# 1999–2000 Barnsley F.C. season

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

## Season summary

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.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Manchester City (P) | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 78 | 40 | +38 | 89 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Ipswich Town (O, P) | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 71 | 42 | +29 | 87 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 4 | Barnsley | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 88 | 67 | +21 | 82 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 65 | 44 | +21 | 77 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 76 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |

## Results

Barnsley's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| 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

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| SF 1st Leg | 13 May 2000 | Birmingham City | A | 4–0 | 26,492 | Shipperley, Dyer (2), Hignett |
| SF 2nd Leg | 18 May 2000 | Birmingham City | H | 1–2 (won 5–2 on agg) | 19,050 | Dyer |
| F | 29 May 2000 | Ipswich Town | N | 2–4 | 73,427 | Wright (own goal), Hignett |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 11 December 1999 | Wimbledon | A | 0–1 | 4,505 | |

### League Cup

| 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 | |

## 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 | David Watson |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Nicky Eaden |
| 3 | MF | ENG | Matty Appleby |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Adie Moses |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Scott Jones |
| 7 | MF | RSA | Eric Tinkler |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Craig Hignett |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Neil Shipperley |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Bruce Dyer |
| 11 | DF | WAL | Darren Barnard |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Mike Sheron |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Tony Bullock |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Martin Bullock |
| 15 | MF | NED | Robin Van Der Laan |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Geoff Thomas |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Sean McClare |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Chris Morgan |
| 19 | FW | MKD | Georgi Hristov |
| 20 | GK | ENG | Kevin Miller |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Mike Turner |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Karl Rose |
| 25 | DF | TRI | Kevin Austin |
| 26 | GK | ENG | Richard Siddall |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Chris Barker |
| 28 | DF | SCO | Keith Brown |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Jon Parkin |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Steve Chettle |
| 34 | DF | ENG | John Curtis (on loan from Manchester United) |
| 35 | FW | WAL | Andy Evans |
| 36 | DF | ENG | James Dudgeon |
| 37 | GK | ENG | Leigh Walker |

### 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 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Kevin Richardson (to Blackpool) |
| 20 | DF | SWE | Peter Markstedt (to Helsingborgs IF) |
| 23 | FW | TRI | Clint Marcelle (released) |
| 24 | DF | SVN | Aleš Križan (to NK Maribor) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Gavin Bassinder (to Mansfield Town) |
| 32 | DF | SWE | Robert Bengtsson (on loan from Västra Frölunda) |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Mark Jackson (on loan from Leeds United) |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Dave Tuttle (to Millwall) |

## Transfers
### In

* Kevin Austin – Lincoln City