1999/00
League:
Level
Nationwide League Division 2
Position:
20th
FA Cup:
Third Round
League Cup:
Third Round
Chairman:
Firoz Kassam
Managers:
Malcolm Shotton, Mickey Lewis (caretaker), Denis Smith.
Top Scorer:
Matt Murphy (17)
Notable Players:
Steve Anthrobus, Joey Beauchamp, Jamie Cook, Derek Lilley, Paul Lundin, Matt Murphy, Paul Powell, Les Robinson, Mark Watson, Phil Whelan, Dean Windass.
Kit Manufacturer
Sponsor
This was to be the last season that Unipart featured as the main sponsor.
Football League Branding
For the first time, Football League clubs were required to have a player's squad number on the shirt and shorts, plus the player's surname on the back of their shirt.
To ensure continuity, the letters and numbers were supplied by the Football League.
The Fuzzy-Felt style competition patches used the previous 3 seasons were replaced with a smooth plastic finish and a design which no longer featured a white border
Home Kit & Away Variations
Long
sleeves
The home kit was unchanged in design from the ‘98 season.
The all-yellow alternative differed slightly towards the end of the season, with new yellow socks in the same template as the navy socks.
Away Kit
Long
sleeves
A predominantly navy shirt was chosen for the change colours, the shirts featured yellow piping, which made the shirt feel very much an ‘Oxford’ shirt.
Third Kit & Variation
The white shirts featured for a third season.
These shirts were new for 1999, and including the now required squad names and numbers.
However, it appears the shirts came from the 1997 period, whithout the New Balance branding, which was seen the previous season.
Goalkeeper Kits
The season began with the keepers' wearing the purple/blue jerseys which had featured over the previous two seasons, these particluar jerseys now included the new names and numbers.
In September, a new green goalkeeping kit was introduced, which included a number of variations to the crest colour and positioning of the Unipart sponsor. For several matches, Andre Arendse wore a sponsorless shirt.
Only when Richard Knight arrived, did we see the complete keepers' kit, as previously Paul Lundin had preferred white socks and Andre Arendse tracksuit bottoms.
Match By Match
Stoke
Away
Southend
Away
Cardiff
Home
Bristol Rov
Away
Southend
Home
Oldham
Home
Blackpool
Away
Wycombe
Home
Gillingham
Home
Everton
Home
Wrexham
Away
Everton
Away
Luton
Away
Bristol City
Home
Millwall
Home
Tranmere
Away
Brentford
Away
Scunthorpe
Away
Luton
Home
Morecambe
Home
Colchester
Home
Reading
Away
Bury
Home
Shrewsbury
Away
Notts C
Away
Chesterfield
Away
Shrewsbury
Home
Stoke
Home
Luton
Home
N Forest
Away
Bournemouth
Away
Cambridge
Home
Burnley
Away
Wigan
Home
N Forest
Home
Wycombe
Home
Cardiff
Away
Bristol Rov
Home
Brentford
Away
Oldham
Away
Preston
Home
Blackpool
Home
Wycombe
Away
Chesterfield
Home
Wrexham
Home
Gillingham
Away
Reading
Home
Colchester
Away
Preston
Away
Notts C
Home
Bury
Away
Cambridge
Away
Bournemouth
Home
Wigan
Away
Burnley
Home
Brentford
Home
Bristol City
Away
Scunthorpe
Home
Millwall
Away