Preston 1999/00

Preston finished 1st of 24 in the 1999/00 Second Division with 95 points (won 28, drawn 11, lost 7; scored 74, conceded 37) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 16 matches of 46; lowest 13th, after match 7. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row, 18 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Preston
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 One season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 7 Aug 1999	Oldham (away)	1–0 W	Won	3	7th
2	Sat 14 Aug 1999	Stoke (home)	2–1 W	Won	6	1st
3	Sat 21 Aug 1999	Wycombe (away)	1–1 D	Drew	7	4th
4	Sat 28 Aug 1999	Wigan (home)	1–4 L	Lost	7	8th
5	Wed 1 Sep 1999	Reading (away)	2–2 D	Drew	8	10th
6	Sat 4 Sep 1999	Chesterfield (home)	0–2 L	Lost	8	11th
7	Sat 11 Sep 1999	Burnley (home)	0–0 D	Drew	9	13th
8	Sat 18 Sep 1999	Gillingham (away)	2–0 W	Won	12	10th
9	Sat 25 Sep 1999	Brentford (away)	2–2 D	Drew	13	12th
10	Sat 2 Oct 1999	Cambridge (home)	2–1 W	Won	16	11th
11	Sat 9 Oct 1999	Bristol City (home)	1–0 W	Won	19	7th
12	Sat 16 Oct 1999	Scunthorpe (away)	1–1 D	Drew	20	8th
13	Tue 19 Oct 1999	Millwall (away)	2–0 W	Won	23	6th
14	Sat 23 Oct 1999	Brentford (home)	2–1 W	Won	26	6th
15	Wed 3 Nov 1999	Bournemouth (home)	3–0 W	Won	29	4th
16	Sat 6 Nov 1999	Colchester (away)	2–2 D	Drew	30	3rd
17	Fri 12 Nov 1999	Notts County (home)	2–0 W	Won	33	2nd
18	Tue 23 Nov 1999	Luton (away)	2–0 W	Won	36	2nd
19	Sat 27 Nov 1999	Bury (away)	3–1 W	Won	39	2nd
20	Sat 4 Dec 1999	Oldham (home)	2–0 W	Won	42	2nd
21	Sat 18 Dec 1999	Blackpool (home)	3–0 W	Won	45	2nd
22	Sun 26 Dec 1999	Wrexham (away)	0–0 D	Drew	46	3rd
23	Tue 28 Dec 1999	Bristol Rovers (home)	2–1 W	Won	49	2nd
24	Mon 3 Jan 2000	Cardiff (away)	4–0 W	Won	52	2nd
25	Fri 14 Jan 2000	Stoke (away)	1–2 L	Lost	52	2nd
26	Sat 22 Jan 2000	Wycombe (home)	3–2 W	Won	55	3rd
27	Tue 1 Feb 2000	Oxford (away)	4–0 W	Won	58	2nd
28	Sat 5 Feb 2000	Reading (home)	2–2 D	Drew	59	1st
29	Sat 12 Feb 2000	Chesterfield (away)	1–0 W	Won	62	1st
30	Sat 19 Feb 2000	Bury (home)	1–1 D	Drew	63	1st
31	Sat 26 Feb 2000	Gillingham (home)	0–2 L	Lost	63	2nd
32	Sat 4 Mar 2000	Burnley (away)	3–0 W	Won	66	2nd
33	Tue 7 Mar 2000	Colchester (home)	2–3 L	Lost	66	2nd
34	Sat 11 Mar 2000	Bournemouth (away)	1–0 W	Won	69	2nd
35	Tue 14 Mar 2000	Oxford (home)	3–1 W	Won	72	1st
36	Sat 18 Mar 2000	Luton (home)	1–0 W	Won	75	1st
37	Tue 21 Mar 2000	Notts County (away)	0–1 L	Lost	75	1st
38	Sat 25 Mar 2000	Wrexham (home)	1–0 W	Won	78	1st
39	Sat 1 Apr 2000	Blackpool (away)	0–0 D	Drew	79	1st
40	Tue 4 Apr 2000	Wigan (away)	1–0 W	Won	82	1st
41	Sat 8 Apr 2000	Cardiff (home)	0–0 D	Drew	83	1st
42	Sat 15 Apr 2000	Bristol Rovers (away)	2–0 W	Won	86	1st
43	Sat 22 Apr 2000	Scunthorpe (home)	1–0 W	Won	89	1st
44	Mon 24 Apr 2000	Cambridge (away)	0–2 L	Lost	89	1st
45	Sat 29 Apr 2000	Millwall (home)	3–2 W	Won	92	1st
46	Sat 6 May 2000	Bristol City (away)	2–0 W	Won	95	1st

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.