| 1999–2000 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Steve Borley |
| Manager | Frank Burrows/Billy Ayre |
| Football League Second Division | 21st |
| FA Cup | 3rd round |
| League Cup | 2nd round |
| FAW Premier Cup | Runners-up |
| Auto Windscreens Shield | 1st round |
| Top goalscorer | League:Jason Bowen (12) All:Jason Bowen &Kevin Nugent (17) |
| Highest home attendance | 11,168 (vWrexham, 20 August 1999) |
| Lowest home attendance | 4,389 (vBournemouth, 7 March 2000) |
| Average home league attendance | 6,903 |
The 1999–2000 season wasCardiff City F.C.'s 73rd season in theFootball League. They competed in the 24-teamDivision Two, then the third tier ofEnglish football, finishing twenty-first, suffering relegation toDivision Three.
During the season managerFrank Burrows parted company with the club, being replaced byBilly Ayre.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
First team squad.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Cambridge United | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 64 | 65 | −1 | 48 | |
| 20 | Oxford United | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 43 | 73 | −30 | 45 | |
| 21 | Cardiff City(R) | 46 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 44 | Relegation to theThird Division |
| 22 | Blackpool(R) | 46 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 49 | 77 | −28 | 41 | |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United(R) | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 74 | −34 | 39 |
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | W | D | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | D | D | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | D | L | D | D | L | L | D | D | D | L | D | L | D | W | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | W |
| Position | ~ | 7 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| 7 August 1999 (1999-08-07)1 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Millwall | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Willie Boland | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 10,193 |
| 14 August 1999 (1999-08-14)2 | Oxford United | 2–3 | Cardiff City | Oxford |
| Matt Murphy | Stadium:Manor Ground Attendance: 6,423 |
| 20 August 1999 (1999-08-20)3 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Wrexham | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Jason Bowen | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 11,168 |
| 28 August 1999 (1999-08-28)4 | Luton Town | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Luton |
| Phil Gray | Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 5,374 |
| 30 August 1999 (1999-08-30)5 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Jamie Hughes | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 8,006 |
| 11 September 1999 (1999-09-11)6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 3–1 | Cardiff City | High Wycombe |
| Matthew Lawrence Jermaine McSporran Andy Baird | Stadium:Adams Park Attendance: 4,982 |
| 18 September 1999 (1999-09-18)7 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Notts County | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Jason Bowen Jeff Eckhardt | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 6,568 |
| 25 September 1999 (1999-09-25)8 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Wigan Athletic | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 7,679 |
| 28 September 1999 (1999-09-28)9 | Brentford | 2–1 | Cardiff City | London |
| Andy Scott Lloyd Owusu | Stadium:Griffin Park Attendance: 5,247 |
| 2 October 1999 (1999-10-02)10 | Bury | 3–2 | Cardiff City | Bury |
| Ian Lawson Darren Bullock Andy Preece | Stadium:Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,603 |
| 9 October 1999 (1999-10-09)11 | Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Bristol |
| Andy Thomson | Stadium:Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,363 |
| 16 October 1999 (1999-10-16)12 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Oldham Athletic | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Dai Thomas | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 5,650 |
| 19 October 1999 (1999-10-19)13 | Cardiff City | 1–2 | Stoke City | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Andy Legg | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 6,146 |
| 23 October 1999 (1999-10-23)14 | Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Wigan |
| Roberto Martinez Ian Kilford | Stadium:DW Stadium Attendance: 5,728 |
| 2 November 1999 (1999-11-02)15 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Blackpool | Cardiff |
| 19:45 | Kevin Nugent | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 4,523 |
