1999–2000 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

Plymouth Argyle
1999–00 season
ChairmanDan McCauley
ManagerKevin Hodges
StadiumHome Park
Third Division12th
FA CupFourth round
Football League CupFirst round
Football League TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Paul McGregor (13)
All: Paul McGregor (16)
Highest home attendance14,893 (vs Torquay, 26 December)
Lowest home attendance1,834 (vs Walsall, 24 August)
Average home league attendance5,371

The 1999–00 season was the 105th season in the history of Plymouth Argyle Football Club, their 75th in the Football League.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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 Jon Sheffield
2 DF  ENG Jon Ashton
3 DF  ENG Jon Beswetherick
4 DF  ENG Chris Leadbitter
5 DF  ENG Mick Heathcote (captain)
6 DF  WAL Jason Rowbotham
7 MF  ENG Martin Barlow
8 MF  ENG Darren Bastow
9 FW  WAL Sean McCarthy
10 FW  ENG Paul McGregor
11 MF  ENG Chris Hargreaves
12 MF  ENG Lee Phillips
13 MF  ENG Steve McCall
14 DF  ENG Paul Gibbs
15 DF  ENG Paul Wotton
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  SCO Scott Paterson
18 DF  ENG Adam Barrett
19 MF  ENG Kevin Wills
20 MF  ENG Steve Adams
21 FW  ENG Jamie Morrison-Hill
22 FW  ENG Barrington Belgrave
23 FW  ENG Ian Stonebridge
24 DF  IRL Wayne O'Sullivan[notes 1]
25 GK  ENG Ken Veysey
26 DF  ENG Craig Taylor
27 FW  SCO Martin Gritton
28 FW  ENG Steve Guinan
29 GK  ENG Luke McCormick
30 MF  ENG Craig Etherington (on loan from West Ham United)

Left club during season

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
16 MF  ENG Brendan McGovern (released)
16 MF  ENG Craig Middleton (on loan from Cardiff City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 MF  ENG Fergus Nevin (released)
28 FW  ENG Leon Hapgood (to Yeovil Town)

Third Division

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League § Third Division

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Rochdale 46 18 14 14 57 54 +3 68
11 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 17 16 13 64 46 +18 67
12 Plymouth Argyle 46 16 18 12 55 51 +4 66
13 Macclesfield Town 46 18 11 17 66 61 +5 65
14 Hull City 46 15 14 17 43 43 0 59
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHHAAHAHHHHA
ResultLDWWLDDLLWWDWDWWWLDWDDLWDDLWDWLDDDDDWLWWLWDLLD
Position131712101314151720131215121398687779118121213101211111110810108109999991112
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

Plymouth Argyle's score comes first[3]

Date H/A Opposition Attendance Score Scorers
7 Aug Away Southend United 4,981 1–2 Barrett
14 Aug Home Shrewsbury Town 4,919 0–0
21 Aug Away Halifax Town 2,431 1–0 Stonebridge
28 Aug Home Peterborough United 4,189 2–1 Stonebridge, O'Sullivan
30 Aug Away Carlisle United 2,863 2–4 Stonebridge (2)
5 Sep Home Brighton and Hove Albion 5,444 3–3 Gritton (2), Stonebridge
11 Sep Home Rotherham United 4,075 1–1 Heathcote
18 Sep Away Hartlepool United 2,242 0–3
25 Sep Away Darlington 5,045 0–2
2 Oct Home Leyton Orient 3,782 5–0 Leadbitter (2), McCarthy (2), Hargreaves
9 Oct Home Mansfield Town 3,809 2–1 Gritton, O'Sullivan
16 Oct Away Rochdale 3,105 0–0
19 Oct Away Hull City 4,727 1–0 McGregor
23 Oct Home Darlington 4,362 0–0
2 Nov Home Exeter City 9,412 1–0 McCarthy
6 Nov Away Chester City 2,027 1–0 McCall
14 Nov Home Barnet 6,343 4–1 McGregor (3), Stonebridge
23 Nov Away Cheltenham Town 5,140 0–2
27 Nov Away York City 2,745 0–0
4 Dec Home Southend United 4,679 3–1 Bastow, Stonebridge, Hargreaves
17 Dec Away Northampton Town 5,039 1–1 McGregor
26 Dec Home Torquay United 14,893 2–2 McCarthy, McGregor
28 Dec Away Swansea City 9,075 0–1
3 Jan Home Macclesfield Town 6,128 3–2 Stonebridge (2), Taylor
15 Jan Away Shrewsbury Town 2,458 0–0
22 Jan Home Halifax Town 4,841 1–1 McGregor
29 Jan Away Peterborough United 5,694 0–2
5 Feb Home Carlisle United 4,009 2–0 Middleton, Gritton
12 Feb Away Brighton and Hove Albion 5,654 1–1 Gritton
19 Feb Home York City 4,343 2–0 Middleton, McCarthy
22 Feb Away Lincoln City 2,561 0–3
26 Feb Home Hartlepool United 3,917 1–1 McGregor
4 Mar Away Rotherham United 4,496 1–1 Hargreaves
7 Mar Home Chester City 4,140 0–0
11 Mar Away Exeter City 4,287 1–1 Taylor
14 Mar Home Lincoln City 4,111 1–1 Barrett
18 Mar Home Cheltenham Town 4,392 1–0 Gritton
21 Mar Away Barnet 2,328 0–1
25 Mar Away Torquay United 4,113 4–0 Taylor, McGregor (3)
1 Apr Home Northampton Town 5,448 2–1 McGregor, Rowbotham
8 Apr Away Macclesfield Town 2,231 1–4 McCarthy
15 Apr Home Swansea City 5,881 1–0 Barrett
22 Apr Home Rochdale 6,205 1–1 McGregor
24 Apr Away Leyton Orient 4,113 0–3
29 Apr Home Hull City 4,233 0–1
6 May Away Mansfield Town 2,031 2–2 Guinan (2)

