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1999–2000 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

English football club season

English football club season

FieldValue
clubSheffield Wednesday F.C.
season1999–2000
chairmanDave Richards
Howard Culley
managerDanny Wilson (until 21 March)
Peter Shreeves (caretaker from 21 March)
leagueFA Premier League
league result19th (relegated)
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultFifth round
cup2League Cup
cup2 resultFourth round
league topscorer
Gilles De Bilde (10)
season topscorer
Gilles De Bilde (11)
highest attendance39,640 (vs. Manchester United, FA Premier League)
lowest attendance10,993 (vs. Stoke City, League Cup)
average attendance26,800
prevseason1998–99
nextseason2000–01

Howard Culley Peter Shreeves (caretaker from 21 March) Gilles De Bilde (10) Gilles De Bilde (11) The 1999–2000 season was Sheffield Wednesday's 133rd season in existence. They competed in the twenty-team FA Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club finished nineteenth and were relegated from the Premier League for the first time. To date, this is the last season the club have participated in the top-flight.

Season summary

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 FA Premier League newcomers Bradford City) and an 8–0 hammering at the hands of Newcastle United in September 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, 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. 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

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Premier League

;Results summary

;Results by round

Results

Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first

Legend

WinDrawLoss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 August 1999LiverpoolH1–234,853Carbone
11 August 1999Manchester UnitedA0–454,941
14 August 1999Bradford CityA1–118,276Dreyer (own goal)
21 August 1999Tottenham HotspurH1–224,027Carbone (pen)
25 August 1999Derby CountyH0–220,943
28 August 1999SouthamptonA0–214,815
11 September 1999EvertonH0–223,539
19 September 1999Newcastle UnitedA0–836,619
25 September 1999SunderlandA0–141,132
2 October 1999WimbledonH5–118,077Jonk, De Bilde (2), Rudi, Sibon
16 October 1999Leeds UnitedA0–239,437
23 October 1999Coventry CityH0–023,296
30 October 1999Leicester CityA0–319,046
6 November 1999WatfordH2–221,658De Bilde (2, 1 pen)
21 November 1999West Ham UnitedA3–423,015Rudi, Jonk, Booth
5 December 1999LiverpoolA1–442,517Alexandersson
18 December 1999Aston VillaA1–223,885De Bilde (pen)
26 December 1999MiddlesbroughH1–028,531Atherton
29 December 1999ChelseaA0–332,938
3 January 2000ArsenalH1–126,155Sibon
15 January 2000Bradford CityH2–024,682Alexandersson, O'Brien (own goal)
22 January 2000Tottenham HotspurA1–035,897Alexandersson
2 February 2000Manchester UnitedH0–139,640
5 February 2000Derby CountyA3–330,100De Bilde, Sibon, Donnelly
12 February 2000SouthamptonH0–123,470
26 February 2000Newcastle UnitedH0–229,212
4 March 2000EvertonA1–132,020Quinn
11 March 2000West Ham UnitedH3–121,147Cresswell, Hinchcliffe, Alexandersson
18 March 2000WatfordA0–115,840
25 March 2000MiddlesbroughA0–132,748
5 April 2000Aston VillaH0–118,136
12 April 2000WimbledonA2–08,248De Bilde, Sibon
15 April 2000ChelseaH1–021,743Jonk (pen)
22 April 2000SunderlandH0–228,072
30 April 2000Leeds UnitedH0–323,416
6 May 2000Coventry CityA1–419,921De Bilde
9 May 2000ArsenalA3–337,271Sibon, De Bilde, Quinn
14 May 2000Leicester CityH4–021,656Quinn, Booth, Alexandersson, De Bilde

FA Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R311 December 1999Bristol CityH1–011,644Booth
R48 January 2000Wolverhampton WanderersH1–118,506Alexandersson
R4R18 January 2000Wolverhampton WanderersA0–0 (won 4–3 on pens)25,201
R529 January 2000GillinghamA1–310,130Sibon

League Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg14 September 1999Stoke CityA0–09,313
R2 2nd Leg22 September 1999Stoke CityH3–1 (won 3–1 on agg)10,993Alexandersson (2), De Bilde
R313 October 1999Nottingham ForestH4–115,524Cresswell, Booth, Sonner, Rudi
R430 November 1999Bolton WanderersA0–112,543

Players

First-team squad

:Squad at end of season

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Transfers

In

DatePos.NameFromFee
29 June 1999MFPhil O'DonnellCelticFree transfer
29 June 1999MFSimon DonnellyCelticFree transfer
10 July 1999FWGerald SibonAjax£2,000,000
10 July 1999FWGilles De BildePSV Eindhoven£3,000,000
23 March 2000MFBarry HorneHuddersfield TownNon-contract

Out

DatePos.NameToFee
15 June 1999MFKrystof KotyloNuneaton BoroughFree transfer
22 June 1999GKMatt ClarkeBradford CityFree transfer
1 July 1999DFJuan CobiánCharlton AthleticSigned
13 July 1999FWGuy WhittinghamPortsmouthFree transfer
20 October 1999FWBenito CarboneAston Villa£805,000
23 December 1999DFEmerson ThomeChelsea£2,700,000
26 January 2000FWJunior AgogoFree agentReleased
9 March 2000GKStuart JonesTorquay United£30,000

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

Statistics

Appearances and goals

:Players with no appearances not included in the list |- |} Source:

Disciplinary record

No.Pos.NameFA Premier LeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalTotal4514120512
1GKKevin Pressman10000010
2DFPeter Atherton50000050
4MFWim Jonk40000040
5DFEmerson Thome30000030
7MFDanny Sonner41100051
9FWGerald Sibon20100030
10FWAndy Booth30000030
11MFPhil O'Donnell10000010
12FWRichard Cresswell30000030
14MFPetter Rudi20000020
15MFPhilip Scott10000010
16MFNiclas Alexandersson20100030
17DFIan Nolan40000040
18MFSimon Donnelly20000020
19DFJon Newsome10000010
21MFLee Briscoe10001020
23FWGilles De Bilde30001040
33MFAlan Quinn30110041

Source:

Notes

References

References

  1. (19 September 1999). "Newcastle hit eight".
  2. (21 March 2000). "Owls sack Wilson".
  3. (9 May 2000). "Sheffield Wednesday relegated".
  4. "Sheffield Wednesday 1999–2000 Results".
  5. "FA Carling Premiership {{!}} Five-star Owls hit form at last".
  6. [http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1999-2000/faprem/sheffwed.htm FootballSquads – Sheffield Wednesday – 1999/00] {{webarchive. link. (17 February 2012)
  7. "Sheffield Wednesday Squad Stats – 1999/2000". 11v11.
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