1999–2000 Hartlepool United F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Hartlepool United Football Club competed in the Football League Third Division where they finished in 7th position on 72 points and qualified for the play-offs but lost to local rivals Darlington in the semi-final.

Hartlepool United
1999–00 season
OwnerIOR
ChairmanKen Hodcroft
ManagerChris Turner
StadiumVictoria Park
Division Three7th
FA CupSecond round
(Eliminated by Hereford United)
Football League CupFirst round
(Eliminated by Crewe Alexandra)
Football League TrophyThird round
(Eliminated by Carlisle United)
Top goalscorerLeague: Tommy Miller (14)
All: Tommy Miller (16)
Highest home attendance6,995 (vs Darlington)
Lowest home attendance1,482 (vs Halifax Town)

Players

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As of End of Season.[1]

Current squad

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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
1 GK   NOR Martin Hollund
2 DF   ENG Darren Knowles
3 FW   ENG Paul Beavers
4 DF   ENG Michael Barron
5 DF   ENG Gary Strodder
6 DF   ENG Denny Ingram
7 DF   ENG Paul Arnison
8 MF   ENG Tommy Miller
9 FW   ENG Gary Jones
10 FW   ENG Chris Freestone
11 MF   ENG Ian Clark
12 FW   ENG Craig Midgley
13 GK   WAL Andy Dibble
14 FW   ENG Kevin Henderson
15 MF   WAL Danny Hughes
16 DF   ENG Chris Westwood
17 MF   ENG Paul Stephenson
18 DF   ENG Graeme Lee
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   ENG Michael Dunwell
20 DF   ENG Craig Lake
21 DF   ENG Paul Cooper
22 DF   ENG Glen Downey
23 GK   ENG Gareth Downey
24 MF   WAL Nicky Evans
25 DF   ENG Mark Robinson
26 FW   ENG Andy Hay
27 MF   ENG James Coppinger
28 DF   ENG Richard Forster
29 MF   NOR Thomas Tennebø
30 FW   ENG Adam Boyd
31 MF   ENG Sam Shilton
32 MF   ENG Lee Fitzpatrick
34 FW   ENG Colin West
35 MF   ENG Andy McAvoy
36 GK   ENG Jim Provett

Results

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Division Three

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 21 9 16 60 49  +11 72 16 1 6 32 17  +15 5 8 10 28 32  −4

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHA
ResultLLWLDLLWLWWWLWWLWDDWLWWWWLDWLWLLDWDDWDLWLWWDLW
Position132215181819231922201413161612131212139109655555556887776788887787
Source: InTheMadCrowd
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 7 August 1999 Peterborough United A 1–2 5,886 Jones 39'
2 14 August 1999 Halifax Town H 0–2 2,719
3 21 August 1999 Carlisle United A 3–0 4,033 Freestone 3', 52', Miller 58'
4 28 August 1999 Cheltenham Town H 0–1 2,390
5 31 August 1999 Shrewsbury Town A 0–0 1,803
6 4 September 1999 Southend United H 1–2 1,980 Stephenson 46'
7 11 September 1999 Northampton Town A 1–2 4,724 Miller 24'
8 18 September 1999 Plymouth Argyle H 3–0 2,242 Freestone 4', Lee 13', Henderson 88'
9 25 September 1999 Leyton Orient A 1–2 3,889 Stephenson 14'
10 2 October 1999 Darlington H 2–0 3,957 Shilton 46', Fitzpatrick 68'
11 9 October 1999 Hull City H 2–0 3,114 Miller 50', Freestone 90'
12 16 October 1999 Mansfield Town A 3–2 2,612 Shilton 14', Stephenson 51', Miller 59'
13 19 October 1999 Rotherham United A 0–3 3,340
14 23 October 1999 Leyton Orient H 1–0 2,397 Henderson 49'
15 2 November 1999 Barnet H 3–0 2,290 Miller 27', 47', 85'
16 6 November 1999 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0–1 5,746
17 13 November 1999 Chester City H 1–0 2,266 Miller 35'
18 23 November 1999 Torquay United A 0–0 2,280
19 27 November 1999 Macclesfield Town A 3–3 2,351 Clark 47', 90', Lee 84'
20 4 December 1999 Peterborough United H 1–0 2,404 Jones 20'
21 11 December 1999 Swansea City H 0–1 2,397
22 18 December 1999 Exeter City A 2–1 2,261 Jones 31', 78'
23 26 December 1999 York City H 2–1 4,668 Henderson 31', 73'
24 28 December 1999 Lincoln City A 2–1 3,480 Clark 9', Miller 53'
25 3 January 2000 Rochdale H 3–2 4,498 Miller 5' (pen), Jones 46', Clark 56'
26 8 January 2000 Swansea City A 1–2 7,163 Henderson 40'
27 15 January 2000 Halifax Town A 1–1 3,546 Jones 24'
28 22 January 2000 Carlisle United H 1–0 3,530 Miller 53'
29 29 January 2000 Cheltenham Town A 1–2 3,630 Lee 86'
30 5 February 2000 Shrewsbury Town H 1–0 2,933 Boyd 90'
31 12 February 2000 Southend United A 1–2 3,337 Lee 45'
32 19 February 2000 Macclesfield Town H 1–4 2,823 Miller 39'
33 26 February 2000 Plymouth Argyle A 1–1 3,917 Shilton 59'
34 4 March 2000 Northampton Town H 2–1 2,878 Stephenson 6', Lee 29'
35 7 March 2000 Brighton & Hove Albion H 0–0 2,734
36 11 March 2000 Barnet A 1–1 2,925 Coppinger 73'
37 18 March 2000 Torquay United H 2–0 2,766 Stephenson 10', Lee 77'
38 21 March 2000 Chester City A 1–1 1,816 Fitzpatrick 78'
39 25 March 2000 York City A 1–2 4,079 Coppinger 53'
40 1 April 2000 Exeter City H 2–1 2,668 Arnison 62', Clark 63'
41 8 April 2000 Rochdale A 0–2 2,332
42 15 April 2000 Lincoln City H 2–0 2,777 Henderson 6', Miller 39'
43 22 April 2000 Mansfield Town H 1–0 3,473 Henderson 55'
44 24 April 2000 Darlington A 1–1 6,749 Miller 45'
45 29 April 2000 Rotherham United H 1–2 4,673 Clark 21'
46 6 May 2000 Hull City A 3–0 7,620 Lee 2', Coppinger 8', Henderson 37'

