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1999–2000 Ipswich Town F.C. season

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

Ipswich Town
1999–2000 season
ChairmanDavid Sheepshanks
ManagerGeorge Burley
StadiumPortman Road
First Division3rd (promoted via play-offs)
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Play-offsWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: David Johnson (22)
All: David Johnson (23)
Highest home attendance21,908
(vs Walsall, 7 May 2000, First Division)
Lowest home attendance14,383
(vs Southampton, 13 Dec 1999, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance18,524

Season summary edit

Ipswich finished the season in third place in the First Division, missing out on the two automatic places for promotion to the Premiership and instead took part in the play-offs for the fourth year running, to determine the third promoted team.[1] Ipswich finished two points behind Manchester City (who were promoted in second place) and four behind league winners Charlton Athletic.

On the final day of the league season Ipswich played Walsall, and won 2–0 with two goals from Ipswich's top scorer David Johnson, who finished the season with 22 goals. At one point, after his first goal, second place Manchester City were trailing to Blackburn, meaning that Ipswich would qualify for promotion automatically.[2] However, this only lasted nine minutes, with City eventually scoring four goals to win the match and secure promotion.[3]

In the play-off semi-finals, Ipswich faced sixth-placed Bolton Wanderers, who had beaten them in the semi-final the previous year.[2] After a 2–2 draw in the first leg away at the Reebok Stadium, Ipswich won 5–3 at Portman Road, winning 7–5 on aggregate.[4][5][6]

In the play-off final, the last domestic competitive fixture at Wembley Stadium before the stadium was redeveloped,[7] Ipswich played fourth-placed Barnsley, beating them 4–2 and finally securing their return to the Premiership after an absence of five years.[8]

First-team squad edit

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 Richard Wright
2 DF   NED Fabian Wilnis
3 DF   ENG Jamie Clapham
4 DF   FRA Jean-Manuel Thetis
5 DF   ENG Tony Mowbray
6 DF   ENG Mark Venus
7 MF   ENG Mick Stockwell
8 MF   IRL Matt Holland (captain)
9 FW   JAM David Johnson
10 FW   ENG James Scowcroft
11 MF   NIR Jim Magilton
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW   ENG Richard Naylor
13 GK   ENG Mike Salmon
14 MF   ENG Jermaine Wright
15 MF   NED Marco Holster
17 DF   ENG Wayne Brown
24 DF   ENG John McGreal
25 DF   ENG Gary Croft
27 FW   ENG Marcus Stewart
29 GK   IRL Keith Branagan
30 MF   NED Martijn Reuser (on loan from Ajax)
32 FW   SWE Jonas Axeldal

Left club during season edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   ENG Adam Tanner (to Peterborough United)
19 FW   ENG Neil Midgley (on loan to Kidderminster Harriers)
23 FW   NIR Sean Friars (on loan to Portadown)
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 DF   ENG Michael Clegg (loan return to Manchester United)
31 GK   NED Sieb Dijkstra (released)

Reserve squad edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF   ENG Titus Bramble
20 FW   ENG Richard Logan
21 MF   ENG John Kennedy
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF   SCO Stuart Niven
26 GK   ENG James Pullen
– MF   FRA Patrice Maurel (on loan from Toulouse)

Pre-season edit

Ipswich traveled to Scandinavia for pre-season prior to the 1999–2000 season, playing friendlies against Swedish sides Gefle IF and GIF Sundsvall.[9]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
20 July 1999   St Albans City A 3–0 Unknown Friars, Naylor, Niven
22 July 1999   Gefle IF A 3–2 Unknown Stockwell, Scowcroft, Midgley
24 July 1999   GIF Sundsvall A 1–1 Unknown Johnson
27 July 1999   Peterborough United A 1–0 Unknown Johnson
31 July 1999   FC Twente H 1–2 Unknown Scowcroft

Competitions edit

Football League First Division edit

League table edit

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League First Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Charlton Athletic (C, P) 46 27 10 9 79 45 +34 91 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Manchester City (P) 46 26 11 9 78 40 +38 89
3 Ipswich Town (O, P) 46 25 12 9 71 42 +29 87 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4 Barnsley 46 24 10 12 88 67 +21 82
5 Birmingham City 46 22 11 13 65 44 +21 77
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Ipswich Town's score comes first

