# 1999–2000 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Tranmere Rovers F.C. competed in the Football League First Division where they finished in 13th position on 57 points. Rovers had great success in the cup competitions reaching the final of the League Cup, losing 2–1 to Leicester, and also made the quarters in the FA Cup.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 62 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 57 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 57 | 68 | −11 | 57 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 56 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 57 | 67 | −10 | 54 |

## Results

Tranmere's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League Division One

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 7 August 1999 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–0 | 7,674 | |
| 2 | 14 August 1999 | Stockport County | A | 1–2 | 6,555 | Henry 30' |
| 3 | 21 August 1999 | Huddersfield Town | H | 1–0 | 6,728 | Koumas 8' |
| 4 | 28 August 1999 | Port Vale | A | 0–1 | 4,657 | |
| 5 | 30 August 1999 | Sheffield United | H | 1–3 | 5,436 | Yates 35' |
| 6 | 3 September 1999 | Barnsley | A | 0–3 | 12,865 | |
| 7 | 11 September 1999 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–2 | 17,899 | |
| 8 | 18 September 1999 | Portsmouth | H | 2–4 | 5,870 | Kelly 82', Challinor 90' |
| 9 | 25 September 1999 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2–2 | 5,846 | Santos 30', Allison 86' |
| 10 | 3 October 1999 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–0 | 6,169 | Allison 76', 85' |
| 11 | 9 October 1999 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–2 | 9,357 | Hill 54' |
| 12 | 16 October 1999 | Manchester City | H | 1–1 | 13,208 | Mahon 82' (pen) |
| 13 | 19 October 1999 | Grimsby Town | H | 3–2 | 5,004 | Allison 12', 31', G Jones 59' |
| 14 | 23 October 1999 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–2 | 18,645 | G Jones 82', Parkinson 90' |
| 15 | 26 October 1999 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2–3 | 19,491 | Roberts 37' Parkinson 38' |
| 16 | 30 October 1999 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 2–0 | 5,917 | Hill 63', Allison 80' |
| 17 | 6 November 1999 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3–0 | 6,623 | Parkinson 34', 38', Mahon 82' (pen) 82' |
| 18 | 12 November 1999 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–0 | 14,514 | |
| 19 | 20 November 1999 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3–0 | 6,693 | Hill 53', Allison 66', Kelly 90' |
| 20 | 23 November 1999 | Birmingham City | A | 1–3 | 21,132 | Grainger (o.g.) 78' |
| 21 | 27 November 1999 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–0 | 8,017 | Allison 50' |
| 22 | 4 December 1999 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 3–2 | 13,534 | Parkinson 18', Challinor 63', Taylor 79' |
| 23 | 17 December 1999 | Norwich City | H | 1–2 | 5,863 | Allison 14' |
| 24 | 26 December 1999 | Walsall | A | 2–1 | 7,214 | Parkinson 67', Allison 74' |
| 25 | 28 December 1999 | Swindon Town | H | 3–1 | 8,068 | Hill 11', Allison 13', 26' |
| 26 | 3 January 2000 | Fulham | A | 0–1 | 11,377 | |
| 27 | 15 January 2000 | Stockport County | H | 0–0 | 7,565 | |
| 28 | 22 January 2000 | Huddersfield Town | A | 0–1 | 12,653 | |
| 29 | 5 February 2000 | Sheffield United | A | 1–3 | 14,219 | Taylor 57' |
| 30 | 11 February 2000 | Barnsley | H | 2–2 | 7,127 | Parkinson 16', Kelly 57' |
| 31 | 16 February 2000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–4 | 18,186 | |
| 32 | 1 March 2000 | Portsmouth | A | 2–1 | 10,759 | Hazell 33', Yates 90' |
| 33 | 4 March 2000 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–1 | 9,502 | Mahon 47' (pen), Allison 90' |
| 34 | 7 March 2000 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–2 | 11,958 | |
| 35 | 11 March 2000 | Birmingham City | H | 2–1 | 9,232 | Koumas 4', G Jones 83' |
| 36 | 18 March 2000 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–1 | 4,428 | Allison 34' |
| 37 | 22 March 2000 | Ipswich Town | H | 0–2 | 6,933 | |
| 38 | 25 March 2000 | Walsall | H | 1–1 | 6,537 | Allison 4' |
| 39 | 1 April 2000 | Norwich City | A | 1–1 | 13,734 | Sutch 38' (o.g.) |
| 40 | 9 April 2000 | Fulham | H | 1–1 | 7,132 | Kelly 72' |
| 41 | 15 April 2000 | Swindon Town | A | 1–3 | 4,925 | Hill 37' |
| 42 | 18 April 2000 | Port Vale | H | 2–1 | 5,602 | Kelly 60', 89' |
| 43 | 22 April 2000 | Manchester City | A | 0–2 | 32,842 | |
| 44 | 24 April 2000 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–1 | 7,744 | Mahon 52' |
| 45 | 29 April 2000 | Grimsby Town | A | 2–1 | 5,427 | Challinor 12', Allison 82' |
| 46 | 7 May 2000 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–2 | 8,891 | Taylor 46' |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 1st Leg | 10 August 1999 | Blackpool | A | 1–2 | 3,298 | Thompson 21' (o.g.) |
| R1 2nd Leg | 10 August 1999 | Blackpool | H | 3–1 | 4,800 | Taylor 26', Kelly 54', 55' |
| R2 1st Leg | 14 September 1999 | Coventry City | H | 5–1 | 6,759 | Taylor 50', 90', Kelly 58', 63', 80' |
| R2 2nd Leg | 22 September 1999 | Coventry City | A | 1–3 | 12,433 | Taylor 22' |
| R3 | 12 October 1999 | Oxford United | H | 2–0 | 5,328 | Yates 57', Grant 63' |
| R4 | 30 November 1999 | Barnsley | H | 4–0 | 7,039 | Parkinson 3', Morgan 45', Hill 56', Black 86' |
| Quarter final | 14 December 1999 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–1 | 10,581 | Kelly 39', Parkinson 71' |
| Semi final 1st leg | 12 January 2000 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–0 | 13,303 | Hill 22' |
| Semi final 2nd leg | 26 January 2000 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 3–0 | 15,864 | Henry 5', Mahon 20' (pen), Kelly 70' |
| Final | 27 February 2000 | Leicester City | N | 1–2 | 74,313 | Kelly 77' |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R3 | 11 December 1999 | West Ham United | H | 1–0 | 13,629 | Henry 21' |
| R4 | 8 January 2000 | Sunderland | H | 1–0 | 15,468 | Allison 25' |
| R5 | 29 January 2000 | Fulham | A | 2–1 | 13,859 | Allison 9', Kelly 70' |
| Quarter final | 20 February 2000 | Newcastle United | H | 2–3 | 15,776 | Allison 45', G Jones 76' |

## Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only
| Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GK | John Achterberg | 24(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6(1) | 0 | 32(3) | 0 |
| FW | Paul Aldridge | 0(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(4) | 0 |
| DF | Graham Allen | 21(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(2) | 0 | 25(5) | 0 |
| FW | Wayne Allison | 40 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 19 |
| DF | Phil Babb | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| MF | Michael Black | 7(15) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(4) | 1 | 8(19) | 1 |
| DF | Dave Challinor | 39(2) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 51(2) | 3 |
| DF | Stephen Frail | 1(2) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 1(5) | 0 |
| MF | Tony Grant | 8(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9(1) | 1 |
| DF | Reuben Hazell | 21(2) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29(2) | 1 |
| MF | Nick Henry | 28(2) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 38(2) | 3 |
| DF | Clint Hill | 28(1) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 39(1) | 7 |
| DF | Richard Hinds | 5(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(1) | 0 |
| FW | Iain Hume | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(3) | 0 |
| MF | Gary Jones | 27(4) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 36(4) | 4 |
| FW | Lee Jones | 3(11) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4(11) | 0 |
| FW | David Kelly | 25(7) | 6 | 3(1) | 1 | 9(1) | 8 | 37(5) | 15 |
| MF | Jason Koumas | 9(14) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2(3) | 0 | 12(17) | 2 |
| MF | Alan Mahon | 33(3) | 4 | 3(1) | 0 | 10 | 1 | 46(4) | 5 |
| MF | Pedro Matías | 1(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(4) | 0 |
| DF | Alan Morgan | 20(6) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 26(8) | 1 |
| GK | Joe Murphy | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| GK | Eric Nixon | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 |
| FW | Andy Parkinson | 30(7) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7(3) | 2 | 41(10) | 9 |
| DF | Gareth Roberts | 36(1) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 46(1) | 1 |
| DF | Georges Santos | 9(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11(1) | 1 |
| FW | Scott Taylor | 23(12) | 3 | 1(3) | 0 | 10 | 4 | 34(15) | 3 |
| DF | Andy Thompson | 10(5) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 15(7) | 0 |
| DF | Steve Yates | 32(1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6(1) | 1 | 39(2) | 3 |