# 1999–2000 Peterborough United F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Peterborough United Football Club competed in the Football League Third Division where they finished in 5th position on 78 points and gained promotion to the Football League Second Division via the play-offs.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 3 | Northampton Town (P) | 46 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 82 | Promotion to the Second Division |
| 4 | Darlington | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 79 | Qualification for the Third Division play-offs |
| 5 | Peterborough United (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 78 | Qualification for the Third Division play-offs |
| 6 | Barnet | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 75 | Qualification for the Third Division play-offs |
| 7 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 72 | Qualification for the Third Division play-offs |

## Results

Peterborough United's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Division Three

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 7 August 1999 | Hartlepool United | H | 2–1 | 5,886 | Castle 34', Green 83' |
| 2 | 14 August 1999 | Northampton Town | A | 1–0 | 6,253 | Davies 66' |
| 3 | 21 August 1999 | Leyton Orient | H | 2–1 | 6,448 | Etherington 19', Castle 15' |
| 4 | 28 August 1999 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–2 | 4,189 | Farrell 90' |
| 5 | 30 August 1999 | Darlington | H | 4–2 | 6,044 | Shields 5', Martin 9', Farrell 17', Etherington 55' |
| 6 | 3 September 1999 | Mansfield Town | A | 1–3 | 3,338 | Castle 78' (pen) |
| 7 | 11 September 1999 | York City | A | 0–0 | 2,832 | |
| 8 | 18 September 1999 | Cheltenham Town | H | 1–0 | 5,242 | Castle 68' |
| 9 | 25 September 1999 | Southend United | A | 1–0 | 6,187 | Davies 37' |
| 10 | 2 October 1999 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 0–0 | 7,823 | |
| 11 | 9 October 1999 | Chester City | H | 2–1 | 4,965 | Forinton 9', 43' |
| 12 | 16 October 1999 | Halifax Town | A | 1–2 | 3,292 | Broughton 90' |
| 13 | 19 October 1999 | Torquay United | A | 1–2 | 2,000 | Etherington 19' |
| 14 | 23 October 1999 | Southend United | H | 1–0 | 5,860 | Chapple 85' |
| 15 | 2 November 1999 | Lincoln City | A | 2–1 | 5,032 | Forinton 38', 43' |
| 16 | 6 November 1999 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 4–1 | 5,264 | Clarke 7', 29', Castle 19', Forinton 24' |
| 17 | 12 November 1999 | Carlisle United | A | 1–1 | 2,515 | Forinton 34' |
| 18 | 20 November 1999 | Macclesfield Town | H | 2–2 | 5,083 | Clarke 19', Edwards 48' |
| 19 | 27 November 1999 | Barnet | H | 1–2 | 8,631 | Forinton 9' |
| 20 | 4 December 1999 | Hartlepool United | A | 0–1 | 2,404 | |
| 21 | 26 December 1999 | Rotherham United | H | 0–5 | 10,793 | |
| 22 | 28 December 1999 | Exeter City | A | 2–2 | 2,695 | Clarke 9', 81' |
| 23 | 3 January 2000 | Swansea City | H | 2–3 | 6,439 | Gill 2', Castle 45' |
| 24 | 8 January 2000 | Hull City | A | 3–2 | 5,898 | Clarke 68', 90', Scott 75' |
| 25 | 15 January 2000 | Northampton Town | H | 1–0 | 9,104 | Lee 72' |
| 26 | 22 January 2000 | Leyton Orient | A | 1–1 | 4,795 | Lee 19' |
| 27 | 29 January 2000 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 2–0 | 5,694 | Castle 82', Clarke 88' |
| 28 | 6 February 2000 | Darlington | A | 0–2 | 4,688 | |
| 29 | 12 February 2000 | Mansfield Town | H | 1–0 | 5,472 | Lee 42' |
| 30 | 19 February 2000 | Barnet | A | 2–0 | 3,753 | Castle 21', Lee 45' |
| 31 | 22 February 2000 | Hull City | H | 2–1 | 6,668 | Drury 54', Scott 88' |
| 32 | 26 February 2000 | Cheltenham Town | A | 1–2 | 4,250 | Clarke 72' |
| 33 | 4 March 2000 | York City | H | 2–0 | 5,578 | Clarke 40', Lee 80' |
| 34 | 7 March 2000 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1–0 | 2,018 | Clarke 18' |
| 35 | 11 March 2000 | Lincoln City | H | 2–2 | 7,882 | Farrell 11', Clarke 14' |
| 36 | 18 March 2000 | Macclesfield Town | A | 1–1 | 2,309 | Scott 18' |
| 37 | 21 March 2000 | Carlisle United | H | 0–2 | 5,178 | |
| 38 | 25 March 2000 | Rotherham United | A | 1–1 | 5,319 | Cullen 42' |
| 39 | 1 April 2000 | Rochdale | H | 3–3 | 5,587 | Clarke 17', Rea 68', Lee 82' |
| 40 | 8 April 2000 | Swansea City | A | 0–0 | 6,574 | |
| 41 | 15 April 2000 | Exeter City | H | 3–1 | 5,276 | Clarke 2', Cullen 26', Edwards 32' |
| 42 | 18 April 2000 | Rochdale | A | 2–1 | 2,816 | Castle 8', 40' |
| 43 | 22 April 2000 | Halifax Town | H | 2–1 | 7,194 | Cullen 67', Clarke 70' |
| 44 | 26 April 2000 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–0 | 5,813 | |
| 45 | 29 April 2000 | Torquay United | A | 0–2 | 8,242 | |
| 46 | 6 May 2000 | Chester City | A | 1–0 | 4,905 | Hanlon 64' |

