1999–2000 Ipswich Town F.C. season

February 2015 February 2015 Ipswich Town 1999–2000 George Burley David Sheepshanks Portman Road First Division 3rd (promoted via play-offs) FA Cup Third round League Cup Second round Play-offs Winners David Johnson (22) David Johnson (23) 21,908(vs Walsall, 7 May 2000, First Division) 14,383(vs Southampton, 13 Dec 1999, FA Cup) 18,524 1998–99 2000–01 During the 1999–2000 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League First Division. Season summary 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.http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=207 Final 1999/2000 Football League Championship Table Soccerbase 9 February 2012 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083922/http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=207 live 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.East Anglian Daily Times 8 May 2000 All To Play For 1 However, this only lasted nine minutes, with City eventually scoring four goals to win the match and secure promotion.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/776924.stm Play-off joy at last for Burley's Ipswich 29 June 2000 BBC Sport 25 May 2009 13 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160113001020/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/776924.stm live In the play-off semi-finals, Ipswich faced sixth-placed Bolton Wanderers, who had beaten them in the semi-final the previous year. 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. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/752932.stm Magic Magilton gives Ipswich glory 17 May 2000 9 March 2020 BBC News 8 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200608201115/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/752932.stm live http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/748144.stm Stewart sparks Town comeback BBC News 14 May 2000 9 March 2020 5 March 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20030305100557/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/748144.stm live https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/may/18/match.sport2 The Guardian Late goals seal Ipswich's escape Martin Thorpe 9 March 2020 18 May 2000 1 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200901120216/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/may/18/match.sport2 live In the play-off final, the last domestic competitive fixture at Wembley Stadium before the stadium was redeveloped, https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/championship-playoff-final-the-mowbray-method--softly-softly-450544.html Championship Play-Off Final: The Mowbray method – softly, softly 7 February 2008 27 May 2007 The Independent London Simon TurnbullAugust 2021 medicmedic Ipswich played fourth-placed Barnsley, beating them 4–2 and finally securing their return to the Premiership after an absence of five years. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/768682.stm Ipswich triumph at last 7 February 2008 29 May 2000 BBC News First-team squad 1 ENG GK Richard Wright 2 NED DF Fabian Wilnis 3 ENG DF Jamie Clapham 4 FRA DF Jean-Manuel Thetis 5 ENG DF Tony Mowbray 6 ENG DF Mark Venus 7 ENG MF Mick Stockwell 8 IRL MF Matt Holland captain 9 JAM FW David Johnson 10 ENG FW James Scowcroft 11 NIR MF Jim Magilton 12 ENG FW Richard Naylor 13 ENG GK Mike Salmon 14 ENG MF Jermaine Wright 15 NED MF Marco Holster 17 ENG DF Wayne Brown 24 ENG DF John McGreal 25 ENG DF Gary Croft 27 ENG FW Marcus Stewart 29 IRL GK Keith Branagan 30 NED MF Martijn Reuser on loan from Ajax 32 SWE FW Jonas Axeldal Left club during season 16 ENG MF Adam Tanner to Peterborough United 19 ENG FW Neil Midgley on loan to Kidderminster Harriers 23 NIR FW Sean Friars on loan to Portadown 28 ENG DF Michael Clegg loan return to Manchester United 31 NED GK Sieb Dijkstra released Reserve squad 18 ENG DF Titus Bramble 20 ENG FW Richard Logan 21 ENG MF John Kennedy 22 SCO MF Stuart Niven 26 ENG GK James Pullen – FRA MF Patrice Maurel on loan from Toulouse Pre-season Ipswich traveled to Scandinavia for pre-season prior to the 1999–2000 season, playing friendlies against Swedish sides Gefle IF and GIF Sundsvall.Gefle Start For Town https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/34/gefle-start-for-town TWTD 21 July 1999 27 August 2020 Legend WinDrawLoss DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 20 July 1999 St Albans CityA3–0UnknownFriars, Naylor, Niven 22 July 1999 Gefle IFA3–2UnknownStockwell, Scowcroft, Midgley 