1999–2000 Cambridge United F.C. season

Cambridge United
1999–2000 season
Manager England Roy McFarland
Football League Second Division 20th
FA Cup Fifth round
League Cup First round
Football League Trophy First Round
Top goalscorer Trevor Benjamin (23)
← 1998–99 2000–01 →

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.

Final league table

Second Division

Pos Team P W D L F A Pts
1 Preston North End 46 28 11 7 74 37 91
2 Burnley 46 25 13 8 69 47 88
3 Gillingham 46 25 10 11 79 48 85
4 Wigan Athletic 46 22 17 7 72 38 83
5 Millwall 46 23 13 10 76 50 82
6 Stoke City 46 23 13 10 68 42 82
7 Bristol Rovers 46 23 11 12 69 45 80
8 Notts County 46 18 11 17 61 55 65
9 Bristol City 46 15 19 12 59 57 64
10 Reading 46 16 14 16 57 63 62
11 Wrexham 46 17 11 18 52 61 62
12 Wycombe Wanderers 46 16 13 17 56 53 61
13 Luton Town 46 17 10 19 61 65 61
14 Oldham Athletic 46 16 12 18 50 55 60
15 Bury 46 13 18 15 61 64 57
16 A.F.C. Bournemouth 46 16 9 21 59 62 57
17 Brentford 46 13 13 20 47 61 52
18 Colchester United 46 14 10 22 59 82 52
19 Cambridge United 46 12 12 22 64 65 48
20 Oxford United 46 12 9 25 43 73 45
21 Cardiff City 46 9 17 20 45 67 44
22 Blackpool 46 8 17 21 49 77 41
23 Scunthorpe United 46 9 12 25 40 74 39
24 Chesterfield 46 7 15 24 34 63 36

Results

Cambridge United's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Division Two

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1999 BournemouthA1 – 25,552Butler 21'
214 August 1999 ReadingH3 – 14,630Kyd 35', Benjamin 59', Duncan 68'
321 August 1999 ChesterfieldA2 – 42,816Benjamin 8', Wanless 61'
428 August 1999 Notts CountyH1 – 14,329Butler 58'
530 August 1999 Wigan AthleticA1 – 15,976Taylor 77'
64 September 1999 Stoke CityH1 – 34,007Lightbourne 47' (o.g.)
711 September 1999 BrentfordA2 – 24,234Butler 48' (pen), Benjamin 81'
818 September 1999 MillwallA1 – 27,278Butler 53' (pen)
925 September 1999 GillinghamH2 – 27,278Butler 60' (pen), Wanless 64'
102 October 1999 Preston North EndA1 – 29,522Butler 36'
119 October 1999 Wycombe WanderersA0 – 15,345
1215 October 1999 Colchester UnitedH5 – 25,039Butler 29', 85', 89', Greene (o.g.) 37', Benjamin 74'
1319 October 1999 BurnleyH0 – 14,320
1423 October 1999 GillinghamA1 – 26,417Youngs 17'
152 November 1999 Scunthorpe UnitedH1 – 33,285Kyd 64'
166 November 1999 Bristol CityA1 – 18,646Butler 2'
1712 November 1999 Luton TownH3 – 16,211Butler 39', Benjamin 44', Kyd 59'
1823 November 1999 WrexhamA1 – 13,467Benjamin 20'
1927 November 1999 BlackpoolA1 – 24,040Butler 82'
204 December 1999 BournemouthH0 – 23,579
2118 December 1999 Oldham AthleticH2 – 33,162Butler 43', 72'
2226 December 1999 Oxford UnitedA0 – 16,772
2328 December 1999 Cardiff CityH0 – 04,250
243 January 2000 Bristol RoversA0 – 19,822
2515 January 2000 ReadingH0 – 06,953
2622 January 2000 ChesterfieldH2 – 03,819Benjamin 44', 66'
275 February 2000 Wigan AthleticH1 – 13,755Youngs 90'
2812 February 2000 Stoke CityA0 – 19,662
2915 February 2000 Notts CountyA3 – 24,053Richardson 51' (o.g.), Youngs 69', Benjamin 90'
3019 February 2000 BlackpoolH0 – 24,636
3122 February 2000 BuryA2 – 03,088Taylor 68', Eustace 75'
3225 February 2000 MillwallH0 – 25,116
334 March 2000 BrentfordA1 – 14,987Benjamin 2'
347 March 2000 Bristol CityH3 – 03,505Youngs 5', 76', Benjamin 87'
3511 March 2000 Scunthorpe UnitedA3 – 03,964Taylor 15', Youngs 63', Benjamin 83'
3618 March 2000 WrexhamH3 – 44,591Youngs 29', 53' Benjamin 90'
3721 March 2000 Luton TownA2 – 25,379Benjamin 26', Ashbee 56'
3825 March 2000 Oxford UnitedH2 – 05,127Benjamin 8', Hansen 44'
391 April 2000 Oldham AthleticA0 – 14,988
404 April 2000 BuryH3 – 03,016Wanless 7', Benjamin 25', Hansen 33'
418 April 2000 Bristol RoversA1 – 14,536Benjamin 11'
4215 April 2000 Cardiff CityA4 – 06,592Taylor 20', 57', 61', Hunt 86'
4322 April 2000 Colchester UnitedA1 – 34,902Benjamin 53'
4424 April 2000 Preston North EndH2 – 06,068Hansen 8', Benjamin 44'
4529 April 2000 BurnleyA0 – 215,084
466 May 2000 Wycombe WanderersH1 – 25,335Benjamin 36'

