Northampton 1999/00

Northampton finished 3rd of 24 in the 1999/00 Third Division with 82 points (won 25, drawn 7, lost 14; scored 63, conceded 45) and were promoted. Highest position 3rd, after match 44; lowest 21st, after match 2. Longest runs: 6 wins in a row and 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Northampton
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club League Two season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 7 Aug 1999	Macclesfield (away)	0–1 L	Lost	0	18th
2	Sat 14 Aug 1999	Peterborough (home)	0–1 L	Lost	0	21st
3	Wed 18 Aug 1999	Chester City (away)	2–0 W	Won	3	12th
4	Fri 27 Aug 1999	Lincoln (home)	1–0 W	Won	6	7th
5	Mon 30 Aug 1999	York (away)	1–0 W	Won	9	7th
6	Sat 4 Sep 1999	Carlisle (home)	0–0 D	Drew	10	10th
7	Sat 11 Sep 1999	Hartlepool (home)	2–1 W	Won	13	5th
8	Sat 18 Sep 1999	Barnet (away)	1–2 L	Lost	13	8th
9	Sat 25 Sep 1999	Rotherham (away)	0–3 L	Lost	13	12th
10	Sat 2 Oct 1999	Rochdale (home)	0–1 L	Lost	13	12th
11	Sat 9 Oct 1999	Torquay (home)	3–0 W	Won	16	11th
12	Sat 16 Oct 1999	Hull (away)	1–0 W	Won	19	10th
13	Tue 19 Oct 1999	Mansfield (away)	0–0 D	Drew	20	11th
14	Sat 23 Oct 1999	Rotherham (home)	0–1 L	Lost	20	14th
15	Tue 2 Nov 1999	Swansea (home)	2–1 W	Won	23	10th
16	Sat 6 Nov 1999	Leyton Orient (away)	0–0 D	Drew	24	11th
17	Fri 12 Nov 1999	Cheltenham (home)	3–2 W	Won	27	7th
18	Tue 23 Nov 1999	Exeter (away)	2–1 W	Won	30	7th
19	Sat 27 Nov 1999	Brighton (away)	3–1 W	Won	33	5th
20	Sat 4 Dec 1999	Macclesfield (home)	2–0 W	Won	36	4th
21	Sat 11 Dec 1999	Shrewsbury (away)	0–1 L	Lost	36	4th
22	Fri 17 Dec 1999	Plymouth (home)	1–1 D	Drew	37	4th
23	Sun 26 Dec 1999	Southend (away)	2–2 D	Drew	38	5th
24	Tue 28 Dec 1999	Darlington (home)	0–3 L	Lost	38	7th
25	Mon 3 Jan 2000	Halifax Town (away)	2–2 D	Drew	39	7th
26	Sat 8 Jan 2000	Shrewsbury (home)	3–0 W	Won	42	6th
27	Sat 15 Jan 2000	Peterborough (away)	0–1 L	Lost	42	6th
28	Sat 22 Jan 2000	Chester City (home)	3–1 W	Won	45	6th
29	Sat 29 Jan 2000	Lincoln (away)	2–2 D	Drew	46	6th
30	Sat 5 Feb 2000	York (home)	3–0 W	Won	49	4th
31	Sat 19 Feb 2000	Brighton (home)	1–0 W	Won	52	5th
32	Sat 26 Feb 2000	Barnet (home)	1–0 W	Won	55	5th
33	Sat 4 Mar 2000	Hartlepool (away)	1–2 L	Lost	55	6th
34	Tue 7 Mar 2000	Leyton Orient (home)	2–1 W	Won	58	5th
35	Fri 10 Mar 2000	Swansea (away)	1–4 L	Lost	58	5th
36	Sat 18 Mar 2000	Exeter (home)	2–1 W	Won	61	5th
37	Tue 21 Mar 2000	Cheltenham (away)	1–2 L	Lost	61	5th
38	Sat 25 Mar 2000	Southend (home)	2–0 W	Won	64	4th
39	Sat 1 Apr 2000	Plymouth (away)	1–2 L	Lost	64	4th
40	Sat 8 Apr 2000	Halifax Town (home)	3–4 L	Lost	64	6th
41	Tue 11 Apr 2000	Carlisle (away)	1–0 W	Won	67	4th
42	Sat 15 Apr 2000	Darlington (away)	1–0 W	Won	70	4th
43	Fri 21 Apr 2000	Hull (home)	1–0 W	Won	73	4th
44	Mon 24 Apr 2000	Rochdale (away)	3–0 W	Won	76	3rd
45	Sat 29 Apr 2000	Mansfield (home)	1–0 W	Won	79	3rd
46	Sat 6 May 2000	Torquay (away)	2–1 W	Won	82	3rd

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.