ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd lˈaɪtboːɹn skˈoːɹd tˈɛn ɡˈoʊlz ɪn fˈɪfti tˈuː ɐpˈɪɹənsᵻz æz stˈoʊk ɹˈiːtʃt ðə plˈeɪˈɔfs wˌɛɹ ðeɪ lˈɔst tə ɡˈɪlɪŋˌæm.
In 1999–2000 Lightbourne scored 10 goals in 52 appearances as Stoke reached the play-offs where they lost to Gillingham.