1999–2000 Millwall F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Millwall F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division, the third tier of English football.

1999–2000 Millwall F.C. season
ManagerKeith Stevens and
Alan McLeary (joint managers)
StadiumThe New Den
Division Two5th (qualified for play-offs)
Play-offsSemi-finals
FA CupFirst round
League CupFirst round

Season summary

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Millwall had a good season and finished fifth in the Second Division, qualifying for the play-offs, but were beaten in the semi-finals by Wigan Athletic 1–0 on aggregate. The club also saw failure in both domestic cup competitions, being eliminated from both in the first round.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
3 Gillingham (O, P) 46 25 10 11 79 48 +31 85 Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
4 Wigan Athletic 46 22 17 7 72 38 +34 83
5 Millwall 46 23 13 10 76 50 +26 82
6 Stoke City 46 23 13 10 68 42 +26 82
7 Bristol Rovers 46 23 11 12 69 45 +24 80
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Players

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First-team 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   ENG Tony Warner[notes 1]
2 MF   CAN Marc Bircham[notes 2]
3 MF   SKN Bobby Bowry[notes 3]
4 MF   SAM Tim Cahill[notes 4]
5 DF   ENG Dave Tuttle
6 DF   ENG Joe Dolan
7 DF   IRL Scott Fitzgerald[notes 5]
8 DF   ENG Matt Lawrence
9 FW   ENG Neil Harris
10 MF   BEL Christophe Kinet
11 MF   ENG Paul Ifill[notes 6]
12 FW   ENG Paul Moody
13 GK   ENG Nigel Spink
14 DF   AUS Lucas Neill
15 DF   ENG Stuart Nethercott
16 MF   ENG Ricky Newman
17 MF   ENG Leke Odunsi
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF   ENG Steven Reid[notes 7]
19 DF   IRL Robbie Ryan
20 FW   IRL Richard Sadlier
21 MF   ENG Paul Shaw
23 DF   ENG Jamie Stuart
24 DF   ENG Sean Dyche
25 MF   BRB Michael Gilkes[notes 8]
26 MF   ENG David Livermore
28 GK   ENG Richard Barnard
29 MF   ENG Byron Bubb[notes 9]
30 DF   ENG Ronnie Bull
32 DF   ENG Leon Cort[notes 10]
33 FW   NIR Mark Hicks
34 DF   WAL Brian Law
35 DF   ENG Billy Mead
36 FW   ENG Tommy Tyne

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
5 DF   ENG Andy Cook (released)
8 FW   GHA Kim Grant (to Lommel)
10 FW   ENG Danny Hockton (to Stevenage Borough)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK   ENG Phil Smith (released)
31 MF   ENG Jimmy Carter (retired)

Notes

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  1. ^ Warner was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in February 2006.
  2. ^ Bircham was born in Brent, England, but also qualified to represent Canada internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for Canada in April 1999.
  3. ^ Bowry was born in Croydon, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and made his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2000.
  4. ^ Cahill was born in Sydney, Australia, but also qualified to represent Samoa, England, and the Republic of Ireland through his mother, father, and grandparents respectively, and represented Samoa (then called Western Samoa) at U-20 level, unsuccessfully attempted to overturn a FIFA ruling that prevented him from representing the Republic of Ireland during the 2001–02 season, changed his allegiance to Australia in 2003 following a change in FIFA's eligibility rules and made his international debut for Australia in March 2004.
  5. ^ Fitzgerald was born in Westminster, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented the Republic of Ireland at U-21 and B level.
  6. ^ Ifill was born in Brighton, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Barbados in June 2004.
  7. ^ Reid was born in Kingston upon Thames, England, and represented England at U-16 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001.
  8. ^ Gilkes was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally and made his international debut for Barbados in 2000.
  9. ^ Bubb was born in Harrow, England, but also qualified to represent Grenada internationally and made his international debut for Grenada in 2004.
  10. ^ Cort was born in Southwark, England, but also qualified to represent Guyana internationally and made his international debut for Guyana in 2010.

References

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  1. ^ "England 1999–00". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
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