During the 1999–2000 English football season, Watford F.C. competed in the FA Premier League, after being promoted from the First Division last season.
Watford managed some encouraging early results, including victories over Liverpool and Chelsea, suggesting that experienced manager Graham Taylor might be able to keep the club in the Premier League against all expectations. However, after the victory against Chelsea on 18 September, Watford only managed three more wins all season, and it soon became obvious that this campaign was a bridge too far after two successive promotions. The club were eventually relegated with the then-lowest points total in Premier League history, although observers widely predicted that Taylor would at least stabilise the club in Division One again, and maybe even get the club to make an immediate return to the Premiership.
^Hyde was born in Newham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2001.
^Wooter was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, but also qualifies to represent the Netherlands internationally and has represented them at U-19 and U-21 level.
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During the 1999 2000 English football season Watford F C competed in the FA Premier League after being promoted from the First Division last season Watford1999 2000 seasonChairmanElton JohnManagerGraham TaylorStadiumVicarage RoadFA Premier League20th relegated FA CupThird roundLeague CupThird roundTop goalscorerHelguson 6 Highest home attendance21 590 vs Sunderland 27 November 1999Lowest home attendance6 628 vs Wigan Athletic 14 September 1999Average home league attendance18 544 1998 992000 01 Contents 1 Season summary 2 Final league table 3 Results 3 1 Legend 3 2 FA Premier League 3 3 FA Cup 3 4 League Cup 4 Players 4 1 First team squad 4 2 Left club during season 4 3 Reserve squad 5 Transfers 5 1 In 5 2 Out 6 Statistics 6 1 Appearances 6 2 Starting 11 7 References 8 NotesSeason summary editWatford managed some encouraging early results including victories over Liverpool and Chelsea suggesting that experienced manager Graham Taylor might be able to keep the club in the Premier League against all expectations However after the victory against Chelsea on 18 September Watford only managed three more wins all season and it soon became obvious that this campaign was a bridge too far after two successive promotions The club were eventually relegated with the then lowest points total in Premier League history although observers widely predicted that Taylor would at least stabilise the club in Division One again and maybe even get the club to make an immediate return to the Premiership Final league table editMain article 1999 2000 FA Premier League Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 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 19 Sheffield Wednesday R 38 8 7 23 38 70 32 31 20 Watford R 38 6 6 26 35 77 42 24Source Premier LeagueRules 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 6 6 26 35 77 42 24 5 4 10 24 31 7 1 2 16 11 46 35 Source Statto Results by matchday Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738ResultLLWWLLLWLLLLLDDLLLLWLLLLDLLLWDLDLLLLDWPosition131914911151514141516181919191919191919191920202020202020202020202020202020Source Statto comW Win D Draw L LossResults editWatford s score comes first 1 Legend edit Win Draw Loss FA Premier League edit Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 7 August 1999 Wimbledon H 2 3 15 511 Kennedy pen Ngonge 10 August 1999 Sunderland A 0 2 40 630 14 August 1999 Liverpool A 1 0 44 174 Mooney 21 August 1999 Bradford City H 1 0 15 564 Mooney 24 August 1999 Aston Villa H 0 1 19 161 30 August 1999 Leicester City A 0 1 17 920 11 September 1999 West Ham United A 0 1 25 310 18 September 1999 Chelsea H 1 0 21 144 Smart 25 September 1999 Arsenal A 0 1 38 127 3 October 1999 Leeds United H 1 2 19 677 Williams 16 October 1999 Manchester United A 1 4 55 188 Johnson 