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1999–2000 Wimbledon F.C. season

FieldValue
clubWimbledon
season1999–2000
managerEgil Olsen (until 1 May)
Terry Burton (caretaker)
chairmanSam Hammam
Bjørn Rune Gjelsten
stadiumSelhurst Park
leaguePremier League
league result18th (relegated)
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultFourth round
cup2League Cup
cup2 resultQuarter-finals
league topscorer
Carl Cort and John Hartson (9)
season topscorer
Carl Cort (15)
highest attendance26,129 (vs. Manchester United, 26 February)
lowest attendance2,772 (vs. Cardiff City, 21 September)
average attendance17,156
prevseason1998–99
nextseason2000–01

Terry Burton (caretaker) Bjørn Rune Gjelsten Carl Cort and John Hartson (9) Carl Cort (15) During the 1999–2000 English football season, Wimbledon competed in the Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

The season began with a new manager, Norway's Egil Olsen, after the close season resignation of long-serving Joe Kinnear, but Olsen was ousted with two weeks of the season remaining and replaced by coach Terry Burton, who was unable to save Wimbledon from relegation after 14 successive seasons of top division football.

Season summary

Wimbledon's new season began with a 3–2 win against newly promoted Watford at Vicarage Road; this would turn out to be the Dons' only ever away league win throughout the season. The close-season resignation of former Joe Kinnear because of health problems (he would suffer from them again as manager of Newcastle United) after seven years as manager led to the appointment of former Norwegian national coach Egil Olsen as Wimbledon's new manager, giving Dons fans hope of beating the drop once again. The mid-season collapse of star striker John Hartson's move to Tottenham Hotspur was further good news to the cause, but a run of eight straight defeats during the final weeks of the season dragged Wimbledon into the depth of the relegation mire. Olsen was sacked after a 3–0 defeat away to Bradford City, to be replaced by former coach and assistant manager Terry Burton for the final two games of the season. A 2–2 draw at home to Aston Villa gave them hope going into their last game, away to Southampton. They were one place above the relegation zone on goal difference, but a 2–0 defeat at the Dell – combined with Bradford's 1–0 win over Liverpool – condemned Wimbledon to relegation and ended their 14-year stay in the top flight. The transition coincided with the end of one of the most remarkable rags-to-riches stories in football, which had started with Wimbledon's election to the Football League in 1977 and seen them reach the top flight nine years later, before peaking as 1988 FA Cup Final winners. Their relegation was confirmed 12 years to the day that Wimbledon achieved their famous victory over Liverpool at Wembley.

Final league table

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Premier League

;Results summary

;Results by round

Results

Wimbledon's score comes first

Legend

WinDrawLoss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 August 1999WatfordA3–215,511Cort, Gayle, Johnson (own goal)
10 August 1999MiddlesbroughH2–311,036Cort, Hartson
14 August 1999Coventry CityH1–110,635Cort
21 August 1999Newcastle UnitedA3–335,809Hughes, Ainsworth (2)
25 August 1999EvertonA0–432,818
28 August 1999ChelseaH0–122,167
11 September 1999Derby CountyH2–212,282Hartson, Euell
18 September 1999Manchester UnitedA1–155,189Badir
26 September 1999Tottenham HotspurH1–117,368Hartson
2 October 1999Sheffield WednesdayA1–518,077Hartson
16 October 1999Bradford CityH3–210,029Hartson (2), Cort
23 October 1999Aston VillaA1–127,160Earle
30 October 1999SouthamptonH1–115,754Gayle
7 November 1999Leeds UnitedH2–018,747Hartson, Gayle
20 November 1999Leicester CityA1–218,255Gayle
27 November 1999MiddlesbroughA0–031,400
4 December 1999WatfordH5–014,021Cort, Earle, Hartson, Euell, Gayle
18 December 1999ArsenalA1–138,052Cort
26 December 1999West Ham UnitedH2–221,180Hreidarsson, Ardley
28 December 1999LiverpoolA1–344,107Gayle
3 January 2000SunderlandH1–017,621Cort
15 January 2000Coventry CityA0–219,012
22 January 2000Newcastle UnitedH2–022,118Earle, Gayle
6 February 2000EvertonH0–313,172
12 February 2000ChelseaA1–334,826Lund
26 February 2000Manchester UnitedH2–226,129Euell, Cort
4 March 2000Derby CountyA0–428,384
11 March 2000Leicester CityH2–114,319Ardley (pen), Euell
19 March 2000Leeds UnitedA1–439,256Euell
26 March 2000West Ham UnitedA1–222,438Hughes
1 April 2000ArsenalH1–325,858Lund
8 April 2000SunderlandA1–241,592Roy (own goal)
12 April 2000Sheffield WednesdayH0–28,248
16 April 2000LiverpoolH1–226,102Andresen
22 April 2000Tottenham HotspurA0–233,086
30 April 2000Bradford CityA0–318,276
6 May 2000Aston VillaH2–219,188Ehiogu (own goal), Hartson
14 May 2000SouthamptonA0–215,249

FA Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R311 December 1999BarnsleyH1–04,505Cort
R48 January 2000FulhamA0–316,877

League Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg14 September 1999Cardiff CityA1–17,613Hughes
R2 2nd Leg21 September 1999Cardiff CityH3–1 (4–2 on agg)2,772Cort, Earle (2)
R312 October 1999SunderlandH3–24,790Cort (3)
R430 November 1999Huddersfield TownA2–113,312Kimble, Euell
QF14 December 1999Bolton WanderersA1–29,463Cort

Players

First-team squad

:Squad at end of season

Left club during season

Reserve squad

:The following players did not make an appearance for the first team this season.

