Manchester United Data

Manchester United 1999-2000

Double Winners
Double Winners
Won the Premier League title and Intercontinental Cup Β· 1st in the Premier League, 91 pts

Manchester United won the Double in 1999-2000, finishing 1st in the Premier League with 91 points from 38 games and scoring 124 goals in all competitions. They won 38, drew 11 and lost 10 of their 59 games in all competitions under Alex Ferguson.

Stats
38
Won
11
Drawn
10
Lost
Form
W
W
W
W
W

Season at a Glance

124
Goals Scored
66
Conceded
59
Played

How this season compares

of 123 seasons
2.12
Points per game
14th-best of 123 full seasons
2.10
Goals per game
20th-best of 123 full seasons
1.12
Conceded per game
55th-best of 123 full seasons
64%
Win rate
16th-best of 123 full seasons

In the Premier League, United ranked 1st of 20 for goals scored (+1.16 per game vs the league average) and 6th for fewest conceded.

Cup Runs

Top Scorers

All Results

59 matches
August 1999 5W Β· 1D Β· 2L
L
Arsenal N
CS Yorke
1–2
1 Aug 70,185 0-0-1 L1
D
Everton A
PL Yorke
1–1
8 Aug 39,141 0-1-1 D1
W
Sheffield Wednesday H
PL Scholes, Yorke, Cole, Solskjaer
4–0
11 Aug 54,941 1-1-1 W1
W
Leeds United H
PL Yorke 2
2–0
14 Aug 55,187 2-1-1 W2
W
Arsenal A
PL Keane 2
2–1
22 Aug 38,147 3-1-1 W3
W
Coventry City A
PL Scholes, Yorke
2–1
25 Aug 22,024 4-1-1 W4
L
Lazio N
ESC
0–1
27 Aug 14,461 4-1-2 L1
W
Newcastle United H
PL Cole 4, Giggs
5–1
30 Aug 55,190 5-1-2 W1
September 1999 3W Β· 3D Β· 0L
W
Liverpool A
PL Carragher 2 (og), Cole
3–2
11 Sep 44,929 6-1-2 W2
D
Croatia Zagreb H
EC
0–0
14 Sep 53,250 6-2-2 D1
D
Wimbledon H
PL Cruyff
1–1
18 Sep 55,189 6-3-2 D2
W
Sturm Graz A
EC Keane, Yorke, Cole
3–0
22 Sep 16,480 7-3-2 W1
D
Southampton H
PL Sheringham, Yorke 2
3–3
25 Sep 55,249 7-4-2 D1
W
Olympique Marseille H
EC Cole, Scholes
2–1
29 Sep 53,993 8-4-2 W1
October 1999 3W Β· 0D Β· 4L
L
Chelsea A
PL
0–5
3 Oct 34,909 8-4-3 L1
L
Aston Villa A
LC
0–3
13 Oct 33,815 8-4-4 L2
W
Watford H
PL Yorke, Cole 2, Irwin (pen)
4–1
16 Oct 55,188 9-4-4 W1
L
Olympique Marseille A
EC
0–1
19 Oct 57,745 9-4-5 L1
L
Tottenham Hotspur A
PL Giggs
1–3
23 Oct 36,072 9-4-6 L2
W
Croatia Zagreb A
EC Beckham, Keane
2–1
27 Oct 30,000 10-4-6 W1
W
Aston Villa H
PL Scholes, Cole, Keane
3–0
30 Oct 55,211 11-4-6 W2
November 1999 4W Β· 0D Β· 1L
W
Sturm Graz H
EC Solskjaer, Keane
2–1
2 Nov 53,745 12-4-6 W3
W
Leicester City H
PL Cole 2
2–0
6 Nov 55,191 13-4-6 W4
W
Derby County A
PL Butt, Cole
2–1
20 Nov 33,370 14-4-6 W5
L
Fiorentina A
EC
0–2
23 Nov 36,002 14-4-7 L1
W
Palmeiras N
IC Keane
1–0
30 Nov 53,372 15-4-7 W1
