1999–2000 Derby County F.C. season explained

Club:Derby County
Season:1999–2000
Manager:Jim Smith
Chairman:Lionel Pickering
Stadium:Pride Park
League:Premier League
League Result:16th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Third round
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Third round
League Topscorer:Delap (8)
Highest Attendance:33,378 (vs. Liverpool, 18 March)
Lowest Attendance:19,152 (vs. Swansea City, 22 September)
Average Attendance:29,351
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Prevseason:1998–99
Nextseason:2000–01

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).

Season summary

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

See main article: 1999–2000 FA Premier League.

Results summary
Results by round

Results

Derby County's score comes first[1]

Legend

WinDrawLoss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 August 1999 Leeds UnitedA0–040,118
10 August 1999 ArsenalH1–225,901Delap
14 August 1999 MiddlesbroughH1–324,045Burton
21 August 1999 Coventry CityA0–217,685
25 August 1999 Sheffield WednesdayA2–020,943Delap, Sturridge
28 August 1999 EvertonH1–026,550Fuertes
11 September 1999 WimbledonA2–212,282Carbonari, Johnson
18 September 1999 SunderlandH0–528,264
25 September 1999 Bradford CityH0–131,305
4 October 1999 SouthamptonA3–314,208Delap, Laursen, Beck
16 October 1999 Tottenham HotspurH0–129,815
25 October 1999 Newcastle UnitedA0–235,614
30 October 1999 ChelseaH3–128,614Burton, Delap (2)
6 November 1999 LiverpoolA0–244,467
20 November 1999 Manchester UnitedH1–233,370Delap
28 November 1999 ArsenalA1–237,964Sturridge
5 December 1999 Leeds UnitedH0–129,455
18 December 1999 Leicester CityA1–018,581Powell
26 December 1999 Aston VillaH0–233,222
28 December 1999 West Ham UnitedA1–124,998Sturridge
3 January 2000 WatfordH2–028,072Strupar (2)
15 January 2000 MiddlesbroughA4–132,745Christie (2), Burton, Burley
22 January 2000 Coventry CityH0–028,381
5 February 2000 Sheffield WednesdayH3–330,100Strupar, Burley, Hinchcliffe (own goal)
12 February 2000 EvertonA1–233,268Nimni
26 February 2000 SunderlandA1–141,940Christie
4 March 2000 WimbledonH4–028,384Kinkladze, Christie, Sturridge, Burton
11 March 2000 Manchester UnitedA1–361,619Strupar
18 March 2000 LiverpoolH0–233,378
25 March 2000 Aston VillaA0–228,613
2 April 2000 Leicester CityH3–025,763Burley, Delap, Sturridge
8 April 2000 WatfordA0–016,579
15 April 2000 West Ham UnitedH1–231,202Sturridge
21 April 2000 Bradford CityA4–418,276Delap, Strupar, Burley (2 pens)
24 April 2000 SouthamptonH2–029,403Powell, Christie
29 April 2000 Tottenham HotspurA1–133,044Carbonari
6 May 2000 Newcastle UnitedH0–032,724
14 May 2000 ChelseaA0–435,084

FA Cup

See main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R311 December 1999 BurnleyH0–123,400

League Cup

See main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg14 September 1999 Swansea CityA0–06,260
R2 2nd Leg22 September 1999 Swansea CityH3–1 (won 3–1 on agg)19,152Fuertes, Sturridge, Borbokis
R313 October 1999 Bolton WanderersH1–220,242Beck

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2]

Reserve squad

Transfers

In

DatePos.NameFromFee
18 May 1999MFSeth JohnsonCrewe Alexandra£4,100,000
3 June 1999GKAndy OakesHull City£460,000
14 October 1999FWLee MorrisSheffield United£3,000,000
25 November 1999MFAvi NimniMaccabi Tel AvivLoan
1 December 1999MFCraig BurleyCeltic£3,000,000
17 December 1999FWBranko StruparRacing Genk£3,000,000
27 March 2000MFAdam BolderHull City£113,000
19 April 2000MFGeorgi KinkladzeAjax£3,000,000

Out

DatePos.NameToFee
10 June 1999GKTom PhillipsHibernianFree
10 June 1999DFColin MortonHibernianFree
15 June 1999DFJames WallHereford UnitedFree
16 July 1999FWPaulo WanchopeWest Ham United£3,500,000
29 August 1999DFIgor ŠtimacWest Ham United£600,000
11 November 1999FWFrancesco BaianoTernanaFree
31 December 1999DFVassilis BorbokisP.A.O.K.Free
1 March 2000MFAvi NimniMaccabi Tel AvivLoan Return
6 March 2000MFKevin HarperPortsmouth£300,000
22 March 2000DFSpencer PriorManchester City£500,000
23 March 2000GKRussell HoultPortsmouth£300,000

Transfers in: £12,460,000

Transfers out: £4,900,000

Total spending: £7,560,000

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[3]

Considering a 3–5–2 formation[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Derby County 1999-2000 Results - statto.com . 17 July 2012 . 24 March 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130324010401/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/derby-county/1999-2000/results . dead .
  2. Web site: FootballSquads - Derby County - 1999/00 .
  3. Web site: All Derby County players: 2000 .
  4. Web site: Derby County in FA Premier League 1999/2000 fixture .

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