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 certain 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
Transfers
In #PosPlayerFromFeeDate3DF Mitchell Thomas Luton Town Free 1 July 19998MF Paul Cook Stockport County Free 1 July 19992DF Dean West Bury Free 1 July 199929FW Alan Lee Aston Villa £200k 7 July 199930MF John Mullin Sunderland Free 13 July 199933DF Ian Cox Bournemouth £500k 4 February 200033FW Ian Wright Celtic Free 14 February 200034FW Gerry Harrison Sunderland Loan 23 March 2000
Out #PosPlayerToFeeDateFW Colin Carr-Lawton Berwick Rangers Free 14 May 1999MF Mark Ford Lommel Free 14 May 1999DF Neil Moore Macclesfield Town Free 14 May 1999DF Gareth West Released 14 May 1999MF Paul Graham Released 14 May 1999DF Carl Smith Worksop Town Free 14 May 1999DF Ally Pickering Altrincham Free 14 May 1999GK Frank Petter-Kval Løv-Ham Free 14 May 1999DF Brian Reid Dunfermline Free 8 June 1999FW Kevin Henderson Hartlepool United Free 11 June 1999DF Mark Winstanley Shrewsbury Town Free 1 July 1999DF Steve Morgan Hull City Free 1 July 1999FW Phil Eastwood Morecambe Free 29 July 199925FW Stephen Grant Finn Harps Free 1 September 1999DF Rune Vindheim Hartlepool United Free 16 September 199916DF Tom Cowan Cambridge United Loan 22 February 200028DF Peter Swan York City Free 1 March 200019MF Mark Robertson Wollongong Wolves Loan 13 March 2000
Matches
Second Division
Final league position
League Cup
1st Round First leg
1st Round Second leg
FA Cup
1st round
2nd round
3rd round
4th round
Football League Trophy
Northern Section 1st Round
References