1999–2000 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season
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
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Final league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 | |
6 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 76 | |
7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 74 | |
8 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 74 | |
9 | Fulham | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 67 | |
10 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 66 | |
11 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 62 | |
12 | Norwich City | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 57 | |
13 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 57 | 68 | −11 | 57 | |
14 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 56 | |
15 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 57 | 67 | −10 | 54 | |
16 | Sheffield United | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 59 | 71 | −12 | 54 | |
17 | Stockport County | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 55 | 67 | −12 | 54 | |
18 | Portsmouth | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 55 | 66 | −11 | 51 | |
19 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 51 | |
20 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 51 | |
21 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 49 | |
22 | Walsall (R) | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 52 | 77 | −25 | 46 | Relegation to the Second Division |
23 | Port Vale (R) | 46 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 48 | 69 | −21 | 36 | |
24 | Swindon Town (R) | 46 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 77 | −39 | 36 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
Pre-season
15 July 1999 Friendly | IFK Göteborg | vs | Blackburn Rovers |
19 July 1999 Friendly | Lillestrøm SK | vs | Blackburn Rovers |
21 July 1999 Friendly | Fredrikstad | vs | Blackburn Rovers |
24 July 1999 Friendly | Blackpool | vs | Blackburn Rovers |
27 July 1999 Friendly | Oldham Athletic | vs | Blackburn Rovers |
31 July 1999 Friendly | Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | Liverpool | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Division One
7 August 1999 Round 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | Port Vale | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
13 August 1999 Round 2 | Huddersfield Town | 3–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Huddersfield |
Simon Grayson 26' (o.g.) Marcus Stewart 51' Rob Edwards 90' |
Lee Carsley 65' Marlon Broomes 89' |
21 August 1999 Round 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | Barnsley | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Lee Carsley 81' (pen.) | 85' |
28 August 1999 Round 4 | Norwich City | 0–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Carrow Road, Norwich |
Egil Østenstad 6' Egil Østenstad 51' |
11 September 1999 Round 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Ashley Ward 82' Nathan Blake 87' |
18 September 1999 Round 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–2 | Blackburn Rovers | West Bromwich |
Kevin Kilbane 20' Kevin Kilbane 87' |
Christian Dailly 57' Matt Jansen 67' |
25 September 1999 Round 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | Walsall | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Ashley Ward 34' Lee Carsley 44' |
28 September 1999 Round 8 | Swindon Town | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Swindon |
Bobby Howe 32' |
Egil Østenstad 85' |
2 October 1999 Round 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
16 October 1999 Round 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Grimsby Town | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Lee Carsley 45' (pen.) | Lee Ashcroft 43' (pen.) |
20 October 1999 Round 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Per Frandsen 86' | Hayden Mullins 55' |
23 October 1999 Round 12 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Manchester |
Richard Edghill 39' Jeff Whitley 82' |
26 October 1999 Round 13 | Walsall | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Walsall |
Michael Ricketts 85' | Lee Carsley 28' (pen.) |
30 October 1999 Round 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–2 | Queens Park Rangers | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Stuart Wardley 40' Kevin Gallen 89' |
6 November 1999 Round 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | Ipswich Town | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Lee Carsley 1' Lee Carsley 67' (pen.) |
90' |
20 November 1999 Round 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | Fulham | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Egil Østenstad 11' Damien Duff 90' |
23 November 1999 Round 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Crewe |
27 November 1999 Round 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | Stockport County | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Per Frandsen 44' Egil Østenstad 68' |
30 November 1999 Round 19 | Charlton Athletic | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
Shaun Newton 45' | Ashley Ward 11' Ashley Ward 48' |
4 December 1999 Round 20 | Port Vale | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Stoke |
