1999–2000 season | |
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Owner | Jack Walker |
Manager | Brian Kidd Tony Parkes Graeme Souness |
First Division | 11th |
FA Cup | Fifth round |
League Cup | Fourth round |
Top goalscorer | Lee Carsley (10) |
Blackburn Rovers F.C. were in Division One for the 1999–2000 season, having been relegated from the FA Premier League after seven years. The expected comeback to the top flight did not materialise, in spite of several expensive purchases staying at the club. Brian Kidd was sacked on 3 November 1999 after 11 months in charge, with Rovers 19th in the league despite more than £30 million having been spent on players in that time. Long-serving coach Tony Parkes was placed in temporary charge of the team as the search for a successor began. Former defender Colin Hendry, who had been part of the title winning team in 1995 and who had started his first spell at Ewood Park in the 1980s, was linked with a return to the club as player-manager. Other names linked with the vacancy included Graeme Souness, Colin Todd, Roy Evans and Joe Kinnear.
The appointment of Graeme Souness on 15 March 2000 gave renewed hopes of a resurgence in 2000–01. Blackburn finished 11th in the final table.[1]
Squad
[edit]- 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.
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Left club during season
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Final league table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 | |
6 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 76 | |
7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 74 | |
8 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 74 | |
9 | Fulham | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 67 | |
10 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 66 | |
11 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 62 | |
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 | |
17 | Stockport County | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 55 | 67 | −12 | 54 | |
18 | Portsmouth | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 55 | 66 | −11 | 51 | |
19 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 51 | |
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 | |
24 | Swindon Town (R) | 46 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 77 | −39 | 36 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]15 July 1999 Friendly | IFK Göteborg | vs | Blackburn Rovers |
19 July 1999 Friendly | Lillestrøm SK | vs | Blackburn Rovers |
21 July 1999 Friendly | Fredrikstad | vs | Blackburn Rovers |
24 July 1999 Friendly | Blackpool | vs | Blackburn Rovers |
27 July 1999 Friendly | Oldham Athletic | vs | Blackburn Rovers |
31 July 1999 Friendly | Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | Liverpool | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Division One
[edit]7 August 1999 Round 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | Port Vale | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
13 August 1999 Round 2 | Huddersfield Town | 3–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Huddersfield |
Simon Grayson ![]() Marcus Stewart ![]() Rob Edwards ![]() |
Lee Carsley ![]() Marlon Broomes ![]() |
21 August 1999 Round 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | Barnsley | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Lee Carsley ![]() |
Ǵorǵi Hristov ![]() Neil Shipperley ![]() |
28 August 1999 Round 4 | Norwich City | 0–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Carrow Road, Norwich |
Egil Østenstad ![]() Egil Østenstad ![]() |
11 September 1999 Round 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Ashley Ward ![]() Nathan Blake ![]() |
18 September 1999 Round 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–2 | Blackburn Rovers | West Bromwich |
Kevin Kilbane ![]() Kevin Kilbane ![]() |
Christian Dailly ![]() Matt Jansen ![]() |
25 September 1999 Round 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | Walsall | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Ashley Ward ![]() Lee Carsley ![]() |
28 September 1999 Round 8 | Swindon Town | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Swindon |
Mark Walters ![]() Bobby Howe ![]() |
Egil Østenstad ![]() |
2 October 1999 Round 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
16 October 1999 Round 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Grimsby Town | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Lee Carsley ![]() |
Lee Ashcroft ![]() |
20 October 1999 Round 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Per Frandsen ![]() |
Hayden Mullins ![]() |
23 October 1999 Round 12 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Manchester |
Richard Edghill ![]() Jeff Whitley ![]() |
26 October 1999 Round 13 | Walsall | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Walsall |
Michael Ricketts ![]() |
Lee Carsley ![]() |
30 October 1999 Round 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–2 | Queens Park Rangers | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Stuart Wardley ![]() Kevin Gallen ![]() |
6 November 1999 Round 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | Ipswich Town | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Lee Carsley ![]() Lee Carsley ![]() |
Matthew Holland ![]() Tony Mowbray ![]() |
20 November 1999 Round 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | Fulham | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Egil Østenstad ![]() Damien Duff ![]() |
23 November 1999 Round 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Crewe |
27 November 1999 Round 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | Stockport County | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Per Frandsen ![]() Egil Østenstad ![]() |
30 November 1999 Round 19 | Charlton Athletic | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
Shaun Newton ![]() |
Ashley Ward ![]() Ashley Ward ![]() |
4 December 1999 Round 20 | Port Vale | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Stoke |
7 December 1999 Round 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Ashley Ward ![]() Jason McAteer ![]() Nathan Blake ![]() |
Robbie Elliott ![]() |
19 December 1999 Round 22 | Sheffield United | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Sheffield |
Marcus Bent ![]() Marcus Bent ![]() |
Ashley Ward ![]() |
26 December 1999 Round 23 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Per Frandsen ![]() Lee Carsley ![]() |
Andy Johnson ![]() |
28 December 1999 Round 24 | Portsmouth | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Portsmouth |
Steve Claridge ![]() |
Christian Dailly ![]() Egil Østenstad ![]() |
3 January 2000 Round 25 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Egil Østenstad ![]() |
Lee Naylor ![]() |
15 January 2000 Round 26 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | Huddersfield Town | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Damien Duff ![]() Damien Johnson ![]() |
22 January 2000 Round 27 | Barnsley | 5–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Barnsley |
Bruce Dyer ![]() Craig Hignett ![]() Neil Shipperley ![]() Darren Barnard ![]() Bruce Dyer ![]() |
Per Frandsen ![]() |
5 February 2000 Round 28 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Bolton |
Guðni Bergsson ![]() Michael Johansen ![]() Eiður Guðjohnsen ![]() |
Nathan Blake ![]() |
12 February 2000 Round 29 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | Swindon Town | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
15 February 2000 Round 30 | Birmingham City | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Birmingham |
Martin O'Connor ![]() |
19 February 2000 Round 31 | Stockport | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Stockport |
Jason McAteer ![]() |
26 February 2000 Round 32 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Keith Gillespie ![]() Christian Dailly ![]() |
Matt Carbon ![]() |
29 February 2000 Round 33 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Norwich City | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Per Frandsen ![]() |
Daryl Sutch ![]() |
4 March 2000 Round 34 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Birkenhead |
Alan Mahon ![]() Wayne Allison ![]() |
Christian Dailly ![]() |
7 March 2000 Round 35 | Ipswich Town | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Ipswich |
12 March 2000 Round 36 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Colin Cramb ![]() |
18 March 2000 Round 37 | Fulham | 2–2 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
Barry Hayles ![]() Karl-Heinz Riedle ![]() |
David Dunn ![]() Keith Gillespie ![]() |
22 March 2000 Round 38 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Birmingham City | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
David Dunn ![]() |
25 March 2000 Round 39 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Nottingham |
Ashley Ward ![]() |
1 April 2000 Round 40 | Blackburn Rovers | 5–0 | Sheffield United | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Damien Duff ![]() Ashley Ward ![]() Egil Østenstad ![]() Damien Duff ![]() Matt Jansen ![]() |
8 April 2000 Round 41 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Wolverhampton |
Kevin Muscat ![]() Allan Nielsen ![]() |
Damien Duff ![]() |
15 April 2000 Round 42 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Lee Carsley ![]() |
Ceri Hughes ![]() |
22 April 2000 Round 43 | Grimsby Town | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Grimsby |
24 April 2000 Round 44 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Lee Carsley ![]() |
Mathias Svensson ![]() |
29 April 2000 Round 45 | Crystal Palace | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
Ashley Cole ![]() Clinton Morrison ![]() |
Matt Jansen ![]() |
7 May 2000 Round 46 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–4 | Manchester City | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Matt Jansen ![]() |
Shaun Goater ![]() Christian Dailly ![]() Mark Kennedy ![]() Paul Dickov ![]() |
League Cup
[edit]14 September 1999 Round 2, Leg 1 | Portsmouth | 0–3 | Blackburn Rovers | Portsmouth |
Cundy ![]() Jansen ![]() |
22 September 1999 Round 2, Leg 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–1 | Portsmouth | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Duff ![]() Dunn ![]() Gallacher ![]() |
McLoughlin ![]() |
13 October 1999 Round 3 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Leeds |
Mills ![]() |
FA Cup
[edit]11 December 1999 Round 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–2 | Blackburn Rovers | West Bromwich |
Hughes ![]() Evans ![]() |
Frandsen ![]() Blake ![]() |
22 December 1999 Round 3 replay | Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | West Bromwich Albion | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Duff ![]() Carsley ![]() |
10 January 2000 Round 4 | Liverpool | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Liverpool |
Blake ![]() |
31 January 2000 Round 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | Newcastle United | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Jansen ![]() |
Shearer ![]() |
Topscorers
[edit]League
[edit]Lee Carsley 10
Egil Østenstad 8
Ashley Ward 8
Matt Jansen 4
Damien Duff 4
References
[edit]- ^ "Football: Blackburn sack Kidd as pounds 30m investment fails". Independent.co.uk. 21 September 2011. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
- ^ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1999-2000/d1/blackbrn.htm FootballSquads – Blackburn Rovers – 1999/2000
- ^ McAteer was born in Birkenhead, England.
- ^ Carsley was born in Birmingham, England.
- ^ O'Brien was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.