1999–2000 Walsall F.C. season

Walsall
1999–2000 season
Chairman England Jeff Bonser
Manager England Ray Graydon
Stadium Bescot Stadium
First Division 22nd (relegated)
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Second round
Top goalscorer Michael Ricketts (11)
Highest home attendance 9,422 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 29 January 2000)
Lowest home attendance 5,384 (vs. Grimsby Town, 4 March 2000)
Average home league attendance 6,779

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Walsall F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

In the 1999–2000 season, Walsall were relegated on the final day despite derby wins over local rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion earlier in the campaign.

Final league table

PosTeamPWDLFAPts
1.Charlton Athletic4627109794591
2.Manchester City4626119784089
3.Ipswich Town4625129714287
4.Barnsley46241012886782
5.Birmingham City46221113654477
6.Bolton Wanderers46211312695076
7.Wolverhampton Wanderers46211114644874
8.Huddersfield Town46211114624974
9.Fulham46171613494167
10.Queens Park Rangers46161812625366
11.Blackburn Rovers46151714555162
12.Norwich City46141517455057
13.Tranmere Rovers46151219576857
14.Nottingham Forest46141418535556
15.Crystal Palace46131518576754
16.Sheffield United46131518597154
17.Stockport County46131518556754
18.Portsmouth46131221556651
19.Crewe Alexandra4614923466751
20.Grimsby Town46131221416751
21.West Bromwich Albion46101917436049
22.Walsall46111322527746
23.Port Vale4671524486936
24.Swindon Town4681226387736

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points

Results

Walsall's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 August 1999 Swindon TownH0–06,437
14 August 1999 Sheffield UnitedA1–112,581Wrack
21 August 1999 Crewe AlexandraH1–46,238Robins
28 August 1999 Wolverhampton WanderersA2–124,439Barras, Rammell
30 August 1999 Norwich CityH2–26,187Barras, Wrack
4 September 1999 Nottingham ForestA1–415,081Robins
11 September 1999 Grimsby TownA0–16,014
18 September 1999 Manchester CityH0–17,260
25 September 1999 Blackburn RoversA0–218,232
2 October 1999 Stockport CountyH1–25,492Ricketts
8 October 1999 Birmingham CityH1–07,164Rammell
16 October 1999 West Bromwich AlbionA1–019,562Rammell
19 October 1999 PortsmouthA1–59,042Wrack
23 October 1999 Ipswich TownH0–16,526
25 October 1999 Blackburn RoversH1–16,484Ricketts
30 October 1999 Stockport CountyA1–16,592Ricketts
6 November 1999 Charlton AthleticA1–218,663Bukrán
12 November 1999 Port ValeH0–06,190
20 November 1999 Queens Park RangersA1–210,058Ricketts
23 November 1999 Huddersfield TownH2–05,860Robins, Rammell
26 November 1999 FulhamH1–35,449Matías
4 December 1999 Swindon TownA1–17,186Wrack
18 December 1999 BarnsleyA2–313,300Keates, Roper
26 December 1999 Tranmere RoversH1–27,214Bukrán
28 December 1999 Crystal PalaceA2–313,943Ricketts (2)
3 January 2000 Bolton WanderersH2–06,873Ricketts, Matías
15 January 2000 Sheffield UnitedH2–16,222Viveash, Robins
22 January 2000 Crewe AlexandraA3–26,275Bennett, Ricketts, Harper
29 January 2000 Wolverhampton WanderersH1–19,422Barras
5 February 2000 Norwich CityA1–116,837Ricketts
12 February 2000 Nottingham ForestH0–28,027
19 February 2000 FulhamA0–210,540
26 February 2000 Manchester CityA1–132,438Matías
4 March 2000 Grimsby TownH1–05,384Robins
7 March 2000 Charlton AthleticH2–46,227Robins (pen), Vlachos
11 March 2000 Huddersfield TownA1–112,424Eyjólfsson
18 March 2000 Queens Park RangersH2–36,414Barras, Hall
21 March 2000 Port ValeA2–15,737Matías, Fenton
25 March 2000 Tranmere RoversA1–16,537Ricketts (pen)
1 April 2000 BarnsleyH1–47,218Hall
8 April 2000 Bolton WanderersA3–411,777Hall, Ricketts, Bennett
15 April 2000 Crystal PalaceH2–26,323Matías, Hall
22 April 2000 West Bromwich AlbionH2–19,161Rammell, Bennett
24 April 2000 Birmingham CityA0–224,268
29 April 2000 PortsmouthH1–08,151Matías
7 May 2000 Ipswich TownA0–221,908

FA Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R311 December 1999 GillinghamH1–14,314Robins (pen)
R3R8 January 2000 GillinghamA1–26,538Lárusson

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg10 August 1999 Plymouth ArgyleH4–13,502Bukrán, Robins, Eyjólfsson
R1 2nd Leg24 August 1999 Plymouth ArgyleA4–1 (won 8–2 on agg)1,834Keates, Barras, Bukrán, Eyjólfsson
R2 1st Leg14 September 1999 SunderlandA2–314,388Bukrán, Rae (own goal)
R2 2nd Leg21 September 1999 SunderlandH0–5 (lost 2–8 on agg)5,109

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 England GK Jimmy Walker
2 England DF Chris Marsh
3 England DF Ian Brightwell
4 England DF Adrian Viveash
5 Greece DF Michalis Vlachos
6 England DF Ian Roper
7 England MF Darren Wrack
8 England FW Mark Robins
9 England FW Andy Rammell
10 England MF Dean Keates
11 Argentina DF Gino Padula
14 England MF Jason Brissett
15 Iceland MF Bjarni Lárusson
No. Position Player
16 Iceland MF Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson
17 England GK Carl Emberson
19 Jamaica MF Paul Hall
20 England MF Graham Fenton
21 England DF Matt Gadsby
22 England FW Michael Ricketts
23 England FW Alfie Carter
24 England DF Dion Scott
25 England DF Tony Barras
26 Hungary MF Gábor Bukrán
27 Spain MF Pedro Matías
28 England FW Jamie Forrester
29 Scotland MF Tom Bennett (on loan from Stockport County)

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
3 England MF Neil Pointon (to Hearts)
5 England DF Richard Green (to Northampton Town)
11 England MF Tony Daley (to Watford)
11 France FW Samassi Abou (to West Ham United)
12 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia MF Darko Mavrak (to Falkenbergs)
18 England MF Wayne Thomas (to Shrewsbury Town)
No. Position Player
19 England FW Clive Platt (to Rochdale)
19 England DF Lee Todd (to Bradford City)
19 Scotland MF Kevin Harper (to Derby County)
20 Sierra Leone MF John Keister (to Chester City)
28 Brazil FW Marcus di Giuseppe (to Sunderland)

References

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