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1999–2000 Grimsby Town F.C. season

Grimsby Town
1999–2000 season
ChairmanBill Carr
ManagerAlan Buckley
StadiumBlundell Park
First Division20th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ashcroft (12)
All: Ashcroft (13)
Average home league attendance6,157

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

Season summary

After a brilliant first full season back in the second tier finishing 11th, Grimsby a season later really struggled and finished the 1999–2000 season in 20th, avoiding relegation at the expense of Buckley's former club Walsall.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
9 July 1999 FW England Bradley Allen England Charlton Athletic Free Transfer
10 July 1999 GK Wales Danny Coyne England Tranmere Rovers Free Transfer
9 September 1999 MF England Alan Pouton England York City £150,000
1 August 1999 MF England Matt McKenzie England Dunkirk Free Transfer

Loans in

Date Pos Player Transferred from Date Until Ref
5 August 1999 MF England Alan Pouton England York City 8 September 1999
4 November 1999 MF England Ian Hamilton England Sheffield United 4 December 1999
24 February 2000 FW England Mark Nicholls England Chelsea 28 March 2000

Transfers out

Date Pos Player Transferred To Fee Ref
18 June 1999 MF England Tommy Widdrington England Port Vale Free Transfer
1 July 1999 MF Scotland Jim Dobbin England Gainsborough Trinity Released
13 July 1999 FW Wales Lee Nogan England Darlington Released
6 August 1999 GK Northern Ireland Aidan Davison England Sheffield United Free Transfer
28 January 2000 FW England Jack Lester England Nottingham Forest £300,000

Loans out

Date Pos Player Transferred To Date Until Ref
1 August 1999 GK England Andy Love England Ilkeston Town 1 October 1999
10 November 1999 FW Republic of Ireland Daryl Clare England Northampton Town 29 January 2000
19 February 2000 GK England Andy Love England Ilkeston Town 8 May 2000

Final league table

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
18 Portsmouth 46 13 12 21 55 66 −11 51
19 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 9 23 46 67 −21 51
20 Grimsby Town 46 13 12 21 41 67 −26 51
21 West Bromwich Albion 46 10 19 17 43 60 −17 49
22 Walsall (R) 46 11 13 22 52 77 −25 46 Relegation to the Second Division
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results

Grimsby Town's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 1999 Stockport County H 0–1 5,528
14 August 1999 Nottingham Forest A 1–2 17,121 Groves (pen)
21 August 1999 Fulham H 1–1 6,196 Black
27 August 1999 Crewe Alexandra A 1–1 5,440 Lester
30 August 1999 Swindon Town H 1–0 5,705 Groves (pen)
5 September 1999 Port Vale A 1–3 3,737 Allen
11 September 1999 Walsall H 1–0 6,014 Allen
18 September 1999 Crystal Palace A 0–3 13,294
25 September 1999 Portsmouth A 2–1 12,073 Ashcroft, Coldicott
2 October 1999 Ipswich Town H 2–1 6,531 Donovan, Ashcroft
16 October 1999 Blackburn Rovers A 1–1 17,575 Ashcroft (pen)
19 October 1999 Tranmere Rovers A 2–3 5,004 Allen (2)
23 October 1999 Birmingham City H 1–1 6,266 Allen
26 October 1999 Portsmouth H 1–0 5,912 Awford (own goal)
30 October 1999 Ipswich Town A 0–2 16,617
6 November 1999 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–3 19,036
12 November 1999 Charlton Athletic H 2–5 6,849 Ashcroft (pen), Donovan
20 November 1999 Bolton Wanderers A 0–2 12,415
23 November 1999 Queens Park Rangers H 2–1 4,297 Ashcroft (2 pens)
28 November 1999 Norwich City H 2–1 5,333 Ashcroft (2, 1 pen)
4 December 1999 Stockport County A 1–2 5,581 Hamilton
14 December 1999 West Bromwich Albion H 1–1 4,036 Allen
18 December 1999 Huddersfield Town A 1–3 14,065 Groves
26 December 1999 Barnsley H 0–3 8,742
28 December 1999 Manchester City A 1–2 32,607 Coldicott
3 January 2000 Sheffield United H 2–2 7,618 Lester, Ashcroft
15 January 2000 Nottingham Forest H 4–3 6,738 Lester, Ashcroft (2, 1 pen), Donovan
22 January 2000 Fulham A 1–0 10,802 Lester
29 January 2000 Crewe Alexandra H 1–1 6,147 Allen
5 February 2000 Swindon Town A 1–0 5,784 Ashcroft
12 February 2000 Port Vale H 2–0 6,265 Clare, Allen
19 February 2000 Norwich City A 0–3 13,533
26 February 2000 Crystal Palace H 1–0 5,421 D Smith (pen)
4 March 2000 Walsall A 0–1 5,384
7 March 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 5,575 Clare
11 March 2000 Queens Park Rangers A 0–1 10,450
18 March 2000 Bolton Wanderers H 0–1 5,289
22 March 2000 Charlton Athletic A 0–4 19,364
27 March 2000 Barnsley A 0–3 14,613
1 April 2000 Huddersfield Town H 0–0 6,993
8 April 2000 Sheffield United A 0–0 11,612
15 April 2000 Manchester City H 1–1 8,166 Pouton
22 April 2000 Blackburn Rovers H 0–0 6,558
24 April 2000 West Bromwich Albion A 1–2 15,291 Black
29 April 2000 Tranmere Rovers H 1–2 5,427 Clare
7 May 2000 Birmingham City A 0–0 25,263

FA Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
Third round 10 December 1999 Stockport County H 3–2 3,400 Livingstone (2), Allen
Fourth round 8 January 2000 Bolton Wanderers H 0–2 4,270

League Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
First round first leg 10 August 1999 Carlisle United A 0–0 3,000
First round second leg 24 August 1999 Carlisle United H 6–0 (won 6–0 on agg) 2,696 Lester (3), Groves, Coldicott, Donovan
Second round first leg 14 September 1999 Leyton Orient H 4–1 2,238 D Smith, Gallimore, Ashcroft (pen), Groves
Second round second leg 21 September 1999 Leyton Orient A 0–1 (won 4–2 on agg) 1,036
Third round 13 October 1999 Leicester City A 0–2 13,701

Squad

[2] 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 Wales WAL Danny Coyne
2 DF England ENG John McDermott
3 DF England ENG Tony Gallimore
4 DF Scotland SCO Peter Handyside
5 DF England ENG Richard Smith
6 MF England ENG Wayne Burnett
7 MF England ENG Kevin Donovan
8 MF England ENG David Smith
9 FW England ENG Lee Ashcroft
10 FW England ENG Mark Nicholls (on loan from Chelsea)
11 MF England ENG Paul Groves
12 DF England ENG Danny Butterfield
13 GK England ENG Steve Croudson
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF England ENG Steve Livingstone
15 DF England ENG Mark Lever
16 MF England ENG Stacy Coldicott
17 MF Northern Ireland NIR Kingsley Black
18 MF England ENG Adam Buckley
19 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Daryl Clare
20 DF England ENG Matthew Bloomer
21 GK England ENG Andy Love
22 DF England ENG Ben Chapman
23 DF England ENG Matt McKenzie
24 MF England ENG Matthew Oswin
25 FW England ENG Bradley Allen
26 MF England ENG Alan Pouton

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
28 MF England ENG Ian Hamilton (on loan from Sheffield United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW England ENG Jack Lester (to Nottingham Forest)

References

  1. ^ "Grimsby Town 1999-2000 Results - statto.com". statto.com. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Grimsby Town - 1999/00". footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Grimsby_Town_F.C._season