Matches edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 1999 Nottingham Forest H 3-1 20,830 Naylor, Johnson, Scowcroft
15 August 1999 Swindon Town A 4-1 6,195 Johnson (2), Naylor (2)
21 August 1999 Bolton Wanderers H 1-0 17,696 Johnson
28 August 1999 Sheffield United A 2-2 12,455 Scowcroft, Johnson
30 August 1999 Barnsley H 6-1 18,037 Johnson (2), Venus, Naylor, Scowcroft, Magilton
11 September 1999 Portsmouth A 1-1 16,034 Scowcroft
18 September 1999 Birmingham City H 0-1 19,758
26 September 1999 Manchester City H 2-1 19,406 Johnson, Croft
2 October 1999 Grimsby Town A 1-2 6,531 Magilton
16 October 1999 Queens Park Rangers H 1-4 17,544 Holland
19 October 1999 Charlton Athletic H 4-2 17,940 Scowcroft, Venus, Johnson, Stockwell
23 October 1999 Walsall A 1-0 6,526 Naylor
27 October 1999 Manchester City A 0-1 32,799
30 October 1999 Grimsby Town H 2-0 16,617 Clapham, Naylor
2 November 1999 Huddersfield Town A 1-3 12,093 Holland
6 November 1999 Blackburn Rovers A 2-2 18,512 Holland, Mowbray
12 November 1999 Tranmere Rovers H 0-0 14,514
21 November 1999 Norwich City A 0-0 19,948
24 November 1999 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1-0 15,731 Scowcroft
27 November 1999 Crewe Alexandra H 2-1 15,211 Johnson (2)
5 December 1999 Nottingham Forest A 1-0 15,724 Holland
7 December 1999 Crystal Palace A 2-2 13,176 Holland, Johnson
18 December 1999 West Bromwich Albion H 3-1 14,712 Johnson, Scowcroft, Midgley
26 December 1999 Fulham A 0-0 17,255
28 December 1999 Stockport County H 1-0 20,671 Scowcroft
3 January 2000 Port Vale A 2-1 6,908 Holland, Scowcroft
15 January 2000 Swindon Town H 3-0 17,326 Stockwell, Naylor (2)
22 January 2000 Bolton Wanderers A 1-1 11,924 Holland
29 January 2000 Sheffield United H 1-1 17,350 Johnson (pen)
5 February 2000 Barnsley A 2-0 17,601 Scowcroft, Stewart
12 February 2000 Huddersfield Town H 2-1 21,233 Scowcroft, Stewart
19 February 2000 Crewe Alexandra A 2-1 6,393 Clapham, Wright
27 February 2000 Birmingham City A 1-1 20,493 Johnson
4 March 2000 Portsmouth H 0-1 20,305
7 March 2000 Blackburn Rovers H 0-0 18,871
11 March 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1-2 22,652 Scowcroft
19 March 2000 Norwich City H 0-2 21,760
22 March 2000 Tranmere Rovers A 2-0 6,933 Holland, Johnson
25 March 2000 Fulham H 1-0 20,168 Reuser
4 April 2000 West Browich Albion A 1-1 12,536 Holland
8 April 2000 Port Vale H 3-0 19,663 Scowcroft, Johnson, Holland
15 April 2000 Stockport County A 1-0 8,501 Johnson
22 April 2000 Queens Park Rangers A 1-3 14,920 Magilton (pen)
25 April 2000 Crystal Palace H 1-0 18,798 Johnson
29 April 2000 Charlton Athletic A 3-1 20,043 Magilton, Johnson, Reuser
7 May 2000 Walsall H 2-0 21,908 Johnson (2)

First Division play-offs edit

Main article: 2000 Football League play-offs
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SF 1st Leg 14 May 2000 Bolton Wanderers A 2-2 18,814 Stewart (2)
SF 2nd Leg 17 May 2000 Bolton Wanderers H 5-3 (won 7–5 on agg) 21,543 Magilton (3), Clapham (pen), Reuser
Final 29 May 2000 Barnsley Wembley Stadium 4-2 73,427 Mowbray, Naylor, Stewart, Reuser

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 13 December 1999 Southampton H 0-1 14,383

League Cup edit

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 11 August 1999 Brentford A 2-0 Johnson, Clapham
R1 2nd Leg 24 August 1999 Brentford H 2-0 (won 4–0 on agg) Scowcroft, Clapham
R2 1st Leg 14 September 1999 Crewe Alexandra A 1-2 Venus
R2 2nd Leg 21 September 1999 Crewe Alexandra H 1-1 (lost 2–3 on agg) Scowcroft

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date Pos Name From Fee Ref
14 July 1999 GK   Mike Salmon   Charlton Athletic Free transfer [10]
21 July 1999 MF   Jermaine Wright   Crewe Alexandra £500,000 [11]
5 August 1999 DF   John McGreal   Tranmere Rovers £650,000 [12]
23 August 1999 FW   Jonas Axeldal   Calcio Foggia Free transfer [13]
21 September 1999 DF   Gary Croft   Blackburn Rovers £540,000 [14]
29 September 1999 GK   James Pullen   Heybridge Swifts Free transfer [15]
11 November 1999 GK   Sieb Dijkstra   Dundee United Free transfer [16]
1 February 2000 FW   Marcus Stewart   Huddersfield Town £2,750,000 [17]
22 March 2000 GK   Keith Branagan   Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [18]

Loans in edit

Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
8 February 2000 MF   Patrice Maurel   Toulouse 30 June 2000 [19]
16 February 2000 DF   Michael Clegg   Manchester United 10 March 2000 [20]
23 March 2000 MF   Martijn Reuser   Ajax 30 June 2000 [21]

