1999–2000 West Ham United F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 season, West Ham United competed in the Premier League.

West Ham United
1999–2000 season
ChairmanTerry Brown
ManagerHarry Redknapp
StadiumUpton Park
Premiership9th
FA CupThird round
League CupQuarter finals
Intertoto CupWinners
UEFA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Di Canio (16)
All: Di Canio (17)
Highest home attendance26,044 (vs. Leeds United, 14 May)
Lowest home attendance7,485 (vs. Heerenveen, 28 July)
Average home league attendance25,093

Season summary

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West Ham's involvement in the Intertoto Cup meant that they would have their shortest close-season in history. Only 62 days had passed since the last game of the previous season before West Ham took to the field against Jokerit of Finland.

West Ham had already played four games before the Premier League season began, and this match-fitness head-start on the rest of the division would see them in third place after five games.

Although they lost in the first leg of the Intertoto Cup Final 1–0 at home to Metz, West Ham managed to win the return leg 3–1 two weeks later and ensure UEFA Cup football.

Harry Redknapp regarded this result as his greatest night as West Ham's manager: "That was a great performance and a great day for West Ham, to win the Intertoto Cup and to be in the UEFA Cup and turning in such an outstanding performance against a good French team, to go over there and play so well and win 3–1. We took great support over to France and they enjoyed their day. Yeah, I think that was special. That was a real good day for me and West Ham's history."[citation needed]

Frank Lampard was West Ham's top European goalscorer with four in ten games. He was ever-present in West Ham's European campaign, along with Trevor Sinclair, Paolo Di Canio and captain Steve Lomas.

After making only one substitute appearance in West Ham's first Intertoto Cup game, Ian Wright was loaned to Nottingham Forest. Later in the season he signed a permanent deal at Celtic.

On 15 December 1999, West Ham played a League Cup quarter-final game against Aston Villa. The game went to extra time and a reserve player, Emmanuel Omoyinmi, was brought on as a substitute for Paulo Wanchope in the 113th minute. Unknown to Redknapp, Omoyinmi had previously played in the competition for Gillingham, where he had spent time on loan earlier in the season, and was thus ineligible to play. Although the Hammers won the game on penalties, the game was replayed after the Football League upheld a complaint by Villa. West Ham lost the replay 3–1. The error eventually led to the resignations of the club secretary Graham Mackrell and the football secretary Alison Dowd: "Whatever happens, I'm responsible for administration here at West Ham United. The buck does stop with me," said Mackrell.[1]

26 March 2000 saw West Ham meet Wimbledon. The Hammers had only beaten the Dons at home twice in the previous ten meetings between the clubs. The 9th minute of the game saw Di Canio score what would become the BBC's "Goal of the Season" with an airborne volley. Frédéric Kanouté doubled West Ham's lead in the 59th minute, before Wimbledon pulled one back after 75 minutes with a 25-yard volley from former Hammer Michael Hughes.

West Ham's heaviest defeat of the season came on 1 April when they were demolished by table-toppers and eventual champions Manchester United. Wanchope opened the scoring in the 11th minute but Manchester United proceeded to score seven, including a Paul Scholes hat-trick.

This sparked West Ham into a run of three straight wins, culminating with their biggest win of the season on 22 April, when they beat Coventry City 5–0. Di Canio scored in the 48th and 67th minutes, with the other goals coming from Michael Carrick, Javier Margas and Kanouté.

The Boleyn Ground saw its largest attendance of the season (26,044) on the last day against Leeds United. The game ended 0–0, and West Ham finished 9th in the Premier League, putting them in the top nine for the third consecutive season. Redknapp said after the Leeds game: "It's been a good season again. People don't realise that West Ham have only finished in the top ten 14 times in its entire history and this is only the second time that we've done it three years running."[citation needed]

Di Canio was the season's leading scorer with 17 goals in all competitions. Sinclair made the most appearances with 49 in all competitions.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
11 Newcastle United 38 14 10 14 63 54 +9 52
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 15 10 13 52 53  −1 55 11 5 3 32 23  +9 4 5 10 20 30  −10

