1999–2000 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

Plymouth Argyle
1999–00 season
Chairman	Dan McCauley
Manager	Kevin Hodges
Stadium	Home Park
Third Division	12th
FA Cup	Fourth round
Football League Cup	First round
Football League Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Paul McGregor (13); All: Paul McGregor (16)
Highest home attendance	14,893 (vs Torquay, 26 December)
Lowest home attendance	1,834 (vs Walsall, 24 August)
Average home league attendance	5,371
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1998–99 2000–01 →

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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	A
Result	L	D	W	W	L	D	D	L	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	L	D	W	D	D	L	W	D	D	L	W	D	W	L	D	D	D	D	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	D	L	L	D
Position	13	17	12	10	13	14	15	17	20	13	12	15	12	13	9	8	6	8	7	7	7	9	11	8	12	12	13	10	12	11	11	11	10	8	10	10	8	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	11	12

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)

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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

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

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	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

^ 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

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

[2] 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.

[1] "FootballSquads - Plymouth Argyle - 1999/00".

[rsssf-3] "England 1999–00". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.

[4] "Plymouth Argyle 1999-2000 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.

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