1999–2000 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

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Wigan Athletic
1999–2000 season
Chairman Dave Whelan
Manager John Benson
Stadium JJB Stadium
Second Division 4th
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Second round
Football League Trophy Second round
Top goalscorer Barlow (18)
Average home league attendance 7,007
← 1998–99 2000–01 →

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

Season summary

On 1 June 1999, John Benson was appointed as Wigan's manager. As Wigan settled into their new home at the JJB Stadium, Benson's side went 26 league games undefeated, before losing at home to Oldham Athletic on 7 January 2000, Benson picking up 2 Manager of the Month awards in the process. Towards the end of the season Wigan lost their form and found themselves in the play-off final at Wembley against Gillingham. A few days prior to the game, Benson had announced he was stepping down but remained to lead his team out at Wembley and ultimately a 3–2 defeat after being 2–1 up with only 7 minutes of extra time remaining.[1]

Final league table

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Main article: 1999–2000 Football League
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1 Preston North End 46 15 4 4 37 23 13 7 3 37 14 74 37 +37 95
2 Burnley 46 16 3 4 42 23 9 10 4 27 24 69 47 +22 88
3 Gillingham 46 16 3 4 46 21 9 7 7 33 27 79 48 +31 85
4 Wigan Athletic 46 15 3 5 37 14 7 14 2 35 24 72 38 +34 83
5 Millwall 46 14 7 2 41 18 9 6 8 35 32 76 50 +26 82
6 Stoke City 46 13 7 3 37 18 10 6 7 31 24 68 42 +26 82
7 Bristol Rovers 46 13 7 3 34 19 10 4 9 35 26 69 45 +24 80
8 Notts County 46 9 6 8 32 27 9 5 9 29 28 61 55 +6 65
9 Bristol City 46 7 14 2 31 18 8 5 10 28 39 59 57 +2 64
10 Reading 46 10 9 4 28 18 6 5 12 29 45 57 63 –6 62
11 Wrexham 46 9 6 8 23 24 8 5 10 29 37 52 61 –9 62
12 Wycombe Wanderers 46 11 4 8 32 24 5 9 9 24 29 56 53 +3 61
13 Luton Town 46 10 7 6 41 35 7 3 13 20 30 61 65 –4 61
14 Oldham Athletic 46 8 5 10 27 28 8 7 8 23 27 50 55 –5 60
15 Bury 46 8 10 5 38 33 5 8 10 23 31 61 64 –3 57
16 Bournemouth 46 11 6 6 37 19 5 3 15 22 43 59 62 –3 57
17 Brentford 46 8 6 9 27 31 5 7 11 20 30 47 61 –14 52
18 Colchester United 46 9 4 10 36 40 5 6 12 23 42 59 82 –23 52
19 Cambridge United 46 8 6 9 38 33 4 6 13 26 32 64 65 –1 48
20 Oxford United 46 6 5 12 24 38 6 4 13 19 35 43 73 –30 45
21 Cardiff City 46 5 10 8 23 34 4 7 12 22 33 45 67 –22 44
22 Blackpool 46 4 10 9 26 37 4 7 12 23 40 49 77 –28 41
23 Scunthorpe United 46 4 6 13 16 34 5 6 12 24 40 40 74 –34 39
24 Chesterfield 46 5 7 11 17 25 2 8 13 17 38 34 63 –29 36
  • Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
  • NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Relegated

