1999–2000 Barnsley F.C. season

Barnsley 1999–2000 football season

Barnsley
1999–2000 season
Chairman	John Dennis
Manager	Dave Bassett
Stadium	Oakwell
First Division	4th (qualified for play-offs)
Play-offs	Runners-up
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	Craig Hignett (19)
Average home league attendance	15,412
← 1998–99 2000–01 →

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Barnsley F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

Barnsley qualified for the play-offs and, after thrashing Birmingham City 5–2 on aggregate (with a 2–1 defeat at Oakwell insufficient for Birmingham to best Barnsley over two legs after the Tykes' 4–0 win at St Andrew's), reached the final at Wembley to face Ipswich Town. Barnsley took the lead through an own goal by Ipswich goalkeeper Richard Wright, but goals from Tony Mowbray, Richard Naylor and Marcus Stewart put Ipswich 3–1 up. A Craig Hignett penalty with twelve minutes left gave Barnsley hope, until Martijn Reuser's goal on the stroke of injury time. The 4–2 defeat condemned Barnsley to a second consecutive season in the First Division.

Barnsley, who were the Football League's top scorers with 88 goals, could have achieved automatic promotion, but for their poor defence that conceded 67 goals – the worst of any in the top twelve of the First Division, and joint fourth-worst in the division.

Final league table

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Manchester City (P)	46	26	11	9	78	40	+38	89	Promotion to the Premier League
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

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

Barnsley's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
7 August 1999	Charlton Athletic	A	1–3	19,268	Barnard
14 August 1999	Crystal Palace	H	2–3	14,461	Barnard (pen), Sheron
21 August 1999	Blackburn Rovers	A	2–1	19,537	Hristov, Shipperley
28 August 1999	Portsmouth	H	6–0	13,792	Van Der Lann (2), Barnard, Appleby (2), Hignett
30 August 1999	Ipswich Town	A	1–6	18,037	McClare
3 September 1999	Tranmere Rovers	H	3–0	12,865	Sheron, Dyer, McClare
10 September 1999	Stockport County	H	2–1	13,173	Sheron (2)
18 September 1999	Bolton Wanderers	A	2–2	14,621	Hignett, Barnard
25 September 1999	Huddersfield Town	H	4–2	17,765	Barnard (2 pens), Sheron, Hignett
1 October 1999	Nottingham Forest	A	0–3	15,255
16 October 1999	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–2	14,923	Hignett
19 October 1999	Swindon Town	H	1–0	12,026	Thomas
23 October 1999	Crewe Alexandra	A	1–0	5,421	Hignett
26 October 1999	Huddersfield Town	A	1–2	15,764	Sheron
30 October 1999	Nottingham Forest	H	1–0	14,727	Hignett (pen)
6 November 1999	Sheffield United	H	2–0	16,301	Shipperley (2)
13 November 1999	Fulham	A	3–1	10,634	Symons (own goal), Dyer, Van Der Lann
20 November 1999	Birmingham City	H	2–1	14,520	Tinkler, Hignett (pen)
24 November 1999	Manchester City	A	1–3	32,692	Thomas
27 November 1999	Queens Park Rangers	A	2–2	11,054	Thomas, Eaden
4 December 1999	Charlton Athletic	H	1–1	14,553	Chettle
18 December 1999	Walsall	H	3–2	13,300	Hignett (3)
26 December 1999	Grimsby Town	A	3–0	8,742	Hignett (2), Appleby
28 December 1999	Port Vale	H	3–1	16,855	Tinkler, Barnard, Shipperley
3 January 2000	West Bromwich Albion	A	2–0	13,411	Barnard (2)
8 January 2000	Norwich City	A	2–2	14,039	Dyer, Hignett
15 January 2000	Crystal Palace	A	2–0	14,225	Dyer, Barnard (pen)
22 January 2000	Blackburn Rovers	H	5–1	18,088	Dyer (2), Hignett, Shipperley, Barnard
29 January 2000	Portsmouth	A	0–3	12,201
5 February 2000	Ipswich Town	H	0–2	17,601
11 February 2000	Tranmere Rovers	H	2–2	7,127	Shipperley, Thomas
19 February 2000	Queens Park Rangers	H	1–1	14,212	Hignett (pen)
26 February 2000	Bolton Wanderers	H	1–1	14,604	Tinkler
3 March 2000	Stockport County	A	3–1	6,386	Hristov (2), Shipperley
7 March 2000	Sheffield United	A	3–3	22,376	Hristov, Barnard (pen), Shipperley
11 March 2000	Manchester City	H	2–1	22,650	Curtis, Hignett
18 March 2000	Birmingham City	A	1–3	25,108	Hignett
21 March 2000	Fulham	H	1–0	14,262	Shipperley
27 March 2000	Grimsby Town	H	3–0	14,613	Tinkler, Shipperley, Hignett
1 April 2000	Walsall	A	4–1	7,218	Sheron (2), Shipperley, Appleby
8 April 2000	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–2	16,329	Barnard, Shipperley
15 April 2000	Port Vale	A	2–2	5,918	Hignett, Curtis
22 April 2000	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–2	21,251
24 April 2000	Norwich City	H	2–1	15,253	Chettle, Shipperley
29 April 2000	Swindon Town	A	2–1	6,151	Appleby, Sheron
7 May 2000	Crewe Alexandra	H	0–2	17,611