24 July 1999 GIF SundsvallA1–1UnknownJohnson 27 July 1999Peterborough UnitedA1–0UnknownJohnson 31 July 1999 FC TwenteH1–2UnknownScowcroft Competitions Football League First Division League table 1999–2000 Football League First Division First Division y IPS Legend WinDrawLoss Ipswich Town's score comes first Matches DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 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 2000 Football League play-offs +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers 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 1999–2000 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers R3 13 December 1999 Southampton H 0-1 14,383 League Cup 1999–2000 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers 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 Transfers in DatePosNameFromFeeRef14 July 1999GKENG Mike SalmonENG Charlton AthleticFree transfer https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=6987 Mike Salmon at Soccerbase Soccerbase 20 April 202021 July 1999MFENG Jermaine WrightENG Crewe Alexandra£500,000 https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=8720 Jermaine Wright at Soccerbase Soccerbase 20 April 20205 August 1999DFENG John McGrealENG Tranmere Rovers£650,000Scowcroft James 16 December 2011 Stylish John McGreal could have played for England http://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/stylish_john_mcgreal_could_have_played_for_england_1_1155751 East Anglian Daily Times Ipswich 5 December 2015 8 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151208031229/http://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/stylish_john_mcgreal_could_have_played_for_england_1_1155751 dead 23 August 1999FWSWE Jonas AxeldalITA Calcio FoggiaFree transfer https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=17209 Jonas Axeldal at Soccerbase Soccerbase 20 April 202021 September 1999DFENG Gary CroftENG Blackburn Rovers£540,000 https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=1767 Gary Croft at Soccerbase Soccerbase 20 April 202029 September 1999GKENG James PullenENG Heybridge SwiftsFree transfer https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=17921 James Pullen at Soccerbase Soccerbase 20 April 202011 November 1999GKNED Sieb DijkstraSCO Dundee UnitedFree transfer https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=2245 Sieb Dijkstra at Soccerbase Soccerbase 20 April 20201 February 2000FWENG Marcus StewartENG Huddersfield Town£2,750,000https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/260/stewart-signs-for-%EF%BF%BD2.5-million Stewart Signs for £2.5 Million TWTD 1 February 2000 9 April 202022 March 2000GKIRL Keith BranaganENG Bolton WanderersFree transfer https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=916 Keith Branagan at Soccerbase Soccerbase 20 April 2020 Loans in Date fromPosNameFromDate untilRef8 February 2000MFFRA Patrice MaurelFRA Toulouse30 June 2000https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/271/maurel-deal-confirmed Maurel Deal Confirmed TWTD 8 February 2000 20 April 202016 February 2000DFENG Michael CleggENG Manchester United10 March 2000https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/280/clegg-comes-on-loan Clegg Comes on Loan TWTD 16 February 2000 9 April 202023 March 2000MFNED Martijn ReuserNED Ajax30 June 2000https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/315/deadline-day-signing! Deadline Day Signing! TWTD 24 March 2000 9 April 2020 Transfers out DatePosNameToFeeRef3 June 1999DFENG David TheobaldENG BrentfordFree transfer https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=10637 David Theobald at Soccerbase Soccerbase 20 April 20201 July 1999GKENG Lee BraceyENG Hull CityFree transfer https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=892 Lee Bracey at Soccerbase Soccerbase 20 April 20201 July 1999DFENG Jason CundyENG PortsmouthFree transfer https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=1826 Jason Cundy at Soccerbase Soccerbase 20 April 20201 July 1999MFNED Bobby PettaSCO CelticFree transferPetta Off Elswehere https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/18/petta-off-elswehere 18 March 2020 TWTD 10 July 199914 July 1999MFENG Kieron DyerENG Newcastle United£6,000,000http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/football/features/newsid_2163000/2163595.stm The rise of Kieron Dyer BBC Sport Academy 31 July 2002 5 February 201016 November 1999GKNED Sieb DijkstraFree agentReleased23 March 2000MFENG