Transfers out edit

Date Pos Name To Fee Ref
3 June 1999 DF   David Theobald   Brentford Free transfer [22]
1 July 1999 GK   Lee Bracey   Hull City Free transfer [23]
1 July 1999 DF   Jason Cundy   Portsmouth Free transfer [24]
1 July 1999 MF   Bobby Petta   Celtic Free transfer [25]
14 July 1999 MF   Kieron Dyer   Newcastle United £6,000,000 [26]
16 November 1999 GK   Sieb Dijkstra Free agent Released [16]
23 March 2000 MF   Adam Tanner   Peterborough United Free transfer [27]
23 March 2000 MF   Chris Keeble   Colchester United Free transfer [28]

Loans out edit

Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
23 September 1999 FW   Neil Midgley   Luton Town 23 November 1999 [29]
30 December 1999 DF   Titus Bramble   Colchester United 30 January 2000 [30]
18 March 2000 FW   Sean Friars   Portadown 18 May 2000 [31]
30 March 2000 FW   Neil Midgley   Kidderminster Harriers 8 May 2000 [29]

Squad statistics edit

All statistics updated as of end of season

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division FA Cup League Cup Play-offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ENG Richard Wright 53 0 46 0 1 0 4 0 2 0
Defenders
2 DF   NED Fabian Wilnis 40 0 35 0 1 0 1+1 0 1+1 0
3 DF   ENG Jamie Clapham 54 5 46 2 1 0 4 2 3 1
4 DF   FRA Jean-Manuel Thetis 20 0 16 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
5 DF   ENG Tony Mowbray 40 2 36 1 0 0 1 0 3 1
6 DF   ENG Mark Venus 34 3 28 2 0 0 3 1 3 0
17 DF   ENG Wayne Brown 30 13 25 13 1 0 2 0 1+1 0
24 DF   ENG John McGreal 38 1 34 0 1 0 0 0 3 1
25 DF   ENG Gary Croft 24 1 21 1 0 0 0 0 2+1 0
28 DF   ENG Michael Clegg 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF   ENG Mick Stockwell 42 2 35 2 1 0 3+1 0 2 0
8 MF   IRL Matt Holland 54 10 46 10 1 0 4 0 3 0
11 MF   NIR Jim Magilton 46 7 39 4 1 0 3 0 3 3
14 MF   ENG Jermaine Wright 39 1 34 1 0+1 0 3 0 1 0
30 MF   NED Martijn Reuser 11 4 2+6 2 0 0 0 0 0+3 2
Forwards
9 FW   JAM David Johnson 52 23 44 22 1 0 4 1 3 0
10 FW   ENG James Scowcroft 50 15 43 13 1 0 4 2 2 0
12 FW   ENG Richard Naylor 43 9 36 8 0+1 0 3+1 0 0+2 1
19 FW   ENG Neil Midgley 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW   ENG Richard Logan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW   NIR Sean Friars 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW   ENG Marcus Stewart 13 5 9+1 2 0 0 0 0 3 3
32 FW   SWE Jonas Axeldal 20 0 1+15 0 0+1 0 0+3 0 0 0

Last updated: end of season
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers edit

No. Pos Nat Player First Division FA Cup League Cup Play-offs Total
9 FW   David Johnson 22 0 1 0 23
10 FW   James Scowcroft 13 0 2 0 15
17 DF   Wayne Brown 13 0 0 0 13
8 MF   Matt Holland 10 0 0 0 10
12 FW   Richard Naylor 8 0 0 1 9
11 MF   Jim Magilton 4 0 0 3 7
3 DF   Jamie Clapham 2 0 2 1 5
27 FW   Marcus Stewart 2 0 0 3 5
30 MF   Martijn Reuser 2 0 0 2 4
6 DF   Mark Venus 2 0 1 0 3
5 DF   Tony Mowbray 1 0 0 1 2
7 MF   Mick Stockwell 2 0 0 0 2
14 MF   Jermaine Wright 1 0 0 0 1
19 FW   Neil Midgely 1 0 0 0 1
24 DF   John McGreal 0 0 0 1 1
25 DF   Gary Croft 1 0 0 0 1
Total 84 0 6 12 102

Clean sheets edit

No. Nat Player First Division FA Cup League Cup Play-offs Total
1   Richard Wright 18 0 2 0 20
Total 18 0 2 0 20

Disciplinary record edit

No. Pos Nat Player First Division FA Cup League Cup Play-offs Total
                   
2 DF   Fabian Wilnis 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
3 DF   Jamie Clapham 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF   Jean-Manuel Thetis 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
5 DF   Tony Mowbray 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
6 DF   Mark Venus 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
9 FW   David Johnson 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
10 FW   James Scowcroft 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
11 MF   Jim Magilton 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1
12 FW   Richard Naylor 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
14 MF   Jermaine Wright 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
17 DF   Wayne Brown 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
24 DF   John McGreal 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
25 DF   Gary Croft 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
28 DF   Michael Clegg 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 50 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 53 3

Awards edit

Player awards edit

Award Player Ref
Player of the Year   James Scowcroft [32]

PFA First Division Team of the Year edit

Player Ref
  Richard Wright [33]
  Marcus Stewart [34]

References edit

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External links edit

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