1999–2000 Brentford F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Second Division. After returning to the Second Division as Third Division champions, a forgettable season ended in a 17th-place finish.

Brentford
1999–2000 season
Chairman-managerRon Noades
StadiumGriffin Park
Second Division17th
FA CupFirst round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophySemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Owusu (12)
All: Owusu (14)
Highest home attendance7,100
Lowest home attendance2,942
Average home league attendance5,742

Season summary
Hermann Hreiðarsson's £2,500,000 move to Wimbledon in October 1999 set a new club record which stood until 2014.

Brentford entered the 1999–2000 Second Division season with the bulk of the squad which finished the 1998–99 season as Third Division champions.[1] Four fringe players were released and the trio of Darren Freeman, Charlie Oatway and Paul Watson were sold to Brighton & Hove Albion for a combined £30,000 fee.[2] Just four players were brought in – three youngsters on free transfers (Richard Kennedy, Stephen Jenkins and David Theobald) and another youngster on a season-long loan, Southampton's Phil Warner.[2]

The Bees enjoyed a 10-match unbeaten start to the season in the Second Division,[3] hovering in the playoff places and setting a new club record of 26 league matches without a defeat, which stretched back into the previous season.[2] The run came to an end with the team's first league defeat of the season at the hands of Gillingham on 19 October 1999.[3] Days earlier, centre back Hermann Hreiðarsson had been sold for a club-record £2,500,000 fee to Wimbledon, which weakened the defence.[2] The backline was shored up with two big-money signings, £250,000 Scott Marshall and £150,000 Ívar Ingimarsson.[2]

The season began to drift away from Brentford in November 1999, with injuries causing a run of eight defeats in 10 games.[3] The League Cup and FA Cup had been exited in the first rounds and the club were knocked out of the Football League Trophy at the semi-final stage in February 2000.[3] £100,000 was spent on new forwards Julian Charles and Lorenzo Pinamonte either side of the Millennium, neither of whom made an impact.[2] Brentford closed out the season with just one win in 17 matches in all competitions to finish in a disappointing 17th place.[1]

One record was set during the season, that of the shortest Football League career with Brentford,[4] when trainee Clement James made a substitute appearance of 8 minutes on his debut versus Stoke City on 8 April 2000.[5]

Final league table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15 Bury 46 13 18 15 61 64 −3 57
16 Bournemouth 46 16 9 21 59 62 −3 57
17 Brentford 46 13 13 20 47 61 −14 52
18 Colchester United 46 14 10 22 59 82 −23 52
19 Cambridge United 46 12 12 22 64 65 −1 48
Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results
Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Pre-season
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer(s)
13 July 1999Crawley TownA2–0n/aJames, McEwan
17 July 1999Sutton UnitedA2–0n/aBryan, McEwan
21 July 1999KingstonianA0–2n/a
25 July 1999Dulwich Hamlet A1–0n/aQuinn
27 July 1999Hampton & Richmond Borough A4–0n/aQuinn, Hreiðarsson, Owusu, Scott
31 July 1999PortsmouthH0–12,019