December 1999 4W Β· 1D Β· 0L
W
Everton H
PL Irwin (pen), Solskjaer 4
5–1
4 Dec 55,193 16-4-7 W2
W
Valencia H
EC Keane, Solskjaer, Scholes
3–0
8 Dec 54,606 17-4-7 W3
W
West Ham United A
PL Yorke 2, Giggs 2
4–2
18 Dec 26,037 18-4-7 W4
W
Bradford City H
PL Fortune, Yorke, Cole, Keane
4–0
26 Dec 55,188 19-4-7 W5
D
Sunderland A
PL Keane, Butt
2–2
28 Dec 42,026 19-5-7 D1
January 2000 2W Β· 2D Β· 1L
D
Rayos Del Nexaca N
CWC Yorke
1–1
6 Jan 50,000 19-6-7 D2
L
Vasco Da Gama N
CWC Butt
1–3
8 Jan 73,000 19-6-8 L1
W
South Melbourne N
CWC Fortune 2
2–0
11 Jan 25,000 20-6-8 W1
D
Arsenal H
PL Sheringham
1–1
24 Jan 58,293 20-7-8 D1
W
Middlesbrough H
PL Beckham
1–0
29 Jan 61,267 21-7-8 W1
February 2000 3W Β· 1D Β· 1L
W
Sheffield Wednesday A
PL Sheringham
1–0
2 Feb 39,640 22-7-8 W2
W
Coventry City H
PL Cole 2, Scholes
3–2
5 Feb 61,380 23-7-8 W3
L
Newcastle United A
PL
0–3
12 Feb 36,470 23-7-9 L1
W
Leeds United A
PL Cole
1–0
20 Feb 40,160 24-7-9 W1
D
Wimbledon A
PL Cruyff, Cole
2–2
26 Feb 26,129 24-8-9 D1
March 2000 6W Β· 2D Β· 0L
W
Bordeaux H
EC Giggs, Sheringham
2–0
1 Mar 59,786 25-8-9 W1
D
Liverpool H
PL Solskjaer
1–1
4 Mar 61,592 25-9-9 D1
W
Bordeaux A
EC Keane, Solskjaer
2–1
7 Mar 32,324 26-9-9 W1
W
Derby County H
PL Yorke 3
3–1
11 Mar 61,619 27-9-9 W2
W
Fiorentina H
EC Cole, Keane, Yorke
3–1
15 Mar 59,926 28-9-9 W3
W
Leicester City A
PL Beckham, Yorke
2–0
18 Mar 22,170 29-9-9 W4
D
Valencia A
EC
0–0
21 Mar 48,432 29-10-9 D1
W
Bradford City A
PL Yorke 2, Scholes, Beckham
4–0
25 Mar 18,276 30-10-9 W1
April 2000 6W Β· 1D Β· 1L
W
West Ham United H
PL Scholes 3 (pen), Irwin, Cole, Beckham, Solskjaer
7–1
1 Apr 61,611 31-10-9 W2
D
Real Madrid A
EC agg 0-0
0–0
4 Apr 64,119 31-11-9 D1
W
Middlesbrough A
PL Giggs, Cole, Scholes, Fortune
4–3
10 Apr 34,775 32-11-9 W1
W
Sunderland H
PL Solskjaer 2, Butt, Berg
4–0
15 Apr 61,612 33-11-9 W2
L
Real Madrid H
EC agg 2-3 Beckham, Scholes (pen)
2–3
19 Apr 59,178 33-11-10 L1
W
Southampton A
PL Beckham, Benali (og), Solskjaer
3–1
22 Apr 15,245 34-11-10 W1
W
Chelsea H
PL Yorke 2, Solskjaer
3–2
24 Apr 61,593 35-11-10 W2
W
Watford A
PL Yorke, Giggs, Cruyff
3–2
29 Apr 20,250 36-11-10 W3
May 2000 2W Β· 0D Β· 0L
W
Tottenham Hotspur H
PL Solskjaer, Beckham, Sheringham
3–1
6 May 61,629 37-11-10 W4
W
Aston Villa A
PL Sheringham
1–0
14 May 39,217 38-11-10 W5

Home & Away

Venue PWDL GFGAGDWin%CSAvg Att
Home 262051 7322+51 77%10 57,570
Away 271656 4537+8 59%8 34,367
Neutral 6213 67-1 33%2 47,670

Home crowds averaged 57,570, away 34,367. Their biggest crowd was 73,000 v Vasco Da Gama, the smallest 14,461 v Lazio.