Football League Division Three play-offs

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Semi final 1st Leg 13 May 2000 Darlington H 0–2 6,995
Semi final 2nd Leg 17 May 2000 Darlington A 0–1 8,238

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 1st Leg 10 August 1999 Crewe Alexandra H 3–3 1,836 Miller 3', Di Lella 48', Stephenson 60'
R1 2nd Leg 24 August 1999 Crewe Alexandra A 0–1 5,095

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 31 October 1999 Millwall H 1–0 2,847 Jones 90'
R2 21 November 1999 Hereford United A 0–1 4,914

Football League Trophy

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 7 December 1999 Halifax Town H 1–0 1,484 Henderson 14'
R2 10 January 2000 Preston North End A 2–1 3,635 Midgley 83', Miller 86'
Quarter final 22 February 2000 Carlisle United H 1–2 2,399 Lee 85'

Squad

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Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF   Paul Arnison 5(3) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 7(3) 1
DF   Michael Barron 40 0 2 0 2 0 5 0 49 0
FW   Paul Beavers 2(5) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3(5) 0
FW   Adam Boyd 0(4) 1 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0(6) 1
MF   Ian Clark 34(10) 6 1(1) 0 1 0 3(1) 0 39(12) 6
MF   James Coppinger 6(4) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6(4) 3
MF   Gustavo Di Lella 3 0 0 0 1(1) 1 0 0 4(1) 1
GK   Andy Dibble 6 0 0 0 2 0 2(1) 0 10(1) 0
MF   Lee Fitzpatrick 16(8) 2 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 17(8) 2
FW   Chris Freestone 15(12) 4 2 0 2 0 3 0 22(12) 4
FW   Kevin Henderson 23(12) 8 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 1 1 24(14) 8
GK   Martin Hollund 40 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 45 0
DF   Denny Ingram 6(1) 0 0 0 1(1) 0 0 0 7(2) 0
FW   Gary Jones 30(3) 6 2 1 2 0 2(2) 0 38(5) 7
DF   Darren Knowles 43(1) 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 50(1) 0
DF   Graeme Lee 38 7 2 0 2 0 4 1 46 8
MF   Gary Mason 5(1) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7(1) 0
MF   Andy McAvoy 5(11) 0 0 0 0 0 1(2) 0 6(13) 0
MF   Craig Midgley 2(15) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 2(1) 1 4(17) 1
MF   Tommy Miller 44 14 2 0 2 1 4 1 52 16
MF   Chris Perkins 7(1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8(1) 0
MF   Sam Shilton 16(5) 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 20(5) 3
MF   Paul Stephenson 46 5 1(1) 0 2(1) 1 5 0 54(2) 6
DF   Gary Strodder 28(1) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 32(1) 0
MF   Thomas Tennebø 6(5) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8(5) 0
DF   Rune Vindheim 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
FW   Colin West 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0
DF   Chris Westwood 33(4) 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 40(4) 0

References

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  1. ^ "Hartlepool United 1999-00". FootballSquads. Retrieved 21 February 2020.

Hartlepool United 1999–2000 at soccerbase.com (use drop down list to select relevant season)

See also

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