Football League Second Division
No. DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer(s)
1 7 August 1999Bristol RoversA0–08,514
2 14 August 1999Oldham AthleticH2–05,074Bryan, Hreiðarsson
3 21 August 1999BuryA2–23,491Partridge, Rowlands
4 28 August 1999BlackpoolH2–05,353Hreiðarsson, Evans
5 11 September 1999Cambridge UnitedA2–24,234Scott, Evans
6 18 September 1999Luton TownH2–07,039Powell, Partridge
7 25 September 1999Preston North EndH2–27,100Partridge, Evans
8 28 September 1999Cardiff CityH2–15,247Scott, Owusu
9 2 October 1999BurnleyA2–210,907Partridge, Evans
10 16 October 1999Oxford UnitedH2–06,237Owusu, Powell
11 19 October 1999GillinghamH1–26,264Owusu
12 23 October 1999Preston North EndA1–210,382Mahon
13 26 October 1999Notts CountyA1–05,075Evans
14 2 November 1999ReadingH1–16,774Folan
15 6 November 1999WrexhamA1–02,473Marshall
16 12 November 1999Scunthorpe UnitedH4–34,657Partridge, Owusu (2), Mahon
17 19 November 1999Colchester UnitedA3–03,464Partridge, Owusu, Rowlands
18 23 November 1999BournemouthA1–44,202Owusu
19 27 November 1999Wycombe WanderersA0–25,879
20 4 December 1999Bristol RoversH0–36,843
21 10 December 1999ChesterfieldH1–14,286Owusu
22 18 December 1999Wigan AthleticA0–15,498
23 26 December 1999Bristol CityH2–16,942Owusu, Rowlands
24 28 December 1999MillwallA2–312,077Mahon, Rowlands
25 3 January 2000Stoke CityH0–16,792
26 8 January 2000ChesterfieldA0–12,746
27 15 January 2000Oldham AthleticA0–34,967
28 22 January 2000BuryH2–15,605Scott, Rowlands
29 29 January 2000BlackpoolA1–05,270Ingimarsson
30 5 February 2000Notts CountyH0–25,106
31 12 February 2000Cardiff CityA1–15,478Rowlands
32 19 February 2000Wycombe WanderersH0–05,981
33 26 February 2000Luton TownA2–16,029Owusu, Evans
34 4 March 2000Cambridge UnitedH1–14,987Evans (pen)
35 7 March 2000WrexhamH0–24,055
36 11 March 2000ReadingA0–111,427
37 18 March 2000BournemouthH0–24,578
38 21 March 2000Scunthorpe UnitedA0–02,686
39 25 March 2000Bristol CityA0–18,804
40 1 April 2000Wigan AthleticH0–24,479
41 8 April 2000Stoke CityA0–19,955
42 15 April 2000MillwallH1–36,779Pinamonte
43 22 April 2000Oxford UnitedA1–15,342Owusu
44 24 April 2000BurnleyH2–36,595Owusu, Marshall
45 29 April 2000GillinghamA0–29,001
46 6 May 2000Colchester UnitedH0–05,297

FA Cup
Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer(s)
R130 October 1999Plymouth ArgyleH2–24,287Owusu, Marshall
R1 (replay)9 November 1999Plymouth ArgyleA1–25,409Quinn

League Cup
Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendance
R1 (1st leg)11 August 1999Ipswich TownH0–24,825
R1 (2nd leg)24 August 1999Ipswich TownA0–2 (lost 4–0 on aggregate)9,748

Football League Trophy
Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Trophy
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer(s)
SR211 January 2000Peterborough UnitedA1–02,430Owusu
SQF25 January 2000Oxford UnitedH2–02,942Bryan, Scott
SSF15 February 2000Exeter CityA2–32,392Powell, Evans