7 December 1999 Round 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Ashley Ward 56' Jason McAteer 59' Nathan Blake 80' |
Robbie Elliott 57' |
19 December 1999 Round 22 | Sheffield United | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Sheffield |
Marcus Bent 29' Marcus Bent 71' |
Ashley Ward 10' |
26 December 1999 Round 23 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Per Frandsen 18' Lee Carsley 68' (pen.) |
Andy Johnson 31' |
28 December 1999 Round 24 | Portsmouth | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Portsmouth |
Steve Claridge 14' | Christian Dailly 33' Egil Østenstad 44' |
3 January 2000 Round 25 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Egil Østenstad 39' | Lee Naylor 36' |
15 January 2000 Round 26 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | Huddersfield Town | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Damien Duff 29' Damien Johnson 44' |
22 January 2000 Round 27 | Barnsley | 5–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Barnsley |
Bruce Dyer 5' Craig Hignett 15' Neil Shipperley 22' Darren Barnard 32' Bruce Dyer 72' |
Per Frandsen 7' |
5 February 2000 Round 28 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Bolton |
Guðni Bergsson 17' Michael Johansen 39' Eiður Guðjohnsen 69' |
Nathan Blake 16' |
12 February 2000 Round 29 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | Swindon Town | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
15 February 2000 Round 30 | Birmingham City | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Birmingham |
Martin O'Connor 33' |
19 February 2000 Round 31 | Stockport | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Stockport |
Jason McAteer 79' |
26 February 2000 Round 32 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Keith Gillespie 70' Christian Dailly 76' |
Matt Carbon 14' |
29 February 2000 Round 33 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Norwich City | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Per Frandsen 90' | Daryl Sutch 25' |
4 March 2000 Round 34 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Birkenhead |
Alan Mahon 47' (pen.) Wayne Allison 90' |
Christian Dailly 90' |
7 March 2000 Round 35 | Ipswich Town | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Ipswich |
12 March 2000 Round 36 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Colin Cramb 80' |
18 March 2000 Round 37 | Fulham | 2–2 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
Barry Hayles 18' Karl-Heinz Riedle 75' |
David Dunn 38' Keith Gillespie 85' |
22 March 2000 Round 38 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Birmingham City | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
David Dunn 90' |
25 March 2000 Round 39 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Nottingham |
Ashley Ward 7' |
1 April 2000 Round 40 | Blackburn Rovers | 5–0 | Sheffield United | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Damien Duff 4' Ashley Ward 42' Egil Østenstad 67' Damien Duff 82' Matt Jansen 89' |
8 April 2000 Round 41 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Wolverhampton |
Kevin Muscat 40' (pen.) Allan Nielsen 72' |
Damien Duff 54' |
15 April 2000 Round 42 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Lee Carsley 22' (pen.) | Ceri Hughes 41' |
22 April 2000 Round 43 | Grimsby Town | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Grimsby |
24 April 2000 Round 44 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Lee Carsley 63' (pen.) | Mathias Svensson 23' |
29 April 2000 Round 45 | Crystal Palace | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
Ashley Cole 60' Clinton Morrison 72' |
Matt Jansen 27' |
7 May 2000 Round 46 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–4 | Manchester City | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Matt Jansen 42' | Shaun Goater 60' Christian Dailly 67' ([[own goal|o.g.]]) Mark Kennedy 75' Paul Dickov 81' |
League Cup
14 September 1999 Round 2, Leg 1 | Portsmouth | 0–3 | Blackburn Rovers | Portsmouth |
Cundy 58' (O.G.) Jansen 72', 78' |
22 September 1999 Round 2, Leg 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–1 | Portsmouth | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Duff 59' Dunn 64' Gallacher 90' |
McLoughlin 7' |
13 October 1999 Round 3 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Leeds |
Mills 90' |
FA Cup
11 December 1999 Round 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–2 | Blackburn Rovers | West Bromwich |
Hughes 66' Evans 80' |
Frandsen 65' Blake 70' |
22 December 1999 Round 3 replay | Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 ( a.e.t.) | West Bromwich Albion | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Duff 94' Carsley 114' (pen.) |
10 January 2000 Round 4 | Liverpool | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Liverpool |
Blake 84' |
31 January 2000 Round 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | Newcastle United | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
Jansen 25' | Shearer 21', 79' |
Topscorers
League
- Lee Carsley 10
- Egil Østenstad 8
- Ashley Ward 8
- Matt Jansen 4
- Damien Duff 4
References
- Independent.co.uk. 21 September 2011. Archivedfrom the original on 1 May 2022.
- ^ 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.