1999–2000 Burnley F.C. season

The 1999–2000 season was Burnley's 5th season in the third tier of English football. They were managed by Stan Ternent in his second full season since he replaced Chris Waddle at the beginning 1998–99 campaign.

Burnley

1999–2000 season
Chairman	Barry Kilby
Manager	Stan Ternent
Second Division	2nd (Promoted)
League Cup	1st Round
FA Cup	4th Round
Football League Trophy	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: Andy Payton (27) All: Andy Payton (27)
Highest home attendance	22,310 v Preston North End (4 March 2000)
Lowest home attendance	3,647 v Manchester City (24 August 2000)
Average home league attendance	12,373[1]

Burnley won promotion at Scunthorpe United on the final day of the season, reaching 2nd place for the first time that season and pipping Gillingham who had looked certainties for automatic promotion down the final stretch. Selling their 2,500 ticket allocation at Glanford Park, there were also 7,000 Clarets watching from the Longside Stand at Turf Moor as the game was beamed back onto a big screen in the centre of the pitch.

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Second Division		League Cup		FA Cup		FL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Paul Crichton	53	0	46+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF		Dean West	41	0	30+4	0	1+1	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF		Mitchell Thomas	51	0	44+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
4	MF		Micky Mellon	48	3	33+9	3	2+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF		Steve Davis	48	7	42+0	7	1+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF		Gordon Armstrong	27	1	22+0	1	1+0	0	3+1	0	0+0	0
7	MF		Glen Little	48	3	36+5	3	2+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
8	MF		Paul Cook	49	5	43+0	3	1+0	0	4+0	2	1+0	0
9	FW		Andy Cooke	41	8	34+3	7	0+0	0	4+0	1	0+0	0
10	FW		Andy Payton	47	27	39+2	27	1+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
11	MF		Lenny Johnrose	39	2	28+7	2	2+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
12	FW		Ronnie Jepson	36	2	1+30	2	0+2	0	0+3	0	0+0	0
13	GK		Craig Mawson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	DF		Chris Brass	9	0	4+3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
15	FW		Graham Branch	50	3	31+13	3	2+0	0	0+3	0	1+0	0
16	DF		Tom Cowan	11	0	5+3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
17	MF		Paul Smith	24	0	17+6	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF		Paul Weller	8	1	1+6	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
19	MF		Mark Robertson	3	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
20	MF		Brad Maylett	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	DF		Chris Scott	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	DF		John Williamson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	DF		Matthew Heywood	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	DF		Michael Devenney	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	FW		Stephen Grant	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
26	MF		Alex Kevan	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	MF		Eamonn Kelly	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	DF		Peter Swan	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW		Alan Lee	20	1	2+13	0	1+1	0	0+2	0	1+0	1
30	MF		John Mullin	42	6	27+10	5	0+0	0	4+0	1	1+0	0
31	FW		Anthony Shandran	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	DF		Ian Cox	17	1	17+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	FW		Ian Wright	15	4	4+11	4	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	DF		Gerry Harrison (on loan)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Transfers

In

#	Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date
3	DF	Mitchell Thomas	Luton Town	Free	1 July 1999
8	MF	Paul Cook	Stockport County	Free	1 July 1999
2	DF	Dean West	Bury	Free	1 July 1999
29	FW	Alan Lee	Aston Villa	£200k	7 July 1999
30	MF	John Mullin	Sunderland	Free	13 July 1999
33	DF	Ian Cox	Bournemouth	£500k	4 February 2000
33	FW	Ian Wright	Celtic	Free	14 February 2000
34	FW	Gerry Harrison	Sunderland	Loan	23 March 2000

Out

#	Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date
	FW	Colin Carr-Lawton	Berwick Rangers	Free	14 May 1999
	MF	Mark Ford	Lommel	Free	14 May 1999
	DF	Neil Moore	Macclesfield Town	Free	14 May 1999
	DF	Gareth West		Released	14 May 1999
	MF	Paul Graham		Released	14 May 1999
	DF	Carl Smith	Worksop Town	Free	14 May 1999
	DF	Ally Pickering	Altrincham	Free	14 May 1999
	GK	Frank Petter-Kval	Løv-Ham	Free	14 May 1999
	DF	Brian Reid	Dunfermline	Free	8 June 1999
	FW	Kevin Henderson	Hartlepool United	Free	11 June 1999
	DF	Mark Winstanley	Shrewsbury Town	Free	1 July 1999
	DF	Steve Morgan	Hull City	Free	1 July 1999
	FW	Phil Eastwood	Morecambe	Free	29 July 1999
25	FW	Stephen Grant	Finn Harps	Free	1 September 1999
	DF	Rune Vindheim	Hartlepool United	Free	16 September 1999
16	DF	Tom Cowan	Cambridge United	Loan	22 February 2000
28	DF	Peter Swan	York City	Free	1 March 2000
19	MF	Mark Robertson	Wollongong Wolves	Loan	13 March 2000