Season Records

7–1
Biggest win
v West Ham United Β· 1 Apr 2000
0–5
Heaviest defeat
v Chelsea Β· 3 Oct 1999
5
Longest win streak
14
Longest unbeaten run
3
Longest winless run
20
Clean sheets
9
Failed to score
2–1
Most common score
7 times

United completed the league double over Aston Villa, Bradford City, Coventry City, Derby County, Leeds United, Leicester City, Middlesbrough, Sheffield Wednesday, Watford and West Ham United.

When Goals Were Scored

Scored Conceded
13
9
1-15
15
16
16-30
27
9
31-45
16
8
46-60
28
9
61-75
25
15
76+

United's average goal came in the 51', the average one conceded in the 46'. They scored 18 from the 81st minute on and conceded 11. Penalties: 4 scored, 2 conceded. Own goals: 3 for, 5 against.

Min Scorer Opponent Comp Before Date
37' Dwight Yorke v Arsenal CS 0–0 1 Aug 1999
7' Dwight Yorke @ Everton PL 0–0 8 Aug 1999
9' Paul Scholes vs Sheffield Wednesday PL 0–0 11 Aug 1999
35' Dwight Yorke vs Sheffield Wednesday PL 1–0 11 Aug 1999
54' Andrew Cole vs Sheffield Wednesday PL 2–0 11 Aug 1999
84' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer vs Sheffield Wednesday PL 3–0 11 Aug 1999
77' Dwight Yorke vs Leeds United PL 0–0 14 Aug 1999
80' Dwight Yorke vs Leeds United PL 1–0 14 Aug 1999
59' Roy Keane @ Arsenal PL 0–1 22 Aug 1999
88' Roy Keane @ Arsenal PL 1–1 22 Aug 1999
63' Paul Scholes @ Coventry City PL 0–0 25 Aug 1999
75' Dwight Yorke @ Coventry City PL 1–0 25 Aug 1999
14' Andrew Cole vs Newcastle United PL 0–0 30 Aug 1999
46' Andrew Cole vs Newcastle United PL 1–1 30 Aug 1999
65' Andrew Cole vs Newcastle United PL 2–1 30 Aug 1999
71' Andrew Cole vs Newcastle United PL 3–1 30 Aug 1999
81' Ryan Giggs vs Newcastle United PL 4–1 30 Aug 1999
4' Jamie Carragher OG @ Liverpool PL 0–0 11 Sep 1999
18' Andrew Cole @ Liverpool PL 1–0 11 Sep 1999
45' Jamie Carragher OG @ Liverpool PL 2–1 11 Sep 1999
74' Jordi Cruyff vs Wimbledon PL 0–1 18 Sep 1999
16' Roy Keane @ Sturm Graz EC 0–0 22 Sep 1999
31' Dwight Yorke @ Sturm Graz EC 1–0 22 Sep 1999
33' Andrew Cole @ Sturm Graz EC 2–0 22 Sep 1999
34' Teddy Sheringham vs Southampton PL 0–1 25 Sep 1999
38' Dwight Yorke vs Southampton PL 1–1 25 Sep 1999
64' Dwight Yorke vs Southampton PL 2–2 25 Sep 1999
79' Andrew Cole vs Olympique Marseille EC 0–1 29 Sep 1999
83' Paul Scholes vs Olympique Marseille EC 1–1 29 Sep 1999
40' Dwight Yorke vs Watford PL 0–0 16 Oct 1999
42' Andrew Cole vs Watford PL 1–0 16 Oct 1999
45' Denis Irwin pen vs Watford PL 2–0 16 Oct 1999
50' Andrew Cole vs Watford PL 3–0 16 Oct 1999
24' Ryan Giggs @ Tottenham Hotspur PL 0–0 23 Oct 1999
