1999–2000 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1999–2000 season
Chairman	Steve Borley
Manager	Frank Burrows/Billy Ayre
Football League Second Division	21st
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	2nd round
FAW Premier Cup	Runners-up
Auto Windscreens Shield	1st round
Top goalscorer	League: Jason Bowen (12); All: Jason Bowen & Kevin Nugent (17)
Highest home attendance	11,168 (v Wrexham, 20 August 1999)
Lowest home attendance	4,389 (v Bournemouth, 7 March 2000)
Average home league attendance	6,903
	← 1998–99 2000–01 →

The 1999–2000 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 73rd season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Two, then the third tier of English football, finishing twenty-first, suffering relegation to Division Three.

During the season manager Frank Burrows parted company with the club, being replaced by Billy Ayre.

Players

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	GK	USA	Ian Feuer
--	GK	ENG	Jon Hallworth
--	GK	EIR	Seamus Kelly
--	DF	ENG	Jeff Eckhardt
--	DF	NED	Winston Faerber
--	DF	ENG	Mike Ford
--	DF	WAL	Lee Jarman
--	DF	WAL	Andy Legg
--	DF	WAL	Josh Low
--	DF	ENG	Russell Perrett
--	DF	WAL	Lee Phillips
--	DF	GER	Jörn Schwinkendorf
--	DF	ENG	Tony Vaughan
--	DF	WAL	Scott Young
--	MF	EIR	Willie Boland
--	MF	ENG	Mark Bonner


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	WAL	Jason Bowen
--	MF	ENG	Matt Brazier
--	MF	ENG	Richard Carpenter
--	MF	ENG	John Cornforth
--	MF	ENG	Jason Fowler
--	MF	ENG	Danny Hill
--	MF	ENG	Ritchie Humphreys
--	MF	ENG	Craig Middleton
--	MF	WAL	Christian Roberts
--	FW	ENG	Paul Brayson
--	FW	WAL	Robert Earnshaw
--	FW	ENG	Jamie Hughes
--	FW	WAL	Kurt Nogan
--	FW	ENG	Kevin Nugent
--	FW	WAL	Dai Thomas

First team squad.^[1]

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
19	Cambridge United	46	12	12	22	64	65	−1	48
20	Oxford United	46	12	9	25	43	73	−30	45
21	Cardiff City (R)	46	9	17	20	45	67	−22	44	Relegation to the Third Division
22	Blackpool (R)	46	8	17	21	49	77	−28	41
23	Scunthorpe United (R)	46	9	12	25	40	74	−34	39

Source: ^[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

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	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	D	W	D	L	D	L	W	D	L	L	D	D	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	L	L	W	D	L	D	D	L	L	D	D	D	L	D	L	D	W	D	W	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	W
Position	~	7	9	14	13	18	14	15	16	17	16	16	17	18	18	19	18	14	17	19	20	17	18	18	17	17	19	19	19	21	21	21	22	23	23	22	22	20	21	21	22	20	21	21	21	21

Source: ^[3]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Second Division

7 August 1999 (1999-08-07) 1	Cardiff City	1–1	Millwall	Cardiff
15:00	Willie Boland 45' (pen)		36' (pen) Neil Harris	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,193

14 August 1999 (1999-08-14) 2	Oxford United	2–3	Cardiff City	Oxford
	Matt Murphy 67' (pen), 73'		17' Winston Faerber 41', 85' Kevin Nugent	Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 6,423

20 August 1999 (1999-08-20) 3	Cardiff City	1–1	Wrexham	Cardiff
19:30	Jason Bowen 37'		55' Ian Stevens	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,168

28 August 1999 (1999-08-28) 4	Luton Town	1–0	Cardiff City	Luton
	Phil Gray 81'			Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 5,374

30 August 1999 (1999-08-30) 5	Cardiff City	1–1	Scunthorpe United	Cardiff
15:00	Jamie Hughes 88'		25' Guy Ipoua	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,006

11 September 1999 (1999-09-11) 6	Wycombe Wanderers	3–1	Cardiff City	High Wycombe
	Matthew Lawrence 18' Jermaine McSporran 75' Andy Baird 79'		12' Jason Bowen	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,982

