Barnet v Shrewsbury Town, 12 August 2000

Score	3-0 to Barnet
Referee	Mike North
Competition	League Division 3
Venue	Underhill, London
Attendance	2,090

View Barnet v Shrewsbury Town head to head

Barnet got their new season off to a flying start by taking full advantage of a new law. Town's Wayne Thomas was booked for dissent so referee North moved the ball ten yards forward. Now from inside the area, Scott McGleish swept the resulting free kick home after John Doolan's shot was charged down. Barnet's domination reflected the gap between the two teams from last season. The Shrews not only quickly used their subs but also changed formation in an attempt to halt the Bees onslaught.

3 Barnet

0 Shrewsbury Town

Goals:

Scott McGleish		20
Darren Currie		42
Wayne Purser		89

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Lee Harrison

Defender/Right back Sam Stockley

Defender/Centre back Mark Arber

Defender/Centre back Mike Basham

Defender/Centre back Greg Heald

Defender/Left back Rob Sawyers

Midfielder Danny Brown

Midfielder Darren Currie

Midfielder John Doolan

Forward Scott McGleish

Forward Tony Richards

Starting lineup:

Paul Edwards Goalkeeper

Iain Jenkins Defender

David Hughes Defender/Centre back

Andy Tretton Defender/Centre back

Peter Wilding Defender/Centre back

Kevin Seabury Defender/Full back

Dean Peer Midfielder

Wayne Thomas Midfielder

Steve Jagielka Midfielder/Forward

Chris Freestone Forward

Nigel Jemson Forward

Substitutions:

Wayne Purser for Tony Richards	68
Frazer Toms for Danny Brown	78
Ross Darcy for Rob Sawyers	82

Substitutions:

Mickey Brown for Wayne Thomas	41
Jamie Tolley for Peter Wilding	54
Ross Davidson for David Hughes	63

Cards:

Wayne Thomas

On the bench:

Defender Ross Darcy

Midfielder Frazer Toms

Forward Wayne Purser

On the bench:

Defender/Full back Ross Davidson

Midfielder Jamie Tolley

Forward Mickey Brown

Comments:

Barnet survived an uncertain summer to open the campaign still at Underhill. They gave a debut to Tony Richards (signed on the eve of the game)and Wayne Purser. The former Queens Park Rangers striker completed the scoring on his first League outing. This was the fourth season in a row that Barnet won their opening day fixture

Comments:

Having secured their League status with a 1999/2000 last day win at Exeter City, Kevin Ratcliffe's Shrews seemed set for another season of struggle in this comprehensive defeat. Town gave debuts to Iain Jenkins, Chris Freestone and Nigel Jemson.