First Division play-offs


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
SF 1st Leg	13 May 2000	Birmingham City	A	4–0	26,492	Shipperley, Dyer (2), Hignett
SF 2nd Leg	18 May 2000	Birmingham City	H	1–2 (won 5–2 on agg)	19,050	Dyer
F	29 May 2000	Ipswich Town	N	2–4	73,427	Wright (own goal), Hignett

FA Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	11 December 1999	Wimbledon	A	0–1	4,505

League Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg	10 August 1999	Lincoln City	A	4–2	3,426	Shipperley, Van Der Lann, Eaden
R1 2nd Leg	24 August 1999	Lincoln City	H	2–2 (won 6–4 on agg)	7,047	Sheron, Eaden
R2 1st Leg	14 September 1999	Stockport County	H	1–1	6,966	Barnard
R2 2nd Leg	21 September 1999	Stockport County	A	3–3 (won on away goals)	3,332	Hristov (2), Jones
R3	12 October 1999	Bradford City	A	3–2	8,583	Sheron, Morgan, Barnard (pen)
R4	30 November 1999	Tranmere Rovers	A	0–4	7,039

Squad

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	ENG	David Watson
2	DF	ENG	Nicky Eaden
3	MF	ENG	Matty Appleby
5	DF	ENG	Adie Moses
6	DF	ENG	Scott Jones
7	MF	RSA	Eric Tinkler
8	MF	ENG	Craig Hignett
9	FW	ENG	Neil Shipperley
10	FW	ENG	Bruce Dyer
11	DF	WAL	Darren Barnard
12	FW	ENG	Mike Sheron
13	GK	ENG	Tony Bullock
14	MF	ENG	Martin Bullock
15	MF	NED	Robin Van Der Laan
16	MF	ENG	Geoff Thomas
17	MF	ENG	Sean McClare


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	DF	ENG	Chris Morgan
19	FW	MKD	Georgi Hristov
20	GK	ENG	Kevin Miller
21	FW	ENG	Mike Turner
22	FW	ENG	Karl Rose
25	DF	TRI	Kevin Austin
26	GK	ENG	Richard Siddall
27	DF	ENG	Chris Barker
28	DF	SCO	Keith Brown
30	DF	ENG	Jon Parkin
31	DF	ENG	Steve Chettle
34	DF	ENG	John Curtis (on loan from Manchester United)
35	FW	WAL	Andy Evans
36	DF	ENG	James Dudgeon
37	GK	ENG	Leigh Walker

Left club during season

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
4	MF	ENG	Kevin Richardson (to Blackpool)
20	DF	SWE	Peter Markstedt (to Helsingborgs IF)
23	FW	TRI	Clint Marcelle (released)
24	DF	SVN	Aleš Križan (to NK Maribor)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
29	DF	ENG	Gavin Bassinder (to Mansfield Town)
32	DF	SWE	Robert Bengtsson (on loan from Västra Frölunda)
32	DF	ENG	Mark Jackson (on loan from Leeds United)
33	DF	ENG	Dave Tuttle (to Millwall)

Transfers

In

Kevin Austin – Lincoln City

Notes

Dyer was born in Redbridge, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but played a friendly game for Montserrat against Ashford Town in September 2007.

References

"Barnsley 1999–2000 Results". statto.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014.
"FootballSquads – Barnsley – 1999/00". www.footballsquads.co.uk.

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League competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, play-offs)
Level 5	Football Conference
Levels 6–7	Isthmian League (Premier, One) Northern Premier League (Premier, One) Southern League (Premier, Eastern, Western)
Levels 8–9	Isthmian League (Two, Three) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Kent League (level 8 only) Midland Alliance (level 8 only) Midland Football Combination (level 9 only) North West Counties League (One, Two) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One) Wessex League (level 8 only) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only) Western League (Premier, One)
Lower leagues	Combined Counties League Essex Senior League Spartan South Midlands League

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FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final)
Football League cups	League Cup (Final) Football League Trophy (Final)

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Club seasons
Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Bradford City Chelsea Coventry City Derby County Everton Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Ham United Wimbledon
First Division	Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Charlton Athletic Crewe Alexandra Crystal Palace Fulham Grimsby Town Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town Manchester City Norwich City Nottingham Forest Port Vale Portsmouth Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United Stockport County Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division	Bournemouth Blackpool Brentford Bristol City Bristol Rovers Burnley Bury Cambridge United Cardiff City Chesterfield Colchester United Gillingham Luton Town Millwall Notts County Oldham Athletic Oxford United Preston North End Reading Scunthorpe United Stoke City Wigan Athletic Wrexham Wycombe Wanderers
Third Division	Barnet Brighton & Hove Albion Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Chester City Darlington Exeter City Halifax Town Hartlepool United Hull City Leyton Orient Lincoln City Macclesfield Town Mansfield Town Northampton Town Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Rochdale Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swansea City Torquay United York City

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