1999–2000 Carlisle United F.C. season
Carlisle United 1999–2000 football season
During the 1999–2000 English football season, Carlisle United Football Club competed in the Football League Third Division where they finished in 23rd position narrowly avoiding relegation to the Football Conference by goal difference.
Season summary
Manager Nigel Pearson was sacked shortly after the end of the previous season, with chairman Michael Knighton publicly blaming the previous season's relegation battle on the 35-year-old's inexperience, and replacing him with Martin Wilkinson; an experienced coach, but one whose managerial experience only consisted of a short spell in charge of Peterborough United over a decade prior.
The change initially seemed to work well and produced a promising start to the season, only for this to be followed by a dismal run of just two wins in twenty-six attempts, plunging them straight into yet another fight against relegation. For the second season in a row, relegation to the Conference was avoided on the final day; while Carlisle lost their last game, Chester City also lost theirs, allowing Carlisle to survive by virtue of two goals. Ultimately, Carlisle's taking maximum points from their two fixtures over Chester would prove key to their survival; had they taken anything less than all six points from those two matches, Chester would have stayed in the Football League at their expense.
Final league table
Source: Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored(R) Relegated
Results
Carlisle United's score comes first
Legend
Match
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
1
7 August 1999
Leyton Orient
H
2–1
3,895
Tracey 21', Soley 69'
2
14 August 1999
Swansea City
A
0–1
5,452
3
21 August 1999
Hartlepool United
H
0–3
4,033
4
28 August 1999
Mansfield Town
A
1–1
2,138
Baker 37'
5
30 August 1999
Plymouth Argyle
H
4–2
2,863
Tracey 41', 75', Black 44', Baker 47'
6
4 September 1999
Northampton Town
A
0–0
4,864
7
11 September 1999
Lincoln City
H
1–0
3,254
Tracey 59'
8
18 September 1999
Shrewsbury Town
A
1–4
2,393
Soley 45'
9
25 September 1999
Halifax Town
A
2–5
2,545
Tracey 10', Gregory 76'
10
2 October 1999
Southend United
H
1–1
2,800
Clark 20'
11
9 October 1999
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
0–1
3,059
12
16 October 1999
Exeter City
A
1–1
3,012
Dobie 85'
13
19 October 1999
Darlington
A
1–3
5,016
Harries 77'
14
23 October 1999
Halifax Town
H
1–1
2,593
Dobie 55'
15
2 November 1999
York City
H
0–1
2,512
16
6 November 1999
Cheltenham Town
A
1–3
3,118
Dobie 18'
17
12 November 1999
Peterborough United
H
1–1
2,515
Dobie 8'
18
23 November 1999
Barnet
A
0–3
1,769
19
27 November 1999
Rotherham United
H
0–1
2,649
20
4 December 1999
Leyton Orient
A
1–0
3,871
Pitts 83'
21
14 December 1999
Torquay United
H
0–0
2,028
22
18 December 1999
Hull City
A
1–2
4,727
Tracey 90'
23
26 December 1999
Rochdale
H
1–2
3,812
Durnin 16'
24
28 December 1999
Macclesfield Town
A
1–2
2,836
Tracey 62'
25
3 January 2000
Chester City
H
4–1
4,565
Dobie 2', 51', Harries 71', Prokas 90'
26
8 January 2000
Torquay United
A
1–4
2,112
Soley 49'
27
22 January 2000
Hartlepool United
A
0–1
3,530
28
29 January 2000
Mansfield Town
H
0–2
2,501
29
5 February 2000
Plymouth Argyle
A
0–2
4,009
30
19 February 2000
Rotherham United
A
2–4
4,271
Halliday 43', Soley 69'
31
26 February 2000
Shrewsbury Town
H
1–1
3,105
Halliday 46'
32
4 March 2000
Lincoln City
A
0–5
2,945
33
11 March 2000
York City
A
1–1
2,979
Halliday 60'
34
18 March 2000
Barnet
H
3–1
2,606
Soley 29', Halliday 42', 51'
35
21 March 2000
Peterborough United
A
2–0
5,178
Durnin 38', 62'
36
25 March 2000
Rochdale
A
2–3
2,417
Soley 14', 71' (2 pen)
37
28 March 2000
Swansea City
H
2–0
2,748
Searle 37', Halliday 59'
38
1 April 2000
Hull City
H
0–4
3,495
39
4 April 2000
Cheltenham Town
H
1–1
2,388
Soley 89'
40
8 April 2000
Chester City
A
1–0
5,507
Dobie 90'
41
11 April 2000
Northampton Town
H
0–1
2,855
42
15 April 2000
Macclesfield Town
H
0–1
3,047
43
22 April 2000
Exeter City
H
0–0
3,567
44
24 April 2000
Southend United
A
0–2
3,053
45
29 April 2000
Darlington
H
1–1
6,525
Halliday 38'
46
6 May 2000
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
0–1
5,998
League Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
R1 1st Leg
10 August 1999
Grimsby Town
H
0–0
3,000
R1 2nd Leg
21 August 1999
Grimsby Town
A
0–6
2,696
FA Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
R1
30 October 1999
Ilkeston Town
A
1–2
1,321
Harries 18'
Squad
Appearances for competitive matches only
References
Carlisle United 1999–2000 at soccerbase.com (use drop down list to select relevant season)
See also
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9 Lower leagues
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions