Today we bring you the footballers who hit the most goals in Premier League 1999-2000. The English Premier League 1999-2000 or EPL 1999-2000 was the eighth edition of the English Football tournament, hosted during August 7, 1999- May 15, 2000. It was a 20 teams competition and a total of 380 matches were held in the tournament. The tournament saw Chelsea staying unbeaten for 16 matches in the streak in a season and the eventual Champions Manchester United had the longest winning streak with 11 matches. Wimbledon would have the longest losing streak of 8 matches and Sunderland & Watford clubs having the longest winless streak of 11 matches. We see here the exceptional scorers who got listed among the most goals in Premier League 1999-2000.
5. Michael Bridges (Leeds United)
Former Sunderland Footballer Michael Bridges was with Leeds United during 1999–2004. Bridges would score 19 goals for the team during the 1999–2000 tournament. With these goals, the England Footballer got himself among the footballers with the most goals in Premier League 1999-2000. His team would win 21, lose 11 & draw 6 from the season to finish at 3rd in the 20 team competition and hence they qualified to Champions League third qualifying round.
4. Andy Cole (Manchester United)
Nottingham born Former Newcastle United Footballer, Andrew Alexander Cole, started his career with Arsenal. Andy Cole would move on to Bristol City, Newcastle United & then to Manchester United later in his career. Cole would score 19 goals for the team during the 1999–2000 tournament. With these goals, the England footballer got himself among the footballers with the most goals in Premier League 1999-2000. His team would win 28, lose 3 & draw 7 from the season to win their sixth title of Premier League competition and hence they qualified to Champions League first group stage.
3. Dwight Yorke (Manchester United)
Trinidad and Tobago Footballer Dwight Eversley Yorke played for Manchester United during 1998–2002. Dwight Yorke would score 20 goals for the Old Trafford based side during the 1999–2000 tournament. With these goals, the Former Aston Villa Footballer got himself among the footballers with the most goals in Premier League 1999-2000. The Red Devils would win their sixth as they would lead the most titles winners list with 5 titles lead over other Champions.
2. Alan Shearer (Newcastle United)
The England Footballer, Alan Shearer, played for Newcastle United during 1996–2006. Shearer would score 23 goals for his team during the 1999–2000 tournament. With these goals, the former Southampton Footballer got himself among the footballers with the most goals in Premier League 1999-2000. The St James’ Park based The Magpies would win 14, lose 14 & draw 10 to finish 11th in the team table.
1. Kevin Phillips (Sunderland)
The Sunderland Footballer, Kevin Mark Phillips, started his career with Baldock Town. Phillips would then move to Watford before playing for The Black Cats during 1997–2003. He would hit 30 goals for his team during the 1999–2000 tournament. With these goals, the England Footballer, who was part of the national team during 1999–2002, got himself among the footballers with the most goals in Premier League 1999-2000. The Stadium of Light based team would go on to win 16, losing 12 & drawing 10 to finish 7th in the team table.
These were the footballers who led goal-scoring in Premier League 1999–2000. While Manchester United won their sixth title of the Premier League in the eighth edition, Arsenal finished second in the season. Leeds United & Liverpool would make the top 4 of the tournament as a total of 1060 goals were scored during the tournament in 380 matches, Manchester United leading the goal-scoring with 97 goals while Watford scoring the least with 35 goals. Hope you liked the content, don’t forget to put in your questions and thoughts below; yes, the comments section awaits your listing always.
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