1999–2000 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season
1999–2000 season | |||
Manager |
Brian Kidd Tony Parkes Graeme Souness | ||
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Championship | 12th | ||
FA Cup | Fifth round | ||
League Cup | Fourth Round | ||
Top goalscorer | Lee Carsley (10) | ||
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Blackburn Rovers F.C. were in Division One for the 1999-2000 season, having been relegated from the FA Premier League after seven years. The expected comeback to the top flight did not materialise, in spite of several expensive purchases staying at the club. Brian Kidd was sacked on 3 November 1999 after 11 months in charge, with Rovers 19th in the league despite more than £30 million having been spent on players in that time. Long-serving coach Tony Parkes was placed in temporary charge of the team as the search for a successor began. Former defender Colin Hendry, who had been part of the title winning team in 1995 and who had started his first spell at Ewood Park in the 1980s, was linked with a return to the club as player-manager. Other names linked with the vacancy included Graeme Souness, Colin Todd, Roy Evans and Joe Kinnear.
The appointment of Graeme Souness on 15 March 2000 gave renewed hopes of a resurgence in 2000-01. Blackburn finished 11th in the final table.[1]
Squad
- Squad at end of season[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results
Pre-Season
Friendly | IFK Gothenborg | vs | Blackburn | 15 July 1999 | ||||
Friendly | Lilletsrom SK | vs | Blackburn | 19 July 1999 | ||||
Friendly | Fredrikstad | vs | Blackburn | 21 July 1999 | ||||
Friendly | Blackpool | vs | Blackburn | 24 July 1999 | ||||
Friendly | Oldham Athletic | vs | Blackburn | 27 July 1999 | ||||
Friendly | Blackburn | vs | Liverpool | Ewood Park, Blackburn | 31 July 1999 | |||
Division One
Round 1 | Blackburn | 0-0 | Port Vale | Ewood Park, Blackburn | ||||
Round 2 | Huddersfield | 2-3 | Blackburn | Huddersfield | ||||
Simon Grayson ![]() Marcus Stewart
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Lee Carsley ![]() Marlon Broomes ![]() |
Round 3 | Blackburn | 1-2 | Barnsley | Ewood Park, Blackburn | ||||
Lee Carsley ![]() |
Ǵorǵi Hristov ![]() Neil Shipperley ![]() |
Round 4 | Norwich | 0-2 | Blackburn | Carrow Road, Norwich | ||||
Egil Østenstad ![]() Egil Østenstad ![]() |
Round 5 | Blackburn | 2-0 | Tranmere | Ewood Park, Blackburn | ||||
Ashley Ward ![]() Nathan Blake ![]() |
Round 6 | West Bromwich | 2-2 | Blackburn | West Bromwich | ||||
Kevin Kilbane ![]() Kevin Kilbane ![]() |
Christian Dailly ![]() Matt Jansen ![]() |
Round 7 | Blackburn | 2-0 | Walsall | Ewood Park, Blackburn | ||||
Ashley Ward ![]() Lee Carsley ![]() |
Round 8 | Swindon | 2-1 | Blackburn | Swindon | ||||
Mark Walters ![]() Bobby Howe ![]() |
Egil Østenstad ![]() |
Round 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 0-0 | Blackburn | London | ||||
Round 10 | Blackburn | 1-1 | Grimsby | Ewood Park, Blackburn | ||||
Lee Carsley ![]() |
Lee Ashcroft ![]() |
Round 11 | Blackburn | 1-1 | Crystal Palace | Ewood Park, Blackburn | ||||
Per Frandsen ![]() |
Hayden Mullins ![]() |
Round 12 | Manchester City | 2-0 | Blackburn | Manchester | ||||
Richard Edghill ![]() Jeff Whitley ![]() |
Round 13 | Walsall | 1-1 | Blackburn | Walsall | ||||
Michael Ricketts ![]() |
Lee Carsley ![]() |
Round 14 | Blackburn | 0-2 | Queens Park Rangers | Ewood Park, Blackburn | ||||
Stuart Wardley ![]() Kevin Gallen ![]() |
Round 15 | Blackburn | 2-2 | Ipswich | Ewood Park, Blackburn | ||||
Lee Carsley ![]() Lee Carsley ![]() |
Matthew Holland ![]() Tony Mowbray ![]() |
Round 16 | Blackburn | 2-0 | Fulham | Ewood Park, Blackburn | ||||
Egil Østenstad ![]() Damien Duff ![]() |
Round 17 | Crewe | 0-0 | Blackburn | Crewe | ||||
Round 18 | Blackburn | 2-0 | Stockport | Ewood Park, Blackburn | ||||
Per Frandsen ![]() Egil Østenstad ![]() |
Round 19 | Charlton | 1-2 | Blackburn | London | ||||
Shaun Newton ![]() |
Ashley Ward ![]() Ashley Ward ![]() |
Round 20 | Port Vale | 0-0 | Blackburn | Stoke | ||||
Round 21 | Blackburn | 3-1 | Bolton | Ewood Park, Blackburn | ||||
Ashley Ward ![]() Jason McAteer ![]() Nathan Blake ![]() |
Robbie Elliott ![]() |
Round 22 | Sheffield United | 2-1 | Blackburn | Sheffield | ||||
Marcus Bent ![]() Marcus Bent ![]() |
Ashley Ward ![]() |
Round 23 | Blackburn | 2-1 | Nottingham | Ewood Park, Blackburn | ||||
Per Frandsen ![]() Lee Carsley ![]() |
Andy Johnson ![]() |
