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.
Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38
9
11
18
44
57
−13
38
6
3
10
22
25
−3
3
8
8
22
32
−10
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
Derby County's score comes first [ 1]
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
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
11 December 1999
Burnley H
0–1
23,400
Squad at end of season [ 2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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
Transfers in:
Transfers out:
Total spending:
Considering starts in all competitions [ 3] Considering a 3–5–2 formation [ 4] 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
^ Powell was born in Lambeth , England , but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1998.
^ Dorigo was born in Adelaide , Australia , but also qualified to represent England internationally after obtaining citizenship and made his international debut for England in 1989.
^ Burton was born in Reading , England , but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in September 1997.
^ Delap was born in Sutton Coldfield , England , but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1998.
^ Strupar was born in Zagreb , SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia ) but became a naturalised Belgian citizen and made his international debut for Belgium in 1999.
^ Harper was born in Oldham , England , but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
£12,460,000
£4,900,000
Mart Poom, 29
Jacob Laursen, 38
Horacio Carbonari, 31 (#17, 
Spencer Prior, has 18 starts as a central defender)
Rory Delap, 37
Darryl Powell, 33
Stefano Eranio, 18 (#33, 
Craig Burley, has 19 starts as a right and central midfielder)
Stefan Schnoor, 22