32' David Beckham @ Croatia Zagreb EC 0–0 27 Oct 1999
49' Roy Keane @ Croatia Zagreb EC 1–0 27 Oct 1999
30' Paul Scholes vs Aston Villa PL 0–0 30 Oct 1999
45' Andrew Cole vs Aston Villa PL 1–0 30 Oct 1999
65' Roy Keane vs Aston Villa PL 2–0 30 Oct 1999
56' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer vs Sturm Graz EC 0–0 2 Nov 1999
65' Roy Keane vs Sturm Graz EC 1–0 2 Nov 1999
30' Andrew Cole vs Leicester City PL 0–0 6 Nov 1999
83' Andrew Cole vs Leicester City PL 1–0 6 Nov 1999
53' Nicky Butt @ Derby County PL 0–0 20 Nov 1999
84' Andrew Cole @ Derby County PL 1–0 20 Nov 1999
35' Roy Keane v Palmeiras IC 0–0 30 Nov 1999
27' Denis Irwin pen vs Everton PL 0–1 4 Dec 1999
29' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer vs Everton PL 1–1 4 Dec 1999
43' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer vs Everton PL 2–1 4 Dec 1999
52' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer vs Everton PL 3–1 4 Dec 1999
58' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer vs Everton PL 4–1 4 Dec 1999
38' Roy Keane vs Valencia EC 0–0 8 Dec 1999
47' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer vs Valencia EC 1–0 8 Dec 1999
70' Paul Scholes vs Valencia EC 2–0 8 Dec 1999
9' Dwight Yorke @ West Ham United PL 0–0 18 Dec 1999
13' Ryan Giggs @ West Ham United PL 1–0 18 Dec 1999
20' Ryan Giggs @ West Ham United PL 2–0 18 Dec 1999
63' Dwight Yorke @ West Ham United PL 3–2 18 Dec 1999
75' Quinton Fortune vs Bradford City PL 0–0 26 Dec 1999
79' Dwight Yorke vs Bradford City PL 1–0 26 Dec 1999
88' Andrew Cole vs Bradford City PL 2–0 26 Dec 1999
89' Roy Keane vs Bradford City PL 3–0 26 Dec 1999
27' Roy Keane @ Sunderland PL 0–2 28 Dec 1999
87' Nicky Butt @ Sunderland PL 1–2 28 Dec 1999
82' Dwight Yorke v Rayos Del Nexaca CWC 0–1 6 Jan 2000
81' Nicky Butt v Vasco Da Gama CWC 0–3 8 Jan 2000
8' Quinton Fortune v South Melbourne CWC 0–0 11 Jan 2000
20' Quinton Fortune v South Melbourne CWC 1–0 11 Jan 2000
74' Teddy Sheringham vs Arsenal PL 0–1 24 Jan 2000
87' David Beckham vs Middlesbrough PL 0–0 29 Jan 2000
74' Teddy Sheringham @ Sheffield Wednesday PL 0–0 2 Feb 2000
40' Andrew Cole vs Coventry City PL 0–0 5 Feb 2000
55' Andrew Cole vs Coventry City PL 1–0 5 Feb 2000
77' Paul Scholes vs Coventry City PL 2–1 5 Feb 2000
52' Andrew Cole @ Leeds United PL 0–0 20 Feb 2000
30' Jordi Cruyff @ Wimbledon PL 0–1 26 Feb 2000
80' Andrew Cole @ Wimbledon PL 1–2 26 Feb 2000
41' Ryan Giggs vs Bordeaux EC 0–0 1 Mar 2000
84' Teddy Sheringham vs Bordeaux EC 1–0 1 Mar 2000
45' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer vs Liverpool PL 0–1 4 Mar 2000
