Brentford 1999–2000 football season
During the 1999–2000 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Second Division . After returning to the Second Division as Third Division champions, a forgettable season ended in a 17th-place finish.
Season summary [ ]
Brentford entered the 1999–2000 Second Division season with the bulk of the squad which finished the 1998–99 season as Third Division champions. Four fringe players were released and the trio of Darren Freeman , Charlie Oatway and Paul Watson were sold to Brighton & Hove Albion for a combined £30,000 fee.[2] Just four players were brought in – three youngsters on free transfers (Richard Kennedy , Stephen Jenkins and David Theobald ) and another youngster on a season-long loan , Southampton 's Phil Warner .[2]
The Bees enjoyed a 10-match unbeaten start to the season in the Second Division,[3] hovering in the playoff places and setting a new club record of 26 league matches without a defeat, which stretched back into the previous season.[2] The run came to an end with the team's first league defeat of the season at the hands of Gillingham on 19 October 1999.[3] Days earlier, centre back Hermann Hreiðarsson had been sold for a club-record £2,500,000 fee to Wimbledon , which weakened the defence.[2] The backline was shored up with two big-money signings, £250,000 Scott Marshall and £150,000 Ívar Ingimarsson .[2]
The season began to drift away from Brentford in November 1999, with injuries causing a run of eight defeats in 10 games.[3] The League Cup and FA Cup had been exited in the first rounds and the club were knocked out of the Football League Trophy at the semi-final stage in February 2000.[3] £100,000 was spent on new forwards Julian Charles and Lorenzo Pinamonte either side of the Millennium , neither of whom made an impact.[2] Brentford closed out the season with just one win in 17 matches in all competitions to finish in a disappointing 17th place.
One record was set during the season, that of the shortest Football League career with Brentford,[4] when trainee Clement James made a substitute appearance of 8 minutes on his debut versus Stoke City on 8 April 2000.[5]
Final league table [ ]
Source:[citation needed ] Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Results [ ]
Brentford's goal tally listed first.
Legend [ ]
Pre-season [ ]
13 July 1999
Crawley Town
A
2–0
n/a
James , McEwan
17 July 1999
Sutton United
A
2–0
n/a
Bryan , McEwan
21 July 1999
Kingstonian
A
0–2
n/a
25 July 1999
Dulwich Hamlet
A
1–0
n/a
Quinn
27 July 1999
Hampton & Richmond Borough
A
4–0
n/a
Quinn , Hreiðarsson , Owusu , Scott
31 July 1999
Portsmouth
H
0–1
2,019
[ ]
1
7 August 1999
Bristol Rovers
A
0–0
8,514
2
14 August 1999
Oldham Athletic
H
2–0
5,074
Bryan , Hreiðarsson
3
21 August 1999
Bury
A
2–2
3,491
Partridge , Rowlands
4
28 August 1999
Blackpool
H
2–0
5,353
Hreiðarsson , Evans
5
11 September 1999
Cambridge United
A
2–2
4,234
Scott , Evans
6
18 September 1999
Luton Town
H
2–0
7,039
Powell , Partridge
7
25 September 1999
Preston North End
H
2–2
7,100
Partridge , Evans
8
28 September 1999
Cardiff City
H
2–1
5,247
Scott , Owusu
9
2 October 1999
Burnley
A
2–2
10,907
Partridge , Evans
10
16 October 1999
Oxford United
H
2–0
6,237
Owusu , Powell
11
19 October 1999
Gillingham
H
1–2
6,264
Owusu
12
23 October 1999
Preston North End
A
1–2
10,382
Mahon
13
26 October 1999
Notts County
A
1–0
5,075
Evans
14
2 November 1999
Reading
H
1–1
6,774
Folan
15
6 November 1999
Wrexham
A
1–0
2,473
Marshall
16
12 November 1999
Scunthorpe United
H
4–3
4,657
Partridge , Owusu (2), Mahon
17
19 November 1999
Colchester United
A
3–0
3,464
Partridge , Owusu , Rowlands
18
23 November 1999
Bournemouth
A
1–4
4,202
Owusu
19
27 November 1999
Wycombe Wanderers
A
0–2
5,879
20
4 December 1999
Bristol Rovers
