Players
First-team squad
:''Squad at end of season''Left club during season
Reserve squad
Transfers
In
* Sami Hyypiä - Willem II (football club), Willem II, 18 May, £2,600,000 * Titi Camara - Olympique de Marseille, Marseille, 2 June, £2,600,000 * Stéphane Henchoz - Blackburn Rovers F.C., Blackburn Rovers, 3 June, £3,500,000 * Sander Westerveld - SBV Vitesse, Vitesse, 15 June, £4,000,000 * Vladimír Šmicer - RC Lens, Lens,1 July, £4,200,000 * Erik Meijer (footballer), Erik Meijer - Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer Leverkusen, 1 July, Free * Dietmar Hamann - Newcastle United F.C., Newcastle United, 22 July, £8,000,000 * Emile Heskey - Leicester City F.C., Leicester City, 10 March, £11,000,000Out
* David James (footballer, born 1970), David James - Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa, 23 June, £1,800,000 * Steve McManaman - Real Madrid C.F., Real Madrid, 1 July, free * Jean-Michel Ferri - FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, Sochaux, 14 July, £1,500,000 * Tony WarnerWarner was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and would make his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago national football team, Trinidad and Tobago in February 2006. - Millwall F.C., Millwall, 17 July, free * Jamie Cassidy - Cambridge United F.C., Cambridge United, 22 July, free * Sean DundeeDundee was born in Durban, South Africa, but also holds Germany, German nationality and would make his international debut for the Germany national football B team, Germany B team in March 2000. - VfB Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 30 July, £1,000,000 * Paul Ince - Middlesbrough F.C., Middlesbrough, 30 July, £1,000,000 * Øyvind Leonhardsen - Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur, 6 August, £3,000,000 * Bjørn Tore Kvarme - AS Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne, 30 August, £1,000,000 * Karl-Heinz Riedle - Fulham F.C., Fulham, 28 September, £200,000 * Ian Dunbavin - Shrewsbury Town F.C., Shrewsbury Town, 22 January, free * Eifion Jones - Blackpool F.C., Blackpool, 23 March, free * Rob Jones (footballer, born 1971), Rob Jones - West Ham United F.C., West Ham United, free, 24 JulyEvents of the season
After a disappointing seventh-place finish the previous season, which left Liverpool without even UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup qualification, manager Gérard Houllier began to rebuild his squad and made seven close season signings. The attack was bolstered with the arrival of Titi Camara, Erik Meijer (footballer), Erik Meijer and Vladimír Šmicer. Succeeding Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa-bound David James (footballer, born 1970), David James in goal was Dutchman Sander Westerveld. A new look central defence featured Stéphane Henchoz and Sami Hyypiä. Following the summer departure of former captain Paul Ince, Jamie Redknapp was made the new captain of the side, with Robbie Fowler appointed as vice-captain. The season began on 7 August 1999 with a 2–1 win at Sheffield Wednesday F.C., Sheffield Wednesday, with Robbie Fowler and the debutant Titi Camara finding the net. However, the next game saw newly promoted Watford F.C., Watford – in the top flight for the first time in over a decade – travel to Anfield and come away surprise 1–0 winners. Defeat followed in the next game as Liverpool travelled to Middlesbrough F.C., Middlesbrough, but then came victories over Leeds United F.C., Leeds United and Arsenal F.C., Arsenal which saw the Reds occupy eighth place as the first month of the season drew to a close. September saw the Reds navigate the second round of the Football League Cup with a comfortable aggregate win over financially troubled Football League Third Division, Division Three side Hull City A.F.C., Hull City, though they failed to achieve any victories in the league, losing 3–2 at home to Manchester United F.C., Manchester United (with Jamie Carragher scoring two own goals), drawing 2–2 at Leicester City F.C., Leicester City and finally losing 1–0 at home to Everton F.C., Everton in the Merseyside derby. This left Liverpool 12th by the end of September, while their cross-city rivals were showing signs of a revival after three dismal seasons by occupying sixth place. Things improved slightly in October with two league victories over Chelsea F.C., Chelsea and West Ham United F.C., West Ham United. Southampton had ended Liverpool's League Cup hopes with a third round defeat earlier in the month, which ended with Liverpool's league standing slightly improved to ninth place. With a third of the season now gone, they were eight points off the top of a table being led by Leeds United. November was a much better month for the Reds, who achieved wins over Bradford City A.F.C., Bradford, Derby County F.C., Derby County and Sunderland A.F.C, Sunderland to occupy fifth place by 20 November. They were now just six points behind leaders Manchester United. However, the month ended on a low note as they lost 1–0 at West Ham United F.C., West Ham United. Liverpool's revival continued in December as they beat struggling Sheffield Wednesday F.C., Sheffield Wednesday 4–1 at Anfield. With the FA Cup third round unusually being played before Christmas, they travelled to Football League First Division, Division One promotion chasers Huddersfield Town A.F.C., Huddersfield Town on 12 December and came away 2-0 victors. A 2–0 win over Coventry City F.C., Coventry City on 18 December meant that the Reds were still fifth in the league at Christmas, six points behind Manchester United. Their FA Cup quest ended in a shock 1–0 fourth round defeat at home to Blackburn Rovers F.C., Blackburn Rovers. Liverpool's attack was bolstered with the club record £11 million signing of Leicester City's Emile Heskey on 10 March 2000. The first two months of the new millennium saw mixed results for the Reds, but many of the teams around them dropped points as well, meaning that by mid February they were third in the league and just six points behind leaders Manchester United, who had a game in hand. There now appeared to be a realistic chance that the Reds might finally be able to end their ten-year wait for the league title. Three successive draws followed in March, then came a five-match winning run which lifted them to second place by 16 April. However, Manchester United now had an 11-point lead at the top of the table with just five games remaining, and needed just five points from those remaining games to be certain of retaining the league title. However, Liverpool still had something to play for, as the top three places in the Premier League now meant UEFA Champions League, Champions League qualification. Competition for second and third place was still fierce, with Arsenal, Leeds United, Chelsea and Aston Villa all in close contention. However, the season ended with a disastrous run of results. A goalless draw at Goodison Park in the Merseyside derby was followed by a 2–0 defeat at Chelsea. Emile Heskey's first game against old club Leicester on 3 May was a disaster as the East Midlands, East Midlanders came away from Anfield with a 2–0 victory. A goalless draw against Southampton followed, and on the final day of the season, 14 May, the Reds travelled to a Bradford City side battling it out with Wimbledon F.C., Wimbledon to avoid the last relegation place. An early David Wetherall goal gave Bradford a 1–0 win over the Reds, who surrendered a Champions League place and were forced to settle for a place in the UEFA Cup instead. The result also relegated Wimbledon, who, 12 years to the day, had 1988 FA Cup Final, beaten the Reds in one of the greatest FA Cup final shocks of all time.Statistics
Appearances and goals
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Disciplinary record
Source:Results
Pre-season and friendlies
Premier League
Classification
;Results summary ;Results by roundFA Cup
League Cup
Notes
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:1999-2000 Liverpool F.C. season Liverpool F.C. seasons 1999–2000 FA Premier League by team, Liverpool