55,1882nd
28 December 1999SunderlandA2–2Keane 27', Butt 87'42,0262nd
24 January 2000ArsenalH1–1Sheringham 74'58,2932nd
29 January 2000MiddlesbroughH1–0Beckham 87'61,2671st
2 February 2000Sheffield WednesdayA1–0Sheringham 74'39,6401st
5 February 2000Coventry CityH3–2Cole (2) 40', 55', Scholes 77'61,3801st
12 February 2000Newcastle UnitedA0–336,4701st
20 February 2000Leeds UnitedA1–0Cole 52'40,1601st
26 February 2000WimbledonA2–2Cruyff 30', Cole 80'26,1291st
4 March 2000LiverpoolH1–1Solskjær 45'61,5921st
11 March 2000Derby CountyH3–1Yorke (3) 13', 70', 72'61,6191st
18 March 2000Leicester CityA2–0Beckham 33', Yorke 84'22,1701st
25 March 2000Bradford CityA4–0Yorke (2) 38', 40', Scholes 71', Beckham 79'18,2761st
1 April 2000West Ham UnitedH7–1Scholes (3) 24', 51', 63' (pen.), Irwin 27', Cole 45', Beckham 66', Solskjær 73'61,6111st
10 April 2000MiddlesbroughA4–3Giggs 46', Cole 60', Scholes 74', Fortune 88'34,7751st
15 April 2000SunderlandH4–0Solskjær (2) 3', 51', Butt 65', Berg 70'61,6121st
22 April 2000SouthamptonA3–1Beckham 8', Benali 15' (o.g.), Solskjær 30'15,2451st
24 April 2000ChelseaH3–2Yorke (2) 11', 69', Solskjær 40'61,5931st
29 April 2000WatfordA3–2Yorke 69', Giggs 71', Cruyff 87'20,2501st
6 May 2000Tottenham HotspurH3–1Solskjær 5', Beckham 34', Sheringham 36'61,6291st
14 May 2000Aston VillaA1–0Sheringham 65'39,2171st

League Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup

DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultScorersAttendance
13 October 1999Round 3Aston VillaA0–333,815

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League group stage

DateOpponentsH / AResultScorersAttendanceGroup
14 September 1999Croatia ZagrebH0–053,2503rd
22 September 1999Sturm GrazA3–0Keane 16', Yorke 31', Cole 33'16,4802nd
29 September 1999MarseilleH2–1Cole 79', Scholes 83'53,9931st
19 October 1999MarseilleA0–156,7322nd
27 October 1999Croatia ZagrebA2–1Beckham 32', Keane 49'27,5001st
2 November 1999Sturm GrazH2–1Solskjær 56', Keane 65'53,7451st

Second group stage

Main article: 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League second group stage

DateOpponentsH / AResultScorersAttendanceGroup
23 November 1999FiorentinaA0–236,0023rd
8 December 1999ValenciaH3–0Keane 38', Solskjær 47', Scholes 70'54,6062nd
1 March 2000BordeauxH2–0Giggs 41', Sheringham 84'59,7862nd
7 March 2000BordeauxA2–1Keane 33', Solskjær 84'30,1301st
15 March 2000FiorentinaH3–1Cole 20', Keane 33', Yorke 70'59,9261st
21 March 2000ValenciaA0–040,4191st

Knockout phase

Main article: 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultScorersAttendance
4 April 2000Quarter-final
First legReal MadridA0–064,119
19 April 2000Quarter-final
Second legReal MadridH2–3Beckham 64', Scholes 88' (pen.)59,178

Intercontinental Cup

Main article: 1999 Intercontinental Cup

DateOpponentsH / AResult
F–AScorersAttendance
30 November 1999PalmeirasN1–0Keane 35'53,372

FIFA Club World Championship

Main article: 2000 FIFA Club World Championship

Group stage

DateOpponentsH / AResultScorersAttendanceGroup
6 January 2000NecaxaN1–1Yorke 88'50,0002nd
8 January 2000Vasco da GamaN1–3Butt 81'73,0003rd
11 January 2000South MelbourneN2–0Fortune (2) 8', 20'25,0003rd

