1999–2000 Derby County F.C. season

The 1999–2000 English football season was Derby County F.C.'s fourth consecutive season in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Derby County
1999–2000 season
ChairmanLionel Pickering
ManagerJim Smith
StadiumPride Park
Premier League16th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerDelap (8)
Highest home attendance33,378 (vs. Liverpool, 18 March)
Lowest home attendance19,152 (vs. Swansea City, 22 September)
Average home league attendance29,351

Season summary

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After two successive top 10 finishes which gave promise a possible bid for a UEFA Cup place, Derby County endured their most difficult season in recent year as they finished 16th with a mere 38 points, just two places and five points clear of relegation.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round
18 Wimbledon (R) 38 7 12 19 46 74 −28 33 Relegation to the Football League First Division
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
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
38 9 11 18 44 57  −13 38 6 3 10 22 25  −3 3 8 8 22 32  −10
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDLLLWWDLLDLLWLLLLWLDWWDDLDWLLLWDLDWDDL
Position915171918131415171617191617181818181818171616171717171717171716161616161616
Source: 11v11.com: 1999–2000 Derby County results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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Derby County's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 1999 Leeds United A 0–0 40,118
10 August 1999 Arsenal H 1–2 25,901 Delap
14 August 1999 Middlesbrough H 1–3 24,045 Burton
21 August 1999 Coventry City A 0–2 17,685
25 August 1999 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–0 20,943 Delap, Sturridge
28 August 1999 Everton H 1–0 26,550 Fuertes
11 September 1999 Wimbledon A 2–2 12,282 Carbonari, Johnson
18 September 1999 Sunderland H 0–5 28,264
25 September 1999 Bradford City H 0–1 31,305
4 October 1999 Southampton A 3–3 14,208 Delap, Laursen, Beck
16 October 1999 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–1 29,815
25 October 1999 Newcastle United A 0–2 35,614
30 October 1999 Chelsea H 3–1 28,614 Burton, Delap (2)
6 November 1999 Liverpool A 0–2 44,467
20 November 1999 Manchester United H 1–2 33,370 Delap
28 November 1999 Arsenal A 1–2 37,964 Sturridge
5 December 1999 Leeds United H 0–1 29,455
18 December 1999 Leicester City A 1–0 18,581 Powell
26 December 1999 Aston Villa H 0–2 33,222
28 December 1999 West Ham United A 1–1 24,998 Sturridge
3 January 2000 Watford H 2–0 28,072 Strupar (2)
15 January 2000 Middlesbrough A 4–1 32,745 Christie (2), Burton, Burley
22 January 2000 Coventry City H 0–0 28,381
5 February 2000 Sheffield Wednesday H 3–3 30,100 Strupar, Burley, Hinchcliffe (own goal)
12 February 2000 Everton A 1–2 33,268 Nimni
26 February 2000 Sunderland A 1–1 41,940 Christie
4 March 2000 Wimbledon H 4–0 28,384 Kinkladze, Christie, Sturridge, Burton
11 March 2000 Manchester United A 1–3 61,619 Strupar
18 March 2000 Liverpool H 0–2 33,378
25 March 2000 Aston Villa A 0–2 28,613
2 April 2000 Leicester City H 3–0 25,763 Burley, Delap, Sturridge
8 April 2000 Watford A 0–0 16,579
15 April 2000 West Ham United H 1–2 31,202 Sturridge
21 April 2000 Bradford City A 4–4 18,276 Delap, Strupar, Burley (2 pens)
24 April 2000 Southampton H 2–0 29,403 Powell, Christie
29 April 2000 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 33,044 Carbonari
6 May 2000 Newcastle United H 0–0 32,724
14 May 2000 Chelsea A 0–4 35,084

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 11 December 1999 Burnley H 0–1 23,400

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 14 September 1999 Swansea City A 0–0 6,260
R2 2nd Leg 22 September 1999 Swansea City H 3–1 (won 3–1 on agg) 19,152 Fuertes, Sturridge, Borbokis
R3 13 October 1999 Bolton Wanderers H 1–2 20,242 Beck