Results

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West Ham United's score comes first[2]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 1999 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 26,010 Lampard
16 August 1999 Aston Villa A 2–2 26,250 Southgate (own goal), Sinclair
21 August 1999 Leicester City H 2–1 23,631 Wanchope, Di Canio
28 August 1999 Bradford City A 3–0 17,926 Di Canio, Sinclair, Wanchope
11 September 1999 Watford H 1–0 25,310 Di Canio
19 September 1999 Everton A 0–1 35,154
25 September 1999 Coventry City A 0–1 19,993
3 October 1999 Arsenal H 2–1 26,009 Di Canio (2)
17 October 1999 Middlesbrough A 0–2 31,862
24 October 1999 Sunderland H 1–1 26,022 Sinclair
27 October 1999 Liverpool A 0–1 44,012
30 October 1999 Leeds United A 0–1 40,190
7 November 1999 Chelsea A 0–0 34,935
21 November 1999 Sheffield Wednesday H 4–3 23,015 Wanchope, Di Canio (pen), Foé, Lampard
27 November 1999 Liverpool H 1–0 26,043 Sinclair
6 December 1999 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–0 36,233
18 December 1999 Manchester United H 2–4 26,037 Di Canio (2)
26 December 1999 Wimbledon A 2–2 21,180 Sinclair, Lampard
28 December 1999 Derby County H 1–1 24,998 Di Canio
3 January 2000 Newcastle United A 2–2 36,314 Lampard, Štimac
15 January 2000 Aston Villa H 1–1 24,237 Di Canio
22 January 2000 Leicester City A 3–1 19,019 Wanchope (2), Di Canio
5 February 2000 Southampton A 1–2 15,257 Lampard
12 February 2000 Bradford City H 5–4 25,417 Sinclair, Moncur, Di Canio (pen), Cole, Lampard
26 February 2000 Everton H 0–4 26,025
4 March 2000 Watford A 2–1 18,619 Lomas, Wanchope
8 March 2000 Southampton H 2–0 23,484 Wanchope, Sinclair
11 March 2000 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–3 21,147 Lampard
18 March 2000 Chelsea H 0–0 26,041
26 March 2000 Wimbledon H 2–1 20,050 Di Canio, Kanouté
1 April 2000 Manchester United A 1–7 61,611 Wanchope
12 April 2000 Newcastle United H 2–1 25,817 Wanchope (2)
15 April 2000 Derby County A 2–1 31,202 Wanchope (2)
22 April 2000 Coventry City H 5–0 24,719 Carrick, Margas, Di Canio (2), Kanouté
29 April 2000 Middlesbrough H 0–1 25,472
2 May 2000 Arsenal A 1–2 38,093 Di Canio
6 May 2000 Sunderland A 0–1 41,684
14 May 2000 Leeds United H 0–0 26,044

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 11 December 1999 Tranmere Rovers A 0–1 13,629

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 13 October 1999 AFC Bournemouth H 2–0 22,067 Keller, Lampard
R4 30 November 1999 Birmingham City A 3–2 17,728 Lomas, Kitson, Cole
R5 11 January 2000 Aston Villa H 1–3 (a.e.t.) 25,592 Lampard

NOTE: This match was a replay after West Ham were ordered to replay the match after fielding an ineligible player in the original tie[3]

Intertoto Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers Referee
R3 1st leg 17 July 1999 Jokerit H 1–0 11,098 Kitson Miroslav Liba (Czech Republic)
R3 2nd leg 24 July 1999 Jokerit A 1–1 (won 2–1 on agg) 7,667 Lampard Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
SF 1st leg 28 July 1999 Heerenveen H 1–0 7,485 Lampard Edgar Steinborn (Germany)
SF 2nd leg 4 August 1999 Heerenveen A 1–0 (won 2–0 on agg) 13,500 Wanchope Pascal Garibian (France)
F 1st leg 10 August 1999 Metz H 0–1 25,372 Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)
F 2nd leg 24 August 1999 Metz A 3–1 (won 3–2 on agg) 19,599 Sinclair, Lampard, Wanchope Hellmut Krug (Germany)

