Watford 1999–2000 football season
Watford 1999–2000 season Chairman Elton John Manager Graham Taylor Stadium Vicarage Road FA Premier League 20th (relegated) FA Cup Third round League Cup Third round Top goalscorer Helguson (6)Highest home attendance 21,590 (vs. Sunderland , 27 November) Lowest home attendance 6,628 (vs. Wigan Athletic , 14 September) Average home league attendance 18,544
During the 1999–2000 English football season, Watford F.C. competed in the FA Premier League , after being promoted from the First Division last season.
Season summary [ ]
Watford managed some encouraging early results, including victories over Liverpool and Chelsea , suggesting that experienced manager Graham Taylor might be able to keep the club in the Premier League against all expectations. However, after the victory against Chelsea on 18 September, Watford only managed three more wins all season, and it soon became obvious that this campaign was a bridge too far after two successive promotions. The club were eventually relegated with the then-lowest points total in Premier League history, although observers widely predicted that Taylor would at least stabilise the club in Division One again, and maybe even get the club to make an immediate return to the Premiership.
Final league table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
16
Derby County
38
9
11
18
44
57
−13
38
17
Bradford City
38
9
9
20
38
68
−30
36
Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round
18
Wimbledon (R)
38
7
12
19
46
74
−28
33
Relegation to the Football League First Division
19
Sheffield Wednesday (R)
38
8
7
23
38
70
−32
31
20
Watford (R)
38
6
6
26
35
77
−42
24
Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
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
38
6
6
26
35
77
−42
24
5
4
10
24
31
−7
1
2
16
11
46
−35
Results by matchday
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Result L L W W L L L W L L L L L D D L L L L W L L L L D L L L W D L D L L L L D W Position 13 19 14 9 11 15 15 14 14 15 16 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Results [ ]
Watford's score comes first [1]
Legend [ ]
FA Premier League [ ]
7 August 1999
Wimbledon
H
2–3
15,511
Kennedy (pen), Ngonge
10 August 1999
Sunderland
A
0–2
40,630
14 August 1999
Liverpool
A
1–0
44,174
Mooney
21 August 1999
Bradford City
H
1–0
15,564
Mooney
24 August 1999
Aston Villa
H
0–1
19,161
30 August 1999
Leicester City
A
0–1
17,920
11 September 1999
West Ham United
A
0–1
25,310
18 September 1999
Chelsea
H
1–0
21,144
Smart
25 September 1999
Arsenal
A
0–1
38,127
3 October 1999
Leeds United
H
1–2
19,677
Williams
16 October 1999
Manchester United
A
1–4
55,188
Johnson
24 October 1999
Middlesbrough
H
1–3
16,081
Smith
31 October 1999
Coventry City
A
0–4
21,700
6 November 1999
Sheffield Wednesday
A
2–2
21,658
Ngonge , Page
20 November 1999
Newcastle United
H
1–1
19,539
Ngonge
27 November 1999
Sunderland
H
2–3
21,590
Ngonge , Johnson (pen)
4 December 1999
Wimbledon
A
0–5
14,021
18 December 1999
Everton
H
1–3
17,346
Ngonge
26 December 1999
Tottenham Hotspur
A
0–4
36,089
28 December 1999
Southampton
H
3–2
18,459
Perpetuini , Gravelaine (2)
3 January 2000
Derby County
A
0–2
28,072
15 January 2000
Liverpool
H
2–3
21,367
Johnson , Helguson
22 January 2000
Bradford City
A
2–3
16,864
Hyde , Helguson
5 February 2000
Aston Villa
A
0–4
27,647
12 February 2000
Leicester City
H
1–1
16,814
Wooter
26 February 2000
Chelsea
A
1–2
34,928
Smart
4 March 2000
West Ham United
H
1–2
18,619
Helguson
11 March 2000
Newcastle United
A
0–1
36,433
18 March 2000
Sheffield Wednesday
H
1–0
15,840
Smart
25 March 2000
Tottenham Hotspur
H
1–1
20,050
Smart
1 April 2000
Everton
A
2–4
31,960
Smart , Hyde
8 April 2000
Derby County
H
0–0
16,579
15 April 2000
Southampton
A
0–2
15,252
23 April 2000
Arsenal
H
2–3
19,670
Helguson , Hyde
29 April 2000
Manchester United
H
2–3
20,250
Helguson , Smith
3 May 2000
Leeds United
A
1–3
36,324
Foley
6 May 2000
Middlesbrough
A
1–1
32,930
Ward
14 May 2000
Coventry City
H
1–0
18,977
Helguson
FA Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
11 December 1999
Birmingham City
H
0–1
8,144
League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg
14 September 1999
Wigan Athletic
H
2–0
6,628
Easton , Hyde
R2 2nd Leg
21 September 1999
Wigan Athletic
A
1–3 (won on away goals)
5,006
Kennedy
R3
13 October 1999
Middlesbrough
A
0–1
8,843
Players [ ]
First-team squad [ ]
Squad at end of season [2] [3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Out [ ]
Transfers in: £3,400,000
Transfers out: £335,000
Total spending: £3,065,000
Statistics [ ]
Appearances [ ]
As of 14 May 2000
Starting 11 [ ]
Considering starts in all competitions
Considering a 5-3-2 formation
GK: #1, Alec Chamberlain , 31
RWB: #36, Neil Cox , 21
CB: #5, Steve Palmer , 42
CB: #4, Rob Page , 40
CB: #32, Mark Williams , 22
LWB: #6, Paul Robinson , 33
CM: #8, Micah Hyde , 37
CM: #10, Richard Johnson , 22
CM: #3, Peter Kennedy , 20
CF: #7, Michel Ngonge , 19
CF: #14, Nordin Wooter , 18
References [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ Ngonge was born in Huy , Belgium , but also qualified to represent the Democratic Republic of the Congo internationally and made his international debut for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1995.
^ Hyde was born in Newham , England , but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2001.
^ Wooter was born in Paramaribo , Suriname , but also qualifies to represent the Netherlands internationally and has represented them at U-19 and U-21 level.
^ Williams was born in Stalybridge , England , but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1999.
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