2000–01 Carlisle United F.C. season

April 2022 Carlisle United F.C. 2000–01 Ian Atkins Michael Knighton Brunton Park Third Division FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy 22nd Third round First round First round 1999–2000 2001–02 For the 2000–01 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League Division Three. Season summary After the previous season saw relegation to the Football Conference avoided on the last day for the second year in a row, manager Martin Wilkinson was sacked and replaced by Ian Atkins, who had almost steered Chester City to Football League survival at Carlisle's expense. Any hope that Atkins would produce an immediate turn-around was quickly dashed when the first half of the campaign turned out even worse than those of either of the previous two seasons, with only three matches won before the turn of the year, and Carlisle entering 2001 looking hopelessly adrift at the bottom of the table. The team's spirits picked up thereafter thanks to a run to the third round of the FA Cup, where they were eliminated by Premier League Arsenal, and Carlisle's league form greatly improved, allowing them to secure safety on the penultimate weekend of the season (largely thanks to relegation rivals Barnet and Torquay United ending up playing each other on the final day, making it mathematically impossible for both clubs to overtake Carlisle). With Irish businessman John Courtenay making overtures about purchasing the club, Atkins left by mutual agreement at the season's end, partly to become director of football at newly-relegated Oxford United, and partly to make way for Courtenay's preferred manager, Roddy Collins. Results & fixtures Third Division 2000–01 Football League Third Division League table Third Division y CRL Matches Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Carlisle United Scorer(s) Attendance Report112 AugustHalifax TownH2–2219 AugustLeyton OrientA0–1325 AugustYork CityH1–1429 AugustShrewsbury TownA1–052 SeptemberKidderminster HarriersA1–069 SeptemberRochdaleH1–2712 SeptemberChesterfieldH2–4816 SeptemberPlymouth ArgyleA0–2923 SeptemberExeter CityH0–11030 SeptemberDarlingtonA0–1116 OctoberCheltenham TownA0–11214 OctoberBarnetH0–21317 OctoberCardiff CityH2–21421 OctoberTorquay UnitedA2–41524 OctoberBlackpoolA2–31628 OctoberScunthorpe UnitedH1–2174 NovemberBrighton and Hove AlbionA1–41811 NovemberSouthend UnitedH3–11925 NovemberHull CityA1–2202 DecemberLincoln CityH1–12116 DecemberMacclesfield TownA0–12222 DecemberMansfield TownA1–12313 JanuaryShrewsbury TownH1–02420 JanuaryHartlepool UnitedA2–22527 JanuaryMansfield TownH2–12630 JanuaryYork CityA0–0273 FebruaryKiddermister HarriersH2–02813 FebruaryHartlepool UnitedH2–32917 FebruaryPlymouth ArgyleH1–13020 FebruaryChesterfieldA1–13124 FebruaryExeter CityA0–1323 MarchDarlingtonH0–2336 MarchBarnetA1–03410 MarchCheltenham TownH1–13513 MarchLeyton OrientH1–03617 MarchCardiff CityA1–43723 MarchTorquay UnitedH1–03827 MarchHalifax TownA0–03931 MarchMacclesfield TownH1–04010 AprilRochdaleA0–64114 AprilBlackpoolH1–04216 AprilScunthorpe UnitedA0–34321 AprilBrighton and Hove AlbionH0–04428 AprilSouthend UnitedA1–1452 MayLincoln CityA1–1465 MayHull CityH0–0 English League Cup 2000–01 Football League Cup Round Date Opponent H/A Score Carlisle United Scorer(s) Attendance ReportR1 L122 AugustGrimsby TownA0–21,914R1 L25 SeptemberGrimsby TownH1–12,228 FA Cup 2000–01 FA Cup Round Date Opponent H/A Score Carlisle United Scorer(s) Attendance ReportR118 NovemberWokingH5–12,647R29 DecemberKidderminster HarriersA2–02,533R36 JanuaryArsenalH0–115,300 Football League Trophy 2000–01 Football League Trophy Round Date Opponent H/A Score Carlisle United Scorer(s) Attendance Report112 DecemberKidderminster HarriersA1–2777 References 11v11 Category:Carlisle United F.C. seasons Carlisle United