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Southampton F.C.
1999–2000 season
ChairmanRupert Lowe
ManagerDave Jones
(until 27 January 2000)
Glenn Hoddle
(from 28 January 2000)
StadiumThe Dell
FA Premier League15th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Marians Pahars (13)
All: Marians Pahars (13)
Highest home attendance15,257 v West Ham
United (5 February 2000)
Lowest home attendance10,960 v Manchester
City (21 September 1999)
Average home league attendance15,132
Biggest win4–2 v Newcastle United
(15 August 1999)
2–0 (multiple games)
Biggest defeat0–5 v Newcastle United
(16 January 2000)
2–7 v Tottenham
Hotspur (11 March 2000)

The 1999–2000 Southampton F.C. season was the club's 99th season of competitive football, their 30th (and 22nd consecutive) in the top flight of English football, and their eighth in the FA Premier League. After securing their Premier League survival on the final day of the previous season, the Saints fared slightly better in 1999–2000 as the club finished 15th in the table, eight points above the relegation zone. Outside the league, they reached the fourth round of both the FA Cup and the League Cup. 1999–2000 was Southampton's last season to feature Dave Jones as manager – he was suspended in January 2000 whilst facing charges of child abuse in a previous job, with Glenn Hoddle taking his place temporarily. Although the case against Jones was dismissed, Hoddle remained in charge after the season ended.

After barely retaining their top-flight status the year before, Southampton made two key signings in the summer of 1999, bringing in centre-back Dean Richards and midfielder Trond Egil Soltvedt. They also re-signed striker Kevin Davies, who returned from Blackburn Rovers in exchange for Egil Østenstad, the previous season's top scorer. Other new arrivals throughout the season included Portuguese winger Luís Boa Morte, Norwegian midfielder Jo Tessem, Latvian midfielder Imants Bleidelis, and Moroccan defender Tahar El Khalej. The club picked up regular victories throughout the campaign, remaining clear of the bottom three of the league table for the whole year. Their form was slightly better under Hoddle when he took over as manager, with their FA Premier League status for 2000–01 confirmed with five games left to play.

Outside the league, Southampton improved on their previous season's performances in both the FA Cup and the League Cup. In the former, the Saints made it past First Division promotion hopefuls Ipswich Town in the third round with a slender 1–0 victory. They were knocked out in the fourth round by the same scoreline at the hands of Aston Villa, who would end the season in the top six of the FA Premier League. In the League Cup, Southampton beat Manchester City in the second round, winning the second leg 4–3 after extra time following a goalless first leg. In the third round, they beat FA Premier League high-flyers Liverpool 2–1, thanks to a last-minute goal from Trond Egil Soltvedt. They were eliminated in the fourth round by Aston Villa, who beat the Saints 4–0 just over a month before also eliminating them from the FA Cup.

Southampton used 29 players during the 1999–2000 season and had 15 different goalscorers. Latvian striker Marians Pahars finished as the club's top goalscorer for the first time, scoring 13 goals in the FA Premier League – more than twice as many as the second-highest scorer, Kevin Davies, on six league goals. Dean Richards made the most appearances for the side during his first of two seasons at the club, playing in 40 of the team's 44 fixtures across all competitions, and was named Southampton F.C. Player of the Season at the end of the campaign. The average league attendance at The Dell during 1999–2000 was 15,132. The highest attendance was 15,257 against West Ham United in February (Hoddle's first game in charge) and the lowest was 10,960 against Manchester City in the League Cup in September.

Background and transfers

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Southampton's first major signing of the summer was Trond Egil Soltvedt, who joined from Coventry City for £300,000.
Southampton's first major signing of the summer was Trond Egil Soltvedt, who joined from Coventry City for £300,000.
Centre-back Ken Monkou left after seven years in 1999.
Kevin Davies (top) returned after one season at Blackburn Rovers, with Egil Østenstad (bottom) moving the other way.
The club signed Jo Tessem, another Norwegian midfielder, from Molde in November.
The club signed Jo Tessem, another Norwegian midfielder, from Molde in November.

Having spent much of the previous season on loan at the club, in the summer of 1999 striker Steve Basham left Southampton to join Preston North End in the Second Division for a fee of £200,000.[1] Danish goalkeeper Michael Stensgaard, who had joined from Copenhagen just seven months earlier, returned to his former club having failed to make an appearance for the Saints.[2] The club's sole signings prior to the start of the league season were defenders Bruno Leal and Dean Richards, who arrived from Portuguese side Sporting and First Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers, respectively, on free transfers.[3][4] The day after the second game in the league, Southampton signed Norwegian attacking midfielder Trond Egil Soltvedt from Coventry City for £300,000.[5] He was followed just under a week later by striker Kevin Davies, who returned to the club having left for Blackburn Rovers the previous summer for a Saints record fee of £7.5 million; in exchange, Southampton's 1998–99 top scorer Egil Østenstad moved to the recently relegated Rovers.[6][7] Ken Monkou left on the same day to join second-flight side Huddersfield Town on a free transfer,[8] while Portuguese winger Luís Boa Morte arrived from Arsenal for a fee of £500,000 a week later.[9]

