1999–2000 in Scottish football

1999–2000 in Scottish football
Premier Division champions
Rangers
First Division champions
St Mirren
Second Division champions
Clyde
Third Division champions
Queen's Park
Scottish Cup winners
Rangers
League Cup winners
Celtic
Challenge Cup winners
Alloa Athletic
Junior Cup winners
Whitburn
Teams in Europe
Celtic, Kilmarnock, Rangers, St Johnstone
Scotland national team
UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying

The 1999–2000 season was the 103rd season of competitive football in Scotland. [1]

League Competitions

Scottish Premier League

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers36286296267090 UEFA Champions League 2000–01 Second qualifying round
2 Celtic36216990385269UEFA Cup 2000–01 Qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian36159124740754UEFA Cup 2000–01 Qualifying round
4 Motherwell361410124963-1452
5 St Johnstone361012143644-842
6 Hibernian361011154961-1241
7 Dundee36125194564−1941
8 Dundee United36116193457-2339
9 Kilmarnock36813153852-1437
10 Aberdeen3696214483−3933UEFA Cup 2000–01 Qualifying round

Scottish First Division

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 St Mirren36237675393676 Promoted to 2000–01 Scottish Premier League
2 Dunfermline Athletic362011566333371
3 Falkirk36208867402768
4 Livingston361971060451564
5 Raith Rovers361781155401559
6 Inverness CT361310136055549
7 Ayr United36108184252−1038
8 Greenock Morton36106204561-1636
9 Airdrieonians3678212969-4029
10 Clydebank3617281782−6510 Relegated to Second Division 2000–01

Scottish Second Division

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Clyde361811765372965
Promoted to First Division 2000–01
2 Alloa Athletic361713658382064
3 Ross County361881057391862
4 Arbroath361114115255−347
5 Partick Thistle361210144244−246
6 Stranraer3691894746145
7 Stirling Albion36117186072−1240
8 Stenhousemuir36108184459−1538
9 Queen of the South3689184575-3033
10 Hamilton Academical1361014123944−529
Relegated to Third Division 2000–01

1 Hamilton Academical were docked 15 points for failing to fulfil a fixture against Stenhousemuir in April 2000 at Ochilview Park.

Scottish Third Division

In the 1999–00 Scottish Third Division, Queen's Park pipped Berwick Rangers to the title on the final day of the season with a 3–2 victory at Cowdenbeath, Berwick finished second and due to league reconstruction Forfar Athletic were also promoted in third place.

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Queen's Park36209754371769
Promoted to Second Division 2000–01
2 Berwick Rangers36199853302366
3 Forfar Athletic361710964402461
4 East Fife36178114539659
5 Cowdenbeath361591259431654
6 Dumbarton36158135351253
7 East Stirlingshire36117182850−2240
8 Brechin City36108184251−938
9 Montrose36107193954-1537
10 Albion Rovers 3657243375−4222

Top Scorers

P Name Goals
1 Scotland Steven Milne (Forfar Athletic) 16
2 Scotland Paddy Flannery (Dumbarton) 14
3 Scotland Murray McDowell (Cowdenbeath) 13

Other honours

Cup honours

Competition Winner Score Runner-up Report
1999–2000 Scottish Cup Rangers 4 – 0 Aberdeen Wikipedia article
League Cup 1999–2000 Celtic 2 – 0 Aberdeen
Challenge Cup 1999–2000 Alloa Athletic 4 – 4 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 4 pen.)		 Inverness CT
Youth Cup Heart of Midlothian 5 – 3 Rangers
Junior Cup Whitburn 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 3 pen.)		 Johnstone Burgh

Individual honours

SPFA awards

Award Winner Club
Players' Player of the YearAustralia Mark VidukaCeltic
Young Player of the YearScotland Kenny MillerHibernian

SFWA awards

Award Winner Club
Footballer of the YearScotland Barry FergusonRangers
Young Player of the Year UnknownUnknown
Manager of the YearNetherlands Dick AdvocaatRangers

Scottish clubs in Europe

Club Competition(s) Final round Coef.
Rangers UEFA Champions League
UEFA Cup		 Group stage
Third round		 11.00
Celtic UEFA Cup Second round 6.00
St Johnstone UEFA Cup First round 2.50
Kilmarnock UEFA Cup First round 1.00

Average coefficient - 5.125

Scotland national team

Date Venue Opponents Score[2] Competition Scotland scorer(s) Report
4 September Olimpijski Stadion, Sarajevo (A)  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–1 ECQG9 Don Hutchison, Billy Dodds BBC Sport
8 September Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn (A)  Estonia 0–0 ECQG9 BBC Sport
5 October Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 ECQG9 John Collins (pen.) BBC Sport
9 October Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  Lithuania 3–0 ECQG9 Don Hutchison, Gary McSwegan, Colin Cameron BBC Sport
13 November Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  England 0–2 ECQPO BBC Sport
17 November Wembley Stadium, London (A)  England 1–0 ECQPO Don Hutchison BBC Sport
29 March Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  France 0–2 Friendly BBC Sport
26 April Gelredome, Arnhem (A)  Netherlands 0–0 Friendly
30 May Lansdowne Road, Dublin (A)  Republic of Ireland 2–1 Friendly Don Hutchison, Barry Ferguson

Key:

  • (A) = Away match
  • (H) = Home match
  • ECQG6 = European Championship Qualifying - Group 6
  • ECQPO = European Championship Qualifying - Playoff

Notes and references

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