# 1999–2000 Walsall F.C. season

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

## Season summary

In the 1999–2000 season, Walsall were relegated on the final day despite derby wins over local rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion earlier in the campaign.

## 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

Walsall's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 7 August 1999 | Swindon Town | H | 0–0 | 6,437 | |
| 14 August 1999 | Sheffield United | A | 1–1 | 12,581 | Wrack |
| 21 August 1999 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–4 | 6,238 | Robins |
| 28 August 1999 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 2–1 | 24,439 | Barras, Rammell |
| 30 August 1999 | Norwich City | H | 2–2 | 6,187 | Barras, Wrack |
| 4 September 1999 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–4 | 15,081 | Robins |
| 11 September 1999 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–1 | 6,014 | |
| 18 September 1999 | Manchester City | H | 0–1 | 7,260 | |
| 25 September 1999 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–2 | 18,232 | |
| 2 October 1999 | Stockport County | H | 1–2 | 5,492 | Ricketts |
| 8 October 1999 | Birmingham City | H | 1–0 | 7,164 | Rammell |
| 16 October 1999 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–0 | 19,562 | Rammell |
| 19 October 1999 | Portsmouth | A | 1–5 | 9,042 | Wrack |
| 23 October 1999 | Ipswich Town | H | 0–1 | 6,526 | |
| 25 October 1999 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–1 | 6,484 | Ricketts |
| 30 October 1999 | Stockport County | A | 1–1 | 6,592 | Ricketts |
| 6 November 1999 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–2 | 18,663 | Bukrán |
| 12 November 1999 | Port Vale | H | 0–0 | 6,190 | |
| 20 November 1999 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–2 | 10,058 | Ricketts |
| 23 November 1999 | Huddersfield Town | H | 2–0 | 5,860 | Robins, Rammell |
| 26 November 1999 | Fulham | H | 1–3 | 5,449 | Matías |
| 4 December 1999 | Swindon Town | A | 1–1 | 7,186 | Wrack |
| 18 December 1999 | Barnsley | A | 2–3 | 13,300 | Keates, Roper |
| 26 December 1999 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–2 | 7,214 | Bukrán |
| 28 December 1999 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–3 | 13,943 | Ricketts (2) |
| 3 January 2000 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2–0 | 6,873 | Ricketts, Matías |
| 15 January 2000 | Sheffield United | H | 2–1 | 6,222 | Viveash, Robins |
| 22 January 2000 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 3–2 | 6,275 | Bennett, Ricketts, Harper |
| 29 January 2000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | 9,422 | Barras |
| 5 February 2000 | Norwich City | A | 1–1 | 16,837 | Ricketts |
| 12 February 2000 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0–2 | 8,027 | |
| 19 February 2000 | Fulham | A | 0–2 | 10,540 | |
| 26 February 2000 | Manchester City | A | 1–1 | 32,438 | Matías |
| 4 March 2000 | Grimsby Town | H | 1–0 | 5,384 | Robins |
| 7 March 2000 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–4 | 6,227 | Robins (pen), Vlachos |
| 11 March 2000 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–1 | 12,424 | Eyjólfsson |
| 18 March 2000 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–3 | 6,414 | Barras, Hall |
| 21 March 2000 | Port Vale | A | 2–1 | 5,737 | Matías, Fenton |
| 25 March 2000 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–1 | 6,537 | Ricketts (pen) |
| 1 April 2000 | Barnsley | H | 1–4 | 7,218 | Hall |
| 8 April 2000 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 3–4 | 11,777 | Hall, Ricketts, Bennett |
| 15 April 2000 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–2 | 6,323 | Matías, Hall |
| 22 April 2000 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–1 | 9,161 | Rammell, Bennett |
| 24 April 2000 | Birmingham City | A | 0–2 | 24,268 | |
| 29 April 2000 | Portsmouth | H | 1–0 | 8,151 | Matías |
| 7 May 2000 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–2 | 21,908 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 11 December 1999 | Gillingham | H | 1–1 | 4,314 | Robins (pen) |
| R3R | 8 January 2000 | Gillingham | A | 1–2 | 6,538 | Lárusson |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 1st Leg | 10 August 1999 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 4–1 | 3,502 | Bukrán, Robins, Eyjólfsson |
| R1 2nd Leg | 24 August 1999 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 4–1 (won 8–2 on agg) | 1,834 | Keates, Barras, Bukrán, Eyjólfsson |
| R2 1st Leg | 14 September 1999 | Sunderland | A | 2–3 | 14,388 | Bukrán, Rae (own goal) |
| R2 2nd Leg | 21 September 1999 | Sunderland | H | 0–5 (lost 2–8 on agg) | 5,109 | |

## 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 | ENG | Jimmy Walker |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Chris Marsh |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Ian Brightwell |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Adi Viveash |
| 5 | DF | GRE | Michalis Vlachos |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Ian Roper |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Darren Wrack |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Mark Robins |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Andy Rammell |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Dean Keates |
| 11 | DF | ARG | Gino Padula |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Jason Brissett |
| 15 | MF | ISL | Bjarni Lárusson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | ISL | Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson |
| 17 | GK | ENG | Carl Emberson |
| 19 | MF | JAM | Paul Hall |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Graham Fenton |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Matt Gadsby |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Michael Ricketts |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Alfie Carter |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Dion Scott |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Tony Barras |
| 26 | MF | HUN | Gábor Bukrán |
| 27 | MF | ESP | Pedro Matías |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Jamie Forrester |
| 29 | MF | SCO | Tom Bennett (on loan from Stockport County) |

### 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 |
| 3 | MF | ENG | Neil Pointon (to Chesterfield) |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Richard Green (to Northampton Town) |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Tony Daley (to Forest Green Rovers) |
| 11 | FW | FRA | Samassi Abou (returned to West Ham United) |
| 12 | MF | YUG | Darko Mavrak (released) |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Wayne Thomas (to Shrewsbury Town) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Clive Platt (to Rochdale) |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Lee Todd (returned to Bradford City) |
| 19 | MF | SCO | Kevin Harper (returned to Derby County) |
| 20 | MF | SLE | John Keister (to Chester City) |
| 28 | FW | BRA | Marcus di Giuseppe (to Universitario de Deportes) |