UEFA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers Referee
R1 1st leg 16 September 1999 Osijek H 3–0 25,331 Wanchope, Di Canio, Lampard Paulo Paraty (Portugal)
R1 2nd leg 30 September 1999 Osijek A 3–1 (won 6–1 on agg) 15,000 Kitson, Ruddock, Foé Jack van Hulten (Netherlands)
R2 1st leg 21 October 1999 Steaua București A 0–2 12,550 Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
R2 2nd leg 4 November 1999 Steaua București H 0–0 (lost 0–2 on agg) 24,514 Lubomír Puček (Czech Republic)

First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[4]

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   TRI Shaka Hislop[5]
2 DF   ENG Gary Charles
3 DF   ENG Stuart Pearce
4 DF   ENG Steve Potts[6]
5 DF   CRO Igor Štimac
6 DF   ENG Neil Ruddock
7 MF   FRA Marc Keller
8 MF   ENG Trevor Sinclair
9 FW   ENG Paul Kitson
10 FW   ITA Paolo Di Canio
11 MF   NIR Steve Lomas[7]
12 FW   CRC Paulo Wanchope
13 MF   CMR Marc-Vivien Foé
14 FW   FRA Frédéric Kanouté[8] (on loan from Lyon)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF   ENG Rio Ferdinand
16 MF   ENG John Moncur
18 MF   ENG Frank Lampard
19 DF   ENG Ian Pearce
20 DF   ENG Scott Minto
21 MF   ENG Michael Carrick
22 GK   CAN Craig Forrest
26 MF   ENG Joe Cole
29 GK   USA Ian Feuer
30 DF   CHI Javier Margas
32 GK   ENG Stephen Bywater
35 DF   IRL Shaun Byrne[9]
38 DF   ENG Adam Newton[10]

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
2 DF   ENG Rob Jones (retired)
14 FW   ENG Ian Wright (to Celtic)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF   AUS Chris Coyne (to Dundee)
28 GK   SCG Saša Ilić[11] (on loan from Charlton Athletic)

Reserve squad

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The following players did not make a first-team appearance 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
17 MF   ENG Leon Britton
24 FW   FRA Samassi Abou
25 DF   ENG Stevland Angus
27 FW   NGA Emmanuel Omoyinmi
28 GK   ENG Les Sealey
31 FW   TUR Omer Riza[12]
33 MF   ENG Craig Etherington
34 FW   ENG Gary Alexander
36 DF   ENG Terrell Forbes
37 MF   NIR Grant McCann
39 DF   ENG Stephen Purches
40 MF   ENG Jimmy Bullard
41 GK   IRL Alex O'Reilly
42 FW   ENG Jermain Defoe
No. Pos. Nation Player
43 MF   AUS Richard Garcia
44 FW   ENG Gavin Holligan
45 DF   ENG Ezomo Iriekpen
DF   CMR Romarin Billong
DF   AUS Steve Laurie
MF   AUS Michael Ferrante
MF   FIN Daniel Sjölund
FW   ENG Amos Foyewa
FW   UGA Moses Junju

