1999–2000 Luton Town F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Luton Town
1999–2000 season
ChairmanCliff Bassett
ManagerLennie Lawrence
StadiumKenilworth Road
Second Division13th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophyFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: George (14)
All: George (16)
Average home league attendance5,658

Season summary

Just before the 1999–2000 season, the club was sold to Cliff Bassett, while player sales continued to balance the books.[1] Young duo Kelvin Davis and Chris Willmott were sold to Wimbledon for £900,000, and Lawrence was forced to sell Gary Doherty late on in the season, but he successfully kept an inexperienced Luton side up once again. Mike Watson-Challis then purchased the club in 2000,[1] and Lawrence was sacked to be replaced by former Luton player Ricky Hill.[2]

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Wrexham 46 17 11 18 52 61 9 62
12 Wycombe Wanderers 46 16 13 17 56 53 +3 61
13 Luton Town 46 17 10 19 61 65 4 61
14 Oldham Athletic 46 16 12 18 50 55 5 60
15 Bury 46 13 18 15 61 64 3 57
Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results

Luton Town's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 August 1999Notts CountyA0–06,141
14 August 1999BlackpoolH3–25,176George (2), Spring
21 August 1999ReadingA2–18,741Fotiadis, George
28 August 1999Cardiff CityH1–05,374Gray
31 August 1999AFC BournemouthA0–14,797
4 September 1999BuryH1–14,633Fotiadis
11 September 1999WrexhamH3–15,121Taylor, Spring, George
18 September 1999BrentfordA0–27,039
25 September 1999Oxford UnitedH4–26,102George (2), Fraser, Locke
2 October 1999Wigan AthleticA0–16,866
9 October 1999Oldham AthleticA1–24,532Midgley
16 October 1999GillinghamH3–16,394George (2, 1 pen), Douglas
19 October 1999Wycombe WanderersH1–15,820Douglas
23 October 1999Oxford UnitedA1–05,866George
2 November 1999MillwallA0–16,181
6 November 1999BurnleyH2–17,205Midgley (2)
12 November 1999Cambridge UnitedA1–36,211George
23 November 1999Preston North EndH0–25,124
27 November 1999Bristol RoversA0–37,805
4 December 1999Notts CountyH2–25,195Doherty, Thorpe
17 December 1999Colchester UnitedA0–33,049
26 December 1999ChesterfieldH1–15,870Locke
28 December 1999Bristol CityA0–011,832
3 January 2000Scunthorpe UnitedH4–15,574Douglas, Gray, Spring (2)
8 January 2000Stoke CityA1–210,016Spring (pen)
15 January 2000BlackpoolA3–35,262Locke, Gray, Taylor
22 January 2000ReadingH3–16,044Watts, George (2)
30 January 2000Cardiff CityA3–16,185Watts, Spring, George
5 February 2000AFC BournemouthH1–25,961Boyce
8 February 2000Stoke CityH2–15,396Gray (2)
12 February 2000BuryA0–13,760
19 February 2000Bristol RoversH1–46,520Gray
26 February 2000BrentfordH1–26,029Gray
4 March 2000WrexhamA0–12,703
7 March 2000BurnleyA2–012,080White, Gray
11 March 2000MillwallH0–26,341
18 March 2000Preston North EndA0–113,731
21 March 2000Cambridge UnitedH2–25,379Doherty, McLaren
25 March 2000ChesterfieldA3–12,597Doherty, Watts, George
1 April 2000Colchester UnitedH3–25,125Watts, Doherty, Taylor
8 April 2000Scunthorpe UnitedA2–13,811Gray, Doherty
18 April 2000Bristol CityH1–24,771Doherty
22 April 2000GillinghamA0–28,667
24 April 2000Wigan AthleticH1–15,010Gray
29 April 2000Wycombe WanderersA1–05,379Taylor
6 May 2000Oldham AthleticH1–15,963Gray

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R130 October 1999KingstonianH4–24,682Gray, George, Spring, Taylor
R219 November 1999Lincoln CityH2–24,291Doherty (2)
R2R30 November 1999Lincoln CityA1–03,822Douglas
R311 December 1999FulhamA2–28,251George, Spring
R3R21 December 1999FulhamH0–38,170

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg10 August 1999Bristol RoversH0–22,984
R1 2nd Leg24 August 1999Bristol RoversA2–2 (lost 2–4 agg)4,414Kandol, Doherty

Football League Trophy

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SR17 December 1999Oxford UnitedA0–21,220

Squad

[4] 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 Nathan Abbey
2 DF  ENG Gavin McGowan
4 MF  ENG Matthew Spring
5 DF  ENG Alan White
6 DF  ENG Marvin Johnson
7 FW  NIR Phil Gray
8 MF  ENG Paul McLaren
9 FW  ENG Stuart Douglas
10 MF  SCO Michael McIndoe
11 FW  IRL Liam George
13 DF  SCO Stuart Fraser
14 FW  ENG Andrew Fotiadis
15 DF  ENG Matthew Taylor
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  CIV Landry Zahana-Oni
17 DF  BRB Emmerson Boyce
18 FW  COD Trésor Kandol
19 DF  ENG James Ayres
20 MF  UGA Jerry Moses
21 MF  ENG Andre Scarlett
22 GK  ENG Daniel Tate
23 DF  ENG Jude Stirling
24 GK  ENG Scott Ward
28 MF  ENG Adam Locke
32 GK  ENG Ben Roberts (on loan from Middlesbrough)
40 DF  ENG Julian Watts

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
27 MF  SCO Ray McKinnon (to Livingston)
30 FW  ENG Neil Midgley (on loan from Ipswich Town)
39 FW  ENG Tony Thorpe (on loan from Bristol City)
3 DF  NGA Efe Sodje (to Colchester United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF  IRL Gary Doherty (to Tottenham Hotspur)
25 MF  ENG Ryan Davis (Released)
26 MF  ENG David Castro-Pearson (Released)
31 FW  ENG Paul Read (Released)

See also

References

  1. "Luton Town Football Club". Luton Borough Council. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
  2. "Managers: Ricky Hill". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  3. "Latest Luton Results, Fixtures & Betting Odds - Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com.
  4. "FootballSquads - Luton Town - 1999/00". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
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