1999–2000 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic
1999–2000 season
Manager John Barnes
Kenny Dalglish
Stadium Celtic Park
Scottish Premier League 2nd
Scottish Cup Third round
Scottish League Cup Winners
UEFA Cup Second round

The 1999–2000 season was the 112th season of competitive football by Celtic. Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier League, UEFA Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

The season saw Celtic finish second in the league, 21 points behind winner Rangers.[1] They won the League Cup beating Aberdeen in the final,[2] reached the second round of the UEFA Cup losing to Lyon[3] and were knocked out of the Scottish Cup in the third round by Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[4]

Managers

Celtic started the season under newly appointed John Barnes[5] who, on 10 February, was sacked by the club.[6] Celtic's Director of Football Kenny Dalglish took over as caretaker manager.[7]

Results and fixtures

[8][9][10]       Win       Draw       Loss

Friendlies

Premier League

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 UEFA Cup

League Cup

Scottish Cup

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Scotland GK Jonathan Gould
2 Scotland DF Tom Boyd
3 France DF Stéphane Mahé
4 Scotland DF Jackie McNamara
5 Denmark DF Marc Rieper
6 England DF Alan Stubbs
7 Sweden FW Henrik Larsson
9 Norway FW Harald Brattbakk
10 Israel MF Eyal Berkovic
11 Denmark DF Morten Wieghorst
12 England FW Tommy Johnson
14 Scotland MF Paul Lambert
15 Netherlands MF Bobby Petta
16 Ivory Coast DF Olivier Tébily
17 England FW Ian Wright
19 Bulgaria MF Stilian Petrov
20 Netherlands MF Regi Blinker
21 Scotland GK Stewart Kerr
22 France MF Stephane Bonnes
23 Russia GK Dmitri Kharine
No. Position Player
24 Republic of Ireland MF Colin Healy
25 Slovakia MF Ľubomír Moravčík
26 Scotland FW Paul Shields
27 Scotland FW Mark Burchill
28 Scotland MF Ryan McCann
29 Venezuela MF Fernando de Ornelas
30 Norway MF Vidar Riseth
31 Brazil DF Rafael Scheidt
32 Scotland FW Simon Lynch
33 Northern Ireland DF John Convery
34 Scotland MF Mark Fotheringham
35 Sweden DF Johan Mjällby
37 Scotland MF Liam Keogh
38 Scotland GK Barry John Corr
39 Scotland MF Jamie Smith
40 Scotland DF Stephen Crainey
41 Scotland DF John Kennedy
42 Republic of Ireland MF Jim Goodwin
43 Republic of Ireland MF Liam Miller
46 Scotland MF Brian McColligan

Statistics

League Table

[12]

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers 36 28 6 2 96 26 70 90 UEFA Champions League 2000-01 Second qualifying round
2 Celtic 36 21 6 9 90 38 52 69 UEFA Cup 2000-01 Qualifying round
3 Hearts 36 15 9 12 47 40 7 54 UEFA Cup 2000-01 Qualifying round
4 Motherwell 36 14 10 12 49 63 -14 52
5 St Johnstone 36 10 12 14 36 44 -8 42
6 Hibernian 36 10 11 15 49 61 -12 41
7 Dundee 36 12 5 19 45 64 -19 41
8 Dundee United 36 11 6 19 34 57 -23 39
9 Kilmarnock 36 8 13 15 38 52 -14 37
10 Aberdeen 36 9 6 21 44 83 -39 33

See also

References

  1. "1999-00 Premier League". Scottish Football Archive. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  2. "1999-00 League Cup". Scottish Football Archive. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  3. "1999/00". Uefa Cuo. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  4. "Scottish Cup Results for 1999-00". London Hearts. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  5. "Dalglish back at Parkhead". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 10 June 1999. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  6. "Barnes forced out". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 15 February 2000. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  7. "Kenny Dalglish to rescue as Liverpool part company with Roy Hodgson". Guardian. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  8. "Celtic results 1999/2000". Celtic Mad. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  9. "1999 Celtic Fixtures". Celtic Wiki. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  10. "2000 Celtic Fixtures". Celtic Wiki. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  11. "Celtic FC Player's Squad Numbers 1998-99 to 2011-12". Myfootballfacts. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  12. "Scottish Premier League 1999-2000 : Table". Statto. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
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