1999–2000 Swansea City A.F.C. season
Appearance
1999–2000 season | |||
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Chairman | Steve Hamer | ||
Manager | John Hollins | ||
Third Division | 1st | ||
FA Cup | First round | ||
League Cup | Second round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: All: Steve Watkin (11) | ||
Highest home attendance | 10,743 (vs. Exeter City, 29 April)[1] | ||
Lowest home attendance | 952 (vs. Caernarfon Town, 7 September)[1] | ||
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The 1999–00 season was Swansea City A.F.C.'s 80th season in the English football league system, in this season Swansea finished 1st in the 3rd division with a total of 85 points from 46 games.[2] It was also memorable for the fastest red card for a player in Swansea's history as Walter Boyd was red carded at half time against Darlington at Feethams and was taken off the pitch in a matter of seconds after the restart.[3]
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Final league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Swansea City (C, P) | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 85 | Promotion to the Second Division |
2 | Rotherham United (P) | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 72 | 36 | +36 | 84 | |
3 | Northampton Town (P) | 46 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 82 | |
4 | Darlington | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 79 | Qualification for the Third Division play-offs |
5 | Peterborough United (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 78 |
References
- ^ a b https://web.archive.org/web/19991116100223/http://www.scfc.co.uk/
- ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/swansea-city/1999-2000
- ^ http://scfcheritage.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/remember-walter-boyd/
- ^ "Swans squad numbers announced". worldoffootball.net. 1999. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ "England 1999–00". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.