Barnsley 1999–2000 football season
During the 1999–2000 English football season, Barnsley F.C. competed in the Football League First Division .
Barnsley qualified for the play-offs and, after thrashing Birmingham City 5–2 on aggregate (with a 2–1 defeat at Oakwell insufficient for Birmingham to best Barnsley over two legs after the Tykes' 4–0 win at St Andrew's ), reached the final at Wembley to face Ipswich Town . Barnsley took the lead through an own goal by Ipswich goalkeeper Richard Wright , but goals from Tony Mowbray , Richard Naylor and Marcus Stewart put Ipswich 3–1 up. A Craig Hignett penalty with twelve minutes left gave Barnsley hope, until Martijn Reuser 's goal on the stroke of injury time. The 4–2 defeat condemned Barnsley to a second consecutive season in the First Division.
Barnsley, who were the Football League's top scorers with 88 goals, could have achieved automatic promotion, but for their poor defence that conceded 67 goals – the worst of any in the top twelve of the First Division, and joint fourth-worst in the division.
Source:
[citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted
Barnsley's score comes first [ 1]
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 7 August 1999 Charlton Athletic A 1–3 19,268 Barnard 14 August 1999 Crystal Palace H 2–3 14,461 Barnard (pen), Sheron 21 August 1999 Blackburn Rovers A 2–1 19,537 Hristov , Shipperley 28 August 1999 Portsmouth H 6–0 13,792 Van Der Lann (2), Barnard , Appleby (2), Hignett 30 August 1999 Ipswich Town A 1–6 18,037 McClare 3 September 1999 Tranmere Rovers H 3–0 12,865 Sheron , Dyer , McClare 10 September 1999 Stockport County H 2–1 13,173 Sheron (2) 18 September 1999 Bolton Wanderers A 2–2 14,621 Hignett , Barnard 25 September 1999 Huddersfield Town H 4–2 17,765 Barnard (2 pens), Sheron , Hignett 1 October 1999 Nottingham Forest A 0–3 15,255 16 October 1999 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–2 14,923 Hignett 19 October 1999 Swindon Town H 1–0 12,026 Thomas 23 October 1999 Crewe Alexandra A 1–0 5,421 Hignett 26 October 1999 Huddersfield Town A 1–2 15,764 Sheron 30 October 1999 Nottingham Forest H 1–0 14,727 Hignett (pen) 6 November 1999 Sheffield United H 2–0 16,301 Shipperley (2) 13 November 1999 Fulham A 3–1 10,634 Symons (own goal), Dyer , Van Der Lann 20 November 1999 Birmingham City H 2–1 14,520 Tinkler , Hignett (pen) 24 November 1999 Manchester City A 1–3 32,692 Thomas 27 November 1999 Queens Park Rangers A 2–2 11,054 Thomas , Eaden 4 December 1999 Charlton Athletic H 1–1 14,553 Chettle 18 December 1999 Walsall H 3–2 13,300 Hignett (3) 26 December 1999 Grimsby Town A 3–0 8,742 Hignett (2), Appleby 28 December 1999 Port Vale H 3–1 16,855 Tinkler , Barnard , Shipperley 3 January 2000 West Bromwich Albion A 2–0 13,411 Barnard (2) 8 January 2000 Norwich City A 2–2 14,039 Dyer , Hignett 15 January 2000 Crystal Palace A 2–0 14,225 Dyer , Barnard (pen) 22 January 2000 Blackburn Rovers H 5–1 18,088 Dyer (2), Hignett , Shipperley , Barnard 29 January 2000 Portsmouth A 0–3 12,201 5 February 2000 Ipswich Town H 0–2 17,601 11 February 2000 Tranmere Rovers H 2–2 7,127 Shipperley , Thomas 19 February 2000 Queens Park Rangers H 1–1 14,212 Hignett (pen) 26 February 2000 Bolton Wanderers H 1–1 14,604 Tinkler 3 March 2000 Stockport County A 3–1 6,386 Hristov (2), Shipperley 7 March 2000 Sheffield United A 3–3 22,376 Hristov , Barnard (pen), Shipperley 11 March 2000 Manchester City H 2–1 22,650 Curtis , Hignett 18 March 2000 Birmingham City A 1–3 25,108 Hignett 21 March 2000 Fulham H 1–0 14,262 Shipperley 27 March 2000 Grimsby Town H 3–0 14,613 Tinkler , Shipperley , Hignett 1 April 2000 Walsall A 4–1 7,218 Sheron (2), Shipperley , Appleby 8 April 2000 West Bromwich Albion H 2–2 16,329 Barnard , Shipperley 15 April 2000 Port Vale A 2–2 5,918 Hignett , Curtis 22 April 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–2 21,251 24 April 2000 Norwich City H 2–1 15,253 Chettle , Shipperley 29 April 2000 Swindon Town A 2–1 6,151 Appleby , Sheron 7 May 2000 Crewe Alexandra H 0–2 17,611
First Division play-offs [ edit ] Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R3 11 December 1999 Wimbledon A 0–1 4,505
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R1 1st Leg 10 August 1999 Lincoln City A 4–2 3,426 Shipperley , Van Der Lann , Eaden R1 2nd Leg 24 August 1999 Lincoln City H 2–2 (won 6–4 on agg) 7,047 Sheron , Eaden R2 1st Leg 14 September 1999 Stockport County H 1–1 6,966 Barnard R2 2nd Leg 21 September 1999 Stockport County A 3–3 (won on away goals) 3,332 Hristov (2), Jones R3 12 October 1999 Bradford City A 3–2 8,583 Sheron , Morgan , Barnard (pen) R4 30 November 1999 Tranmere Rovers A 0–4 7,039
[ 2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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.
^ Dyer was born in Redbridge , England , and represented them at U-21 level, but played a friendly game for Montserrat against Ashford Town in September 2007.
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