1999–2000 Middlesbrough F.C. season

Middlesbrough
Season 1999-00
League	FA Premier League
Manager	Bryan Robson
Chairman	Steve Gibson
League position	12th
Top goalscorer	League: Hamilton Ricard (12) All: Hamilton Ricard (14)
Highest attendance	Home: 34,800 v Leeds (Premier League) Away: 62,267 v Manchester United (Premier League)
Lowest attendance	Home: 8,843 v Watford (League Cup) Away: 4,941 v Chesterfield (League Cup)
FA Cup	3rd Round
League Cup	Semi Final

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

Team Kit and Sponsors

Middlesbrough were again sponsored by BT Cellnet for the 1999-00 season, the team's strip was produced by Errea. The home shirt consisted of a red shirt with white hoop, red shorts and red socks with white trim. The away strip consisted of a black shirt with red and white stripes in the middle, plain black shorts and black socks.^[1]

Home colours

Away colours

Notable events

Squad

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Mark Schwarzer 2 DF Curtis Fleming 3 DF Dean Gordon 4 DF Steve Vickers 5 DF Gianluca Festa 6 DF Gary Pallister 7 MF Robbie Mustoe 8 MF Paul Gascoigne 9 MF Paul Ince 10 FW Brian Deane 11 MF Keith O'Neill 12 MF Alan Moore 13 GK Marlon Beresford 14 MF Phil Stamp 15 MF Neil Maddison 17 DF Christian Ziege 18 FW Andy Campbell

No. Position Player 19 FW Hamilton Ricard 20 FW Alun Armstrong 21 DF Craig Harrison 22 MF Mark Summerbell 23 MF Juninho (on loan from Atlético Madrid) 24 DF Steve Baker 25 GK Ben Roberts 26 MF Anthony Ormerod 27 DF Robbie Stockdale 28 DF Colin Cooper 29 DF Jason Gavin 32 MF Richard Kell 33 GK Chris Bennion 34 MF Carlos Marinelli 35 MF Sean Kilgannon 36 MF Luke Wilkshire

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player 16 MF Andy Townsend (to West Bromwich Albion)

No. Position Player 30 MF Michael Cummins (to Port Vale)

Premier League

Matches

• Middlesbrough–Bradford 0-1
• 0-1 Dean Saunders  89'

• Wimbledon–Middlesbrough 2-3
• 1-0 Carl Cort  17'
• 1-1 Christian Ziege  23'
• 1-2 Hamilton Ricard  28' (pen.)
• 1-3 Hamilton Ricard  64'
• 2-3 John Hartson  86'

• Derby–Middlesbrough 1-3
• 0-1 Brian Deane  9'
• 0-2 Christian Ziege  20'
• 1-2 Deon Burton  41'
• 1-3 Hamilton Ricard  66' (pen.)

• Middlesbrough–Liverpool 1-0
• 1-0 Brian Deane  49'

• Middlesbrough–Leicester 0-3
• 0-1 Emile Heskey  35'
• 0-2 Tony Cottee  38'
• 0-3 Emile Heskey  83'

• Aston Villa–Middlesbrough 1-0
• 1-0 Dion Dublin  5'

• Middlesbrough–Southampton 3-2
• 0-1 Hassan Kachloul  15'
• 1-1 Gary Pallister  17'
• 1-2 Marian Pahars  55'
• 2-2 Paul Gascoigne  67' (pen.)
• 3-2 Brian Deane  78'

• Leeds–Middlesbrough 2-0
• 1-0 Michael Bridges  14'
• 2-0 Harry Kewell  64'

• Middlesbrough–Chelsea 0-1
• 0-1 Bernard Lambourde  54'

• Newcastle–Middlesbrough 2-1
• 1-0 Alan Shearer  17'
• 2-0 Alan Shearer  44'
• 2-1 Brian Deane  89'

• Middlesbrough–West Ham 2-0
• 1-0 Brian Deane  51'
• 2-0 Alun Armstrong  88'

• Watford–Middlesbrough 1-3
• 0-1 Mark Williams  2' (o.g.)
• 0-2 Juninho  18'
• 1-2 Tommy Smith  53'
• 1-3 Paul Ince  83'

• Middlesbrough–Everton 2-1
• 0-1 Kevin Campbell  3'
• 1-1 Christian Ziege  15'
• 2-1 Brian Deane  61'

• Middlesbrough–Sunderland 1-1
• 1-0 Hamilton Ricard  76'
• 1-1 Michael Reddy  78'