Changes to the squad continued throughout much of the season. During September, the club sent Kevin Gibbens, Garry Monk, Andy Williams and Shayne Bradley all out on loans – all but Bradley to Stockport County, Bradley to Exeter City.[10][11][12][13] Williams' loan was made permanent at the beginning of October.[12] That same month, John Beresford was loaned out to Birmingham City,[14] while Scott Marshall was loaned out – and eventually sold, for £250,000 – to Brentford.[15] In November, Richard Dryden was sent out on loan to Stoke City, where he would spend much of the rest of the season over two separate spells.[16] Also in November, the club made their sixth signing of the season when they brought in Norwegian midfielder Jo Tessem from Molde, against whom they'd played in pre-season, for £600,000.[17] December saw the £50,000 sale of Scott Hiley to local rivals Portsmouth,[18] as well as the cancellation of a season-long loan deal for Portuguese centre-back Marco Almeida, who had made just one substitute appearance for the club since arriving in July.[19]

In January, striker David Hirst was forced to retire from professional football due to a knee injury he had picked up during the 1998–99 pre-season period. He subsequently joined Sheffield-based non-league side Brunsmeer Athletic.[20] The next month, following extended negotiations to secure a work permit, Latvian winger Imants Bleidelis joined from Skonto – the same club from which the Saints signed Marians Pahars a year earlier – for £600,000.[21] In March, striker Mark Hughes was offloaded to Everton on a free transfer after a disappointing 20-month stay at the club which delivered only two goals.[22] Moroccan centre-back Tahar El Khalej joined from Benfica the same month,[23] as did free midfielder Paul Hughes, who had played under Hoddle at Chelsea.[24] Dryden started his second loan spell at Stoke City just before the transfer deadline, remaining until the end of the season.[16]

Players transferred in

Name Nationality Pos. Club Date Fee Ref.
Bruno Leal  Portugal DF Portugal Sporting 8 July 1999 Free [3]
Dean Richards  England DF England Wolverhampton Wanderers 14 July 1999 Free [4]
Trond Egil Soltvedt  Norway MF England Coventry City 12 August 1999 £300,000 [5]
Kevin Davies  England FW England Blackburn Rovers 17 August 1999 Exchange [6]
Luís Boa Morte  Portugal MF England Arsenal 25 August 1999 £500,000 [9]
Jo Tessem  Norway MF Norway Molde 20 November 1999 £600,000 [17]
Imants Bleidelis  Latvia MF Latvia Skonto 2 February 2000 £600,000 [21]
Tahar El Khalej  Morocco DF Portugal Benfica 10 March 2000 £350,000 [23]
Paul Hughes  England MF England Chelsea 23 March 2000 Free [22]

Players transferred out

Name Nationality Pos. Club Date Fee Ref.
Stephen Jenkins  England DF England Brentford 10 June 1999 Free [25]
Steve Basham  England FW England Preston North End 15 June 1999 £200,000 [1]
Michael Stensgaard  Denmark GK Denmark Copenhagen 1 July 1999 Free [2]
Ken Monkou  Netherlands DF England Huddersfield Town 17 August 1999 Free [8]
Egil Østenstad  Norway FW England Blackburn Rovers 17 August 1999 Exchange [7]
Andy Williams  Wales DF England Swindon Town 1 October 1999 £65,000 [12]
Scott Marshall  Scotland DF England Brentford 29 October 1999 £250,000 [15]
Scott Hiley  England DF England Portsmouth 3 December 1999 £50,000 [18]
David Hirst  England FW England Brunsmeer Athletic 25 January 2000 Free [20]
Mark Hughes  Wales FW England Everton 14 March 2000 Free [22]

Players loaned in

Name Nationality Pos. Club Date from Date to Ref.
Marco Almeida  Portugal DF Portugal Sporting 20 July 1999 9 December 1999 [19]

Players loaned out

Name Nationality Pos. Club Date from Date to Ref.
Kevin Gibbens  England MF England Stockport County 9 September 1999 30 September 1999 [10]
Garry Monk  England DF England Stockport County 9 September 1999 30 September 1999 [11]
Andy Williams  Wales DF England Swindon Town 9 September 1999 30 September 1999 [12]
Shayne Bradley  England FW England Exeter City 17 September 1999 3 November 1999 [13]
John Beresford  England DF England Birmingham City 6 October 1999 13 October 1999 [14]
Scott Marshall  Scotland DF England Brentford 15 October 1999 26 October 1999 [15]
Richard Dryden  England DF England Stoke City 2 November 1999 7 December 1999 [16]
22 March 2000 End of season

