1999–2000 Derby County F.C. season

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

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results summary

Source: 1999–2000 FA Premier League table

Results by round

Source: 11v11.com: 1999–2000 Derby County results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Derby County's score comes first^[1]

Legend

FA Premier League

FA Cup

League Cup

Players

First-team squad

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.

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:

£12,460,000

Transfers out:

£4,900,000

Total spending:

£7,560,000

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions^[3]

Considering a 3–5–2 formation^[4]

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

Notes

^ Powell was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.
^ Dorigo was born in Adelaide, Australia, but also qualified to represent England internationally after obtaining citizenship and made his international debut for England in 1989.
^ Burton was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in September 1997.
^ Delap was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1998.
^ Strupar was born in Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia) but became a naturalised Belgian citizen and made his international debut for Belgium in 1999.
^ Harper was born in Oldham, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.

References

^ "Derby County 1999-2000 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
^ "FootballSquads - Derby County - 1999/00".
^ "All Derby County players: 2000".
^ "Derby County in FA Premier League 1999/2000 fixture".