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1999–2000 Walsall F.C. season

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Walsall
1999–2000 season
ChairmanEngland Jeff Bonser
ManagerEngland Ray Graydon
StadiumBescot Stadium
First Division22nd (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerMichael Ricketts (11)
Highest home attendance9,422 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 29 January 2000)
Lowest home attendance5,384 (vs. Grimsby Town, 4 March 2000)
Average home league attendance6,779

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

Season summary

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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

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Pos Team 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
24 Swindon Town (R) 46 8 12 26 38 77 −39 36
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results

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Walsall's score comes first

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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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

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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

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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

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

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.

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

References

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