1999–2000 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

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Blackburn Rovers
1999–2000 season
ManagerBrian Kidd
Tony Parkes
Graeme Souness
First Division11th
FA CupFifth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorer
Lee Carsley (10)

Blackburn Rovers F.C. were in Division One for the 1999–2000 season, having been relegated from the FA Premier League after seven years. The expected comeback to the top flight did not materialise, in spite of several expensive purchases staying at the club. Brian Kidd was sacked on 3 November 1999 after 11 months in charge, with Rovers 19th in the league despite more than £30 million having been spent on players in that time. Long-serving coach Tony Parkes was placed in temporary charge of the team as the search for a successor began. Former defender Colin Hendry, who had been part of the title winning team in 1995 and who had started his first spell at Ewood Park in the 1980s, was linked with a return to the club as player-manager. Other names linked with the vacancy included Graeme Souness, Colin Todd, Roy Evans and Joe Kinnear.

The appointment of Graeme Souness on 15 March 2000 gave renewed hopes of a resurgence in 2000–01. Blackburn finished 11th in the final table.[1]

Squad[]

Squad at end of season[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS John Filan
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jeff Kenna
3 DF Scotland SCO Callum Davidson
4 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jason McAteer[3]
5 DF England ENG Darren Peacock
6 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Lee Carsley[4]
7 MF England ENG Garry Flitcroft
9 FW England ENG Ashley Ward
10 FW Norway NOR Egil Ostenstad
12 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Damien Duff
13 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Kelly
14 FW Wales WAL Nathan Blake
15 FW England ENG Matt Jansen
16 DF England ENG Marlon Broomes
17 MF Scotland SCO Billy McKinlay
18 MF Northern Ireland NIR Keith Gillespie
19 MF Northern Ireland NIR Damien Johnson
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Denmark DEN Per Frandsen
21 MF England ENG Jimmy Corbett
22 FW England ENG Ben Burgess
23 DF Scotland SCO Christian Dailly
24 DF Scotland SCO David McNamee
25 MF Scotland SCO Burton O'Brien[5]
26 FW Wales WAL James Thomas
27 MF England ENG David Dunn
28 DF England ENG Martin Taylor
29 DF England ENG Craig Short
30 GK Wales WAL Anthony Williams
31 DF England ENG Simon Grayson
32 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Peter Murphy
33 DF England ENG Steve Harkness
35 GK England ENG Alan Miller
36 DF England ENG Leam Richardson
37 FW Northern Ireland NIR Gary Hamilton

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. Pos. Nation Player
8 FW Scotland SCO Kevin Gallacher (to Newcastle United)
10 FW England ENG Kevin Davies (to Southampton)
11 MF England ENG Jason Wilcox (to Leeds United)
20 MF England ENG Gary Croft (to Ipswich Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK Northern Ireland NIR Alan Fettis (to York City)
34 MF England ENG Wayne Gill (to Blackpool)
35 DF England ENG Keith Brown (to Barnsley)

Final league table[]

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Fulham 46 17 16 13 49 41 +8 67
10 Queens Park Rangers 46 16 18 12 62 53 +9 66
11 Blackburn Rovers 46 15 17 14 55 51 +4 62
12 Norwich City 46 14 15 17 45 50 −5 57
13 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 12 19 57 68 −11 57
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results[]

Pre-Season[]

15 July 1999 Friendly IFK Göteborg vs Blackburn Rovers
19 July 1999 Friendly Lillestrøm SK vs Blackburn Rovers
21 July 1999 Friendly Fredrikstad vs Blackburn Rovers
24 July 1999 Friendly Blackpool vs Blackburn Rovers
27 July 1999 Friendly Oldham Athletic vs Blackburn Rovers
31 July 1999 Friendly Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Liverpool Ewood Park, Blackburn

Division One[]

