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, qualifying for the promotion play-offs, but lost the first leg of the semifinal 4–0 at home to

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. Although they won the away leg, they were eliminated 5–2 on aggregate. Birmingham entered the

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at the third round and lost to Everton in the fourth, and after entering the League Cup in the first round and defeating

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in the third, lost to West Ham United in the fourth round.

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was top scorer with 11 goals, all scored in league competition.

Football League First Division

Match details

League table (part)

Results summary

Play-offs

FA Cup

League Cup

Transfers

In

: Brackets round club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Birmingham.

Out

: Brackets round a club denote the player joined that club after his Birmingham City contract expired.

Loan in

Loan out

Appearances and goals

:Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as a substitute. :Players marked left the club during the playing season. :Players with names ''in italics'' and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham. :Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes. :Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW –

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References

General * * * Source for match dates, league positions and results: * Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), ''Complete Record'', pp. 434–35. * Source for goal times: * Sources for transfers: ** ** * Source for discipline: individual player pages linked from Specific {{DEFAULTSORT:1999-2000 Birmingham City F.C. season Birmingham City F.C. seasons Birmingham City