During the 1999–2000 English football season, Swindon Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
Season summary Swindon's financial problems came to a head during the 1999–2000 season when in January 2000 Swindon—£4m in debt and losing £25,000 a week—went into administration for the first time.FourFourTwo : "Issue 74 October 2000.", page 86. Haymarket Magazines, 2000. Chairman Rikki Hunt was forced to resign and 15 staff members were made redundant. At one point, manager Jimmy Quinn was told not to pick midfielder Robin Hulbert because one more appearance would trigger a £25,000 payment to Everton under the terms of his 1996 transfer. Swindon's future was safeguarded when a consortium headed by business tycoon Terry Brady took over the club and they came out of administration towards the end of the season. But it was too late to save Swindon's place in Division One — they had already been relegated in bottom place. The club's new owner sacked manager Jimmy Quinn and appointed Colin Todd — who had won promotion to the Premiership with Bolton in 1997 — as manager, in hope of getting the club's fortunes back on track.
Final league table
Results summary
Results by round
Results Swindon Town's score comes firstSoccerbase: 1999-2000 Swindon Town results
Legend WinDrawLoss
Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 7 August 1999 WalsallA0-06,437 15 August 1999 Ipswich TownH1-46,195Grazioli 21 August 1999 Crystal PalaceA2-112,726Grazioli, Onoura 28 August 1999 West Bromwich AlbionH1-26,565Walters 30 August 1999 Grimsby TownH0-15,705 11 September 1999 Nottingham ForestH0-08,203 18 September 1999 Crewe AlexandraA1-25,280Ndah 25 September 1999 Port ValeA0-24,629 28 September 1999 Blackburn RoversH2-17,354Grayson (own goal), Howe 2 October 1999 Bolton WanderersH0-46,711 9 October 1999 Stockport CountyH1-15,318Hay 16 October 1999 FulhamA0-113,715 19 October 1999 BarnsleyA0-112,026 23 October 1999 Sheffield UnitedH2-25,504Hay (2) 25 October 1999 Port ValeH2-15,703Onoura, Grazioli 30 October 1999 Bolton WanderersA0-212,486 6 November 1999 Huddersfield TownA0-411,891 12 November 1999 Norwich CityH0-07,404 20 November 1999 Wolverhampton WanderersA1-119,917Onoura (pen) 23 November 1999 Charlton AthleticH1-26,515Carrick 27 November 1999 Birmingham CityA1-122,620Onoura 4 December 1999 WalsallH1-17,186Carrick 18 December 1999 Manchester CityA0-331,751 26 December 1999 PortsmouthH1-110,279Hay 28 December 1999 Tranmere RoversA1-38,068Hay 3 January 2000 Queens Park RangersH0-19,460 15 January 2000 Ipswich TownA0-317,326 23 January 2000 Crystal PalaceH2-45,214Reeves, Hall 29 January 2000 West Bromwich AlbionA1-111,856Hall 5 February 2000 Grimsby TownH0-15,784 12 February 2000 Blackburn RoversA0-016,938 19 February 2000 Birmingham CityH1-47,591Hay 26 February 2000 Crewe AlexandraH0-15,003 4 March 2000 Nottingham ForestA1-319,748Hay (pen) 7 March 2000 Huddersfield TownH2-04,701Collins, Hay 11 March 2000 Charlton AthleticA1-019,569Kiely (own goal) 18 March 2000 Wolverhampton WanderersH1-28,748A Williams 22 March 2000 Norwich CityA2-013,662Hay (2) 25 March 2000 PortsmouthA1-415,305Gray 1 April 2000 Manchester CityH0-212,397 8 April 2000 Queens Park RangersA1-212,633Grazioli 15 April 2000 Tranmere RoversH3-14,925Griffin, Grazioli, Gray 22 April 2000 FulhamH1-07,556Grazioli 24 April 2000 Stockport CountyA0-35,362 29 April 2000 BarnsleyH1-26,151J Williams 7 May 2000 Sheffield UnitedA2-212,603Grazioli (2)
FA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR311 December 1999 Charlton AthleticA1-210,939Gooden
League Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 1st Leg10 August 1999 Leyton OrientH0-13,587R1 2nd Leg25 August 1999 Leyton OrientA1-1 (lost 1–2 on agg)4,000Walters
Squad
Left club during season
References
Swindon Town squad for 1999–2000 season