Playing squad
Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1999–2000 season.
No Position Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
1 GK Andy Woodman (1971-08-11)11 August 1971 (aged 27) Northampton Town 1999 Loaned to Peterborough United
13 GK Jason Pearcey (1971-07-23)23 July 1971 (aged 28) Grimsby Town 1998
32 GK Jimmy Glass (1973-08-01)1 August 1973 (aged 26) Cambridge United 2000
Defenders
2 DF Danny Boxall (1977-08-24)24 August 1977 (aged 21) Crystal Palace 1998
3 DF Ijah Anderson (1975-12-30)30 December 1975 (aged 23) Southend United 1995
4 DF Rob Quinn (1976-11-08)8 November 1976 (aged 22) Crystal Palace 1998
5 DF Darren Powell (1976-03-10)10 March 1976 (aged 23) Hampton 1998
6 DF Scott Marshall (1973-05-01)1 May 1973 (aged 26) Southampton 1999 Loaned from Southampton before transferring permanently
16 DF Ívar Ingimarsson (1977-08-20)20 August 1977 (aged 21) ÍBV 1999
18 DF David Theobald (1978-12-15)15 December 1978 (aged 20) Ipswich Town 1999
19 DF Stephen Jenkins (1980-01-02)2 January 1980 (aged 19) Southampton 1999
25 DF Michael Dobson (1981-04-09)9 April 1981 (aged 18) Youth 1999
27 DF Nevin Saroya (1980-09-15)15 September 1980 (aged 18) Youth 2000
Midfielders
7 MF Paul Evans (c) (1974-09-01)1 September 1974 (aged 24) Shrewsbury Town 1999
8 MF Gavin Mahon (1977-01-02)2 January 1977 (aged 22) Hereford United 1998
12 MF Martin Rowlands (1979-02-08)8 February 1979 (aged 20) Farnborough Town 1998
14 MF Tony Folan (1978-09-18)18 September 1978 (aged 20) Crystal Palace 1998
20 MF Gareth Graham (1978-02-06)6 February 1978 (aged 21) Crystal Palace 1999
23 MF Tony Taggart (1981-10-07)7 October 1981 (aged 17) Youth 1999
24 MF Richard Kennedy (1978-08-28)28 August 1978 (aged 20) Crystal Palace 1999
33 MF Jay Smith (1981-12-29)29 December 1981 (aged 17) Youth 1999
Forwards
9 FW Lloyd Owusu (1976-11-12)12 November 1976 (aged 22) Slough Town 1998
10 FW Scott Partridge (1974-10-13)13 October 1974 (aged 24) Torquay United 1999
11 FW Andy Scott (1972-08-02)2 August 1972 (aged 27) Sheffield United 1997
17 FW Derek Bryan (1974-11-11)11 November 1974 (aged 24) Hampton 1997
26 FW Clement James (1981-03-10)10 March 1981 (aged 18) Youth 1999
28 FW Julian Charles (1977-02-05)5 February 1977 (aged 22) Hampton & Richmond Borough 1999 Loaned to Woking
29 FW Lorenzo Pinamonte (1978-05-09)9 May 1978 (aged 21) Bristol City 2000
30 FW Kevin O'Connor (1982-02-24)24 February 1982 (aged 17) Youth 2000
Players who left the club mid-season
6 DF Hermann Hreiðarsson (1974-07-11)11 July 1974 (aged 25) Crystal Palace 1998 Transferred to Wimbledon
15 DF Phil Warner (1979-02-02)2 February 1979 (aged 20) Southampton 1999 Returned to Southampton after loan
16 DF Danny Cullip (1976-09-17)17 September 1976 (aged 22) Fulham 1998 Loaned to Brighton & Hove Albion
Transferred to Brighton & Hove Albion
21 FW Patrick Agyemang (1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 18) Wimbledon 1999 Returned to Wimbledon after loan
21 FW Steve Jones (1970-03-17)17 March 1970 (aged 29) Bristol City 2000 Returned to Bristol City after loan
22 DF Neil Clement (1978-10-03)3 October 1978 (aged 20) Chelsea 1999 Returned to Chelsea after loan
22 DF Gunnar Einarsson (1976-07-07)7 July 1976 (aged 23) Roda JC Kerkrade 2000 Returned to Roda JC Kerkrade after loan
23 MF Dean Clark (1980-03-31)31 March 1980 (aged 19) Youth 1997 Loaned to Crawley Town and Uxbridge
Released
31 MF Carl Hutchings (1974-09-24)24 September 1974 (aged 24) Bristol City 2000 Returned to Bristol City after loan

Coaching staff
Name Role
Ron Noades Manager
Ray Lewington First Team Coach
Terry Bullivant Assistant Coach
Brian Sparrow Assistant Coach
John Griffin Chief Scout
Gerry Delahunt Physiotherapist
Colin Martin Medical Officer