Auto Windscreens Football League Trophy

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Trophy

Matches

11 January 2000 Round Two Southern Section Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Torquay United Home Park, Plymouth
19:45 Attendance: 3,124

Worthington Football League Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup

Matches

10 August 1999 Round One 1st Leg Walsall 4–1 Plymouth Argyle Bescot Stadium, Walsall
19:45 Stonebridge Attendance: 3,502
24 August 1999 Round One 2nd Leg Plymouth Argyle 1–4 Walsall Home Park, Plymouth
19:45 Gritton Attendance: 1,834

FA Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup

Matches

30 October 1999 Round One Brentford 2–2 Plymouth Argyle Griffin Park, London
15:00 Stonebridge
McGregor		 Attendance: 4,287
9 November 1999 Round One Replay Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Brentford Home Park, Plymouth
19:45 McGregor Attendance: 5,409
20 November 1999 Round Two Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Brighton Home Park, Plymouth
15:00 Attendance: 7,414
30 November 1999 Round Two Replay Brighton 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Home Park, Plymouth
19:45 Bastow
Hargreaves		 Attendance: 7,414
11 December 1999 Round Three Reading 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Madejski Stadium, Reading, Berkshire
15:00 Hargreaves Attendance: 8,536
21 December 1999 Round Three Replay Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Reading Home Park, Plymouth
19:45 Heathcote Attendance: 8,965
8 January 2000 Round Four Plymouth Argyle 0–3 Preston Home Park, Plymouth
15:00 Attendance: 10,824

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No Nat Pos Name Appearances Sub appearances Goals
1 GK Jon Sheffield 48 0 0
2 DF Jon Ashton 8 3 0
3 DF Jon Beswetherick 53 1 0
4 MF Chris Leadbitter 36 3 2
5 DF Mick Heathcote 35 2 2
6 DF Jason Rowbotham 9 4 1
7 MF Martin Barlow 1 1 0
8 MF Darren Bastow 12 8 2
9 ST Sean McCarthy 24 9 6
10 ST Paul McGregor 53 0 16
11 CM Chris Hargreaves 54 5 0
12 MF Lee Phillips 4 15 0
13 MF Steve McCall 5 10 1
14 DF Paul Gibbs 3 4 0
15 DF Paul Wotton 23 2 0
16 DF Scott Paterson 5 0 0
18 DF Adam Barrett 47 5 3
19 MF Kevin Wills 0 2 0
20 MF Steve Adams 1 0 0
21 MF Jamie Morrison-Hill 1 1 0
22 ST Barrington Belgrave 2 16 0
23 ST Ian Stonebridge 36 5 11
24 DF Wayne O'Sullivan 55 0 2
25 GK Ken Veysey 8 1 0
26 DF Craig Taylor 46 0 3
27 ST Martin Gritton 16 19 7
28 ST Steve Guinan 8 0 2
29 GK Luke McCormick 0 0 0
30 MF Craig Etherington 4 1 0

Last updated: 15 February 2015
Source:Greens on Screen
Source:Football Squads.co.uk

Notes

  1. ^ O'Sullivan was born in Akrotiri, Cyprus, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented the Republic of Ireland at U-21 level.

References

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Plymouth Argyle - 1999/00".
  2. ^ "England 1999–00". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Plymouth Argyle 1999-2000 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
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