Blackpool F.C. 1999–2000 football season
The 1999–2000 season was Blackpool F.C.' s 92nd season (89th consecutive) in the Football League . They competed in the 24-team Division Two , then the third tier of English league football , finishing 22nd. As a result, they were relegated to the league's basement division .
Nigel Worthington resigned as manager during the season. He was replaced by the former Liverpool midfielder Steve McMahon .
The club suffered a tragedy on 30 January 2000 with the death of striker Martin Aldridge in a car crash near Northampton at the age of 25. Aldridge, who had been at Blackpool for 18 months, was on loan at Rushden & Diamonds at the time of his death.
John Murphy was the club's top scorer, with ten goals in all competitions.
On 15 January, Bloomfield Road hosted a "Break The Gate" promotion for the visit of Luton Town . Chairman Karl Oyston pledged that revenue generated from home supporters in excess of the hardcore 3500 would be made available to Steve McMahon for team strengthening. Two days later it was announced that £12,000 had been raised.[1] The scheme was repeated for the visit of Brentford on 29 January.[1]
Final league table [ ]
20
Oxford United
46
12
9
25
43
73
−30
45
21
Cardiff City
46
9
17
20
45
67
−22
44
Relegated
22
Blackpool
46
8
17
21
49
77
−28
41
23
Scunthorpe United
46
9
12
25
40
74
−34
39
24
Chesterfield
46
7
15
24
34
63
−29
36
Source:[citation needed ] Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Results [ ]
Blackpool's score comes first
Legend [ ]
[ ]
Match
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
1
7 August 1999
Wrexham
H
2–1
5,008
Ormerod (2)
2
14 August 1999
Luton Town
A
2–3
5,176
Ormerod , Nowland
3
21 August 1999
Gillingham
H
1–1
4,203
Murphy
4
28 August 1999
Brentford
A
0–2
5,353
5
30 August 1999
Oxford United
H
1–1
3,670
Carlisle
6
4 September 1999
Bristol City
A
2–5
8,439
Ormerod , Murphy
7
11 September 1999
Notts County
A
1–2
5,512
Carlisle
8
18 September 1999
Bournemouth
H
0–0
4,471
9
25 September 1999
Wycombe Wanderers
H
1–2
3,452
Ormerod
10
2 October 1999
Bristol Rovers
A
1–3
7,715
Ormerod
11
9 October 1999
Chesterfield
A
0–0
2,804
12
16 October 1999
Bury
H
0–5
5,270
13
19 October 1999
Oldham Athletic
H
1–2
3,845
Murphy
14
23 October 1999
Wycombe Wanderers
A
2–0
5,021
Nowland , Lee
15
2 November 1999
Cardiff City
A
1–1
4,223
Murphy
16
6 November 1999
Wigan Athletic
H
2–2
4,535
Murphy , Durnin
17
14 November 1999
Burnley
A
0–1
12,898
18
23 November 1999
Millwall
H
1–2
2,819
Murphy
19
27 November 1999
Cambridge United
H
2–1
4,040
Murphy , Clarkson
20
4 December 1999
Wrexham
A
1–1
2,668
Hills
21
18 December 1999
Preston North End
A
0–3
16,821
22
26 December 1999
Stoke City
H
1–2
5,214
Nowland
23
28 December 1999
Scunthorpe United
A
0–1
4,476
24
3 January 2000
Colchester United
H
1–1
3,462
Bent
25
8 January 2000
Reading
A
1–1
7,297
Matthews
26
15 January 2000
Luton Town
H
3–3
5,262
Ablett , Clarkson , Bushell
27
22 January 2000
Gillingham
A
3–1
6,805
Richardson , Matthews , Bushell
28
29 January 2000
Brentford
H
0–1
5,270
29
5 February 2000
Oxford United
A
1–0
5,179
Murphy
30
8 February 2000
Reading
H
0–2
4,791
31
12 February 2000
Bristol City
H
1–2
5,066
Murphy
32
19 February 2000
Cambridge United
A
2–0
4,636
Carlisle , Newell
33
26 February 2000
Bournemouth
A
0–2
4,464
34
4 March 2000
Notts County
H
2–1
4,277
Lumsdon , Clarkson
35
7 March 2000
Wigan Athletic
A
1–5
6,451
Gill
36
11 March 2000
Cardiff City
H
2–2
5,015
Gill , Hills
37
18 March 2000
Millwall
A
1–1
10,506
Gill
38
21 March 2000
Burnley
H
1–1
8,029
Gill
39
25 March 2000
Stoke City
A
0–3
10,002
40
1 April 2000
Preston North End
H
0–0
9,042
41
8 April 2000
Colchester United
A
1–1
3,351
Thomas
42
15 April 2000
Scunthorpe United
H
0–2
5,542
43
22 April 2000
Bury
A
2–3
3,857
Gill , Newell
44
24 April 2000
Bristol Rovers
H
2–1
5,635
Gill , Thomas
45
29 April 2000
Oldham Athletic
A
1–1
6,290
Carlisle
46
6 May 2000
Chesterfield
H
2–2
3,860
Gill , Coid
FA Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
R1
30 October 1999
Stoke City
H
2–0
4,721
Carlisle , Nowland
R2
20 November 1999
Hendon
H
2–0
2,975
Clarkson , Durnin
R3
13 December 1999
Arsenal
A
1–3
34,143
Clarkson
[ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
R1 1st Leg
10 August 1999
Tranmere Rovers
H
2–1
3,298
Hughes , Clarkson
R1 2nd Leg
24 August 1999
Tranmere Rovers
A
1–3
4,800
Clarkson
[ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
R1
7 December 1999
Notts County
A
1–0
4,721
Clarkson
R2
11 January 2000
Mansfield Town
A
1–0
1,844
Matthews
QF
25 January 2000
Stoke City
H
1–2
4,943
Jaszczun
Squad [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References [ ]
Specific
^ Jump up to: a b Gillatt, Peter (30 November 2009). Blackpool FC on This Day: History, Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year . Pitch Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-905411-50-2 .
General
Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992 . Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X .
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