Round 1 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Port Vale Ewood Park, Blackburn
Round 2 Huddersfield Town 3–2 Blackburn Rovers Huddersfield
Simon Grayson Goal 26' (o.g.)
Marcus Stewart Goal 51'
Rob Edwards Goal 90'		 Lee Carsley Goal 65'
Marlon Broomes Goal 89'
Round 3 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Barnsley Ewood Park, Blackburn
Lee Carsley Goal 81' (pen.) Ǵorǵi Hristov Goal 65'
Neil Shipperley Goal 85'
Round 4 Norwich City 0–2 Blackburn Rovers Carrow Road, Norwich
Egil Østenstad Goal 6'
Egil Østenstad Goal 51'
Round 5 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Tranmere Rovers Ewood Park, Blackburn
Ashley Ward Goal 82'
Nathan Blake Goal 87'
Round 6 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Blackburn Rovers West Bromwich
Kevin Kilbane Goal 20'
Kevin Kilbane Goal 87'		 Christian Dailly Goal 57'
Matt Jansen Goal 67'
Round 7 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Walsall Ewood Park, Blackburn
Ashley Ward Goal 34'
Lee Carsley Goal 44'
Round 8 Swindon Town 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Swindon
Mark Walters Goal 30'
Bobby Howe Goal 32'		 Egil Østenstad Goal 85'
Round 9 Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Blackburn Rovers London
Round 10 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Grimsby Town Ewood Park, Blackburn
Lee Carsley Goal 45' (pen.) Lee Ashcroft Goal 43' (pen.)
Round 11 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Crystal Palace Ewood Park, Blackburn
Per Frandsen Goal 86' Hayden Mullins Goal 55'
Round 12 Manchester City 2–0 Blackburn Rovers Manchester
Richard Edghill Goal 39'
Jeff Whitley Goal 82'
Round 13 Walsall 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Walsall
Michael Ricketts Goal 85' Lee Carsley Goal 28' (pen.)
Round 14 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Queens Park Rangers Ewood Park, Blackburn
Stuart Wardley Goal 40'
Kevin Gallen Goal 89'
Round 15 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Ipswich Town Ewood Park, Blackburn
Lee Carsley Goal 1'
Lee Carsley Goal 67' (pen.)		 Matthew Holland Goal 75'
Tony Mowbray Goal 90'
Round 16 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Fulham Ewood Park, Blackburn
Egil Østenstad Goal 11'
Damien Duff Goal 90'
Round 17 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Crewe
Round 18 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Stockport County Ewood Park, Blackburn
Per Frandsen Goal 44'
Egil Østenstad Goal 68'
Round 19 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Blackburn Rovers London
Shaun Newton Goal 45' Ashley Ward Goal 11'
Ashley Ward Goal 48'
Round 20 Port Vale 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Stoke
Round 21 Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Bolton Wanderers Ewood Park, Blackburn
Ashley Ward Goal 56'
Jason McAteer Goal 59'
Nathan Blake Goal 80'		 Robbie Elliott Goal 57'
Round 22 Sheffield United 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Sheffield
Marcus Bent Goal 29'
Marcus Bent Goal 71'		 Ashley Ward Goal 10'
Round 23 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Nottingham Forest Ewood Park, Blackburn
Per Frandsen Goal 18'
Lee Carsley Goal 68' (pen.)		 Andy Johnson Goal 31'
Round 24 Portsmouth 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Portsmouth
Steve Claridge Goal 14' Christian Dailly Goal 33'
Egil Østenstad Goal 44'
Round 25 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Ewood Park, Blackburn
Egil Østenstad Goal 39' Lee Naylor Goal 36'
Round 26 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Huddersfield Town Ewood Park, Blackburn
Damien Duff Goal 29'
Damien Johnson Goal 44'
Round 27 Barnsley 5–1 Blackburn Rovers Barnsley
Bruce Dyer Goal 5'
Craig Hignett Goal 15'
Neil Shipperley Goal 22'
Darren Barnard Goal 32'
Bruce Dyer Goal 72'		 Per Frandsen Goal 7'
Round 28 Bolton Wanderers 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Bolton
Guðni Bergsson Goal 17'
Michael Johansen Goal 39'
Eiður Guðjohnsen Goal 69'		 Nathan Blake Goal 16'
Round 29 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Swindon Town Ewood Park, Blackburn
Round 30 Birmingham City 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham
Martin O'Connor Goal 33'
Round 31 Stockport 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Stockport
Jason McAteer Goal 79'
Round 32 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Ewood Park, Blackburn
Keith Gillespie Goal 70'
Christian Dailly Goal 76'		 Matt Carbon Goal 14'
Round 33 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Norwich City Ewood Park, Blackburn
Per Frandsen Goal 90' Daryl Sutch Goal 25'
Round 34 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Birkenhead
Alan Mahon Goal 47' (pen.)
Wayne Allison Goal 90'		 Christian Dailly Goal 90'
Round 35 Ipswich Town 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Ipswich
Round 36 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Ewood Park, Blackburn
Colin Cramb Goal 80'
Round 37 Fulham 2–2 Blackburn Rovers London
Barry Hayles Goal 18'
Karl-Heinz Riedle Goal 75'		 David Dunn Goal 38'
Keith Gillespie Goal 85'
Round 38 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Birmingham City Ewood Park, Blackburn
David Dunn Goal 90'
Round 39 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Nottingham
Ashley Ward Goal 7'
Round 40 Blackburn Rovers 5–0 Sheffield United Ewood Park, Blackburn
Damien Duff Goal 4'
Ashley Ward Goal 42'
Egil Østenstad Goal 67'
Damien Duff Goal 82'
Matt Jansen Goal 89'
Round 41 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Wolverhampton
Kevin Muscat Goal 40' (pen.)
Allan Nielsen Goal 72'		 Damien Duff Goal 54'
Round 42 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Portsmouth Ewood Park, Blackburn
Lee Carsley Goal 22' (pen.) Ceri Hughes Goal 41'
Round 43 Grimsby Town 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Grimsby
Round 44 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Charlton Athletic Ewood Park, Blackburn
Lee Carsley Goal 63' (pen.) Mathias Svensson Goal 23'
Round 45 Crystal Palace 2–1 Blackburn Rovers London
Ashley Cole Goal 60'
Clinton Morrison Goal 72'		 Matt Jansen Goal 27'
Round 46 Blackburn Rovers 1–4 Manchester City Ewood Park, Blackburn
Matt Jansen Goal 42' Shaun Goater Goal 60'
Christian Dailly Goal 67' ([[own goal|o.g.]])
Mark Kennedy Goal 75'
Paul Dickov Goal 81'

