1999–2000 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

Sheffield Wednesday
1999–2000 season
Chairman	Dave Richards; Howard Culley
Manager	Danny Wilson (from 21 March) ; Peter Shreeves (caretaker from 21 March)
Premiership	19th (relegated)
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Gilles De Bilde (10); All: Gilles De Bilde (11)
Highest home attendance	39,640 (vs. Manchester United, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	10,993 (vs. Stoke City, League Cup)
Average home league attendance	26,800; (league)

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

A very poor start to the season saw Sheffield Wednesday 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 board of directors decided that enough was enough and on 21 March, Danny 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. Wilson's assistant Peter Shreeves 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

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	2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round
18	Wimbledon (R)	38	7	12	19	46	74	−28	33	Relegation to 2000–01 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

Source: 1999-2000 FA Premier League table

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H
Result	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	W	L	D	W	W	L	D	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	D	W
Position	14	20	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	19	19	19	19

Source: 11v11.com: 1999-2000 Sheffield Wednesday results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first^[4]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

FA Premier League

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


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


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

Squad

^[6] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Kevin Pressman
2	DF	Peter Atherton
3	DF	Andy Hinchcliffe
4	MF	Wim Jonk
6	DF	Des Walker
7	MF	Danny Sonner
9	FW	Gerald Sibon
10	FW	Andy Booth
11	MF	Phil O'Donnell
12	FW	Richard Cresswell
13	GK	Barry Richardson (on loan from Lincoln City)
14	MF	Petter Rudi
15	MF	Philip Scott
16	MF	Niclas Alexandersson
17	DF	Ian Nolan
18	MF	Simon Donnelly
19	DF	Jon Newsome

No.	Position	Player
20	FW	Ritchie Humphreys
21	MF	Lee Briscoe
22	DF	Steve Haslam
23	FW	Gilles De Bilde
24	MF	Mark McKeever
25	MF	Scott Oakes
26	MF	Barry Horne
28	GK	Pavel Srníček
29	MF	Matt Hamshaw
30	DF	Derek Geary
32	FW	Owen Morrison
33	MF	Alan Quinn
34	MF	Alex Higgins
35	MF	Peter Holmes
36	MF	Tony Crane
37	DF	Tom Staniforth
38	DF	Kevin Nicholson

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.		Position	Player
5		DF	Emerson Thome (to Chelsea)
8		FW	Benito Carbone (to Aston Villa)

No.		Position	Player
27		DF	Earl Barrett (retired)
31		FW	Junior Agogo (released)

Reserve squad

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

No.	Position	Player
-	GK	Stuart Jones
-	DF	Scott Bettney
-	DF	Leigh Bromby
-	MF	Dean Brennan
-	MF	John Hibbins

No.	Position	Player
-	MF	Nathan Hallam
-	MF	Peter Holmes
-	FW	James Coubrough
-	FW	John Hutton
-	FW	Andy Douglas

Transfers

In

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

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	Nominal
23 December 1999	DF	Emerson Thome	Chelsea	£2,700,000
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

Appearances and goals

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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Kevin Pressman	21	0	18+1	0	0	0	2	0
2	DF		Peter Atherton	42	1	35	1	4	0	3	0
3	DF		Andy Hinchcliffe	35	1	29	1	4	0	2	0
4	MF		Wim Jonk	36	3	29+1	3	4	0	2	0
6	DF		Des Walker	45	0	37	0	4	0	4	0
7	MF		Danny Sonner	34	1	18+9	0	2+1	0	3+1	1
9	FW		Gerald Sibon	34	6	12+16	5	3+1	1	1+1	0
10	FW		Andy Booth	28	4	20+3	2	1	1	4	1
11	MF		Phil O'Donnell	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
12	FW		Richard Cresswell	25	2	2+18	1	0+3	0	1+1	1
14	MF		Petter Rudi	25	3	18+2	2	0+1	0	4	1
15	MF		Philip Scott	7	0	2+3	0	1+1	0	0	0
16	MF		Niclas Alexandersson	44	8	37	5	3	1	4	2
17	DF		Ian Nolan	37	0	28+1	0	4	0	3+1	0
18	MF		Simon Donnelly	18	1	3+9	1	0+3	0	1+2	0
19	DF		Jon Newsome	6	0	5+1	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF		Lee Briscoe	19	0	7+9	0	0	0	2+1	0
22	DF		Steve Haslam	27	0	16+7	0	3	0	0+1	0
23	FW		Gilles De Bilde	45	11	37+1	10	4	0	3	1
24	MF		Mark McKeever	4	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
26	MF		Barry Horne	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
28	GK		Pavel Srníček	26	0	20	0	4	0	2	0
33	MF		Alan Quinn	22	3	18+1	3	2+1	0	0	0
Players featured for club who have left:
5	DF		Emerson Thome (to Chelsea)	22	0	16+1	0	1	0	3+1	0
8	FW		Benito Carbone (to Aston Villa)	8	2	3+4	2	0	0	0+1	0

Source:^[7]

Disciplinary record

As of 14 May 2000

No.	Pos.	Name	FA Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Name
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

↑ "Newcastle hit eight". BBC News. 19 September 1999. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
↑ "Owls sack Wilson". BBC Sport. 21 March 2000. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
↑ "Sheffield Wednesday relegated". BBC Sport. 9 May 2000. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/sheffield-wednesday/1999-2000/results
↑ "BBC News | FA Carling Premiership | Five-star Owls hit form at last". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
↑ FootballSquads - Sheffield Wednesday - 1999/00 Archived 17 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
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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 30 May 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2010.

[4] ttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/sheffield-wednesday/1999-2000/results

[5] "BBC News | FA Carling Premiership | Five-star Owls hit form at last". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-16.

[6] FootballSquads - Sheffield Wednesday - 1999/00 Archived 17 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine.

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1999–2000 season
Chairman	Dave Richards Howard Culley
Manager	Danny Wilson (from 21 March) Peter Shreeves (caretaker from 21 March)
Premiership	19th (relegated)
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Gilles De Bilde (10) All: Gilles De Bilde (11)
Highest home attendance	39,640 (vs. Manchester United, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	10,993 (vs. Stoke City, League Cup)
Average home league attendance	26,800 (league)