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1999–2000 Sheffield United F.C. season

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Sheffield United
1999–2000 season
ManagerAdrian Heath (until 23 November)
Neil Warnock (from 2 December)
StadiumBramall Lane
Football League First Division16th
FA CupFourth round
Worthington CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Bent (15)
All: Bent (16)
Average home league attendance13,718

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Sheffield United competed in the English First Division.

Season summary

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Steve Bruce resigned from his post as Sheffield United manager after just one season in charge, mentioning chaos in the club's boardroom meetings and a lack of transfer funds. Adrian Heath replaced him as boss but resigned after six months and long-time Sheffield United supporter Neil Warnock took over the reins and prevented a threat of relegation, securing a 16th-place finish. During the season, striker Lee Morris was sold to Derby County for a club-record transfer of £3m.

Final league table

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Main article: 1999–2000 Football League § First Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Nottingham Forest 46 14 14 18 53 55 −2 56
15 Crystal Palace 46 13 15 18 57 67 −10 54
16 Sheffield United 46 13 15 18 59 71 −12 54
17 Stockport County 46 13 15 18 55 67 −12 54
18 Portsmouth 46 13 12 21 55 66 −11 51
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

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Sheffield United's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 1999 Portsmouth A 0–2 17,667
14 August 1999 Walsall H 1–1 12,581 Murphy
21 August 1999 Manchester City A 0–6 30,110
28 August 1999 Ipswich Town H 2–2 12,455 Smith, Marcelo
30 August 1999 Tranmere Rovers A 3–1 5,436 Devlin (2), Smith
4 September 1999 Crystal Palace H 3–1 11,886 Marcelo (2), Ford
18 September 1999 Charlton Athletic H 1–2 13,216 Kachura
25 September 1999 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–0 14,163 Smith (2), Devlin
2 October 1999 Huddersfield Town A 1–4 14,238 Murphy
9 October 1999 Crewe Alexandra A 0–1 5,304
16 October 1999 Nottingham Forest H 2–1 15,687 Smith (2)
19 October 1999 Norwich City H 0–0 11,907
23 October 1999 Swindon Town A 2–2 5,504 Smith (2)
26 October 1999 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 24,402
30 October 1999 Huddersfield Town H 0–1 14,928
6 November 1999 Barnsley A 0–2 16,301
14 November 1999 Bolton Wanderers H 1–2 10,013 Bent
20 November 1999 Stockport County A 1–1 6,614 Bent
23 November 1999 Port Vale H 1–3 8,965 Sandford
27 November 1999 West Bromwich Albion A 2–2 12,278 Smith, Ribeiro
30 November 1999 Queens Park Rangers A 1–3 9,922 Devlin
4 December 1999 Portsmouth H 1–0 10,834 Devlin
19 December 1999 Blackburn Rovers H 2–1 10,437 Bent (2)
26 December 1999 Birmingham City A 2–0 22,874 Devlin, Smith
28 December 1999 Fulham H 2–0 17,375 Devlin, Bent
3 January 2000 Grimsby Town A 2–2 7,618 Bent, Hall
15 January 2000 Walsall A 1–2 6,222 Devlin
22 January 2000 Manchester City H 1–0 23,862 Brown
29 January 2000 Ipswich Town A 1–1 17,350 Bent
5 February 2000 Tranmere Rovers H 3–1 14,219 Devlin, Bent, Ford
12 February 2000 Crystal Palace A 1–1 14,877 Bent
19 February 2000 West Bromwich Albion H 6–0 14,519 Bent (3), Devlin, Notman, Brown
26 February 2000 Charlton Athletic A 0–1 19,249
5 March 2000 Queens Park Rangers H 1–1 11,554 Notman
7 March 2000 Barnsley H 3–3 22,376 Notman, Brown, Bent
11 March 2000 Port Vale A 3–2 5,484 Bent, Woodhouse, D'Jaffo
18 March 2000 Stockport County H 1–0 14,907 Woodhouse
21 March 2000 Bolton Wanderers A 0–2 11,891
25 March 2000 Birmingham City H 1–2 15,486 Bent
1 April 2000 Blackburn Rovers A 0–5 17,769
8 April 2000 Grimsby Town H 0–0 11,612
15 April 2000 Fulham A 0–4 12,197
22 April 2000 Nottingham Forest A 0–0 17,172
24 April 2000 Crewe Alexandra H 1–1 9,923 Woodhouse
28 April 2000 Norwich City A 1–2 16,921 Devlin (pen)
7 May 2000 Swindon Town H 2–2 12,603 Quinn, Burley

