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1999–2000 Wrexham F.C. season

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Wrexham
1999–2000 season
ChairmanPryce Griffiths
ManagerBrian Flynn
StadiumRacecourse Ground
Second Division11th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophyFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Connolly/Faulconbridge (9)
All: Faulconbridge (11)
Average home league attendance3,952

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

Season summary

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In the 1999-2000 season, Wrexham had a satisfying league campaign finishing mid-table in 11th place. The season also saw Wrexham again beat a top-flight team in the FA Cup, this time in the shape of Middlesbrough. The final score of the match was 2–1, with the second half goals coming from Robin Gibson and Darren Ferguson after being behind to the Premiership outfit.[1]

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Bristol City 46 15 19 12 59 57 +2 64
10 Reading 46 16 14 16 57 63 −6 62
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
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

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Wrexham's score comes first[3]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 1999 Blackpool A 1–2 5,008 Faulconbridge
14 August 1999 Bury H 1–0 4,185 Stevens
20 August 1999 Cardiff City A 1–1 11,168 Stevens
28 August 1999 Bristol Rovers H 2–1 3,365 Faulconbridge (2)
31 August 1999 Wycombe Wanderers A 1–0 5,393 Barrett
3 September 1999 Notts County H 2–3 5,040 Faulconbridge (2)
11 September 1999 Luton Town A 1–3 5,121 Stevens
18 September 1999 Oxford United H 1–0 4,229 Stevens
25 September 1999 Stoke City H 2–3 5,924 Carey, Lowe
1 October 1999 Colchester United A 2–2 3,315 Owen, Morrell
9 October 1999 Gillingham A 1–5 5,997 Faulconbridge
16 October 1999 Chesterfield H 1–1 2,603 Roberts
19 October 1999 Wigan Athletic H 1–1 3,392 Roberts (pen)
23 October 1999 Stoke City A 0–2 10,545
2 November 1999 Burnley A 0–5 8,944
6 November 1999 Brentford H 0–1 2,473
12 November 1999 Millwall A 0–0 6,711
23 November 1999 Cambridge United H 1–1 3,467 Faulconbridge
27 November 1999 Oldham Athletic A 0–0 4,963
4 December 1999 Blackpool H 1–1 2,668 Faulconbridge
18 December 1999 Reading A 2–2 6,223 Owen, Roberts
26 December 1999 Preston North End H 0–0 7,872
28 December 1999 Bournemouth A 0–1 5,394
3 January 2000 Bristol City H 0–1 4,021
15 January 2000 Bury A 2–0 3,622 Roberts (2)
22 January 2000 Cardiff City H 2–1 4,350 Connolly, Ferguson
29 January 2000 Bristol Rovers A 1–3 8,196 Roberts
1 February 2000 Scunthorpe United A 2–0 2,851 Barrett, Connolly
5 February 2000 Wycombe Wanderers H 1–3 2,781 Faulconbridge
12 February 2000 Notts County A 1–2 5,474 Connolly
19 February 2000 Oldham Athletic H 0–3 3,603
26 February 2000 Oxford United A 4–1 4,988 Connolly, Allsopp (2), Ferguson
4 March 2000 Luton Town H 1–0 2,703 Allsopp
7 March 2000 Brentford A 2–0 4,055 Allsopp, Connolly
11 March 2000 Burnley H 0–1 6,582
18 March 2000 Cambridge United A 4–3 4,591 Williams, Russell (2), Ferguson
21 March 2000 Millwall H 1–1 3,019 Owen
25 March 2000 Preston North End A 0–1 12,481
28 March 2000 Scunthorpe United H 3–1 2,139 Gibson, Russell, Ferguson (pen)
1 April 2000 Reading H 0–1 2,613
8 April 2000 Bristol City A 0–4 8,639
15 April 2000 Bournemouth H 1–0 2,597 Russell
22 April 2000 Chesterfield A 3–0 2,550 Connolly (3, 1 pen)
24 April 2000 Colchester United H 1–0 2,460 Hardy (pen)
29 April 2000 Wigan Athletic A 1–0 7,245 Connolly
6 May 2000 Gillingham H 1–0 5,297 McGregor

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 30 October 1999 Kettering Town H 1–1 2,701 Roberts
R1R 10 November 1999 Kettering Town A 2–0 2,611 Roberts, Williams
R2 20 November 1999 Rochdale H 2–1 3,408 Roberts, Faulconbridge
R3 11 December 1999 Middlesbrough H 2–1 11,755 Gibson, Ferguson
R4 8 January 2000 Cambridge United H 1–2 7,186 Connolly

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 10 August 1999 Preston North End A 0–1 4,930
R1 2nd Leg 24 August 1999 Preston North End H 0–2 (lost 0-3 agg) 2,911

Football League Trophy

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
NR1 7 December 1999 Preston North End A 1–4 3,306 Faulconbridge

Squad

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[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 England ENG Kevin Dearden
2 DF England ENG Mark McGregor
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Phil Hardy
4 MF Wales WAL Gareth Owen
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Brian Carey
6 DF England ENG Adrian Moody
7 MF England ENG Martyn Chalk
8 MF England ENG Kevin Russell
9 FW England ENG Karl Connolly
10 FW England ENG Dean Spink
11 FW England ENG David Lowe
12 DF England ENG David Ridler
13 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Dave Warren
14 DF Wales WAL Deryn Brace
15 MF England ENG Paul Barrett
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Wales WAL Stephen Roberts
18 MF Wales WAL Danny Williams
19 MF Wales WAL Steve Thomas
20 GK England ENG Mark Cartwright
21 GK Wales WAL David Walsh
22 GK England ENG Kristian Rogers
23 DF Wales WAL Steve Cooper
24 DF England ENG Mike Ryan
25 FW England ENG Robin Gibson
26 DF England ENG Kevin Hannon
28 FW England ENG Andy Morrell
29 FW England ENG Ian Stevens
30 MF Wales WAL Wayne Phillips
31 FW England ENG Craig Faulconbridge
32 MF Scotland SCO Darren Ferguson

Left club during season

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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 GK England ENG Jake Edwards (to Telford United)
16 DF Wales WAL Neil Roberts (to Wigan Athletic)
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 FW Australia AUS Danny Allsopp (on loan from Manchester City)
6 DF England ENG Jason Jarrett (Released)

References

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  1. ^ "Wrexham wreck Boro cup bid". BBC News. 11 December 1999. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  2. ^ "England 1999–00". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  3. ^ Soccerbase: 1999-2000 Wrexham results
  4. ^ "FootballSquads - Wrexham - 1999/00".