1999–2000 Notts County F.C. season

Notts County

1999–2000 season
Manager	Sam Allardyce (until October) Gary Brazil
Stadium	Meadow Lane
Football League Second Division	8th
FA Cup	First round
Worthington Cup	Second round
Auto Windscreens Shield	First round (Northern section)
Top goalscorer	Stallard (14)
Home colours
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During the 1999–2000 English football season, Notts County F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary[]

Despite the departure of manager Sam Allardyce to his old club, Bolton Wanderers, in October, Notts County enjoyed a strong season in the Second Division to finish 8th, although they finished some distance from the higher-placed promotion contenders, finishing 15 points behind the team that finished just above them, Bristol Rovers.

Squad[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  WAL Darren Ward 2 DF  ENG Richard Liburd 3 DF  ENG Dennis Pearce 4 DF  ENG Mark Warren 5 DF  ENG Matt Redmile 6 DF  ENG Ian Richardson 7 MF  ENG Francis Tierney 8 MF  ENG Paul Bolland 9 FW  ENG Mark Stallard 10 FW  ENG David Cross 11 MF  ENG Shaun Murray 12 MF  ENG Gary Owers 13 GK  ENG Paul Gibson 14 MF  ENG Andy Hughes

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 FW  ENG Kevin Rapley 16 DF  ENG Alex Dyer 17 FW  ENG Duane Darby 18 FW  ENG Sean Farrell 19 DF  ENG Richard Holmes 20 MF  ENG Michael Brough 21 FW  ENG Adam Webster 22 MF  ENG Dean Howell 23 FW  IRL Paul Heffernan 24 DF  WAL Clayton Blackmore 25 GK  ENG James Lindley 26 MF  ENG Craig Ramage 27 GK  IRL Saul Deeney 29 MF  ENG Ryan Ford

Left club during season[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 10 FW  ENG Peter Beadle (to Bristol City) 10 FW  AUS Danny Allsopp (on loan from Manchester City) 10 FW  ENG Brett Angell (on loan from Stockport County)

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 FW  ENG Mark Robson (retired) 28 DF  ENG Nick Fenton (on loan from Manchester City)

Results[]

Notts County's score comes first

Legend[]

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League Division Two[]

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
1	7 August 1999	Luton Town	H	0–0	6,141
2	14 August 1999	Colchester United	A	3–0	3,986	Hughes 5', Stallard 35', Blackmore 79'
3	21 August 1999	Scunthorpe United	H	3–0	5,506	Ramage 31', Stallard 33', 50'
4	28 August 1999	Cambridge United	A	1–1	4,329	Stallard 86'
5	3 September 1999	Wrexham	A	3–2	5,030	Darby 25', 42', Stallard 44'
6	3 September 1999	Blackpool	H	2–1	5,512	Ramage 60', Stallard 81'
7	18 September 1999	Cardiff City	A	1–2	6,568	Stallard 55'
8	25 September 1999	Bristol Rovers	H	0–2	6,197
9	2 October 1999	Oldham Athletic	A	2–1	5,143	Darby 38', Ramage 67'
10	9 October 1999	Bury	A	3–1	3,620	Stallard 4', Blackmore 64', Owers 86'
11	16 October 1999	Wycombe Wanderers	H	2–1	5,710	Fenton 45', Richardson 49'
12	19 October 1999	Chesterfield	H	1–0	4,749	Ramage 82'
13	23 October 1999	Bristol Rovers	A	1–0	8,188	Rapley 82'
14	26 October 1999	Brentford	H	0–1	5,075
15	3 November 1999	Stoke City	A	1–0	11,619	Dyer 23'
16	6 November 1999	Gillingham	H	1–1	6,023	Allsopp 2'
17	12 November 1999	Preston North End	A	0–2	14,226
18	23 November 1999	Oxford United	H	0–1	4,220
19	27 November 1999	Bristol City	H	4–4	5,374	Holland 29' (o.g.), Stallard 30', Dyer 71', Warren 85'
20	4 December 1999	Luton Town	A	2–2	5,195	Richardson 54', Owers 73'
21	11 December 1999	Bournemouth	H	5–1	4,119	Angell 1', 8', 59', Richardson 7', Stallard 42'
22	18 December 1999	Millwall	A	0–1	7,917
23	26 December 1999	Wigan Athletic	H	0–2	8,179
24	28 December 1999	Reading	A	0–0	7,703
25	3 January 2000	Burnley	H	2–0	8,223	Angell 14', 62'
26	8 January 2000	Bournemouth	A	1–1	8,223	Owers 70'
27	15 January 2000	Colchester United	H	1–2	4,931	Rapley 65'
28	22 January 2000	Scunthorpe United	A	0–1	4,035
29	5 February 2000	Brentford	A	2–0	5,106	Tierney 11', Rapley 70'
30	12 February 2000	Wrexham	H	2–1	5,474	Dyer 35', Hughes 48'
31	15 February 2000	Cambridge United	H	2–3	4,053	Owers 2', Hughes 28' (pen)
32	19 February 2000	Bristol City	A	2–2	10,029	Liburd 60', Hughes 77' (pen)
33	26 February 2000	Cardiff City	H	2–1	5,334	Hughes 80' (pen), Dyer 89'
34	4 March 2000	Blackpool	A	1–2	4,277	Stallard 59'
35	7 March 2000	Gillingham	A	1–0	6,915	Richardson 60'
36	11 March 2000	Stoke City	H	0–0	9,677
37	18 March 2000	Oxford United	A	3–2	4,544	Dyer 14', Hughes 19', 39' (pen)
38	21 March 2000	Preston North End	H	1–0	6,401	Redmile 4'
39	25 March 2000	Wigan Athletic	A	0–2	6,094
40	1 April 2000	Millwall	H	1–1	7,032	Darby 61'
41	8 April 2000	Burnley	A	1–2	13,022	Stallard 86'
42	15 April 2000	Reading	H	1–2	4,791	Darby 58'
43	21 April 2000	Wycombe Wanderers	A	0–2	4,369
44	24 April 2000	Oldham Athletic	H	0–1	3,728
45	29 April 2000	Chesterfield	A	1–2	2,455	Bolland 33'
46	6 May 2000	Bury	H	2–2	4,017	Dyer 21', Stallard 83'

