1999–2000 Derby County F.C. season

Season summary

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.

Final league table

Updated to games played on 14 May 2000.
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹ Chelsea qualified for the UEFA Cup as FA Cup winners

² Leicester City qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results Summary

Source: 1999-2000 FA Premier League table

Results by round

Source: 11v11.com: 1999-2000 Derby County results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

Derby County's score comes first

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

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

Left club during season

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

Reserve squad

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

Out

Transfers in: £12,460,000 Transfers out: £4,900,000 Total spending: £7,560,000

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions Considering a 4-4-2 formation

GK: #21, Mart Poom, 29

RB: #16, Jacob Laursen, 38

CB: #2, Horacio Carbonari, 31

CB: #19, Steve Elliott, 22 (#17, Spencer Prior, has 18 starts as a central defender)

LB: #5, Tony Dorigo, 24

RM: #10, Rory Delap, 37

CM: #4, Darryl Powell, 33

CM: #7, Seth Johnson, 37

LM: #3, Stefan Schnoor, 22

CF: #35, Branko Strupar, 16 (#29, Stefano Eranio, has 18 starts as a right-midfielder)

CF: #9, Deon Burton, 15 (#33, Craig Burley, has 19 starts as a central midfielder)