# 1999–2000 Notts County F.C. season

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

## Season summary

Despite the departure of manager Sam Allardyce to his old club, Bolton Wanderers, in October, Notts County enjoyed a strong season in the Second Division to finish 8th, although they finished some distance from the higher-placed promotion contenders, finishing 15 points behind the team that finished just above them, Bristol Rovers.

## Squad

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 | WAL | Darren Ward |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Richard Liburd |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Dennis Pearce |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Mark Warren |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Matt Redmile |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Ian Richardson |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Francis Tierney |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Paul Bolland |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Mark Stallard |
| 10 | FW | ENG | David Cross |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Shaun Murray |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Gary Owers |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Paul Gibson |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Andy Hughes |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Kevin Rapley |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Alex Dyer |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Duane Darby |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Sean Farrell |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Richard Holmes |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Michael Brough |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Adam Webster |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Dean Howell |
| 23 | FW | IRL | Paul Heffernan |
| 24 | DF | WAL | Clayton Blackmore |
| 25 | GK | ENG | James Lindley |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Craig Ramage |
| 27 | GK | IRL | Saul Deeney |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Ryan Ford |

### Left club during season

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 | ENG | Peter Beadle (to Bristol City) |
| 10 | FW | AUS | Danny Allsopp (on loan from Manchester City) |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Brett Angell (on loan from Stockport County) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Mark Robson (retired) |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Nick Fenton (on loan from Manchester City) |

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 6 | Stoke City | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 68 | 42 | +26 | 82 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 7 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 80 | |
| 8 | Notts County | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 65 | |
| 9 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 64 | |
| 10 | Reading | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 57 | 63 | −6 | 62 | |

## Results

Notts County's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League Division Two

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 7 August 1999 | Luton Town | H | 0–0 | 6,141 | |
| 2 | 14 August 1999 | Colchester United | A | 3–0 | 3,986 | Hughes 5', Stallard 35', Blackmore 79' |
| 3 | 21 August 1999 | Scunthorpe United | H | 3–0 | 5,506 | Ramage 31', Stallard 33', 50' |
| 4 | 28 August 1999 | Cambridge United | A | 1–1 | 4,329 | Stallard 86' |
| 5 | 3 September 1999 | Wrexham | A | 3–2 | 5,030 | Darby 25', 42', Stallard 44' |
| 6 | 3 September 1999 | Blackpool | H | 2–1 | 5,512 | Ramage 60', Stallard 81' |
| 7 | 18 September 1999 | Cardiff City | A | 1–2 | 6,568 | Stallard 55' |
| 8 | 25 September 1999 | Bristol Rovers | H | 0–2 | 6,197 | |
| 9 | 2 October 1999 | Oldham Athletic | A | 2–1 | 5,143 | Darby 38', Ramage 67' |
| 10 | 9 October 1999 | Bury | A | 3–1 | 3,620 | Stallard 4', Blackmore 64', Owers 86' |
| 11 | 16 October 1999 | Wycombe Wanderers | H | 2–1 | 5,710 | Fenton 45', Richardson 49' |
| 12 | 19 October 1999 | Chesterfield | H | 1–0 | 4,749 | Ramage 82' |
| 13 | 23 October 1999 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–0 | 8,188 | Rapley 82' |
| 14 | 26 October 1999 | Brentford | H | 0–1 | 5,075 | |
| 15 | 3 November 1999 | Stoke City | A | 1–0 | 11,619 | Dyer 23' |
| 16 | 6 November 1999 | Gillingham | H | 1–1 | 6,023 | Allsopp 2' |
| 17 | 12 November 1999 | Preston North End | A | 0–2 | 14,226 | |
| 18 | 23 November 1999 | Oxford United | H | 0–1 | 4,220 | |
| 19 | 27 November 1999 | Bristol City | H | 4–4 | 5,374 | Holland 29' (o.g.), Stallard 30', Dyer 71', Warren 85' |
| 20 | 4 December 1999 | Luton Town | A | 2–2 | 5,195 | Richardson 54', Owers 73' |
| 21 | 11 December 1999 | Bournemouth | H | 5–1 | 4,119 | Angell 1', 8', 59', Richardson 7', Stallard 42' |
| 22 | 18 December 1999 | Millwall | A | 0–1 | 7,917 | |
| 23 | 26 December 1999 | Wigan Athletic | H | 0–2 | 8,179 | |
| 24 | 28 December 1999 | Reading | A | 0–0 | 7,703 | |
| 25 | 3 January 2000 | Burnley | H | 2–0 | 8,223 | Angell 14', 62' |
| 26 | 8 January 2000 | Bournemouth | A | 1–1 | 8,223 | Owers 70' |
| 27 | 15 January 2000 | Colchester United | H | 1–2 | 4,931 | Rapley 65' |
| 28 | 22 January 2000 | Scunthorpe United | A | 0–1 | 4,035 | |
| 29 | 5 February 2000 | Brentford | A | 2–0 | 5,106 | Tierney 11', Rapley 70' |
| 30 | 12 February 2000 | Wrexham | H | 2–1 | 5,474 | Dyer 35', Hughes 48' |
| 31 | 15 February 2000 | Cambridge United | H | 2–3 | 4,053 | Owers 2', Hughes 28' (pen) |
| 32 | 19 February 2000 | Bristol City | A | 2–2 | 10,029 | Liburd 60', Hughes 77' (pen) |
| 33 | 26 February 2000 | Cardiff City | H | 2–1 | 5,334 | Hughes 80' (pen), Dyer 89' |
| 34 | 4 March 2000 | Blackpool | A | 1–2 | 4,277 | Stallard 59' |
| 35 | 7 March 2000 | Gillingham | A | 1–0 | 6,915 | Richardson 60' |
| 36 | 11 March 2000 | Stoke City | H | 0–0 | 9,677 | |
| 37 | 18 March 2000 | Oxford United | A | 3–2 | 4,544 | Dyer 14', Hughes 19', 39' (pen) |
| 38 | 21 March 2000 | Preston North End | H | 1–0 | 6,401 | Redmile 4' |
| 39 | 25 March 2000 | Wigan Athletic | A | 0–2 | 6,094 | |
| 40 | 1 April 2000 | Millwall | H | 1–1 | 7,032 | Darby 61' |
| 41 | 8 April 2000 | Burnley | A | 1–2 | 13,022 | Stallard 86' |
| 42 | 15 April 2000 | Reading | H | 1–2 | 4,791 | Darby 58' |
| 43 | 21 April 2000 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 0–2 | 4,369 | |
| 44 | 24 April 2000 | Oldham Athletic | H | 0–1 | 3,728 | |
| 45 | 29 April 2000 | Chesterfield | A | 1–2 | 2,455 | Bolland 33' |
| 46 | 6 May 2000 | Bury | H | 2–2 | 4,017 | Dyer 21', Stallard 83' |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 1st Leg | 10 August 1999 | Bury | A | 0–1 | 1,893 | |
| R1 2nd Leg | 24 August 1999 | Bury | H | 2–0 | 2,494 | Blackmore 71', Ramage 83' (Pen) |
| R2 1st Leg | 14 September 1999 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–2 | 6,900 | Ramage 18' |
| R2 2nd Leg | 21 September 1999 | Huddersfield Town | H | 2–2 | 4,104 | Blackmore 19', Darby 35' |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 30 October 1999 | Bournemouth | H | 1–1 | 3,674 | Rapley 17' |
| R1 Replay | 9 November 1999 | Bournemouth | A | 2–4 | 4,226 | Redmile 78', Tierney 84' |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 7 December 1999 | Blackpool | H | 0–1 | 1,167 | |

