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1999–2000 Ipswich Town F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League First Division.

Key Information

Season summary

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Ipswich finished the season in third place in the First Division, missing out on the two automatic places for promotion to the Premiership and instead took part in the play-offs for the fourth year running, to determine the third promoted team.[1] Ipswich finished two points behind Manchester City (who were promoted in second place) and four behind league winners Charlton Athletic.

On the final day of the league season Ipswich played Walsall, and won 2–0 with two goals from Ipswich's top scorer David Johnson, who finished the season with 22 goals. At one point, after his first goal, second place Manchester City were trailing to Blackburn, meaning that Ipswich would qualify for promotion automatically.[2] However, this only lasted nine minutes, with City eventually scoring four goals to win the match and secure promotion.[3]

In the play-off semi-finals, Ipswich faced sixth-placed Bolton Wanderers, who had beaten them in the semi-final the previous year.[2] After a 2–2 draw in the first leg away at the Reebok Stadium, Ipswich won 5–3 at Portman Road, winning 7–5 on aggregate.[4][5][6]

In the play-off final, the last domestic competitive fixture at Wembley Stadium before the stadium was redeveloped,[7] Ipswich played fourth-placed Barnsley, beating them 4–2 and finally securing their return to the Premiership after an absence of five years.[8]

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Richard Wright
2 DF  NED Fabian Wilnis
3 DF  ENG Jamie Clapham
4 DF  FRA Jean-Manuel Thetis
5 DF  ENG Tony Mowbray
6 DF  ENG Mark Venus
7 MF  ENG Mick Stockwell
8 MF  IRL Matt Holland (captain)
9 FW  JAM David Johnson
10 FW  ENG James Scowcroft
11 MF  NIR Jim Magilton
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW  ENG Richard Naylor
13 GK  ENG Mike Salmon
14 MF  ENG Jermaine Wright
15 MF  NED Marco Holster
17 DF  ENG Wayne Brown
24 DF  ENG John McGreal
25 DF  ENG Gary Croft
27 FW  ENG Marcus Stewart
29 GK  IRL Keith Branagan
30 MF  NED Martijn Reuser (on loan from Ajax)
32 FW  SWE Jonas Axeldal

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  ENG Adam Tanner (to Peterborough United)
19 FW  ENG Neil Midgley (on loan to Kidderminster Harriers)
23 FW  NIR Sean Friars (on loan to Portadown)
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 DF  ENG Michael Clegg (loan return to Manchester United)
31 GK  NED Sieb Dijkstra (released)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF  ENG Titus Bramble
20 FW  ENG Richard Logan
21 MF  ENG John Kennedy
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF  SCO Stuart Niven
26 GK  ENG James Pullen
MF  FRA Patrice Maurel (on loan from Toulouse)

Pre-season

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Ipswich traveled to Scandinavia for pre-season prior to the 1999–2000 season, playing friendlies against Swedish sides Gefle IF and GIF Sundsvall.[9]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
20 July 1999 St Albans City A 3–0 Unknown Friars, Naylor, Niven
22 July 1999 Gefle IF A 3–2 Unknown Stockwell, Scowcroft, Midgley
24 July 1999 GIF Sundsvall A 1–1 Unknown Johnson
27 July 1999 Peterborough United A 1–0 Unknown Johnson
31 July 1999 FC Twente H 1–2 Unknown Scowcroft

Competitions

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Football League First Division

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Ipswich Town's score comes first