• Arsenal–Middlesbrough 5-1
• 1-0 Marc Overmars  26'
• 2-0 Dennis Bergkamp  40'
• 3-0 Dennis Bergkamp  49'
• 4-0 Marc Overmars  61'
• 4-1 Hamilton Ricard  68'
• 5-1 Marc Overmars  78'

• Middlesbrough–Wimbledon 0-0

• Bradford–Middlesbrough 1-1
• 0-1 Hamilton Ricard  13'
• 1-1 Lee Mills  60'

• Middlesbrough–Tottenham 2-1
• 0-1 Ramon Vega  7'
• 1-1 Christian Ziege  34'
• 2-1 Brian Deane  67'

• Sheffield Wednesday–Middlesbrough 1-0
• 1-0 Peter Atherton  28'

• Middlesbrough–Derby 1-4
• 0-1 Malcolm Christie  8'
• 0-2 Deon Burton  47'
• 0-3 Malcolm Christie  59'
• 1-3 Andy Campbell  71'
• 1-4 Craig Burley  90'

• Liverpool–Middlesbrough 0-0

• Manchester United–Middlesbrough 1-0
• 1-0 David Beckham  87'

• Leicester–Middlesbrough 2-1
• 1-0 Keith O'Neill  1' (o.g.)
• 2-0 Andy Impey  41'
• 2-1 Andy Campbell  52'

• Middlesbrough–Aston Villa 0-4
• 0-1 Benito Carbone  11'
• 0-2 Benito Carbone  65'
• 0-3 Julian Joachim  70'
• 0-4 Julian Joachim  75'

• Middlesbrough–Coventry 2-0
• 1-0 Gianluca Festa  8'
• 2-0 Hamilton Ricard  20'

• Middlesbrough–Leeds 0-0

• Southampton–Middlesbrough 1-1
• 1-0 Marians Pahars  44'
• 1-1 Hamilton Ricard  45' (pen.)

• Middlesbrough–Arsenal 2-1
• 1-0 Paul Ince  48'
• 2-0 Hamilton Ricard  63'
• 2-1 Dennis Bergkamp  70'

• Sunderland–Middlesbrough 1-1
• 1-0 Niall Quinn  66'
• 1-1 Christian Ziege  82'

• Middlesbrough–Sheffield Wednesday 1-0
• 1-0 Andy Campbell  11'

• Tottenham–Middlesbrough 2-3
• 1-0 Chris Armstrong  31'
• 1-1 Stephen Carr  40' (o.g.)
• 1-2 Hamilton Ricard  64'
• 1-3 Hamilton Ricard  78'
• 2-3 David Ginola  83'

• Middlesbrough–Manchester United 3-4
• 1-0 Andy Campbell  18'
• 1-1 Ryan Giggs  46'
• 1-2 Andy Cole  59'
• 1-3 Paul Scholes  74'
• 2-3 Paul Ince  86'
• 2-4 Quinton Fortune  88'
• 3-4 Juninho  90'

• Coventry–Middlesbrough 2-1
• 1-0 Paul Ince  32' (o.g.)
• 2-0 Robbie Keane  61'
• 2-1 Christian Ziege  64' (pen.)

• Chelsea–Middlesbrough 1-1
• 1-0 Gustavo Poyet  10'
• 1-1 Hamilton Ricard  37'

• West Ham–Middlesbrough 0-1
• 0-1 Brian Deane  60' (pen.)

• Middlesbrough–Newcastle 2-2
• 1-0 Juninho  5'
• 1-1 Gary Speed  10'
• 1-2 Alessandro Pistone  18'
• 2-2 Gianluca Festa  78'

• Middlesbrough–Watford 1-1
• 1-0 Robbie Stockdale  27'
• 1-1 Darren Ward  68'

• Everton–Middlesbrough 0-2
• 0-1 Brian Deane  8'
• 0-2 Juninho  86'

Topscorers

• Hamilton Ricard 12
• Brian Deane 8
• Christian Ziege 6
• Andy Campbell 4
• Juninho 4

Player statistics

Goalscorers

Goalscoring statistics for 1999-00.^[2]

Name	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
Bokšić	12	0	0	12
Ricard	4	2	3	9
Karembeu	4	0	0	4
Job	3	0	0	3
Ehiogu	3	0	0	3
Deane	2	0	0	2
Gordon	2	0	0	2
Ince	2	0	0	2
Cooper	2	0	0	2
Windass	2	0	0	2
Summerbell	1	0	1	2
Stamp	1	0	0	1
Festa	1	0	0	1
Whelan	0	0	1	1
Own Goals	4	0	0	2

References and notes

1. ^ http://www.kitclassics.co.uk/kits/Middlesbro.png
2. ^ http://www.boroscoreforecast.co.uk/200405.htm