Pre-season friendlies

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Ahead of the 1999–2000 season, Southampton played seven pre-season friendlies. In the first two, the club faced Isthmian League side Aldershot Town and Conference side Kingstonian on the same day in July, winning 3–2 and 2–1, respectively.[26] A few days later, they faced three local sides as part of a short Norwegian tour, winning 3–1 against Førde, drawing 1–1 with Molde, and losing 1–3 to Viking.[26] Another defeat in Europe, 0–1 at Belgian side Lierse, was followed by a 3–0 win over Second Division side Reading, with Matt Le Tissier and Egil Østenstad (two) on the scoresheet for the visitors.[26]

13 July 1999 Friendly Aldershot Town 2–3 Southampton Aldershot
Kachloul
Le Tissier
Wallace 		Stadium: Recreation Ground
13 July 1999 Friendly Kingstonian 1–2 Southampton London
Østenstad Stadium: Kingsmeadow
17 July 1999 Friendly Norway Førde 1–3 Southampton Førde, Norway
M. Hughes
Østenstad
Pahars 		Stadium: Førde Stadion
19 July 1999 Friendly Norway Molde 1–1 Southampton Molde, Norway
Kachloul Stadium: Aker Stadion
24 July 1999 Friendly Norway Viking 3–1 Southampton Stavanger, Norway
Østenstad Stadium: Stavanger Stadion
28 July 1999 Friendly Belgium Lierse 1–0 Southampton Lier, Belgium
Stadium: Herman Vanderpoortenstadion
31 July 1999 Friendly Reading 0–3 Southampton Reading
Le Tissier
Østenstad 		Stadium: Madejski Stadium

FA Premier League

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Marians Pahars scored 13 league goals in 1999–2000, finishing the season as Southampton's top scorer.
See also: 1999–2000 FA Premier League

For the first time since the 1988–89 season, Southampton won their opening league fixture at the start of the 1999–2000 campaign, beating Coventry City 1–0 at Highfield Road thanks to a late goal from the previous season's top scorer, Egil Østenstad.[27] They lost their first home game 0–3 to Leeds United four days later, with Michael Bridges scoring a hat-trick.[27] This was followed by a second win from three when the Saints beat Newcastle United 4–2 at home, with second-half goals from Hassan Kachloul (two), Marians Pahars and Mark Hughes sending the South Coast side to 6th in the league table.[27][28] Following the sale of Østenstad to Blackburn Rovers in exchange for the return of Kevin Davies, Southampton lost 1–4 at Everton but beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 at home to see out August.[27] The side sat 9th in the table at the end of the month.[29]

The club's form dipped dramatically starting in September, when they lost 2–3 at Middlesbrough and 0–1 at home to Arsenal. In the first game, new winger Luís Boa Morte was sent off in his debut for the club, after which the hosts overturned Southampton's 2–1 lead to make the most of the advantage; in the second, the tie was decided by Thierry Henry's first league goal for the Gunners, scored when he beat another debutant, loanee Marco Almeida, who was ultimately making his only appearance for the club.[27][19] Two 3–3 draws followed, against defending league champions Manchester United at Old Trafford and at home to Derby County, the latter of which saw the Saints "carelessly surrender" the win by conceding twice late on.[30] The winless run continued through October, as Southampton lost 1–2 at Leicester City, before sacrificing another four points from winning positions when they drew 1–1 with both Liverpool and Wimbledon.[30] A first win in eight games, a late 1–0 victory over Aston Villa, ensured that the side held their position at 14th place in the table.[30][31]

Southampton saw out 1999 with another poor run of form, failing to pick up a win in their last seven games of the calendar year. The only point they picked up during this period was in a goalless draw at home to Coventry City at the beginning of December.[30] The first two games after the win over Aston Villa saw the Saints ending with ten men and conceding late goals – in a home tie against Tottenham Hotspur, they conceded in the 81st minute before Claus Lundekvam was sent off in the penultimate minute; and in an away trip to Leeds United, they saw Patrick Colleter dismissed in the 88th minute before conceding the only goal of the game in the 90th.[30] Other defeats were faced at the hands of two sides recently promoted to the Premier League, as the Saints lost 0–2 at Sunderland and 2–3 at Watford.[30] Against the third promoted side, Bradford City, Southampton won 1–0 at The Dell in their opening game of 2000, which helped them stay clear of the relegation zone at the Bantams' expense.[32]

Glenn Hoddle replaced Dave Jones as Southampton manager in January 2000.

