1999–2000 Leicester City F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Leicester City
1999–2000 season
ChairmanPhilip Smith
ManagerMartin O'Neill
StadiumFilbert Street
Premiership8th
FA CupFifth round
League CupWinners
Player of the YearGerry Taggart
Top goalscorerCottee (13)
Highest home attendance22,170 vs Manchester United
(18 Mar 2000, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance12,157 vs Hereford United
(22 Dec 1999, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance19,825

Season summary

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Leicester City achieved their highest league finish in 24 years by coming eighth in the final table, as well as reaching their third League Cup final in four years. They triumphed for the second time under Martin O'Neill and the third time in their history, beating Tranmere Rovers 2–1 at Wembley. O'Neill then left the club after accepting the offer to manage Celtic.[1] In came former England under 21 coach Peter Taylor as his successor.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Aston Villa 38 15 13 10 46 35 +11 58 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
7 Sunderland 38 16 10 12 57 56 +1 58
8 Leicester City 38 16 7 15 55 55 0 55 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
9 West Ham United 38 15 10 13 52 53 −1 55
10 Tottenham Hotspur 38 15 8 15 57 49 +8 53
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Leicester City qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 16 7 15 55 55  0 55 10 3 6 31 24  +7 6 4 9 24 31  −7
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAAAHA
ResultLWDLWWLDWWWLWLWWLLLLDDLWDWLLWLDWLDWWWL
Position1412101565109775656755677881091010111211121310111111988
Source: 11v11.com: 1999-2000 Leicester City results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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Leicester City's score comes first[2]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Pre-season

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19 July 1999 (1999-07-19) Bournemouth 2–3 Leicester City Bournemouth
Savage   17' (o.g.)
Fletcher   32'
Gunnlaugsson   48'
Heskey   58'
Campbell   83'
Stadium: Dean Court
21 July 1999 (1999-07-21) Torquay United 2–1 Leicester City Torquay
19:30 BST Hill   4'
Healy   ?' (pen.)
Wilson   47' Stadium: Plainmoor
27 July 1999 (1999-07-27) Lincoln City 2–7 Leicester City Lincoln
Gain   ?'
Smith   ?'
Izzet   ?', ?', ?'
Heskey   ?', ?'
Campbell   ?'
Marshall   ?'
Stadium: Sincil Bank
27 July 1999 (1999-07-27) Crystal Palace 1–1 Leicester City London
Bradbury   42' Cottee   55' Stadium: Selhurst Park
1 August 1999 (1999-08-01) AEK Athens   3–2 Leicester City Athens
Zagorakis   6', 60' (pen.) Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Referee: Georgios Psychomanis (Greece)

