- 1999–2000 Manchester United F.C. season
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Manchester United 1999–2000 season Chairman 
Martin EdwardsManager 
Sir Alex FergusonFA Premier League 1st League Cup Third Round Charity Shield Runners-up UEFA Champions League Quarter-finals UEFA Super Cup Runners-up Intercontinental Cup Winners FIFA Club World Championship Group stage Top goalscorer League:
Dwight Yorke (20)
All:
Dwight Yorke (24)Highest home attendance 61,629 vs Tottenham Hotspur (6 May 2000) Lowest home attendance 53,250 vs Croatia Zagreb (14 September 1999) Average home attendance 57,570 
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Third colours← 1998–99 2000–01 → The 1999–2000 season was Manchester United's eighth season in the Premier League, and their 25th consecutive season in the top division of English football.[1] United won the Premier League title for the sixth time in eight seasons (with a record 18-point margin and 97 goals scored), but surrendered their European Cup title with a 3–2 defeat by Real Madrid in the quarter-finals. The club controversially did not defend their FA Cup crown, upon request by The Football Association, to compete in the inaugural FIFA Club World Championship in Brazil.[2]
Mark Bosnich, previously at United as a reserve goalkeeper from 1989 to 1991, returned to the club as Peter Schmeichel's successor, but failed to live up to expectations and in September, the club swooped for Italian Massimo Taibi to provide competition for him. However, Taibi suffered some high-profile mistakes and returned to his homeland at the end of the season after just five games for the club. United then solved the goalkeeping crisis by paying AS Monaco £7.8 million for Fabien Barthez. Also new to the squad for 1999–2000 were French defender Mikaël Silvestre and South African winger Quinton Fortune. Jesper Blomqvist and Wes Brown missed the entire season due to injury, while similar misfortune restricted defenders David May and Ronny Johnsen to one and two first team games respectively. Jordi Cruyff left the club on a free transfer to Deportivo Alavés at the end of the season, seeing out his four-year contract at a club where he had failed to claim a regular first team place.
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Pre-season and friendlies
Date Opponents H / A Result F – A
Scorers Attendance 15 July 1999 Australia N 2 – 0 Blomqvist 45', Butt 74' 71,215 18 July 1999 Australia N 1 – 0 Yorke 24' 78,032 21 July 1999 Shanghai Shenhua A 2 – 0 Solskjær 60', Sheringham 69' 80,000 24 July 1999 South China A 2 – 0 Sheringham 20', Cole 23' 40,000 30 July 1999 Bristol Rovers A 2 – 2 Solskjær, Healy 3 August 1999 Omagh Town A 9 – 0 Clegg (2), Cole (2), Sheringham (4), Nixon (o.g.) 7,000 4 August 1999 Wigan Athletic A 2 – 0 Scholes, Solskjær 15,000 11 October 1999 Rest of the World XI H 2 – 4 Sheringham 43', Scholes 87' 54,842 FA Charity Shield
Main article: 1999 FA Charity ShieldDate Opponents H / A Result F – A
Scorers Attendance 1 August 1999 Arsenal N 1 – 2 Yorke 37' 70,185 UEFA Super Cup
Main article: 1999 UEFA Super CupDate Opponents H / A Result F – A
Scorers Attendance 27 August 1999 Lazio N 0 – 1 14,461 Premier League
Date Opponents H / A Result F – A
Scorers Attendance League position
