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1999–2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

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Wolverhampton Wanderers
1999–2000 season
ChairmanSir Jack Hayward OBE
ManagerColin Lee
Football League First Division7th
FA Cup4th round
League Cup1st round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ade Akinbiyi (16)
All: Ade Akinbiyi (16)
Highest home attendance25,500 (vs West Brom, 3 October 1999)
Lowest home attendance13,723 (vs Wycombe, 24 August 1999)
Average home league attendance21,470 (league only)

The 1999–2000 season was the 101st season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division.

For a second consecutive season the team finished in seventh position, missing out on the play-offs by one place. Defeat in their penultimate match to play-off rivals Bolton Wanderers ultimately doomed them to miss out.

Results

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Pre-season

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Wolves spent several weeks of pre-season training in Sölvesborg, Sweden. They played against four local sides during this tour, their first visit to the country since 1994, before returning home to face further opposition.

13 July 1999 Olofströms IK 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Olofström, Sweden
Olufsson 67'
Ringberg 87' (pen.)
Ekelund 21'
Emblen 28'
Sinton 51' (pen.)
Stadium: Lilla Holje
Attendance: 700
14 July 1999 IFK Hässleholm 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Hässleholm, Sweden
Edfor 15'
Carls 78'
Robinson 37'
Jones 60'
Keane 69'
Stadium: Österås
Attendance: 558
16 July 1999 IFÖ Bromölla 0–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bromölla, Sweden
Van Riel 11'
Gustavsson 30' (o.g.)
Ekelund 55'
Stadium: Strandängen
Attendance: 550
17 July 1999 Sölvesborg XI 3–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sölvesborg, Sweden
Torstensson 7' (pen.)
M. Nilsson 14'
B. Nilsson 68'
Taylor 11'
Flo 62'
Keane 64'
Muscat 90' (pen.)
Stadium: Svarta Led
Attendance: 500

"Wolves XI" pre season results (all away): 0–1 vs Hereford United (21 July), 3–1 vs Tiverton (28 July), A–A vs Telford United (2 August, abandoned at half time due to lightning)

Football League First Division

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A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League First Division in the 1999–2000 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.

The provisional fixture list was released on 24 June 1999, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.[1]

