The 1999–2000 English football season was Derby County F.C.'s fourth consecutive season in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
Season summary After two successive top 10 finishes which gave promise a possible bid for a UEFA Cup place, Derby County endured their most difficult season in recent year as they finished 16th with a mere 38 points, just two places and five points clear of relegation.
Final League Table
Results summary
Results by round
Results Derby County's score comes first
Legend WinDrawLoss
FA Premier League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 7 August 1999 Leeds UnitedA0–040,118 10 August 1999 ArsenalH1–225,901Delap 14 August 1999 MiddlesbroughH1–324,045Burton 21 August 1999 Coventry CityA0–217,685 25 August 1999 Sheffield WednesdayA2–020,943Delap, Sturridge 28 August 1999 EvertonH1–026,550Fuertes 11 September 1999 WimbledonA2–212,282Carbonari, Johnson 18 September 1999 SunderlandH0–528,264 25 September 1999 Bradford CityH0–131,305 4 October 1999 SouthamptonA3–314,208Delap, Laursen, Beck 16 October 1999 Tottenham HotspurH0–129,815 25 October 1999 Newcastle UnitedA0–235,614 30 October 1999 ChelseaH3–128,614Burton, Delap (2) 6 November 1999 LiverpoolA0–244,467 20 November 1999 Manchester UnitedH1–233,370Delap 28 November 1999 ArsenalA1–237,964Sturridge 5 December 1999 Leeds UnitedH0–129,455 18 December 1999 Leicester CityA1–018,581Powell 26 December 1999 Aston VillaH0–233,222 28 December 1999 West Ham UnitedA1–124,998Sturridge 3 January 2000 WatfordH2–028,072Strupar (2) 15 January 2000 MiddlesbroughA4–132,745Christie (2), Burton, Burley 22 January 2000 Coventry CityH0–028,381 5 February 2000 Sheffield WednesdayH3–330,100Strupar, Burley, Hinchcliffe (own goal) 12 February 2000 EvertonA1–233,268Nimni 26 February 2000 SunderlandA1–141,940Christie 4 March 2000 WimbledonH4–028,384Kinkladze, Christie, Sturridge, Burton 11 March 2000 Manchester UnitedA1–361,619Strupar 18 March 2000 LiverpoolH0–233,378 25 March 2000 Aston VillaA0–228,613 2 April 2000 Leicester CityH3–025,763Burley, Delap, Sturridge 8 April 2000 WatfordA0–016,579 15 April 2000 West Ham UnitedH1–231,202Sturridge 21 April 2000 Bradford CityA4–418,276Delap, Strupar, Burley (2 pens) 24 April 2000 SouthamptonH2–029,403Powell, Christie 29 April 2000 Tottenham HotspurA1–133,044Carbonari 6 May 2000 Newcastle UnitedH0–032,724 14 May 2000 ChelseaA0–435,084
FA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR311 December 1999 BurnleyH0–123,400
League Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 1st Leg14 September 1999 Swansea CityA0–06,260R2 2nd Leg22 September 1999 Swansea CityH3–1 (won 3–1 on agg)19,152Fuertes, Sturridge, BorbokisR313 October 1999 Bolton WanderersH1–220,242Beck
Players First-team squad Squad at end of season
Left club during season
Reserve squad
Transfers
In Date Pos. Name From Fee18 May 1999MFSeth JohnsonCrewe Alexandra£4,100,0003 June 1999GKAndy OakesHull City£460,00014 October 1999FWLee MorrisSheffield United£3,000,00025 November 1999MFAvi NimniMaccabi Tel AvivLoan1 December 1999MFCraig BurleyCeltic£3,000,00017 December 1999FWBranko StruparRacing Genk£3,000,00027 March 2000MFAdam BolderHull City£113,00019 April 2000MFGeorgi KinkladzeAjax£3,000,000
Out Date Pos. Name To Fee10 June 1999GKTom PhillipsHibernianFree10 June 1999DFColin MortonHibernianFree15 June 1999DFJames WallHereford UnitedFree16 July 1999FWPaulo WanchopeWest Ham United£3,500,00029 August 1999DFIgor ŠtimacWest Ham United£600,00011 November 1999FWFrancesco BaianoTernanaFree31 December 1999DFVasilios BorbokisPAOKFree1 March 2000MFAvi NimniMaccabi Tel AvivLoan Return6 March 2000MFKevin HarperPortsmouth£300,00022 March 2000DFSpencer PriorManchester City£500,00023 March 2000GKRussell HoultPortsmouth£300,000
Transfers in: £12,460,000 Transfers out: £4,900,000 Total spending: £7,560,000
Statistics
Starting 11 Considering starts in all competitions Considering a 3–5–2 formation GK: #21, Mart Poom, 29 CB: #16, Jacob Laursen, 38 CB: #2, Horacio Carbonari, 31 (#17, Spencer Prior, has 18 starts as a central defender) CB: #5, Tony Dorigo, 24 (#19, Steve Elliott, has 22 starts as a central and left defender) RM: #10, Rory Delap, 37 CM: #4, Darryl Powell, 33 CM: #7, Seth Johnson, 37 CM: #29, Stefano Eranio, 18 (#33, Craig Burley, has 19 starts as a right and central midfielder) LM: #3, Stefan Schnoor, 22 CF: #8, Dean Sturridge, 16 CF: #9, Deon Burton, 15
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