1999–2000 Blackburn Rovers F.c. Season
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
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.
| 1999–2000 season | |
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| Owner | Jack Walker |
| Manager | Brian Kidd Tony Parkes Graeme Souness |
| First Division | 11th |
| FA Cup | Fifth round |
| League Cup | Fourth round |
| Top goalscorer | Lee Carsley (10) |
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.
Squad
- Squad at end of season
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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 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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.) | Ǵorǵi Hristov 65' Neil Shipperley 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 |
| Mark Walters 30' 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.) | Matthew Holland 75' Tony Mowbray 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
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