1999–2000 Swindon Town F.C. season

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Swindon Town
1999–2000 season
ChairmanRikki Hunt (until January 2000)
Clive Puffett (from January 2000)
ManagerNorthern Ireland Jimmy Quinn (until May 2000)
England Colin Todd (from May 2000)
StadiumThe County Ground
First Division24th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerHay (10)
Highest home attendance12,397 vs. Manchester City (1 April 2000)
Lowest home attendance4,701 vs. Huddersfield Town (7 March 2000)
Average home league attendance6,977

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[]

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League § First Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Grimsby Town 46 13 12 21 41 67 −26 51
21 West Bromwich Albion 46 10 19 17 43 60 −17 49
22 Walsall 46 11 13 22 52 77 −25 46 Relegated
23 Port Vale 46 7 15 24 48 69 −21 36
24 Swindon Town 46 8 12 26 38 77 −39 36
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 8 12 26 38 77  −39 36 5 6 12 23 37  −14 3 6 14 15 40  −25
Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHAAHHHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHA
ResultDLWLLDLLWLDLLDWLLDDLDDLDLLLLDLDLLLWWLWLLLWWLLD
Position14221520222223232121232424242223242324242424242424242424242424242424242424242424242424242424
Source: 11v11.com: 1999-2000 Swindon Town results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[]

Swindon Town's score comes first[3]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 1999 Walsall A 0-0 6,437
15 August 1999 Ipswich Town H 1-4 6,195 Grazioli
21 August 1999 Crystal Palace A 2-1 12,726 Grazioli, Onoura
28 August 1999 West Bromwich Albion H 1-2 6,565 Walters
30 August 1999 Grimsby Town H 0-1 5,705
11 September 1999 Nottingham Forest H 0-0 8,203
18 September 1999 Crewe Alexandra A 1-2 5,280 Ndah
25 September 1999 Port Vale A 0-2 4,629
28 September 1999 Blackburn Rovers H 2-1 7,354 Grayson (own goal), Howe
2 October 1999 Bolton Wanderers H 0-4 6,711
9 October 1999 Stockport County H 1-1 5,318 Hay
16 October 1999 Fulham A 0-1 13,715
19 October 1999 Barnsley A 0-1 12,026
23 October 1999 Sheffield United H 2-2 5,504 Hay (2)
25 October 1999 Port Vale H 2-1 5,703 Onoura, Grazioli
30 October 1999 Bolton Wanderers A 0-2 12,486
6 November 1999 Huddersfield Town A 0-4 11,891 Flo
12 November 1999 Norwich City H 0-0 7,404
20 November 1999 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1-1 19,917 Onoura (pen)
23 November 1999 Charlton Athletic H 1-2 6,515 Carrick
27 November 1999 Birmingham City A 1-1 22,620 Onoura
4 December 1999 Walsall H 1-1 7,186 Carrick
18 December 1999 Manchester City A 0-3 31,751
26 December 1999 Portsmouth H 1-1 10,279 Hay
28 December 1999 Tranmere Rovers A 1-3 8,068 Hay
3 January 2000 Queens Park Rangers H 0-1 9,460
15 January 2000 Ipswich Town A 0-3 17,326
23 January 2000 Crystal Palace H 2-4 5,214 Reeves, Hall
29 January 2000 West Bromwich Albion A 1-1 11,856 Hall
5 February 2000 Grimsby Town H 0-1 5,784
12 February 2000 Blackburn Rovers A 0-0 16,938
19 February 2000 Birmingham City H 1-4 7,591 Hay
26 February 2000 Crewe Alexandra H 0-1 5,003
4 March 2000 Nottingham Forest A 1-3 19,748 Hay (pen)
7 March 2000 Huddersfield Town H 2-0 4,701 Collins, Hay
11 March 2000 Charlton Athletic A 1-0 19,569 Kiely (own goal)
18 March 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1-2 8,748 A Williams
22 March 2000 Norwich City A 2-0 13,662 Hay (2)
25 March 2000 Portsmouth A 1-4 15,305 Gray
1 April 2000 Manchester City H 0-2 12,397
8 April 2000 Queens Park Rangers A 1-2 12,633 Grazioli
15 April 2000 Tranmere Rovers H 3-1 4,925 Griffin, Grazioli, Gray
22 April 2000 Fulham H 1-0 7,556 Grazioli
24 April 2000 Stockport County A 0-3 5,362
29 April 2000 Barnsley H 1-2 6,151 J Williams
7 May 2000 Sheffield United A 2-2 12,603 Grazioli (2)

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 11 December 1999 Charlton Athletic A 1-2 10,939 Gooden

League Cup[]

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 10 August 1999 Leyton Orient H 0-1 3,587
R1 2nd Leg 25 August 1999 Leyton Orient A 1-1 (lost 1-2 on agg) 4,000 Walters

Squad[]

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 Frank Talia
2 DF England ENG Mark Robinson
3 DF Wales WAL Gareth Hall
4 MF Scotland SCO Scott Leitch
5 DF England ENG Gareth Davies
6 DF England ENG Bryan Smith
7 MF England ENG Bobby Howe
9 FW England ENG Wayne Gray (on loan from Wimbledon)
10 FW England ENG Giuliano Grazioli
11 MF Wales WAL Michael Meaker (on loan from Bristol Rovers)
12 DF England ENG Alan Reeves
14 FW England ENG Alan Young
16 MF Scotland SCO Lee Collins
17 FW England ENG Steve Cowe
18 GK England ENG Steve Mildenhall
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF England ENG Adam Willis
20 FW England ENG Charlie Griffin
21 DF England ENG Sol Davis
23 MF France FRA Philippe Cuervo
24 DF England ENG Sam Campagna
25 MF England ENG Frazer McHugh
26 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Nicky Burke
27 DF England ENG Jamie Mills
28 DF Northern Ireland NIR Ricky Culbertson
29 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Flanagan
30 MF Northern Ireland NIR Paul McAreavey
31 MF Wales WAL Alun Hughes
32 DF England ENG James Williams
33 MF Wales WAL Andy Williams
40 FW Northern Ireland NIR 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. Pos. Nation Player
6 DF England ENG Craig Taylor (to Plymouth Argyle)
8 FW Nigeria NGA George Ndah (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
34 MF England ENG Paul Thirlwell (to Sunderland)
14 MF England ENG Mark Walters (to Bristol Rovers)
11 MF England ENG Ty Gooden (to Gillingham)
9 FW Scotland SCO Iffy Onoura (to Gillingham)
No. Pos. Nation Player
6 MF England ENG Michael Carrick (to West Ham United)
8 FW Barbados BRB Mark McCammon (to Brentford)
13 GK England ENG Jimmy Glass (to Cambridge United)
31 GK Netherlands NED Bart Griemink (to Peterborough United)
15 FW Scotland SCO Chris Hay (to Huddersfield Town)
22 MF England ENG Robin Hulbert (to Bristol City)

References[]

  1. ^ a b FourFourTwo : "Issue 74 October 2000.", page 86. Haymarket Magazines, 2000.
  2. ^ "England 1999–00". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  3. ^ Soccerbase: 1999-2000 Swindon Town results
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