8 August 1999 1 Manchester City 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester
13:00 BST Report Keane 30' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 31,755 (2,100 away)
Referee: Terry Heilbron
14 August 1999 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Portsmouth Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Keane 48' Report Allen 36' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,024 (1,216 away)
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
21 August 1999 3 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 BST Peacock 75' Report Corica 35' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 13,238 (1,674 away)
Referee: Tony Leake
28 August 1999 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Walsall Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Robinson 31' Report Barras 3'
Rammell 45'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,439 (3,189 away)
Referee: Paul Robinson
11 September 1999 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Huddersfield Town Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Report Stewart 60' (pen.) Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,385 (1,264 away)
Referee: Rob Harris
19 September 1999 6 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Nottingham
13:00 BST Allou 46' Report Bazeley 18' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,694 (1,516 away)
Referee: Roy Pearson
25 September 1999 7 Sheffield United 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sheffield
15:00 BST Smith 56', 69'
Devlin 58'
Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 14,163 (1,009 away)
Referee: Paul Danson
28 September 1999 8 Crystal Palace 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
19:45 BST Bradbury 55' Report Akinbiyi 43' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 12,720 (928 away)
Referee: Clive Wilkes
3 October 1999 9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton
13:00 BST Akinbiyi 41' Report Carbon 76' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,500 (3,196 away)
Referee: William Burns
9 October 1999 10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Akinbiyi 3' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 18,665 (987 away)
Referee: Paul Taylor
16 October 1999 11 Barnsley 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Barnsley
15:00 BST Hignett 81' Report Taylor 5'
Akinbiyi 33'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 14,923 (1,237 away)
Referee: Alan Wilkie
19 October 1999 12 Fulham 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
19:45 BST Report Emblen 56' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 13,160 (1,424 away)
Referee: Mike Dean
23 October 1999 13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Port Vale Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Sedgley 47'
Curle 89' (pen.)
Report Walsh 80'
Rougier 84'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,488 (653 away)
Referee: Phil Richards
26 October 1999 14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Sheffield United Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Emblen 89' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,402 (745 away)
Referee: David Pugh
6 November 1999 16 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Grimsby Town Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Akinbiyi 6', 79', 89' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 19,036 (406 away)
Referee: Chris Foy
20 November 1999 17 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Swindon Town Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Flo 81' Report Onuora 27' (pen.) Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 19,917 (596 away)
Referee: Steve Baines
24 November 1999 18 Ipswich Town 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Ipswich
19:45 GMT Scowcroft 56' Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 15,731 (685 away)
Referee: George Cain
27 November 1999 19 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birkenhead
15:00 GMT Allison 50' Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 8,017 (1,383 away)
Referee: Mike Riley
3 December 1999 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 Manchester City Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Akinbiyi 5'
Branch 18', 40'
Muscat 68'
Report Goater 30' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,635 (3,196 away)
Referee: Steve Bennett
14 December 1999 21 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Crewe
19:45 GMT Tait 83' Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 6,018 (908 away)
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
17 December 1999 22 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Birmingham City Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Akinbiyi 39'
Pollet 63'
Report Hughes 15' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 19,724 (1,757 away)
Referee: Tony Leake
26 December 1999 23 Stockport County 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Stockport
13:30 GMT Dinning 31'
Moore 51', 90'
Report Emblen 12'
Pollet 37'
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10,278 (2,236 away)
Referee: Graham Laws
28 December 1999 24 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Norwich City Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Branch 57' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,072 (2,904 away)
Referee: Frazer Stretton
3 January 2000 25 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Blackburn
15:00 GMT Østenstad 39' Report Naylor 36' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 24,743 (2,464 away)
Referee: Graham Frankland
11 January 2000 26 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 Charlton Athletic Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Flo 18'
Pringle 76' (o.g.)
Report Rufus 41'
Pringle 45'
Robinson 71'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 18,464 (539 away)
Referee: Mark Halsey
15 January 2000 27 Portsmouth 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Igoe 19'
Claridge 23'
Report Sedgley 73'
Branch 85'
Akinbiyi 89'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 13,255 (1,498 away)
Referee: Andy Butler
22 January 2000 28 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Queens Park Rangers Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Sedgley 22'
Branch 23'
Akinbiyi 29'
Report Peacock 79'
Slade 89'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,069 (1,445 away)
Referee: Scott Mathieson
29 January 2000 29 Walsall 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Walsall
15:00 GMT Barras 80' Report Emblen 76' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 9,422 (2,000 away)
Referee: Peter Jones
5 February 2000 30 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Crystal Palace Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Sedgley 15'
Pollet 47'
Report Martin 64' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,756 (1,203 away)
Referee: Trevor Jones
12 February 2000 31 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Stuart 48'
Brown 69'
Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 20,043 (1,650 away)
Referee: David Laws
16 February 2000 32 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–0 Tranmere Rovers Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Akinbiyi 35', 88'
Naylor 45'
Bazeley 69'
Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 18,186 (423 away)
Referee: John Kirkby
26 February 2000 33 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Nottingham Forest Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Pollet 8'
Bazeley 20'
Branch 25'
Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,444 (1,500 away)
Referee: Steve Lodge
4 March 2000 34 Huddersfield Town 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Smith 20', 34' Stadium: McAlpine Stadium
Attendance: 17,214 (2,133 away)
Referee: David Elleray
7 March 2000 35 Grimsby Town 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT Clare 18' Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,575 (713 away)
Referee: Barry Knight
11 March 2000 36 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Ipswich Town Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Flo 4', 46' Report Scowcroft 75' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,652 (2,585 away)
Referee: Mike Jones
18 March 2000 37 Swindon Town 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Swindon
15:00 GMT Williams 82' Report Muscat 58'
Robinson 85'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,748 (3,281 away)
Referee: Mike Pike
21 March 2000 38 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Sedgley 14'
Taylor 68'
Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,444 (346 away)
Referee: David Crick
25 March 2000 39 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Stockport County Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Curle 43' (pen.)
Emblen 90'
Report Lawson 16'
Dinning 62'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,065 (678 away)
Referee: Rob Styles
1 April 2000 40 Birmingham City 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
15:00 BST Holdsworth 53' Report Curle soccer ball with red X 24' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 29,050 (2,925 away)
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
8 April 2000 41 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Muscat 40' (pen.)
Nielsen 72'
Report Duff 54' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,286 (2,153 away)
Referee: David Pugh
15 April 2000 42 Norwich City 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Norwich
15:00 BST Roberts 50' Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 15,910 (1,426 away)
Referee: Andy D'Urso
22 April 2000 43 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Barnsley Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Akinbiyi 43', 52' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,251 (2,313 away)
Referee: Anthony Bates
30 April 2000 44 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Fulham Wolverhampton
13:00 BST Nielsen 50'
Muscat 60' (pen.)
Taylor 90'
Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 19,912 (616 away)
Referee: William Burns
3 May 2000 45 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bolton
20:00 BST Jensen 60'
Gudjohnsen 70'
Report Pollet 45' Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 18,871 (2,568 away)
Referee: Kevin Lynch
7 May 2000 46 Port Vale 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Burslem
13:30 BST Report Robinson 85' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 8,525 (1,971 away)
Referee: Clive Wilkes

