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1999–2000 Preston North End F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Preston North End F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Preston North End
1999–2000 season
ChairmanBryan Gray
ManagerDavid Moyes
StadiumDeepdale
Second Division1st (champions)
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Football League TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Macken (22)
All: Macken (25)
Average home league attendance12,819

Season summary

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In the 1999–2000 season, Preston finally made their return to the second tier of the Football League, after an absence of almost twenty years.[1] Jon Macken, whom Gary Peters had signed from Manchester United two years previously, had a storming season scoring 22 league goals, his flair being reinforced by the team's solid spine of Teuvo Moilanen in goal, defenders Graham Alexander, Colin Murdock, Michael Jackson and Rob Edwards and a central midfield made up of workhorses Gregan and Rankine. Blackpool, who are Preston's archrivals got relegated to basement division the same season. This meant Preston took revenge from Blackpool after 30 years.

The championship was confirmed at Cambridge United on 24 April, a game which brought North End's seventh, and last, defeat of the season.

Final league table

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Main article: 1999–2000 Football League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Preston North End (C, P) 46 28 11 7 74 37 +37 95 Promotion to the First Division
2 Burnley (P) 46 25 13 8 69 47 +22 88
3 Gillingham (O, P) 46 25 10 11 79 48 +31 85 Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
4 Wigan Athletic 46 22 17 7 72 38 +34 83
5 Millwall 46 23 13 10 76 50 +26 82
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

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Preston North End's score comes first[3]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 1999 Oldham Athletic A 1–0 9,432 Macken
14 August 1999 Stoke City H 2–1 11,465 Nogan, Murdock
21 August 1999 Wycombe Wanderers A 1–1 5,091 Nogan
28 August 1999 Wigan Athletic H 1–4 13,885 Basham
1 September 1999 Reading A 2–2 7,628 Eyres, Basham
4 September 1999 Chesterfield H 0–2 8,506
11 September 1999 Burnley H 0–0 13,708
18 September 1999 Gillingham A 2–0 6,610 Macken, Gregan
25 September 1999 Brentford A 2–2 7,100 Macken, McKenna
2 October 1999 Cambridge United H 2–1 9,522 Macken (2)
9 October 1999 Bristol City H 1–0 10,042 Mathie
16 October 1999 Scunthorpe United A 1–1 5,336 Macken
19 October 1999 Millwall A 2–0 6,355 Cartwright, Nethercott (own goal)
23 October 1999 Brentford H 2–1 10,382 Alexander (pen), Marshall (own goal)
3 November 1999 Bournemouth H 3–0 9,630 McKenna, Macken, Alexander (pen)
6 November 1999 Colchester United A 2–2 3,818 Mathie, Nogan
12 November 1999 Notts County H 2–0 14,226 Macken (2)
23 November 1999 Luton Town A 2–0 5,124 Eyres (2)
27 November 1999 Bury A 3–1 6,469 Jackson, Gregan, Macken
4 December 1999 Oldham Athletic H 2–0 10,970 Macken (2)
18 December 1999 Blackpool H 3–0 16,821 Eyres (2), Appleton
26 December 1999 Wrexham A 0–0 7,872
28 December 1999 Bristol Rovers H 2–1 16,680 Alexander (pen), Macken
3 January 2000 Cardiff City A 4–0 10,142 Edwards, Alexander (2, 1 pen), Nogan
14 January 2000 Stoke City A 1–2 10,285 Alexander (pen)
22 January 2000 Wycombe Wanderers H 3–2 10,969
1 February 2000 Oxford United A 4–0 5,164 Macken (2), Eyres, Appleton
5 February 2000 Reading H 2–2 12,618 Macken, Jackson
12 February 2000 Chesterfield A 1–0 4,726 Gregan
19 February 2000 Bury H 1–1 13,901 Macken
26 February 2000 Gillingham H 0–2 13,246
4 March 2000 Burnley A 3–0 22,310 Jackson, Macken, Edwards
7 March 2000 Colchester United H 2–3 11,323 Angell (2)
11 March 2000 Bournemouth A 1–0 5,317 Angell
14 March 2000 Oxford United H 3–1 12,008 Angell (2), Macken
18 March 2000 Luton Town H 1–0 13,731 Anderson
21 March 2000 Notts County A 0–1 6,401
25 March 2000 Wrexham H 1–0 12,481 Anderson
1 April 2000 Blackpool A 0–0 9,042
4 April 2000 Wigan Athletic A 1–0 15,993 Jackson
8 April 2000 Cardiff City H 0–0 13,794
15 April 2000 Bristol Rovers A 2–0 10,111 Macken, Gunnlaugsson
22 April 2000 Scunthorpe United H 1–0 15,518 Angell
24 April 2000 Cambridge United A 0–2 6,068
29 April 2000 Millwall H 3–2 19,407 Eyres, Jackson, Angell
6 May 2000 Bristol City A 2–0 11,160 Angell, Appleton

