1999–2000 Burnley F.C. season

The 1999–2000 season was Burnley's 5th season in the third tier of English football. They were managed by Stan Ternent in his second full season since he replaced Chris Waddle at the beginning 1998–99 campaign.

Burnley
1999–2000 season
Chairman Barry Kilby
Manager Stan Ternent
Second Division2nd (Promoted)
League Cup1st Round
FA Cup4th Round
Football League Trophy1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy Payton (27)
All: Andy Payton (27)
Highest home attendance22,310 v Preston North End
(4 March 2000)
Lowest home attendance3,647 v Manchester City
(24 August 2000)
Average home league attendance12,373[1]

Burnley won promotion at Scunthorpe United on the final day of the season, reaching 2nd place for the first time that season and pipping Gillingham who had looked certainties for automatic promotion down the final stretch. Selling their 2,500 ticket allocation at Glanford Park, there were also 7,000 Clarets watching from the Longside Stand at Turf Moor as the game was beamed back onto a big screen in the centre of the pitch.

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond DivisionLeague CupFA CupFL Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Paul Crichton 53046+002+004+001+00
2 DF Dean West 41030+401+104+001+00
3 DF Mitchell Thomas 51044+002+004+001+00
4 MF Micky Mellon 48333+932+004+000+00
5 DF Steve Davis 48742+071+004+001+00
6 DF Gordon Armstrong 27122+011+003+100+00
7 MF Glen Little 48336+532+004+001+00
8 MF Paul Cook 49543+031+004+021+00
9 FW Andy Cooke 41834+370+004+010+00
10 FW Andy Payton 472739+2271+004+001+00
11 MF Lenny Johnrose 39228+722+000+101+00
12 FW Ronnie Jepson 3621+3020+200+300+00
13 GK Craig Mawson 000+000+000+000+00
14 DF Chris Brass 904+301+000+000+10
15 FW Graham Branch 50331+1332+000+301+00
16 DF Tom Cowan 1105+302+000+000+10
17 MF Paul Smith 24017+600+001+000+00
18 MF Paul Weller 811+610+000+001+00
19 MF Mark Robertson 300+101+000+000+10
20 MF Brad Maylett 000+000+000+000+00
21 DF Chris Scott 000+000+000+000+00
22 DF John Williamson 000+000+000+000+00
23 DF Matthew Heywood 000+000+000+000+00
24 DF Michael Devenney 000+000+000+000+00
25 FW Stephen Grant 200+000+000+200+00
26 MF Alex Kevan 000+000+000+000+00
27 MF Eamonn Kelly 000+000+000+000+00
28 DF Peter Swan 200+200+000+000+00
29 FW Alan Lee 2012+1301+100+201+01
30 MF John Mullin 42627+1050+004+011+00
31 FW Anthony Shandran 000+000+000+000+00
32 DF Ian Cox 17117+010+000+000+00
33 FW Ian Wright 1544+1140+000+000+00
34 DF Gerry Harrison (on loan) 000+000+000+000+00

Transfers

In

# Pos Player From Fee Date
3DF Mitchell ThomasLuton TownFree1 July 1999
8MF Paul CookStockport CountyFree1 July 1999
2DF Dean WestBuryFree1 July 1999
29FW Alan LeeAston Villa£200k7 July 1999
30MF John MullinSunderlandFree13 July 1999
33DF Ian CoxBournemouth£500k4 February 2000
33FW Ian WrightCelticFree14 February 2000
34FW Gerry HarrisonSunderlandLoan23 March 2000

Out

# Pos Player To Fee Date
FW Colin Carr-LawtonBerwick RangersFree14 May 1999
MF Mark FordLommelFree14 May 1999
DF Neil MooreMacclesfield TownFree14 May 1999
DF Gareth WestReleased14 May 1999
MF Paul GrahamReleased14 May 1999
DF Carl SmithWorksop TownFree14 May 1999
DF Ally PickeringAltrinchamFree14 May 1999
GK Frank Petter-KvalLøv-HamFree14 May 1999
DF Brian ReidDunfermlineFree8 June 1999
FW Kevin HendersonHartlepool UnitedFree11 June 1999
DF Mark WinstanleyShrewsbury TownFree1 July 1999
DF Steve MorganHull CityFree1 July 1999
FW Phil EastwoodMorecambeFree29 July 1999
25FW Stephen GrantFinn HarpsFree1 September 1999
DF Rune VindheimHartlepool UnitedFree16 September 1999
16DF Tom CowanCambridge UnitedLoan22 February 2000
28DF Peter SwanYork CityFree1 March 2000
19MF Mark RobertsonWollongong WolvesLoan13 March 2000