After picking up their first win in two months over Bradford City, Southampton faced their joint-heaviest defeat of the season at Newcastle United, who were just one place above them in the table at the time. Trailing 0–2 within three minutes, the Saints conceded two own goals courtesy of Richard Dryden and Garry Monk either side of half time to complete a 0–5 thrashing at St James' Park.[30] This was followed by a 2–0 home win over Everton, who had been unbeaten in eight games.[24] The win marked the last match to feature Dave Jones as manager, who was given a one-year leave of absence and replaced by Glenn Hoddle on 28 January.[33] Jones' future with the club had been in doubt since the beginning of the season, when he had first been charged with offences against children allegedly committed during his time working in a children's home after his retirement from playing.[34] In a statement about the change in manager, Southampton chairman Rupert Lowe assured fans that Jones had not been fired, but instead given a year away to "concentrate fully on his defence and the clearing of his name".[35] Jones was ultimately cleared of all allegations in December 2000, although he did not return to Southampton and had his contract "paid up" by the club.[36]

Hoddle's first two games as Southampton manager saw the club picking up their first consecutive wins of the campaign, following the Everton victory with a 2–1 win over West Ham United and a 1–0 win over bottom-placed Sheffield Wednesday.[24] The side began to flounder again, however, with defeats at Arsenal and West Ham flanking a 1–1 draw with Middlesbrough which left the club 16th in the league table.[24][37] This was followed by the club's joint-heaviest defeat of the campaign and their second game in successive seasons conceding seven goals, when they lost 2–7 to Tottenham Hotspur. The game started well for the Saints, with Jo Tessem opening the scoring in the 26th minute, although it was quickly 1–1 thanks to a Dean Richards own goal; debutant Tahar El Khalej put the visitors ahead again 12 minutes before half-time, but by the break it was 4–2 to Spurs when Darren Anderton, Chris Armstrong and Steffen Iversen all scored in quick succession.[24] In the second half, Armstrong doubled his tally and Iversen completed a hat-trick.[24]

Now just four points clear of the relegation zone,[38] the Saints picked up a 2–0 win over Aston Villa and gained a point at 4th-place Chelsea to move up to 15th in the table, eight points clear of the bottom three, where they would remain for the remainder of the season.[24][39] They continued to pick up points against fellow strugglers, beating Bradford City 2–1 thanks to a goal from Pahars within 30 seconds of coming on as a substitute, and winning 2–0 against bottom-placed Watford.[24] A poor run of results at the end of April saw Southampton lose 1–3 at home to Manchester United (who secured their second consecutive league title as a result), 0–2 at Derby County (who were just one place below the Saints), and 1–2 at home to Leicester City (in which Richards was sent off in the final minute).[40] The club had already secured its Premier League status for another season, but picked up four points from their last two games to secure their 15th-place finish, drawing 0–0 with Liverpool at Anfield before beating Wimbledon 2–0 on the final day, in which Wayne Bridge scored his first senior goal.[40]