8 August 1999 Everton A 1 – 1 Yorke 7' 39,141 9th 11 August 1999 Sheffield Wednesday H 4 – 0 Scholes 9', Yorke 35', Cole 54', Solskjær 84' 54,941 3rd 14 August 1999 Leeds United H 2 – 0 Yorke (2) 77', 80' 55,187 1st 22 August 1999 Arsenal A 2 – 1 Keane (2) 59', 88' 38,147 1st 25 August 1999 Coventry City A 2 – 1 Scholes 63', Yorke 75' 22,024 1st 30 August 1999 Newcastle United H 5 – 1 Cole (4) 14', 46', 65', 71', Giggs 81' 55,190 1st 11 September 1999 Liverpool A 3 – 2 Carragher (2) 4' (o.g.), 45' (o.g.), Cole 18' 44,929 1st 18 September 1999 Wimbledon H 1 – 1 Cruyff 74' 55,189 1st 25 September 1999 Southampton H 3 – 3 Sheringham 34', Yorke (2) 38', 64' 55,249 1st 3 October 1999 Chelsea A 0 – 5 34,909 2nd 16 October 1999 Watford H 4 – 1 Yorke 40', Cole (2) 42', 50', Irwin 45' (pen.) 55,188 2nd 23 October 1999 Tottenham Hotspur A 1 – 3 Giggs 24' 36,072 3rd 30 October 1999 Aston Villa H 3 – 0 Scholes 30', Cole 45', Keane 65' 55,211 2nd 6 November 1999 Leicester City H 2 – 0 Cole (2) 30', 83' 55,191 1st 20 November 1999 Derby County A 2 – 1 Butt 53', Cole 84' 33,370 1st 4 December 1999 Everton H 5 – 1 Irwin 27' (pen.), Solskjær (4) 29', 43', 52', 58' 55,193 1st 18 December 1999 West Ham United A 4 – 2 Yorke (2) 9', 63', Giggs (2) 13', 20' 26,037 1st 26 December 1999 Bradford City H 4 – 0 Fortune 75', Yorke 79', Cole 88', Keane 89' 55,188 2nd 28 December 1999 Sunderland A 2 – 2 Keane 27', Butt 87' 42,026 2nd 24 January 2000 Arsenal H 1 – 1 Sheringham 74' 58,293 2nd 29 January 2000 Middlesbrough H 1 – 0 Beckham 87' 61,267 1st 2 February 2000 Sheffield Wednesday A 1 – 0 Sheringham 74' 39,640 1st 5 February 2000 Coventry City H 3 – 2 Cole (2) 40', 55', Scholes 77' 61,380 1st 12 February 2000 Newcastle United A 0 – 3 36,470 1st 20 February 2000 Leeds United A 1 – 0 Cole 52' 40,160 1st 26 February 2000 Wimbledon A 2 – 2 Cruyff 30', Cole 80' 26,129 1st 4 March 2000 Liverpool H 1 – 1 Solskjær 45' 61,592 1st 11 March 2000 Derby County H 3 – 1 Yorke (3) 13', 70', 72' 61,619 1st 18 March 2000 Leicester City A 2 – 0 Beckham 33', Yorke 84' 22,170 1st 25 March 2000 Bradford City A 4 – 0 Yorke (2) 38', 40', Scholes 71', Beckham 79' 18,276 1st 1 April 2000 West Ham United H 7 – 1 Scholes (3) 24', 51', 63' (pen.), Irwin 27', Cole 45', Beckham 66', Solskjær 73' 61,611 1st 10 April 2000 Middlesbrough A 4 – 3 Giggs 46', Cole 60', Scholes 74', Fortune 88' 34,775 1st 15 April 2000 Sunderland H 4 – 0 Solskjær (2) 3', 51', Butt 65', Berg 70' 61,612 1st 22 April 2000 Southampton A 3 – 1 Beckham 8', Benali 15' (o.g.), Solskjær 30' 15,245 1st 24 April 2000 Chelsea H 3 – 2 Yorke (2) 11', 69', Solskjær 40' 61,593 1st 29 April 2000 Watford A 3 – 2 Yorke 69', Giggs 71', Cruyff 87' 20,250 1st 6 May 2000 Tottenham Hotspur H 3 – 1 Solskjær 5', Beckham 34', Sheringham 36' 61,629 1st 14 May 2000 Aston Villa A 1 – 0 Sheringham 65' 39,217 1st Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts 1 Manchester United 38 28 7 3 97 45 +52 91 2 Arsenal 38 22 7 9 73 43 +30 73 3 Leeds United 38 21 6 11 58 43 +15 69 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
League Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result F – A
Scorers Attendance 13 October 1999 Round 3 Aston Villa A 0 – 3 33,815 Champions League
Group stage
Date Opponents H / A Result F – A
Scorers Attendance Group position
