The 1999–2000 season was the 62nd season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.
| 1999–2000 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Kevin Ratcliffe Terry Smith Ian Atkins |
| Stadium | Deva Stadium |
| Football League Third Division | 24th (relegated) |
| FA Cup | Round 3 |
| Football League Cup | Round 2 |
| Football League Trophy | Round 2 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Luke Beckett (14) All: Luke Beckett (19) |
| Highest home attendance | 5,507 vs Wrexham (30 October) |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,705 vs Hull City (28 March) |
| Average home league attendance | 2,686 20th in division[1] |
Also, it was the fifth season spent in the Third Division, after the relegation from the Second Division in 1995. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup, the Football League Cup and the Football League Trophy.
Football League
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | York City | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 52 | |
| 21 | Exeter City | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 46 | 72 | −26 | 44 | |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 40 | 67 | −27 | 40 | |
| 23 | Carlisle United | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 42 | 75 | −33 | 39 | |
| 24 | Chester City (R) | 46 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 44 | 79 | −35 | 39 | Relegation to Football Conference |
Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 44 | 79 | −35 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 43 | −19 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by matchday
editMatches
edit| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August | Barnet | H | L | 0–2 | 2,234 | |
| 14 August | Rotherham United | A | L | 0–4 | 2,966 | |
| 18 August | Northampton Town | H | L | 0–2 | 1,904 | |
| 28 August | Torquay United | A | D | 2–2 | Beckett, Berry | 2,345 |
| 30 August | Rochdale | H | L | 0–2 | 2,644 | |
| 3 September | Hull City | A | L | 1–2 | Richardson | 6,137 |
| 11 September | Exeter City | H | D | 1–1 | Beckett | 1,855 |
| 18 September | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | W | 3–2 | Beckett, Watson (o.g.), Agogo | 5,810 |
| 25 September | Lincoln City | H | L | 1–3 | Blackwood | 2,161 |
| 2 October | York City | A | D | 2–2 | Blackwood, Agogo | 2,452 |
| 9 October | Peterborough United | A | L | 1–2 | Beckett | 4,965 |
| 16 October | Macclesfield Town | H | L | 1–2 | Agogo | 2,506 |
| 19 October | Cheltenham Town | H | W | 2–1 | Agogo (2) | 1,705 |
| 23 October | Lincoln City | A | L | 1–4 | Agogo | 3,790 |
| 2 November | Shrewsbury Town | A | W | 1–0 | Richardson | 2,523 |
| 6 November | Plymouth Argyle | H | L | 0–1 | 2,027 | |
| 13 November | Hartlepool United | A | L | 0–1 | 2,266 | |
| 23 November | Southend United | H | D | 0–0 | 1,906 | |
| 27 November | Swansea City | H | L | 0–1 | 2,713 | |
| 4 December | Barnet | A | L | 0–2 | 2,252 | |
| 15 December | Darlington | A | L | 1–3 | Samways (o.g.) | 3,553 |
| 18 December | Halifax Town | H | W | 2–1 | Laird, Eve | 2,037 |
| 26 December | Mansfield Town | A | L | 1–2 | Doughty | 3,234 |
| 28 December | Leyton Orient | H | L | 1–5 | Wright | 3,160 |
| 3 January | Carlisle United | A | L | 1–4 | Eve | 4,565 |
| 8 January | Darlington | H | L | 1–2 | Beckett | 2,067 |
| 15 January | Rotherham United | H | L | 0–2 | 2,398 | |
| 22 January | Northampton Town | A | L | 1–3 | Pickering | 5,332 |
| 29 January | Torquay United | H | W | 2–1 | Eyjólfsson, Beckett | 2,229 |
| 5 February | Rochdale | A | L | 1–2 | Beckett | 3,093 |
| 12 February | Hull City | H | D | 0–0 | 2,802 | |
| 18 February | Swansea City | A | L | 1–2 | Eyjólfsson | 6,336 |
| 26 February | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | L | 1–7 | Beckett | 2,743 |
| 4 March | Exeter City | A | W | 2–0 | Eyjólfsson, Beckett | 2,391 |
| 7 March | Plymouth Argyle | A | D | 0–0 | 4,140 | |
| 11 March | Shrewsbury Town | H | D | 0–0 | 4,002 | |
| 18 March | Southend United | A | L | 1–3 | Beckett | 3,483 |
| 21 March | Hartlepool United | H | D | 1–1 | Hemmings | 1,816 |
| 25 March | Mansfield Town | H | W | 5–0 | Heggs, Beckett, Hemmings, Eve | 1,953 |
| 1 April | Halifax Town | A | W | 1–0 | Beckett (pen) | 2,431 |
| 8 April | Carlisle United | H | L | 0–1 | 5,507 | |
| 15 April | Leyton Orient | A | W | 2–1 | Heggs, Fisher | 4,123 |
| 22 April | Macclesfield Town | A | D | 1–1 | Beckett | 3,456 |
| 24 April | York City | H | W | 2–0 | Bower (o.g.), Beckett | 3,503 |
| 29 April | Cheltenham Town | A | L | 0–1 | 5,391 | |
| 6 May | Peterborough United | H | L | 0–1 | 4,905 |
FA Cup
edit| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 30 October | Whyteleafe (7) | A | D | 0–0 | 2,164 | |
| First round replay | 9 November | H | W | 3–1 | Cross (2), Beckett | 2,183 | |
| Second round | 20 November | Stalybridge Celtic (6) | A | W | 2–1 | Cross, Beckett | 3,312 |
| Third round | 12 December | Manchester City (2) | H | L | 1–4 | Richardson | 5,469 |
League Cup
edit| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round first leg | 10 August | Port Vale (2) | H | W | 2–1 | Richardson, Beckett (pen) | 2,102 |
