1999-2000 season

1999-2000 season
General information
Manager	Gerard Houllier
Captain	Jamie Redknapp Sami Hyypia
Performance
Premier League	4th
FA Cup	4th round
League Cup	3rd round
Top scorers
League	Owen (11)
FA Cup	Camara (1) Matteo (1)
League Cup	Murphy (3)
Overall	Owen (12)
Attendances
Average	42,598
←1998-99	2000-01→

The 1999-2000 season was Liverpool's 108th season of football since they were established.

Competition performance

Competition	Result	P	W	D	L	GS	GC	Top Scorer
Premier League	4th	38	19	10	9	51	30	Michael Owen (11)
FA Cup	4th Round	2	1	0	1	2	1	Camara and Matteo (1)
League Cup	3rd Round	3	2	0	1	10	5	Danny Murphy (3)
Overall	-	43	22	10	11	63	36	Michael Owen (12)

Squad

• 1 Sander Westerveld
• 2 Stephane Henchoz
• 4 Rigobert Song
• 5 Steve Staunton
• 6 Phil Babb
• 7 Vladimir Smicer
• 9 Robbie Fowler
• 10 Michael Owen
• 11 Jamie Redknapp
• 12 Sami Hyypia
• 14 Vegard Heggem
• 15 Patrick Berger
• 16 Dietmar Hamann
• 18 Erik Meijer
• 19 Brad Friedel
• 19 Pegguy Arphexad
• 20 Stig Inge Bjornebye
• 21 Dominic Matteo
• 22 Titi Camara
• 23 Jamie Carragher
• 24 Danny Murphy
• 25 David Thompson
• 26 Jorgen Nielsen
• 27 Haukur Gudnason
• 30 Djimi Traore
• 28 Steven Gerrard
• 29 Stephen Wright
• 31 Frode Kippe
• 32 Jon Newby
• 33 Layton Maxwell

Friendlies

Pre-season

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
19 July 1999	German XI	8-0	Fowler 3, Berger 2, Murphy, Camara, Heggem
20 July 1999	Wolves	2-0	Fowler (26), Riedle (80)
22 July 1999	Linfield	4-0	Porter (og 14), Murphy (46), Redknapp (pen 52), Berger (63)
24 July 1999	Feyenoord	2-0	Smicer (53), Camara (61)
29 July 1999	Valerenga	4-1	Riedle (21), Hamann (32), Kjolner (og 50), Meijer (60)
31 July 1999	Blackburn	2-2	Fowler (22), Redknapp (40)
3 August 1999	Manchester	1-2	Thompson (42)

Other friendlies

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
18 October 1999	Omagh	7-1	Camara (23, 69), Meijer (37, 44), Smicer (44), Berger (73), Redknapp (77)
16 February 2000	Bournemouth	4-0	Partridge (8), Berger (21), Murphy (32), Camara (52)
16 May 2000	Celtic	4-1	Meijer (37, 61), Thompson (45), Camara (53)
21 May 2000	Ireland XI	2-4	Heskey (3), Owen (84)

Results

League

Date	Opponent	Score	Venue	Scorers
7 August 1999	Sheffield Wednesday	2-1	Away	Fowler (75), Camara (84)
14 August 1999	Watford	0-1	Home
21 August 1999	Middlesbrough	0-1	Away
23 August 1999	Leeds	2-1	Away	Camara (45), Radebe (og 55)
28 August 1999	Arsenal	2-0	Home	Fowler (8), Berger (76)
11 September 1999	Man Utd	2-3	Home	Hyypia (23), Berger (68)
18 September 1999	Leicester	2-2	Away	Owen (pen 23, 39)
27 September 1999	Everton	0-1	Home
2 October 1999	Aston Villa	0-0	Away
16 October 1999	Chelsea	1-0	Home	Thompson (47)
23 October 1999	Southampton	1-1	Away	Camara (81)
27 October 1999	West Ham	1-0	Home	Camara (43)
1 November 1999	Bradford City	3-1	Home	Camara (21), Redknapp (pen 41), Heggem (80)
6 November 1999	Derby	2-0	Home	Murphy (65), Redknapp (69)
20 November 1999	Sunderland	2-0	Away	Owen (63), Berger (85)
27 November 1999	West Ham	0-1	Away
5 December 1999	Sheffield Wednesday	4-1	Home	Hyypia (21), Murphy (41), Gerrard (69), Thompson (79)
18 December 1999	Coventry	2-0	Home	Owen (45), Camara (74)
26 December 1999	Newcastle	2-2	Away	Owen (31, 52)
28 December 1999	Wimbledon	3-1	Home	Owen (58), Berger (68), Fowler (80)
3 January 2000	Tottenham	0-1	Away
15 January 2000	Watford	3-2	Away	Berger (10), Thompson (41), Smicer (71)
22 January 2000	Middlesbrough	0-0	Home
5 February 2000	Leeds	3-1	Home	Hamann (19), Berger (69), Murphy (90)
13 February 2000	Arsenal	1-0	Away	Camara (18)
4 March 2000	Man Utd	1-1	Away	Berger (27)
11 March 2000	Sunderland	1-1	Home	Berger (pen 2)
15 March 2000	Aston Villa	0-0	Home
18 March 2000	Derby	2-0	Away	Owen (17), Camara (86)
25 March 2000	Newcastle	2-1	Home	Camara (51), Redknapp (88)
1 April 2000	Coventry	3-0	Away	Owen (23, 37), Heskey (78)
9 April 2000	Tottenham	2-0	Home	Berger (34), Owen (61)
16 April 2000	Wimbledon	2-1	Away	Heskey (36, 64)
21 April 2000	Everton	0-0	Away
29 April 2000	Chelsea	0-2	Away
3 May 2000	Leicester	0-2	Home
7 May 2000	Southampton	0-0	Home
14 May 2000	Bradford City	0-1	Away

