# 1999–2000 Stockport County F.C. season

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

## Season summary

In the 1999–2000 season, Andy Kilner replaced Gary Megson as Stockport's manager in the summer. Stockport had a brilliant first half of the campaign and on Boxing Day, they sat in the play-off places but afterwards came a dramatic slide in form with just 2 wins from the next 22 league games and Stockport finished the season in a disappointing 17th place.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 57 | 67 | −10 | 54 |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 59 | 71 | −12 | 54 |
| 17 | Stockport County | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 55 | 67 | −12 | 54 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 55 | 66 | −11 | 51 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 51 |

## Results

Stockport County's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 7 August 1999 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–0 | 5,528 | Smith |
| 14 August 1999 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 2–1 | 6,555 | Connelly, Dinning (pen) |
| 21 August 1999 | Portsmouth | A | 0–2 | 15,002 | |
| 27 August 1999 | Birmingham City | H | 2–0 | 6,115 | Wilbraham, D'Jaffo |
| 10 September 1999 | Barnsley | A | 1–2 | 13,173 | D'Jaffo |
| 18 September 1999 | Port Vale | H | 1–0 | 7,632 | Nicholson |
| 25 September 1999 | Norwich City | H | 2–2 | 7,603 | D'Jaffo, Dinning |
| 28 September 1999 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–4 | 19,842 | |
| 2 October 1999 | Walsall | A | 2–1 | 5,492 | Dinning (2, 1 pen) |
| 9 October 1999 | Swindon Town | A | 1–1 | 5,318 | Dinning |
| 16 October 1999 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 2–1 | 7,571 | Connelly, D'Jaffo |
| 19 October 1999 | Huddersfield Town | H | 1–1 | 7,305 | Byrne |
| 23 October 1999 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–1 | 15,770 | D'Jaffo |
| 26 October 1999 | Norwich City | A | 0–2 | 16,880 | |
| 30 October 1999 | Walsall | H | 1–1 | 6,592 | Byrne |
| 2 November 1999 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 3–3 | 4,868 | D'Jaffo, Thomas-Moore, Briggs |
| 6 November 1999 | Fulham | H | 2–1 | 7,200 | Thomas-Moore, Cooper |
| 20 November 1999 | Sheffield United | H | 1–1 | 6,614 | D'Jaffo |
| 23 November 1999 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–2 | 9,201 | |
| 27 November 1999 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–2 | 17,592 | |
| 4 December 1999 | Grimsby Town | H | 2–1 | 5,581 | Dinning (pen), Cooper |
| 7 December 1999 | Manchester City | A | 2–1 | 32,686 | Bailey, Dinning (pen) |
| 18 December 1999 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–0 | 13,285 | Dinning |
| 26 December 1999 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 3–2 | 10,278 | Dinning, Thomas-Moore (2) |
| 28 December 1999 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–1 | 20,671 | |
| 3 January 2000 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–2 | 8,570 | Thomas-Moore |
| 15 January 2000 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–0 | 7,565 | |
| 22 January 2000 | Portsmouth | H | 1–1 | 8,008 | Dinning (pen) |
| 29 January 2000 | Birmingham City | A | 1–2 | 17,150 | Johnson (own goal) |
| 5 February 2000 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–3 | 8,185 | Fradin |
| 12 February 2000 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–1 | 10,531 | Matthews |
| 19 February 2000 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–1 | 7,902 | |
| 26 February 2000 | Port Vale | A | 1–1 | 5,663 | Wilbraham |
| 3 March 2000 | Barnsley | H | 1–3 | 6,386 | Lawson |
| 7 March 2000 | Fulham | A | 1–4 | 8,688 | Dinning (pen) |
| 11 March 2000 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–1 | 8,238 | |
| 14 March 2000 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–0 | 6,412 | |
| 18 March 2000 | Sheffield United | A | 0–1 | 14,907 | |
| 21 March 2000 | Manchester City | H | 2–2 | 11,212 | Thomas-Moore, Flynn |
| 25 March 2000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 2–2 | 25,065 | Lawson, Dinning |
| 8 April 2000 | Crystal Palace | A | 3–3 | 16,646 | Thomas-Moore (2), Cooper |
| 15 April 2000 | Ipswich Town | H | 0–1 | 8,501 | |
| 22 April 2000 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–3 | 5,813 | Lawson, Thomas-Moore |
| 24 April 2000 | Swindon Town | H | 3–0 | 5,362 | Thomas-Moore, Lawson, Connelly |
| 29 April 2000 | Huddersfield Town | A | 2–0 | 14,046 | Cooper, Armstrong (own goal) |
| 7 May 2000 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–3 | 7,756 | Wilbraham (2) |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 11 December 1999 | Grimsby Town | A | 2–3 | 3,400 | Bailey, Thomas-Moore |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 1st Leg | 10 August 1999 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2–0 | 3,017 | Cooper, Angell |
| R1 2nd Leg | 24 August 1999 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–1 (won 3-1 on agg) | 2,750 | Woodthorpe |
| R2 1st Leg | 14 September 1999 | Barnsley | A | 1–1 | 6,966 | Briggs |
| R2 2nd Leg | 21 September 1999 | Barnsley | H | 3–3 (lost on away goals) | 3,332 | Wilbraham, D'Jaffo, Dinning (pen) |

## 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 | ENG | Carlo Nash |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Sean Connelly |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Shane Nicholson |
| 4 | MF | SCO | Tom Bennett |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Mike Flynn |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Martin Taylor (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Kevin Cooper |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Ian Thomas-Moore |
| 9 | FW | SKN | Kevin Francis |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Chris Byrne |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Colin Woodthorpe |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Ali Gibb |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Ian Gray |
| 14 | MF | ENG | David Smith |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Rob Matthews |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Jim Gannon |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Tony Dinning |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Ian Lawson |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Aaron Wilbraham |
| 20 | MF | IRL | Sean Mannion |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Adam Lillis |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Ben Johnson |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Alan Bailey |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Keith Briggs |
| 25 | FW | FRA | Karim Fradin |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Glynn Hancock |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Neil Ross |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Chris Allen |
| 30 | FW | IRL | Jon Daly |
| 31 | MF | ENG | Stuart Elliott (on loan from Newcastle United) |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Robert Clare |
| 33 | MF | NOR | Kent Bergersen |

### 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 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Kevin Gibbens (on loan from Southampton) |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Garry Monk (on loan from Southampton) |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Tony Ellis (to Rochdale) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | BEN | Laurent D'Jaffo (to Sheffield United) |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Brett Angell (on loan to Preston North End) |
| 32 | GK | ENG | Matt Glennon (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) |