1999–2000 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

June 2025 February 2015 February 2015 Huddersfield Town 1999–2000 Ian AyreHow City board got the new manager https://www.newspapers.com/image/1184371630/?match=1&terms=%22Ian%20Ayre%22%20%22Huddersfield%22 3 June 2025 Evening Press 2 March 2000 Steve Bruce Kirklees Stadium Division One 8th FA Cup Third round(eliminated by Liverpool) League Cup Fourth round(eliminated by Wimbledon) Clyde Wijnhard (15) Clyde Wijnhard (16) 23,678 vs Liverpool (12 December 1999) 4,345 vs Scunthorpe United (24 August 1999) 7–1 vs Crystal Palace (28 August 1999) 0–3 vs Bolton Wanderers (22 April 2000)0–3 vs Fulham (7 May 2000) _white_stripes _whitestripes _white_stripes _top_on_white 3eacff 3eacff 3eacff ffffff 3eacff _black_stripes _blackstripes _black_stripes FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 000000 000000 _navylower _lightblueshoulders _navylower 00befa 003063 00befa 003063 003063 1998–99 2000–01 This page documents Huddersfield Town's 1999–2000 season. Following the sacking of Peter Jackson at the end of the previous season, owner Barry Rubery hired Steve Bruce as his replacement, and Huddersfield finished in 8th place in Division One that season, just 2 points outside the play-offs. This season also saw Town beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the League Cup. Squad at the start of the season 1 Belgium GK Nico Vaesen 2 Wales DF Steve Jenkins 3 England DF Jamie Vincent 4 England DF Craig Armstrong 5 England DF Chris Lucketti 6 England DF Kevin Gray 7 Greece MF Georgios Donis 8 England MF Kenny Irons 9 England FW Marcus Stewart 10 England MF Scott Sellars 11 Suriname FW Clyde Wijnhard 12 England MF Ben Thornley 13 Wales GK Martyn Margetson 14 Wales MF Barry Horne 15 England DF Rob Edwards 17 England MF Simon Baldry 18 England DF Darren Edmondson 19 England MF David Beresford 20 England FW Wayne Allison 21 England DF Jon Dyson 22 England MF Chris Beech 37 England DF Steve Baker on loan from Middlesbrough Review Rubery and managing director Ian Ayre talked up the side's chances of promotion, pointing to the acquisition of the high-profile Steve Bruce as a clear indication of their ambition. More serious investment brought the likes of Clyde Wijnhard, Chris Lucketti, Georgios Donis, Scott Sellars, Kenny Irons, Ken Monkou and Dean Gorré to the club. The Terriers tore up the Division for the first few months playing attractive attacking football in the 7–1 annihilation of Crystal Palace (their best league result for 20 years), plus notable wins over rivals Ipswich Town, recently relegated Premier League side Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City and Nottingham Forest. During October and November, Town won 6 games in a row, a best for 17 years. In early October, the side even scored a famous 1–0 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the League Cup and were widely considered to be 'the best Town side in 30 years'. They lost to fellow Premier League side Wimbledon in the next round. By Christmas time, Town were top of the table, but the loss of key defenders Steve Jenkins, Chris Lucketti, Ken Monkou and David May (who only made one appearance for Town because of injury) all suffered injuries at the wrong time. At the turn of the year, with the side suffering a blip in form, manager Bruce accepted the BBC's offer to cover previous club Manchester United's involvement in the much-derided FIFA Club World Championship in Brazil. With Town's form suffering, his popularity with the club's supporters plummeted. A run of 2 wins in 13 games didn't help things much either. Also during that run star striker Marcus Stewart was surprisingly sold to fellow 1st Division side Ipswich Town for a record fee of £2.75million. Less than a month later, he scored Ipswich's winning goal in a 2–1 win between the sides at Portman Road. Town signed Sheffield United's striker Martin Smith. Following that dreadful run Town went on a run of 6 games unbeaten, which saw Town on the verge of a play-off place with 4 games left. After losing 3–0 at home to fellow play-off contenders Bolton Wanderers, they beat relegated Port Vale, meaning Town would get a play-off spot by winning their last 2 games at home to Stockport County and away to Fulham at Craven Cottage, but instead they lost them 2-0 and 3-0 respectively. In the end, if they won either of those last 2 games they would have got a play-off place. Squad at the end of the season 1 Belgium GK Nico Vaesen 2 Wales DF Steve Jenkins 3 England DF Jamie Vincent 4 England DF Craig Armstrong 5 England DF Chris Lucketti 6 England DF Kevin Gray 7 Greece MF Georgios Donis 8 England MF Kenny Irons 9 England FW Martin Smith 10 England MF Scott Sellars 11 Suriname FW Clyde Wijnhard 12 England MF Ben Thornley 13 Wales GK Martyn Margetson 14 England FW Alun Armstrong on loan from Middlesbrough 15 England DF Rob Edwards 16 Grenada FW Delroy Facey 17 England MF Simon Baldry 18 Scotland FW Chris Hay 19 England MF David Beresford 20 Republic of Ireland DF Thomas Heary 21 England DF Jon Dyson 22 England MF Chris Beech 23 England MF Chris Holland 38 Suriname DF Ken Monkou 39 Thailand FW Kiatisuk Senamuang 40 Suriname MF Dean Gorré Results Division One DateOpponentsHome/AwayResultF - AScorersAttendancePosition7 August 1999Queens Park RangersA1 - 3Wijnhard [65]13,64221st13 August 1999Blackburn RoversH3 - 2Grayson [26 (og)], Stewart [51], Edwards [90]13,6707th21 August 1999Tranmere RoversA0 - 16,72818th28 August 1999Crystal PalaceH7 - 1Beech [18], Wijnhard [25, 60, 64], Irons [36], Stewart [47, 74]10,6567th30 August 1999PortsmouthA0 - 013,1057th11 September 1999Wolverhampton WanderersA1 - 0Stewart [60 (pen)]20,3855th18 September 1999Norwich CityH1 - 0Wijnhard [51]12,8234th25 September 1999BarnsleyA2 - 4Monkou [19], Stewart [71]17,7656th2 October 1999Sheffield UnitedH4 - 1Beech [14], Wijnhard [28], Stewart [57, 90]14,2386th9 October 1999Port ValeH2 - 2Stewart [2 (pen)], Irons [30]11,8856th16 October 1999Bolton WanderersA0 - 116,6037th19 October 1999Stockport CountyA1 - 1Sellars [89]7,3058th23 October 1999FulhamH1 - 1Wijnhard [75]13,3508th26 October 1999BarnsleyH2 - 1Wijnhard [13], Baldry [89]15,7645th30 October 1999Sheffield UnitedA1 - 0Dyson [51]14,9285th2 November 1999Ipswich TownH3 - 1Dyson [37], Beech [48], Stewart [57]12,0933rd6 November 1999Swindon TownH4 - 0Beech [9], Thornley [35], Gorré [57, 63]11,8913rd14 November 1999Nottingham ForestA3 - 1Wijnhard [22, 63], Gray [34]15,2583rd20 November 1999West Bromwich AlbionH1 - 0Gorré [55]14,2442nd23 November 1999WalsallA0 - 25,8603rd27 November 1999Manchester CityA1 - 0Beech [51]32,9362nd4 December 1999Queens Park RangersH1 - 0Wijnhard [31]13,0271st18 December 1999Grimsby TownH3 - 1Wijnhard [6, 