1999–2000 Swansea City A.F.C. season

Swansea City
1999–2000 season
ChairmanSteve Hamer
ManagerJohn Hollins
StadiumVetch Field
Third Division1st
FA CupFirst round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Steve Watkin (11)
Highest home attendance10,743 (vs. Exeter City, 29 April)[1]
Lowest home attendance952 (vs. Caernarfon Town, 7 September)[1]

The 1999–00 season was Swansea City A.F.C.'s 80th season in the English football league system, in this season Swansea finished 1st in the 3rd division with a total of 85 points from 46 games.[2] It was also memorable for the fastest red card for a player in Swansea's history as Walter Boyd was red carded after coming on as a substitute in the second half against Darlington at Vetch Field and was sent off before play had restarted from the same free kick that allowed him to be substituted on in the first place.[3]

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[4]

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 Wales WAL Roger Freestone
2 GK Wales WAL Jason Jones
3 DF England ENG Matthew Bound
5 DF England ENG Michael Howard
6 DF Wales WAL Kristian O'Leary
7 DF England ENG Jason Smith
8 MF England ENG Richard Appleby
10 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Ryan Casey
11 MF England ENG Nick Cusack (captain)
12 MF Wales WAL Lee Jenkins
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF Wales WAL Damien Lacey
14 MF Wales WAL Gareth Philips
15 MF Wales WAL Jason Price
16 MF England ENG Martin Thomas
18 FW Wales WAL Tony Bird
19 FW Jamaica JAM Walter Boyd
20 FW Wales WAL Jonathan Coates
21 FW Wales WAL Stuart Roberts
22 FW Wales WAL Steve Watkin

Final league table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Swansea City (C, P) 46 24 13 9 51 30 +21 85 Promotion to the Second Division
2 Rotherham United (P) 46 24 12 10 72 36 +36 84
3 Northampton Town (P) 46 25 7 14 63 45 +18 82
4 Darlington 46 21 16 9 66 36 +30 79 Qualification for the Third Division play-offs
5 Peterborough United (O, P) 46 22 12 12 63 54 +9 78
Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

References

  1. ^ a b "Swansea City FC". Archived from the original on 16 November 1999.
  2. ^ "Swansea City 1999-2000 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Remember Walter Boyd?". 18 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Swans squad numbers announced". worldoffootball.net. 1999. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  5. ^ "England 1999–00". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.