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1999–2000 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

The 1999–2000 season was Sheffield Wednesday's 133rd season in existence. They competed in the twenty-team Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club finished nineteenth and were relegated from the Premier League for the first time.

Sheffield Wednesday
1999–2000 season
ChairmanDave Richards
Howard Culley
ManagerDanny Wilson (until 21 March)
Peter Shreeves (caretaker from 21 March)
Premiership19th (relegated)
FA CupFifth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Gilles De Bilde (10)
All: Gilles De Bilde (11)
Highest home attendance39,640 (vs. Manchester United, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance10,993 (vs. Stoke City, League Cup)
Average home league attendance26,800
(league)

Season summary edit

Barring the opening-day 2-1 home defeat to Liverpool, Sheffield Wednesday were in the bottom three all season long. A very poor start to the season saw the club fail to win any of their first nine league games (gaining just one solitary point away to Premier League newcomers Bradford City) and an 8–0 hammering at the hands of Newcastle United in September [1] saw most people tip the club as favourites for relegation, and this opinion was further strengthened by their failure to make a substantial improvement as the season went on as they won just once in their first 17 games (twice in their first 20). The cups offered little respite, with the Owls getting to the fourth round of the League Cup before losing to Division One side Bolton Wanderers, while in the FA Cup they needed a replay to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers (albeit the first leg only ended in a draw thanks to a Wolves goal that replays showed had been awarded incorrectly), before suffering a humiliating exit to Division Two side Gillingham.

Despite this, chairman Dave Richards steadfastly refused to sack manager Danny Wilson, and his patience was rewarded with an improved run of form after Christmas, which saw just one defeat in five games. However, the team's form slumped once again after that, and Richards departed to become chairman of the Premier League early in 2000. The remaining directors decided that enough was enough and on 21 March, Wilson's managerial contract was terminated,[2] three days after an appalling 1-0 defeat away to a struggling Watford side who had previously won only once in their previous 20 league games.

Peter Shreeves, who had previously been assistant to Wilson's predecessor, Ron Atkinson, took temporary charge, and kept the Owls in contention for survival right up to the penultimate day of the season. A failure to beat Arsenal confirmed their relegation after nine successive seasons of top division football, but they did manage a 3–3 draw at Highbury.[3] Bradford City manager Paul Jewell was then given the uphill task of restoring Premier League football to the club, though the club's mounting debts triggered fears that further struggles would lie ahead.

Final league table edit

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
19 Sheffield Wednesday (R) 38 8 7 23 38 70 −32 31
20 Watford (R) 38 6 6 26 35 77 −42 24
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 8 7 23 38 70  −32 31 6 3 10 21 23  −2 2 4 13 17 47  −30
Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAAAHAHHAHAHHAHAAHAHHHAAH
ResultLLDLLLLLLWLDLDLLLWLDWWLDLLDWLLLWWLLLDW
Position1420192020202020202020202020202020202020201919191919191919191919181819191919
Source: 11v11.com: 1999-2000 Sheffield Wednesday results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results edit

Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first[4]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 1999 Liverpool H 1-2 34,853 Carbone
11 August 1999 Manchester United A 0-4 54,941
14 August 1999 Bradford City A 1-1 18,276 De Bilde
21 August 1999 Tottenham Hotspur H 1-2 24,027 Carbone (pen)
25 August 1999 Derby County H 0-2 20,943
28 August 1999 Southampton A 0-2 14,815
11 September 1999 Everton H 0-2 23,539
19 September 1999 Newcastle United A 0-8 36,619
25 September 1999 Sunderland A 0-1 41,132
2 October 1999 Wimbledon H 5-1[5] 18,077 Jonk, De Bilde (2), Rudi, Sibon
16 October 1999 Leeds United A 0-2 39,437
23 October 1999 Coventry City H 0-0 23,296
30 October 1999 Leicester City A 0-3 19,046
6 November 1999 Watford H 2-2 21,658 De Bilde (2, 1 pen)
21 November 1999 West Ham United A 3-4 23,015 Rudi, Jonk, Booth
5 December 1999 Liverpool A 1-4 42,517 Alexandersson
18 December 1999 Aston Villa A 1-2 23,885 De Bilde (pen)
26 December 1999 Middlesbrough H 1-0 28,531 Atherton
29 December 1999 Chelsea A 0-3 32,938
3 January 2000 Arsenal H 1-1 26,155 Sibon
15 January 2000 Bradford City H 2-0 24,682 Alexandersson, O'Brien (own goal)
22 January 2000 Tottenham Hotspur A 1-0 35,897 Alexandersson
2 February 2000 Manchester United H 0-1 39,640
5 February 2000 Derby County A 3-3 30,100 De Bilde, Sibon, Donnelly
12 February 2000 Southampton H 0-1 23,470
26 February 2000 Newcastle United H 0-2 29,212
4 March 2000 Everton A 1-1 32,020 Quinn
11 March 2000 West Ham United H 3-1 21,147 Cresswell, Hinchcliffe, Alexandersson
18 March 2000 Watford A 0-1 15,840
25 March 2000 Middlesbrough A 0-1 32,748
5 April 2000 Aston Villa H 0-1 18,136
12 April 2000 Wimbledon A 2-0 8,248 De Bilde, Sibon
15 April 2000 Chelsea H 1-0 21,743 Jonk (pen)
22 April 2000 Sunderland H 0-2 28,072
30 April 2000 Leeds United H 0-3 23,416
6 May 2000 Coventry City A 1-4 19,921 De Bilde
9 May 2000 Arsenal A 3-3 37,271 Sibon, De Bilde, Quinn
14 May 2000 Leicester City H 4-0 21,656 Quinn, Booth, Alexandersson, De Bilde