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   ARG Horacio Carbonari
3 DF   GER Stefan Schnoor
4 MF   JAM Darryl Powell[notes 1]
5 DF   ENG Tony Dorigo[notes 2]
6 FW   ENG Lee Morris
7 MF   ENG Seth Johnson
8 FW   ENG Dean Sturridge
9 FW   JAM Deon Burton[notes 3]
10 MF   IRL Rory Delap[notes 4]
12 FW   ENG Malcolm Christie
14 MF   NOR Lars Bohinen
15 MF   ENG Marc Bridge-Wilkinson
16 DF   DEN Jacob Laursen
18 DF   ENG Richard Jackson
19 DF   ENG Steve Elliott
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW   ARG Esteban Fuertes
21 GK   EST Mart Poom
23 MF   ENG Paul Boertien
24 GK   ENG Andy Oakes
25 FW   DEN Mikkel Beck
26 FW   ENG Marvin Robinson
27 MF   GEO Georgi Kinkladze
28 MF   ENG Adam Murray
29 MF   ITA Stefano Eranio
30 DF   ENG Danny Porter
31 DF   ENG Chris Riggott
32 GK   ENG Richard Knight
33 MF   SCO Craig Burley
35 FW   BEL Branko Strupar[notes 5]

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Russell Hoult (to Portsmouth)
6 DF   CRO Igor Štimac (to West Ham United)
11 MF   SCO Kevin Harper[notes 6] (to Portsmouth)
13 MF   ISR Avi Nimni (on loan from Maccabi Tel Aviv)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF   ENG Spencer Prior (to Manchester City)
22 DF   GRE Vassilis Borbokis (to P.A.O.K.)
27 FW   ITA Francesco Baiano (to Ternana)

Reserve squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
34 GK   IRL Gerard Doherty
36 DF   ENG Wayne Adams
37 DF   ENG Ian Evatt
38 DF   WAL Karl Brown
No. Pos. Nation Player
39 MF   ENG Adam Bolder
40 MF   IRL Brendon Canning
41 FW   ENG Sinclair Le Geyt

Transfers

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Date Pos. Name From Fee
18 May 1999 MF Seth Johnson Crewe Alexandra £4,100,000
3 June 1999 GK Andy Oakes Hull City £460,000
14 October 1999 FW Lee Morris Sheffield United £3,000,000
25 November 1999 MF Avi Nimni Maccabi Tel Aviv Loan
1 December 1999 MF Craig Burley Celtic £3,000,000
17 December 1999 FW Branko Strupar Racing Genk £3,000,000
27 March 2000 MF Adam Bolder Hull City £113,000
19 April 2000 MF Georgi Kinkladze Ajax £3,000,000
Date Pos. Name To Fee
10 June 1999 GK Tom Phillips Hibernian Free
10 June 1999 DF Colin Morton Hibernian Free
15 June 1999 DF James Wall Hereford United Free
16 July 1999 FW Paulo Wanchope West Ham United £3,500,000
29 August 1999 DF Igor Štimac West Ham United £600,000
11 November 1999 FW Francesco Baiano Ternana Free
31 December 1999 DF Vassilis Borbokis P.A.O.K. Free
1 March 2000 MF Avi Nimni Maccabi Tel Aviv Loan Return
6 March 2000 MF Kevin Harper Portsmouth £300,000
22 March 2000 DF Spencer Prior Manchester City £500,000
23 March 2000 GK Russell Hoult Portsmouth £300,000
Transfers in:   £12,460,000
Transfers out:   £4,900,000
Total spending:   £7,560,000

Statistics

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Starting 11

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Considering starts in all competitions[3]
Considering a 3–5–2 formation[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ Powell was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.
  2. ^ Dorigo was born in Adelaide, Australia, but also qualified to represent England internationally after obtaining citizenship and made his international debut for England in 1989.
  3. ^ Burton was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in September 1997.
  4. ^ Delap was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1998.
  5. ^ Strupar was born in Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia) but became a naturalised Belgian citizen and made his international debut for Belgium in 1999.
  6. ^ Harper was born in Oldham, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.

References

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  1. ^ "Derby County 1999-2000 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Derby County - 1999/00".
  3. ^ "All Derby County players: 2000".
  4. ^ "Derby County in FA Premier League 1999/2000 fixture".