18 September 1999 (1999-09-18) 7	Cardiff City	2–1	Notts County	Cardiff
15:00	Jason Bowen 62' Jeff Eckhardt 81'		55' Mark Stallard	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,568

25 September 1999 (1999-09-25) 8	Cardiff City	0–0	Wigan Athletic	Cardiff
15:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,679

28 September 1999 (1999-09-28) 9	Brentford	2–1	Cardiff City	London
	Andy Scott 28' Lloyd Owusu 66'		57' John Cornforth	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 5,247

2 October 1999 (1999-10-02) 10	Bury	3–2	Cardiff City	Bury
	Ian Lawson 2' Darren Bullock 58' Andy Preece 77'		50', 65' Kevin Nugent	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,603

9 October 1999 (1999-10-09) 11	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Cardiff City	Bristol
	Andy Thomson 31'		73' Danny Hill	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,363

16 October 1999 (1999-10-16) 12	Cardiff City	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Cardiff
15:00	Dai Thomas 62'		17' Richard Graham	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,650

19 October 1999 (1999-10-19) 13	Cardiff City	1–2	Stoke City	Cardiff
19:30	Andy Legg 40'		23' Peter Thorne 58' James O'Connor	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,146

23 October 1999 (1999-10-23) 14	Wigan Athletic	2–0	Cardiff City	Wigan
	Roberto Martinez 48' Ian Kilford 88'			Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 5,728

2 November 1999 (1999-11-02) 15	Cardiff City	1–1	Blackpool	Cardiff
19:45	Kevin Nugent 89'		57' John Murphy	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,523

6 November 1999 (1999-11-06) 16	Bournemouth	1–0	Cardiff City	Bournemouth
	Mark Stein 64'			Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 4,471

12 November 1999 (1999-11-12) 17	Cardiff City	2–1	Chesterfield	Cardiff
19:45	Jason Bowen 10', 65'		89' Roger Willis	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,863 Referee: Michael Ryan (Preston)

23 November 1999 (1999-11-23) 18	Colchester United	0–3	Cardiff City	Colchester
			37', 75' Ritchie Humphreys 51' Matt Brazier	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,557 Referee: Paul Alcock (Surrey)

27 November 1999 (1999-11-27) 19	Cardiff City	1–2	Gillingham	Cardiff
15:00	Andy Legg 18'		1' Andy Hessenthaler 21' Andy Thomson	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,608

4 December 1999 (1999-12-04) 20	Millwall	2–0	Cardiff City	Millwall
	Neil Harris 14', 28'			Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,044

18 December 1999 (1999-12-18) 21	Burnley	2–1	Cardiff City	Burnley
15:00	Gordon Armstrong 34' Lenny Johnrose 68'		15' (og) Mitchell Thomas	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 9,753 Referee: Peter Jones (Loughborough)

26 December 1999 (1999-12-26) 22	Cardiff City	1–0	Reading	Cardiff
12:15	Kevin Nugent 75'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,791 Referee: Bill Jordan (Hertfordshire)

28 December 1999 (1999-12-28) 23	Cambridge United	0–0	Cardiff City	Cambridge
				Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,250

3 January 2000 (2000-01-03) 24	Cardiff City	0–4	Preston North End	Cardiff
15:00			46' Robert Edwards 55', 83' (pen) Graham Alexander 63' Kurt Nogan	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,342

9 January 2000 (2000-01-09) 25	Bristol City	0–0	Cardiff City	Bristol
				Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 10,568

15 January 2000 (2000-01-15) 26	Cardiff City	1–1	Oxford United	Cardiff
15:00	Kevin Nugent 47'		44' Matt Murphy	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,914

22 January 2000 (2000-01-22) 27	Wrexham	2–1	Cardiff City	Wrexham
	Karl Connolly 55' Darren Ferguson 74'		48' Josh Low	Stadium: The Racecourse Attendance: 4,350

30 January 2000 (2000-01-30) 28	Cardiff City	1–3	Luton Town	Cardiff
12:15	Jason Bowen 89'		22' Julian Watts 45' Matthew Spring 57' Liam George	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,185

