1999–2000 Charlton Athletic F.C. season
Charlton Athletic 1999–2000 football season
During the 1999–2000 English football season, Charlton Athletic F.C. competed in the Football League First Division .
Season summary
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
Source:
[citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted
Results
Charlton Athletic's score comes first
Legend
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H H A H A A H H A A H H A A H A A H A H H A A H A H H A A H H H A A H A H A H A A H H A H A Result W W L W W D W W W L D W L W W W W L W W W D D W W W W W W W W W W W L D W W W D D L D D L L Position 1 4 9 11 8 9 5 2 6 9 9 8 9 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
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
League Cup
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
Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References
Notes
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Lisbie was born in Hackney , England , but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.
^ McCammon was born in Barnet , England , but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally and would make his international debut for Barbados in 2006.
^ Salako was born in Ibadan , Nigeria , but also qualified to represent England internationally and made his international debut for England in 1991.
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