| 6 November 1999 (1999-11-06)16 | Bournemouth | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Bournemouth |
| Mark Stein | Stadium:Dean Court Attendance: 4,471 |
| 12 November 1999 (1999-11-12)17 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Chesterfield | Cardiff |
| 19:45 | Jason Bowen | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 4,863 Referee: Michael Ryan (Preston) |
| 23 November 1999 (1999-11-23)18 | Colchester United | 0–3 | Cardiff City | Colchester |
| Stadium:Layer Road Attendance: 2,557 Referee:Paul Alcock (Surrey) |
| 27 November 1999 (1999-11-27)19 | Cardiff City | 1–2 | Gillingham | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Andy Legg | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 7,608 |
| 4 December 1999 (1999-12-04)20 | Millwall | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Millwall |
| Neil Harris | Stadium:The Den Attendance: 9,044 |
| 18 December 1999 (1999-12-18)21 | Burnley | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Burnley |
| 15:00 | Gordon Armstrong Lenny Johnrose | Stadium:Turf Moor Attendance: 9,753 Referee:Peter Jones (Loughborough) |
| 26 December 1999 (1999-12-26)22 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Reading | Cardiff |
| 12:15 | Kevin Nugent | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 9,791 Referee: Bill Jordan (Hertfordshire) |
| 28 December 1999 (1999-12-28)23 | Cambridge United | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Cambridge |
| Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,250 |
| 3 January 2000 (2000-01-03)24 | Cardiff City | 0–4 | Preston North End | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 10,342 |
| 9 January 2000 (2000-01-09)25 | Bristol City | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Bristol |
| Stadium:Ashton Gate Attendance: 10,568 |
| 15 January 2000 (2000-01-15)26 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Oxford United | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Kevin Nugent | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 6,914 |
| 22 January 2000 (2000-01-22)27 | Wrexham | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Wrexham |
| Karl Connolly Darren Ferguson | Stadium:The Racecourse Attendance: 4,350 |
| 30 January 2000 (2000-01-30)28 | Cardiff City | 1–3 | Luton Town | Cardiff |
| 12:15 | Jason Bowen | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 6,185 |
| 5 February 2000 (2000-02-05)29 | Scunthorpe United | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Scunthorpe |
| Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 3,614 |
| 12 February 2000 (2000-02-12)30 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Brentford | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Jason Fowler | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 5,478 |
| 22 February 2000 (2000-02-22)31 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Bristol City | Cardiff |
| 19:45 | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 6,586 |
| 26 February 2000 (2000-02-26)32 | Notts County | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Nottingham |
| Andy Hughes Alex Dyer | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,334 |
| 3 March 2000 (2000-03-03)33 | Cardiff City | 2–2 | Wycombe Wanderers | Cardiff |
| 19:45 | Kevin Nugent Josh Low | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 5,011 |
| 7 March 2000 (2000-03-07)34 | Cardiff City | 1–2 | Bournemouth | Cardiff |
| 19:45 | Robert Earnshaw | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 4,389 |
| 11 March 2000 (2000-03-11)35 | Blackpool | 2–2 | Cardiff City | Blackpool |
| Wayne Gill John Hills | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,015 |
| 17 March 2000 (2000-03-17)36 | Cardiff City | 3–2 | Colchester United | Cardiff |
| 19:45 | Jason Bowen Kevin Nugent | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 5,174 Referee: Mick Fletcher (Burnley) |
| 21 March 2000 (2000-03-21)37 | Chesterfield | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Chesterfield |
| Steve Payne | Stadium:Saltergate Attendance: 2,348 |
| 25 March 2000 (2000-03-25)38 | Reading | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Reading |
| Stadium:Madejski Stadium Attendance: 10,044 Referee: Trevor Parkes |
| 1 April 2000 (2000-04-01)39 | Cardiff City | 1–2 | Burnley | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Ian Cox | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 6,487 Referee:Mark Halsey (Bolton) |
| 8 April 2000 (2000-04-08)40 | Preston North End | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Preston |
| Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 13,794 |
| 15 April 2000 (2000-04-15)41 | Cardiff City | 0–4 | Cambridge United | Cardiff |
| 15:06 | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 6,592 |
