1999–2000 Burnley F.C. season
# 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 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 | Total | Second Division | Second Division | League Cup | League Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Paul Crichton | 53 | 0 | 46+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Dean West | 41 | 0 | 30+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Mitchell Thomas | 51 | 0 | 44+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | SCO | Micky Mellon | 48 | 3 | 33+9 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Steve Davis | 48 | 7 | 42+0 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Gordon Armstrong | 27 | 1 | 22+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Glen Little | 48 | 3 | 36+5 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Paul Cook | 49 | 5 | 43+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Andy Cooke | 41 | 8 | 34+3 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Andy Payton | 47 | 27 | 39+2 | 27 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Lenny Johnrose | 39 | 2 | 28+7 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Ronnie Jepson | 36 | 2 | 1+30 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Craig Mawson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Chris Brass | 9 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Graham Branch | 50 | 3 | 31+13 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | SCO | Tom Cowan | 11 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Paul Smith | 24 | 0 | 17+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Paul Weller | 8 | 1 | 1+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | AUS | Mark Robertson | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Brad Maylett | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Chris Scott | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | John Williamson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Matthew Heywood | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Michael Devenney | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | IRL | Stephen Grant | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Alex Kevan | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Eamonn Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Peter Swan | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | IRL | Alan Lee | 20 | 1 | 2+13 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | John Mullin | 42 | 6 | 27+10 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Anthony Shandran | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | TRI | Ian Cox | 17 | 1 | 17+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Ian Wright | 15 | 4 | 4+11 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG | 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

### Final league position

| Pos | Team v t e | 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 | Participated in play-offs |
