Gillingham 1999/00

Gillingham finished 3rd of 24 in the 1999/00 Second Division with 85 points (won 25, drawn 10, lost 11; scored 79, conceded 48) and were promoted. Highest position 2nd, after match 45; lowest 23rd, after match 4. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row, 9 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Gillingham
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club League One season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 7 Aug 1999	Bury (away)	1–2 L	Lost	0	17th
2	Sat 14 Aug 1999	Bristol Rovers (home)	0–1 L	Lost	0	21st
3	Sat 21 Aug 1999	Blackpool (away)	1–1 D	Drew	1	21st
4	Sat 28 Aug 1999	Wycombe (home)	2–2 D	Drew	2	23rd
5	Mon 30 Aug 1999	Stoke (away)	1–1 D	Drew	3	22nd
6	Sat 4 Sep 1999	Oldham (home)	2–1 W	Won	6	17th
7	Sat 11 Sep 1999	Oxford (away)	2–1 W	Won	9	12th
8	Sat 18 Sep 1999	Preston (home)	0–2 L	Lost	9	15th
9	Sat 25 Sep 1999	Cambridge (away)	2–2 D	Drew	10	16th
10	Sat 2 Oct 1999	Millwall (home)	2–0 W	Won	13	13th
11	Sat 9 Oct 1999	Wrexham (home)	5–1 W	Won	16	11th
12	Sat 16 Oct 1999	Luton (away)	1–3 L	Lost	16	12th
13	Tue 19 Oct 1999	Brentford (away)	2–1 W	Won	19	11th
14	Sat 23 Oct 1999	Cambridge (home)	2–1 W	Won	22	8th
15	Tue 2 Nov 1999	Bristol City (home)	3–0 W	Won	25	7th
16	Sat 6 Nov 1999	Notts County (away)	1–1 D	Drew	26	9th
17	Fri 12 Nov 1999	Bournemouth (home)	4–1 W	Won	29	6th
18	Tue 23 Nov 1999	Scunthorpe (away)	4–1 W	Won	32	5th
19	Sat 27 Nov 1999	Cardiff (away)	2–1 W	Won	35	3rd
20	Sat 4 Dec 1999	Bury (home)	1–0 W	Won	38	3rd
21	Sun 26 Dec 1999	Colchester (home)	2–1 W	Won	41	5th
22	Tue 28 Dec 1999	Wigan (away)	0–2 L	Lost	41	6th
23	Mon 3 Jan 2000	Reading (home)	2–2 D	Drew	42	6th
24	Sat 15 Jan 2000	Bristol Rovers (away)	1–2 L	Lost	42	8th
25	Sat 22 Jan 2000	Blackpool (home)	1–3 L	Lost	42	8th
26	Tue 1 Feb 2000	Chesterfield (away)	0–0 D	Drew	43	7th
27	Sat 5 Feb 2000	Stoke (home)	3–0 W	Won	46	7th
28	Sat 12 Feb 2000	Oldham (away)	3–1 W	Won	49	7th
29	Sat 26 Feb 2000	Preston (away)	2–0 W	Won	52	8th
30	Sat 4 Mar 2000	Oxford (home)	1–0 W	Won	55	7th
31	Tue 7 Mar 2000	Notts County (home)	0–1 L	Lost	55	8th
32	Sat 11 Mar 2000	Bristol City (away)	1–0 W	Won	58	6th
33	Tue 14 Mar 2000	Burnley (home)	2–2 D	Drew	59	6th
34	Sat 18 Mar 2000	Scunthorpe (home)	3–1 W	Won	62	6th
35	Tue 21 Mar 2000	Bournemouth (away)	1–0 W	Won	65	6th
36	Sat 25 Mar 2000	Colchester (away)	1–2 L	Lost	65	6th
37	Tue 28 Mar 2000	Wycombe (away)	0–1 L	Lost	65	6th
38	Sat 1 Apr 2000	Chesterfield (home)	1–0 W	Won	68	6th
39	Fri 7 Apr 2000	Reading (away)	2–2 D	Drew	69	6th
40	Sat 15 Apr 2000	Wigan (home)	2–1 W	Won	72	6th
41	Tue 18 Apr 2000	Burnley (away)	3–0 W	Won	75	6th
42	Sat 22 Apr 2000	Luton (home)	2–0 W	Won	78	5th
43	Mon 24 Apr 2000	Millwall (away)	2–2 D	Drew	79	4th
44	Sat 29 Apr 2000	Brentford (home)	2–0 W	Won	82	4th
45	Tue 2 May 2000	Cardiff (home)	4–1 W	Won	85	2nd
46	Sat 6 May 2000	Wrexham (away)	0–1 L	Lost	85	3rd

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.