Statistics

Appearances and goals
Substitute appearances in brackets.
No Pos Nat Name League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Andy Woodman 390201030 45 0
2 DF Danny Boxall 250202 0 30320
3 DF Ijah Anderson 30 (1)000202034 (1)0
4 DF Rob Quinn 42 (2)0211 (1)03048 (3)1
5 DF Darren Powell 362202031433
6 DF Hermann Hreiðarsson 82—2 0—102
6 DF Scott Marshall 22221—0024 3
7 MF Paul Evans 33 7 1 0 2 0 2 1 38 8
8 MF Gavin Mahon 37320203044 3
9 FW Lloyd Owusu 39 (2)1221101 (1)143 (3)14
10 FW Scott Partridge 38 (3)61 (1)0201 (1)042 (5)6
11 FW Andy Scott 32 (4) 3 2 0 1 (1) 0 2 1 37 (5) 4
12 MF Martin Rowlands 38 (2)61 (1)01 (1)03043 (4)6
13 GK Jason Pearcey 6000100 0 70
14 MF Tony Folan 1 (8)10 (1)01 (1)0002 (10)1
16 DF Ívar Ingimarsson 21 (4)1——3024 (4)1
17 FW Derek Bryan 5 (13) 1 0 (1) 0 1 (1) 0 0 (1) 1 6 (16) 2
18 DF David Theobald 6 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 (4) 0
19 DF Stephen Jenkins 2 (3) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 (3) 0
20 MF Gareth Graham 5 (8)000—00 5 (8) 0
24 MF Richard Kennedy 4 (5)00000105 (5) 0
26 FW Clement James 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
27 DF Nevin Saroya 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
28 FW Julian Charles 0 (2)0——0 0 0 (2)0
29 FW Lorenzo Pinamonte 5 (10) 1 — — 0 (1) 0 5 (11) 1
30 FW Kevin O'Connor 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 6 (1) 0
32 GK Jimmy Glass 1 (1)0———1 (1)0
Players loaned in during the season
15 DF Phil Warner 1 (13) 0 1 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 2 (14) 0
21 FW Patrick Agyemang 3 (9) 0 1 0 — — 4 (9) 0
21 FW Steve Jones 6 (2)0——2 0 8 (2)0
22 DF Neil Clement 7 (1)0——— 7 (1)0
22 DF Gunnar Einarsson 1 (2) 0 — — 0 (1) 0 1 (3) 0
31 MF Carl Hutchings 7 (1)0——— 7 (1)0
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: Soccerbase

Goalscorers
No Pos Nat Player FL2 FAC FLC FLT Total
9 FW Lloyd Owusu1210 114
7 MF Paul Evans 7 0 0 1 8
10 FW Scott Partridge 6 0 0 0 6
12 MF Martin Rowlands 6 0 0 0 6
11 FW Andy Scott 3 0 0 1 4
8 MF Gavin Mahon 3 0 0 0 3
6 DF Scott Marshall 2 1 — 0 3
5 DF Darren Powell 2 0 0 1 3
6 DF Hermann Hreiðarsson 2 — 0 — 2
17 FW Derek Bryan 1 0 0 1 2
16 DF Ívar Ingimarsson 1 — — 0 1
29 FW Lorenzo Pinamonte 1 — — 0 1
14 MF Tony Folan 1 0 0 0 1
4 DF Rob Quinn 0 1 0 0 1
Total4730555
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: Soccerbase

Discipline
No Pos Nat Player FL1 FAC FLC FLT Total Pts
7 MF Paul Evans 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 13
4 DF Rob Quinn8 00 00 0 0 08 0 8
12 MF Martin Rowlands 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7
5 DF Darren Powell 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 6
24 MF Richard Kennedy 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 6
3 DF Ijah Anderson 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 5
6 DF Hermann Hreiðarsson 1 1 — 0 — 1 1 4
1 GK Andy Woodman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4
11 FW Andy Scott 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
6 DF Scott Marshall 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 2 0 2
19 DF Stephen Jenkins 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
8 MF Gavin Mahon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
10 FW Scott Partridge 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
2 DF Danny Boxall 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
9 FW Lloyd Owusu 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
22 DF Neil Clement 1 0 — — — 1 0 1
21 FW Patrick Agyemang 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0 1
16 DF Ívar Ingimarsson 1 0 — — 0 0 1 0 1
18 DF David Theobald 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
17 FW Derek Bryan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Total53 45 01 02 061 4 73
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: Soccerbase

International caps
No Pos Nat Player Caps Goals Ref
6 DF Hermann Hreiðarsson 4 1 [6]
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.