FA Premier League

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7 August 1999 (1999-08-07) 1 Arsenal 2–1 Leicester City London
15:00 BST Bergkamp   65'
Sinclair   90' (o.g.)
[3] Cottee   57' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,026
Referee: Alan Wilkie
11 August 1999 (1999-08-11) 2 Leicester City 1–0 Coventry City Leicester
19:45 BST Izzet   24' (pen.) [4] Burrows   69' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 19,196
Referee: Neale Barry
14 August 1999 (1999-08-14) 3 Leicester City 2–2 Chelsea Leicester
15:00 BST Heskey   10'
Izzet   90' (pen.)
[5] Wise   48'
Sinclair   90' (o.g.)
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,068
Referee: Stephen Lodge
21 August 1999 (1999-08-21) 4 West Ham United 2–1 Leicester City London
15:00 BST Wanchope   29'
Di Canio   53'
[6] Heskey   2' Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 23,631
Referee: Alan Wiley
24 August 1999 (1999-08-24) 5 Middlesbrough 0–3 Leicester City Middlesbrough
19:45 BST [7] Heskey   35', 83'
Cottee   38'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 33,126
Referee: Rob Harris
30 August 1999 (1999-08-30) 6 Leicester City 1–0 Watford Leicester
20:00 BST Izzet   44' [8] Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 17,920
Referee: Neale Barry
11 September 1999 (1999-09-11) 7 Sunderland 2–0 Leicester City Sunderland
15:00 BST Butler   28'
McCann   82'
[9] Taggart   57'   62' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,105
Referee: Andy D'Urso
18 September 1999 (1999-09-18) 8 Leicester City 2–2 Liverpool Leicester
15:00 BST Cottee   2'
Sinclair     51'
Izzet   86'
[10] Owen   23', 39'
Thompson     89'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,623
Referee: Uriah Rennie
25 September 1999 (1999-09-25) 9 Leicester City 3–1 Aston Villa Leicester
15:00 BST Izzet   40'
Southgate   48' (o.g.)
Cottee   55'
[11] Southgate     65'
Dublin   73'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 19,917
Referee: Jeff Winter
3 October 1999 (1999-10-03) 10 Tottenham Hotspur 2–3 Leicester City London
16:00 BST Iversen   26', 35' [12] Izzet   25' (pen.), 69'
Taggart   76'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,591
Referee: Graham Barber
16 October 1999 (1999-10-16) 11 Leicester City 2–1 Southampton Leicester
15:00 BST Guppy   8'
Cottee   39'
[13] Davies   76'
Pahars   84'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 19,556
Referee: Barry Knight
23 October 1999 (1999-10-23) 12 Bradford City 3–1 Leicester City Bradford
15:00 BST Blake   12'
Mills   40'
Redfearn   66'
[14] Impey   21' Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium
Attendance: 17,655
Referee: Mike Reed
30 October 1999 (1999-10-30) 13 Leicester City 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday Leicester
15:00 BST Taggart   24', 36'
Cottee   57'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 19,046
Referee: Paul Alcock
6 November 1999 (1999-11-06) 14 Manchester United 2–0 Leicester City Manchester
15:00 GMT Cole   30', 83' [15] Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 55,191
Referee: Paul Durkin
20 November 1999 (1999-11-20) 15 Leicester City 2–1 Wimbledon Leicester
15:00 GMT Cottee   22', 58' [16] Gayle   21' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 18,255
Referee: Paul Durkin
27 November 1999 (1999-11-27) 16 Coventry City 0–1 Leicester City Coventry
15:00 GMT [17] Heskey   60' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 22,021
Referee: Stephen Lodge
4 December 1999 (1999-12-04) 17 Leicester City 0–3 Arsenal Leicester
11:30 GMT Grimandi   23'
Guppy   53' (o.g.)
Overmars   75'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,495
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
18 December 1999 (1999-12-18) 18 Leicester City 0–1 Derby County Leicester
15:00 GMT [18] Powell   69' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 18,581
Referee: David Elleray
26 December 1999 (1999-12-26) 19 Leeds United 2–1 Leicester City Leeds
15:00 GMT Bridges   29'
Bowyer   45'
[19] Cottee   10' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,105