FA Cup

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Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 12 December 1999 Rushden & Diamonds H 1–1 10,104 Bent
R3R 21 December 1999 Rushden & Diamonds A 1–1 (won 6–5 on pens) 6,010 Derry
R4 8 January 2000 Newcastle United A 1–4 36,220 Smith

League Cup

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Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 10 August 1999 Shrewsbury Town H 3–0 6,419 Kachura, Smith (2)
R1 2nd Leg 24 August 1999 Shrewsbury Town A 3–0 (won 6–0 on agg) 1,723 Marcelo (2), Smith
R2 1st Leg 14 September 1999 Preston North End H 2–0 5,350 Smith, Kachura
R2 2nd Leg 21 September 1999 Preston North End A 0–3 (lost 2–3 on agg) 5,658

Players

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First-team squad

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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
3 DF England ENG Wayne Quinn
4 DF England ENG Lee Sandford
5 DF England ENG Rob Kozluk
6 MF England ENG Jonathan Hunt
7 DF Australia AUS Shaun Murphy
8 MF England ENG Curtis Woodhouse
9 FW England ENG Marcus Bent
10 MF England ENG Paul Devlin
11 MF England ENG Bobby Ford
12 FW France FRA Laurent D'Jaffo[notes 1]
13 GK England ENG Simon Tracey
14 GK England ENG Matt Duke
15 MF England ENG Ian Hamilton
16 MF Belgium BEL Axel Smeets
18 DF Belgium BEL Davy Gysbrechts
19 DF England ENG Andy Woodward
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF England ENG Stuart Wilson (on loan from Leicester City)
21 DF England ENG Jon O'Connor
23 MF England ENG Kevin Davies
25 DF England ENG Ben Doane
26 FW England ENG Paul Macari
27 MF England ENG Adam Burley
28 FW England ENG Paul Burke
29 DF England ENG Mark Camm
30 DF England ENG Craig McAughtrie
31 DF England ENG Matt Mosley
33 FW Northern Ireland NIR Andy Smith
35 MF Portugal POR Bruno Ribeiro
37 MF England ENG Michael Brown
38 FW Scotland SCO Alex Notman (on loan from Manchester United)
40 DF England ENG Phil Jagielka

Left club during season

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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 Northern Ireland NIR Aidan Davison[notes 2] (to Bradford City)
2 MF England ENG Shaun Derry (to Portsmouth)
9 FW Brazil BRA Marcelo (to Birmingham City)
12 MF England ENG Lee Morris (to Derby County)
12 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Brian Launders (released)
19 DF England ENG Martin Smith (to Huddersfield Town)
20 DF England ENG Nicky Marker (to Cheltenham Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF England ENG Sagi Burton[notes 3] (to Port Vale)
22 MF England ENG Jon Cullen (to Peterborough United)
22 FW Belarus BLR Pyotr Kachura (to Chengdu Wuniu)
24 MF England ENG Dane Whitehouse (retired)
32 GK England ENG Leigh Walker (to Barnsley)
34 DF England ENG Jody Craddock (on loan from Sunderland)
36 MF Jamaica JAM Paul Hall[notes 4] (on loan from Coventry City)

References

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  1. ^ "Sheffield United results for the 1999-2000 season". statto.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Sheffield United - 1999/00". www.footballsquads.co.uk.

Notes

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  1. ^ D'Jaffo was born in Bazas, France, but also qualified to represent Benin internationally and made his international debut for Benin in 2002.
  2. ^ Davison was born in Sedgefield, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in April 1996.
  3. ^ Burton was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and would make his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in June 2004.
  4. ^ Hall was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1997.
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