Results

Wigan Athletic's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 1999 Scunthorpe United H 3–0 7,481 Haworth (2), Barlow (pen)
14 August 1999 Millwall A 3–3 8,165 Liddell, Balmer, Barlow
21 August 1999 Bristol City H 2–1 7,103 Barlow, Haworth
28 August 1999 Preston North End A 4–1 13,885 Barlow (3, 1 pen), Haworth
30 August 1999 Cambridge United H 1–1 5,976 McGibbon
11 September 1999 Bristol Rovers H 3–1 6,927 Sheridan, Barlow, Haworth
18 September 1999 Stoke City A 1–1 11,195 Mohan (own goal)
25 September 1999 Cardiff City A 0–0 7,679
2 October 1999 Luton Town H 1–0 6,866 Barlow
16 October 1999 Reading A 2–0 7,708 Barlow, Bradshaw (pen)
19 October 1999 Wrexham A 1–1 3,392 Martínez
23 October 1999 Cardiff City H 2–0 5,728 Martínez, Kilford
26 October 1999 Colchester United A 2–2 2,915 Barlow, Liddell
2 November 1999 Chesterfield H 3–0 4,376 Liddell, Barlow (2, 1 pen)
6 November 1999 Blackpool A 2–2 4,535 Jones, Barlow
12 November 1999 Wycombe Wanderers H 2–1 5,523 Barlow, Balmer
16 November 1999 Bournemouth H 3–1 4,338 Green, de Zeeuw, Barlow
23 November 1999 Bury A 2–2 4,086 Barlow, Haworth
27 November 1999 Burnley H 1–1 11,986 Haworth
4 December 1999 Scunthorpe United A 2–1 3,463 Liddell, Martínez
18 December 1999 Brentford H 1–0 5,498 de Zeeuw
26 December 1999 Notts County A 2–0 8,176 O'Neill, Liddell
28 December 1999 Gillingham H 2–0 8,054 McLoughlin, Sheridan
3 January 2000 Oxford United A 2–1 5,915 Haworth (2)
7 January 2000 Oldham Athletic H 0–1 6,487
15 January 2000 Millwall H 1–1 6,304 O'Neill
22 January 2000 Bristol City A 0–0 10,758
5 February 2000 Cambridge United A 1–1 3,755 Barlow
12 February 2000 Colchester United H 0–1 6,022
19 February 2000 Burnley A 0–0 20,435
26 February 2000 Stoke City H 1–2 9,429 Green
4 March 2000 Bristol Rovers A 1–1 11,109 Liddell
7 March 2000 Blackpool H 5–1 6,451 Liddell, Griffiths, Haworth, Barlow, Sheridan
11 March 2000 Chesterfield A 1–1 3,106 Cooke
18 March 2000 Bury H 1–0 6,567 Liddell
21 March 2000 Wycombe Wanderers A 2–0 3,821 de Zeeuw, Haworth
25 March 2000 Notts County H 2–0 6,094 Redfearn (2, 1 pen)
1 April 2000 Brentford A 2–0 4,479 Redfearn (pen), Powell (own goal)
4 April 2000 Preston North End H 0–1 15,993
8 April 2000 Oxford United H 2–0 4,848 Haworth (2)
11 April 2000 Oldham Athletic A 1–2 5,697 Redfearn (pen)
15 April 2000 Gillingham A 1–2 7,746 Pennock (own goal)
22 April 2000 Reading H 1–0 5,855 Redfearn (pen)
24 April 2000 Luton Town A 1–1 5,010 Redfearn (pen)
29 April 2000 Wrexham H 0–1 7,245
6 May 2000 Bournemouth A 2–2 6,512 McGibbon, Roberts

Second Division play-offs

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SF 1st Leg 13 May 2000 Millwall A 0–0 14,091
SF 2nd Leg 17 May 2000 Millwall H 1–0 10,642 Sheridan
F 28 May 2000 Gillingham N 2–3 (a.e.t.) 53,764 Haworth, Barlow (pen)

FA Cup

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Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 30 October 1999 Cambridge City A 2–0 4,024 Barlow (2)
R2 20 November 1999 Wycombe Wanderers A 2–2 2,992 Haworth (2)
R2R 30 November 1999 Wycombe Wanderers H 2–1 3,967 Liddell, Haworth
R3 11 December 1999 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–1 10,531

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 York City A 1–0 1,921 Haworth
R1 2nd Leg 24 August 1999 York City H 2–1 (won 3–1 on agg) 3,396 Barlow (2, 1 pen)
R2 1st Leg 14 September 1999 Watford A 0–2 6,628
R2 2nd Leg 21 September 1999 Watford H 3–1 (lost on away goals) 5,006 Haworth (2), Bradshaw (pen)

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 Burnley H 2–1 (a.e.t.) 2,085 Bradshaw (pen), Morris
R2N 25 January 2000 Carlisle United A 1–2 1,321 Martínez

Squad

[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Northern Ireland GK Roy Carroll
2 England DF Carl Bradshaw
3 England DF Kevin Sharp
4 Northern Ireland DF Pat McGibbon
5 Scotland DF Stuart Balmer
6 Netherlands DF Arjan de Zeeuw
7 Scotland FW Andy Liddell
8 England MF Kevin Nicholls
9 Wales FW Simon Haworth
10 Northern Ireland MF Michael O'Neill
11 England FW Stuart Barlow
12 Wales FW Neil Roberts
13 Scotland GK Derek Stillie
14 England DF Scott Green
15 England DF Gareth Griffiths
16 Spain MF Roberto Martínez
17 England DF Neil Fitzhenry
No. Position Player
18 England MF Ian Kilford
19 England MF David Lee
20 England MF Andy Porter
21 Scotland MF Brian McLaughlin
22 England MF Darren Sheridan
23 England MF Andrew Morris
24 England DF Paul Mitchell
25 England DF Tom Spearitt
26 England DF Colin Greenall
27 England GK Lee Ellis
28 England MF Stephen Greenwood
29 France MF Jean-François Péron
31 England MF Terry Cooke (on loan from Manchester City)
32 England MF Neil Redfearn
33 England DF Michael Clegg (on loan from Manchester United)
34 Republic of Ireland MF Alan McLoughlin

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. Position Player
12 England FW Graeme Jones (to St Johnstone)
25 Wales DF Mark Bowen (to Reading)
No. Position Player
30 England MF Scott Willis (to Mansfield Town)

References

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  2. ↑ Soccerbase: 1999-2000 Wigan Athletic results
  3. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1999-2000/d2/wigan.htm
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