# 1999–2000 Swindon Town F.C. season

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

## Season summary

Swindon's financial problems came to a head during the 1999–2000 season when in January 2000 Swindon—£4m in debt and losing £25,000 a week—went into administration for the first time. Chairman Rikki Hunt was forced to resign and 15 staff members were made redundant. At one point, manager Jimmy Quinn was told not to pick midfielder Robin Hulbert because one more appearance would trigger a £25,000 payment to Everton under the terms of his 1996 transfer. Swindon's future was safeguarded when a consortium headed by business tycoon Terry Brady took over the club and they came out of administration towards the end of the season. But it was too late to save Swindon's place in Division One — they had already been relegated in bottom place. The club's new owner sacked manager Jimmy Quinn and appointed Colin Todd — who had won promotion to the Premiership with Bolton in 1997 — as manager, in hope of getting the club's fortunes back on track.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 51 | |
| 21 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 49 | |
| 22 | Walsall (R) | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 52 | 77 | −25 | 46 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 23 | Port Vale (R) | 46 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 48 | 69 | −21 | 36 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 24 | Swindon Town (R) | 46 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 77 | −39 | 36 | Relegation to the Second Division |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Soccerbase: 1999-2000 Football League First Division table

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | D | D | L | D | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | D |
| Position | 14 | 22 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |

## Results

Swindon Town's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 7 August 1999 | Walsall | A | 0-0 | 6,437 | |
| 15 August 1999 | Ipswich Town | H | 1-4 | 6,195 | Grazioli |
| 21 August 1999 | Crystal Palace | A | 2-1 | 12,726 | Grazioli, Onoura |
| 28 August 1999 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1-2 | 6,565 | Walters |
| 30 August 1999 | Grimsby Town | H | 0-1 | 5,705 | |
| 11 September 1999 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0-0 | 8,203 | |
| 18 September 1999 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1-2 | 5,280 | Ndah |
| 25 September 1999 | Port Vale | A | 0-2 | 4,629 | |
| 28 September 1999 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2-1 | 7,354 | Grayson (own goal), Howe |
| 2 October 1999 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0-4 | 6,711 | |
| 9 October 1999 | Stockport County | H | 1-1 | 5,318 | Hay |
| 16 October 1999 | Fulham | A | 0-1 | 13,715 | |
| 19 October 1999 | Barnsley | A | 0-1 | 12,026 | |
| 23 October 1999 | Sheffield United | H | 2-2 | 5,504 | Hay (2) |
| 25 October 1999 | Port Vale | H | 2-1 | 5,703 | Onoura, Grazioli |
| 30 October 1999 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0-2 | 12,486 | |
| 6 November 1999 | Huddersfield Town | A | 0-4 | 11,891 | Flo |
| 12 November 1999 | Norwich City | H | 0-0 | 7,404 | |
| 20 November 1999 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1-1 | 19,917 | Onoura (pen) |
| 23 November 1999 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1-2 | 6,515 | Carrick |
| 27 November 1999 | Birmingham City | A | 1-1 | 22,620 | Onoura |
| 4 December 1999 | Walsall | H | 1-1 | 7,186 | Carrick |
| 18 December 1999 | Manchester City | A | 0-3 | 31,751 | |
| 26 December 1999 | Portsmouth | H | 1-1 | 10,279 | Hay |
| 28 December 1999 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1-3 | 8,068 | Hay |
| 3 January 2000 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0-1 | 9,460 | |
| 15 January 2000 | Ipswich Town | A | 0-3 | 17,326 | |
| 23 January 2000 | Crystal Palace | H | 2-4 | 5,214 | Reeves, Hall |
| 29 January 2000 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1-1 | 11,856 | Hall |
| 5 February 2000 | Grimsby Town | H | 0-1 | 5,784 | |
| 12 February 2000 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0-0 | 16,938 | |
| 19 February 2000 | Birmingham City | H | 1-4 | 7,591 | Hay |
| 26 February 2000 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 0-1 | 5,003 | |
| 4 March 2000 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1-3 | 19,748 | Hay (pen) |
| 7 March 2000 | Huddersfield Town | H | 2-0 | 4,701 | Collins, Hay |
| 11 March 2000 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1-0 | 19,569 | Kiely (own goal) |
| 18 March 2000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1-2 | 8,748 | A Williams |
| 22 March 2000 | Norwich City | A | 2-0 | 13,662 | Hay (2) |
| 25 March 2000 | Portsmouth | A | 1-4 | 15,305 | Gray |
| 1 April 2000 | Manchester City | H | 0-2 | 12,397 | |
| 8 April 2000 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1-2 | 12,633 | Grazioli |
| 15 April 2000 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 3-1 | 4,925 | Griffin, Grazioli, Gray |
| 22 April 2000 | Fulham | H | 1-0 | 7,556 | Grazioli |
| 24 April 2000 | Stockport County | A | 0-3 | 5,362 | |
| 29 April 2000 | Barnsley | H | 1-2 | 6,151 | J Williams |
| 7 May 2000 | Sheffield United | A | 2-2 | 12,603 | Grazioli (2) |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 11 December 1999 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1-2 | 10,939 | Gooden |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 1st Leg | 10 August 1999 | Leyton Orient | H | 0-1 | 3,587 | |
| R1 2nd Leg | 25 August 1999 | Leyton Orient | A | 1-1 (lost 1–2 on agg) | 4,000 | Walters |

## Squad

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 | AUS | Frank Talia |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Mark Robinson |
| 3 | DF | WAL | Gareth Hall |
| 4 | MF | SCO | Scott Leitch |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Gareth Davies |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Bryan Smith |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Bobby Howe |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Wayne Gray (on loan from Wimbledon) |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Giuliano Grazioli |
| 11 | MF | WAL | Michael Meaker (on loan from Bristol Rovers) |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Alan Reeves |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Alan Young |
| 16 | MF | SCO | Lee Collins |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Steve Cowe |
| 18 | GK | ENG | Steve Mildenhall |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Adam Willis |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Charlie Griffin |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Sol Davis |
| 23 | MF | FRA | Philippe Cuervo |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Sam Campagna |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Frazer McHugh |
| 26 | FW | IRL | Nicky Burke |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Jamie Mills |
| 28 | DF | NIR | Ricky Culbertson |
| 29 | GK | IRL | Alan Flanagan |
| 30 | MF | NIR | Paul McAreavey |
| 31 | MF | WAL | Alun Hughes |
| 32 | DF | ENG | James Williams |
| 33 | MF | WAL | Andy Williams |
| 40 | FW | NIR | Jimmy Quinn (player-manager) |

### 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 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Craig Taylor (to Plymouth Argyle) |
| 8 | FW | NGA | George Ndah (to Wolverhampton Wanderers) |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Paul Thirlwell (to Sunderland) |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Mark Walters (to Bristol Rovers) |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Ty Gooden (to Gillingham) |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Iffy Onoura (to Gillingham) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Michael Carrick (to West Ham United) |
| 8 | FW | BRB | Mark McCammon (to Brentford) |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Jimmy Glass (to Cambridge United) |
| 31 | GK | NED | Bart Griemink (to Peterborough United) |
| 15 | FW | SCO | Chris Hay (to Huddersfield Town) |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Robin Hulbert (to Bristol City) |