League Cup[]

14 September 1999 Round 2, Leg 1 Portsmouth 0–3 Blackburn Rovers Portsmouth
Cundy Goal 58' (O.G.)
Jansen Goal 72', 78'
22 September 1999 Round 2, Leg 2 Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Portsmouth Ewood Park, Blackburn
Duff Goal 59'
Dunn Goal 64'
Gallacher Goal 90'		 McLoughlin Goal 7'
13 October 1999 Round 3 Leeds United 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Leeds
Mills Goal 90'

FA Cup[]

11 December 1999 Round 3 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Blackburn Rovers West Bromwich
Hughes Goal 66'
Evans Goal 80'		 Frandsen Goal 65'
Blake Goal 70'
22 December 1999 Round 3 Replay Blackburn Rovers 2–0 (a.e.t.) West Bromwich Albion Ewood Park, Blackburn
Duff Goal 94'
Carsley Goal 114' (pen.)
10 January 2000 Round 4 Liverpool 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool
Blake Goal 84'
31 January 2000 Round 5 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Newcastle United Ewood Park, Blackburn
Jansen Goal 25' Shearer Goal 21', 79'

Topscorers[]

League[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Football: Blackburn sack Kidd as pounds 30m investment fails". Independent.co.uk. 21 September 2011.
  2. ^ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1999-2000/d1/blackbrn.htm FootballSquads – Blackburn Rovers – 1999/2000
  3. ^ McAteer was born in Birkenhead, England.
  4. ^ Carsley was born in Birmingham, England.
  5. ^ O'Brien was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.
  6. ^ "England 1999–00". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
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