## Squad statistics

Appearances for competitive matches only
| Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Football League Trophy | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| FW | Daniel Allsopp | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| FW | Brett Angell | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| FW | Peter Beadle | 1(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(8) | 0 |
| DF | Clayton Blackmore | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0(1) | 0 | 26(1) | 4 |
| MF | Paul Bolland | 18(6) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 19(10) | 1 |
| MF | Michael Brough | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| FW | David Cross | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| FW | Duane Darby | 22(6) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26(7) | 5 |
| GK | Saul Deeney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Alex Dyer | 21(10) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 23(11) | 6 |
| FW | Sean Farrell | 0(9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(9) | 0 |
| DF | Nick Fenton | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| MF | Ryan Ford | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| GK | Paul Gibson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Paul Heffernan | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |
| DF | Richard Holmes | 38(3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43(4) | 0 |
| DF | Dean Howell | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| MF | Andy Hughes | 32(3) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39(3) | 7 |
| DF | Richard Liburd | 24(7) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25(7) | 1 |
| GK | James Lindley | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |
| MF | Shaun Murray | 4(5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6(5) | 0 |
| MF | Gary Owers | 45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50(1) | 0 |
| DF | Dennis Pearce | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17(1) | 0 |
| MF | Craig Ramage | 36(4) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41(4) | 6 |
| FW | Kevin Rapley | 11(17) | 3 | 1(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13(18) | 4 |
| DF | Matt Redmile | 39(2) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45(2) | 2 |
| MF | Ian Richardson | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 4 |
| MF | Mark Robson | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |
| FW | Mark Stallard | 31(5) | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37(5) | 13 |
| MF | Francis Tierney | 6(6) | 1 | 0(2) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8(9) | 2 |
| GK | Darren Ward | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| DF | Mark Warren | 31(2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37(2) | 1 |
| FW | Adam Webster | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |