# 1999–2000 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Nottingham Forest competed in the Football League First Division.

## Season summary

Under the management of David Platt, Forest were expected to make a push for an immediate return to the Premier League, but it all went wrong for Forest and they never looked anywhere near attempting a promotion challenge. In fact, they finished the season closer to a second successive relegation than the play-off places, let alone the automatic promotion places.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 12 | Norwich City | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 57 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 57 | 68 | −11 | 57 |
| 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 |

### 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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | D | D | L | W | D | D | L | W | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | D | D | L | W | W | L | W | D | L | D | L | L | W | D | W | D | D | W | W |
| Position | 21 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |

## Results

Nottingham Forest's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 7 August 1999 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–3 | 20,830 | Bart-Williams (pen) |
| 14 August 1999 | Grimsby Town | H | 2–1 | 17,121 | Freedman, Palmer |
| 20 August 1999 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–1 | 13,202 | Freedman |
| 28 August 1999 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–1 | 18,442 | Wright |
| 30 August 1999 | Manchester City | A | 0–1 | 31,857 | |
| 4 September 1999 | Walsall | H | 4–1 | 15,081 | Freedman (2), Chettle (pen), Wright |
| 11 September 1999 | Swindon Town | A | 0–0 | 8,203 | |
| 19 September 1999 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | 20,694 | Allou |
| 25 September 1999 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2–3 | 14,978 | Freedman, Wright (pen) |
| 1 October 1999 | Barnsley | H | 3–0 | 15,255 | Rogers, Bonalair, Freedman |
| 16 October 1999 | Sheffield United | A | 1–2 | 15,687 | Freedman |
| 19 October 1999 | Port Vale | A | 2–0 | 5,714 | Bonalair, Wright |
| 23 October 1999 | Stockport County | H | 1–1 | 15,770 | Wright |
| 27 October 1999 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | 15,572 | Harewood |
| 30 October 1999 | Barnsley | A | 0–1 | 14,727 | |
| 6 November 1999 | Norwich City | A | 0–1 | 15,818 | |
| 14 November 1999 | Huddersfield Town | H | 1–3 | 15,258 | Rogers |
| 20 November 1999 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–3 | 6,693 | |
| 24 November 1999 | Portsmouth | H | 2–0 | 13,841 | John, Beck |
| 27 November 1999 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–2 | 15,920 | |
| 5 December 1999 | Ipswich Town | H | 0–1 | 15,724 | |
| 15 December 1999 | Fulham | H | 0–0 | 14,250 | |
| 18 December 1999 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–0 | 15,289 | John |
| 26 December 1999 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–2 | 23,406 | Johnson |
| 28 December 1999 | Birmingham City | H | 1–0 | 20,821 | Harewood |
| 3 January 2000 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–3 | 19,787 | |
| 15 January 2000 | Grimsby Town | A | 3–4 | 6,738 | Rogers (2), Lever (own goal) |
| 22 January 2000 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–0 | 19,863 | |
| 29 January 2000 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–1 | 12,297 | Quashie |
| 5 February 2000 | Manchester City | H | 1–3 | 25,846 | Bart-Williams |
| 12 February 2000 | Walsall | A | 2–0 | 8,027 | Rogers, Freedman |
| 19 February 2000 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–0 | 16,421 | Rogers, Quashie |
| 26 February 2000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–3 | 24,444 | |
| 4 March 2000 | Swindon Town | H | 3–1 | 19,748 | Rogers, Bart-Williams (pen), Freedman |
| 8 March 2000 | Norwich City | H | 1–1 | 15,640 | Lester |
| 11 March 2000 | Portsmouth | A | 1–2 | 14,336 | Johnson |
| 18 March 2000 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–1 | 14,428 | Harewood |
| 21 March 2000 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–2 | 12,893 | Harewood |
| 25 March 2000 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–1 | 16,823 | |
| 1 April 2000 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 3–0 | 7,014 | Prutton, Rogers (2) |
| 8 April 2000 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–1 | 20,922 | Bart-Williams |
| 15 April 2000 | Birmingham City | A | 1–0 | 23,006 | Purse (own goal) |
| 22 April 2000 | Sheffield United | H | 0–0 | 17,172 | |
| 24 April 2000 | Fulham | A | 1–1 | 12,696 | Lester |
| 29 April 2000 | Port Vale | H | 2–0 | 15,534 | John, Prutton |
| 7 May 2000 | Stockport County | A | 3–2 | 7,756 | Bart-Williams, Taylor (own goal), Flynn (own goal) |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 10 December 1999 | Oxford United | H | 1–1 | 8,079 | Freedman |
| R3R | 8 January 2000 | Oxford United | A | 3–1 | 7,191 | Bart-Williams, (2, 1 pen), Rogers |
| R4 | 19 January 2000 | Chelsea | A | 0–2 | 30,125 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 1st Leg | 11 August 1999 | Mansfield Town | H | 3–0 | 8,300 | Bart-Williams, Quashie, Allou |
| R1 2nd Leg | 24 August 1999 | Mansfield Town | A | 0–1 (won 3–1 on agg) | 3,072 | |
| R2 1st Leg | 15 September 1999 | Bristol City | H | 2–1 | 5,015 | Harewood, Rogers |
| R2 2nd Leg | 21 September 1999 | Bristol City | A | 0–0 (won 2–1 on agg) | 8,259 | |
| R3 | 13 October 1999 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–4 | 15,524 | Freedman |