33' Roy Keane @ Bordeaux EC 0–1 7 Mar 2000
84' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer @ Bordeaux EC 1–1 7 Mar 2000
13' Dwight Yorke vs Derby County PL 0–0 11 Mar 2000
70' Dwight Yorke vs Derby County PL 1–1 11 Mar 2000
72' Dwight Yorke vs Derby County PL 2–1 11 Mar 2000
20' Andrew Cole vs Fiorentina EC 0–1 15 Mar 2000
33' Roy Keane vs Fiorentina EC 1–1 15 Mar 2000
70' Dwight Yorke vs Fiorentina EC 2–1 15 Mar 2000
33' David Beckham @ Leicester City PL 0–0 18 Mar 2000
84' Dwight Yorke @ Leicester City PL 1–0 18 Mar 2000
38' Dwight Yorke @ Bradford City PL 0–0 25 Mar 2000
40' Dwight Yorke @ Bradford City PL 1–0 25 Mar 2000
71' Paul Scholes @ Bradford City PL 2–0 25 Mar 2000
79' David Beckham @ Bradford City PL 3–0 25 Mar 2000
24' Paul Scholes vs West Ham United PL 0–1 1 Apr 2000
27' Denis Irwin vs West Ham United PL 1–1 1 Apr 2000
45' Andrew Cole vs West Ham United PL 2–1 1 Apr 2000
51' Paul Scholes vs West Ham United PL 3–1 1 Apr 2000
63' Paul Scholes pen vs West Ham United PL 4–1 1 Apr 2000
66' David Beckham vs West Ham United PL 5–1 1 Apr 2000
73' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer vs West Ham United PL 6–1 1 Apr 2000
46' Ryan Giggs @ Middlesbrough PL 0–1 10 Apr 2000
60' Andrew Cole @ Middlesbrough PL 1–1 10 Apr 2000
74' Paul Scholes @ Middlesbrough PL 2–1 10 Apr 2000
88' Quinton Fortune @ Middlesbrough PL 3–2 10 Apr 2000
3' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer vs Sunderland PL 0–0 15 Apr 2000
51' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer vs Sunderland PL 1–0 15 Apr 2000
65' Nicky Butt vs Sunderland PL 2–0 15 Apr 2000
70' Henning Berg vs Sunderland PL 3–0 15 Apr 2000
64' David Beckham vs Real Madrid EC 0–3 19 Apr 2000
88' Paul Scholes pen vs Real Madrid EC 1–3 19 Apr 2000
8' David Beckham @ Southampton PL 0–0 22 Apr 2000
15' Francis Benali OG @ Southampton PL 1–0 22 Apr 2000
30' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer @ Southampton PL 2–0 22 Apr 2000
11' Dwight Yorke vs Chelsea PL 0–0 24 Apr 2000
40' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer vs Chelsea PL 1–2 24 Apr 2000
69' Dwight Yorke vs Chelsea PL 2–2 24 Apr 2000
69' Dwight Yorke @ Watford PL 0–1 29 Apr 2000
71' Ryan Giggs @ Watford PL 1–1 29 Apr 2000
87' Jordi Cruyff @ Watford PL 2–2 29 Apr 2000
5' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer vs Tottenham Hotspur PL 0–0 6 May 2000
34' David Beckham vs Tottenham Hotspur PL 1–1 6 May 2000
36' Teddy Sheringham vs Tottenham Hotspur PL 2–1 6 May 2000
65' Teddy Sheringham @ Aston Villa PL 0–0 14 May 2000

