# 1999–2000 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 English football season, their 77th in the English Football League, Crewe Alexandra F.C. competed in the Football League First Division where they finished in 19th position on 51 points.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 17 | Stockport County | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 55 | 67 | −12 | 54 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 55 | 66 | −11 | 51 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 51 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 51 |
| 21 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 49 |

## Results

Crewe Alexandra's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League Division One

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 7 August 1999 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–1 | 13,664 | Rivers 84' |
| 2 | 21 August 1999 | Walsall | A | 4–1 | 6,238 | Charnock 14', Rivers 55', Lunt 56', Little 71' |
| 3 | 27 August 1999 | Grimsby Town | H | 1–1 | 5,440 | Sorvel 84' |
| 4 | 30 August 1999 | Birmingham City | A | 1–5 | 24,085 | Cramb 3' |
| 5 | 11 September 1999 | Norwich City | A | 1–2 | 13,172 | Cramb 31' |
| 6 | 18 September 1999 | Swindon | H | 2–1 | 5,280 | Street 13', Smith 81' (pen) |
| 7 | 25 September 1999 | Fulham | A | 0–3 | 12,156 | |
| 8 | 3 October 1999 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 0–2 | 6,169 | |
| 9 | 9 October 1999 | Sheffield United | H | 1–0 | 5,304 | Sorvel 15' |
| 10 | 16 October 1999 | Stockport County | A | 1–2 | 7,571 | Sorvel 16' |
| 11 | 19 October 1999 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2–2 | 12,676 | Jack 39', 87' |
| 12 | 23 October 1999 | Barnsley | H | 0–1 | 5,421 | |
| 13 | 26 October 1999 | Fulham | H | 1–1 | 5,493 | Little 45' |
| 14 | 30 October 1999 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–2 | 5,987 | |
| 15 | 2 November 1999 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0–2 | 4,741 | |
| 16 | 5 November 1999 | Port Vale | A | 0–1 | 3,500 | |
| 17 | 20 November 1999 | Portsmouth | A | 2–0 | 11,550 | Jack 34', Tait 63' |
| 18 | 23 November 1999 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–0 | 6,495 | |
| 19 | 27 November 1999 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–2 | 15,211 | Rivers 75' |
| 20 | 4 December 1999 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–0 | 4,923 | Tait 12', Macualey 34' |
| 21 | 7 December 1999 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–0 | 5,419 | Tait 48', Sorvel 84' |
| 22 | 14 December 1999 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–0 | 6,018 | Tait 83' |
| 23 | 18 December 1999 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–1 | 15,286 | |
| 24 | 26 December 1999 | Huddersfield Town | H | 1–1 | 8,106 | Little 63' |
| 25 | 28 December 1999 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–1 | 12,011 | |
| 26 | 3 January 2000 | Manchester City | H | 1–1 | 10,066 | Jack 73' |
| 27 | 15 January 2000 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–1 | 19,125 | |
| 28 | 22 January 2000 | Walsall | H | 2–3 | 6,275 | Macualey 34' (pen), Tait 67' |
| 29 | 22 January 2000 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–1 | 6,147 | Lunt 51' |
| 30 | 5 February 2000 | Birmingham City | H | 2–3 | 6,289 | Macualey 19', 90' |
| 31 | 12 February 2000 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–1 | 12,406 | |
| 32 | 19 February 2000 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–2 | 6,393 | Tait 64' |
| 33 | 26 February 2000 | Swindon Town | A | 1–0 | 5,003 | Cramb 54' |
| 34 | 4 March 2000 | Norwich City | H | 1–0 | 5,450 | Sorvel 5' |
| 35 | 7 March 2000 | Port Vale | H | 2–1 | 8,044 | Cramb 14', Lunt 88' |
| 36 | 12 March 2000 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–0 | 16,057 | Cramb 80' |
| 37 | 18 March 2000 | Portsmouth | H | 1–3 | 6,188 | Cramb 57' |
| 38 | 21 March 2000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–2 | 20,444 | |
| 39 | 29 March 2000 | Huddersfield Town | A | 0–3 | 14,014 | |
| 40 | 1 April 2000 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0–3 | 7,014 | |
| 41 | 8 April 2000 | Manchester City | A | 0–4 | 32,433 | |
| 42 | 15 April 2000 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–1 | 4,741 | Smith 18' (pen), Rivers 55' |
| 43 | 22 April 2000 | Stockport County | H | 3–2 | 5,813 | Rivers 6', 58', Lightfoot 9' |
| 44 | 24 April 2000 | Sheffield United | A | 1–1 | 9,923 | Little 87' |
| 45 | 29 April 2000 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–3 | 8,015 | Rivers 30' |
| 46 | 7 May 2000 | Barnsley | A | 2–0 | 17,611 | Sorvel 55', Hulse 79' |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 1st Leg | 10 August 1999 | Hartlepool United | A | 3–3 | 1,836 | Little 11', 54', Cramb 69' |
| R1 2nd Leg | 24 August 1999 | Hartlepool United | H | 1–0 | 5,095 | Little 88' |
| R2 1st Leg | 14 September 1999 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–1 | 4,759 | Rivers 66', Little 86' |
| R2 2nd Leg | 21 September 1999 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–1 | 9,869 | Rivers 86' |
| R3 | 13 October 1999 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–3 | 25,486 | Smith 70' (pen) |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R3 | 11 December 1999 | Bradford City | H | 1–2 | 6,571 | Little 75' |

## Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only
| Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| DF | Marcus Bignot | 25(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29(2) | 0 |
| DF | Paul Boertien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Phil Charnock | 14(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19(2) | 1 |
| MF | Jamie Collins | 8(5) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 8(7) | 0 |
| FW | Colin Cramb | 33(4) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 39(4) | 7 |
| MF | Neil Critchley | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| DF | Mark Foran | 11(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13(2) | 0 |
| FW | John Grant | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 1(5) | 0 |
| FW | Rob Hulse | 0(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(4) | 1 |
| GK | Clayton Ince | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| FW | Rodney Jack | 21(2) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23(2) | 4 |
| GK | Jason Kearton | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| MF | Gareth Liddle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Chris Lightfoot | 16(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 16(5) | 1 |
| FW | Colin Little | 33(4) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4(1) | 4 | 38(5) | 9 |
| MF | Kenny Lunt | 39(4) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 45(4) | 3 |
| DF | Steve Macauley | 35(2) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40(2) | 4 |
| FW | Jon Newby | 5(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(1) | 0 |
| FW | Mark Rivers | 29(3) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 33(3) | 7 |
| FW | Peter Smith | 0(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(6) | 0 |
| DF | Shaun Smith | 30(1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 36(1) | 3 |
| MF | Neil Sorvel | 46 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 6 |
| MF | Kevin Street | 20(8) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 21(10) | 1 |
| FW | Paul Tait | 19(13) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20(13) | 6 |
| DF | Lee Unsworth | 3(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5(5) | 0 |
| DF | Dave Walton | 8(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8(3) | 0 |
| DF | Stephen Wright | 17(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18(5) | 0 |
| DF | David Wright | 44(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48(1) | 0 |