# 1999–2000 Derby County F.C. season

The 1999–2000 English football season was Derby County F.C.'s fourth consecutive season in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

## Season summary

After two successive top 10 finishes which gave promise a possible bid for a UEFA Cup place, Derby County endured their most difficult season in recent year as they finished 16th with a mere 38 points, just two places and five points clear of relegation.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 14 | Coventry City | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 44 | |
| 15 | Southampton | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 62 | −17 | 44 | |
| 16 | Derby County | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 38 | |
| 17 | Bradford City | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 36 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round |
| 18 | Wimbledon (R) | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 74 | −28 | 33 | Relegation to the Football League First Division |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: 1999–2000 FA Premier League 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 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | W | W | D | D | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | D | L | D | W | D | D | L |
| Position | 9 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |

## Results

Derby County's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### FA Premier League

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 7 August 1999 | Leeds United | A | 0–0 | 40,118 | |
| 10 August 1999 | Arsenal | H | 1–2 | 25,901 | Delap |
| 14 August 1999 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–3 | 24,045 | Burton |
| 21 August 1999 | Coventry City | A | 0–2 | 17,685 | |
| 25 August 1999 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–0 | 20,943 | Delap, Sturridge |
| 28 August 1999 | Everton | H | 1–0 | 26,550 | Fuertes |
| 11 September 1999 | Wimbledon | A | 2–2 | 12,282 | Carbonari, Johnson |
| 18 September 1999 | Sunderland | H | 0–5 | 28,264 | |
| 25 September 1999 | Bradford City | H | 0–1 | 31,305 | |
| 4 October 1999 | Southampton | A | 3–3 | 14,208 | Delap, Laursen, Beck |
| 16 October 1999 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–1 | 29,815 | |
| 25 October 1999 | Newcastle United | A | 0–2 | 35,614 | |
| 30 October 1999 | Chelsea | H | 3–1 | 28,614 | Burton, Delap (2) |
| 6 November 1999 | Liverpool | A | 0–2 | 44,467 | |
| 20 November 1999 | Manchester United | H | 1–2 | 33,370 | Delap |
| 28 November 1999 | Arsenal | A | 1–2 | 37,964 | Sturridge |
| 5 December 1999 | Leeds United | H | 0–1 | 29,455 | |
| 18 December 1999 | Leicester City | A | 1–0 | 18,581 | Powell |
| 26 December 1999 | Aston Villa | H | 0–2 | 33,222 | |
| 28 December 1999 | West Ham United | A | 1–1 | 24,998 | Sturridge |
| 3 January 2000 | Watford | H | 2–0 | 28,072 | Strupar (2) |
| 15 January 2000 | Middlesbrough | A | 4–1 | 32,745 | Christie (2), Burton, Burley |
| 22 January 2000 | Coventry City | H | 0–0 | 28,381 | |
| 5 February 2000 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 3–3 | 30,100 | Strupar, Burley, Hinchcliffe (own goal) |
| 12 February 2000 | Everton | A | 1–2 | 33,268 | Nimni |
| 26 February 2000 | Sunderland | A | 1–1 | 41,940 | Christie |
| 4 March 2000 | Wimbledon | H | 4–0 | 28,384 | Kinkladze, Christie, Sturridge, Burton |
| 11 March 2000 | Manchester United | A | 1–3 | 61,619 | Strupar |
| 18 March 2000 | Liverpool | H | 0–2 | 33,378 | |
| 25 March 2000 | Aston Villa | A | 0–2 | 28,613 | |
| 2 April 2000 | Leicester City | H | 3–0 | 25,763 | Burley, Delap, Sturridge |
| 8 April 2000 | Watford | A | 0–0 | 16,579 | |
| 15 April 2000 | West Ham United | H | 1–2 | 31,202 | Sturridge |
| 21 April 2000 | Bradford City | A | 4–4 | 18,276 | Delap, Strupar, Burley (2 pens) |
| 24 April 2000 | Southampton | H | 2–0 | 29,403 | Powell, Christie |
| 29 April 2000 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–1 | 33,044 | Carbonari |
| 6 May 2000 | Newcastle United | H | 0–0 | 32,724 | |
| 14 May 2000 | Chelsea | A | 0–4 | 35,084 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 11 December 1999 | Burnley | H | 0–1 | 23,400 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 1st Leg | 14 September 1999 | Swansea City | A | 0–0 | 6,260 | |
| R2 2nd Leg | 22 September 1999 | Swansea City | H | 3–1 (won 3–1 on agg) | 19,152 | Fuertes, Sturridge, Borbokis |
| R3 | 13 October 1999 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–2 | 20,242 | Beck |

