1999–2000 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
Season 1999–2000
League	Football League Second Division
Manager	Frank Burrows/Billy Ayre
League position	21st
Top goalscorer	League: Jason Bowen (12) All: Jason Bowen & Kevin Nugent (17)
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	2nd round
FAW Premier Cup	Runners-up
Previous season	← 1998–99
Next season	2000–01 →

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.

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

Players

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

League table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Preston North End	46	28	11	7	74	37	91
2	Burnley	46	25	13	8	69	47	88
3	Gillingham	46	25	10	11	79	48	85
4	Wigan Athletic	46	22	17	7	72	38	83
5	Millwall	46	23	13	10	76	50	82
6	Stoke City	46	23	13	10	68	42	82
7	Bristol Rovers	46	23	11	12	69	45	80
8	Notts County	46	18	11	17	61	55	65
9	Bristol City	46	15	19	12	59	57	64
10	Reading	46	16	14	16	57	63	62
11	Wrexham	46	17	11	18	52	61	62
12	Wycombe Wanderers	46	16	13	17	56	53	61
13	Luton Town	46	17	10	19	61	65	61
14	Oldham Athletic	46	16	12	18	50	55	60
15	Bury	46	13	18	15	61	64	57
16	A.F.C. Bournemouth	46	16	9	21	59	62	57
17	Brentford	46	13	13	20	47	61	52
18	Colchester United	46	14	10	22	59	82	52
19	Cambridge United	46	12	12	22	64	65	48
20	Oxford United	46	12	9	25	43	73	45
21	Cardiff City	46	9	17	20	45	67	44
22	Blackpool	46	8	17	21	49	77	41
23	Scunthorpe United	46	9	12	25	40	74	39
24	Chesterfield	46	7	15	24	34	63	36

Key
Promoted to the Division 1
Qualified for the promotion playoff
Relegated to Division 3

NB In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference

See also

• Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References

• Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
• "Football Club History Database - Cardiff City".
• Welsh Football Data Archive