1999–2000 Sheffield United F.C. season

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

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

Season summary

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
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:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Sheffield United's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 August 1999PortsmouthA0–217,667
14 August 1999WalsallH1–112,581Murphy
21 August 1999Manchester CityA0–630,110
28 August 1999Ipswich TownH2–212,455Smith, Marcelo
30 August 1999Tranmere RoversA3–15,436Devlin (2), Smith
4 September 1999Crystal PalaceH3–111,886Marcelo (2), Ford
18 September 1999Charlton AthleticH1–213,216Kachura
25 September 1999Wolverhampton WanderersH3–014,163Smith (2), Devlin
2 October 1999Huddersfield TownA1–414,238Murphy
9 October 1999Crewe AlexandraA0–15,304
16 October 1999Nottingham ForestH2–115,687Smith (2)
19 October 1999Norwich CityH0–011,907
23 October 1999Swindon TownA2–25,504Smith (2)
26 October 1999Wolverhampton WanderersA0–124,402
30 October 1999Huddersfield TownH0–114,928
6 November 1999BarnsleyA0–216,301
14 November 1999Bolton WanderersH1–210,013Bent
20 November 1999Stockport CountyA1–16,614Bent
23 November 1999Port ValeH1–38,965Sandford
27 November 1999West Bromwich AlbionA2–212,278Smith, Ribeiro
30 November 1999Queens Park RangersA1–39,922Devlin
4 December 1999PortsmouthH1–010,834Devlin
19 December 1999Blackburn RoversH2–110,437Bent (2)
26 December 1999Birmingham CityA2–022,874Devlin, Smith
28 December 1999FulhamH2–017,375Devlin, Bent
3 January 2000Grimsby TownA2–27,618Bent, Hall
15 January 2000WalsallA1–26,222Devlin
22 January 2000Manchester CityH1–023,862Brown
29 January 2000Ipswich TownA1–117,350Bent
5 February 2000Tranmere RoversH3–114,219Devlin, Bent, Ford
12 February 2000Crystal PalaceA1–114,877Bent
19 February 2000West Bromwich AlbionH6–014,519Bent (3), Devlin, Notman, Brown
26 February 2000Charlton AthleticA0–119,249
5 March 2000Queens Park RangersH1–111,554Notman
7 March 2000BarnsleyH3–322,376Notman, Brown, Bent
11 March 2000Port ValeA3–25,484Bent, Woodhouse, D'Jaffo
18 March 2000Stockport CountyH1–014,907Woodhouse
21 March 2000Bolton WanderersA0–211,891
25 March 2000Birmingham CityH1–215,486Bent
1 April 2000Blackburn RoversA0–517,769
8 April 2000Grimsby TownH0–011,612
15 April 2000FulhamA0–412,197
22 April 2000Nottingham ForestA0–017,172
24 April 2000Crewe AlexandraH1–19,923Woodhouse
28 April 2000Norwich CityA1–216,921Devlin (pen)
7 May 2000Swindon TownH2–212,603Quinn, Burley

FA Cup
Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R312 December 1999Rushden & DiamondsH1–110,104Bent
R3R21 December 1999Rushden & DiamondsA1–1 (won 6–5 on pens)6,010Derry
R48 January 2000Newcastle UnitedA1–436,220Smith

League Cup
Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg10 August 1999Shrewsbury TownH3–06,419Kachura, Smith (2)
R1 2nd Leg24 August 1999Shrewsbury TownA3–0 (won 6–0 on agg)1,723Marcelo (2), Smith
R2 1st Leg14 September 1999Preston North EndH2–05,350Smith, Kachura
R2 2nd Leg21 September 1999Preston North EndA0–3 (lost 2–3 on agg)5,658

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.

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

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
  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
  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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