## Players
### First-team squad

    Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | ARG | Horacio Carbonari |
| 3 | DF | GER | Stefan Schnoor |
| 4 | MF | JAM | Darryl Powell |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Tony Dorigo |
| 6 | FW | ENG | Lee Morris |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Seth Johnson |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Dean Sturridge |
| 9 | FW | JAM | Deon Burton |
| 10 | MF | IRL | Rory Delap |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Malcolm Christie |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Lars Bohinen |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Marc Bridge-Wilkinson |
| 16 | DF | DEN | Jacob Laursen |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Richard Jackson |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Steve Elliott |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | FW | ARG | Esteban Fuertes |
| 21 | GK | EST | Mart Poom |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Paul Boertien |
| 24 | GK | ENG | Andy Oakes |
| 25 | FW | DEN | Mikkel Beck |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Marvin Robinson |
| 27 | MF | GEO | Georgi Kinkladze |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Adam Murray |
| 29 | MF | ITA | Stefano Eranio |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Danny Porter |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Chris Riggott |
| 32 | GK | ENG | Richard Knight |
| 33 | MF | SCO | Craig Burley |
| 35 | FW | BEL | Branko Strupar |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Russell Hoult (to Portsmouth) |
| 6 | DF | CRO | Igor Štimac (to West Ham United) |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Kevin Harper (to Portsmouth) |
| 13 | MF | ISR | Avi Nimni (on loan from Maccabi Tel Aviv) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Spencer Prior (to Manchester City) |
| 22 | DF | GRE | Vassilis Borbokis (to P.A.O.K.) |
| 27 | FW | ITA | Francesco Baiano (to Ternana) |

### Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 34 | GK | IRL | Gerard Doherty |
| 36 | DF | ENG | Wayne Adams |
| 37 | DF | ENG | Ian Evatt |
| 38 | DF | WAL | Karl Brown |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 39 | MF | ENG | Adam Bolder |
| 40 | MF | IRL | Brendon Canning |
| 41 | FW | ENG | Sinclair Le Geyt |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 18 May 1999 | MF | Seth Johnson | Crewe Alexandra | £4,100,000 |
| 3 June 1999 | GK | Andy Oakes | Hull City | £460,000 |
| 14 October 1999 | FW | Lee Morris | Sheffield United | £3,000,000 |
| 25 November 1999 | MF | Avi Nimni | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Loan |
| 1 December 1999 | MF | Craig Burley | Celtic | £3,000,000 |
| 17 December 1999 | FW | Branko Strupar | Racing Genk | £3,000,000 |
| 27 March 2000 | MF | Adam Bolder | Hull City | £113,000 |
| 19 April 2000 | MF | Georgi Kinkladze | Ajax | £3,000,000 |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| 10 June 1999 | GK | Tom Phillips | Hibernian | Free |
| 10 June 1999 | DF | Colin Morton | Hibernian | Free |
| 15 June 1999 | DF | James Wall | Hereford United | Free |
| 16 July 1999 | FW | Paulo Wanchope | West Ham United | £3,500,000 |
| 29 August 1999 | DF | Igor Štimac | West Ham United | £600,000 |
| 11 November 1999 | FW | Francesco Baiano | Ternana | Free |
| 31 December 1999 | DF | Vassilis Borbokis | P.A.O.K. | Free |
| 1 March 2000 | MF | Avi Nimni | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Loan Return |
| 6 March 2000 | MF | Kevin Harper | Portsmouth | £300,000 |
| 22 March 2000 | DF | Spencer Prior | Manchester City | £500,000 |
| 23 March 2000 | GK | Russell Hoult | Portsmouth | £300,000 |
    Transfers in: £12,460,000
    Transfers out: £4,900,000
    Total spending: £7,560,000

## Statistics
### Starting 11

    Considering starts in all competitions
    Considering a 3–5–2 formation
* GK: #21, Mart Poom, 29
* CB: #16, Jacob Laursen, 38
* CB: #2, Horacio Carbonari, 31 (#17, Spencer Prior, has 18 starts as a central defender)
* CB: #5, Tony Dorigo, 24 (#19, Steve Elliott, has 22 starts as a central and left defender)
* RM: #10, Rory Delap, 37
* CM: #4, Darryl Powell, 33
* CM: #7, Seth Johnson, 37
* CM: #29, Stefano Eranio, 18 (#33, Craig Burley, has 19 starts as a right and central midfielder)
* LM: #3, Stefan Schnoor, 22
* CF: #8, Dean Sturridge, 16
* CF: #9, Deon Burton, 15