## 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 |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Dave Beasant |
| 2 | DF | FRA | Matthieu Louis-Jean |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Alan Rogers |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Nigel Quashie |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Colin Calderwood |
| 6 | DF | NOR | Jon Olav Hjelde |
| 7 | MF | ENG | David Platt (player-manager) |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Riccardo Scimeca |
| 9 | MF | ITA | Gianluca Petrachi |
| 10 | MF | WAL | Andy Johnson |
| 11 | DF | ENG | Chris Bart-Williams |
| 12 | GK | WAL | Mark Crossley |
| 14 | FW | SCO | Dougie Freedman |
| 15 | DF | ENG | John Terry (on loan from Chelsea) |
| 16 | DF | ITA | Salvatore Matrecano |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Ian Woan |
| 19 | FW | TRI | Stern John |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Tony Vaughan |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Jack Lester |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Richard Cooper |
| 23 | FW | CIV | Bernard Allou |
| 24 | DF | WAL | Christian Edwards |
| 25 | DF | SWE | Jesper Mattsson |
| 26 | GK | IRL | Barry Roche |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Andy Gray |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Kevin Dawson |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Marlon Harewood |
| 30 | MF | ESP | Carlos Merino |
| 31 | DF | SCO | Chris Doig |
| 32 | MF | AUS | Gareth Edds |
| 34 | MF | ENG | David Prutton |
| 35 | FW | IRL | David Freeman |
| 36 | DF | CAN | Jim Brennan |
| 37 | MF | SCO | Gareth Williams |
| 38 | MF | IRL | Keith Foy |

### 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 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Steve Chettle (to Barnsley) |
| 15 | MF | IRL | John Burns (to Bristol City) |
| 15 | DF | ITA | Moreno Mannini (retired) |
| 17 | MF | FRA | Thierry Bonalair (to FC Zürich) |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Carlton Palmer (to Coventry City) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Steve Guinan (to Cambridge United) |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Steve Melton (to Stoke City) |
| 32 | FW | DEN | Mikkel Beck (on loan from Derby County) |
| 32 | FW | ENG | Ian Wright (on loan from West Ham United) |
| 33 | GK | ENG | Mark Goodlad (to Port Vale) |

### 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 |
| - | DF | IRL | John Thompson |
| - | MF | IRL | Brian Cash |
| - | MF | ENG | Richard Hodgson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | MF | ENG | Jermaine Jenas |
| - | MF | IRL | Liam Kearney |
| - | MF | IRL | Andy Reid |