24 October 1999 Middlesbrough H 1 3 16 081 Smith 31 October 1999 Coventry City A 0 4 21 700 6 November 1999 Sheffield Wednesday A 2 2 21 658 Ngonge Page 20 November 1999 Newcastle United H 1 1 19 539 Ngonge 27 November 1999 Sunderland H 2 3 21 590 Ngonge Johnson pen 4 December 1999 Wimbledon A 0 5 14 021 18 December 1999 Everton H 1 3 17 346 Ngonge 26 December 1999 Tottenham Hotspur A 0 4 36 089 28 December 1999 Southampton H 7 4 18 459 Perpetuini Gravelaine 2 3 January 2000 Derby County A 0 2 28 072 15 January 2000 Liverpool H 2 3 21 367 Johnson Helguson 22 January 2000 Bradford City A 2 3 16 864 Hyde Helguson 5 February 2000 Aston Villa A 0 4 27 647 12 February 2000 Leicester City H 1 1 16 814 Wooter 26 February 2000 Chelsea A 1 2 34 928 Smart 4 March 2000 West Ham United H 1 2 18 619 Helguson 11 March 2000 Newcastle United A 0 1 36 433 18 March 2000 Sheffield Wednesday H 1 0 15 840 Smart 25 March 2000 Tottenham Hotspur H 1 1 20 050 Smart 1 April 2000 Everton A 2 4 31 960 Smart Hyde 8 April 2000 Derby County H 0 0 16 579 15 April 2000 Southampton A 0 2 15 252 23 April 2000 Arsenal H 2 3 19 670 Helguson Hyde 29 April 2000 Manchester United H 2 3 20 250 Helguson Smith 3 May 2000 Leeds United A 1 3 36 324 Foley 6 May 2000 Middlesbrough A 1 1 32 930 Ward 14 May 2000 Coventry City H 1 0 18 977 Helguson FA Cup edit Main article 1999 2000 FA Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R3 11 December 1999 Birmingham City H 0 1 8 144 League Cup edit Main article 1999 2000 Football League Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R2 1st Leg 14 September 1999 Wigan Athletic H 2 0 6 628 Easton Hyde R2 2nd Leg 21 September 1999 Wigan Athletic A 1 3 won on away goals 5 006 Kennedy R3 13 October 1999 Middlesbrough A 0 1 8 843Players editFirst team squad edit Squad at end of season 2 3 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 nbsp ENG Alec Chamberlain 2 DF nbsp ENG Des Lyttle 3 DF nbsp NIR Peter Kennedy 4 DF nbsp WAL Rob Page captain 5 DF nbsp ENG Steve Palmer 6 DF nbsp ENG Paul Robinson 7 FW nbsp COD Michel Ngonge notes 1 8 MF nbsp ENG Micah Hyde notes 2 9 FW nbsp ENG Tommy Mooney 10 MF nbsp AUS Richard Johnson 11 FW nbsp ENG Nick Wright 12 FW nbsp SCO Allan Smart 13 GK nbsp ENG Chris Day 14 MF nbsp NED Nordin Wooter notes 3 15 FW nbsp ENG Gifton Noel Williams 16 DF nbsp ENG Nigel Gibbs No Pos Nation Player 17 FW nbsp ENG Tommy Smith 19 MF nbsp ENG Clint Easton 20 MF nbsp ISL Johann Gudmundsson 23 DF nbsp ENG Darren Ward 24 MF nbsp FRA Alexandre Bonnot 25 MF nbsp BEL Adrian Bakalli 26 DF nbsp ENG David Perpetuini 27 DF nbsp ENG James Panayi 31 FW nbsp ENG Steve Brooker 32 DF nbsp NIR Mark Williams notes 4 33 FW nbsp IRL Dominic Foley 34 GK nbsp AUT Herwig Walker 35 MF nbsp SCO Charlie Miller 36 DF nbsp ENG Neil Cox 37 FW nbsp ISL Heidar Helguson 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 18 DF nbsp NGA Benedict Iroha retired 21 DF nbsp ENG Keith Millen to Bristol City 21 MF nbsp FRA Xavier Gravelaine to Le Havre No Pos Nation Player 28 DF nbsp ENG Colin Miles to Greenock Morton 42 MF nbsp ENG Stuart Slater to Carlton SC 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 22 DF nbsp ENG Dean Yates 29 MF nbsp ENG Lee Johnson 30 MF nbsp ENG Lee Cook 38 DF nbsp ENG Jerel Ifil No Pos Nation Player 39 MF nbsp ENG Matthew Langston 40 MF nbsp ENG Gary Fisken 41 MF nbsp ENG Danny Grieves 43 FW nbsp ENG David WarnerTransfers editIn edit Date Pos Name From Fee 7 July 1999 DF Mark Williams Chesterfield Free 8 July 1999 DF Des Lyttle Nottingham Forest Free 9 July 1999 FW Dominic Foley Wolverhampton Wanderers Free 1 August 1999 MF Alexandre Bonnot Angers Free 6 August 1999 GK Herwig Walker Vorwarts Steyr Free 13 September 1999 MF Nordin Wooter Real Zaragoza 950 000 29 September 1999 MF Charlie Miller Rangers 450 000 1 November 1999 MF Lee Cook Aylesbury Free 4 November 1999 DF Neil Cox Bolton Wanderers 500 000 9 November 1999 MF Xavier Gravelaine Paris Saint Germain Free 2 