Ipswich 1999/00

Ipswich finished 3rd of 24 in the 1999/00 First Division with 87 points (won 25, drawn 12, lost 9; scored 71, conceded 42) and were promoted. They were top of the table after 6 matches of 46; lowest 6th, after match 10. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row, 18 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Ipswich
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club Championship season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 7 Aug 1999	Nottingham Forest (home)	3–1 W	Won	3	1st
2	Sun 15 Aug 1999	Swindon (away)	4–1 W	Won	6	1st
3	Sat 21 Aug 1999	Bolton (home)	1–0 W	Won	9	1st
4	Sat 28 Aug 1999	Sheffield United (away)	2–2 D	Drew	10	1st
5	Mon 30 Aug 1999	Barnsley (home)	6–1 W	Won	13	1st
6	Sat 11 Sep 1999	Portsmouth (away)	1–1 D	Drew	14	1st
7	Sat 18 Sep 1999	Birmingham (home)	0–1 L	Lost	14	3rd
8	Sun 26 Sep 1999	Manchester City (home)	2–1 W	Won	17	2nd
9	Sat 2 Oct 1999	Grimsby (away)	1–2 L	Lost	17	5th
10	Sat 16 Oct 1999	QPR (home)	1–4 L	Lost	17	6th
11	Tue 19 Oct 1999	Charlton (home)	4–2 W	Won	20	6th
12	Sat 23 Oct 1999	Walsall (away)	1–0 W	Won	23	2nd
13	Wed 27 Oct 1999	Manchester City (away)	0–1 L	Lost	23	4th
14	Sat 30 Oct 1999	Grimsby (home)	2–0 W	Won	26	2nd
15	Tue 2 Nov 1999	Huddersfield (away)	1–3 L	Lost	26	4th
16	Sat 6 Nov 1999	Blackburn (away)	2–2 D	Drew	27	5th
17	Fri 12 Nov 1999	Tranmere (home)	0–0 D	Drew	28	4th
18	Sun 21 Nov 1999	Norwich (away)	0–0 D	Drew	29	5th
19	Wed 24 Nov 1999	Wolves (home)	1–0 W	Won	32	5th
20	Sat 27 Nov 1999	Crewe (home)	2–1 W	Won	35	4th
21	Sun 5 Dec 1999	Nottingham Forest (away)	1–0 W	Won	38	4th
22	Tue 7 Dec 1999	Crystal Palace (away)	2–2 D	Drew	39	4th
23	Sat 18 Dec 1999	West Brom (home)	3–1 W	Won	42	3rd
24	Sun 26 Dec 1999	Fulham (away)	0–0 D	Drew	43	4th
25	Tue 28 Dec 1999	Stockport (home)	1–0 W	Won	46	4th
26	Mon 3 Jan 2000	Port Vale (away)	2–1 W	Won	49	3rd
27	Sat 15 Jan 2000	Swindon (home)	3–0 W	Won	52	2nd
28	Sat 22 Jan 2000	Bolton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	53	4th
29	Sat 29 Jan 2000	Sheffield United (home)	1–1 D	Drew	54	4th
30	Sat 5 Feb 2000	Barnsley (away)	2–0 W	Won	57	3rd
31	Sat 12 Feb 2000	Huddersfield (home)	2–1 W	Won	60	3rd
32	Sat 19 Feb 2000	Crewe (away)	2–1 W	Won	63	2nd
33	Sun 27 Feb 2000	Birmingham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	64	2nd
34	Sat 4 Mar 2000	Portsmouth (home)	0–1 L	Lost	64	3rd
35	Tue 7 Mar 2000	Blackburn (home)	0–0 D	Drew	65	2nd
36	Sat 11 Mar 2000	Wolves (away)	1–2 L	Lost	65	2nd
37	Sun 19 Mar 2000	Norwich (home)	0–2 L	Lost	65	3rd
38	Wed 22 Mar 2000	Tranmere (away)	2–0 W	Won	68	2nd
39	Sat 25 Mar 2000	Fulham (home)	1–0 W	Won	71	2nd
40	Tue 4 Apr 2000	West Brom (away)	1–1 D	Drew	72	4th
41	Sat 8 Apr 2000	Port Vale (home)	3–0 W	Won	75	3rd
42	Sat 15 Apr 2000	Stockport (away)	1–0 W	Won	78	3rd
43	Sat 22 Apr 2000	QPR (away)	1–3 L	Lost	78	3rd
44	Tue 25 Apr 2000	Crystal Palace (home)	1–0 W	Won	81	3rd
45	Sat 29 Apr 2000	Charlton (away)	3–1 W	Won	84	3rd
46	Sun 7 May 2000	Walsall (home)	2–0 W	Won	87	3rd

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.