Referee: Mark Halsey
28 December 1999 (1999-12-28) 20 Leicester City 1–2 Newcastle United Leicester
15:00 GMT Zagorakis   83' [20] Ferguson   21'
Shearer   53'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,225
Referee: Paul Durkin
3 January 2000 (2000-01-03) 21 Everton 2–2 Leicester City Liverpool
17:30 GMT Hutchison   16'
Unsworth   56' (pen.)
[21] Elliott   26', 31' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 30,490
Referee: Jeff Winter
15 January 2000 (2000-01-15) 22 Chelsea 1–1 Leicester City London
15:00 GMT Wise   85' [22] Taggart   41' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 35,063
Referee: Graham Barber
22 January 2000 (2000-01-22) 23 Leicester City 1–3 West Ham United Leicester
15:00 GMT Heskey   24' [23] Wanchope   13', 45'
Di Canio   60'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 19,019
Referee: David Elleray
5 February 2000 (2000-02-05) 24 Leicester City 2–1 Middlesbrough Leicester
15:00 GMT O'Neill   1' (o.g.)
Schwarzer   41' (o.g.)
[24] Campbell   52' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 17,550
Referee: Steve Bennett
12 February 2000 (2000-02-12) 25 Watford 1–1 Leicester City Watford
15:00 GMT Wooter   47' [25] Elliott   39' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 16,814
Referee: Andy D'Urso
5 March 2000 (2000-03-05) 26 Leicester City 5–2 Sunderland Leicester
16:00 GMT Collymore   17', 60', 87'
Heskey   34'
Oakes   90'
[26] Philips   53'
Quinn   75'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,432
Referee: Neale Barry
11 March 2000 (2000-03-11) 27 Wimbledon 2–1 Leicester City London
15:00 GMT Ardley   33'
Cort   87'
[27] Taggart   55' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,319
Referee: Paul Alcock
18 March 2000 (2000-03-18) 28 Leicester City 0–2 Manchester United Leicester
15:00 GMT [28] Beckham   33'
Yorke   83'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 22,170
Referee: Rob Harris
26 March 2000 (2000-03-26) 29 Leicester City 2–1 Leeds United Leicester
15:00 BST Collymore   14'
Guppy   48'
[29] Kewell   38' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,095
Referee: Stephen Lodge
2 April 2000 (2000-04-02) 30 Derby County 3–0 Leicester City Derby
13:00 BST Burley   15'
Sturridge   45'
Delap   45'
[30] Lennon     67' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 25,763
Referee: Graham Poll
8 April 2000 (2000-04-08) 31 Leicester City 1–1 Everton Leicester
15:00 GMT Taggart   8' [31] Hutchison   27' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 18,705
Referee: Alan Wiley
15 April 2000 (2000-04-15) 32 Newcastle United 0–2 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST [32] Cottee   7'
Savage   52'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,426
Referee: Uriah Rennie
19 April 2000 (2000-04-19) 33 Leicester City 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
19:45 BST [33] Ginola   90' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 19,764
Referee: Jeff Winter
22 April 2000 (2000-04-22) 34 Aston Villa 2–2 Leicester City Birmingham
15:00 BST Thompson   31'
Merson   48'
[34] Elliott   36'
Lennon   67'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 31,229
Referee: Graham Barber
29 April 2000 (2000-04-29) 35 Southampton 1–2 Leicester City Southampton
15:00 BST Kachloul   4'
Richards   89'
[35] Cottee   22'
Izzet   60'
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,178
Referee: Mike Reed
3 May 2000 (2000-05-03) 36 Liverpool 0–2 Leicester City Liverpool
19:45 BST [36] Cottee   2'
Gilchrist   48'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,456
Referee: Graham Poll
6 May 2000 (2000-05-06) 37 Leicester City 3–0 Bradford City Leicester
15:00 BST Elliott   59', 63'
Cottee   68'
[37] Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,103
Referee: Steve Dunn
14 May 2000 (2000-05-14) 38 Sheffield Wednesday 4–0 Leicester City Sheffield
16:00 BST Quinn   14'
Booth   40'
Alexandersson   49'
De Bilde   61'
[38] Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 21,656
Referee: David Elleray

