1999–2000 Bury F.C. season

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

Bury
1999–2000 season
ChairmanTerry Robinson
ManagerNeil Warnock (until 2 December)
Steve Redmond/Andy Preece (caretakers from 2 December)
StadiumGigg Lane
Second Division15th
FA CupSecond round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophyFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Preece (12)
All: Preece/Lawson (12)
Average home league attendance4,024

Season summary edit

In the 1999-2000 season, Bury had a disappointing campaign after relegation from the second tier of English football the previous season which at one stage saw manager Warnock resigning from his role on 2 December to take over as Sheffield United manager.[1] Andy Preece and Steve Redmond took temporary charge until the end of the season and Bury finished the season in 15th place.

Final league table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Luton Town 46 17 10 19 61 65 −4 61
14 Oldham Athletic 46 16 12 18 50 55 −5 60
15 Bury 46 13 18 15 61 64 −3 57
16 Bournemouth 46 16 9 21 59 62 −3 57
17 Brentford 46 13 13 20 47 61 −14 52
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results edit

Bury's score comes first[3]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 1999 Gillingham H 2–1 4,014 Lawson, Littlejohn
14 August 1999 Wrexham A 0–1 4,185
21 August 1999 Brentford H 2–2 3,491 Lawson, C Swailes
28 August 1999 Bristol City A 1–1 9,537 Littlejohn
30 August 1999 Colchester United H 5–2 3,360 Lawson (3), Littlejohn, Preece
4 September 1999 Luton Town A 1–1 4,633 Richardson
11 September 1999 Oldham Athletic A 0–2 6,541
18 September 1999 Wycombe Wanderers H 2–0 3,293 Preece, Bullock
25 September 1999 Bournemouth A 1–1 4,208 Lawson
2 October 1999 Cardiff City H 3–2 3,603 Lawson, Bullock, Preece
9 October 1999 Notts County H 1–3 3,620 Billy
16 October 1999 Blackpool A 5–0 5,270 C Swailes, Hills (own goal), Billy, Lawson, Barnes
20 October 1999 Reading A 0–2 5,393
23 October 1999 Bournemouth H 2–2 3,701 Preece (pen), Littlejohn
2 November 1999 Bristol Rovers A 0–0 5,397
6 November 1999 Stoke City H 0–0 4,280
13 November 1999 Oxford United A 1–1 4,318 Lawson
23 November 1999 Wigan Athletic H 2–2 4,086 Billy, Preece (pen)
27 November 1999 Preston North End H 1–3 6,469 Lawson
4 December 1999 Gillingham A 0–1 7,036
18 December 1999 Scunthorpe United A 2–0 3,137 Logan (own goal), Barnes
26 December 1999 Burnley H 4–2 9,115 Preece (2, 1 pen), Barrass, Littlejohn
4 January 2000 Millwall H 2–2 3,375 Reid, Redmond
15 January 2000 Wrexham H 0–2 3,622
22 January 2000 Brentford A 1–2 5,605 Lawson
29 January 2000 Bristol City H 0–0 3,435
5 February 2000 Colchester United A 3–1 3,915 D Swailes, James, Barnes
12 February 2000 Luton Town H 1–0 3,760 Littlejohn
19 February 2000 Preston North End A 1–1 13,901 James
22 February 2000 Cambridge United H 0–2 3,088
26 February 2000 Wycombe Wanderers A 0–3 4,909
4 March 2000 Oldham Athletic H 2–2 5,306 Reid (pen), Preece
11 March 2000 Bristol Rovers H 0–0 4,049
18 March 2000 Wigan Athletic A 0–1 6,567
21 March 2000 Oxford United H 1–2 2,606 Daws
25 March 2000 Burnley A 2–2 13,297 D Swailes, Daws
28 March 2000 Chesterfield A 1–0 1,903 D Swailes
1 April 2000 Scunthorpe United H 3–0 3,546 Crowe, Preece (pen), Barnes
4 April 2000 Cambridge United A 0–3 3,016
8 April 2000 Millwall A 0–3 10,742
15 April 2000 Chesterfield H 1–1 3,021 Bhutia
22 April 2000 Blackpool H 3–2 3,857 Preece (2, 1 pen), Littlejohn
24 April 2000 Cardiff City A 2–0 6,781 Littlejohn (2)
29 April 2000 Reading H 1–1 3,869 Preece
3 May 2000 Stoke City A 0–3 14,792
6 May 2000 Notts County A 2–2 4,017 Bhutia, Billy

FA Cup edit

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 30 October 1999 Tamworth A 2–2 2,743 Bullock, Littlejohn
R1R 10 November 1999 Tamworth H 2–1 (a.e.t.) 2,531 Billy, James
R2 20 November 1999 Cardiff City H 0–0 2,603
R2R 30 November 1999 Cardiff City A 0–1 (a.e.t.) 4,511

League Cup edit

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 10 August 1999 Notts County H 1–0 1,893 Lawson
R1 2nd Leg 24 August 1999 Notts County A 0–2 (lost 1-2 agg) 2,494

Football League Trophy edit

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
NR1 7 December 1999 Mansfield Town A 1–2 (a.e.t.) 1,205 Bullock

Squad edit

[4] 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   ENG Mark Cartwright (on loan from Wrexham)
3 DF   ENG Paul Williams
4 MF   ENG Nick Daws
5 DF   ENG Sam Collins
6 DF   ENG Chris Swailes
7 MF   ENG Chris Billy
8 MF   ENG Darren Bullock
9 FW   ENG Paul Barnes
10 FW   IND Baichung Bhutia
11 MF   ENG Paul Reid
12 MF   SWE Kemajl Avdiu
13 GK   ENG Paddy Kenny
14 DF   ENG Marvin Bryan
15 DF   ENG Brian Linighan
16 FW   SKN Lutel James
17 DF   ENG Steve Redmond
18 FW   ENG Andy Preece
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF   ENG Martyn Forrest
20 FW   ENG Dean Crowe (on loan from Stoke City)
21 MF   ENG Adrian Littlejohn
22 MF   ENG Ryan Souter
23 DF   ENG Dean Barrick
24 DF   ENG Danny Swailes
25 DF   ENG Paul Challinor
26 DF   ENG Nicky Hill
29 DF   ENG Matt Barrass
30 FW   ENG Lee Buggie
31 DF   ENG Lee Connell
32 MF   ENG John Gaynor
34 GK   ENG Gary Hoggeth
35 MF   ENG Steve Halford
36 MF   ENG Phil Beal
37 DF   ENG Chris Armstrong

Left club during season edit

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   BEN Laurent D'Jaffo (to Stockport County)
27 MF   ENG Lee Richardson (on loan from Huddersfield Town)
26 FW   POR Carlos Rocha (to Lincoln City)
33 DF   ENG Mark Donnelly (Released)
20 FW   ENG Ian Lawson (to Stockport County)
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 FW   ENG Gary Messer (to Workington)
2 DF   ENG Andy Woodward (to Sheffield United)
31 MF   ENG John Borg (Released)
32 DF   ENG Rob Debenham (Released)

References edit

  1. ^ Rodgers, Ian (3 December 1999). "Football: Warnock calls for Blades 'passion'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. ^ "England 1999–00". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  3. ^ Soccerbase: 1999-2000 Bury results
  4. ^ "FootballSquads - Bury - 1999/00".