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Venue	Scorers
3	12 December 1999	Huddersfield	2-0	Away	Camara (36), Matteo (59)
4	10 January 2000	Blackburn	0-1	Home

League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Venue	Scorers
2 (1st leg)	14 September 1999	Hull	5-1	Away	Murphy (10, 30), Meijer (48, 75), Staunton (89)
2 (2nd leg)	21 September 1999	Hull	4-2	Home	Murphy (33), Maxwell (46), Riedle (65, 89)
3	13 October 1999	Southampton	1-2	Away	Owen (53)

Tables

League

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
3	Leeds	38	21	6	11	58	43	15	69
4	Liverpool	38	19	10	9	51	30	21	67
5	Chelsea	38	18	11	9	53	34	19	65

Player stats

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Sander Westerveld	36	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	39	0
2	DF	Stephane Henchoz	29	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	33	0
4	DF	Rigobert Song	18	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	21	0
5	DF	Steve Staunton	12	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	16	1
7	MF	Vladimir Smicer	21	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	25	1
8	FW	Emile Heskey	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	3
9	FW	Robbie Fowler	14	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	3
10	FW	Michael Owen	27	11	1	0	2	1	0	0	30	12
11	MF	Jamie Redknapp	22	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	23	3
12	DF	Sami Hyypia	38	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	42	2
13	FW	Karl-Heinz Riedle	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	2
14	DF	Vegard Heggem	22	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	25	1
15	MF	Patrik Berger	34	9	1	0	2	0	0	0	37	9
16	MF	Dietmar Hamann	28	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	30	1
18	FW	Erik Meijer	20	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	23	2
19	GK	Brad Friedel	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
21	DF	Dominic Matteo	32	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	34	1
22	MF	Titi Camara	33	9	2	1	2	0	0	0	37	10
23	DF	Jamie Carragher	36	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	40	0
24	MF	Danny Murphy	23	3	2	0	2	3	0	0	27	6
25	MF	David Thompson	27	3	1	0	3	0	0	0	31	3
28	MF	Steven Gerrard	29	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	31	1
30	DF	Djimi Traore	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
31	DF	Frode Kippe	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
32	FW	Jon Newby	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
33	MF	Leyton Maxwell	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1

Transfers

In

Player	From	Fee	Date
Sami Hyypia	Willem II	£2,500,000	19 May 1999
Vladimir Smicer	Lens	£3,750,000	24 May 1999
Titi Camara	Marseille	£2,600,000	1 June 1999
Stephane Henchoz	Blackburn	£3,500,000	2 June 1999
Sander Westerveld	Vitesse Arnhem	£4,000,000	15 June 1999
Erik Meijer	Bayern Leverkusen	Free	1 July 1999
Dietmar Hamann	Newcastle	£8,000,000	22 July 1999
Emile Heskey	Leicester	£11,000,000	10 March 2000

Out

Player	To	Fee	Date
Rob Jones	West Ham	Free	27 May 1999
Gareth Roberts	Panionios	£50,000	1 June 1999
David James	Aston Villa	£1,800,000	17 June 1999
Steve McManaman	Real Madrid	Free	1 July 1999
Tony Warner	Millwall	Free	1 July 1999
Jean-Michel Ferri	Sochaux	£1,500,000	14 July 1999
Jamie Cassidy	Cambridge United	Free	22 July 1999
Sean Dundee	Stuttgart	£1,500,000	30 July 1999
Paul Ince	Middlesbrough	£1,000,000	30 July 1999
Oyvind Leonhardsen	Tottenham	£2,800,000	6 August 1999
Bjorn Kvarme	St Etienne	£750,000	30 August 1999
Karl-Heinz Riedle	Fulham	£200,000	28 September 1999