| League Record 1998-1999 [for the same period] |
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| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GFA | GAA | | PpG | Pts | Rank |
| Home Record | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 1.04 | 1.17 | | 1.47 | 34 | 15 |
| Away Record | 23 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 33 | -22 | 0.47 | 1.43 | | 0.56 | 13 | 23 |
| Overall Record | 46 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 35 | 60 | -25 | 0.76 | 1.30 | | 1.02 | 47 | 21 |
| English Div 2 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 07-Aug-99 | H | Gillingham | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 4,014 |
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| 2 | 14-Aug-99 | A | Wrexham | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | 4,185 |
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| 3 | 21-Aug-99 | H | Brentford | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 3,491 |
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| 4 | 28-Aug-99 | A | Bristol City | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 9,537 |
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| 5 | 30-Aug-99 | H | Colchester United | W | 5-2 | (2-1) | 3,360 |
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| 6 | 04-Sep-99 | A | Luton Town | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 4,633 |
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| 7 | 11-Sep-99 | A | Oldham Athletic | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 6,541 |
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| 8 | 18-Sep-99 | H | Wycombe Wanderers | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 3,293 |
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| 9 | 25-Sep-99 | A | AFC Bournemouth | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 4,208 |
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| 10 | 02-Oct-99 | H | Cardiff City | W | 3-2 | (1-0) | 3,603 |
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| 11 | 09-Oct-99 | H | Notts County | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | 3,620 |
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| 12 | 16-Oct-99 | A | Blackpool | W | 5-0 | (1-0) | 5,270 |
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| 13 | 20-Oct-99 | A | Reading | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 5,393 |
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| 14 | 23-Oct-99 | H | AFC Bournemouth | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 3,701 |
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| 15 | 02-Nov-99 | A | Bristol Rovers | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 5,397 |
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| 16 | 06-Nov-99 | H | Stoke City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 4,280 |
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| 17 | 13-Nov-99 | A | Oxford United | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 4,318 |
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| 18 | 23-Nov-99 | H | Wigan Athletic | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 4,086 |
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| 19 | 27-Nov-99 | H | Preston North End | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | 6,469 |
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| 20 | 04-Dec-99 | A | Gillingham | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 7,036 |
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| 21 | 18-Dec-99 | A | Scunthorpe United | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 3,137 |
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| 22 | 26-Dec-99 | H | Burnley | W | 4-2 | (4-0) | 9,115 |
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| 23 | 04-Jan-00 | H | Millwall | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | 3,375 |
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| 24 | 15-Jan-00 | H | Wrexham | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 3,622 |
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| 25 | 22-Jan-00 | A | Brentford | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 5,605 |
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| 26 | 29-Jan-00 | H | Bristol City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 3,435 |
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| 27 | 05-Feb-00 | A | Colchester United | W | 3-1 | (1-1) | 3,915 |
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| 28 | 12-Feb-00 | H | Luton Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 3,760 |
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| 29 | 19-Feb-00 | A | Preston North End | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | 13,901 |
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| 30 | 22-Feb-00 | H | Cambridge United | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 3,088 |
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| 31 | 26-Feb-00 | A | Wycombe Wanderers | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 4,909 |
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| 32 | 04-Mar-00 | H | Oldham Athletic | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | 5,306 |