### Division Three play-offs

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| Semi final 1st Leg | 13 May 2000 | Barnet | A | 2–1 | 4,535 | Lee 5', Clarke 68' |
| Semi final 2nd Leg | 17 May 2000 | Barnet | H | 3–0 | 10,515 | Farrell 28', 70', 89' |
| Final | 26 May 2000 | Darlington | N | 1–0 | 33,383 | Clarke 74' |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 1st Leg | 11 August 1999 | Reading | A | 0–0 | 4,651 | |
| R1 2nd Leg | 24 August 1999 | Reading | H | 1–2 | 4,109 | Shields 20' |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 30 October 1999 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–1 | 7,260 | Clarke 24' |
| R1 Replay | 9 November 1999 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–3 | 5,612 | |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R2 | 11 January 2000 | Brentford | H | 0–1 | 2,430 | |

## 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 | Mark Tyler |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Dean Hooper |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Adam Drury |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Richard Scott |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Matt Wicks |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Andy Edwards |
| 7 | MF | ENG | David Farrell |
| 8 | MF | WAL | Simon Davies (sold to Tottenham) |
| 8 | DF | ENG | Zat Knight (on loan from Fulham) |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Andy Clarke |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Drewe Broughton |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Matthew Etherington (sold to Tottenham) |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Jon Cullen |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Matthew Gill |
| 13 | GK | NED | Bart Griemink |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Francis Green |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Phil Chapple (club captain) |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Matthew Hann |
| 17 | MF | IRL | Niall Inman |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Ritchie Hanlon |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Gareth Jelleyman |
| 20 | MF | IRL | Tony Shields |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Grant Haley |
| 23 | MF | ISL | Helgi Danielsson |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Chris Cleaver |
| 25 | GK | ENG | Andy Woodman (on loan from Brentford) |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Daniel French |
| 27 | MF | DEN | Anders Koogi |
| 28 | DF | NIR | Gerard Lyttle |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Jae Martin |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Steve Castle |
| 31 | GK | IRL | Dan Connor |
| 32 | FW | WAL | Aaron Cable |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Simon Rea |
| 35 | FW | ENG | Howard Forinton |
| 36 | FW | CAY | Jason Lee |
| 37 | GK | ENG | Luke Steele |
| 38 | DF | ENG | Dan Murray |
| 39 | MF | ENG | Adam Tanner |
| 40 | MF | AUS | David Oldfield |
Appearances for competitive matches only
| Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| FW | Drewe Broughton | 5(5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(5) | 1 |
| MF | Steve Castle | 36(3) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42(3) | 10 |
| DF | Phil Chapple | 15(1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17(1) | 1 |
| FW | Andy Clarke | 33(4) | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 40(4) | 18 |
| GK | Dan Connor | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| MF | Jon Cullen | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13(3) | 3 |
| MF | Simon Davies | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| DF | Adam Drury | 41(1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 49(1) | 1 |
| DF | Andy Edwards | 44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 2 |
| MF | Matthew Etherington | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| MF | David Farrell | 33(2) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 38(2) | 6 |
| FW | Howard Forinton | 19(6) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21(6) | 7 |
| MF | Daniel French | 0(6) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(7) | 0 |
| MF | Matthew Gill | 7(13) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 8(15) | 1 |
| FW | Francis Green | 8(12) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 10(14) | 1 |
| GK | Bart Griemink | 14(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14(1) | 0 |
| DF | Grant Haley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Ritchie Hanlon | 9(7) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 10(9) | 1 |
| DF | Dean Hooper | 28(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 33(2) | 0 |
| MF | Niall Inman | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |
| MF | Gareth Jelleyman | 14(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 17(7) | 0 |
| DF | Zat Knight | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| DF | Anders Koogi | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| FW | Jason Lee | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 6 |
| FW | Jae Martin | 7(7) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9(8) | 1 |
| DF | Dan Murray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | David Oldfield | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| DF | Simon Rea | 11(3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 13(4) | 1 |
| DF | Richard Scott | 28(6) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32(6) | 3 |
| MF | Tony Shields | 15(9) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 18(10) | 1 |
| GK | Mark Tyler | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| DF | Matthew Wicks | 17(3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21(3) | 0 |