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Birmingham City 46 22 11 13 65 44 +21 77 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
6 Bolton Wanderers 46 21 13 12 69 50 +19 76
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 21 11 14 64 48 +16 74
8 Huddersfield Town 46 21 11 14 62 49 +13 74
9 Fulham 46 17 16 13 49 41 +8 67
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Source: Statto.com Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 21 11 14 64 48  +16 74 15 5 3 45 20  +25 6 6 11 19 28  −9

Source: Statto.com

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultWDDLLDLDDWWWDWDWDLLWLWLWDLWWDWLWWLLWWWDLWLWWLW
Position567131819212220181210109101011111110121012101111106667777877777777787
Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

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11 December 1999 R3 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Wigan
15:00 GMT Report Robinson 90' Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 10,531 (1,392 away)
Referee: Clive Wilkes

League Cup

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10 August 1999 R1.1 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers High Wycombe
19:45 BST Report Curle 54' (pen.) Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,564 (1,316 away)
Referee: Rob Styles
24 August 1999 R1.2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–4
(3–4 agg.)
Wycombe Wanderers Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Larkin 71'
Emblen 89'
Report Muscat 11' (o.g.)
McSporran 26', 59'
Ryan 85'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 13,723 (572 away)
Referee: Mike Pike

Players

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Statistics

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Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

Correct as of the season's end. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

No.PosNamePGPGPGPG A yellow card A red card Notes
League FA CupLeague CupTotalDiscipline
1 GK England Mike Stowell 18 0 0 0 2 0 20 0 0 0
2 DF Australia Kevin Muscat 45 4 2 0 2 0 49 4 8 1
3 DF England Darren Bazeley 46 3 3 0 2 0 51 3 3 0
4 MF Wales Carl Robinson 21(12) 3 3 1 2 0 26(12) 4 5 0
5 DF England Keith Curle (c) 44(1) 2 2 0 2 1 48(1) 3 6 0
6 MF England Neil Emblen 45(1) 5 3 0 2 1 50(1) 6 0 0
7 MF England Paul Simpson 1(12) 0 0(2) 0 0(1) 0 1(15) 0 0 0
8 MF England Simon Osborn 22(3) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 22(4) 0 7 1
9 FW Norway Håvard Flo 9(10) 4 0(2) 0 2 0 11(12) 4 1 0
10 FW Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane 2 2 0 0 0(1) 0 2(1) 2 0 0
10 FW Nigeria Ade Akinbiyi 36(1) 16 3 0 0 0 39(1) 16 4 1
11 MF England Andy Sinton 31(4) 0 3 0 2 0 36(4) 0 1 0
12 DF England Lee Naylor 24(6) 2 3 0 2 0 29(6) 2 4 0
13 GK England Matt Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Australia Steve Corica 10(5) 1 1(1) 0 2 0 13(6) 1 0 0
14 MF Denmark Allan Nielsen 7 2 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0
15 MF England Steve Sedgley 32(6) 5 2 1 0 0 34(6) 6 3 0
16 MF Germany Robert Niestroj ¤ 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
17 FW England Mark Jones ¤ 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
18 DF Wales Ryan Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF Wales Ady Williams ¤ 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
20 GK Australia Steve Mautone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW England Michael Branch 25(2) 6 2 0 0 0 27(2) 6 1 0
21 MF Republic of Ireland Keith Andrews 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0 0
22 FW Republic of Ireland Colin Larkin 1 0 0 0 0(1) 1 1(1) 1 0 0
23 DF France Ludovic Pollet 38(1) 5 3 0 0 0 41(1) 5 5 1
24 MF England Scott Taylor 18(10) 3 0 0 0 0 18(10) 3 4 0
25 DF Northern Ireland Gordon Simms 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW Nigeria George Ndah 3(1) 0 0 0 0 0 3(1) 0 0 0
27 GK England Michael Oakes 28 0 3 0 0 0 31 0 0 0
28 MF England Shane Tudor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF England Joleon Lescott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Australia Andy Petterson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW England Adam Proudlock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Awards

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Award Winner
Fans' Player of the Season Ludovic Pollet
Young Player of the Season Joleon Lescott