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| 33 | 11-Mar-00 | H | Bristol Rovers | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 4,049 |
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| 34 | 18-Mar-00 | A | Wigan Athletic | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 6,567 |
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| 35 | 21-Mar-00 | H | Oxford United | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 2,606 |
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| 36 | 25-Mar-00 | A | Burnley | D | 2-2 | (0-0) | 13,297 |
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| 37 | 28-Mar-00 | A | Chesterfield | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 1,903 |
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| 38 | 01-Apr-00 | H | Scunthorpe United | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 3,546 |
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| 39 | 04-Apr-00 | A | Cambridge United | L | 0-3 | (0-3) | 3,016 |
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| 40 | 08-Apr-00 | A | Millwall | L | 0-3 | (0-3) | 10,742 |
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| 41 | 15-Apr-00 | H | Chesterfield | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 3,021 |
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| 42 | 22-Apr-00 | H | Blackpool | W | 3-2 | (1-0) | 3,857 |
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| 43 | 24-Apr-00 | A | Cardiff City | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 6,781 |
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| 44 | 29-Apr-00 | H | Reading | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 3,869 |
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| 45 | 03-May-00 | A | Stoke City | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 14,792 |
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| 46 | 06-May-00 | A | Notts County | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | 4,017 |
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| English FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 30-Oct-99 | A | Tamworth Town | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | 2,743 |
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| 1r | 09-Nov-99 | H | Tamworth Town | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 2,531 |
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| 2 | 20-Nov-99 | H | Cardiff City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 2,603 |
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| 2r | 30-Nov-99 | A | Cardiff City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 4,511 |
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| English League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 10-Aug-99 | H | Notts County | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 1,893 |
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| 1 L2 | 24-Aug-99 | A | Notts County | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 2,494 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
| Home | 1998-1999 | Team | 1998-1999 | Away | Pts |
| L 1-3 | - | Preston North End | - | D 1-1 | 1 |
| W 4-2 | - | Burnley | - | D 2-2 | 4 |
| W 2-1 | - | Gillingham | - | L 0-1 | 3 |
| D 2-2 | - | Wigan Athletic | - | L 0-1 | 1 |
| D 2-2 | - | Millwall | - | L 0-3 | 1 |
| D 0-0 | - | Stoke City | - | L 0-3 | 1 |
| D 0-0 | - | Bristol Rovers | - | D 0-0 | 2 |
| L 1-3 | - | Notts County | - | D 2-2 | 1 |
| D 0-0 | [0-1] | Bristol City | [1-1] | D 1-1 | 2 |
| D 1-1 | - | Reading | - | L 0-2 | 1 |
| L 0-2 | - | Wrexham | - | L 0-1 | 0 |
| W 2-0 | - | Wycombe Wanderers | - | L 0-3 | 3 |
| W 1-0 | - | Luton Town | - | D 1-1 | 4 |
| D 2-2 | - | Oldham Athletic | - | L 0-2 | 1 |
| | Bury | | |
| D 2-2 | - | AFC Bournemouth | - | D 1-1 | 2 |
| D 2-2 | - | Brentford | - | L 1-2 | 1 |
| W 5-2 | - | Colchester United | - | W 3-1 | 6 |
| L 0-2 | - | Cambridge United | - | L 0-3 | 0 |
| L 1-2 | [1-0] | Oxford United | [1-0] | D 1-1 | 1 |
| W 3-2 | - | Cardiff City | - | W 2-0 | 6 |
| W 3-2 | - | Blackpool | - | W 5-0 | 6 |
| W 3-0 | - | Scunthorpe United | - | W 2-0 | 6 |
| D 1-1 | - | Chesterfield | - | W 1-0 | 4 |
| Leading Scorers |
League Cup |
| Lawson | | 12 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Preece | | 12 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Littlejohn | | 10 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Billy | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Swailes | | 5 | |  |  |  |  |  |
| Barnes | | 4 | |  |  |  |  |
| Bullock | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| James | | 3 | |  |  |  |
| Bhutia | | 2 | |  |  |
| Daws | | 2 | |  |  |
| Reid | | 2 | |  |  |
| Barrass | | 1 | |  |
| Crowe | | 1 | |  |
| Redmond | | 1 | |  |
| Richardson | | 1 | |  |
| (own goals) | | 2 | |  |  |
Score distributions by match - goals scored by row, and goals conceded by column. Each box shows the number of this season's matches with the resulting scoreline.
| League | Cup |
 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | | | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | | 1 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | | 1 | 1 |
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When the goals have been scored and conceded this season
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