Statistics

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No. Player Position Euro apps Euro gls Lge apps Lge gls FAC apps FAC gls LC apps LC gls Date signed Previous club
1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup second leg winning team
1   Shaka Hislop GK 9 22 1 3 July 1998 Newcastle United
8   Trevor Sinclair RWB 10 1 36 7 1 2+1 January 1998 Queens Park Rangers
4   Steve Potts CB 7+1 16+1 1 1 May 1984 Academy
11   Steve Lomas (captain) CB 10 25 1 1 2 1 March 1997 Manchester City
15   Rio Ferdinand CB 9 33 1 3 November 1995 Academy
7   Marc Keller LWB 6+1 19+4 2+1 1 July 1998 Karlsruher SC
13   Marc-Vivien Foé CM 5+1 1 25 1 1 3 January 1999 Lens
16   John Moncur CM 5+1 20+2 1 June 1994 Swindon Town
18   Frank Lampard CM 10 4 34 7 1 3 2 July 1995 Academy
10   Paolo Di Canio
(Hammer of the Year)
CF 10 1 29+1 16 1 3 January 1999 Sheffield Wednesday
12   Paulo Wanchope CF 7+1 3 33+2 12 0+1 2 July 1999 Derby County
Substitute
26   Joe Cole M 2+3 17+5 1 1 2+1 1 July 1997 Academy
Other players
5   Igor Štimac CB 2 24 1 2 August 1999 Derby County
20   Scott Minto LWB 5 15+3 1 1 January 1999 Benfica
6   Neil Ruddock CB 5 1 12+3 1 2+1 July 1998 Liverpool
30   Javier Margas CB 2+1 15+3 1 1 July 1998 Universidad Católica
22   Craig Forrest GK 1 9+2 July 1995 Ipswich Town
9   Paul Kitson CF 3+5 2 4+6 0+1 0+2 1 February 1997 Newcastle United
Other players
14   Frédéric Kanouté F 8 2 May 2000 Lyon
3   Stuart Pearce CB 8 July 1999 Newcastle United
21   Michael Carrick CM 0+1 4+4 1 July 1998 Academy
32   Stephen Bywater GK 3+1 20 February 1998 Rochdale
29   Ian Feuer GK 3 February 2000 Cardiff City
2   Gary Charles RB 2+2 1 October 1999 Benfica
2   Rob Jones RB 1 July 1999 Liverpool
28   Saša Ilić GK 1 February 2000 Charlton Athletic
19   Ian Pearce CB 1+1 1 September 1997 Blackburn Rovers
38   Adam Newton CD 0+1 0+2 December 1997 Academy
17   Stan Lazaridis LW 0+1 September 1995 West Adelaide
14   Ian Wright CF 0+1 August 1998 Arsenal
35   Shaun Byrne LWB 0+1 July 1998 Academy

Starting 11

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Considering starts in all competitions[13]
No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
MS Notes
1 GK   Shaka Hislop 34
15 CB   Rio Ferdinand 45
5 CB   Igor Štimac 28
4 CB   Steve Potts 26 John Moncur has 28 starts
8 RM   Trevor Sinclair 48
11 CM   Steve Lomas 37
13 CM   Marc-Vivien Foé 33
18 CM   Frank Lampard 47
7 LM   Marc Keller 27
10 CF   Paolo Di Canio 42
12 CF   Paulo Wanchope 41

Transfers

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Signings for the 1999–2000 season included full-backs Gary Charles, for £1.2 million from Benfica, and 37-year-old former England International Stuart Pearce, who signed from Newcastle United on a free transfer. Also arriving was Croatian Igor Štimac, for £600,000, who followed his Derby County teammate Paulo Wanchope to Upton Park. West Ham had already spent £3.5 million the previous month to bring in the lanky Costa Rican.

All of these transfers had been funded by the £5.75 million sale of Eyal Berkovic to Celtic, and Stan Lazaridis' £1.9 million departure to Birmingham City. West Ham had only spent £300,000 for Lazaridis four years earlier.

Harry Redknapp had tried to bring Slaven Bilić back from Everton but the player failed a medical.

References

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  1. ^ Thorne, Peter (2004). Nightmare On Green Street. Football World. pp. 8–20. ISBN 0-9548336-2-7.
  2. ^ "West Ham United 1999-2000 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  3. ^ League order replay – independent.co.uk
  4. ^ "FootballSquads – West Ham United – 1999/00". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  5. ^ Hislop was born in Hackney, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but was raised in Trinidad and Tobago and made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 1999.
  6. ^ Potts was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the United States.
  7. ^ Lomas was born in Hanover, Germany, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1994.
  8. ^ Kanouté was born in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, France, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally through his father and made his international debut for Mali in 2004.
  9. ^ Byrne was born in Taplow, England, but qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at U-16 and U-21 level.
  10. ^ Newton was born in Ascot, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and made his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2004.
  11. ^ Ilić was born in Melbourne, Australia, but also qualified to represent Serbia and Montenegro internationally and made his international debut for Serbia and Montenegro in 1998.
  12. ^ Rıza was born in Edmonton, England, but qualified to represent Turkey internationally and has represented them at A2 level.
  13. ^ "All West Ham United players: 2000". www.11v11.com.