1999–2000 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Charlton Athletic F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Charlton Athletic
1999–2000 season
ChairmanRichard Murray
ManagerAlan Curbishley
StadiumThe Valley
First Division1st (promoted)
FA CupSixth round
Worthington CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Hunt (24)
All: Hunt (25)
Lowest home attendance18,663 Walsall (6 November 1999)
Average home league attendance19,558

Season summary

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Alan Curbishley and his Charlton side won the First Division title to regain promotion to the FA Carling Premiership for the 2000-2001 season at the first time of asking.

A key player in the previous season's unsuccessful bid to avoid relegation, Richard Rufus remained with the club and enjoyed a very productive season scoring six goals and helping Charlton to win the First Division title.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Charlton Athletic (C, P) 46 27 10 9 79 45 +34 91 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Manchester City (P) 46 26 11 9 78 40 +38 89
3 Ipswich Town (O, P) 46 25 12 9 71 42 +29 87 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
4 Barnsley 46 24 10 12 88 67 +21 82
5 Birmingham City 46 22 11 13 65 44 +21 77
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

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Charlton Athletic's score comes first

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 1999 Barnsley H 3-1 19,268 Mendonca (3, 2 pens)
21 August 1999 Norwich City H 1-0 19,623 Rufus
28 August 1999 Fulham A 1-2 15,154 Melville (own goal)
11 September 1999 Bolton Wanderers H 2-1 19,028 Stuart, Mendonca
18 September 1999 Sheffield United A 2-1 13,216 Hunt (2)
25 September 1999 Tranmere Rovers A 2-2 5,846 Mendonca (pen), Kinsella
28 September 1999 Stockport County H 4-0 19,842 Hunt (3), Mendonca (pen)
2 October 1999 Birmingham City H 1-0 19,753 Shields
16 October 1999 Portsmouth A 2-0 14,812 Robinson, Salako
19 October 1999 Ipswich Town A 2-4 17,940 Hunt (2)
23 October 1999 West Bromwich Albion H 0-0 19,346
26 October 1999 Tranmere Rovers H 3-2 19,491 Brown, Robinson, Rufus
30 October 1999 Birmingham City A 0-1 19,172
2 November 1999 Crewe Alexandra A 2-0 4,741 Stuart, Pringle
6 November 1999 Walsall H 2-1 18,663 Hunt, Stuart
12 November 1999 Grimsby Town A 5-2 6,849 Rufus (2), Mendonca, Hunt, Groves (own goal)
20 November 1999 Manchester City H 0-1 20,043
23 November 1999 Swindon Town A 2-1 6,515 Robinson, Newton
27 November 1999 Port Vale H 2-2 19,266 Mendonca (2)
30 November 1999 Blackburn Rovers H 1-2 18,939 Newton
4 December 1999 Barnsley A 1-1 14,553 Jones
18 December 1999 Queens Park Rangers A 0-0 14,709
26 December 1999 Crystal Palace H 2-1 20,043 Salako, Pringle
28 December 1999 Huddersfield Town A 2-1 17,415 Hunt, Robinson
3 January 2000 Nottingham Forest H 3-0 19,787 Shields, Stuart, Hunt
11 January 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 3-2 18,464 Rufus, Pringle, Robinson
15 January 2000 Crewe Alexandra H 1-0 19,125 Stuart
22 January 2000 Norwich City A 3-0 15,642 Hunt (3)
5 February 2000 Stockport County A 3-1 8,185 Hunt (3)
12 February 2000 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2-0 20,043 Stuart, Brown
15 February 2000 Fulham H 1-0 19,940 Robinson
26 February 2000 Sheffield United H 1-0 19,249 Robinson
4 March 2000 Bolton Wanderers A 2-0 15,000 Pringle, Hunt
7 March 2000 Walsall A 4-2 6,227 Hunt (2), Kinsella (2)
11 March 2000 Swindon Town H 0-1 19,569
19 March 2000 Manchester City A 1-1 32,139 Robinson
22 March 2000 Grimsby Town H 4-0 19,364 Newton, Svensson, Hunt, Tiler
25 March 2000 Crystal Palace A 1-0 22,577 Kitson
31 March 2000 Queens Park Rangers H 2-1 19,617 Newton, Parker
4 April 2000 Port Vale A 2-2 4,513 Rufus, Hunt
8 April 2000 Nottingham Forest A 1-1 20,922 Hunt
14 April 2000 Huddersfield Town H 0-1 19,739
21 April 2000 Portsmouth H 1-1 20,043 Stuart
24 April 2000 Blackburn Rovers A 1-1 18,587 Svensson
29 April 2000 Ipswich Town H 1-3 20,043 Hunt
7 May 2000 West Bromwich Albion A 0-2 22,101

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 11 December 1999 Swindon Town H 2-1 10,939 Kinsella (2)
R4 8 January 2000 Queens Park Rangers H 1-0 16,798 MacDonald
R5 29 January 2000 Coventry City A 3-2 23,400 Robinson, Newton, Hunt
QF 19 February 2000 Bolton Wanderers A 0-1 20,131

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 14 September 1999 Bournemouth H 0-0 10,346
R2 2nd Leg 21 September 1999 Bournemouth A 0-0 (lost 1-3 on pens) 4,369

First-team squad

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Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   IRL Dean Kiely[notes 1]
2 DF   ENG Anthony Barness
3 DF   ENG Chris Powell
4 MF   ENG Graham Stuart
5 DF   ENG Richard Rufus
6 DF   ENG Carl Tiler
7 MF   ENG Shaun Newton
8 MF   IRL Mark Kinsella
9 FW   ENG Andy Hunt
10 FW   ENG Clive Mendonca
11 MF   WAL John Robinson[notes 2]
12 DF   ENG Steve Brown
13 GK   SCG Sasa Ilic[notes 3]
14 FW   SWE Martin Pringle
15 DF   ENG Eddie Youds
16 DF   SCO Greg Shields
17 MF   ENG Scott Parker
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF   ENG Paul Konchesky
19 DF   ENG Andy Todd
20 MF   ENG Keith Jones
22 GK   ENG Simon Royce
23 DF   ENG Anthony Allman
24 DF   ENG Jonathan Fortune
25 FW   ENG Leigh Hales
27 MF   ENG Kemal Izzet
28 DF   ENG Kevin James
29 FW   ENG Kevin Lisbie[notes 4]
30 FW   ENG Charlie MacDonald
31 FW   ENG Mark McCammon[notes 5]
32 GK   WAL Sam Turner
33 FW   SWE Mathias Svensson
34 MF   ENG John Salako[notes 6]
35 DF   BEL Steve Barbé (on loan from Molenbeek)
36 FW   ENG Paul Kitson (on loan from West Ham United)

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   ENG Steve Jones (to Bristol City)
21 MF   ENG Matty Holmes (released)
26 MF   ENG David Hockley (released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 GK   FIN Antti Niemi (on loan from Rangers)
33 DF   ARG Juan Cobián (to Aberdeen)

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Kiely was born in Salford, England, and represented them at U-15, U-16, and U-18 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in November 1999.
  2. ^ Robinson was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in 1995.
  3. ^ Ilić was born in Melbourne, Australia, but also qualified to represent Serbia and Montenegro internationally and made his international debut for Serbia and Montenegro in December 1998.
  4. ^ Lisbie was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.
  5. ^ McCammon was born in Barnet, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally and would make his international debut for Barbados in 2006.
  6. ^ Salako was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, but also qualified to represent England internationally and made his international debut for England in 1991.