25], Stewart [63]14,0651st26 December 1999Crewe AlexandraA1 - 1Beech [47]8,1062nd28 December 1999Charlton AthleticH1 - 2Stewart [80]17,4152nd3 January 2000Birmingham CityA0 - 119,9585th15 January 2000Blackburn RoversA0 - 221,4205th22 January 2000Tranmere RoversH1 - 0Stewart [12]12,6535th29 January 2000Crystal PalaceA2 - 2Stewart [34, 41]14,2905th5 February 2000PortsmouthH0 - 112,7535th12 February 2000Ipswich TownA1 - 2Gorré [56]21,2335th18 February 2000Manchester CityH1 - 1Wijnhard [32]18,1735th26 February 2000Norwich CityA1 - 1Vincent [65]16,4645th4 March 2000Wolverhampton WanderersH2 - 0Smith [20, 34]17,2146th7 March 2000Swindon TownA0 - 24,7016th11 March 2000WalsallH1 - 1Smith [78]12,4246th18 March 2000West Bromwich AlbionA1 - 0Smith [22]15,4846th21 March 2000Nottingham ForestH2 - 1Beech [27], Holland [56] 12,8936th25 March 2000Crewe AlexandraH3 - 0Gray [14], Beech [53, 79] 14,0145th1 April 2000Grimsby TownA0 - 06,9936th8 April 2000Birmingham CityH0 - 016,9616th14 April 2000Charlton AthleticA1 - 0Wijnhard [25]19,7395th22 April 2000Bolton WanderersH0 - 316,4046th24 April 2000Port ValeA2 - 1Vincent [8], Irons [54 (pen)] 5,8286th29 April 2000Stockport CountyH0 - 214,0466th7 May 2000FulhamA0 - 313,7288th FA Cup 1999–2000 FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF - AScorersAttendance12 December 1999Third roundLiverpoolH0–2 23,678 League Cup 1999–2000 Football League Cup DateRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF - AScorersAttendance10 August 1999First round first LegScunthorpe UnitedA2–0Lucketti [41], Beech [80]3,39824 August 1999First round second LegScunthorpe UnitedH0–04,345 Huddersfield won 2–0 on aggregate14 September 1999Second round first LegNotts CountyH2–1Wijnhard [17], Stewart [58]6,90021 September 1999Second round second LegNotts CountyA2–2Irons [19], Gorré [30]4,414 Huddersfield won 4–3 on aggregate13 October 1999Third roundChelseaA1–0Irons [77]20,00830 November 1999Fourth roundWimbledonH1–2 (aet: 90 mins: 1–1)Sellars [40]13,312 Appearances and goals Squad No.NameNationalityPositionLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1Nico VaesenBELGK46010605302Steve JenkinsWALDF33010203603Jamie VincentENGDF33 (3)2101 (2)035 (5)24Craig ArmstrongENGMF37 (2)0105 (1)043 (3)05Chris LuckettiENGDF26000513116Kevin GrayENGDF16 (2)2102019 (2)27Georgios DonisGREMF10 (10)00 (1)03 (1)013 (12)08Kenny IronsENGMF39310624659Martin SmithENGFW10 (2)4000010 (2)49Marcus StewartENGFW29141061361510Scott SellarsENGMF23 (11)1101 (1)125 (12)211Clyde WijnhardSURFW45151061521612Ben ThornleyENGMF16 (12)1104021 (12)114Alun ArmstrongENGFW4 (3)000004 (3)014Barry HorneWALMF6 (8)000309 (8)015Rob EdwardsENGMF1 (8)100203 (8)116Delroy FaceyGRNFW0 (2)000000 (2)017Simon BaldryENGMF5 (14)1000 (2)05 (16)118Darren EdmondsonENGDF2 (3)000002 (3)018Chris HaySCOFW2 (5)000002 (5)019David BeresfordENGMF00000 (1)00 (1)020Wayne AllisonENGFW0 (3)0000 (1)00 (4)020Thomas HearyIRLDF1000001021Jon DysonENGDF22 (6)2002 (2)024 (8)222Chris BeechENGMF34 (1)9004138 (1)1023Chris HollandENGMF16 (1)1000016 (1)124Danny SchofieldENGMF0 (2)00 (1)00 (1)00 (4)034Michael SeniorENGMF00000 (1)00 (1)035David MayENGDF1000001036Kwami HodoutoTOGDF1 (1)000102 (1)036Michel NgongeBELFW0 (4)000000 (4)037Steve BakerENGDF3000003038Ken MonkouSURDF191004023140Dean GorréSURMF26 (2)4103130 (2)5 References Category:Huddersfield Town A.F.C. seasons Huddersfield Town F.C.