 The following season , he played 43 games as Blackpool achieved a 14th @-@ placed finish in the Second Division . His single goal of the campaign came in a 3 – 1 victory over Stoke City at the Victoria Ground . In the 1999 – 2000 season , he played 51 times and scored five goals as Blackpool finished 22nd and were relegated to the Third Division . He scored on his 93rd and final league appearance for the club in a 1 – 1 draw with Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park . Despite the team 's relegation , Carlisle 's strong defensive performances during his three years at Blackpool attracted the attention of Iain Dowie , who at the time was a scout for Queens Park Rangers . 