FA Cup

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Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 31 October 1999 Bristol Rovers A 1–0 6,145 McKenna
R2 20 November 1999 Enfield H 0–0 11,566
R2R 30 November 1999 Enfield A 3–0 1,808 Eyres, Alexander (pen), Gunnlaugsson
R3 11 December 1999 Oldham Athletic H 2–1 9,940 Macken, Alexander (pen)
R4 8 January 2000 Plymouth Argyle A 3–0 10,824 O'Sullivan (own goal), Alexander (pen), Beswetherick (own goal)
R5 29 January 2000 Everton A 0–2 37,486

League Cup

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Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 10 August 1999 Wrexham H 1–0 4,930 Appleton
R1 2nd Leg 24 August 1999 Wrexham A 2–0 (won 3-0 on agg) 2,911 Basham, Macken
R2 1st Leg 14 September 1999 Sheffield United A 0–2 5,350
R2 2nd Leg 21 September 1999 Sheffield United H 3–0 (won 3-2 on agg) 5,658 Alexander, Mathie (2)
R3 12 October 1999 Arsenal A 1–2 15,239 Macken

Football League Trophy

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Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1N 7 December 1999 Wrexham H 4–1 3,306 Gunnlaugsson (3), Edwards
R2N 10 January 2000 Hartlepool United H 1–2 3,635 Gunnlaugsson

Squad

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[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG David Lucas
2 DF   ENG Graham Alexander
3 DF   ENG Dominic Ludden
4 DF   ENG Ryan Kidd
5 DF   ENG Michael Jackson
6 MF   ENG Sean Gregan
7 MF   ENG Lee Cartwright
8 MF   ENG Mark Rankine
10 FW   ENG Steve Basham
11 MF   ENG David Eyres
12 DF   ENG Gary Parkinson
13 DF   SCO David Moyes (player-manager)
14 DF   NIR Colin Murdock
15 DF   ENG Robert Edwards
16 MF   ENG Paul McKenna
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW   IRL Jon Macken
18 MF   ENG Michael Appleton
19 FW   ISL Bjarki Gunnlaugsson
20 DF   NIR Paul Morgan
21 GK   FIN Teuvo Moilanen
22 DF   ENG Adam Eaton
23 FW   ENG Mark Wright
24 MF   FRA Farid Diaf
25 MF   ENG Julian Darby
26 MF   NIR Stuart King
27 FW   ENG Mark Beesley
28 DF   IRL Brian Barry-Murphy
30 GK   IRL Kelham O'Hanlon
31 MF   SCO Iain Anderson (on loan from Toulouse)
32 FW   ENG Brett Angell (on loan from Stockport County)

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
31 FW   SCO Alex Mathie (on loan from Dundee United)
32 MF   ENG David Beresford (on loan from Huddersfield Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW   WAL Kurt Nogan (to Cardiff City)

References

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  1. ^ "Promotion glory for North End". BBC Sport. 2 July 2000. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  2. ^ "England 1999–00". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Preston North End 1999-2000 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  4. ^ "FootballSquads - Preston North End - 1999/00".
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