Matches

Second Division

Wycombe Wanderers1 – 1Burnley
McSporran  27' (Report) Cooke  68'
Attendance: 6,119 (1,419 away)
Referee: L Cable

Burnley2 – 1Chesterfield
Payton  31' (pen.)
Johnrose  33'
(Report)
Attendance: 10,615
Referee: M Dean

Oldham Athletic0 – 1Burnley
(Report) Payton  31'
Attendance: 8,543 (3,571 away)
Referee: C Foy

Burnley1 – 0Stoke City
Payton  75' (Report)
Attendance: 11,328
Referee: T Heilbron

Bristol Rovers1 – 0Burnley
Cureton  37' (pen.) (Report)
Attendance: 7,624 (879 away)
Referee: K Hill

Burnley2 – 1Bournemouth
Branch  38'
Davis  62'
(Report) Stein  39'
Attendance: 10,223
Referee: S Baines

Preston North End0 – 0Burnley
(Report)
Attendance: 13,078 (3,869 away)
Referee: P Danson

Burnley3 – 0Colchester United
Payton  9'  38' (pen.)  51' (Report)
Attendance: 10,090
Referee: P Robinson

Bristol City0 – 0Burnley
(Report)
Attendance: 11,510 (1,341 away)
Referee: M Jones

Burnley2 – 2Brentford
Payton  23'
Cook  31'
(Report) Partridge  54'
Evans  80'
Attendance: 10,907
Referee: G Frankland

Burnley1 – 2Scunthorpe United
Payton  59' (Report) Ipoua  25'  85'
Attendance: 10,752
Referee: G Laws

Millwall1 – 1Burnley
Cahill  70' (Report) Cooke  12'
Attendance: 8,601 (1,005 away)
Referee: S Tomlin

Cambridge United0 – 1Burnley
(Report) Cooke  6'
Attendance: 4,320 (791 away)
Referee: J Kirkby

Burnley2 – 0Bristol City
Cook  6'
Cooke  61'
(Report)
Attendance: 10,175
Referee: D Laws

Burnley5 – 0Wrexham
Mullin  43'  70'
Mellon  46'
Little  49'
Branch  82'
(Report)
Attendance: 8,994
Referee: R Furnandiz

Luton Town2 – 1Burnley
Midgley  49'  69' (Report) Cooke  50'
Attendance: 7,205 (1,392 away)
Referee: F Stretton

Burnley1 – 0Blackpool
Mellon  77' (Report)
Attendance: 12,898
Referee: A Butler

Reading0 – 0Burnley
(Report)
Attendance: 6,149 (1,064 away)
Referee: K Lynch

Wigan Athletic1 – 1Burnley
Haworth  41' (Report) Payton  17'
Attendance: 11,986 (6,546 away)
Referee: T Jones

Burnley1 – 0Wycombe Wanderers
Payton  78' (Report)
Attendance: 9,149
Referee: P Joslin

Burnley2 – 1Cardiff City
Armstrong  34'
Johnrose  68'
(Report) Thomas  15' (o.g.)
Attendance: 9,753
Referee: P Jones

Bury4 – 2Burnley
Preece  7'  11' (pen.)
Barrass  32'
Littlejohn  41'
(Report) Jepson  90'
Mullin  90'
Attendance: 9,115 (5,100 away)
Referee: S Mathieson

Burnley3 – 2Oxford United
Payton  22' (pen.)  80'  89' (Report) Anthrobus  3'
Whelan  52'
Attendance: 14,218
Referee: P Taylor

Notts County2 – 0Burnley
Angell  14'  62' (Report)
Attendance: 8,229 (2,812 away)
Referee: C Foy

Chesterfield1 – 1Burnley
Williams  73' (Report) Payton  4'
Attendance: 4,214 (1,100 away)
Referee: A Wilkie

Burnley3 – 0Oldham Athletic
Cooke  24'
Payton  62'  80'
(Report)
Attendance: 12,391
Referee: S Lodge

Stoke City2 – 2Burnley
Thorne  68'
Payton  71' (o.g.)
(Report) Payton  76' (pen.)  83'
Attendance: 15,354 (2,918 away)
Referee: M Fletcher

Burnley1 – 0Bristol Rovers
Little  69' (Report)
Attendance: 13,526
Referee: N Barry

Bournemouth0 – 1Burnley
(Report) Payton  32'
Attendance: 5,084 (1,300 away)
Referee: D Elleray

