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1999–2000 Football League

1999–2000 Football League

The 1999–2000 Football League (known as the Nationwide Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 101st completed season of The Football League.

The 1999–2000 season saw the league dispense with the traditional 1–11 numbering of players’ shirts in favour of squad numbers, a system that had been adopted by the Premier League a few seasons before. This also meant that players’ names appeared on the back of their shirts for the first time since the league’s inception.[2]

The three promotion places in Division One went to champions Charlton Athletic, runners-up Manchester City and playoff winners Ipswich Town.

1999–2000 also saw some of Division One’s biggest clubs miss out on promotion — the biggest of these were Blackburn Rovers (11th) and Nottingham Forest (14th). Steve Coppell ended his fourth spell as Crystal Palace manager after doing wonders to keep a virtually bankrupt club clear of the Division One relegation zone.

Going down were Walsall, Port Vale and Swindon Town. West Bromwich Albion just missed out on the drop zone thanks to a late turn-around in form during the final weeks of the season which followed the appointment of Gary Megson as manager.

David Moyes, 37, showed promise as one of the league’s most highly rated young managers after he guided Preston North End to the Division Two championship. Stan Ternent’s two-year rebuilding project at Burnley paid off as they finished runners-up in the division and would establish themselves as a second tier side for nine years until promotion to the Premier League happened at the end of the 2008–09 season. Joining them in Division One were Peter Taylor’s Gillingham, who had reached the upper half of the league for the first time in their history.

Going down were Cardiff City, Blackpool, Scunthorpe United and Chesterfield. Narrowly avoiding the drop were Oxford United, who struggled all season long despite the club’s financial crisis being eased by the arrival of new Tanzanian chairman Firoz Kassam.

Swansea City, Rotherham United, Northampton Town and Peterborough United occupied the four promotion places in Division Three.

Chester City were relegated on the last day of the season, ending their 69-year league career and would be relegated from the League again nine years later while Shrewsbury Town and Carlisle United saved themselves from Conference football.

The Football LeagueFootball League, First DivisionFootball League, Second DivisionFootball League, Third Division
Season1999–2000
ChampionsCharlton Athletic
PromotedCharlton Athletic
Manchester City
Ipswich Town
RelegatedChester City
← 1998–99
Season1999–2000
ChampionsCharlton Athletic (1st second tier title)
Direct promotion to FA Premier LeagueCharlton Athletic,
Manchester City
Promoted to FA Premier League through play-offsIpswich Town
RelegatedPort Vale,
Swindon Town,
Walsall
Matches played552
Goals scored1,391 (2.52 per match)
Top goalscorerAndy Hunt (Charlton Athletic), 24 [3]
← 1998–99
2000–01 →
Season1999–2000
ChampionsPreston North End (2nd third tier title)
Direct promotionPreston North End,
Burnley
Promoted through play-offsGillingham
RelegatedBlackpool,
Cardiff City,
Chesterfield,
Scunthorpe United
Matches played552
Goals scored1,404 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorerAndy Payton (Burnley), 27 [3]
← 1998–99
2000–01 →
Season1999–2000
ChampionsSwansea City (1st fourth tier title)
Direct promotionSwansea City,
Northampton,
Rotherham United
Promoted through play-offsPeterborough United
Relegated to ConferenceChester
Matches played552
Goals scored1,303 (2.36 per match)
Top goalscorerMarco Gabbiadini (Darlington), 24 [3]
← 1998–99
2000–01 →

First Division

PosTeamPldHWHDHLHGFHGAAWADALAGFAGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Charlton Athletic461535371812744227+3491Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League
2Manchester City46172448179953023+3889Promoted to FA Premier League
3Ipswich Town46163439179953225+2987Promoted to Premier League through play-offs
4Barnsley46154448249684043+2182Participated in play-offs
5Birmingham City461553371676102828+2177
6Bolton Wanderers46145443267882624+1976
7Wolverhampton Wanderers461553452066111928+1674
8Huddersfield Town461454432176101928+1374
9Fulham461373331349101628+867
10Queens Park Rangers469122302076103233+966
11Blackburn Rovers461094332058102231+462
12Norwich City461166262239111928−557
13Tranmere Rovers461085352754142241−1157
14Nottingham Forest469104291854142437−256
15Crystal Palace467115332664132441−1054
16Sheffield United461085382437132147−1254
17Stockport County46887333157112236−1254
18Portsmouth46968362746131939−1151
19Crewe Alexandra46959273154141936−2151
20Grimsby Town461085272534161442−2651
21West Bromwich Albion466116252648111834−1749
22Walsall467610263447122643−2546Relegated
23Port Vale466611273019132139−2136
24Swindon Town465612233736141540−3936

Location of clubs

Play-offs

Semifinals
1st leg – May 13th/14th;
2nd leg – May 17th/18th, 2000		Final at Wembley
May 29th, 2000
3rdIpswich Town (a.e.t.)257
6thBolton Wanderers235
3rdIpswich Town4
4thBarnsley2
4thBarnsley415
5thBirmingham City022