List of match results

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7 August 1999 1 Coventry City 0–1 Southampton Coventry
15:00 BST Report Østenstad 85', Yellow card
Dodd Yellow card		 Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 19,915
Referee: Peter Jones
11 August 1999 2 Southampton 0–3 Leeds United Southampton
19:45 BST Benali Yellow card
M. Hughes Yellow card
Le Tissier Yellow card
Østenstad Yellow card		 Report Bridges 11', 51', 72'
Batty Yellow card
Bakke Yellow card
Bowyer Yellow card
Duberry Yellow card
Mills Yellow card		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,206
Referee: Alan Wiley
15 August 1999 3 Southampton 4–2 Newcastle United Southampton
16:00 BST Kachloul 58', 68'
Pahars 66'
M. Hughes 78', Yellow card
Benali Yellow card		 Report Shearer 22' (pen.)
Speed 84'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,030
Referee: David Elleray
21 August 1999 4 Everton 4–1 Southampton Liverpool
15:00 BST Gough 36'
Lundekvam 47' (o.g.)
Jeffers 48'
Campbell 54'
Hutchison Yellow card		 Report Pahars 70'
Bradley Yellow card
Davies Yellow card
M. Hughes Yellow card		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,316
Referee: Barry Knight
28 August 1999 5 Southampton 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Southampton
15:00 BST Kachloul 53'
Oakley 84'		 Report Atherton Yellow card
Scott Yellow card
Sibon Yellow card		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,815
Referee: Paul Alcock
11 September 1999 6 Middlesbrough 3–2 Southampton Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Pallister 17'
Gascoigne 67' (pen.)
Deane 78', Yellow card
Cooper Yellow card
Ricard Yellow card		 Report Kachloul 15'
Pahars 55'
Boa Morte Red card 66'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 32,165
Referee: Stephen Lodge
18 September 1999 7 Southampton 0–1 Arsenal Southampton
15:00 BST Beattie Yellow card
Dodd Yellow card
Oakley Yellow card		 Report Henry 79'
Grimandi Yellow card
Winterburn Yellow card		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,242
Referee: Graham Barber
25 September 1999 8 Manchester United 3–3 Southampton Manchester
15:00 BST Sheringham 34'
Yorke 37', 64'
Berg Yellow card
Scholes Yellow card		 Report Pahars 17'
Le Tissier 51', 73'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 55,249
Referee: Steve Dunn
4 October 1999 9 Southampton 3–3 Derby County Southampton
20:00 BST Pahars 22'
Oakley 35'
Ripley 66'
M. Hughes Yellow card		 Report Delap 21'
Laursen 75', Yellow card
Beck 90'
Hoult Yellow card
Johnson Yellow card
Powell Yellow card
Prior Yellow card
Schnoor Yellow card		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,208
Referee: Graham Poll
16 October 1999 10 Leicester City 2–1 Southampton Leicester
15:00 BST Guppy 8'
Cottee 39'
Heskey Yellow card
Savage Yellow card		 Report Davies Red card 76'
Kachloul Yellow card
Lundekvam Yellow card		 Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 19,556
Referee: Barry Knight
23 October 1999 11 Southampton 1–1 Liverpool Southampton
15:00 BST Soltvedt 39'
Dodd Yellow card
Oakley Yellow card		 Report Camara 81'
Henchoz Yellow card		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,241
Referee: Neale Barry
30 October 1999 12 Wimbledon 1–1 Southampton London
15:00 GMT Gayle 89'
Cort Yellow card
Hreiðarsson Yellow card		 Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15,754
Referee: Peter Jones
6 November 1999 13 Aston Villa 0–1 Southampton Birmingham
15:00 GMT Thompson Yellow card Report Richards 84', Yellow card
Colleter Yellow card
Kachloul Yellow card		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 26,474
Referee: Andy D'Urso
20 November 1999 14 Southampton 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton
15:00 GMT Lundekvam Yellow card Yellow-red card 89'
Colleter Yellow card
M. Hughes Yellow card
Pahars Yellow card
Richards Yellow card		 Report Leonhardsen 81', Yellow card
Campbell Yellow card		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,248
Referee: Steve Bennett
28 November 1999 15 Leeds United 1–0 Southampton Leeds
15:00 GMT Bridges 90'
Bakke Yellow card
Bowyer Yellow card		 Report Colleter Yellow card Yellow-red card 86'
M. Hughes Yellow card
Kachloul Yellow card
Pahars Yellow card		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,288
Referee: Rob Harris
4 December 1999 16 Southampton 0–0 Coventry City Southampton
15:00 GMT Report Chippo Yellow card
Whelan Yellow card		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,168
Referee: Jeff Winter
18 December 1999 17 Sunderland 2–0 Southampton Sunderland
15:00 GMT Phillips 30', 90', Yellow card
Makin Yellow card		 Report Beattie Yellow card
Benali Yellow card
Kachloul Yellow card
Le Tissier Yellow card
Lundekvam Yellow card		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,860
Referee: Mike Reed
26 December 1999 18 Southampton 1–2 Chelsea Southampton
12:00 GMT Davies 80'
Le Tissier Yellow card
Oakley Yellow card		 Report Flo 18', 43'
Babayaro Yellow card
Deschamps Yellow card
Ferrer Yellow card
Leboeuf Yellow card		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,232
Referee: Paul Alcock
28 December 1999 19 Watford 3–2 Southampton Watford
15:00 GMT Perpetuini 17', Yellow card
Gravelaine 31', 65', Yellow card
Hyde Yellow card
Robinson Yellow card
Smith Yellow card		 Report Boa Morte 61'
Davies 63', Yellow card
M. Hughes Yellow card
Richards Yellow card		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 18,459
Referee: Mike Riley
3 January 2000 20 Southampton 1–0 Bradford City Southampton
15:00 GMT Davies 55' Report Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,027
Referee: David Elleray
16 January 2000 21 Newcastle United 5–0 Southampton Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00 GMT Ferguson 3', 4'
Solano 17'
Dryden 31' (o.g.)
Monk 83' (o.g.)		 Report M. Hughes Yellow card Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 35,623
Referee: Neale Barry
22 January 2000 22 Southampton 2–0 Everton Southampton
15:00 GMT Tessem 47'
Oakley 56'
Boa Morte Yellow card
Lundekvam Yellow card
Marsden Yellow card
Pahars Yellow card		 Report Barmby Yellow card
Unsworth Yellow card
Weir Yellow card		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,232
Referee: Andy D'Urso
5 February 2000 23 Southampton 2–1 West Ham United Southampton
15:00 GMT Pahars 54'
Charles 86' (o.g.)		 Report Lampard 65'
Charles Yellow card
Štimac Yellow card		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,257
Referee: Barry Knight
12 February 2000 24 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Southampton Sheffield
15:00 GMT Report Tessem 26'
Marsden Yellow card		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 23,470
Referee: Alan Wiley
26 February 2000 25 Arsenal 3–1 Southampton London
15:00 GMT Ljungberg 22', 68'
Bergkamp 36', Yellow card
Vieira Yellow card		 Report Richards 61'
Davies Yellow card
Dodd Yellow card
Kachloul Yellow card
Marsden Yellow card		 Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 38,044
Referee: Jeff Winter
4 March 2000 26 Southampton 1–1 Middlesbrough Southampton
15:00 GMT Pahars 44' Report Ricard 44' (pen.)
Cooper Yellow card
Deane Yellow card
Summerbell Yellow card
Ziege Yellow card		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,223
Referee: Steve Dunn
8 March 2000 27 West Ham United 2–0 Southampton London
19:45 GMT Wanchope 18'
Sinclair 48'		 Report Davies Yellow card Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 23,484
Referee: Stephen Lodge
11 March 2000 28 Tottenham Hotspur 7–2 Southampton London
15:00 GMT Richards 28' (o.g.)
Anderton 39'
Armstrong 41', 64'
Iversen 45', 78', 90'
Carr Yellow card
Freund Yellow card		 Report Tessem 26'
El Khalej 33'
Benali Yellow card
Kachloul Yellow card		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,024
Referee: Mark Halsey
18 March 2000 29 Southampton 2–0 Aston Villa Southampton
15:00 GMT Davies 39', 63', Yellow card
El Khalej Yellow card
Kachloul Yellow card
Marsden Yellow card		 Report Ehiogu Yellow card Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,218
Referee: Mike Riley
25 March 2000 30 Chelsea 1–1 Southampton London
15:00 GMT Richards 75' (o.g.) Report Tessem 69' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 34,956
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
1 April 2000 31 Southampton 1–2 Sunderland Southampton
15:00 BST Le Tissier 89' (pen.)
Richards Yellow card		 Report Quinn 14'
Phillips 86' (pen.)
Roy Yellow card		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,245
Referee: Paul Durkin
8 April 2000 32 Bradford City 1–2 Southampton Bradford
15:00 BST Blake 77'
Beagrie Yellow card
Halle Yellow card		 Report Windass 56' (o.g.)
Pahars 76'
El Khalej Yellow card
Ripley Yellow card		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 17,439
Referee: David Elleray
15 April 2000 33 Southampton 2–0 Watford Southampton
15:00 BST Davies 4'
Pahars 75'		 Report Smart Yellow card Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,252
Referee: Alan Wilkie
22 April 2000 34 Southampton 1–3 Manchester United Southampton
15:00 BST Pahars 83', Yellow card
Davies Yellow card		 Report Beckham 7'
Benali 15' (o.g.)
Solskjær 29'
Keane Yellow card		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,245
Referee: Neale Barry
24 April 2000 35 Derby County 2–0 Southampton Derby
13:00 BST Powell 5'
Christie 42'
Burley Yellow card		 Report Kachloul Yellow card
Marsden Yellow card		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 29,403
Referee: Peter Jones
29 April 2000 36 Southampton 1–2 Leicester City Southampton
15:00 BST Kachloul 4'
Richards Red card 89'
Davies Yellow card
El Khalej Yellow card
Kachloul Yellow card
Marsden Yellow card		 Report Cottee 22'
Izzet 60'
Walsh Yellow card		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,178
Referee: Mike Reed
7 May 2000 37 Liverpool 0–0 Southampton Liverpool
16:00 BST Report Dodd Yellow card Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,015
Referee: Paul Alcock
14 May 2000 38 Southampton 2–0 Wimbledon Southampton
16:00 BST Bridge 57'
Pahars 79'		 Report Blackwell Yellow card
Euell Yellow card
Kimble Yellow card		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,249
Referee: Stephen Lodge