14 September 1999 Croatia Zagreb H 0 – 0 53,250 3rd 22 September 1999 Sturm Graz A 3 – 0 Keane 16', Yorke 31', Cole 33' 16,480 2nd 29 September 1999 Marseille H 2 – 1 Cole 79', Scholes 83' 53,993 1st 19 October 1999 Marseille A 0 – 1 56,732 2nd 27 October 1999 Croatia Zagreb A 2 – 1 Beckham 32', Keane 49' 27,500 1st 2 November 1999 Sturm Graz H 2 – 1 Solskjær 56', Keane 65' 53,745 1st Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Manchester United6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13 
Marseille6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10 
Sturm Graz6 2 0 4 5 12 −7 6 
Croatia Zagreb6 1 2 3 7 7 0 5 Second group stage
Date Opponents H / A Result F – A
Scorers Attendance Group position
23 November 1999 Fiorentina A 0 – 2 36,002 3rd 8 December 1999 Valencia H 3 – 0 Keane 38', Solskjær 47', Scholes 70' 54,606 2nd 1 March 2000 Bordeaux H 2 – 0 Giggs 41', Sheringham 84' 59,786 2nd 7 March 2000 Bordeaux A 2 – 1 Keane 33', Solskjær 84' 30,130 1st 15 March 2000 Fiorentina H 3 – 1 Cole 20', Keane 33', Yorke 70' 59,926 1st 21 March 2000 Valencia A 0 – 0 40,419 1st Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Manchester United6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 13 
Valencia6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 10 
Fiorentina6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8 Bordeaux6 0 2 4 5 14 −9 2 Knock-out stage
Date Round Opponents H / A Result F – A
Scorers Attendance 4 April 2000 Quarter-final
First legReal Madrid A 0 – 0 64,119 19 April 2000 Quarter-final
Second legReal Madrid H 2 – 3 Beckham 64', Scholes 88' (pen.) 59,178 Intercontinental Cup
Main article: 1999 Intercontinental CupDate Opponents H / A Result F – A
Scorers Attendance 30 November 1999 SE Palmeiras N 1 – 0 Keane 35' 53,372 FIFA Club World Championship
Group stage
Date Opponents H / A Result F – A
Scorers Attendance Group position
6 January 2000 Necaxa N 1 – 1 Yorke 88' 50,000 2nd 8 January 2000 Vasco da Gama N 1 – 3 Butt 81' 73,000 3rd 11 January 2000 South Melbourne N 2 – 0 Fortune (2) 8', 20' 25,000 3rd Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 
Vasco da Gama3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 
Necaxa3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4 Manchester United3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 
South Melbourne3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0 Squad statistics
No. Pos. Name League League Cup Europe Club World Championship Other Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK Mark Bosnich23 0 1 0 7 0 2 0 2 0 35 0 2 DF Gary Neville22 0 0 0 9 0 2 0 2 0 33 0 3 DF 
Denis Irwin25 3 0 0 13 0 2 0 2 0 42 3 4 DF David May0(1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0(1) 0 1(2) 0 5 DF 
Ronny Johnsen2(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2(1) 0 6 DF 
Jaap Stam23 0 0 0 13 0 2 0 3 0 51 0 7 MF David Beckham30(1) 6 0 0 12 2 1(1) 0 3 0 46(2) 8 8 MF Nicky Butt21(11) 3 0 0 4(2) 0 2 1 2 0 29(13) 4 9 FW Andy Cole23(5) 19 0 0 13 3 2 0 2 0 40(5) 22 10 FW Teddy Sheringham15(12) 5 0 0 3(6) 1 0(2) 0 1(2) 0 19(22) 6 11 MF 
Ryan Giggs30 6 0 0 11 1 2 0 1 0 44 7 12 DF Phil Neville25(4) 0 0 0 6(3) 0 2(1) 0 2 0 35(8) 0 13 DF John Curtis0(1) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 1(2) 0 14 MF Jordi Cruyff1(7) 3 1 0 1(3) 0 1(1) 0 1(1) 0 5(12) 3 15 MF 
