1999–2000 Watford F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Watford F.C. competed in the FA Premier League, after being promoted twice first from the Second Division two seasons ago and the First Division last season.

Season summary
Watford managed some encouraging early results, including victories over Liverpool and Chelsea, suggesting that experienced manager Graham Taylor might be able to keep the club in the Premier League against all expectations. However, after the victory against Chelsea on 18 September, Watford only managed three more wins all season, and it soon became obvious that this campaign was a bridge too far after two successive promotions. The club were eventually relegated with the then-lowest points total in Premier League history, although observers widely predicted that Taylor would at least stabilise the club in Division One again, and maybe even get the club to make an immediate return to the Premiership.

Final league table

 * Results summary


 * Results by matchday

Results
Watford's score comes first

First-team squad

 * Squad at end of season

Out

 * Transfers in: £3,400,000
 * Transfers out: £335,000
 * Total spending: £3,065,000

Starting 11

 * Considering starts in all competitions
 * Considering a 5-3-2 formation


 * GK: #1, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Alec Chamberlain, 31
 * RWB: #36, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Neil Cox, 21
 * CB: #5, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Steve Palmer, 42
 * CB: #4, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Rob Page, 40
 * CB: #32, Mark Williams, 22
 * LWB: #6, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Paul Robinson, 33
 * CM: #8, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Micah Hyde, 37
 * CM: #10, 🇦🇺 Richard Johnson, 22
 * CM: #3, Peter Kennedy, 20
 * CF: #7, 🇨🇩 Michel Ngonge, 19
 * CF: #14, Nordin Wooter, 18