Matches

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 1999 Nottingham Forest H 3-1 20,830 Naylor, Johnson, Scowcroft
15 August 1999 Swindon Town A 4-1 6,195 Johnson (2), Naylor (2)
21 August 1999 Bolton Wanderers H 1-0 17,696 Johnson
28 August 1999 Sheffield United A 2-2 12,455 Scowcroft, Johnson
30 August 1999 Barnsley H 6-1 18,037 Johnson (2), Venus, Naylor, Scowcroft, Magilton
11 September 1999 Portsmouth A 1-1 16,034 Scowcroft
18 September 1999 Birmingham City H 0-1 19,758
26 September 1999 Manchester City H 2-1 19,406 Johnson, Croft
2 October 1999 Grimsby Town A 1-2 6,531 Magilton
16 October 1999 Queens Park Rangers H 1-4 17,544 Holland
19 October 1999 Charlton Athletic H 4-2 17,940 Scowcroft, Venus, Johnson, Stockwell
23 October 1999 Walsall A 1-0 6,526 Naylor
27 October 1999 Manchester City A 0-1 32,799
30 October 1999 Grimsby Town H 2-0 16,617 Clapham, Naylor
2 November 1999 Huddersfield Town A 1-3 12,093 Holland
6 November 1999 Blackburn Rovers A 2-2 18,512 Holland, Mowbray
12 November 1999 Tranmere Rovers H 0-0 14,514
21 November 1999 Norwich City A 0-0 19,948
24 November 1999 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1-0 15,731 Scowcroft
27 November 1999 Crewe Alexandra H 2-1 15,211 Johnson (2)
5 December 1999 Nottingham Forest A 1-0 15,724 Holland
7 December 1999 Crystal Palace A 2-2 13,176 Holland, Johnson
18 December 1999 West Bromwich Albion H 3-1 14,712 Johnson, Scowcroft, Midgley
26 December 1999 Fulham A 0-0 17,255
28 December 1999 Stockport County H 1-0 20,671 Scowcroft
3 January 2000 Port Vale A 2-1 6,908 Holland, Scowcroft
15 January 2000 Swindon Town H 3-0 17,326 Stockwell, Naylor (2)
22 January 2000 Bolton Wanderers A 1-1 11,924 Holland
29 January 2000 Sheffield United H 1-1 17,350 Johnson (pen)
5 February 2000 Barnsley A 2-0 17,601 Scowcroft, Stewart
12 February 2000 Huddersfield Town H 2-1 21,233 Scowcroft, Stewart
19 February 2000 Crewe Alexandra A 2-1 6,393 Clapham, Wright
27 February 2000 Birmingham City A 1-1 20,493 Johnson
4 March 2000 Portsmouth H 0-1 20,305
7 March 2000 Blackburn Rovers H 0-0 18,871
11 March 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1-2 22,652 Scowcroft
19 March 2000 Norwich City H 0-2 21,760
22 March 2000 Tranmere Rovers A 2-0 6,933 Holland, Johnson
25 March 2000 Fulham H 1-0 20,168 Reuser
4 April 2000 West Browich Albion A 1-1 12,536 Holland
8 April 2000 Port Vale H 3-0 19,663 Scowcroft, Johnson, Holland
15 April 2000 Stockport County A 1-0 8,501 Johnson
22 April 2000 Queens Park Rangers A 1-3 14,920 Magilton (pen)
25 April 2000 Crystal Palace H 1-0 18,798 Johnson
29 April 2000 Charlton Athletic A 3-1 20,043 Magilton, Johnson, Reuser
7 May 2000 Walsall H 2-0 21,908 Johnson (2)

First Division play-offs

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SF 1st Leg 14 May 2000 Bolton Wanderers A 2-2 18,814 Stewart (2)
SF 2nd Leg 17 May 2000 Bolton Wanderers H 5-3 (won 7–5 on agg) 21,543 Magilton (3), Clapham (pen), Reuser
Final 29 May 2000 Barnsley Wembley Stadium 4-2 73,427 Mowbray, Naylor, Stewart, Reuser

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 13 December 1999 Southampton H 0-1 14,383

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 11 August 1999 Brentford A 2-0 Johnson, Clapham
R1 2nd Leg 24 August 1999 Brentford H 2-0 (won 4–0 on agg) Scowcroft, Clapham
R2 1st Leg 14 September 1999 Crewe Alexandra A 1-2 Venus
R2 2nd Leg 21 September 1999 Crewe Alexandra H 1-1 (lost 2–3 on agg) Scowcroft

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Pos Name From Fee Ref
14 July 1999 GK England Mike Salmon England Charlton Athletic Free transfer [10]
21 July 1999 MF England Jermaine Wright England Crewe Alexandra £500,000 [11]
5 August 1999 DF England John McGreal England Tranmere Rovers £650,000 [12]
23 August 1999 FW Sweden Jonas Axeldal Italy Calcio Foggia Free transfer [13]
21 September 1999 DF England Gary Croft England Blackburn Rovers £540,000 [14]
29 September 1999 GK England James Pullen England Heybridge Swifts Free transfer [15]
11 November 1999 GK Netherlands Sieb Dijkstra Scotland Dundee United Free transfer [16]
1 February 2000 FW England Marcus Stewart England Huddersfield Town £2,750,000 [17]
22 March 2000 GK Republic of Ireland Keith Branagan England Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [18]

Loans in

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Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
8 February 2000 MF France Patrice Maurel France Toulouse 30 June 2000 [19]
16 February 2000 DF England Michael Clegg England Manchester United 10 March 2000 [20]
23 March 2000 MF Netherlands Martijn Reuser Netherlands Ajax 30 June 2000 [21]

Transfers out

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Date Pos Name To Fee Ref
3 June 1999 DF England David Theobald England Brentford Free transfer [22]
1 July 1999 GK England Lee Bracey England Hull City Free transfer [23]
1 July 1999 DF England Jason Cundy England Portsmouth Free transfer [24]
1 July 1999 MF Netherlands Bobby Petta Scotland Celtic Free transfer [25]
14 July 1999 MF England Kieron Dyer England Newcastle United £6,000,000 [26]
16 November 1999 GK Netherlands Sieb Dijkstra Free agent Released [16]
23 March 2000 MF England Adam Tanner England Peterborough United Free transfer [27]
23 March 2000 MF England Chris Keeble England Colchester United Free transfer [28]

