1999–2000 Rotherham United F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Rotherham United Football Club competed in the Football League Third Division where they finished in 2nd position on 84 points and gained promotion to the Football League Second Division.

Rotherham United
1999–2000 season
Football League Third Division2nd
FA CupSecond round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeo Fortune-West (17)

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Swansea City (C, P) 46 24 13 9 51 30 +21 85 Division Champions, promoted
2 Rotherham United (P) 46 24 12 10 72 36 +36 84 Promoted
3 Northampton Town (P) 46 25 7 14 63 45 +18 82
4 Darlington 46 21 16 9 66 36 +30 79 Participated in play-offs
5 Peterborough United (O, P) 46 22 12 12 63 54 +9 78 Promoted through play-offs
Source: [1]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted

Results

Rotherham United's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Division Three

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1999Lincoln CityA1–24,494Warne 90'
214 August 1999Chester CityH4–02,966Martindale 54' 58' (2 pens), Fortune-West 81', Watson 88'
321 August 1999Exeter CityA1–32,646Garner 23'
428 August 1999Shrewsbury TownH4–02,708Turner 2', Scott 3', Garner 21', 33'
530 August 1999Macclesfield TownA1–12,307Fortune-West 86'
64 September 1999York CityH1–03,171Garner 59'
711 September 1999Plymouth ArgyleA1–14,075Berry 49'
818 September 1999RochdaleH0–13,568
925 September 1999Northampton TownH3–03,625Thompson 14', 80' (2 pens), Fortune-West 52'
102 October 1999Cheltenham TownA2–03,331Thompson 37' (pen), Warne 47'
1112 October 1999Swansea CityA0–25,287
1216 October 1999BarnetH2–03,596Fortune-West 10', Sedgwick 67'
1319 October 1999Hartkepool UnitedH3–03,340Garner 7', 14', Berry 30'
1423 October 1999Northampton TownA0–15,753
152 November 1999Torquay UnitedH1–03,892Berry 27'
166 November 1999Hull CityA0–07,045
1712 November 1999Leyton OrientH0–14,280
1823 November 1999Mansfield TownA2–12,937Berry 27', Sedgwick 90'
1927 November 1999Carlisle UnitedA1–02,649Hurst 90'
204 December 1999Lincoln CityH1–13,674Garner 45'
2111 December 1999Halifax TownA0–02,583
2218 December 1999DarlingtonH2–14,234White 83', 88'
2326 December 1999Peterborough UnitedA5–010,789Hudson 2', Warne 34', 49', Thompson 71', Fortune-West 74'
2428 December 1999Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–35,924Branston 83'
253 January 2000Southend UnitedA2–14,728Fortune-West 26', 40'
268 January 2000Halifax TownH0–14,450
2715 January 2000Chester CityA2–03,398Warne 21', Fortune-West 54'
2822 January 2000Exeter CityH5–03,402Fortune-West 5', 7', Warne 12', 86', Wilsterman 82'
2929 January 2000Shrewsbury TownA0–02,587
305 February 2000Macclesfield TownH2–14,175Sedgwick 31' (pen), Fortune-West 44'
3112 February 2000York CityH2–14,531Fortune-West 7', Branston 90'
3219 February 2000Carlisle UnitedH4–24,271Fortune-West 22', 32', 73', Wilsterman 50'
3326 February 2000RochdaleA1–04,131White 58'
344 March 2000Plymouth ArgyleH1–14,496Warne 76'
357 March 2000Hull CityH3–04,881Wilsterman 74', Fortune-West 76', Warne 84'
3611 March 2000Torquay UnitedA1–22,655Thompson 42'
3717 March 2000Mansfield TownH2–35,186Sedgwick 35', 69'
3821 March 2000Leyton OrientH1–03,959Garner 58'
3925 March 2000Peterborough UnitedH1–15,319Hurst 14'
401 April 2000DarlingtonA2–27,401Branston 55', Tutill 59' (o.g.)
418 April 2000DarlingtonH0–04,327
4215 April 2000Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–15,805Thompson 32'
4322 April 2000BarnetA0–13,239
4424 April 2000Cheltenham TownH2–05,447Garner 12', White 84'
4529 April 2000Hartlepool UnitedA2–14,673Fortune-West 6', Branston 49'
466 May 2000Swansea CityH1–110,863Glover 90' (pen)

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
First round first leg10 August 1999Hull CityH0–13,294
First round second leg24 August 1999Hull CityA0–2[lower-alpha 1]4,373

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
First round30 October 1999WokingH3–03,716Thompson 31', Garner 81', Martindale 90' (pen)
Second round20 November 1999BurnleyA0–28,110

Football League Trophy

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
First round7 December 1999Shrewsbury TownH2–11,166Hanmer 18' (o.g.), Sedgwick 72'
Second round11 January 2000ChesterfieldH1–41,997White 61'

First-team squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DFEngland David Artell 0(1)00000000(1)0
DFEngland Chris Beech 5(1)00020007(1)0
MFEngland Trevor Berry 18(18)4200(1)00(2)020(21)4
DFEngland Guy Branston 304000020324
DFRepublic of Ireland Paul Dillon 150202000190
FWEngland Leo Fortune-West 39172020004317
MFEngland Darren Garner 359211(1)01039(1)9
FWScotland Lee Glover[2] 0(6)10000000(6)1
MFEngland Danny Hudson 3(4)10000104(4)1
DFEngland Paul Hurst 25(5)20(2)0001026(7)2
MFEngland Jamie Ingledow 2(2)000101(1)04(3)0
FWEngland Gary Martindale 4(5)20(2)1100(1)05(8)3
GKEngland Mike Pollitt 460202020520
DFEngland Rob Scott 33(1)1201(1)02038(2)1
MFEngland Chris Sedgwick 29(9)50(2)0102132(11)6
MFEngland Steve Thompson 27(4)621001030(4)6
MFEngland Andy Turner 26(6)100201029(6)1
DFEngland Will Varty 26(1)020200(1)030(2)0
FWEngland Paul Warne 40(3)10201(1)02045(4)10
DFEngland Vance Warner 16(3)0000(1)00016(4)0
MFEngland Kevin Watson 441202020501
FWEngland Jason White 8(12)400002110(12)5
DFSuriname Brian Wilsterman 38(4)320202044(4)3

Notes

  1. Rotherham United lost 3–0 on aggregate

References

  1. "England 1999–00". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. Glover was born in Kettering, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.

Rotherham United 1999–2000 at soccerbase.com (use drop down list to select relevant season)

See also

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