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

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

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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Derby County's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

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

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R311 December 1999BurnleyH0–123,400

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg14 September 1999Swansea CityA0–06,260
R2 2nd Leg22 September 1999Swansea CityH3–1 (won 3–1 on agg)19,152Fuertes, Sturridge, Borbokis
R313 October 1999Bolton WanderersH1–220,242Beck

Players

First-team squad

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

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

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

In

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

Out

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

Starting 11

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

Notes

  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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