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 11 December 1999 Bristol City H 1-0 11,644 Booth
R4 8 January 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1-1 18,506 Alexandersson
R4R 18 January 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0-0 (won 4-3 on pens) 25,201
R5 29 January 2000 Gillingham A 1-3 10,130 Sibon

League Cup edit

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 14 September 1999 Stoke City A 0-0 9,313
R2 2nd Leg 22 September 1999 Stoke City H 3-1 (won 3-1 on agg) 10,993 Alexandersson (2), De Bilde
R3 13 October 1999 Nottingham Forest H 4-1 15,524 Cresswell, Booth, Sonner, Rudi
R4 30 November 1999 Bolton Wanderers A 0-1 12,543

Players edit

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season[6]

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 Kevin Pressman
2 DF   ENG Peter Atherton
3 DF   ENG Andy Hinchcliffe
4 MF   NED Wim Jonk
6 DF   ENG Des Walker
7 MF   NIR Danny Sonner[notes 1]
9 FW   NED Gerald Sibon
10 FW   ENG Andy Booth
11 MF   SCO Phil O'Donnell
12 FW   ENG Richard Cresswell
13 GK   ENG Barry Richardson (on loan from Lincoln City)
14 MF   NOR Petter Rudi
15 MF   SCO Philip Scott
16 MF   SWE Niclas Alexandersson
17 DF   NIR Ian Nolan[notes 2]
18 MF   SCO Simon Donnelly
19 DF   ENG Jon Newsome
20 FW   ENG Ritchie Humphreys
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF   ENG Lee Briscoe
22 DF   ENG Steve Haslam
23 FW   BEL Gilles De Bilde
24 MF   IRL Mark McKeever[notes 3]
25 MF   ENG Scott Oakes
26 MF   WAL Barry Horne
27 DF   ENG Earl Barrett
28 GK   CZE Pavel Srníček
29 MF   ENG Matt Hamshaw
30 DF   IRL Derek Geary
32 FW   NIR Owen Morrison
33 MF   IRL Alan Quinn
34 MF   ENG Alex Higgins
35 MF   ENG Peter Holmes
36 MF   ENG Tony Crane
37 DF   ENG Tom Staniforth
38 DF   ENG Kevin Nicholson

Left club during season edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF   BRA Emerson Thome (to Chelsea)
8 FW   ITA Benito Carbone (to Aston Villa)
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 FW   GHA Junior Agogo (released)

Reserve squad edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK   ENG Stuart Jones
— DF   ENG Scott Bettney
— DF   ENG Leigh Bromby
— MF   IRL Dean Brennan
— MF   ENG John Hibbins
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ENG Nathan Hallam
— MF   ENG Peter Holmes
— FW   ENG James Coubrough
— FW   ENG John Hutton
— FW   ENG Andy Douglas

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos. Name From Fee
29 June 1999 MF Phil O'Donnell Celtic Free transfer
29 June 1999 MF Simon Donnelly Celtic Free transfer
10 July 1999 FW Gerald Sibon Ajax £2,000,000
10 July 1999 FW Gilles De Bilde PSV Eindhoven £3,000,000
23 March 2000 MF Barry Horne Huddersfield Town Non-contract