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R1 1st Leg10 August 1999 Bristol CityH2 – 22,813Butler 50', 86'
R1 2nd Leg24 August 1999 Bristol CityA1 – 25,352Butler 87'

FA Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R130 October 1999 GatesheadH1 – 02,970Taylor 79'
R220 November 1999 Bamber BridgeH1 – 03,303Butler 71' (pen)
R310 December 1999 Crystal PalaceH2 – 05,631Benjamin 74', Wanless 81'
R48 January 2000 WrexhamA2 – 17,186Benjamin 15', Butler 52'
R529 January 2000 Bolton WanderersH1 – 37,523Benjamin 29'

Football League Trophy

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R111 January 2000 BarnetH1 – 21,556Youngs 27'

Squad

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
FWEngland Zema Abbey 2(6)00000002(6)0
MFEngland Ian Ashbee 43(2)150200050(2)1
FWJamaica Trevor Benjamin 42(2)2053200049(2)23
FWEngland Martin Butler 26145223003619
FWJamaica Darren Byfield 3(1)00000003(1)0
MFEngland Jamie Cassidy 4(4)0000(1)0105(5)0
DFEngland Ben Chenery 17(1)000201020(1)0
FWEngland Daniel Chillingworth 0(3)000000(1)00(4)0
DFScotland Tom Cowan 4000000040
DFEngland Andy Duncan 131002000151
DFEngland Scott Eustace 34(1)130200039(1)1
MFNorthern Ireland Mark Graham 0(1)0000(1)0000(2)0
FWEngland Steve Guinan 4(2)00(2)000105(4)0
MFDenmark John Hansen 12(4)300000012(4)3
FWEngland Jonathan Hunt 3(4)10000003(4)1
DFEngland Jason Kavanagh 190300000220
MFWales Adam King 0(1)00000000(1)0
FWEngland Michael Kyd 12(6)310201016(6)3
FWEngland Nathan Lamey 2(1)00000002(1)0
MFEngland Neil MacKenzie 19(3)000000(1)019(3)0
GKEngland Shaun Marshall 23(1)040000027(1)0
DFScotland Martin McNeil 290400000330
DFEngland Rob Miller 0(1)00000000(1)0
MFEngland Neil Mustoe 28(5)040200034(5)0
DFScotland Scott Paterson 6010000070
GKFrance Lionel Pérez 9000000090
MFEngland David Preece 1(11)00000102(11)0
MFEngland Alex Russell 14(1)020101017(1)0
DFEngland Adam Tann 0000001010
FWEngland John Taylor 18(19)61(3)10(2)00019(24)7
MFEngland Paul Wanless 39(3)34(1)1101045(4)4
DFEngland Clive Wilson 270402010340
FWEngland Tom Youngs 12(10)8000(1)01113(11)9
GKNetherlands Arjan van Heusden 14(1)010201018(1)0

References

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

    See also

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