Round 24 | Portsmouth | 1-2 | Blackburn | Portsmouth | ||||
Steve Claridge ![]() |
Christian Dailly ![]() Egil Østenstad ![]() |
Round 25 | Blackburn | 1-1 | Wolves | Ewood Park, Blackburn | ||||
Egil Østenstad ![]() |
Lee Naylor ![]() |
Round 26 | Blackburn | 2-0 | Huddersfield | Ewood Park, Blackburn | ||||
Damien Duff ![]() Damien Johnson ![]() |
Round 27 | Barnsley | 5-1 | Blackburn | Barnsley | ||||
Bruce Dyer ![]() Craig Hignett ![]() Neil Shipperley
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Per Frandsen ![]() |
Round 28 | Bolton | 3-1 | Blackburn | Bolton | ||||
Guðni Bergsson ![]() Michael Johansen ![]() Eiður Guðjohnsen
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Nathan Blake ![]() |
Round 29 | Blackburn | 0-0 | Swindon | Ewood Park, Blackburn | ||||
Round 30 | Birmingham | 1-0 | Blackburn | Birmingham | ||||
Martin O'Connor ![]() |
Round 31 | Stockport | 0-1 | Blackburn | Stockport | ||||
Jason McAteer ![]() |
Round 32 | Blackburn | 2-1 | West Bromwich | Ewood Park, Blackburn | ||||
Keith Gillespie ![]() Christian Dailly ![]() |
Matt Carbon ![]() |
Round 33 | Blackburn | 1-1 | Norwich | Ewood Park, Blackburn | ||||
Per Frandsen ![]() |
Daryl Sutch ![]() |
Round 34 | Tranmere | 2-1 | Blackburn | Birkenhead | ||||
Alan Mahon ![]() Wayne Allison ![]() |
Christian Dailly ![]() |
Round 35 | Ipswich | 0-0 | Blackburn | Ipswich | ||||
Round 36 | Blackburn | 0-1 | Crewe | Ewood Park, Blackburn | ||||
Colin Cramb ![]() |
Round 37 | Fulham | 2-2 | Blackburn | London | ||||
Barry Hayles ![]() Karl-Heinz Riedle ![]() |
David Dunn ![]() Keith Gillespie ![]() |
Round 38 | Blackburn | 1-0 | Birmingham | Ewood Park, Blackburn | ||||
David Dunn ![]() |
Round 39 | Nottingham | 0-1 | Blackburn | Nottingham | ||||
Ashley Ward ![]() |
Round 40 | Blackburn | 5-0 | Sheffield United | Ewood Park, Blackburn | ||||
Damien Duff ![]() Ashley Ward ![]() Egil Østenstad
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Round 41 | Wolves | 2-1 | Blackburn | Wolverhampton | ||||
Kevin Muscat ![]() Allan Nielsen ![]() |
Damien Duff ![]() |
Round 42 | Blackburn | 1-1 | Portsmouth | Ewood Park, Blackburn | ||||
Lee Carsley ![]() |
Ceri Hughes ![]() |
Round 43 | Grimsby | 0-0 | Blackburn | Grimsby | ||||
Round 44 | Blackburn | 1-1 | Charlton | Ewood Park, Blackburn | ||||
Lee Carsley ![]() |
Mathias Svensson ![]() |
Round 45 | Crystal Palace | 2-1 | Blackburn | London | ||||
Ashley Cole ![]() Clinton Morrison ![]() |
Matt Jansen ![]() |
Round 46 | Blackburn | 1-4 | Manchester City | Ewood Park, Blackburn | ||||
Matt Jansen ![]() |
Shaun Goater ![]() Christian Dailly ![]() goal|o.g.]]) |
League Cup
Round 2, Leg 1 | Portsmouth | 0-3 | Blackburn | Portsmouth | 14 September 1999 | |||
Cundy ![]() Jansen ![]() |
Round 2, Leg 2 | Blackburn | 3-1 | Portsmouth | Ewood Park, Blackburn | 22 September 1999 | |||
Duff ![]() Dunn ![]() Gallacher ![]() |
McLoughlin ![]() |
Round 3 | Leeds United | 1-0 | Blackburn | Leeds | 13 October 1999 | |||
Mills ![]() |
FA Cup
Round 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 2-2 | Blackburn | West Bromwich | 11 December 1999 | |||
Hughes ![]() Evans ![]() |
Frandsen ![]() Blake ![]() |
Round 3 Replay | Blackburn | 2-0 (a.e.t.) |
West Bromwich Albion | Ewood Park, Blackburn | 22 December 1999 | |||
Duff ![]() Carsley ![]() |
Round 4 | Liverpool | 0-1 | Blackburn | Liverpool | 10 January 2000 | |||
Blake ![]() |
Round 5 | Blackburn | 1-2 | Newcastle United | Ewood Park, Blackburn | 31 January 2000 | |||
Jansen ![]() |
Shearer ![]() |
Starting 11
- Only considering Division 1 starts
- GK: #13,
Alan Kelly, Jr., 30
- RB: #31,
Simon Grayson, 32
- CB: #29,
Craig Short, 17
- CB: #23,
Christian Dailly, 44
- LB: #3,
Callum Davidson, 28
- RM: #4,
Jason McAteer, 25
- CM: #6,
Lee Carsley, 31
- CM: #20,
Per Frandsen, 27
- LM: #12,
Damien Duff, 34
- CF: #9,
Ashley Ward, 36
- CF: #10,
Egil Ostenstad, 22
Topscorers
League
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Lee Carsley 10
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Egil Østenstad 8
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Ashley Ward 8
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Matt Jansen 4
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Damien Duff 4
References
- ↑
- ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1999-2000/d1/blackbrn.htm FootballSquads - Blackburn Rovers - 1999/2000
- ↑ McAteer was born in Birkenhead, England.
- ↑ Carsley was born in Birmingham, England.
- ↑ O'Brien was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.