FA Cup

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11 December 1999 (1999-12-11) R3 Hereford United 0–0 Leicester City Hereford
13:00 GMT [39] Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 7,795
Referee: Mike Dean
22 December 1999 (1999-12-22) R3 Replay Leicester City 2–1 (a.e.t.) Hereford United Leicester
19:45 GMT Elliott   78'
Izzet   104'
[40] Fewings   40' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 12,157
Referee: Rob Styles
9 January 2000 (2000-01-09) R4 Arsenal 0–0 Leicester City London
16:00 GMT [41] Eadie     81' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 35,710
Referee: Mike Riley
19 January 2000 (2000-01-19) R4 Replay Leicester City 0–0
(6–5 p)
Arsenal Leicester
19:45 GMT [42] Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 15,235
Referee: Mike Riley
Penalties
Gunnlaugsson  
Savage  
Fenton  
Elliott  
Oakes  
Campbell  
Heskey  
  Šuker
  Dixon
  Hughes
  Parlour
  Henry
  Vieira
  Grimandi
30 January 2000 (2000-01-30) R5 Chelsea 2–1 Leicester City London
16:00 GMT Poyet   35'
Weah   48'
Wise     90'
[43] Walsh     60'
Elliott   90+4'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 30,141
Referee: Graham Poll

League Cup

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14 September 1999 (1999-09-14) R2 1st leg Crystal Palace 3–3 Leicester City London
19:45 GMT Morrison   23'
Zhiyi   71'
Mullins   74'
[44] Digby   17' (o.g.)
Lennon   34'
Taggart   58'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 5,006
Referee: David Elleray
22 September 1999 (1999-09-22) R2 2nd leg Leicester City 4–2
(7–5 agg.)
Crystal Palace Leicester
19:45 GMT Oakes   19' (pen.), 88'
Marshall   53'
Fenton   79'
[45] Thomson   61'
Bradbury   86'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 12,762
Referee: Graham Poll
13 October 1999 (1999-10-13) R3 Leicester City 2–0 Grimsby Town Leicester
19:45 GMT Izzet   28'
Heskey   58'
[46] Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 13,701
Referee: Paul Taylor
15 December 1999 (1999-12-15) R4 Leicester City 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Leeds United Leicester
19:45 GMT [47] Radebe     90' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 16,125
Referee: Graham Barber
Penalties
Gunnlaugsson  
Elliott  
Impey  
Zagorakis  
Izzet  
  Woodgate
  Harte
  Kelly
  Bowyer
12 January 2000 (2000-01-12) R5 Leicester City 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)
Fulham Leicester
19:45 GMT Marshall   85', 111'
Walsh   87'
[48] Peschisolido   58'
Horsfield   75'
Coleman   90+2'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 13,576
Referee: Mike Reed
Penalties
Gunnlaugsson  
Savage  
Fenton  
  Coleman
  Trollope
  Horsfield
25 January 2000 (2000-01-25) SF 1st leg Aston Villa 0–0 Leicester City Birmingham
19:45 GMT [49] Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 28,037
Referee: Terry Heilbron
2 February 2000 (2000-02-02) SF 2nd leg Leicester City 1–0
(1–0 agg.)
Aston Villa Leicester
19:45 GMT Elliott   45' [50] Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 21,843
Referee: Paul Durkin
27 February 2000 (2000-02-27) F Leicester City 2–1 Tranmere Rovers London
15:00 GMT Elliott   29', 81' [51] Hill   9'   63'
Kelly   77'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 74,313
Referee: Alan Wilkie

Squad

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[52] 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 Tim Flowers
3 DF   JAM Frank Sinclair
4 DF   NIR Gerry Taggart
5 DF   ENG Steve Walsh
6 MF   TUR Muzzy Izzet
7 MF   NIR Neil Lennon
8 FW   ENG Stan Collymore
10 FW   ENG Darren Eadie
11 MF   ENG Steve Guppy
13 FW   ISL Arnar Gunnlaugsson
14 MF   WAL Robbie Savage
15 DF   ENG Phil Gilchrist
16 MF   SCO Stuart Campbell
18 DF   SCO Matt Elliott (captain)
19 DF   ENG Robert Ullathorne
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW   ENG Ian Marshall
21 MF   ENG Graham Fenton
22 GK   GLP Pegguy Arphexad
24 DF   ENG Andrew Impey
25 MF   ENG Stuart Wilson
27 FW   ENG Tony Cottee
28 FW   ENG Lawrie Dudfield
29 MF   ENG Stefan Oakes
30 GK   ENG Michael Price
32 GK   ENG John Hodges
34 MF   ENG Danny Thomas
37 MF   GRE Theodoros Zagorakis
38 DF   ENG Tommy Goodwin
45 MF   NIR Tim McCann
46 DF   ENG Jordan Stewart