Final league table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
13 Everton 38 12 14 12 59 49 +10 50
14 Coventry City 38 12 8 18 47 54 −7 44
15 Southampton 38 12 8 18 45 62 −17 44
16 Derby County 38 9 11 18 44 57 −13 38
17 Bradford City 38 9 9 20 38 68 −30 36 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results by matchday

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultWLWLWLLDDLDDWLLDLLLWLWWWLDLLWDLWWLLLDW
Position5146109131313131414141414161616161616171716141615151615151515151515151515
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

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See also: 1999–2000 FA Cup

Southampton entered the 1999–2000 FA Cup in the third round against First Division side Ipswich Town, who were tipped for – and ultimately achieved – promotion to the FA Premier League at the end of the season.[41] Both sides had chances to open the scoring early on, but it was the visiting Saints who broke the deadlock just before half-time when Dean Richards headed in a free kick from Jo Tessem to put his side 1–0 up.[41] After the break, Southampton continued to enjoy the majority of chances, with Richards coming close to doubling their lead on 65 minutes when he headed in from a corner, but hit the crossbar.[42] Advancing to the fourth round, the Saints faced league rivals Aston Villa, who had knocked them out of the League Cup with a 4–0 thrashing just over a month before.[42] In a game described by club historians as a "dismal afternoon", the Saints struggled to gain any momentum in the tie and conceded the only goal of the game after 20 minutes, when centre-back Gareth Southgate headed in a Paul Merson free kick.[42]