Matches

Second Division

7 August 1999
3:00 p.m.

Wycombe Wanderers	1 – 1	Burnley
McSporran  27'	(Report)	Cooke  68'

Adams Park, High Wycombe

Attendance: 6,119 (1,419 away)

Referee: L Cable

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14 August 1999
3:00 p.m.

Burnley	2 – 1	Chesterfield
Payton  31' (pen.) Johnrose  33'	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley

Attendance: 10,615

Referee: M Dean

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21 August 1999
3:00 p.m.

Oldham Athletic	0 – 1	Burnley
	(Report)	Payton  31'

Boundary Park, Oldham

Attendance: 8,543 (3,571 away)

Referee: C Foy

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21 August 1999
3:00 p.m.

Burnley	1 – 0	Stoke City
Payton  75'	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley

Attendance: 11,328

Referee: T Heilbron

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30 August 1999
3:00 p.m.

Bristol Rovers	1 – 0	Burnley
Cureton  37' (pen.)	(Report)

Memorial Stadium, Bristol

Attendance: 7,624 (879 away)

Referee: K Hill

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3 September 1999
7:45 p.m.

Burnley	2 – 1	Bournemouth
Branch  38' Davis  62'	(Report)	Stein  39'

Turf Moor, Burnley

Attendance: 10,223

Referee: S Baines

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11 September 1999
3:00 p.m.

Preston North End	0 – 0	Burnley
	(Report)

Deepdale, Preston

Attendance: 13,078 (3,869 away)

Referee: P Danson

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23 September 2000
3:00 p.m.

Burnley	3 – 0	Colchester United
Payton  9'  38' (pen.)  51'	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley

Attendance: 10,090

Referee: P Robinson

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25 September 1999
3:00 p.m.

Bristol City	0 – 0	Burnley
	(Report)

Ashton Gate, Bristol

Attendance: 11,510 (1,341 away)

Referee: M Jones

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2 October 1999
3:00 p.m.

Burnley	2 – 2	Brentford
Payton  23' Cook  31'	(Report)	Partridge  54' Evans  80'

Turf Moor, Burnley

Attendance: 10,907

Referee: G Frankland

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10 October 1999
1:00 p.m.

Burnley	1 – 2	Scunthorpe United
Payton  59'	(Report)	Ipoua  25'  85'

Turf Moor, Burnley

Attendance: 10,752

Referee: G Laws

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16 October 1999
3:00 p.m.

Millwall	1 – 1	Burnley
Cahill  70'	(Report)	Cooke  12'

The New Den, Millwall

Attendance: 8,601 (1,005 away)

Referee: S Tomlin

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19 October 1999
7:45 p.m.

Cambridge United	0 – 1	Burnley
	(Report)	Cooke  6'

Abbey Stadium, Cambridge

Attendance: 4,320 (791 away)

Referee: J Kirkby

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23 October 1999
3:00 p.m.

Burnley	2 – 0	Bristol City
Cook  6' Cooke  61'	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley

Attendance: 10,175

Referee: D Laws

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2 November 1999
7:45 p.m.

Burnley	5 – 0	Wrexham
Mullin  43'  70' Mellon  46' Little  49' Branch  82'	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley

Attendance: 8,994

Referee: R Furnandiz

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6 November 1999
3:00 p.m.

Luton Town	2 – 1	Burnley
Midgley  49'  69'	(Report)	Cooke  50'

Kenilworth Road, Luton

Attendance: 7,205 (1,392 away)

Referee: F Stretton

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14 November 1999
1:00 p.m.

Burnley	1 – 0	Blackpool
Mellon  77'	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley

Attendance: 12,898

Referee: A Butler

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24 November 1999
7:45 p.m.

Reading	0 – 0	Burnley
	(Report)

Madejski Stadium, Reading

Attendance: 6,149 (1,064 away)

Referee: K Lynch

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27 November 1999
3:00 p.m.

