# 1999–2000 Sheffield United F.C. season

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

## 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

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

## Results

Sheffield United's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 7 August 1999 | Portsmouth | A | 0–2 | 17,667 | |
| 14 August 1999 | Walsall | H | 1–1 | 12,581 | Murphy |
| 21 August 1999 | Manchester City | A | 0–6 | 30,110 | |
| 28 August 1999 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–2 | 12,455 | Smith, Marcelo |
| 30 August 1999 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 3–1 | 5,436 | Devlin (2), Smith |
| 4 September 1999 | Crystal Palace | H | 3–1 | 11,886 | Marcelo (2), Ford |
| 18 September 1999 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–2 | 13,216 | Kachura |
| 25 September 1999 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 3–0 | 14,163 | Smith (2), Devlin |
| 2 October 1999 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–4 | 14,238 | Murphy |
| 9 October 1999 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 0–1 | 5,304 | |
| 16 October 1999 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–1 | 15,687 | Smith (2) |
| 19 October 1999 | Norwich City | H | 0–0 | 11,907 | |
| 23 October 1999 | Swindon Town | A | 2–2 | 5,504 | Smith (2) |
| 26 October 1999 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 24,402 | |
| 30 October 1999 | Huddersfield Town | H | 0–1 | 14,928 | |
| 6 November 1999 | Barnsley | A | 0–2 | 16,301 | |
| 14 November 1999 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–2 | 10,013 | Bent |
| 20 November 1999 | Stockport County | A | 1–1 | 6,614 | Bent |
| 23 November 1999 | Port Vale | H | 1–3 | 8,965 | Sandford |
| 27 November 1999 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2–2 | 12,278 | Smith, Ribeiro |
| 30 November 1999 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–3 | 9,922 | Devlin |
| 4 December 1999 | Portsmouth | H | 1–0 | 10,834 | Devlin |
| 19 December 1999 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–1 | 10,437 | Bent (2) |
| 26 December 1999 | Birmingham City | A | 2–0 | 22,874 | Devlin, Smith |
| 28 December 1999 | Fulham | H | 2–0 | 17,375 | Devlin, Bent |
| 3 January 2000 | Grimsby Town | A | 2–2 | 7,618 | Bent, Hall |
| 15 January 2000 | Walsall | A | 1–2 | 6,222 | Devlin |
| 22 January 2000 | Manchester City | H | 1–0 | 23,862 | Brown |
| 29 January 2000 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–1 | 17,350 | Bent |
| 5 February 2000 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 3–1 | 14,219 | Devlin, Bent, Ford |
| 12 February 2000 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–1 | 14,877 | Bent |
| 19 February 2000 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 6–0 | 14,519 | Bent (3), Devlin, Notman, Brown |
| 26 February 2000 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–1 | 19,249 | |
| 5 March 2000 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–1 | 11,554 | Notman |
| 7 March 2000 | Barnsley | H | 3–3 | 22,376 | Notman, Brown, Bent |
| 11 March 2000 | Port Vale | A | 3–2 | 5,484 | Bent, Woodhouse, D'Jaffo |
| 18 March 2000 | Stockport County | H | 1–0 | 14,907 | Woodhouse |
| 21 March 2000 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–2 | 11,891 | |
| 25 March 2000 | Birmingham City | H | 1–2 | 15,486 | Bent |
| 1 April 2000 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–5 | 17,769 | |
| 8 April 2000 | Grimsby Town | H | 0–0 | 11,612 | |
| 15 April 2000 | Fulham | A | 0–4 | 12,197 | |
| 22 April 2000 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–0 | 17,172 | |
| 24 April 2000 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–1 | 9,923 | Woodhouse |
| 28 April 2000 | Norwich City | A | 1–2 | 16,921 | Devlin (pen) |
| 7 May 2000 | Swindon Town | H | 2–2 | 12,603 | Quinn, Burley |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 12 December 1999 | Rushden & Diamonds | H | 1–1 | 10,104 | Bent |
| R3R | 21 December 1999 | Rushden & Diamonds | A | 1–1 (won 6–5 on pens) | 6,010 | Derry |
| R4 | 8 January 2000 | Newcastle United | A | 1–4 | 36,220 | Smith |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 1st Leg | 10 August 1999 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 3–0 | 6,419 | Kachura, Smith (2) |
| R1 2nd Leg | 24 August 1999 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 3–0 (won 6–0 on agg) | 1,723 | Marcelo (2), Smith |
| R2 1st Leg | 14 September 1999 | Preston North End | H | 2–0 | 5,350 | Smith, Kachura |
| R2 2nd Leg | 21 September 1999 | Preston North End | A | 0–3 (lost 2–3 on agg) | 5,658 | |

## Players
### First-team squad

    Squad at end of 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 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Wayne Quinn |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Lee Sandford |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Rob Kozluk |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Jonathan Hunt |
| 7 | DF | AUS | Shaun Murphy |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Curtis Woodhouse |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Marcus Bent |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Paul Devlin |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Bobby Ford |
| 12 | FW | FRA | Laurent D'Jaffo |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Simon Tracey |
| 14 | GK | ENG | Matt Duke |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Ian Hamilton |
| 16 | MF | BEL | Axel Smeets |
| 18 | DF | BEL | Davy Gysbrechts |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Andy Woodward |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Stuart Wilson (on loan from Leicester City) |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Jon O'Connor |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Kevin Davies |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Ben Doane |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Paul Macari |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Adam Burley |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Paul Burke |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Mark Camm |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Craig McAughtrie |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Matt Mosley |
| 33 | FW | NIR | Andy Smith |
| 35 | MF | POR | Bruno Ribeiro |
| 37 | MF | ENG | Michael Brown |
| 38 | FW | SCO | Alex Notman (on loan from Manchester United) |
| 40 | DF | 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 | NIR | Aidan Davison (to Bradford City) |
| 2 | MF | ENG | Shaun Derry (to Portsmouth) |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Marcelo (to Birmingham City) |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Lee Morris (to Derby County) |
| 12 | MF | IRL | Brian Launders (released) |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Martin Smith (to Huddersfield Town) |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Nicky Marker (to Cheltenham Town) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Sagi Burton (to Port Vale) |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Jon Cullen (to Peterborough United) |
| 22 | FW | BLR | Pyotr Kachura (to Chengdu Wuniu) |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Dane Whitehouse (retired) |
| 32 | GK | ENG | Leigh Walker (to Barnsley) |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Jody Craddock (on loan from Sunderland) |
| 36 | MF | JAM | Paul Hall (on loan from Coventry City) |