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 mandated to display a player's squad number on both the shirt and shorts, along with the player's surname on the back of the shirt. To maintain visual consistency, the letters and numbers were supplied by the Football League.
The 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 kit underwent slight modifications toward the end of the season, featuring new yellow socks designed in the same template as the navy socks.
Away Kit
Long
sleeves
The change colours featured a predominantly navy shirt adorned with yellow piping, giving it a distinctly 'Oxford' feel.
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, as they did not feature the New Balance motif, which had been seen the previous season.
Goalkeeper Kits
The season kicked off with the goalkeepers wearing old jerseys that had been in use for the past two seasons.
In September, a green jersey was introduced, featuring variations in the crest colour. During several matches, Andre Arendse wore a sponsor-less 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
W 1-2
Southend
Away
W 0-2
LC1
Cardiff
Home
L 2-3
Bristol Rov
Away
L 1-0
Southend
Home
W 1-0
LC1
Oldham
Home
W 1-0
Blackpool
Away
D 1-1
Wycombe
Home
D 0-0
Gillingham
Home
L 1-2
Everton
Home
D 1-1
LC2
Wrexham
Away
L 1-0
Everton
Away
W 0-1
LC2R
Luton
Away
L 4-2
Bristol City
Home
W 3-0
Millwall
Home
L 1-3
Tranmere
Away
L 2-0
LC3
Brentford
Away
L 2-0
Scunthorpe
Away
L 1-0
Luton
Home
L 0-1
Morecambe
Home
W 3-2
FAC1
Colchester
Home
D 1-1
Reading
Away
W 1-2
Bury
Home
D 1-1
Shrewsbury
Away
D 2-2
FAC2
Notts C
Away
W 0-1
Chesterfield
Away
D 0-0
Shrewsbury
Home
W 2-1
FAC2R
Stoke
Home
D 1-1
Luton
Home
W 2-0
FLT
N Forest
Away
D 1-1
FAC3
Bournemouth
Away
L 4-0
Cambridge
Home
W 1-0
Burnley
Away
L 3-2
Wigan
Home
L 1-2
N Forest
Home
L 1-3
FAC3R
Wycombe
Home
W 1-1 (5-3)
FLT
Cardiff
Away
D 1-1
Bristol Rov
Home
L 0-5
Brentford
Away
L 2-0
FLT
Oldham
Away
L 2-0
Preston
Home
L 0-4
Blackpool
Home
L 0-1
Wycombe
Away
W 0-1
Chesterfield
Home
W 2-1
Wrexham
Home
L 1-4
Gillingham
Away
L 1-0
Reading
Home
L 1-3
Colchester
Away
W 1-2
Preston
Away
L 3-1
Notts C
Home
L 2-3
Bury
Away
W 1-2
Cambridge
Away
L 2-0
Bournemouth
Home
W 1-0
Wigan
Away
L 2-0
Burnley
Home
L 1-2
Brentford
Home
D 1-1
Bristol City
Away
D 2-2
Scunthorpe
Home
W 2-0
Millwall
Away
L 1-0