Adam TannerENG Peterborough UnitedFree transfer http://www.prideofanglia.com/page.php?page=playerProfile&fullname=Adam%20Tanner Adam Tanner Pride of Anglia profile Pride of Anglia 30 March 201623 March 2000MFENG Chris KeebleENG Colchester UnitedFree transfer https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=13630 Chris Keeble at Soccerbase Soccerbase 20 April 2020 Loans out Date fromPosNameFromDate untilRef23 September 1999FWENG Neil MidgleyENG Luton Town23 November 1999https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/332/midgley-handed-new-contract Midgley Handed New Contract TWTD 10 April 2000 9 April 202030 December 1999DFENG Titus BrambleENG Colchester United30 January 2000https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=15050 Titus Bramble at Soccerbase Soccerbase 9 April 202018 March 2000FWNIR Sean FriarsNIR Portadown18 May 2000https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/320/friars-international-show Friars International Show TWTD 29 March 2000 9 April 202030 March 2000FWENG Neil MidgleyENG Kidderminster Harriers8 May 2000 Squad statistics All statistics updated as of end of season Appearances and goals First Division FA Cup League Cup Play-offs |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers 1 Richard Wright GK ENG 46 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders 2 Fabian Wilnis DF NED 35 0 1 0 1+1 0 1+1 0 3 Jamie Clapham DF ENG 46 2 1 0 4 2 3 1 4 Jean-Manuel Thetis DF FRA 16 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 5 Tony Mowbray DF ENG 36 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 6 Mark Venus DF ENG 28 2 0 0 3 1 3 0 17 Wayne Brown DF ENG 25 0 1 0 2 0 1+1 0 24 John McGreal DF ENG 34 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 25 Gary Croft DF ENG 21 1 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 28 Michael Clegg DF ENG 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders 7 Mick Stockwell MF ENG 35 2 1 0 3+1 0 2 0 8 Matt Holland MF IRL 46 10 1 0 4 0 3 0 11 Jim Magilton MF NIR 39 4 1 0 3 0 3 3 14 Jermaine Wright MF ENG 34 1 0+1 0 3 0 1 0 30 Martijn Reuser MF NED 2+6 2 0 0 0 0 0+3 2 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards 9 David Johnson FW JAM 44 22 1 0 4 1 3 0 10 James Scowcroft FW ENG 43 13 1 0 4 2 2 0 12 Richard Naylor FW ENG 36 8 0+1 0 3+1 0 0+2 1 19 Neil Midgley FW ENG 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Richard Logan FW ENG 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Sean Friars FW NIR 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Marcus Stewart FW ENG 9+1 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 32 Jonas Axeldal FW SWE 1+15 0 0+1 0 0+3 0 0 0 |- end of season Competitions June 2000 Goalscorers No.PosNatPlayerFirst DivisionFA CupLeague CupPlay-offsTotal9FW JAMDavid Johnson220102310FW ENGJames Scowcroft13020158MF IRLMatt Holland100001012FW ENGRichard Naylor8001911MF NIRJim Magilton400373DF ENGJamie Clapham2021527FW ENGMarcus Stewart2003530MF NEDMartijn Reuser200246DF ENGMark Venus201035DF ENGTony Mowbray100127MF ENGMick Stockwell2000214MF ENGJermaine Wright1000119FW ENGNeil Midgely1000124DF ENGJohn McGreal0001125DF ENGGary Croft10001Total71061289 Clean sheets No.NatPlayerFirst DivisionFA CupLeague CupPlay-offsTotal1ENGRichard Wright1802020Total1802020 Disciplinary record No. Pos Nat Player First Division FA Cup League Cup Play-offs Total 2DF NEDFabian Wilnis70000000703DF ENGJamie Clapham20000000204DF FRAJean-Manuel Thetis51000000515DF ENGTony Mowbray50000000506DF ENGMark Venus80000010909FW JAMDavid Johnson600000006010FW ENGJames Scowcroft200000002011MF NIRJim Magilton210010003112FW ENGRichard Naylor300000104014MF ENGJermaine Wright200000002017DF ENGWayne Brown100000001024DF ENGJohn McGreal410000004125DF ENGGary Croft200000002028DF ENGMichael Clegg1000000010Total503001020533 Awards Player awards AwardPlayerRefPlayer of the YearENG James Scowcrofthttps://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/356/scowy-wins-player-of-the-year Scowy Wins Player of the Year TWTD 5 May 2000 17 May 2020 PFA First Division Team of the Year PlayerRefENG Richard Wrighthttp://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersW/BioWrightRI.html Richard Wright England Football Online 2 October 2017ENG Marcus Stewarthttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/731764.stm Keane claims award double BBC News 30 April 2000 25 April 2018 References External links Ipswich Town squad for 1999–2000 season Category:Ipswich Town F.C. seasons Ipswich Town F.C.