1999–2000 Swindon Town F.C. season
During the 1999–2000 English football season, Swindon Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
| 1999–2000 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Rikki Hunt (until January 2000) Clive Puffett (from January 2000) |
| Manager |   |
| Stadium | The County Ground |
| First Division | 24th (relegated) |
| FA Cup | Third round |
| League Cup | First round |
| Top goalscorer | Hay (10) |
| Highest home attendance | 12,397 vs. Manchester City (1 April 2000) |
| Lowest home attendance | 4,701 vs. Huddersfield Town (7 March 2000) |
| Average home league attendance | 6,977 |
Season summary
Swindon's financial problems came to a head during the 1999–2000 season when in January 2000 Swindon—£4m in debt and losing £25,000 a week—went into administration for the first time.[1] Chairman Rikki Hunt was forced to resign and 15 members of staff were made redundant. At one point manager Jimmy Quinn was told not to pick midfielder Robin Hulbert because one more appearance would trigger a £25,000 payment to Everton under the terms of his 1996 transfer.[1] Swindon's future was safeguarded when a consortium headed by business tycoon Terry Brady took over the club and they came out of administration towards the end of the season. But it was too late to save Swindon's place in Division One — they had already been relegated in bottom place. The club's new owner sacked manager Jimmy Quinn and appointed Colin Todd — who had won promotion to the Premiership with Bolton in 1997 — as manager, in hope of getting the club's fortunes back on track.
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 51 | |
| 21 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 49 | |
| 22 | Walsall | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 52 | 77 | −25 | 46 | Relegated |
| 23 | Port Vale | 46 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 48 | 69 | −21 | 36 | |
| 24 | Swindon Town | 46 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 77 | −39 | 36 |
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
- 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 |
| 46 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 77 | −39 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 40 | −25 |
- Results by round
Results
Swindon Town's score comes first[3]
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League First Division
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 1999 | Walsall | A | 0-0 | 6,437 | |
| 15 August 1999 | Ipswich Town | H | 1-4 | 6,195 | Grazioli |
| 21 August 1999 | Crystal Palace | A | 2-1 | 12,726 | Grazioli, Onoura |
| 28 August 1999 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1-2 | 6,565 | Walters |
| 30 August 1999 | Grimsby Town | H | 0-1 | 5,705 | |
| 11 September 1999 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0-0 | 8,203 | |
| 18 September 1999 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1-2 | 5,280 | Ndah |
| 25 September 1999 | Port Vale | A | 0-2 | 4,629 | |
| 28 September 1999 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2-1 | 7,354 | Grayson (own goal), Howe |
| 2 October 1999 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0-4 | 6,711 | |
| 9 October 1999 | Stockport County | H | 1-1 | 5,318 | Hay |
| 16 October 1999 | Fulham | A | 0-1 | 13,715 | |
| 19 October 1999 | Barnsley | A | 0-1 | 12,026 | |
| 23 October 1999 | Sheffield United | H | 2-2 | 5,504 | Hay (2) |
| 25 October 1999 | Port Vale | H | 2-1 | 5,703 | Onoura, Grazioli |
| 30 October 1999 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0-2 | 12,486 | |
| 6 November 1999 | Huddersfield Town | A | 0-4 | 11,891 | Flo |
| 12 November 1999 | Norwich City | H | 0-0 | 7,404 | |
| 20 November 1999 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1-1 | 19,917 | Onoura (pen) |
| 23 November 1999 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1-2 | 6,515 | Carrick |
| 27 November 1999 | Birmingham City | A | 1-1 | 22,620 | Onoura |
| 4 December 1999 | Walsall | H | 1-1 | 7,186 | Carrick |
| 18 December 1999 | Manchester City | A | 0-3 | 31,751 | |
| 26 December 1999 | Portsmouth | H | 1-1 | 10,279 | Hay |
| 28 December 1999 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1-3 | 8,068 | Hay |
| 3 January 2000 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0-1 | 9,460 | |
| 15 January 2000 | Ipswich Town | A | 0-3 | 17,326 | |
| 23 January 2000 | Crystal Palace | H | 2-4 | 5,214 | Reeves, Hall |
| 29 January 2000 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1-1 | 11,856 | Hall |
| 5 February 2000 | Grimsby Town | H | 0-1 | 5,784 | |
| 12 February 2000 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0-0 | 16,938 | |
| 19 February 2000 | Birmingham City | H | 1-4 | 7,591 | Hay |
| 26 February 2000 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 0-1 | 5,003 | |
| 4 March 2000 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1-3 | 19,748 | Hay (pen) |
| 7 March 2000 | Huddersfield Town | H | 2-0 | 4,701 | Collins, Hay |
| 11 March 2000 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1-0 | 19,569 | Kiely (own goal) |
| 18 March 2000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1-2 | 8,748 | A Williams |
| 21 March 2000 | Norwich City | A | 2-0 | 13,662 | Hay (2) |
| 25 March 2000 | Stockport County | A | 1-4 | 15,305 | Gray |
| 1 April 2000 | Manchester City | H | 0-2 | 12,397 | |
| 8 April 2000 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1-2 | 12,633 | Grazioli |
| 15 April 2000 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 3-1 | 4,925 | Griffin, Grazioli, Gray |
| 22 April 2000 | Fulham | H | 1-0 | 7,556 | Grazioli |
| 24 April 2000 | Stockport County | A | 0-3 | 5,362 | |
| 29 April 2000 | Barnsley | H | 1-2 | 6,151 | J Williams |
| 7 May 2000 | Sheffield United | A | 2-2 | 12,603 | Grazioli (2) |
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | 11 December 1999 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1-2 | 10,939 | Gooden |
League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 1st Leg | 10 August 1999 | Leyton Orient | H | 0-1 | 3,587 | |
| R1 2nd Leg | 25 August 1999 | Leyton Orient | A | 1-1 (lost 1-2 on agg) | 4,000 | Walters |
Squad
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References
- FourFourTwo : "Issue 74 October 2000.", page 86. Haymarket Magazines, 2000.
- "England 1999–00". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- Soccerbase: 1999-2000 Swindon Town results
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