5 February 2000 (2000-02-05) 29	Scunthorpe United	0–0	Cardiff City	Scunthorpe
				Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,614

12 February 2000 (2000-02-12) 30	Cardiff City	1–1	Brentford	Cardiff
15:00	Jason Fowler 59'		26' Martin Rowlands	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,478

22 February 2000 (2000-02-22) 31	Cardiff City	0–0	Bristol City	Cardiff
19:45				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,586

26 February 2000 (2000-02-26) 32	Notts County	2–1	Cardiff City	Nottingham
	Andy Hughes 80' (pen) Alex Dyer 89'		44' Richard Carpenter	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,334

3 March 2000 (2000-03-03) 33	Cardiff City	2–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Cardiff
19:45	Kevin Nugent 5' Josh Low 89'		18' Jermaine McSporran 55' (pen) Sean Devine	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,011

7 March 2000 (2000-03-07) 34	Cardiff City	1–2	Bournemouth	Cardiff
19:45	Robert Earnshaw 69'		65' Mark Stein 89' Richard Hughes	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,389

11 March 2000 (2000-03-11) 35	Blackpool	2–2	Cardiff City	Blackpool
	Wayne Gill 1' John Hills 12' (pen)		18' (pen) Kevin Nugent 44' Jason Bowen	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,015

17 March 2000 (2000-03-17) 36	Cardiff City	3–2	Colchester United	Cardiff
19:45	Jason Bowen 34', 70' Kevin Nugent 83'		43' Jason Dozzell 51' Lomano LuaLua	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,174 Referee: Mick Fletcher (Burnley)

21 March 2000 (2000-03-21) 37	Chesterfield	1–1	Cardiff City	Chesterfield
	Steve Payne 32'		31' Russell Perrett	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 2,348

25 March 2000 (2000-03-25) 38	Reading	0–1	Cardiff City	Reading
			58' Jason Bowen	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 10,044 Referee: Trevor Parkes

1 April 2000 (2000-04-01) 39	Cardiff City	1–2	Burnley	Cardiff
15:00	Ian Cox 68' (og)		21' Steve Davis 61' Andy Payton	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,487 Referee: Mark Halsey (Bolton)

8 April 2000 (2000-04-08) 40	Preston North End	0–0	Cardiff City	Preston
				Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,794

15 April 2000 (2000-04-15) 41	Cardiff City	0–4	Cambridge United	Cardiff
15:06			20', 57' (pen), 61' John Taylor 86' Jonathan Hunt	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,592

22 April 2000 (2000-04-22) 42	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Cardiff City	Oldham
	Stuart Thom 15'		44' Jason Bowen 51' Paul Brayson	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,549

24 April 2000 (2000-04-24) 43	Cardiff City	0–2	Bury	Cardiff
15:00			58', 90' Adrian Littlejohn	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,781

30 April 2000 (2000-04-30) 44	Stoke City	2–1	Cardiff City	Stoke
	Arnar Gunnlaugsson 3' James O'Connor 69'		71' Scott Young	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 14,192

2 May 2000 (2000-05-02) 45	Gillingham	4–1	Cardiff City	Gillingham
	Carl Asaba 11', 36', 59' Nicky Southall 27'		2' Jason Bowen	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 9,176

6 May 2000 (2000-05-06) 46	Cardiff City	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Cardiff
15:00	Scott Young 27'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,655

Source^[3]^[4]

Worthington Cup (League Cup)

10 August 1999 (1999-08-10) Round 1 (First leg)	Cardiff City	1–2	Queens Park Rangers	Cardiff
19:30	Jason Bowen 67'		32' Richard Langley 65' (og) Jason Fowler	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,702

25 August 1999 (1999-08-25) Round 1 (Second leg)	Queens Park Rangers	1–2 (a.e.t.) (3–3 agg.) (2–3 p)	Cardiff City	Q.P.R.
	Gavin Peacock 103' (pen)		40' Matt Brazier 115' Jamie Hughes	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 6,185