Wigan Athletic	1 – 1	Burnley
Haworth  41'	(Report)	Payton  17'

JJB Stadium, Wigan

Attendance: 11,986 (6,546 away)

Referee: T Jones

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4 December 1999
3:00 p.m.

Burnley	1 – 0	Wycombe Wanderers
Payton  78'	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley

Attendance: 9,149

Referee: P Joslin

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18 December 1999
3:00 p.m.

Burnley	2 – 1	Cardiff City
Armstrong  34' Johnrose  68'	(Report)	Thomas  15' (o.g.)

Turf Moor, Burnley

Attendance: 9,753

Referee: P Jones

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26 December 1999
3:00 p.m.

Bury	4 – 2	Burnley
Preece  7'  11' (pen.) Barrass  32' Littlejohn  41'	(Report)	Jepson  90' Mullin  90'

Gigg Lane, Bury

Attendance: 9,115 (5,100 away)

Referee: S Mathieson

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28 December 1999
3:00 p.m.

Burnley	3 – 2	Oxford United
Payton  22' (pen.)  80'  89'	(Report)	Anthrobus  3' Whelan  52'

Turf Moor, Burnley

Attendance: 14,218

Referee: P Taylor

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3 January 2000
3:00 p.m.

Notts County	2 – 0	Burnley
Angell  14'  62'	(Report)

Meadow Lane, Nottingham

Attendance: 8,229 (2,812 away)

Referee: C Foy

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15 January 2000
3:00 p.m.

Chesterfield	1 – 1	Burnley
Williams  73'	(Report)	Payton  4'

Saltergate, Chesterfield

Attendance: 4,214 (1,100 away)

Referee: A Wilkie

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22 January 2000
3:00 p.m.

Burnley	3 – 0	Oldham Athletic
Cooke  24' Payton  62'  80'	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley

Attendance: 12,391

Referee: S Lodge

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29 January 2000
3:00 p.m.

Stoke City	2 – 2	Burnley
Thorne  68' Payton  71' (o.g.)	(Report)	Payton  76' (pen.)  83'

Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent

Attendance: 15,354 (2,918 away)

Referee: M Fletcher

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5 February 2000
3:00 p.m.

Burnley	1 – 0	Bristol Rovers
Little  69'	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley

Attendance: 13,526

Referee: N Barry

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12 February 2000
3:00 p.m.

Bournemouth	0 – 1	Burnley
	(Report)	Payton  32'

Dean Court, Bournemouth

Attendance: 5,084 (1,300 away)

Referee: D Elleray

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19 February 2000
3:00 p.m.

Burnley	0 – 0	Wigan Athletic
	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley

Attendance: 20,435 (2,200 away)

Referee: M Dean

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26 February 2000
3:00 p.m.

Colchester United	1 – 2	Burnley
McGavin  19'	(Report)	Davis  17'  38'

Layer Road, Colchester

Attendance: 6,194 (1,016 away)

Referee: R Styles

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4 March 2000
3:00 p.m.

Burnley	0 – 3	Preston North End
	(Report)	Jackson  2' Macken  72' Edwards  77'

Turf Moor, Burnley

Attendance: 22,310 (4,265 away)

Referee: J Kirkby

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7 March 2000
3:00 p.m.

Burnley	0 – 2	Luton Town
	(Report)	White  26' Gray  55'

Turf Moor, Burnley

Attendance: 12,080 (321 away)

Referee: P Danson

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11 March 2000
3:00 p.m.

Wrexham	0 – 1	Burnley
	(Report)	Payton  6'

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Attendance: 6,582 (3,500 away)

Referee: B Burns

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14 March 2000
7:45 p.m.

Gillingham	2 – 2	Burnley
Butters  4' Asaba  68'	(Report)	Payton  31' Wright  86'

Priestfield, Gillingham

Attendance: 7,347 (700 away)

Referee: G Barber

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18 March 2000
3:00 p.m.

Burnley	3 – 0	Reading
Davis  37' Payton  52' Wright  84'	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley

Attendance: 14,436 (445 away)

Referee: R Furnandiz

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21 March 2000
7:45 p.m.

Blackpool	1 – 1	Burnley
Gill  42'	(Report)	Branch  72'

Bloomfield Road, Blackpool

Attendance: 8,029 (3,400 away)

Referee: K Leach

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25 March 2000
3:00 p.m.