Transfers

In

  • NOR Tore Pedersen – GER Eintracht Frankfurt, 6 July 1999, free
  • ISR Walid Badir – ISR Hapoel Petah Tikva, 1 July 1999, £1,000,000
  • NOR Martin Andresen – NOR Stabæk Fotball, 4 October 1999, £1,800,000
  • ENG Chris Willmott – ENG Luton Town, 9 July 1999, £650,000
  • ENG Kelvin Davis – ENG Luton Town, 12 July 1999, £650,000
  • NOR Trond Andersen – NOR Molde, 10 August 1999, £2,500,000
  • ISL Hermann Hreiðarsson – ENG Brentford, 12 October 1999, £2,500,000
  • NOR Kjetil Wæhler – NOR Lyn, 29 October 1999, free
  • NOR Andreas Lund – NOR Molde, 11 February 2000, £2,800,000

Out

  • ENG Andy Clarke – ENG Peterborough United, 1 June 1999, free
  • ENG Chris Perry – ENG Tottenham Hotspur, 3 July 1999, £4,000,000
  • IRL Mark Kennedy – ENG Manchester City, 8 July 1999, £1,000,000
  • ENG Andy Futcher - ENG Doncaster Rovers, 1 September 1999, free
  • ENG Peter Fear – ENG Oxford United, 13 July 1999, free
  • ENG Andy Pearce – ENG Aldershot Town, 22 October 1999, free
  • NGA Efan Ekoku – SUI Grasshoppers, 26 August 1999, £500,000
  • IRL Jon Goodman – retired, 26 January 2000
  • WAL Ceri Hughes – ENG Portsmouth, 21 January 2000, £150,000

Loaned out

  • ENG Patrick Agyemang – ENG Brentford, 4 months

Statistics

Starting 11

:Only considering Premiership starts :Considering a 4–3–3 formation

  • GK: #1, SCO Neil Sullivan, 37
  • RB: #6, ENG Ben Thatcher, 19
  • CB: #2, IRL Kenny Cunningham, 37
  • CB: #30, ISL Hermann Hreiðarsson, 24
  • LB: #3, ENG Alan Kimble, 24
  • RCM: #8, JAM Robbie Earle, 23
  • CM: #29, NOR Trond Andersen, 35
  • LCM: #10, ENG Jason Euell, 32
  • RW: #7, ENG Carl Cort, 32
  • CF: #11, JAM Marcus Gayle, 35
  • LW: #9, WAL John Hartson, 15 (#5, ENG Dean Blackwell, made 16 starts as a central defender)

Appearances and goals

:Source: :Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. :Players with names struck through and marked left the club during the playing season. :Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Burnley. :Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes. :Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

No.Pos.Nat.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNeil SullivanKenny CunninghamAlan KimbleAndy RobertsDean BlackwellBen ThatcherCarl CortRobbie EarleJohn HartsonJason EuellMarcus GayleNeal ArdleyPaul HealdTore PedersenCarl LeaburnMichael HughesBrian McAllisterGareth AinsworthWalid BadirEfan EkokuMartin AndresenDuncan JuppChris WillmottKelvin DavisDamien FrancisJon GoodmanCeri HughesStewart CastledinePeter HawkinsTrond AndersenHermann HreiðarssonDanny HodgesKjetil WæhlerWayne GrayBrendan MurphyAndreas Lund
1GKSCO3702050440
2DFIRL3702040430
3DFENG24 (4)0105130 (4)1
4MFENG14 (2)0105020 (2)0
5DFENG16 (1)0004020 (1)0
6DFENG19 (1)0002021 (1)0
7FWENG32 (2)9215539 (2)15
8MFJAM23 (2)3103 (1)227 (3)5
9FWWAL15 (1)9103019 (1)9
10FWENG32 (5)4205139 (5)5
11FWJAM35 (1)7203040 (1)7
12MFENG10 (7)20 (1)01011 (8)2
13GKENG10000010
14DFNOR60000060
15FWENG5 (13)0102 (2)08 (15)0
16MFNIR13 (7)20 (1)01 (1)114 (9)3
17DFSCO00000000
18MFENG0 (2)200000 (2)2
19MFISR12 (9)10 (1)03015 (10)1
20FWNGA00000000
20MFNOR4 (10)1100 (1)05 (11)1
21DFSCO6 (3)0002 (1)08 (4)0
22DFENG70100 (1)08 (1)0
23GKENG00000000
24MFENG1 (8)0100 (3)02 (11)0
25FWIRL00000 (1)00 (1)0
26MFWAL00000000
27MFENG00000000
28DFENG00000000
29DFNOR35 (1)0202039 (1)0
30DFISL2412000261
31DFENG00000000
31MFNOR00000000
32FWENG0 (1)00 (1)0000 (2)0
33GKIRL00000000
34FWNOR10 (2)2000010 (2)2

References

Notes

References

  1. [https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/732285.stm Olsen axed by Wimbledon, BBC News, 1 May 2000]
  2. (14 May 2000). "Dons sent down at the Dell". BBC News.
  3. "Wimbledon 1999-2000 Results - statto.com".
  4. "FootballSquads - Wimbledon - 1999/00".
  5. [https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/410783.stm Wimbledon: Hammam's new man, BBC News]
  6. "Wimbledon FC in FA Premier League 1999/2000 fixture".
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