1999–2000 Watford F.C. season

Season summary

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.

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: Statto

Results by round

Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

Watford's score comes first

Squad

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

Left club during season

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Reserve squad

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Out

Transfers in: £3,400,000 Transfers out: £335,000 Total spending: £3,065,000

Appearances

As of 14 May 2000

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions Considering a 5-3-2 formation

GK: #1, Alec Chamberlain, 31

RWB: #36, Neil Cox, 21

CB: #5, Steve Palmer, 42

CB: #4, Rob Page, 40

CB: #32, Mark Williams, 22

LWB: #6, Paul Robinson, 33

CM: #8, Micah Hyde, 37

CM: #10, Richard Johnson, 22

CM: #3, Peter Kennedy, 20

CF: #7, Michel Ngonge, 19

CF: #14, Nordin Wooter, 18