During the 1999–2000 English football season, Grimsby Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
Season summary After a brilliant first full season back in the second tier finishing 11th, Grimsby a season later really struggled and finished the 1999–2000 season in 20th, avoiding relegation at the expense of Buckley's former club Walsall.
Transfers
Transfers in DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef9 July 1999FW Bradley Allen Charlton AthleticFree Transfer10 July 1999GK Danny Coyne Tranmere RoversFree Transfer9 September 1999MF Alan Pouton York City£150,0001 August 1999MF Matt McKenzie DunkirkFree Transfer
Loans in DatePosPlayerTransferred fromDate UntilRef5 August 1999MF Alan Pouton York City8 September 19994 November 1999MF Ian Hamilton Sheffield United4 December 199924 February 2000FW Mark Nicholls Chelsea28 March 2000
Transfers out DatePosPlayerTransferred ToFeeRef18 June 1999MF Tommy Widdrington Port ValeFree Transfer1 July 1999MF Jim Dobbin Gainsborough TrinityReleased13 July 1999FW Lee Nogan DarlingtonReleased6 August 1999GK Aidan Davison Sheffield UnitedFree Transfer28 January 2000FW Jack Lester Nottingham Forest£300,000
Loans out DatePosPlayerTransferred ToDate UntilRef1 August 1999GK Andy Love Ilkeston Town1 October 199910 November 1999FW Daryl Clare Northampton Town29 January 200019 February 2000GK Andy Love Ilkeston Town8 May 2000
Final league table
Results Grimsby Town's score comes first
Legend WinDrawLoss
Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 7 August 1999 Stockport CountyH0–15,528 14 August 1999 Nottingham ForestA1–217,121Groves (pen) 21 August 1999 FulhamH1–16,196Black 27 August 1999 Crewe AlexandraA1–15,440Lester 30 August 1999 Swindon TownH1–05,705Groves (pen) 5 September 1999 Port ValeA1–33,737Allen 11 September 1999 WalsallH1–06,014Allen 18 September 1999 Crystal PalaceA0–313,294 25 September 1999 PortsmouthA2–112,073Ashcroft, Coldicott 2 October 1999 Ipswich TownH2–16,531Donovan, Ashcroft 16 October 1999 Blackburn RoversA1–117,575Ashcroft (pen) 19 October 1999 Tranmere RoversA2–35,004Allen (2) 23 October 1999 Birmingham CityH1–16,266Allen 26 October 1999 PortsmouthH1–05,912Awford (own goal) 30 October 1999 Ipswich TownA0–216,617 6 November 1999 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–319,036 12 November 1999 Charlton AthleticH2–56,849Ashcroft (pen), Donovan 20 November 1999 Bolton WanderersA0–212,415 23 November 1999 Queens Park RangersH2–14,297Ashcroft (2 pens) 28 November 1999 Norwich CityH2–15,333Ashcroft (2, 1 pen) 4 December 1999 Stockport CountyA1–25,581Hamilton 14 December 1999 West Bromwich AlbionH1–14,036Allen 18 December 1999 Huddersfield TownA1–314,065Groves 26 December 1999 BarnsleyH0–38,742 28 December 1999 Manchester CityA1–232,607Coldicott 3 January 2000 Sheffield UnitedH2–27,618Lester, Ashcroft 15 January 2000 Nottingham ForestH4–36,738Lester, Ashcroft (2, 1 pen), Donovan 22 January 2000 FulhamA1–010,802Lester 29 January 2000 Crewe AlexandraH1–16,147Allen 5 February 2000 Swindon TownA1–05,784Ashcroft 12 February 2000 Port ValeH2–06,265Clare, Allen 19 February 2000 Norwich CityA0–313,533 26 February 2000 Crystal PalaceH1–05,421D Smith (pen) 4 March 2000 WalsallA0–15,384 7 March 2000 Wolverhampton WanderersH1–05,575Clare 11 March 2000 Queens Park RangersA0–110,450 18 March 2000 Bolton WanderersH0–15,289 22 March 2000 Charlton AthleticA0–419,364 27 March 2000 BarnsleyA0–314,613 1 April 2000 Huddersfield TownH0–06,993 8 April 2000 Sheffield UnitedA0–011,612 15 April 2000 Manchester CityH1–18,166Pouton 22 April 2000 Blackburn RoversH0–06,558 24 April 2000 West Bromwich AlbionA1–215,291Black 29 April 2000 Tranmere RoversH1–25,427Clare 7 May 2000 Birmingham CityA0–025,263
FA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers10 December 1999 Stockport CountyH3–23,400Livingstone (2), Allen8 January 2000 Bolton WanderersH0–24,270
League Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers10 August 1999 Carlisle UnitedA0–03,00024 August 1999 Carlisle UnitedH6–0 (won 6–0 on agg)2,696Lester (3), Groves, Coldicott, Donovan14 September 1999 Leyton OrientH4–12,238D Smith, Gallimore, Ashcroft (pen), Groves21 September 1999 Leyton OrientA0–1 (won 4–2 on agg)1,03613 October 1999 Leicester CityA0–213,701
Squad
Left club during season
References