Squad statistics

No.CWC no.Pos.NameLeagueLeague CupEuropeClub World ChampionshipOtherTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
11GKAUS Mark Bosnich23010702020350
22DFENG Gary Neville22000902020350
33DFIRL Denis Irwin253001302020423
4–DFENG David May0(1)00010000(1)01(2)0
5–DFNOR Ronny Johnsen2(1)0000000002(1)0
66DFNED Jaap Stam330001302030510
77MFENG David Beckham30(1)6001221(1)03046(2)8
88MFENG Nicky Butt21(11)3004(2)0212029(13)4
99FWENG Andy Cole23(5)1900133202040(5)22
1010FWENG Teddy Sheringham15(12)5003(6)10(2)01(2)019(22)6
1111MFWAL Ryan Giggs306001112010447
1212DFENG Phil Neville25(4)0006(3)02(1)02035(8)0
13–DFENG John Curtis0(1)01000000(1)01(2)0
1414MFNED Jordi Cruyff1(7)3101(3)01(1)01(1)05(12)3
15–MFSWE Jesper Blomqvist000000000000
1616MFIRL Roy Keane (c)28(1)500126202144(1)12
1717GKNED Raimond van der Gouw11(3)00070101020(3)0
18–MFENG Paul Scholes27(4)900113003041(4)12
1919FWTRI Dwight Yorke29(3)20009(2)2211(1)141(6)24
2020FWNOR Ole Gunnar Solskjær15(13)12104(7)32(1)02(1)024(22)15
2121DFNOR Henning Berg16(6)10011(1)0102030(7)1
23–DFENG Michael Clegg0(2)0101(1)000002(3)0
24–DFENG Wes Brown000000000000
2522MFRSA Quinton Fortune4(2)2001(3)01(1)2006(6)4
26–GKITA Massimo Taibi400000000040
275DFFRA Mikaël Silvestre30(1)0002(2)0201035(3)0
284DFENG Danny Higginbotham2(1)0100(1)010004(2)0
3023DFENG Ronnie Wallwork0(5)0100010002(5)0
31–GKENG Nick Culkin0(1)0000000000(1)0
3318MFENG Mark Wilson1(2)0002(1)010004(3)0
3415MFENG Jonathan Greening1(3)0101(1)0100(1)04(5)0
37–DFIRL John O'Shea001000000010
38–FWNIR David Healy000(1)00000000(1)0
39–MFENG Luke Chadwick001000000010
41–MFENG Richard Wellens000(1)00000000(1)0
42–MFENG Michael Twiss001000000010
–13GKENG Paul Rachubka0000000(1)0000(1)0

Transfers

No players left Manchester United in the 1999 summer transfer window.

On 21 August, South African midfielder Quinton Fortune signed from Atlético Madrid for a fee of £1.5 million. Also arriving were Italian goalkeeper Massimo Taibi and French defender Mikaël Silvestre. All three players had slightly different careers at United and all stayed at United for a different number of seasons: Fortune spent seven years at Old Trafford, and his career was mixed; Taibi turned out to be a major flop and left after just one season; Silvestre left in 2008 and had a successful career with United.

United's only winter departure was Norwegian striker Erik Nevland, who returned to his former club Viking after two seasons. Richard Wellens departed on 23 March to Blackpool for a nominal fee. John Curtis joined Blackburn Rovers on 31 May for a fee of £1.5 million, while Michael Twiss joined Port Vale on 30 June on a free transfer.

No players joined United in the winter transfer window, but on 21 May, French goalkeeper Fabien Barthez was acquired.

In

DatePos.NameFromFee
2 June 1999GKAUS Mark BosnichENG Aston VillaFree
21 August 1999MFRSA Quinton FortuneESP Atlético Madrid£1.5m
31 August 1999GKITA Massimo TaibiITA Venezia£4.5m
10 September 1999DFFRA Mikaël SilvestreITA Internazionale£4m
21 May 2000GKFRA Fabien BarthezFRA AS Monaco£7.8m

Out

DatePos.NameToFee
20 December 1999FWNOR Erik NevlandNOR Vikinglast1=Butlerfirst1=Clifflast2=Pontingfirst2=Ivantitle=Manchester United Official Yearbook 2000: The Definitive Guide to the 1999−2000 Seasonpage=171publisher=Carlton Books Limiteddate=June 2000url=https://archive.org/details/manchesterunited0000unse/page/171/isbn=978-0-2339978-3-4}}
23 March 2000MFENG Richard WellensENG BlackpoolNominal
31 May 2000DFENG John CurtisENG Blackburn Rovers£1.5m
25 July 2000MFENG Michael TwissENG Port ValeFree

References

References

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  3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/432092.stm
  4. "FIFA Club World Championship Brazil 2000 - Clubs - Manchester United". Fédération Internationale de Football Association.
  5. (2 June 1999). "Bosnich signs four-year United deal". BBC News (British Broadcasting Corporation).
  6. Anderson, David. (26 August 1999). "Football: Ferguson defends Strachan remarks". The Independent.
  7. (31 August 1999). "Man Utd complete Taibi signing". BBC.
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  9. (31 May 2000). "Man Utd confirm Barthez signing". BBC.
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