1999–2000 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Tottenham Hotspur
1999–2000 season
Chairman	Alan Sugar
Manager	George Graham
Stadium	White Hart Lane
Premiership	10th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Fourth round
UEFA Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Armstrong/Iversen (14); All: Iversen (17)
Average home league attendance	34,902
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1998–99 2000–01 →

During the 1999–2000 season, Tottenham Hotspur participated in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

Tottenham Hotspur failed to make much of an impact on their return to Europe after an eight-year exile, nor were their cup exploits particularly impressive. Tenth place in the final table was a long way short of the top-five finishes attained by local rivals Arsenal and Chelsea, and manager George Graham bolstered his ranks for the 2000-01 season by paying a club record fee for Ukrainian striker Serhii Rebrov.

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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
11	Newcastle United	38	14	10	14	63	54	+9	52
12	Middlesbrough	38	14	10	14	46	52	−6	52

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ 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	15	8	15	57	49	+8	53	10	3	6	40	26	+14	5	5	9	17	23	−6

Source: 1999-2000 FA Premier League table

Results by matchday

Match	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
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	L	W	W	W	L	D	W	D	L	W	W	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	D	L	L	L	W	D	W	L	D	L	L	L	W	W	D	L	W
Position	16	2	4	1	7	10	9	7	10	7	5	7	6	6	7	7	7	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	9	8	6	7	8	10	11	12	10	10	9	10	10

Source: 11v11.com: 1999-2000 Tottenham Hotspur results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Tottenham Hotspur's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

FA Premier League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
7 August 1999	West Ham United	A	0-1	26,010
9 August 1999	Newcastle United	H	3-1	28,701	Iversen, Ferdinand, Sherwood
14 August 1999	Everton	H	3-2	34,539	Sherwood, Leonhardsen, Iversen
21 August 1999	Sheffield Wednesday	A	2-1	24,027	Ferdinand, Leonhardsen
28 August 1999	Leeds United	H	1-2	36,012	Sherwood
12 September 1999	Bradford City	A	1-1	18,143	Perry
19 September 1999	Coventry City	H	3-2	35,224	Iversen, Armstrong, Leonhardsen
26 September 1999	Wimbledon	A	1-1	17,368	Carr
3 October 1999	Leicester City	H	2-3	35,591	Iversen (2)
16 October 1999	Derby County	A	1-0	29,815	Armstrong
23 October 1999	Manchester United	H	3-1	36,072	Iversen, Scholes (own goal), Carr
31 October 1999	Sunderland	A	1-2	41,904	Iversen
7 November 1999	Arsenal	H	2-1	36,085	Iversen, Sherwood
20 November 1999	Southampton	A	1-0	15,248	Leonhardsen
28 November 1999	Newcastle United	A	1-2	36,460	Armstrong
6 December 1999	West Ham United	H	0-0	36,233
18 December 1999	Middlesbrough	A	1-2	33,129	Vega
26 December 1999	Watford	H	4-0	36,089	Ginola, Iversen, Sherwood (2)
29 December 1999	Aston Villa	A	1-1	39,217	Sherwood
3 January 2000	Liverpool	H	1-0	36,044	Armstrong
12 January 2000	Chelsea	A	0-1	34,969
15 January 2000	Everton	A	2-2	36,144	Armstrong, Ginola
22 January 2000	Sheffield Wednesday	H	0-1	35,897
5 February 2000	Chelsea	H	0-1	36,041
12 February 2000	Leeds United	A	0-1	40,127
26 February 2000	Coventry City	A	1-0	23,077	Armstrong
4 March 2000	Bradford City	H	1-1	35,472	Iversen
11 March 2000	Southampton	H	7-2	36,024	Richards (own goal), Anderton, Armstrong (2), Iversen (3)
19 March 2000	Arsenal	A	1-2	38,131	Armstrong
25 March 2000	Watford	A	1-1	20,050	Armstrong
3 April 2000	Middlesbrough	H	2-3	31,796	Armstrong, Ginola
9 April 2000	Liverpool	A	0-2	44,536
15 April 2000	Aston Villa	H	2-4	35,304	Iversen, Armstrong
19 April 2000	Leicester City	A	1-0	19,764	Ginola
22 April 2000	Wimbledon	H	2-0	33,086	Armstrong, Anderton
29 April 2000	Derby County	H	1-1	33,044	Clemence
6 May 2000	Manchester United	A	1-3	61,629	Armstrong
14 May 2000	Sunderland	H	3-1	36,070	Anderton (pen), Sherwood, Carr