13 December 1999 Round 3 Ipswich Town 0–1 Southampton Ipswich
M. Hughes Yellow card 11'
Richards 40'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 14,383
Referee: Graham Barber
8 January 2000 Round 4 Aston Villa 1–0 Southampton Birmingham
Southgate 20'
Carbone Yellow card		 Davies Yellow card
Kachloul Yellow card
Lundekvam Yellow card		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 25,025
Referee: Neale Barry

League Cup

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See also: 1999–2000 Football League Cup

Southampton entered the 1999–2000 League Cup in the second round, drawn against Manchester City, who were on their way to automatic promotion back to the FA Premier League as First Division runners-up. After a goalless first leg at Maine Road, the Saints edged through the return leg 4–3 after extra time.[43] After Paul Dickov put City 1–0 up within ten minutes, Jason Dodd equalised five minutes later from the penalty spot following a foul on Trond Egil Soltvedt.[43] Either side of the half-time break, Matt Oakley made it 2–1 and then 3–1, before a late brace from Shaun Goater forced an extra 30 minutes.[43] Just after the restart, Dean Richards scored from a Matt Le Tissier corner to send the hosts through.[43] In the third round, Southampton hosted Liverpool, beating the Reds 2–1 thanks to a last-minute winner from Soltvedt after second-half goals from Michael Owen and Richards.[43] Another FA Premier League side, Aston Villa, hosted the Saints in the fourth round, less than a month after the South Coast side had beaten them 1–0 at Villa Park in the league. Fortunes were dramatically reversed in the cup, however, as Villa won 4–0 thanks to goals from Steve Watson, Julian Joachim and Dion Dublin (two).[43]

15 September 1999 Round 2 Leg 1 Manchester City 0–0 Southampton Manchester
Weaver Yellow card Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 17,476
Referee: Kevin Lynch
21 September 1999 Round 2 Leg 2 Southampton 4–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 agg.)		 Manchester City Southampton
Dodd 16' (pen.), Yellow card
Oakley 28', 57', Yellow card
Richards 92'
M. Hughes Yellow card Yellow-red card 89'
Lundekvam Yellow card		 Dickov 10'
Goater 76', 82'
Bishop Yellow card
Jobson Yellow card
Tiatto Yellow card		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 10,960
Referee: Rob Harris
13 October 1999 Round 3 Southampton 2–1 Liverpool Southampton
Richards 67'
Soltvedt 90'		 Owen 53'
Henchoz Yellow card		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 13,822
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
1 December 1999 Round 4 Aston Villa 4–0 Southampton Birmingham
Watson 22'
Joachim 66', Yellow card
Dublin 72', 90'
Boateng Yellow card		 Oakley Yellow card Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 17,608
Referee: Barry Knight

Player details

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Southampton used 29 players during the 1999–2000 season, 15 of whom scored during the campaign.[44] Seven players made their debut appearances for the club, including six of their ten first team signings (Marco Almeida,[19] Luís Boa Morte,[9] Tahar El Khalej,[23] Dean Richards,[4] Trond Egil Soltvedt,[5] and Jo Tessem[17]) and one signing from the previous season (Dani Rodrigues[45]). Three of these – Almeida,[19] Boa Morte,[9] and Rodrigues[45] – also made their last appearances for the Saints during the campaign, as did mid-season departees Scott Hiley,[18] Mark Hughes,[22] Egil Østenstad,[7] plus three players sold the following season (Shayne Bradley,[13] Richard Dryden,[16] and Patrick Colleter[46]), and one forced to retire the next season (John Beresford[14]). New centre-back Richards made the most appearances for Southampton during the season, playing in 40 of the side's 44 games across all three competitions.[44] Marians Pahars, who made the second-most appearances on 38 in all competitions, finished as the club's top goalscorer in his first full season at the club, with 13 goals in the league.[44] Richards won the Southampton F.C. Player of the Season award for the 1999–2000 season.[40]