Burnley0 – 0Wigan Athletic
(Report)
Attendance: 20,435 (2,200 away)
Referee: M Dean

Colchester United1 – 2Burnley
McGavin  19' (Report) Davis  17'  38'
Attendance: 6,194 (1,016 away)
Referee: R Styles

Burnley0 – 3Preston North End
(Report) Jackson  2'
Macken  72'
Edwards  77'
Attendance: 22,310 (4,265 away)
Referee: J Kirkby

Burnley0 – 2Luton Town
(Report) White  26'
Gray  55'
Attendance: 12,080 (321 away)
Referee: P Danson

Wrexham0 – 1Burnley
(Report) Payton  6'
Attendance: 6,582 (3,500 away)
Referee: B Burns

Gillingham2 – 2Burnley
Butters  4'
Asaba  68'
(Report) Payton  31'
Wright  86'
Attendance: 7,347 (700 away)
Referee: G Barber

Burnley3 – 0Reading
Davis  37'
Payton  52'
Wright  84'
(Report)
Attendance: 14,436 (445 away)
Referee: R Furnandiz

Blackpool1 – 1Burnley
Gill  42' (Report) Branch  72'
Attendance: 8,029 (3,400 away)
Referee: K Leach

Burnley2 – 2Bury
Payton  50'
Jepson  90'
(Report) Swailes  77'
Daws  88'
Attendance: 13,297 (1,013 away)
Referee: P Rejer

Cardiff City1 – 2Burnley
Cox  67' (o.g.) (Report) Davis  21'
Payton  61'
Attendance: 6,487 (1,000 away)
Referee: M Halsey

Burnley2 – 1Notts County
Payton  5'
Wright  90'
(Report) Stallard  86'
Attendance: 13,022
Referee: T Heilbron

Oxford United1 – 2Burnley
Murphy  13' (Report) Davis  85'
Weller  90'
Attendance: 7,549 (2,121 away)
Referee: B Knight

Burnley0 – 3Gillingham
(Report) Gooden  21'
Ashby  50'
Smith  70'
Attendance: 17,026
Referee: M Messias

Burnley4 – 3Millwall
Cox  6'
Cooke  28'
Davis  43'
Cook  52'
(Report) Harris  59'  77'
Cahill  87'
Attendance: 14,890
Referee: J Winter

Brentford2 – 3Burnley
Owusu  43'
Marshall  90'
(Report) Mullin  61'  76'
Wright  64'
Attendance: 6,595 (1,600 away)
Referee: G Poll

Burnley2 – 0Cambridge United
Payton  13'  31' (Report)
Attendance: 15,084
Referee: M Warren

Scunthorpe United1 – 2Burnley
Hodges  21' (Report) Mellon  41'
Little  73'
Attendance: 5,862 (2,500 away)
Referee: A Butler

Final league position

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Preston North End 46 28 11 7 74 37 +37 95 Division Champions, promoted
2 Burnley 46 25 13 8 69 47 +22 88 Promoted
3 Gillingham 46 25 10 11 79 48 +31 85 Promoted through play-offs
4 Wigan Athletic 46 22 17 7 72 38 +34 83 Participated in play-offs
5 Millwall 46 23 13 10 76 50 +26 82
Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

1st Round First Leg

Manchester City5 – 0Burnley
Goater  36'
Kennedy  48'  82'
Horlock  62' (pen.)
Taylor  74'
(Report)
Attendance: 11,074 (1,256 away)
Referee: M Pike

1st Round Second Leg

Burnley0 – 1Manchester City
(Report) Cooke  65'
Attendance: 3,647
Referee: D Pugh

1st Round

Barnet0 – 1Burnley
(Report) Cook  74'
Attendance: 2,563 (600 away)
Referee: R Styles

2nd Round

Burnley2 – 0Rotherham United
Cook  67'
Mullin  75'
(Report)
Attendance: 8,110
Referee: G Laws

3rd Round

Derby County0 – 1Burnley
(Report) Cooke  62'
Attendance: 23,400 (5,000 away)
Referee: M Riley

4th Round

Coventry City3 – 0Burnley
Chippo  11'  69'
Whelan  75'
(Report)
Attendance: 22,774 (4,000 away)
Referee: S Lodge

Northern Section 1st Round

Wigan Athletic2 – 1
(a.e.t.)
Burnley
Bradshaw  39' (pen.)
Morris  105'
(Report) Lee  26'
Attendance: 2,085
Referee: G Cain

References

  1. Simpson (2007), p. 454
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