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	12 December 1999	Newcastle United	H	1-1	33,116	Iversen
R3R	22 December 1999	Newcastle United	A	1-6	35,415	Ginola

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	13 October 1999	Crewe Alexandra	H	3-1	25,486	Leonhardsen, Ginola, Sherwood
R4	1 December 1999	Fulham	A	1-3	18,134	Iversen

UEFA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1 1st leg	16 September 1999	FC Zimbru Chişinău	H	3-0	32,660	Leonhardsen, Perry, Sherwood
R1 2nd leg	30 September 1999	FC Zimbru Chişinău	A	0-0 (won 3-0 on agg)	7,000
R2 1st leg	28 October 1999	Kaiserslautern	H	1-0	35,486	Iversen (pen)
R2 2nd leg	4 November 1999	Kaiserslautern	A	0-2 (lost 1-2 on agg)	32,000

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[2]^[3]

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	Ian Walker
2	DF	IRL	Stephen Carr
3	DF	ARG	Mauricio Taricco
4	MF	GER	Steffen Freund
5	DF	ENG	Sol Campbell
6	DF	ENG	Chris Perry
7	MF	ENG	Darren Anderton
8	MF	ENG	Tim Sherwood
9	FW	ENG	Les Ferdinand
10	FW	NOR	Steffen Iversen
11	MF	NED	Willem Korsten
12	DF	IRL	Gary Doherty
14	MF	FRA	David Ginola


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	SUI	Ramon Vega
16	FW	ENG	Chris Armstrong
17	MF	NOR	Øyvind Leonhardsen
18	MF	ENG	Ruel Fox
19	DF	ENG	John Scales
20	FW	POR	José Dominguez
21	DF	ENG	Luke Young
22	MF	DEN	Allan Nielsen
23	FW	ENG	Dave McEwen
25	MF	ENG	Stephen Clemence
26	DF	ENG	Ledley King
28	MF	ENG	Matthew Etherington
29	MF	WAL	Simon Davies
32	FW	ENG	John Piercy

Left club during season

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	Justin Edinburgh (to Portsmouth)
31	FW	NIR	Paul McVeigh (to Norwich City)
24	DF	ITA	Paolo Tramezzani (to Pistoiese)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
33	MF	ALG	Moussa Saïb (to Al Nassr)
34	DF	IRL	Simon Webb (to Leyton Orient)

Reserve squad

The following players did not appear for the first team this season.

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	GK	NOR	Espen Baardsen
27	MF	ENG	Mark Gower
30	DF	ENG	Anthony Gardner
35	DF	ENG	Alton Thelwell
36	FW	ENG	Peter Crouch
37	DF	ENG	Clayton Fortune
38	MF	ENG	Johnnie Jackson
39	DF	SWE	Jon Jönsson
40	GK	NED	Hans Segers
41	MF	ENG	David Lee
42	MF	ENG	Stuart Thurgood
43	MF	NIR	Ciarán Toner
44	FW	IRL	Neale Fenn
45	FW	FRA	Yannick Kamanan


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Gavin Kelly
—	DF	ENG	Terry Adams
—	DF	ENG	Neil Lacy
—	MF	IRL	Andrew Burke

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
3 July 1999	DF	Chris Perry	Wimbledon	£4,000,000
1 August 1999	FW	Yannick Kamanan	Le Mans Union Club 72	Free
6 August 1999	MF	Øyvind Leonhardsen	Liverpool	£3,000,000
31 December 1999	MF	Matthew Etherington	Peterborough United	£500,000
31 December 1999	MF	Simon Davies	Peterborough United	£700,000
17 January 2000	FW	Dave McEwen	Dulwich Hamlet	Free
24 January 2000	DF	Anthony Gardner	Port Vale	£1,000,000
25 January 2000	DF	Jon Jönsson	IFK Hässleholm	£250,000
27 March 2000	DF	Gary Doherty	Luton Town	£1,000,000

