Season summary
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Barnsley qualified for the play-offs and, after thrashing Birmingham City 5–2 on aggregate (with a 2–1 defeat at Oakwell insufficient for Birmingham to best Barnsley over two legs after the Tykes' 4–0 win at St Andrew's ), reached the final at Wembley to face Ipswich Town . Barnsley took the lead through an own goal by Ipswich goalkeeper Richard Wright , but goals from Tony Mowbray , Richard Naylor and Marcus Stewart put Ipswich 3–1 up. A Craig Hignett penalty with twelve minutes left gave Barnsley hope, until Martijn Reuser 's goal on the stroke of injury time. The 4–2 defeat condemned Barnsley to a second consecutive season in the First Division.
Barnsley, who were the Football League's top scorers with 88 goals, could have achieved automatic promotion, but for their poor defence that conceded 67 goals – the worst of any in the top twelve of the First Division, and joint fourth-worst in the division.
Final league table
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Source:
[citation needed Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted
Barnsley's score comes first [1]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
7 August 1999
Charlton Athletic A
1–3
19,268
Barnard
14 August 1999
Crystal Palace H
2–3
14,461
Barnard (pen), Sheron
21 August 1999
Blackburn Rovers A
2–1
19,537
Hristov , Shipperley
28 August 1999
Portsmouth H
6–0
13,792
Van Der Lann (2), Barnard , Appleby (2), Hignett
30 August 1999
Ipswich Town A
1–6
18,037
McClare
3 September 1999
Tranmere Rovers H
3–0
12,865
Sheron , Dyer , McClare
10 September 1999
Stockport County H
2–1
13,173
Sheron (2)
18 September 1999
Bolton Wanderers A
2–2
14,621
Hignett , Barnard
25 September 1999
Huddersfield Town H
4–2
17,765
Barnard (2 pens), Sheron , Hignett
1 October 1999
Nottingham Forest A
0–3
15,255
16 October 1999
Wolverhampton Wanderers H
1–2
14,923
Hignett
19 October 1999
Swindon Town H
1–0
12,026
Thomas
23 October 1999
Crewe Alexandra A
1–0
5,421
Hignett
26 October 1999
Huddersfield Town A
1–2
15,764
Sheron
30 October 1999
Nottingham Forest H
1–0
14,727
Hignett (pen)
6 November 1999
Sheffield United H
2–0
16,301
Shipperley (2)
13 November 1999
Fulham A
3–1
10,634
Symons (own goal), Dyer , Van Der Lann
20 November 1999
Birmingham City H
2–1
14,520
Tinkler , Hignett (pen)
24 November 1999
Manchester City A
1–3
32,692
Thomas
27 November 1999
Queens Park Rangers A
2–2
11,054
Thomas , Eaden
4 December 1999
Charlton Athletic H
1–1
14,553
Chettle
18 December 1999
Walsall H
3–2
13,300
Hignett (3)
26 December 1999
Grimsby Town A
3–0
8,742
Hignett (2), Appleby
28 December 1999
Port Vale H
3–1
16,855
Tinkler , Barnard , Shipperley
3 January 2000
West Bromwich Albion A
2–0
13,411
Barnard (2)
8 January 2000
Norwich City A
2–2
14,039
Dyer , Hignett
15 January 2000
Crystal Palace A
2–0
14,225
Dyer , Barnard (pen)
22 January 2000
Blackburn Rovers H
5–1
18,088
Dyer (2), Hignett , Shipperley , Barnard
29 January 2000
Portsmouth A
0–3
12,201
5 February 2000
Ipswich Town H
0–2
17,601
11 February 2000
Tranmere Rovers H
2–2
7,127
Shipperley , Thomas
19 February 2000
Queens Park Rangers H
1–1
14,212
Hignett (pen)
26 February 2000
Bolton Wanderers H
1–1
14,604
Tinkler
3 March 2000
Stockport County A
3–1
6,386
Hristov (2), Shipperley
7 March 2000
Sheffield United A
3–3
22,376
Hristov , Barnard (pen), Shipperley
11 March 2000
Manchester City H
2–1
22,650
Curtis , Hignett
18 March 2000
Birmingham City A
1–3
25,108
Hignett
21 March 2000
Fulham H
1–0
14,262
Shipperley
27 March 2000
Grimsby Town H
3–0
14,613
Tinkler , Shipperley , Hignett
1 April 2000
Walsall A
4–1
7,218
Sheron (2), Shipperley , Appleby
8 April 2000
West Bromwich Albion H
2–2
16,329
Barnard , Shipperley
15 April 2000
Port Vale A
2–2
5,918
Hignett , Curtis
22 April 2000
Wolverhampton Wanderers A
0–2
21,251
24 April 2000
Norwich City H
2–1
15,253
Chettle , Shipperley
29 April 2000
Swindon Town A
2–1
6,151
Appleby , Sheron
7 May 2000
Crewe Alexandra H
0–2
17,611
First Division play-offs
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Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
11 December 1999
Wimbledon A
0–1
4,505
League Cup
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Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg
10 August 1999
Lincoln City A
4–2
3,426
Shipperley , Van Der Lann , Eaden
R1 2nd Leg
24 August 1999
Lincoln City H
2–2 (won 6–4 on agg)
7,047
Sheron , Eaden
R2 1st Leg
14 September 1999
Stockport County H
1–1
6,966
Barnard
R2 2nd Leg
21 September 1999
Stockport County A
3–3 (won on away goals)
3,332
Hristov (2), Jones
R3
12 October 1999
Bradford City A
3–2
8,583
Sheron , Morgan , Barnard (pen)
R4
30 November 1999
Tranmere Rovers A
0–4
7,039
[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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.
Transfers
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^ Dyer was born in Redbridge , England , and represented them at U-21 level, but played a friendly game
for Montserrat against Ashford Town in September 2007.
References
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