Squad statistics

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No. Name Pos. Nat. League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
1 Paul Jones GK Wales 31 0 2 0 4 0 37 0 0 0
2 Jason Dodd DF England 30(1) 0 2 0 3(1) 1 35(2) 1 6 0
3 John Beresford DF England 0(3) 0 0 0 0 0 0(3) 0 0 0
4 Chris Marsden MF England 19(2) 0 1 0 0(2) 0 20(3) 0 6 0
5 Claus Lundekvam DF Norway 25(2) 0 2 0 4 0 31(2) 0 5 1
6 Dean Richards DF England 35 2 1 1 4 2 40 5 4 1
7 Matt Le Tissier MF England 9(9) 3 0 0 1(2) 0 10(11) 3 3 0
8 Matt Oakley MF England 26(5) 3 1 0 4 2 31(5) 5 5 0
10 Kevin Davies FW England 19(4) 6 1 0 0(1) 0 20(5) 6 8 1
11 David Howells MF England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Neil Moss GK England 7(2) 0 0 0 0 0 7(2) 0 0 0
14 Stuart Ripley MF England 18(5) 1 2 0 2 0 22(5) 1 1 0
15 Francis Benali DF England 25(1) 0 1 0 3 0 29(1) 0 4 0
16 James Beattie FW England 8(10) 0 0(1) 0 1(2) 0 9(13) 0 2 0
17 Marians Pahars FW Latvia 31(2) 13 2 0 3 0 36(2) 13 4 0
18 Wayne Bridge DF England 15(4) 1 2 0 2 0 19(4) 1 0 0
19 Dani Rodrigues MF Portugal 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0 0
20 Scott Bevan GK England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Jo Tessem MF Norway 23(2) 4 2 0 1 0 26(2) 4 0 0
22 David Hughes MF England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Patrick Colleter DF France 8 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 2 1
25 Garry Monk DF England 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 0 0
26 Imants Bleidelis MF Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Tahar El Khalej DF Morocco 11 1 0 0 0 0 11 1 3 0
28 Kevin Gibbens MF England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Marco Almeida DF Portugal 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
30 Hassan Kachloul MF Morocco 29(3) 5 0(1) 0 4 0 33(4) 5 10 0
31 Shayne Bradley FW England 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 1 0
32 Trond Egil Soltvedt MF Norway 17(7) 1 1(1) 0 4 1 22(8) 2 0 0
33 Adam Sims MF England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 Bruno Leal DF Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Luís Boa Morte MF Portugal 6(8) 1 1 0 0(2) 0 7(10) 1 1 1
37 Phil Warner DF England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— Paul Hughes MF England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squad members who left before the end of the season
9 Mark Hughes FW Wales 18(2) 1 1(1) 0 3 0 22(3) 1 9 1
10 Egil Østenstad FW Norway 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0
21 Andy Williams MF Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Scott Hiley DF England 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
26 Scott Marshall DF Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squad members who ended the season out on loan
12 Richard Dryden DF England 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Most appearances

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Rank Name Pos. League FA Cup League Cup Total
Starts Subs Starts Subs Starts Subs Starts Subs Total
1 Dean Richards DF 35 0 1 0 4 0 40 0 40
2 Marians Pahars FW 31 2 2 0 3 0 36 2 38
3 Paul Jones GK 31 0 2 0 4 0 37 0 37
Jason Dodd DF 30 1 2 0 3 1 35 2 37
Hassan Kachloul MF 29 3 0 1 4 0 33 4 37
6 Matt Oakley MF 26 5 1 0 4 0 31 5 36
7 Claus Lundekvam DF 25 2 2 0 4 0 31 2 33
8 Trond Egil Soltvedt MF 17 7 1 1 4 0 22 8 31
9 Francis Benali DF 25 1 1 0 3 0 29 1 30
10 Jo Tessem MF 23 2 2 0 1 0 26 2 28

Top goalscorers

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Rank Name Pos. League FA Cup League Cup Total
Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GPG
1 Marians Pahars FW 13 33 0 2 0 3 13 38 0.34
2 Kevin Davies FW 6 23 0 1 0 1 6 25 0.24
3 Matt Oakley MF 3 31 0 1 2 4 5 36 0.14
Hassan Kachloul MF 5 32 0 1 0 4 5 37 0.14
Dean Richards DF 2 35 1 1 2 4 5 40 0.13
6 Jo Tessem MF 4 25 0 2 0 1 4 28 0.14
7 Matt Le Tissier MF 3 18 0 0 0 3 3 21 0.14
8 Trond Egil Soltvedt MF 1 24 0 2 1 4 2 30 0.07
9 Egil Østenstad FW 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.33
Tahar El Khalej DF 1 11 0 0 0 0 1 11 0.09
Luís Boa Morte MF 1 14 0 1 0 2 1 17 0.06
Wayne Bridge DF 1 19 0 2 0 2 1 23 0.04
Mark Hughes FW 1 20 0 2 0 3 1 25 0.04
Stuart Ripley MF 1 23 0 2 0 2 1 27 0.04
Jason Dodd DF 0 31 0 2 1 4 1 37 0.03

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Bibliography

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  • Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003), Bull, David (ed.), In That Number: A Post-War Chronicle of Southampton FC, Bristol, England: Hagiology Publishing, ISBN 0-9534474-3-X
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