14 September 1999 (1999-09-14) Round 2 (First leg)	Cardiff City	1–1	Wimbledon	Cardiff
19:30	Kevin Nugent 23' (pen)		73' Michael Hughes	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,613

21 September 1999 (1999-09-21) Round 2 (Second leg)	Wimbledon	3–1 (4–2 agg.)	Cardiff City	London
	Carl Cort 52' Robbie Earle 54', 73'		26' Jason Bowen	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 2,272

FA Cup

30 October 1999 (1999-10-30) Round 1	Leyton Orient	1–1	Cardiff City	London
	Kwame Ampadu 56'		39' (pen) Kevin Nugent	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,109

9 November 1999 (1999-11-09) Round 1 (Replay)	Cardiff City	3–1	Leyton Orient	Cardiff
19:30	Matt Brazier 22' Russell Perrett 51' Kevin Nugent 54'		2' Dean Smith	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,095 Referee: George Cain (Bootle, Merseyside)

20 November 1999 (1999-11-20) Round 2	Bury	0–0	Cardiff City	Bury
				Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,603

30 November 1999 (1999-11-30) Round 2 (Replay)	Cardiff City	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Bury	Cardiff
19:45	Mike Ford 120'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,511

21 December 1999 (1999-12-21) Round 3	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Cardiff City	Bolton
	Eidur Gudjohnsen 29'			Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 5,734

Auto Windscreens Shield

7 December 1999 (1999-12-07) Round 1	Northampton Town	1–0	Cardiff City	Northampton
19:45	Sean Parrish 69'			Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,431 Referee: Paul Taylor

FAW Premier Cup

4 September 1999 (1999-09-04) Group B	Cardiff City	2–1	Newtown	Cardiff
14:30	Andy Legg Jason Bowen		Nicky Ward	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,227

4 October 1999 (1999-10-04) Group B	Cardiff City	2–2	Barry Town	Cardiff
19:15	Danny Hill Dai Thomas		Paul Evans Lee Barrow	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,030

12 October 1999 (1999-10-12) Group B	Newtown	0–1	Cardiff City	Newtown, Powys
			Richard Carpenter	Stadium: Latham Park Attendance: 700

26 October 1999 (1999-10-26) Group B	Barry Town	2–1	Cardiff City	Barry
	Lawrence Davies Jodie Jenkins		Christian Roberts	Stadium: Jenner Park Attendance: 1,007

14 December 1999 (1999-12-14) Group B	Cardiff City	3–1	Merthyr Tydfil	Cardiff
19:15	Jason Fowler Jason Fowler Jason Bowen		Gary Shephard	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 753

11 January 2000 (2000-01-11) Group B	Merthyr Tydfil	0–0	Cardiff City	Merthyr Tydfil
				Stadium: Penydarren Park Attendance: 607

15 February 2000 (2000-02-15) Quarter Final	Cardiff City	4–0	Aberystwyth Town	Cardiff
19:00	Andy Legg Mark Bonner Russell Perrett Kevin Nugent			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 903

11 April 2000 (2000-04-11) Semi Final (First leg)	Caernarfon Town	0–4	Cardiff City	Caernarfon
			Danny Hill Scott Young Jason Bowen Kevin Nugent	Stadium: The Oval Attendance: 648

17 April 2000 (2000-04-17) Semi Final (Second leg)	Cardiff City	4–1 (8–1 agg.)	Caernarfon Town	Cardiff
19:15	Danny Hill Kevin Nugent Kevin Nugent Paul Brayson		Tommy Wingrove	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 946

14 May 2000 (2000-05-14) Final	Wrexham	2–0	Cardiff City	Wrexham
14:30	Craig Faulconbridge Craig Faulconbridge			Stadium: The Racecourse Attendance: 3,665 Referee: Gwilym Lewis (Caersws)

References

^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 2000". 11v11. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
^ "England 1999–00". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Cardiff City 1999-2000 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
^ "Cardiff City football club match record: 2000". 11v11. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

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[1] "All Cardiff City football club players: 2000". 11v11. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

[rsssf-2] "England 1999–00". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.

[results-3] "Cardiff City 1999-2000 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

[11v11results-4] "Cardiff City football club match record: 2000". 11v11. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

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