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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

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.

Season summary

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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

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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

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Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first[4]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

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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

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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

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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

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First-team squad

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

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

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

Transfers

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In

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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

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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: Decrease £5,000,000
Transfers out: Increase £2,730,000
Total spending: Decrease £2,270,000

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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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 England ENG Kevin Pressman 21 0 18+1 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF England ENG Peter Atherton 42 1 35 1 4 0 3 0
3 DF England ENG Andy Hinchcliffe 35 1 29 1 4 0 2 0
4 MF Netherlands NED Wim Jonk 36 3 29+1 3 4 0 2 0
6 DF England ENG Des Walker 45 0 37 0 4 0 4 0
7 MF Northern Ireland NIR Danny Sonner 34 1 18+9 0 2+1 0 3+1 1
9 FW Netherlands NED Gerald Sibon 34 6 12+16 5 3+1 1 1+1 0
10 FW England ENG Andy Booth 28 4 20+3 2 1 1 4 1
11 MF Scotland SCO Phil O'Donnell 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
12 FW England ENG Richard Cresswell 25 2 2+18 1 0+3 0 1+1 1
14 MF Norway NOR Petter Rudi 25 3 18+2 2 0+1 0 4 1
15 MF Scotland SCO Philip Scott 7 0 2+3 0 1+1 0 0 0
16 MF Sweden SWE Niclas Alexandersson 44 8 37 5 3 1 4 2
17 DF Northern Ireland NIR Ian Nolan 37 0 28+1 0 4 0 3+1 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Simon Donnelly 18 1 3+9 1 0+3 0 1+2 0
19 DF England ENG Jon Newsome 6 0 5+1 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF England ENG Lee Briscoe 19 0 7+9 0 0 0 2+1 0
22 DF England ENG Steve Haslam 27 0 16+7 0 3 0 0+1 0
23 FW Belgium BEL Gilles De Bilde 45 11 37+1 10 4 0 3 1
24 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark McKeever 4 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
26 MF Wales WAL Barry Horne 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
28 GK Czech Republic CZE Pavel Srníček 26 0 20 0 4 0 2 0
33 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Quinn 22 3 18+1 3 2+1 0 0 0
Players featured for club who have left:
5 DF Brazil BRA Emerson Thome (to Chelsea) 22 0 16+1 0 1 0 3+1 0
8 FW Italy ITA Benito Carbone (to Aston Villa) 8 2 3+4 2 0 0 0+1 0

Source:[7]

Disciplinary record

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As of 14 May 2000
No. Pos. Name FA Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
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

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  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

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  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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