League Cup[]

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
R1 1st Leg	10 August 1999	Bury	A	0–1	1,893
R1 2nd Leg	24 August 1999	Bury	H	2–0	2,494	Blackmore 71', Ramage 83' (Pen)
R2 1st Leg	14 September 1999	Huddersfield Town	A	1–2	6,900	Ramage 18'
R2 2nd Leg	21 September 1999	Huddersfield Town	H	2–2	4,104	Blackmore 19', Darby 35'

FA Cup[]

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
R1	30 October 1999	Bournemouth	H	1–1	3,674	Rapley 17'
R1 Replay	9 November 1999	Bournemouth	A	2–4	4,226	Redmile 78', Tierney 84'

Football League Trophy[]

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
R1	7 December 1999	Blackpool	H	0–1	1,167

Squad statistics[]

Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FW	Daniel Allsopp	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
FW	Brett Angell	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	5
FW	Peter Beadle	1(5)	0	0	0	1(3)	0	0	0	2(8)	0
DF	Clayton Blackmore	21	2	1	0	4	2	0(1)	0	26(1)	4
MF	Paul Bolland	18(6)	1	1	0	0(3)	0	0(1)	0	19(10)	1
MF	Michael Brough	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
FW	David Cross	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0
FW	Duane Darby	22(6)	5	0	0	3(1)	1	0	0	26(7)	5
GK	Saul Deeney	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF	Alex Dyer	21(10)	6	2	0	0	0	0(1)	0	23(11)	6
FW	Sean Farrell	0(9)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(9)	0
DF	Nick Fenton	13	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	1
MF	Ryan Ford	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0
GK	Paul Gibson	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
FW	Paul Heffernan	0(2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(2)	0
DF	Richard Holmes	38(3)	0	2	0	3(1)	0	0	0	43(4)	0
DF	Dean Howell	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0
MF	Andy Hughes	32(3)	7	2	0	4	0	1	0	39(3)	7
DF	Richard Liburd	24(7)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	25(7)	1
GK	James Lindley	0(2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(2)	0
MF	Shaun Murray	4(5)	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	6(5)	0
MF	Gary Owers	45	4	1	0	3(1)	0	1	0	50(1)	0
DF	Dennis Pearce	14	4	1	0	1(1)	0	1	0	17(1)	0
MF	Craig Ramage	36(4)	4	1	0	4	2	0	0	41(4)	6
FW	Kevin Rapley	11(17)	3	1(1)	1	0	0	1	0	13(18)	4
DF	Matt Redmile	39(2)	1	1	1	4	0	1	0	45(2)	2
MF	Ian Richardson	33	4	2	0	4	0	1	0	40	4
MF	Mark Robson	0(2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(2)	0
FW	Mark Stallard	31(5)	13	1	0	4	0	1	0	37(5)	13
MF	Francis Tierney	6(6)	1	0(2)	1	0(1)	0	1	0	8(9)	2
GK	Darren Ward	45	0	2	0	3	0	1	0	51	0
DF	Mark Warren	31(2)	1	1	0	4	0	1	0	37(2)	1
FW	Adam Webster	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0

References[]

• Soccerbase.com

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