Oldham Athletic
1999–2000 season
ChairmanDavid Brierley
ManagerAndy Ritchie
StadiumBoundary Park
Second Division14th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Allott (10)
All: Allott/Whitehall (11)
Highest home attendance9,432 vs. Preston North End
Lowest home attendance2,750 vs. Stockport County
Average home league attendance5,391

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

Season summary

In the 1999–2000 season, it began in disastrous fashion with the Latics losing their first five matches and failing to score in the first four. Ritchie's side however recovered well, proving difficult to beat, and losing only four of their nineteen remaining away matches, comfortably finishing in mid-table with 61 points from their 46 league matches.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Wycombe Wanderers 46 16 13 17 56 53 +3 61
13 Luton Town 46 17 10 19 61 65 −4 61
14 Oldham Athletic 46 16 12 18 50 55 −5 60
15 Bury 46 13 18 15 61 64 −3 57
16 Bournemouth 46 16 9 21 59 62 −3 57
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results

Oldham Athletic's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 August 1999Preston North EndH0–19,432
14 August 1999BrentfordA0–25,074
21 August 1999BurnleyH0–18,543
28 August 1999Oxford UnitedA0–15,098
4 September 1999GillinghamA1–25,884S McNiven
11 September 1999BuryH2–06,541Allott, Duxbury
18 September 1999Bristol RoversA2–36,574Sheridan, Allott
25 September 1999ReadingA1–17,274Allott
2 October 1999Notts CountyH1–25,143Thom
9 October 1999Luton TownH2–14,532D McNiven, Allott
16 October 1999Cardiff CityA1–15,650Graham
19 October 1999BlackpoolA2–13,845Duxbury, Allott
23 October 1999ReadingH1–24,963Dudley
2 November 1999Wycombe WanderersH2–23,807Rickers, Whitehall
6 November 1999ChesterfieldA1–02,737Adams
9 November 1999MillwallH2–14,209Dudley, Whitehall
14 November 1999Colchester UnitedH1–25,147Dudley
23 November 1999Bristol CityA1–18,214Allott
27 November 1999WrexhamH0–04,963
4 December 1999Preston North EndA0–210,970
18 December 1999Cambridge UnitedA3–23,162Allott, Adams, Duxbury
26 December 1999Scunthorpe UnitedH1–15,998Whitehall
28 December 1999Stoke CityA0–013,709
3 January 2000BournemouthH1–05,160Allott
7 January 2000Wigan AthleticA1–06,487Duxbury
15 January 2000BrentfordH3–04,967Holt, Allott (2, 1 pen)
22 January 2000BurnleyA0–312,391
29 January 2000Oxford UnitedH2–04,780Whitehall (2)
5 February 2000MillwallA0–18,303
12 February 2000GillinghamH1–35,144Garnett
19 February 2000WrexhamA3–03,603Graham, Whitehall, Dudley
26 February 2000Bristol RoversH1–45,839Dudley
4 March 2000BuryA2–25,306Whitehall, Rickers
11 March 2000Wycombe WanderersA0–04,471
18 March 2000Bristol CityH1–14,808Whitehall
21 March 2000Colchester UnitedA1–03,282Holt
25 March 2000Scunthorpe UnitedA2–13,807Garnett, Rickers
1 April 2000Cambridge UnitedH1–04,988Holt
4 April 2000Stoke CityH0–14,474
8 April 2000BournemouthA0–33,808
11 April 2000Wigan AthleticH2–15,697Tipton, Jones
18 April 2000ChesterfieldH1–24,012Whitehall
22 April 2000Cardiff CityH1–24,549Thom
24 April 2000Notts CountyA1–03,728Tipton
29 April 2000BlackpoolH1–16,290Sugden
6 May 2000Luton TownA1–15,963Tipton (pen)

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R130 October 1999Chelmsford CityH4–04,392Dudley, Sheridan, Duxbury, Whitehall
R220 November 1999Swansea CityH1–04,332Whitehall
R311 December 1999Preston North EndA1–29,940Adams

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg10 August 1999Stockport CountyA0–23,017
R1 2nd Leg24 August 1999Stockport CountyH1–1 (lost 1-3 on agg)2,750Allott

Football League Trophy

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2N18 January 2000Stoke CityH0–14,682

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[3]

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 Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Kelly[notes 1]
2 DF Scotland SCO Scott McNiven[notes 2]
3 DF England ENG Andy Holt
4 DF England ENG Shaun Garnett
5 DF England ENG Stuart Thom
6 MF England ENG Lee Duxbury
7 MF England ENG Paul Rickers
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL John Sheridan[notes 3]
9 FW Wales WAL Matthew Tipton
10 FW England ENG Steve Whitehall
11 MF Scotland SCO Mark Innes
12 FW England ENG Mark Allott
13 GK Northern Ireland NIR David Miskelly
14 MF England ENG Phil Salt
15 MF England ENG Danny Walsh
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW England ENG Ryan Sugden
17 FW England ENG Craig Dudley
18 MF England ENG Danny Boshell
19 DF Scotland SCO Iain Swan
20 MF England ENG Mark Hotte
22 DF England ENG Ian McLean
23 FW England ENG Andy Ritchie (player-manager)
24 MF England ENG Neil Adams
26 DF England ENG Richard Graham
27 DF England ENG Ben Futcher
28 MF England ENG Darren Wardle
29 DF England ENG Paul Jones
30 DF England ENG Jordan Tait
36 FW England ENG Paul Beavers

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. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW England ENG David McNiven (to Southport)
25 MF England ENG John Mohan (released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 FW Ghana GHA Junior Agogo (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)
29 DF England ENG Lee Clitheroe (released)

References

  1. ↑ "England 1999–00". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. ↑ "Oldham Athletic results for the 1999-2000 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "FootballSquads - Oldham Athletic - 1999/00".

Notes

  1. ↑ Kelly was born in Preston, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and represented them at U-19, U-21, U-23, and B level.
  2. ↑ McNiven was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and represented them at U-21 level.
  3. ↑ Sheridan was born in Stretford, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1988.
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