H
0–3
6,843
21
10 December 1999
Chesterfield
H
1–1
4,286
Owusu
22
18 December 1999
Wigan Athletic
A
0–1
5,498
23
26 December 1999
Bristol City
H
2–1
6,942
Owusu , Rowlands
24
28 December 1999
Millwall
A
2–3
12,077
Mahon , Rowlands
25
3 January 2000
Stoke City
H
0–1
6,792
26
8 January 2000
Chesterfield
A
0–1
2,746
27
15 January 2000
Oldham Athletic
A
0–3
4,967
28
22 January 2000
Bury
H
2–1
5,605
Scott , Rowlands
29
29 January 2000
Blackpool
A
1–0
5,270
Ingimarsson
30
5 February 2000
Notts County
H
0–2
5,106
31
12 February 2000
Cardiff City
A
1–1
5,478
Rowlands
32
19 February 2000
Wycombe Wanderers
H
0–0
5,981
33
26 February 2000
Luton Town
A
2–1
6,029
Owusu , Evans
34
4 March 2000
Cambridge United
H
1–1
4,987
Evans (pen )
35
7 March 2000
Wrexham
H
0–2
4,055
36
11 March 2000
Reading
A
0–1
11,427
37
18 March 2000
Bournemouth
H
0–2
4,578
38
21 March 2000
Scunthorpe United
A
0–0
2,686
39
25 March 2000
Bristol City
A
0–1
8,804
40
1 April 2000
Wigan Athletic
H
0–2
4,479
41
8 April 2000
Stoke City
A
0–1
9,955
42
15 April 2000
Millwall
H
1–3
6,779
Pinamonte
43
22 April 2000
Oxford United
A
1–1
5,342
Owusu
44
24 April 2000
Burnley
H
2–3
6,595
Owusu , Marshall
45
29 April 2000
Gillingham
A
0–2
9,001
46
6 May 2000
Colchester United
H
0–0
5,297
FA Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorer(s)
R1
30 October 1999
Plymouth Argyle
H
2–2
4,287
Owusu , Marshall
R1 (replay)
9 November 1999
Plymouth Argyle
A
1–2
5,409
Quinn
League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
R1 (1st leg)
11 August 1999
Ipswich Town
H
0–2
4,825
R1 (2nd leg)
24 August 1999
Ipswich Town
A
0–2 (lost 4–0 on aggregate)
9,748
[ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorer(s)
SR2
11 January 2000
Peterborough United
A
1–0
2,430
Owusu
SQF
25 January 2000
Oxford United
H
2–0
2,942
Bryan , Scott
SSF
15 February 2000
Exeter City
A
2–3
2,392
Powell , Evans
Playing squad [ ]
Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1999–2000 season.
No
Position
Name
Nationality
Date of birth (age)
Signed from
Signed in
Notes
Goalkeepers
1
GK
Andy Woodman
(1971-08-11 ) 11 August 1971 (aged 27)
Northampton Town
1999
Loaned to Peterborough United
13
GK
Jason Pearcey
(1971-07-23 ) 23 July 1971 (aged 28)
Grimsby Town
1998
32
GK
Jimmy Glass
(1973-08-01 ) 1 August 1973 (aged 26)
Cambridge United
2000
Defenders
2
DF
Danny Boxall
(1977-08-24 ) 24 August 1977 (aged 21)
Crystal Palace
1998
3
DF
Ijah Anderson
(1975-12-30 ) 30 December 1975 (aged 23)
Southend United
1995
4
DF
Rob Quinn
(1976-11-08 ) 8 November 1976 (aged 22)
Crystal Palace
1998
5
DF
Darren Powell
(1976-03-10 ) 10 March 1976 (aged 23)
Hampton
1998
6
DF
Scott Marshall
(1973-05-01 ) 1 May 1973 (aged 26)
Southampton
1999
Loaned from Southampton before transferring permanently
16
DF
Ívar Ingimarsson
(1977-08-20 ) 20 August 1977 (aged 21)
ÍBV
1999
18
DF
David Theobald
(1978-12-15 ) 15 December 1978 (aged 20)
Ipswich Town
1999
19
DF
Stephen Jenkins
(1980-01-02 ) 2 January 1980 (aged 19)
Southampton
1999
25
DF
Michael Dobson
(1981-04-09 ) 9 April 1981 (aged 18)
Youth
1999
27
DF
Nevin Saroya
(1980-09-15 ) 15 September 1980 (aged 18)
Youth
2000
Midfielders
7
MF
Paul Evans (c )
(1974-09-01 ) 1 September 1974 (aged 24)
Shrewsbury Town
1999
8
MF
Gavin Mahon
(1977-01-02 ) 2 January 1977 (aged 22)
Hereford United
1998
12
MF
Martin Rowlands
(1979-02-08 ) 8 February 1979 (aged 20)
Farnborough Town
1998
14
MF
Tony Folan
(1978-09-18 ) 18 September 1978 (aged 20)
Crystal Palace
1998
20
MF
Gareth Graham
(1978-02-06 ) 6 February 1978 (aged 21)
Crystal Palace
1999
23
MF
Tony Taggart
(1981-10-07 ) 7 October 1981 (aged 17)
Youth
1999
24
MF
Richard Kennedy
(1978-08-28 ) 28 August 1978 (aged 20)
Crystal Palace
1999
33
MF
Jay Smith
(1981-12-29 ) 29 December 1981 (aged 17)
Youth
1999
Forwards
9
FW
