Hopes were high at Craven Cottage that the 1999/00 season would bring a Fulham push for promotion to the Premier League. Paul Bracewell's team started the campaign strongly with a run of 15 games unbeaten in all competitions, but a sticky run that yielded very few victories at the end of the calendar year curtailed the team’s chances. Bracewell departed in March, and under caretaker managers Karl-Heinz Riedle and Roy Evans the Club eventually finished in 9th position, undermined by the lack of a consistent scorer, with midfielder Lee Clark topping the charts with just eight goals to his name.