1999–2000 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

Bristol Rovers 1999–2000 football season

Bristol Rovers
1999–2000 season
Manager	Ian Holloway
Second Division	7th
FA Cup	First round
League Cup	Second round
Football League Trophy	Area quarter-final
Top goalscorer	Jamie Cureton and Jason Roberts (22)
← 1998–99 2000–01 →

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Bristol Rovers competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

Bristol Rovers nearly reached the play-offs, finishing seventh that season despite never dropping out of the playoffs all season until the last day of the season with a defeat at Cardiff City.

Final league table

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
5	Millwall	46	23	13	10	76	50	+26	82	Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
6	Stoke City	46	23	13	10	68	42	+26	82	Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
7	Bristol Rovers	46	23	11	12	69	45	+24	80
8	Notts County	46	18	11	17	61	55	+6	65
9	Bristol City	46	15	19	12	59	57	+2	64

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

First-team squad

Squad at end of 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
1	GK	WAL	Lee Jones
2	DF	ENG	Dave Pritchard
3	DF	ENG	Trevor Challis
4	DF	ENG	Steve Foster
5	DF	ENG	Andy Thomson
6	DF	ENG	Andy Tillson
7	MF	ENG	Ronnie Mauge
8	MF	ENG	David Hillier
9	MF	WAL	Michael Meaker
10	FW	ENG	Jamie Cureton
11	FW	GRN	Jason Roberts
12	DF	ENG	Robbie Pethick
14	DF	ENG	Mark Smith
15	MF	LVA	Vitālijs Astafjevs
16	DF	ENG	Mike Trought
17	DF	FRA	Stéphane Léoni
18	FW	ENG	Nathan Ellington


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	GK	NED	Michel Kuipers
21	MF	ENG	Jamie Shore
22	MF	ENG	Lee Zabek
23	DF	ENG	Tom White
24	FW	ENG	Bobby Zamora
25	GK	ENG	Ray Johnston
26	DF	ENG	Robert Trees
27	MF	ENG	Ian Holloway
28	FW	ENG	Gary Penrice
29	GK	ENG	Brian Parkin
30	MF	ENG	Mark Walters
31	MF	ENG	Simon Bryant
32	FW	TRI	Nigel Pierre
34	MF	ENG	Lewis Hogg
35	MF	ENG	Jordan Stewart (on loan from Leicester City)
36	DF	SWE	Marcus Andreasson
37	MF	ENG	Robert Wolleaston (on loan from Chelsea)

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
19	FW	ENG	Frankie Bennett (to Forest Green Rovers)
29	GK	ENG	Stuart Taylor (on loan from Arsenal)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
32	DF	ENG	Shaun Byrne (on loan from West Ham United)
33	GK	ENG	Rhys Evans (on loan from Chelsea)

References

"England 1999–00". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
"FootballSquads - Bristol Rovers - 1999/00".
Meaker was born in Greenford, England, but has represented Wales at U-21 level.
Roberts was born in Brent, England, but also qualifies to represent Grenada internationally through his father and made his international debut for Grenada in 1999.
Andreasson was born in Buchanan, Liberia.

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National teams

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

Cup competitions

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

European competitions

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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