1999–2000 Swindon Town F.C. season

Swindon Town
1999–2000 season
Chairman Rikki Hunt (until January 2000)
Clive Puffett (from January 2000)
Manager Northern Ireland Jimmy Quinn (until May 2000)
England Colin Todd (from May 2000)
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

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Swindon Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

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

!PosTeamPWDLFAGDPts
1.Charlton Athletic46271097945+3491
2.Manchester City46261197840+3889
3.Ipswich Town46251297142+2987
4.Barnsley462410128867+2182
5.Birmingham City462211136544+2177
6.Bolton Wanderers462113126950+1976
7.Wolverhampton Wanderers462111146448+1674
8.Huddersfield Town462111146249+1374
9.Fulham461716134941+867
10.Queens Park Rangers461618126253+966
11.Blackburn Rovers461517145551+462
12.Norwich City461415174550–557
13.Tranmere Rovers461512195768–1157
14.Nottingham Forest461414185355–256
15.Crystal Palace461315185767–1054
16.Sheffield United461315185971–1254
17.Stockport County461315185567–1254
18.Portsmouth461312215566–1151
19.Crewe Alexandra46149234667–2151
20.Grimsby Town461312214167–2651
21.West Bromwich Albion461019174360–1749
22.Walsall461113225277–1546
23.Port Vale46715244869–2136
24.Swindon Town46812263877–3936

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points

Results Summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 8 12 26 38 77 −39 36 5 6 12 23 37 −14 3 6 14 15 40 −25

Source: Soccerbase: 1999-2000 Football League First Division table

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHAAHHHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHA
Result D L W L L D L L W L D L L D W L L D D L D D L D L L L L D L D L L L W W L W L L L W W L L D
Position 14 22 15 20 22 22 23 23 21 21 23 24 24 24 22 23 24 23 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24

Source: 11v11.com: 1999-2000 Swindon Town results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

Swindon Town's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 August 1999 WalsallA0-06,437
15 August 1999 Ipswich TownH1-46,195Grazioli
21 August 1999 Crystal PalaceA2-112,726Grazioli, Onoura
28 August 1999 West Bromwich AlbionH1-26,565Walters
30 August 1999 Grimsby TownH0-15,705
11 September 1999 Nottingham ForestH0-08,203
18 September 1999 Crewe AlexandraA1-25,280Ndah
25 September 1999 Port ValeA0-24,629
28 September 1999 Blackburn RoversH2-17,354Grayson (own goal), Howe
2 October 1999 Bolton WanderersH0-46,711
9 October 1999 Stockport CountyH1-15,318Hay
16 October 1999 FulhamA0-113,715
19 October 1999 BarnsleyA0-112,026
23 October 1999 Sheffield UnitedH2-25,504Hay (2)
25 October 1999 Port ValeH2-15,703Onoura, Grazioli
30 October 1999 Bolton WanderersA0-212,486
6 November 1999 Huddersfield TownA0-411,891Flo
12 November 1999 Norwich CityH0-07,404
20 November 1999 Wolverhampton WanderersA1-119,917Onoura (pen)
23 November 1999 Charlton AthleticH1-26,515Carrick
27 November 1999 Birmingham CityA1-122,620Onoura
4 December 1999 WalsallH1-17,186Carrick
18 December 1999 Manchester CityA0-331,751
26 December 1999 PortsmouthH1-110,279Hay
28 December 1999 Tranmere RoversA1-38,068Hay
3 January 2000 Queens Park RangersH0-19,460
15 January 2000 Ipswich TownA0-317,326
23 January 2000 Crystal PalaceH2-45,214Reeves, Hall
29 January 2000 West Bromwich AlbionA1-111,856Hall
5 February 2000 Grimsby TownH0-15,784
12 February 2000 Blackburn RoversA0-016,938
19 February 2000 Birmingham CityH1-47,591Hay
26 February 2000 Crewe AlexandraH0-15,003
4 March 2000 Nottingham ForestA1-319,748Hay (pen)
7 March 2000 Huddersfield TownH2-04,701Collins, Hay
11 March 2000 Charlton AthleticA1-019,569Kiely (own goal)
18 March 2000 Wolverhampton WanderersH1-28,748A Williams
21 March 2000 Norwich CityA2-013,662Hay (2)
25 March 2000 Stockport CountyA1-415,305Gray
1 April 2000 Manchester CityH0-212,397
8 April 2000 Queens Park RangersA1-212,633Grazioli
15 April 2000 Tranmere RoversH3-14,925Griffin, Grazioli, Gray
22 April 2000 FulhamH1-07,556Grazioli
24 April 2000 Stockport CountyA0-35,362
29 April 2000 BarnsleyH1-26,151J Williams
7 May 2000 Sheffield UnitedA2-212,603Grazioli (2)

FA Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R311 December 1999 Charlton AthleticA1-210,939Gooden

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg10 August 1999 Leyton OrientH0-13,587
R1 2nd Leg25 August 1999 Leyton OrientA1-1 (lost 1-2 on agg)4,000Walters

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Australia GK Frank Talia
2 England DF Mark Robinson
3 Wales DF Gareth Hall
4 Scotland MF Scott Leitch
5 England DF Gareth Davies
6 England DF Bryan Smith
7 England MF Bobby Howe
9 England FW Wayne Gray (on loan from Wimbledon)
10 England FW Giuliano Grazioli
11 Wales MF Michael Meaker (on loan from Bristol Rovers)
12 England DF Alan Reeves
14 England FW Alan Young
16 Scotland MF Lee Collins
17 England FW Steve Cowe
18 England GK Steve Mildenhall
No. Position Player
19 England DF Adam Willis
20 England FW Charlie Griffin
21 England DF Sol Davis
23 France MF Philippe Cuervo
24 England DF Sam Campagna
25 England MF Frazer McHugh
26 Republic of Ireland FW Nicky Burke
27 England DF Jamie Mills
28 Northern Ireland DF Ricky Culbertson
29 Republic of Ireland GK Alan Flanagan
30 Northern Ireland MF Paul McAreavey
31 Wales MF Alun Hughes
32 England DF James Williams
33 Wales MF Andy Williams
40 Northern Ireland FW Jimmy Quinn (player-manager)

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
6 England DF Craig Taylor (to Plymouth Argyle)
8 Nigeria FW George Ndah (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
34 England MF Paul Thirlwell (to Sunderland)
14 England MF Mark Walters (to Bristol Rovers)
11 England MF Ty Gooden (to Gillingham)
9 Scotland FW Iffy Onoura (to Gillingham)
No. Position Player
6 England MF Michael Carrick (to West Ham United)
8 Barbados FW Mark McCammon (to Brentford)
13 England GK Jimmy Glass (to Cambridge United)
31 Netherlands GK Bart Griemink (to Peterborough United)
15 Scotland FW Chris Hay (to Huddersfield Town)
22 England MF Robin Hulbert (to Bristol City)

References

  1. 1 2 FourFourTwo : "Issue 74 October 2000.", page 86. Haymarket Magazines, 2000.
  2. Soccerbase: 1999-2000 Swindon Town results
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