Squad

35 players
Player LeagueLeague CupEuropeOther Total Mins Red
Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Ast
Jaap Stam 33 – – – 14 – 4 – 51 – 2 5,07996% –
David Beckham 31 (1) 6 – – 13 2 4 (1) – 48 (2) 8 20 4,66788% 1
Dwight Yorke 32 (3) 20 – – 11 (2) 2 4 (1) 2 47 (6) 24 6 4,24080% –
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer 28 (13) 12 1 – 12 (7) 3 5 (2) – 46 (22) 15 – – –
Andrew Cole 28 (5) 19 – – 14 3 3 – 45 (5) 22 – – 1
Roy Keane 29 (1) 5 – – 13 6 3 1 45 (1) 12 3 4,68188% 1
Paul Scholes 31 (4) 8 – – 12 3 2 – 45 (4) 11 6 4,22580% –
Ryan Giggs 30 6 – – 11 1 3 – 44 7 15 4,33382% –
Phillip Neville 29 (4) – – – 10 (3) – 4 (1) – 43 (8) – – – –
Nicky Butt 32 (11) 3 – – 6 (2) – 4 1 42 (13) 4 3 3,35163% 2
Denis Irwin 25 3 – – 13 – 4 – 42 3 1 4,06276% –
Teddy Sheringham 27 (12) 5 – – 10 (6) 1 4 (4) – 41 (22) 6 6 2,72451% –
Mikael Silvestre 31 (1) – – – 4 (2) – 3 – 38 (3) – – 3,95374% –
Henning Berg 22 (6) 1 – – 13 (1) – 2 – 37 (7) 1 – 3,40764% –
Mark Bosnich 23 – 1 – 7 – 4 – 35 – – 3,60668% –
Gary Neville 22 – – – 10 – 3 – 35 – 3 3,60368% –
Raimond van der Gouw 14 (3) – – – 8 – 1 – 23 (3) – – – –
Jordi Cruyff 8 (7) 3 1 – 5 (4) – 3 (1) – 17 (12) 3 – – –
Quinton Fortune 6 (2) 2 – – 4 (3) – 2 (1) 2 12 (6) 4 1 74014% –
Jonathan Greening 4 (3) – 1 – 3 (2) – 1 – 9 (5) – – 66112% –
Ronnie Wallwork 5 (5) – 1 – – – 1 – 7 (5) – – 50510% –
Mark Wilson 3 (2) – – – 3 (1) – 1 – 7 (3) – – 3687% –
Danny Higginbotham 3 (1) – 1 – 1 (1) – 1 – 6 (2) – – 3887% –
Michael Clegg 2 (2) – 1 – 2 (1) – – – 5 (3) – – 2415% –
Massimo Taibi 4 – – – – – – – 4 – – 4228% –
John Curtis 1 (1) – 1 – 1 (1) – – – 3 (2) – – 2294% –
Ronny Johnsen 3 (1) – – – – – – – 3 (1) – – 2485% –
David May 1 (1) – – – 1 – 1 (1) – 3 (2) – – – –
Luke Chadwick – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – 1212% –
Nick Culkin 1 (1) – – – – – – – 1 (1) – – 321% –
David Healy – – 1 (1) – – – – – 1 (1) – – 551% –
John O'Shea – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – –
Paul Rachubka – – – – – – 1 (1) – 1 (1) – – 80% –
Michael Twiss – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – 741% –
Richard Wellens – – 1 (1) – – – – – 1 (1) – – – –

Premier League Table

# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Manchester United 38 28 7 3 97 45 +52 91
2 Arsenal 38 22 7 9 73 43 +30 73
3 Leeds United 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
6 Aston Villa 38 15 13 10 46 35 +11 58
7 Sunderland 38 16 10 12 57 56 +1 58
8 Leicester City 38 16 7 15 55 55 0 55
9 West Ham United 38 15 10 13 52 53 -1 55
10 Tottenham Hotspur 38 15 8 15 57 49 +8 53
11 Newcastle United 38 14 10 14 63 54 +9 52
12 Middlesbrough 38 14 10 14 46 52 -6 52
13 Everton 38 12 14 12 59 49 10 50
14 Coventry City 38 12 8 18 47 54 -7 44
15 Southampton 38 12 8 18 45 62 -17 44
16 Derby County 38 9 11 18 44 57 -13 38
17 Bradford City 38 9 9 20 38 68 -30 36
18 Wimbledon 38 7 12 19 46 74 -28 33
19 Sheffield Wednesday 38 8 7 23 38 70 -32 31
20 Watford 38 6 6 26 35 77 -42 24

Points Progression

Premier League

Transfers

18 moves
In
Out
Loans

Debuts & Farewells

Debuts this season
Final appearances

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