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW   ENG Emile Heskey (to Liverpool)
16 MF   SCO Stuart Campbell (on loan to Birmingham City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
34 GK   NIR Alan Fettis (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
8 MF   ENG Scott Taylor (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF   ENG Guy Branston
17 FW   ARG Fernando Pasquinelli
23 MF   ENG Matt Piper
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 GK   ENG Matthew Nurse
33 MF   ENG Alex Mortimer
35 DF   ENG Carl Bacon

Statistics

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Players with squad numbers struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Leicester.

Appearances, goals and cards

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(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
1 GK   Tim Flowers 29 0 2 0 5+1 0 36+1 0 1 0
3 DF   Frank Sinclair 34 0 3 0 7 0 44 0 9 1
4 DF   Gerry Taggart 30+1 6 5 0 7+1 1 42+2 7 7 1
5 DF   Steve Walsh 5+6 0 3+1 0 2+1 1 10+8 1 3 1
6 MF   Muzzy Izzet 32 8 2 1 6 1 40 10 4 0
7 MF   Neil Lennon 31 1 2 0 6 1 39 2 8 1
8 FW   Stan Collymore 6 4 0 0 0 0 6 4 1 0
9 FW   Emile Heskey 23 7 4 0 8 1 35 8 8 0
10 FW   Darren Eadie 15+1 0 3 0 0 0 18+1 0 1 1
11 MF   Steve Guppy 29+1 2 2 0 5 0 36+1 2 2 0
13 FW   Arnar Gunnlaugsson 2 0 2+1 0 0+2 0 4+3 0 0 0
14 MF   Robbie Savage 35 1 5 0 7 0 47 1 6 0
15 DF   Phil Gilchrist 17+10 1 3 0 5+1 0 25+11 1 1 0
16 MF   Stuart Campbell 1+3 0 0+3 0 0+2 0 1+8 0 0 0
18 DF   Matt Elliott 37 6 5 2 6 3 48 11 3 0
20 FW   Ian Marshall 2+19 0 0+1 0 3+1 3 5+21 3 1 0
21 FW   Graham Fenton 1+1 0 0+3 0 0+4 1 1+8 1 1 0
22 GK   Pegguy Arphexad 9+2 0 3+1 0 3 0 15+3 0 0 0
24 MF   Andrew Impey 28+1 1 2+1 0 5+2 0 35+4 1 0 0
25 MF   Stuart Wilson 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0+2 0 0 0
27 FW   Tony Cottee 30+3 13 2 0 3 0 35+3 13 1 0
28 FW   Lawrie Dudfield 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
29 MF   Stefan Oakes 15+7 1 3 0 7 2 25+7 3 1 0
34 DF   Danny Thomas 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 0 0
37 MF   Theodoros Zagorakis 6+11 1 4 0 3+4 0 13+15 1 2 0
38 DF   Tommy Goodwin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
46 DF   Jordan Stewart 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0

Transfers

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Date Pos Name From Fee Notes
30 July 1999 GK   Tim Flowers Blackburn Rovers £1,100,000
10 August 1999 DF   Phil Gilchrist Oxford United £500,000 [53]
10 December 1999 MF   Darren Eadie Norwich City £3,000,000 [54]
10 February 2000 FW   Stan Collymore Aston Villa Free [55]
23 March 2000 FW   Fernando Pasquinelli Boca Juniors Loan
Date Pos Name To Fee Notes
27 July 1999 GK   Kasey Keller Rayo Vallecano Free transfer
8 October 1999 MF   Scott Taylor Wolverhampton Wanderers Free transfer
18 November 1999 DF   Guy Branston Rotherham United £50,000
10 March 2000 FW   Emile Heskey Liverpool £11,000,000 [56]
Transfers in:   £4,600,000
Transfers out:   £11,050,000
Total spending:   £6,450,000

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