| First round second leg | 24 August | A | D | 4–4 | Beckett (2, 1pen), Shelton, Jones | 2,625 | |
| Second round first leg | 14 September | Aston Villa (1) | H | L | 0–1 | 4,364 | |
| Second round second leg | 21 September | A | L | 0–5 | 22,163 |
Football League Trophy
edit| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second round | 11 January | Hull City (4) | A | L | 0–2 | 1,680 |
Season statistics
edit| Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup |
League Cup |
FL Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | ||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
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Wayne Brown | 55 | – | 46 | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – |
| Field players | |||||||||||
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Junior Agogo | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Luke Beckett | 55 | 19 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – |
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Paul Berry | 0+12 | 1 | 0+9 | 1 | 0+1 | – | 0+2 | – | – | – |
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Chris Blackburn | 0+1 | – | 0+1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Michael Blackwood | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Paul Carden | 9+2 | – | 9+2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Danny Carson | 0+1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0+1 | – |
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Joe Carver | 1+1 | – | 1+1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Jonathan Cross | 18+5 | 3 | 13+4 | – | 2+1 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | – |
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Ross Davidson | 13 | – | 9 | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – |
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Matt Doughty | 25+14 | 1 | 19+14 | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
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Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
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Angus Eve | 9+6 | 4 | 9+5 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 0+1 | – |
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Steve Finney | 4+9 | – | 4+9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Neil Fisher | 43+7 | 1 | 34+7 | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – |
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Carl Heggs | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Tony Hemmings | 19 | 2 | 19 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Stuart Hicks | 13 | – | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Gary Hobson | 20 | – | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Jonathan Jones | 5+5 | 1 | 4+2 | – | 0+1 | – | 1+2 | 1 | – | – |
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John Keister | 9+2 | – | 8+2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
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Kamu Laird | 2+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Martyn Lancaster | 19+4 | – | 14+3 | – | 1+1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – |
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Steve Malone | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
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Goran Milosavijevic | 17+1 | – | 11+1 | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – |
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Darren Moss | 34+8 | – | 28+7 | – | 4 | – | 1+1 | – | 1 | – |
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Martin Nash | 15+5 | – | 12+4 | – | 3+1 | – | – | – | – | – |
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Ally Pickering | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Andy Porter | 16 | – | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Shaun Reid | 15+3 | – | 10+3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – |
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Nick Richardson | 40+5 | 4 | 31+5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – |
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Jamie Robinson | 9 | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Andy Shelton | 14+5 | 1 | 9+2 | – | 1+2 | – | 4 | 1 | 0+1 | – |
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Nicky Spooner | 11 | – | 9 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
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Matt Woods | 46+3 | – | 40+2 | – | 2+1 | – | 4 | – | – | – |
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Darren Wright | 21+11 | 1 | 15+10 | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0+1 | – |
| Own goals | – | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 55 | 56 | 46 | 44 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | – | |
References
edit- ^ "English attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "England 1999–00". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
Sumner, Chas (1 November 2011). 125 Years on the Borderline: The Complete History of Chester City F.C. 1885-2010. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0956984821.
External links
edit- Chester City at the Football Club History Database