Jesper Blomqvist0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 MF Roy Keane (c)28(1) 5 0 0 12 6 2 0 2 1 44(1) 12 17 GK Raimond van der Gouw11(3) 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 20(3) 0 18 MF Paul Scholes27(4) 9 0 0 11 3 0 0 3 0 41(4) 12 19 FW 
Dwight Yorke29(3) 20 0 0 9(2) 2 2 1 1(1) 1 41(6) 24 20 FW Ole Gunnar Solskjær15(13) 12 1 0 4(7) 3 2(1) 0 2(1) 0 24(22) 15 21 DF Henning Berg16(6) 0 0 0 11(1) 0 1 0 2 0 30(7) 0 23 DF Michael Clegg0(2) 0 1 0 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 2(3) 0 24 DF Wes Brown0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 MF 
Quinton Fortune4(2) 2 0 0 1(3) 0 1(1) 2 0 0 6(6) 4 26 GK Massimo Taibi4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 27 DF Mikaël Silvestre30(1) 0 0 0 2(2) 0 2 0 1 0 35(3) 0 28 MF Danny Higginbotham2(1) 0 1 0 0(1) 0 1 0 0 0 4(2) 0 30 DF Ronnie Wallwork0(5) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2(5) 0 31 GK Nick Culkin0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 33 MF Mark Wilson1(2) 0 0 0 2(1) 0 1 0 0 0 4(3) 0 34 MF Jonathan Greening1(3) 0 1 0 1(1) 0 1 0 0(1) 0 4(5) 0 37 DF John O'Shea0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 38 FW 
David Healy0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 39 MF Luke Chadwick0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 41 MF Richard Wellens0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 42 MF Michael Twiss0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 Transfers
No players left Manchester United in the 1999 summer transfer window.
On 21 August, South African midfielder Quinton Fortune signed from Atlético Madrid for a fee of £1.5 million. Also arriving were Italian goalkeeper Massimo Taibi and French defender Mikaël Silvestre. All three players had slightly different careers at United and all stayed at United for a different number of seasons: Fortune spent seven years at Old Trafford, and his career was mixed; Taibi turned out to be a major flop and left after just one season; Silvestre left in 2008 and had a successful career with United.
United's only winter departure was Norwegian Erik Nevland, who returned to homeland club Viking Stavanger after two seasons. Richard Wellens departed on 23 March to Blackpool for a nominal fee. John Curtis joined Blackburn Rovers on 31 May for a fee of £1.5 million, while Michael Twiss joined Port Vale on 30 June on a free transfer.
No players joined United in the winter transfer window, but on 21 May, French goalkeeper Fabien Barthez was acquired.
In
Date Pos. Name From Fee 21 August 1999 MF Quinton Fortune Atlético Madrid£1.5m 31 August 1999 GK Massimo Taibi Venezia£4.5m 10 September 1999 DF Mikaël Silvestre Internazionale£4m 21 May 2000 GK Fabien Barthez AS Monaco£7.8m Out
Date Pos. Name To Fee 20 December 1999 FW Erik Nevland Viking Stavanger£250k 23 March 2000 MF Richard Wellens BlackpoolNominal 31 May 2000 DF John Curtis Blackburn Rovers£1.5m 30 June 2000 MF Michael Twiss Port ValeFree See also
References
- ^ "Manchester United Season 1999/2000". StretfordEnd.co.uk. http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/seasons/season2000.html. Retrieved 8 October 2007.
- ^ "United pull out of FA Cup". BBC Sport. 30 June 1999. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/381662.stm. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
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