January 2000 FW David Warner Brook House Free 11 January 2000 FW Heidar Helguson Lillestrom 1 500 000 Out edit Date Pos Name To Fee 22 June 1999 MF Tony Daley Walsall Free transfer 6 July 1999 DF Darren Bazeley Wolverhampton Wanderers Free 6 August 1999 DF Alon Hazan F C Ashdod Free 18 August 1999 MF Stuart Slater Carlton SC Free 11 November 1999 DF Keith Millen Bristol City 35 000 29 January 2000 MF Xavier Gravelaine Le Havre 300 000 5 February 2000 DF Colin Miles Greenock Morton Free Transfers in nbsp 3 400 000 Transfers out nbsp 335 000 Total spending nbsp 3 065 000Statistics editAppearances edit As of 14 May 2000 No Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK nbsp ENG Alec Chamberlain 31 0 27 0 1 0 3 0 2 DF nbsp ENG Des Lyttle 12 0 11 0 0 0 1 0 3 DF nbsp NIR Peter Kennedy 21 2 17 1 1 0 0 3 1 4 DF nbsp WAL Rob Page 40 1 36 1 1 0 3 0 5 DF nbsp ENG Steve Palmer 42 0 38 0 1 0 3 0 6 DF nbsp ENG Paul Robinson 36 0 29 3 0 1 0 3 0 7 FW nbsp COD Michel Ngonge 27 5 16 7 5 1 0 2 1 0 8 MF nbsp ENG Micah Hyde 38 4 33 1 3 1 0 3 1 9 FW nbsp ENG Tommy Mooney 13 2 8 4 2 0 0 1 0 10 MF nbsp AUS Richard Johnson 25 3 20 3 3 1 0 1 0 11 FW nbsp ENG Nick Wright 6 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 12 FW nbsp SCO Allan Smart 16 5 13 1 5 0 0 1 1 0 13 GK nbsp ENG Chris Day 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 14 FW nbsp NED Nordin Wooter 22 4 16 4 4 1 0 1 0 15 FW nbsp ENG Gifton Noel Williams 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 DF nbsp ENG Nigel Gibbs 20 0 11 6 0 0 1 0 2 0 17 FW nbsp ENG Tommy Smith 23 2 13 9 2 0 0 0 1 0 19 MF nbsp ENG Clint Easton 19 1 13 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 20 MF nbsp ISL Johann Gudmundsson 11 2 1 8 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 21 MF nbsp FRA Xavier Gravelaine 7 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 23 DF nbsp ENG Darren Ward 9 1 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 24 MF nbsp FRA Alex Bonnot 12 0 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 25 MF nbsp BEL Adrian Bakalli 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 DF nbsp ENG David Perpetuini 13 1 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 27 DF nbsp ENG James Panayi 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 31 FW nbsp ENG Steve Brooker 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 32 MF nbsp NIR Mark Williams 24 1 20 2 1 0 0 2 0 33 FW nbsp IRL Dominic Foley 13 1 5 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 35 MF nbsp SCO Charlie Miller 16 0 9 5 0 1 0 1 0 36 DF nbsp ENG Neil Cox 22 0 20 1 0 1 0 0 0 37 FW nbsp ISL Heidar Helguson 16 6 14 2 6 0 0 0 0 Source citation needed Starting 11 edit Considering starts in all competitions Considering a 5 3 2 formation GK 1 nbsp Alec Chamberlain 31 RWB 36 nbsp Neil Cox 21 CB 5 nbsp Steve Palmer 42 CB 4 nbsp Rob Page 40 CB 32 nbsp Mark Williams 22 LWB 6 nbsp Paul Robinson 33 CM 8 nbsp Micah Hyde 37 CM 10 nbsp Richard Johnson 22 CM 3 nbsp Peter Kennedy 20 CF 7 nbsp Michel Ngonge 19 CF 14 nbsp Nordin Wooter 18References edit Watford 1999 2000 Results statto com Archived from the original on 26 March 2013 Retrieved 15 July 2012 FootballSquads Watford 1999 00 All Watford players 2000 Notes edit Ngonge was born in Huy Belgium but also qualified to represent the Democratic Republic of the Congo internationally and made his international debut for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1995 Hyde was born in Newham England but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2001 Wooter was born in Paramaribo Suriname but also qualifies to represent the Netherlands internationally and has represented them at U 19 and U 21 level Williams was born in Stalybridge England but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1999 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1999 2000 Watford F C season amp oldid 1218797722, wikipedia, 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