1999–2000 Cambridge United F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Cambridge United F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division where they finished in 19th position on 48 points.

Cambridge United
1999–2000 season
ManagerRoy McFarland
Football League Second Division19th
FA CupFifth round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophyFirst Round
Top goalscorerTrevor Benjamin (23)

Final league table

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Second Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
17 Brentford 46 13 13 20 47 61 −14 52
18 Colchester United 46 14 10 22 59 82 −23 52
19 Cambridge United 46 12 12 22 64 65 −1 48
20 Oxford United 46 12 9 25 43 73 −30 45
21 Cardiff City (R) 46 9 17 20 45 67 −22 44 Relegation to the Third Division
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results

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Cambridge United's score comes first

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League Division Two

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Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 7 August 1999 Bournemouth A 1–2 5,552 Butler 21'
2 14 August 1999 Reading H 3–1 4,630 Kyd 35', Benjamin 59', Duncan 68'
3 21 August 1999 Chesterfield A 2–4 2,816 Benjamin 8', Wanless 61'
4 28 August 1999 Notts County H 1–1 4,329 Butler 58'
5 30 August 1999 Wigan Athletic A 1–1 5,976 Taylor 77'
6 4 September 1999 Stoke City H 1–3 4,007 Lightbourne 47' (o.g.)
7 11 September 1999 Brentford A 2–2 4,234 Butler 48' (pen), Benjamin 81'
8 18 September 1999 Millwall A 1–2 7,278 Butler 53' (pen)
9 25 September 1999 Gillingham H 2–2 7,278 Butler 60' (pen), Wanless 64'
10 2 October 1999 Preston North End A 1–2 9,522 Butler 36'
11 9 October 1999 Wycombe Wanderers A 0–1 5,345
12 15 October 1999 Colchester United H 5–2 5,039 Butler 29', 85', 89', Greene (o.g.) 37', Benjamin 74'
13 19 October 1999 Burnley H 0–1 4,320
14 23 October 1999 Gillingham A 1–2 6,417 Youngs 17'
15 2 November 1999 Scunthorpe United H 1–3 3,285 Kyd 64'
16 6 November 1999 Bristol City A 1–1 8,646 Butler 2'
17 12 November 1999 Luton Town H 3–1 6,211 Butler 39', Benjamin 44', Kyd 59'
18 23 November 1999 Wrexham A 1–1 3,467 Benjamin 20'
19 27 November 1999 Blackpool A 1–2 4,040 Butler 82'
20 4 December 1999 Bournemouth H 0–2 3,579
21 18 December 1999 Oldham Athletic H 2–3 3,162 Butler 43', 72'
22 26 December 1999 Oxford United A 0–1 6,772
23 28 December 1999 Cardiff City H 0–0 4,250
24 3 January 2000 Bristol Rovers A 0–1 9,822
25 15 January 2000 Reading H 0–0 6,953
26 22 January 2000 Chesterfield H 2–0 3,819 Benjamin 44', 66'
27 5 February 2000 Wigan Athletic H 1–1 3,755 Youngs 90'
28 12 February 2000 Stoke City A 0–1 9,662
29 15 February 2000 Notts County A 3–2 4,053 Richardson 51' (o.g.), Youngs 69', Benjamin 90'
30 19 February 2000 Blackpool H 0–2 4,636
31 22 February 2000 Bury A 2–0 3,088 Taylor 68', Eustace 75'
32 25 February 2000 Millwall H 0–2 5,116
33 4 March 2000 Brentford A 1–1 4,987 Benjamin 2'
34 7 March 2000 Bristol City H 3–0 3,505 Youngs 5', 76', Benjamin 87'
35 11 March 2000 Scunthorpe United A 3–0 3,964 Taylor 15', Youngs 63', Benjamin 83'
36 18 March 2000 Wrexham H 3–4 4,591 Youngs 29', 53' Benjamin 90'
37 21 March 2000 Luton Town A 2–2 5,379 Benjamin 26', Ashbee 56'
38 25 March 2000 Oxford United H 2–0 5,127 Benjamin 8', Hansen 44'
39 1 April 2000 Oldham Athletic A 0–1 4,988
40 4 April 2000 Bury H 3–0 3,016 Wanless 7', Benjamin 25', Hansen 33'
41 8 April 2000 Bristol Rovers A 1–1 4,536 Benjamin 11'
42 15 April 2000 Cardiff City A 4–0 6,592 Taylor 20', 57', 61', Hunt 86'
43 22 April 2000 Colchester United A 1–3 4,902 Benjamin 53'
44 24 April 2000 Preston North End H 2–0 6,068 Hansen 8', Benjamin 44'
45 29 April 2000 Burnley A 0–2 15,084
46 6 May 2000 Wycombe Wanderers H 1–2 5,335 Benjamin 36'

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 1st Leg 10 August 1999 Bristol City H 2–2 2,813 Butler 50', 86'
R1 2nd Leg 24 August 1999 Bristol City A 1–2 5,352 Butler 87'

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 30 October 1999 Gateshead H 1–0 2,970 Taylor 79'
R2 20 November 1999 Bamber Bridge H 1–0 3,303 Butler 71' (pen)
R3 10 December 1999 Crystal Palace H 2–0 5,631 Benjamin 74', Wanless 81'
R4 8 January 2000 Wrexham A 2–1 7,186 Benjamin 15', Butler 52'
R5 29 January 2000 Bolton Wanderers H 1–3 7,523 Benjamin 29'

Football League Trophy

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 11 January 2000 Barnet H 1–2 1,556 Youngs 27'

Squad

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Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW   Zema Abbey 2(6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2(6) 0
MF   Ian Ashbee 43(2) 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 50(2) 1
FW   Trevor Benjamin 42(2) 20 5 3 2 0 0 0 49(2) 23
FW   Martin Butler 26 14 5 2 2 3 0 0 36 19
FW   Darren Byfield 3(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3(1) 0
MF   Jamie Cassidy 4(4) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 1 0 5(5) 0
DF   Ben Chenery 17(1) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 20(1) 0
FW   Daniel Chillingworth 0(3) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0(4) 0
DF   Tom Cowan 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
DF   Andy Duncan 13 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 1
DF   Scott Eustace 34(1) 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 39(1) 1
MF   Mark Graham 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(2) 0
FW   Steve Guinan 4(2) 0 0(2) 0 0 0 1 0 5(4) 0
MF   John Hansen 12(4) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12(4) 3
FW   Jonathan Hunt 3(4) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3(4) 1
DF   Jason Kavanagh 19 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
MF   Adam King 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0
FW   Michael Kyd 12(6) 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 16(6) 3
FW   Nathan Lamey 2(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2(1) 0
MF   Neil MacKenzie 19(3) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 19(3) 0
GK   Shaun Marshall 23(1) 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 27(1) 0
DF   Martin McNeil 29 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 33 0
DF   Rob Miller 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0
MF   Neil Mustoe 28(5) 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 34(5) 0
DF   Scott Paterson 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
GK   Lionel Pérez 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
MF   David Preece 1(11) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2(11) 0
MF   Alex Russell 14(1) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 17(1) 0
DF   Adam Tann 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
FW   John Taylor 18(19) 6 1(3) 1 0(2) 0 0 0 19(24) 7
MF   Paul Wanless 39(3) 3 4(1) 1 1 0 1 0 45(4) 4
DF   Clive Wilson 27 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 34 0
FW   Tom Youngs 12(10) 8 0 0 0(1) 0 1 1 13(11) 9
GK   Arjan van Heusden 14(1) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 18(1) 0

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.

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

See also

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