1999–2000 Rotherham United F.C. season

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Rotherham United
1999–2000 season
Football League Third Division2nd
FA CupSecond round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophySecond Round
Top goalscorerLeo Fortune-West (17)
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During the 1999–2000 English football season, Rotherham United Football Club competed in the Football League Third Division where they finished in 2nd position on 84 points and gained promotion to the Football League Second Division.

Final league table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Swansea City 46 24 13 9 51 30 +21 85 Division Champions, promoted
2 Rotherham United 46 24 12 10 72 36 +36 84 Promoted
3 Northampton Town 46 25 7 14 63 45 +18 82
4 Darlington 46 21 16 9 66 36 +30 79 Participated in play-offs
5 Peterborough United 46 22 12 12 63 54 +9 78 Promoted through play-offs
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results[]

Rotherham United's score comes first

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

Football League Division Three[]

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 7 August 1999 Lincoln City A 1–2 4,494 Warne 90'
2 14 August 1999 Chester City H 4–0 2,966 Martindale 54' 58' (2 pens), Fortune-West 81', Watson 88'
3 21 August 1999 Exeter City A 1–3 2,646 Garner 23'
4 28 August 1999 Shrewsbury Town H 4–0 2,708 Turner 2', Scott 3', Garner 21', 33'
5 30 August 1999 Macclesfield Town A 1–1 2,307 Fortune-West 86'
6 4 September 1999 York City H 1–0 3,171 Garner 59'
7 11 September 1999 Plymouth Argyle A 1–1 4,075 Berry 49'
8 18 September 1999 Rochdale H 0–1 3,568
9 25 September 1999 Northampton Town H 3–0 3,625 Thompson 14', 80' (2 pens), Fortune-West 52'
10 2 October 1999 Cheltenham Town A 2–0 3,331 Thompson 37' (pen), Warne 47'
11 12 October 1999 Swansea City A 0–2 5,287
12 16 October 1999 Barnet H 2–0 3,596 Fortune-West 10', Sedgwick 67'
13 19 October 1999 Hartkepool United H 3–0 3,340 Garner 7', 14', Berry 30'
14 23 October 1999 Northampton Town A 0–1 5,753
15 2 November 1999 Torquay United H 1–0 3,892 Berry 27'
16 6 November 1999 Hull City A 0–0 7,045
17 12 November 1999 Leyton Orient H 0–1 4,280
18 23 November 1999 Mansfield Town A 2–1 2,937 Berry 27', Sedgwick 90'
19 27 November 1999 Carlisle United A 1–0 2,649 Hurst 90'
20 4 December 1999 Lincoln City H 1–1 3,674 Garner 45'
21 11 December 1999 Halifax Town A 0–0 2,583
22 18 December 1999 Darlington H 2–1 4,234 White 83', 88'
23 26 December 1999 Peterborough United A 5–0 10,789 Hudson 2', Warne 34', 49', Thompson 71', Fortune-West 74'
24 28 December 1999 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–3 5,924 Branston 83'
25 3 January 2000 Southend United A 2–1 4,728 Fortune-West 26', 40'
26 8 January 2000 Halifax Town H 0–1 4,450
27 15 January 2000 Chester City A 2–0 3,398 Warne 21', Fortune-West 54'
28 22 January 2000 Exeter City H 5–0 3,402 Fortune-West 5', 7', Warne 12', 86', Wilsterman 82'
29 29 January 2000 Shrewsbury Town A 0–0 2,587
30 5 February 2000 Macclesfield Town H 2–1 4,175 Sedgwick 31' (pen), Fortune-West 44'
31 12 February 2000 York City H 2–1 4,531 Fortune-West 7', Branston 90'
32 19 February 2000 Carlisle United H 4–2 4,271 Fortune-West 22', 32', 73', Wilsterman 50'
33 26 February 2000 Rochdale A 1–0 4,131 White 58'
34 4 March 2000 Plymouth Argyle H 1–1 4,496 Warne 76'
35 7 March 2000 Hull City H 3–0 4,881 Wilsterman 74', Fortune-West 76', Warne 84'
36 11 March 2000 Torquay United A 1–2 2,655 Thompson 42'
37 17 March 2000 Mansfield Town H 2–3 5,186 Sedgwick 35', 69'
38 21 March 2000 Leyton Orient H 1–0 3,959 Garner 58'
39 25 March 2000 Peterborough United H 1–1 5,319 Hurst 14'
40 1 April 2000 Darlington A 2–2 7,401 Branston 55', Tutill 59' (o.g.)
41 8 April 2000 Darlington H 0–0 4,327
42 15 April 2000 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–1 5,805 Thompson 32'
43 22 April 2000 Barnet A 0–1 3,239
44 24 April 2000 Cheltenham Town H 2–0 5,447 Garner 12', White 84'
45 29 April 2000 Hartlepool United A 2–1 4,673 Fortune-West 6', Branston 49'
46 6 May 2000 Swansea City H 1–1 10,863 Glover 90' (pen)

League Cup[]

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
First round first leg 10 August 1999 Hull City H 0–1 3,294
First round second leg 24 August 1999 Hull City A 0–2[a] 4,373

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
First round 30 October 1999 Woking H 3–0 3,716 Thompson 31', Garner 81', Martindale 90' (pen)
Second round 20 November 1999 Burnley A 0–2 8,110

Football League Trophy[]

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
First round 7 December 1999 Shrewsbury Town H 2–1 1,166 18' (o.g.), Sedgwick 72'
Second round 11 January 2000 Chesterfield H 1–4 1,997 White 61'

First-team squad[]

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
DF England David Artell 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0
DF England Chris Beech 5(1) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7(1) 0
MF England Trevor Berry 18(18) 4 2 0 0(1) 0 0(2) 0 20(21) 4
DF England Guy Branston 30 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 32 4
DF Republic of Ireland Paul Dillon 15 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 19 0
FW England Leo Fortune-West 39 17 2 0 2 0 0 0 43 17
MF England Darren Garner 35 9 2 1 1(1) 0 1 0 39(1) 9
FW Scotland Lee Glover[2] 0(6) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(6) 1
MF England Danny Hudson 3(4) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4(4) 1
DF England Paul Hurst 25(5) 2 0(2) 0 0 0 1 0 26(7) 2
MF England Jamie Ingledow 2(2) 0 0 0 1 0 1(1) 0 4(3) 0
FW England Gary Martindale 4(5) 2 0(2) 1 1 0 0(1) 0 5(8) 3
GK England Mike Pollitt 46 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 52 0
DF England Rob Scott 33(1) 1 2 0 1(1) 0 2 0 38(2) 1
MF England Chris Sedgwick 29(9) 5 0(2) 0 1 0 2 1 32(11) 6
MF England Steve Thompson 27(4) 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 30(4) 6
MF England Andy Turner 26(6) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 29(6) 1
DF England Will Varty 26(1) 0 2 0 2 0 0(1) 0 30(2) 0
FW England Paul Warne 40(3) 10 2 0 1(1) 0 2 0 45(4) 10
DF England Vance Warner 16(3) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 16(4) 0
MF England Kevin Watson 44 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 50 1
FW England Jason White 8(12) 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 10(12) 5
DF Suriname Brian Wilsterman 38(4) 3 2 0 2 0 2 0 44(4) 3

Notes[]

  1. ^ Rotherham United lost 3–0 on aggregate

References[]

  1. ^ "England 1999–00". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. ^ Glover was born in Kettering, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.

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See also[]

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