1999–2000 Preston North End F.C. season

Preston North End 1999–2000 football season

Preston North End1999–2000 season

Chairman| Bryan Gray
Manager| David Moyes
Stadium| Deepdale
Second Division| 1st (champions)
FA Cup| Fifth round
League Cup| Third round
Football League Trophy| Second round
Top goalscorer| League: Macken (22)
All: Macken (25)
Average home league attendance| 12,819

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2000–01 ->

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Preston North End F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

## Season summary[edit]

In the 1999–2000 season, Preston finally made their return to the second tier of the Football League, after an absence of almost twenty years.[1] Jon Macken, whom Gary Peters had signed from Manchester United two years previously, had a storming season scoring 22 league goals, his flair being reinforced by the team's solid spine of Teuvo Moilanen in goal, defenders Graham Alexander, Colin Murdock, Michael Jackson and Rob Edwards and a central midfield made up of workhorses Gregan and Rankine. Blackpool, who are Preston's archrivals got relegated to basement division the same season. This meant Preston took revenge from Blackpool after 30 years.

The championship was confirmed at Cambridge United on 24 April, a game which brought North End's seventh, and last, defeat of the season.

## Final league table[edit]

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League

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1  | Preston North End (C, P) | 46  | 28  | 11  | 7  | 74  | 37  | +37  | 95  | Division Champions, promoted
2  | Burnley (P) | 46  | 25  | 13  | 8  | 69  | 47  | +22  | 88  | Promoted
3  | Gillingham (O, P) | 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: [2]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted

## Results[edit]

Preston North End's score comes first[3]

### Legend[edit]

Win | Draw | Loss

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### Football League Second Division[edit]

Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers

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7 August 1999 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–0 | 9,432 | Macken
14 August 1999 | Stoke City | H | 2–1 | 11,465 | Nogan, Murdock
21 August 1999 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 5,091 | Nogan
28 August 1999 | Wigan Athletic | H | 1–4 | 13,885 | Basham
1 September 1999 | Reading | A | 2–2 | 7,628 | Eyres, Basham
4 September 1999 | Chesterfield | H | 0–2 | 8,506 |
11 September 1999 | Burnley | H | 0–0 | 13,708 |
18 September 1999 | Gillingham | A | 2–0 | 6,610 | Macken, Gregan
25 September 1999 | Brentford | A | 2–2 | 7,100 | Macken, McKenna
2 October 1999 | Cambridge United | H | 2–1 | 9,522 | Macken (2)
9 October 1999 | Bristol City | H | 1–0 | 10,042 | Mathie
16 October 1999 | Scunthorpe United | A | 1–1 | 5,336 | Macken
19 October 1999 | Millwall | A | 2–0 | 6,355 | Cartwright, Nethercott (own goal)
23 October 1999 | Brentford | H | 2–1 | 10,382 | Alexander (pen), Marshall (own goal)
3 November 1999 | Bournemouth | H | 3–0 | 9,630 | McKenna, Macken, Alexander (pen)
6 November 1999 | Colchester United | A | 2–2 | 3,818 | Mathie, Nogan
12 November 1999 | Notts County | H | 2–0 | 14,226 | Macken (2)
23 November 1999 | Luton Town | A | 2–0 | 5,124 | Eyres (2)
27 November 1999 | Bury | A | 3–1 | 6,469 | Jackson, Gregan, Macken
4 December 1999 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2–0 | 10,970 | Macken (2)
18 December 1999 | Blackpool | H | 3–0 | 16,821 | Eyres (2), Appleton
26 December 1999 | Wrexham | A | 0–0 | 7,872 |
28 December 1999 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–1 | 16,680 | Alexander (pen), Macken
3 January 2000 | Cardiff City | A | 4–0 | 10,142 | Edwards, Alexander (2, 1 pen), Nogan
14 January 2000 | Stoke City | A | 1–2 | 10,285 | Alexander (pen)
22 January 2000 | Wycombe Wanderers | H | 3–2 | 10,969 |
1 February 2000 | Oxford United | A | 4–0 | 5,164 | Macken (2), Eyres, Appleton
5 February 2000 | Reading | H | 2–2 | 12,618 | Macken, Jackson
12 February 2000 | Chesterfield | A | 1–0 | 4,726 | Gregan
19 February 2000 | Bury | H | 1–1 | 13,901 | Macken
26 February 2000 | Gillingham | H | 0–2 | 13,246 |
4 March 2000 | Burnley | A | 3–0 | 22,310 | Jackson, Macken, Edwards
7 March 2000 | Colchester United | H | 2–3 | 11,323 | Angell (2)
11 March 2000 | Bournemouth | A | 1–0 | 5,317 | Angell
14 March 2000 | Oxford United | H | 3–1 | 12,008 | Angell (2), Macken
18 March 2000 | Luton Town | H | 1–0 | 13,731 | Anderson
21 March 2000 | Notts County | A | 0–1 | 6,401 |
25 March 2000 | Wrexham | H | 1–0 | 12,481 | Anderson
1 April 2000 | Blackpool | A | 0–0 | 9,042 |
4 April 2000 | Wigan Athletic | A | 1–0 | 15,993 | Jackson
8 April 2000 | Cardiff City | H | 0–0 | 13,794 |
15 April 2000 | Bristol Rovers | A | 2–0 | 10,111 | Macken, Gunnlaugsson
22 April 2000 | Scunthorpe United | H | 1–0 | 15,518 | Angell
24 April 2000 | Cambridge United | A | 0–2 | 6,068 |
29 April 2000 | Millwall | H | 3–2 | 19,407 | Eyres, Jackson, Angell
6 May 2000 | Bristol City | A | 2–0 | 11,160 | Angell, Appleton

### FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup

Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers

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R1 | 31 October 1999 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–0 | 6,145 | McKenna
R2 | 20 November 1999 | Enfield | H | 0–0 | 11,566 |
R2R | 30 November 1999 | Enfield | A | 3–0 | 1,808 | Eyres, Alexander (pen), Gunnlaugsson
R3 | 11 December 1999 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2–1 | 9,940 | Macken, Alexander (pen)
R4 | 8 January 2000 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 3–0 | 10,824 | O'Sullivan (own goal), Alexander (pen), Beswetherick (own goal)
R5 | 29 January 2000 | Everton | A | 0–2 | 37,486 |

### League Cup[edit]

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup

Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers

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R1 1st Leg | 10 August 1999 | Wrexham | H | 1–0 | 4,930 | Appleton
R1 2nd Leg | 24 August 1999 | Wrexham | A | 2–0 (won 3-0 on agg) | 2,911 | Basham, Macken
R2 1st Leg | 14 September 1999 | Sheffield United | A | 0–2 | 5,350 |
R2 2nd Leg | 21 September 1999 | Sheffield United | H | 3–0 (won 3-2 on agg) | 5,658 | Alexander, Mathie (2)
R3 | 12 October 1999 | Arsenal | A | 1–2 | 15,239 | Macken

### Football League Trophy[edit]

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Trophy

Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers

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R1N | 7 December 1999 | Wrexham | H | 4–1 | 3,306 | Gunnlaugsson (3), Edwards
R2N | 10 January 2000 | Hartlepool United | H | 1–2 | 3,635 | Gunnlaugsson

## Squad[edit]

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

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1  | GK |  ENG | David Lucas
2  | DF |  ENG | Graham Alexander
3  | DF |  ENG | Dominic Ludden
4  | DF |  ENG | Ryan Kidd
5  | DF |  ENG | Michael Jackson
6  | MF |  ENG | Sean Gregan
7  | MF |  ENG | Lee Cartwright
8  | MF |  ENG | Mark Rankine
10  | FW |  ENG | Steve Basham
11  | MF |  ENG | David Eyres
12  | DF |  ENG | Gary Parkinson
13  | DF |  SCO | David Moyes (player-manager)
14  | DF |  NIR | Colin Murdock
15  | DF |  ENG | Robert Edwards
16  | MF |  ENG | Paul McKenna
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17  | FW |  IRL | Jon Macken
18  | MF |  ENG | Michael Appleton
19  | FW |  ISL | Bjarki Gunnlaugsson
20  | DF |  NIR | Paul Morgan
21  | GK |  FIN | Teuvo Moilanen
22  | DF |  ENG | Adam Eaton
23  | FW |  ENG | Mark Wright
24  | MF |  FRA | Farid Diaf
25  | MF |  ENG | Julian Darby
26  | MF |  NIR | Stuart King
27  | FW |  ENG | Mark Beesley
28  | DF |  IRL | Brian Barry-Murphy
30  | GK |  IRL | Kelham O'Hanlon
31  | MF |  SCO | Iain Anderson (on loan from Toulouse)
32  | FW |  ENG | Brett Angell (on loan from Stockport County)

### Left club during season[edit]

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

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31  | FW |  SCO | Alex Mathie (on loan from Dundee United)
32  | MF |  ENG | David Beresford (on loan from Huddersfield Town)
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9  | FW |  WAL | Kurt Nogan (to Cardiff City)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Promotion glory for North End". BBC Sport. 2 July 2000. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
2. ^ "England 1999–00". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
3. ^ "Preston North End 1999-2000 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
4. ^ "FootballSquads - Preston North End - 1999/00".

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