Burnley	2 – 2	Bury
Payton  50' Jepson  90'	(Report)	Swailes  77' Daws  88'

Turf Moor, Burnley

Attendance: 13,297 (1,013 away)

Referee: P Rejer

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1 April 2000
3:00 p.m.

Cardiff City	1 – 2	Burnley
Cox  67' (o.g.)	(Report)	Davis  21' Payton  61'

Ninian Park, Cardiff

Attendance: 6,487 (1,000 away)

Referee: M Halsey

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8 April 2000
3:00 p.m.

Burnley	2 – 1	Notts County
Payton  5' Wright  90'	(Report)	Stallard  86'

Turf Moor, Burnley

Attendance: 13,022

Referee: T Heilbron

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15 April 2000
3:06 p.m.

Oxford United	1 – 2	Burnley
Murphy  13'	(Report)	Davis  85' Weller  90'

Manor Ground, Oxford

Attendance: 7,549 (2,121 away)

Referee: B Knight

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18 April 2000
7:45 p.m.

Burnley	0 – 3	Gillingham
	(Report)	Gooden  21' Ashby  50' Smith  70'

Turf Moor, Burnley

Attendance: 17,026

Referee: M Messias

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22 April 2000
3:00 p.m.

Burnley	4 – 3	Millwall
Cox  6' Cooke  28' Davis  43' Cook  52'	(Report)	Harris  59'  77' Cahill  87'

Turf Moor, Burnley

Attendance: 14,890

Referee: J Winter

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24 April 2000
3:00 p.m.

Brentford	2 – 3	Burnley
Owusu  43' Marshall  90'	(Report)	Mullin  61'  76' Wright  64'

Griffin Park, Brentford

Attendance: 6,595 (1,600 away)

Referee: G Poll

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29 April 2000
3:00 p.m.

Burnley	2 – 0	Cambridge United
Payton  13'  31'	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley

Attendance: 15,084

Referee: M Warren

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6 May 2000
3:00 p.m.

Scunthorpe United	1 – 2	Burnley
Hodges  21'	(Report)	Mellon  41' Little  73'

Glanford Park, Scunthorpe

Attendance: 5,862 (2,500 away)

Referee: A Butler

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Final league position

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Preston North End	46	28	11	7	74	37	+37	95	Division Champions, promoted
2	Burnley	46	25	13	8	69	47	+22	88	Promoted
3	Gillingham	46	25	10	11	79	48	+31	85	Promoted through play-offs
4	Wigan Athletic	46	22	17	7	72	38	+34	83	Participated in play-offs
5	Millwall	46	23	13	10	76	50	+26	82

Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

League Cup

1st Round First Leg

11 August 1999
7:45 p.m.

Manchester City	5 – 0	Burnley
Goater  36' Kennedy  48'  82' Horlock  62' (pen.) Taylor  74'	(Report)

Maine Road, Manchester

Attendance: 11,074 (1,256 away)

Referee: M Pike

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1st Round Second Leg

24 August 1999
7:45 p.m.

Burnley	0 – 1	Manchester City
	(Report)	Cooke  65'

Turf Moor, Burnley

Attendance: 3,647

Referee: D Pugh

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FA Cup

1st Round

31 October 1999
1:30 p.m.

Barnet	0 – 1	Burnley
	(Report)	Cook  74'

Underhill Stadium, London

Attendance: 2,563 (600 away)

Referee: R Styles

2nd Round

20 November 1999
3:00 p.m.

Burnley	2 – 0	Rotherham United
Cook  67' Mullin  75'	(Report)

Turf Moor, Burnley

Attendance: 8,110

Referee: G Laws

3rd Round

11 December 1999
3:00 p.m.

Derby County	0 – 1	Burnley
	(Report)	Cooke  62'

Pride Park Stadium, Derby

Attendance: 23,400 (5,000 away)

Referee: M Riley

4th Round

8 January 2000
3:00 p.m.

Coventry City	3 – 0	Burnley
Chippo  11'  69' Whelan  75'	(Report)

Highfield Road, Coventry

Attendance: 22,774 (4,000 away)

Referee: S Lodge

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Football League Trophy

Northern Section 1st Round

7 December 1999
7:45 p.m.

Wigan Athletic	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Burnley
Bradshaw  39' (pen.) Morris  105'	(Report)	Lee  26'

JJB Stadium, Wigan

Attendance: 2,085

Referee: G Cain

References

1. Simpson (2007), p. 454