| 22 April 2000 (2000-04-22)42 | Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | Cardiff City | Oldham |
| Stuart Thom | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 4,549 |
| 24 April 2000 (2000-04-24)43 | Cardiff City | 0–2 | Bury | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 6,781 |
| 30 April 2000 (2000-04-30)44 | Stoke City | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Stoke |
| Arnar Gunnlaugsson James O'Connor | Stadium:Britannia Stadium Attendance: 14,192 |
| 2 May 2000 (2000-05-02)45 | Gillingham | 4–1 | Cardiff City | Gillingham |
| Carl Asaba Nicky Southall | Stadium:Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 9,176 |
| 6 May 2000 (2000-05-06)46 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Scott Young | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 6,655 |
| 10 August 1999 (1999-08-10)Round 1 (First leg) | Cardiff City | 1–2 | Queens Park Rangers | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Jason Bowen | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 5,702 |
| 25 August 1999 (1999-08-25)Round 1 (Second leg) | Queens Park Rangers | 1–2 (a.e.t.) (3–3agg.) (2–3p) | Cardiff City | Q.P.R. |
| Gavin Peacock | Stadium:Loftus Road Attendance: 6,185 |
| 14 September 1999 (1999-09-14)Round 2 (First leg) | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Wimbledon | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Kevin Nugent | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 7,613 |
| 21 September 1999 (1999-09-21)Round 2 (Second leg) | Wimbledon | 3–1 (4–2agg.) | Cardiff City | London |
| Carl Cort Robbie Earle | Stadium:Selhurst Park Attendance: 2,272 |
| 30 October 1999 (1999-10-30)Round 1 | Leyton Orient | 1–1 | Cardiff City | London |
| Kwame Ampadu | Stadium:Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,109 |
| 9 November 1999 (1999-11-09)Round 1 (Replay) | Cardiff City | 3–1 | Leyton Orient | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Matt Brazier Russell Perrett Kevin Nugent | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 3,095 Referee: George Cain (Bootle, Merseyside) |
| 20 November 1999 (1999-11-20)Round 2 | Bury | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Bury |
| Stadium:Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,603 |
| 30 November 1999 (1999-11-30)Round 2 (Replay) | Cardiff City | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Bury | Cardiff |
| 19:45 | Mike Ford | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 4,511 |
| 21 December 1999 (1999-12-21)Round 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Bolton |
| Eidur Gudjohnsen | Stadium:Reebok Stadium Attendance: 5,734 |
| 7 December 1999 (1999-12-07)Round 1 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Northampton |
| 19:45 | Sean Parrish | Stadium:Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,431 Referee: Paul Taylor |
| 4 September 1999 (1999-09-04)Group B | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Newtown | Cardiff |
| 14:30 | Andy Legg Jason Bowen | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 1,227 |
| 4 October 1999 (1999-10-04)Group B | Cardiff City | 2–2 | Barry Town | Cardiff |
| 19:15 | Danny Hill Dai Thomas | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 1,030 |
| 12 October 1999 (1999-10-12)Group B | Newtown | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Newtown, Powys |
| Stadium:Latham Park Attendance: 700 |
| 26 October 1999 (1999-10-26)Group B | Barry Town | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Barry |
| Lawrence Davies Jodie Jenkins | Stadium:Jenner Park Attendance: 1,007 |
| 14 December 1999 (1999-12-14)Group B | Cardiff City | 3–1 | Merthyr Tydfil | Cardiff |
| 19:15 | Jason Fowler Jason Fowler Jason Bowen | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 753 |
| 11 January 2000 (2000-01-11)Group B | Merthyr Tydfil | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Stadium:Penydarren Park Attendance: 607 |
| 15 February 2000 (2000-02-15)Quarter Final | Cardiff City | 4–0 | Aberystwyth Town | Cardiff |
| 19:00 | Andy Legg Mark Bonner Russell Perrett Kevin Nugent | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 903 |
| 11 April 2000 (2000-04-11)Semi Final (First leg) | Caernarfon Town | 0–4 | Cardiff City | Caernarfon |
| Stadium:The Oval Attendance: 648 |
| 17 April 2000 (2000-04-17)Semi Final (Second leg) | Cardiff City | 4–1 (8–1agg.) | Caernarfon Town | Cardiff |
| 19:15 | Danny Hill Kevin Nugent Kevin Nugent Paul Brayson | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 946 |
| 14 May 2000 (2000-05-14)Final | Wrexham | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Wrexham |
| 14:30 | Craig Faulconbridge Craig Faulconbridge | Stadium:The Racecourse Attendance: 3,665 Referee: Gwilym Lewis (Caersws) |