Management
Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
PWDLW %PWDLW %
Ron Noades 7 August 1999 6 May 2000 53 15 14 24 028.30|46 13 13 20 028.26

Summary
Games played56 (46 Second Division, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy)
Games won15 (13 Second Division, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Games drawn14 (13 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Games lost24 (20 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Goals scored55 (47 Second Division, 3 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 5 Football League Trophy)
Goals conceded72 (61 Second Division, 4 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy)
Clean sheets14 (12 Second Division, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Biggest league win3–0 versus Colchester United, 19 November 1999
Worst league defeat3–0 on two occasions, 4–1 versus Bournemouth, 23 November 1999
Most appearances51, Rob Quinn (44 Second Division, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy)
Top scorer (league)12, Lloyd Owusu
Top scorer (all competitions)14, Lloyd Owusu

Transfers & loans
Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
8 July 1999 DF David Theobald Ipswich Town Free [7]
13 July 1999 DF Stephen Jenkins Southampton Free [7]
14 July 1999 MF Richard Kennedy Crystal Palace Free [7]
7 October 1999 MF Gareth Graham Crystal Palace Free [7]
19 October 1999 DF Scott Marshall Southampton £250,000 [8]
18 November 1999 DF Ívar Ingimarsson ÍBV £150,000 [7]
26 December 1999 FW Julian Charles Hampton & Richmond Borough £25,000 [7]
4 February 2000 FW Lorenzo Pinamonte Bristol City £75,000 [7]
23 March 2000 GK Jimmy Glass Cambridge United Non-contract [7]
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
2 July 1999 DF Phil Warner Southampton March 2000 [7]
28 September 1999 MF Gareth Graham Crystal Palace 7 October 1999 [7]
10 October 1999 FW Patrick Agyemang Wimbledon 18 January 2000 [7]
15 October 1999 DF Scott Marshall Southampton 26 October 1999 [8]
23 November 1999DF Neil Clement Chelsea12 January 2000[7]
20 January 2000 DF Gunnar Einarsson Roda JC Kerkrade 20 April 2000 [7]
21 January 2000 FW Steve Jones Bristol City 14 March 2000 [7]
11 February 2000 MF Carl Hutchings Bristol City 11 April 2000 [7]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
8 July 1999FW Darren Freeman Brighton & Hove AlbionFree[9]
9 July 1999 MF Charlie Oatway Brighton & Hove Albion £10,000 [9]
9 July 1999 DF Paul Watson Brighton & Hove Albion £20,000 [9]
13 October 1999 DF Danny Cullip Brighton & Hove Albion £50,000 [10]
14 October 1999 DF Hermann Hreiðarsson Wimbledon £2,500,000 [9]
Players loaned out
Date from Pos. Name To Date to Ref.
August 1999 MF Dean Clark Crawley Town October 1999 [2]
23 August 1999 DF Leon Townley Slough Town 20 September 1999 [11]
17 September 1999 DF Danny Cullip Brighton & Hove Albion 12 October 1999 [10]
January 2000 MF Dean Clark Uxbridge n/a [2]
3 March 2000FW Julian Charles WokingEnd of season[12]
23 March 2000 GK Andy Woodman Peterborough United 6 April 2000 [7]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
20 September 1999 DF Leon Townley Slough Town 20 September 1999 [13]
April 2000 MF Dean Clark Uxbridge 2000 [2]
May 2000 GK Jimmy Glass Oxford United 8 August 2000 [14]
May 2000 FW Clement James Slough Town 28 September 2000 [5]
May 2000 DF Stephen Jenkins Forest Green Rovers 2001 [2]

Kit

Supplier: Super League
Sponsor(s): GMB

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Awards

References
  1. Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 300.
  2. Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2013). The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. pp. 318–323. ISBN 9781906796723.
  3. Ltd, Statto Organisation. "Brentford results for the 1999-2000 season - Statto.com". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  4. "Celebrating 4,000 EFL Games: 1920–2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  5. "Games played by Clement James in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  6. "Hermann Hreidarsson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  7. "Premier and Football League transfers". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  8. Scott Marshall at Soccerbase
  9. "Premier and Football League transfers". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  10. Danny Cullip at Soccerbase
  11. Leon Townley at Soccerbase
  12. Julian Charles at Soccerbase
  13. "Slough Town FC". www.sloughtownfc.net. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  14. "BBC SPORT | FOOTBALL | SUMMER SIGNINGS". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  15. Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 445.
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