Transfers

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In

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Date Player From Fee
6 July 1999 England Darren Bazeley Unattached Free[2]
6 July 1999 England Andy Sinton Unattached Free[2]
5 August 1999 Australia Steve Mautone Unattached Free[3]
7 September 1999 Nigeria Ade Akinbiyi Bristol City £3.5 million[4]
9 October 1999 England Scott Taylor Unattached Free[5]
21 October 1999 Nigeria George Ndah Swindon Town £1 million[6]
22 October 1999 France Ludovic Pollet France Lens £350,000[7]
29 October 1999 England Michael Oakes Aston Villa £500,000[8]
20 January 2000 England Michael Branch Everton £500,000[9]

Out

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Date Player To Fee
June 1999 England Mark Atkins Released Free[10]
June 1999 England Justin Bray Released Free[10]
June 1999 Scotland Darren Ferguson Released Free[10]
June 1999 Republic of Ireland Dominic Foley Released Free[11]
June 1999 Barbados Michael Gilkes Released Free[12]
June 1999 Spain Fernando Gómez Released Free[10]
June 1999 England Darren Middleton Released Free[10]
June 1999 England Dean Richards Released Free[13]
June 1999 Republic of Ireland Andy Turner Released Free[10]
13 July 1999 England Steve Bull Retired [14]
18 August 1999 Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane Coventry City £6 million[15]
5 November 1999 Australia Steve Mautone Released Free
14 March 2000 Australia Steve Corica Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima £150,000[16]

Loans in

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Start date Player From End date
15 September 1999 France Ludovic Pollet France Lens 22 October 1999[17]
25 November 1999 England Michael Branch Everton 20 January 2000[18]
14 February 2000 Australia Andy Petterson Portsmouth End of season[19]
23 March 2000 Denmark Allan Nielsen Tottenham Hotspur End of season[20]

Loans out

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Start date Player To End date
4 October 1999 England Mark Jones Cheltenham Town 4 November 1999[21]
6 December 1999 Germany Robert Niestroj Germany 1. FC Nürnberg End of season[22]
16 February 2000 Wales Ady Williams Reading 16 March 2000[23]
22 March 2000 Wales Ady Williams Reading End of season[20]

Kit

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The season retained the club's home kit from the previous season, but brought a new away kit that was again a white shirt but with a change to a black collar. Both were manufactured by Puma and sponsored by Goodyear.

References

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  1. ^ "Around the world in 80 games". The Mirror. 25 June 1999.
  2. ^ a b "New blood for Wolves on old boy network". Birmingham Post. 7 July 1999.
  3. ^ "Curle warns City over promotion expectations". Birmingham Post. 7 August 1999.
  4. ^ "Akinbiyi training sights on Wolves' golden Premiership goal". Birmingham Post. 8 September 1999.
  5. ^ "Lee defiant after Akinbiyi strike secures Wolves win". Sunday Mercury. 10 October 1999.
  6. ^ "Ndah's boost to Wolves morale". Birmingham Post. 22 October 1999.
  7. ^ "Lee bids to sign Oakes". Birmingham Evening Mail. 22 October 1999.
  8. ^ "Oakes completes Wolves' post-Keane rebuilding job". Birmingham Post. 30 October 1999.
  9. ^ "Sinton will take needle for chance to face former team". Birmingham Post. 20 January 2000.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "Wolves hoping Richards will fall back on Molineux". Birmingham Post. 13 May 1999.
  11. ^ "Foley goes". Birmingham Evening Mail. 16 July 1999. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Jilted Gilkes hopes Wolves will howl for his return". Sunday Mercury. 16 May 1999.
  13. ^ "Dean joins Saints". Birmingham Evening Mail. 14 July 1999. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014.
  14. ^ "Golden years ending as Bull calls it quits". Birmingham Post. 14 July 1999.
  15. ^ "Robbie's my £6m Jobbie". The Mirror. 19 August 1999.
  16. ^ "Corica hopes new Eastern promise will kick-start career". Birmingham Post. 14 March 2000.
  17. ^ "Impressed Wolves take long loan look at Pollet". Birmingham Post. 15 September 1999.
  18. ^ "Lee's anger at Stowell blunder". Birmingham Evening Mail. 25 November 1999.
  19. ^ "Second time lucky as Lee's persuasive powers go to work". Birmingham Post. 15 February 2000. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014.
  20. ^ a b "Lee calls for calm as Nielsen joins pack". Birmingham Post. 23 March 2000.
  21. ^ "Wolves block Lee's move for Windass". Birmingham Post. 5 October 1999.
  22. ^ "Robert Niestroj to return to Germany on loan". Birmingham Evening Mail. 6 December 1999. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014.
  23. ^ "Wolves wary of Rovers Cup spur". Birmingham Post. 16 February 2000.