1999–2000 Cardiff City F.C. season

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.

Cardiff City
1999–2000 season
ChairmanSteve Borley
ManagerFrank Burrows/Billy Ayre
Football League Second Division21st
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup2nd round
FAW Premier CupRunners-up
Auto Windscreens Shield1st round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jason Bowen (12)
All: Jason Bowen & Kevin Nugent (17)
Highest home attendance11,168 (v Wrexham, 20 August 1999)
Lowest home attendance4,389 (v Bournemouth, 7 March 2000)
Average home league attendance6,903

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

Players

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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
-- 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

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Pos Team 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

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAHHAAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAAHAHAHAAH
ResultDWDLDLWDLLDDLLDLWWLLLWDLDDLLDDDLDLDWDWLDLWLLLW
Position~7914131814151617161617181819181417192017181817171919192121212223232222202121222021212121
Source: [3]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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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]

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
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
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
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)

See also

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References

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

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