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
30 June 1999	DF	Roger Nilsen	Grazer AK	Free
6 July 1999	MF	Andy Sinton	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Free
15 July 1999	FW	Rory Allen	Portsmouth	£1,000,000
20 July 1999	GK	Simon Brown	Colchester United	Free
28 July 1999	DF	Clive Wilson	Cambridge United	Free
5 August 1999	GK	Alan Marriott	Lincoln City	Free
8 October 1999	DF	Simon Webb	Leyton Orient	Free
1 January 2000	MF	Moussa Saïb	Al Nassr	£640,000
4 February 2000	DF	Paolo Tramezzani	Pistoiese	Free
10 March 2000	DF	Justin Edinburgh	Portsmouth	£175,000
23 March 2000	FW	Paul McVeigh	Norwich City	Free

Transfers in:

£10,450,000

Transfers out:

£1,815,000

Total spending:

£8,635,000

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Appearances as of end of season^[4]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		UEFA Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ENG	Ian Walker	46	0	38	0	2	0	2	0	4	0
Defenders
2	DF	IRL	Stephen Carr	39	3	34	3	0	0	1	0	4	0
3	DF	ARG	Mauricio Taricco	35	0	29	0	1	0	2	0	3	0
5	DF	ENG	Sol Campbell	35	0	29	0	2	0	2	0	2	0
6	DF	ENG	Chris Perry	45	2	36+1	1	2	0	2	0	4	1
12	DF	IRL	Gary Doherty	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	SUI	Ramon Vega	8	1	2+3	1	1+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
17	DF	ENG	John Scales	4	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF	ENG	Luke Young	26	0	11+9	0	2	0	0+1	0	2+1	0
26	DF	ENG	Ledley King	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF	GER	Steffen Freund	34	0	24+3	0	1	0	2	0	4	0
7	MF	ENG	Darren Anderton	22	3	22	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Tim Sherwood	33	10	23+4	8	1	0	2	1	3	1
11	MF	NED	Willem Korsten	9	0	4+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	FRA	David Ginola	43	6	36	4	2	1	2	1	2+1	0
17	MF	NOR	Øyvind Leonhardsen	28	6	21+1	4	0	0	2	1	4	1
18	MF	ENG	Ruel Fox	6	0	1+2	0	1+1	0	0	0	1	0
20	MF	POR	José Dominguez	17	0	2+10	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
22	MF	DEN	Allan Nielsen	17	0	5+9	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
25	MF	ENG	Stephen Clemence	24	1	16+4	1	1	0	0	0	2+1	0
28	MF	ENG	Matthew Etherington	5	0	1+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	WAL	Simon Davies	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	ENG	Les Ferdinand	9	2	5+4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	NOR	Steffen Iversen	44	17	36	14	2	1	1+1	1	4	1
16	FW	ENG	Chris Armstrong	38	14	29+2	14	0+2	0	2	0	3	0
23	FW	ENG	Dave McEwen	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	FW	ENG	John Piercy	4	0	1+2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
12	DF	ENG	Justin Edinburgh	13	0	7+1	0	1	0	1	0	1+2	0

Last updated: 15 May 2000
Source: [[^[5]]]

Goal scorers

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: premierleague.com

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	UEFA Cup	Total
1	FW	10	Steffen Iversen	14	1	1	1	17
2	FW	16	Chris Armstrong	14	0	0	0	14
3	MF	8	Tim Sherwood	8	0	1	1	10
4	MF	14	David Ginola	4	1	1	0	6
4	MF	17	Øyvind Leonhardsen	4	0	1	1	6
6	DF	2	Stephen Carr	3	0	0	0	3
6	MF	7	Darren Anderton	3	0	0	0	3
8	DF	6	Chris Perry	1	0	0	1	2
8	FW	9	Les Ferdinand	2	0	0	0	2
10	DF	15	Ramon Vega	1	0	0	0	1
10	MF	25	Stephen Clemence	1	0	0	0	1
TOTALS				55	2	4	4	65

Clean sheets

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: premierleague.com

Rnk	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	UEFA Cup	Total
1	1	Ian Walker	9	0	0	3	12
TOTALS			9	0	0	3	12

References

^ "Tottenham Hotspur 1999-2000 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
^ "FootballSquads - Tottenham Hotspur - 1999/00".
^ "All Tottenham Hotspur players: 2000".
^ "All Tottenham Hotspur players: 2000".
^ "Tottenham FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base".

[table_note_res_LEI0.91155344942191-1] Leicester City qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.

[2] "Tottenham Hotspur 1999-2000 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2012.

[3] "FootballSquads - Tottenham Hotspur - 1999/00".

[4] "All Tottenham Hotspur players: 2000".

[5] "All Tottenham Hotspur players: 2000".

[6] "Tottenham FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base".

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