Out edit

Date Pos. Name To Fee
15 June 1999 MF Krystof Kotylo Nuneaton Borough Free transfer
22 June 1999 GK Matt Clarke Bradford City Free transfer
1 July 1999 DF Juan Cobián Charlton Athletic Signed
13 July 1999 FW Guy Whittingham Portsmouth Free transfer
20 October 1999 FW Benito Carbone Aston Villa £805,000
23 December 1999 DF Emerson Thome Chelsea £2,700,000
26 January 2000 FW Junior Agogo Free agent Released
9 March 2000 GK Stuart Jones Torquay United £30,000
Transfers in:   £5,000,000
Transfers out:   £2,730,000
Total spending:   £2,270,000

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

As of 14 May 2000
Players with no appearances not included in the list
No. Pos Nat Player Total FA Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Kevin Pressman 21 0 18+1 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF   ENG Peter Atherton 42 1 35 1 4 0 3 0
3 DF   ENG Andy Hinchcliffe 35 1 29 1 4 0 2 0
4 MF   NED Wim Jonk 36 3 29+1 3 4 0 2 0
6 DF   ENG Des Walker 45 0 37 0 4 0 4 0
7 MF   NIR Danny Sonner 34 1 18+9 0 2+1 0 3+1 1
9 FW   NED Gerald Sibon 34 6 12+16 5 3+1 1 1+1 0
10 FW   ENG Andy Booth 28 4 20+3 2 1 1 4 1
11 MF   SCO Phil O'Donnell 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
12 FW   ENG Richard Cresswell 25 2 2+18 1 0+3 0 1+1 1
14 MF   NOR Petter Rudi 25 3 18+2 2 0+1 0 4 1
15 MF   SCO Philip Scott 7 0 2+3 0 1+1 0 0 0
16 MF   SWE Niclas Alexandersson 44 8 37 5 3 1 4 2
17 DF   NIR Ian Nolan 37 0 28+1 0 4 0 3+1 0
18 MF   SCO Simon Donnelly 18 1 3+9 1 0+3 0 1+2 0
19 DF   ENG Jon Newsome 6 0 5+1 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF   ENG Lee Briscoe 19 0 7+9 0 0 0 2+1 0
22 DF   ENG Steve Haslam 27 0 16+7 0 3 0 0+1 0
23 FW   BEL Gilles De Bilde 45 11 37+1 10 4 0 3 1
24 MF   IRL Mark McKeever 4 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
26 MF   WAL Barry Horne 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
28 GK   CZE Pavel Srníček 26 0 20 0 4 0 2 0
33 MF   IRL Alan Quinn 22 3 18+1 3 2+1 0 0 0
Players featured for club who have left:
5 DF   BRA Emerson Thome (to Chelsea) 22 0 16+1 0 1 0 3+1 0
8 FW   ITA Benito Carbone (to Aston Villa) 8 2 3+4 2 0 0 0+1 0

Source:[7]

Disciplinary record edit

As of 14 May 2000
No. Pos. Name FA Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
               
1 GK Kevin Pressman 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF Peter Atherton 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
4 MF Wim Jonk 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
5 DF Emerson Thome 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
7 MF Danny Sonner 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 1
9 FW Gerald Sibon 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
10 FW Andy Booth 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
11 MF Phil O'Donnell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
12 FW Richard Cresswell 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
14 MF Petter Rudi 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
15 MF Philip Scott 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 MF Niclas Alexandersson 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
17 DF Ian Nolan 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
18 MF Simon Donnelly 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
19 DF Jon Newsome 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21 MF Lee Briscoe 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
23 FW Gilles De Bilde 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
33 MF Alan Quinn 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 1
Total 45 1 4 1 2 0 51 2

Source:[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Newcastle hit eight". BBC News. 19 September 1999. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Owls sack Wilson". BBC Sport. 21 March 2000. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday relegated". BBC Sport. 9 May 2000. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday 1999-2000 Results". statto.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  5. ^ "BBC News | FA Carling Premiership | Five-star Owls hit form at last". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  6. ^ FootballSquads - Sheffield Wednesday - 1999/00 Archived 17 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ a b "Sheffield Wednesday Squad Stats – 1999/2000". 11v11. Retrieved 17 August 2014.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Sonner was born in Wigan, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and represented them at B level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in September 1997.
  2. ^ Nolan was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1996.
  3. ^ McKeever was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level.
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