Loans out

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Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
23 September 1999 FW England Neil Midgley England Luton Town 23 November 1999 [29]
30 December 1999 DF England Titus Bramble England Colchester United 30 January 2000 [30]
18 March 2000 FW Northern Ireland Sean Friars Northern Ireland Portadown 18 May 2000 [31]
30 March 2000 FW England Neil Midgley England Kidderminster Harriers 8 May 2000 [29]

Squad statistics

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All statistics updated as of end of season

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division FA Cup League Cup Play-offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England ENG Richard Wright 53 0 46 0 1 0 4 0 2 0
Defenders
2 DF Netherlands NED Fabian Wilnis 40 0 35 0 1 0 1+1 0 1+1 0
3 DF England ENG Jamie Clapham 54 5 46 2 1 0 4 2 3 1
4 DF France FRA Jean-Manuel Thetis 20 0 16 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
5 DF England ENG Tony Mowbray 40 2 36 1 0 0 1 0 3 1
6 DF England ENG Mark Venus 34 3 28 2 0 0 3 1 3 0
17 DF England ENG Wayne Brown 30 0 25 0 1 0 2 0 1+1 0
24 DF England ENG John McGreal 38 1 34 0 1 0 0 0 3 1
25 DF England ENG Gary Croft 24 1 21 1 0 0 0 0 2+1 0
28 DF England ENG Michael Clegg 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF England ENG Mick Stockwell 42 2 35 2 1 0 3+1 0 2 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Matt Holland 54 10 46 10 1 0 4 0 3 0
11 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jim Magilton 46 7 39 4 1 0 3 0 3 3
14 MF England ENG Jermaine Wright 39 1 34 1 0+1 0 3 0 1 0
30 MF Netherlands NED Martijn Reuser 11 4 2+6 2 0 0 0 0 0+3 2
Forwards
9 FW Jamaica JAM David Johnson 52 23 44 22 1 0 4 1 3 0
10 FW England ENG James Scowcroft 50 15 43 13 1 0 4 2 2 0
12 FW England ENG Richard Naylor 43 9 36 8 0+1 0 3+1 0 0+2 1
19 FW England ENG Neil Midgley 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW England ENG Richard Logan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Northern Ireland NIR Sean Friars 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW England ENG Marcus Stewart 13 5 9+1 2 0 0 0 0 3 3
32 FW Sweden SWE Jonas Axeldal 20 0 1+15 0 0+1 0 0+3 0 0 0

Last updated: end of season
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

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No. Pos Nat Player First Division FA Cup League Cup Play-offs Total
9 FW Jamaica David Johnson 22 0 1 0 23
10 FW England James Scowcroft 13 0 2 0 15
17 DF England Wayne Brown 13 0 0 0 13
8 MF Republic of Ireland Matt Holland 10 0 0 0 10
12 FW England Richard Naylor 8 0 0 1 9
11 MF Northern Ireland Jim Magilton 4 0 0 3 7
3 DF England Jamie Clapham 2 0 2 1 5
27 FW England Marcus Stewart 2 0 0 3 5
30 MF Netherlands Martijn Reuser 2 0 0 2 4
6 DF England Mark Venus 2 0 1 0 3
5 DF England Tony Mowbray 1 0 0 1 2
7 MF England Mick Stockwell 2 0 0 0 2
14 MF England Jermaine Wright 1 0 0 0 1
19 FW England Neil Midgely 1 0 0 0 1
24 DF England John McGreal 0 0 0 1 1
25 DF England Gary Croft 1 0 0 0 1
Total 84 0 6 12 102

Clean sheets

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No. Nat Player First Division FA Cup League Cup Play-offs Total
1 England Richard Wright 18 0 2 0 20
Total 18 0 2 0 20

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos Nat Player First Division FA Cup League Cup Play-offs Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 DF Netherlands Fabian Wilnis 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
3 DF England Jamie Clapham 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF France Jean-Manuel Thetis 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
5 DF England Tony Mowbray 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
6 DF England Mark Venus 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
9 FW Jamaica David Johnson 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
10 FW England James Scowcroft 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
11 MF Northern Ireland Jim Magilton 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1
12 FW England Richard Naylor 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
14 MF England Jermaine Wright 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
17 DF England Wayne Brown 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
24 DF England John McGreal 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
25 DF England Gary Croft 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
28 DF England Michael Clegg 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 50 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 53 3

Awards

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References

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