Lloyd Owusu
(1976-11-12 ) 12 November 1976 (aged 22)
Slough Town
1998
10
FW
Scott Partridge
(1974-10-13 ) 13 October 1974 (aged 24)
Torquay United
1999
11
FW
Andy Scott
(1972-08-02 ) 2 August 1972 (aged 27)
Sheffield United
1997
17
FW
Derek Bryan
(1974-11-11 ) 11 November 1974 (aged 24)
Hampton
1997
26
FW
Clement James
(1981-03-10 ) 10 March 1981 (aged 18)
Youth
1999
28
FW
Julian Charles
(1977-02-05 ) 5 February 1977 (aged 22)
Hampton & Richmond Borough
1999
Loaned to Woking
29
FW
Lorenzo Pinamonte
(1978-05-09 ) 9 May 1978 (aged 21)
Bristol City
2000
30
FW
Kevin O'Connor
(1982-02-24 ) 24 February 1982 (aged 17)
Youth
2000
Players who left the club mid-season
6
DF
Hermann Hreiðarsson
(1974-07-11 ) 11 July 1974 (aged 25)
Crystal Palace
1998
Transferred to Wimbledon
15
DF
Phil Warner
(1979-02-02 ) 2 February 1979 (aged 20)
Southampton
1999
Returned to Southampton after loan
16
DF
Danny Cullip
(1976-09-17 ) 17 September 1976 (aged 22)
Fulham
1998
Loaned to Brighton & Hove Albion Transferred to Brighton & Hove Albion
21
FW
Patrick Agyemang
(1980-09-29 ) 29 September 1980 (aged 18)
Wimbledon
1999
Returned to Wimbledon after loan
21
FW
Steve Jones
(1970-03-17 ) 17 March 1970 (aged 29)
Bristol City
2000
Returned to Bristol City after loan
22
DF
Neil Clement
(1978-10-03 ) 3 October 1978 (aged 20)
Chelsea
1999
Returned to Chelsea after loan
22
DF
Gunnar Einarsson
(1976-07-07 ) 7 July 1976 (aged 23)
Roda JC Kerkrade
2000
Returned to Roda JC Kerkrade after loan
23
MF
Dean Clark
(1980-03-31 ) 31 March 1980 (aged 19)
Youth
1997
Loaned to Crawley Town and Uxbridge Released
31
MF
Carl Hutchings
(1974-09-24 ) 24 September 1974 (aged 24)
Bristol City
2000
Returned to Bristol City after loan
Coaching staff [ ]
Statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
Substitute appearances in brackets.
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: Soccerbase
Goalscorers [ ]
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: Soccerbase
Discipline [ ]
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: Soccerbase
International caps [ ]
Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Management [ ]
Name
Nat
From
To
Record All Comps
Record League
P
W
D
L
W %
P
W
D
L
W %
Ron Noades
7 August 1999
6 May 2000
53
15
14
24
0 28.30
46
13
13
20
0 28.26
Summary [ ]
Games played
56 (46 Second Division , 2 FA Cup , 2 League Cup , 3 Football League Trophy )
Games won
15 (13 Second Division, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Games drawn
14 (13 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Games lost
24 (20 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Goals scored
55 (47 Second Division, 3 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 5 Football League Trophy)
Goals conceded
72 (61 Second Division, 4 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy)
Clean sheets
14 (12 Second Division, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Biggest league win
3–0 versus Colchester United , 19 November 1999
Worst league defeat
3–0 on two occasions, 4–1 versus Bournemouth , 23 November 1999
Most appearances
51, Rob Quinn (44 Second Division, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy)
Top scorer (league)
12, Lloyd Owusu
Top scorer (all competitions)
14, Lloyd Owusu
Transfers & loans [ ]
Kit [ ]
Supplier: Super League Sponsor(s): GMB
Source: Brentford F.C.
Awards [ ]
References [ ]
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UEFA Euro 2000 (Squad
Group A
Qualification Group 5 )
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League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two , Three )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , Senior )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
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