Results

Home \ AwayBARBIRBLBBOLCHACRECRYFULGRIHUDIPSMCINWCNOTPTVPORQPRSHUSTPSWITRAWALWBAWOL
Barnsley2–15–11–11–10–22–31–03–04–20–22–12–11–03–16–01–12–02–11–03–03–22–21–2
Birmingham City3–11–02–11–05–12–02–20–01–01–10–12–00–14–21–02–00–22–11–13–12–01–11–0
Blackburn Rovers1–21–03–11–10–11–12–01–12–02–21–41–12–10–01–10–25–02–00–02–02–02–11–1
Bolton Wanderers2–23–33–10–22–22–03–12–01–01–10–11–03–22–13–02–12–00–12–02–34–31–12–1
Charlton Athletic3–11–01–22–11–02–11–04–00–11–30–11–03–02–21–12–11–04–00–13–22–10–02–0
Crewe Alexandra0–12–30–01–30–22–01–11–11–11–21–11–00–32–11–32–11–03–22–10–22–32–01–0
Crystal Palace0–20–22–10–00–11–10–03–02–22–21–11–02–01–14–03–01–13–31–22–23–20–21–1
Fulham1–30–02–21–12–13–01–00–13–00–00–01–11–13–11–01–04–04–11–01–02–01–00–1
Grimsby Town0–31–10–00–12–51–11–01–10–02–11–12–14–32–01–02–12–20–11–01–21–01–11–0
Huddersfield Town2–10–03–20–31–23–07–11–13–13–11–11–02–12–20–11–04–10–24–01–01–11–02–0
Ipswich Town6–10–10–01–04–22–11–01–02–02–12–10–23–13–00–11–41–11–03–00–02–03–11–0
Manchester City3–11–02–02–01–14–02–14–02–10–11–03–11–02–14–21–36–01–23–02–01–12–10–1
Norwich City2–20–10–22–10–32–10–11–23–01–10–01–01–00–02–12–12–12–00–21–11–12–11–0
Nottingham Forest3–01–00–11–11–11–02–00–02–11–30–11–31–12–02–01–10–01–13–11–14–10–01–1
Port Vale2–23–10–00–12–21–02–20–23–11–21–21–20–10–22–01–12–31–12–01–01–21–20–1
Portsmouth3–02–21–20–00–20–23–10–11–20–01–12–22–12–10–01–32–02–04–11–25–12–02–3
Queens Park Rangers2–22–20–00–10–01–00–10–01–03–13–11–12–21–13–20–03–11–12–12–12–10–01–1
Sheffield United3–31–22–11–21–21–13–12–00–00–12–21–00–02–11–31–01–11–02–23–11–16–03–0
Stockport County1–32–00–10–01–32–11–22–12–11–10–12–22–22–31–01–13–31–13–02–11–10–13–2
Swindon Town1–21–42–10–41–20–12–41–00–12–01–40–20–00–02–11–10–12–21–13–11–11–21–2
Tranmere Rovers2–22–12–10–02–22–01–21–13–21–00–21–11–23–02–12–41–11–30–03–11–13–01–0
Walsall1–41–01–12–02–41–42–21–31–02–00–10–12–20–20–01–02–32–11–20–01–22–11–1
West Bromwich Albion0–20–32–24–42–01–00–00–02–10–11–10–21–11–10–03–20–12–22–01–12–00–11–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers2–02–12–11–02–32–02–13–03–00–12–14–11–03–02–21–13–21–02–21–14–01–21–1

Second Division

PosTeamPldHWHDHLHGFHGAAWADALAGFAGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Preston North End461544372313733714+3795Division Champions, promoted
2Burnley461634422391042724+2288Promoted
3Gillingham46163446219773327+3185Promoted through play-offs
4Wigan Athletic461535371471423524+3483Participated in play-offs
5Millwall46147241189683532+2682
6Stoke City461373371810673124+2682
7Bristol Rovers461373341910493526+2480
8Notts County4696832279592928+665
9Bristol City467142311885102839+264
10Reading461094281865122945−662
11Wrexham46968232485102937−962
12Wycombe Wanderers46114832245992429+361
13Luton Town461076413573132030−461
14Oldham Athletic46851027288782327−560
15Bury468105383358102331−357
16Bournemouth461166371953152243−357
17Brentford46869273157112030−1452
18Colchester United469410364056122342−2352
19Cambridge United46869383346132632−148
20Oxford United466512243864131935−3045
21Cardiff City465108233447122233−2244Relegated
22Blackpool464109263747122340−2841
23Scunthorpe United464613163456122440−3439
24Chesterfield465711172528131738−2936

Location of clubs

Play-offs

Semifinals
1st leg – May 13th; 2nd leg – May 17th, 2000		Final at Wembley Stadium
May 28th, 2000
3rdGillingham235
6thStoke City303
3rdGillingham (a.e.t.)3
4thWigan Athletic2
4thWigan Athletic011
5thMillwall000

Results

Home \ AwayBLPBOUBREBRCBRRBURBRYCAMCARCHFCOLGILLUTMILNTCOLDOXFPNEREASCUSTOWIGWREWYC
Blackpool0–00–11–22–11–10–52–12–22–21–11–13–31–22–11–21–10–00–20–21–22–22–11–2
Bournemouth2–04–12–30–10–11–12–11–01–14–00–11–01–21–13–04–00–13–11–11–12–21–02–0
Brentford2–00–22–10–32–32–11–12–11–10–01–22–01–30–22–02–02–21–14–30–10–20–20–0
Bristol City5–23–11–00–00–01–11–10–03–01–10–10–00–02–21–12–20–23–12–12–20–04–00–0
Bristol Rovers3–12–20–02–01–00–01–01–13–12–12–13–01–00–13–21–00–20–11–13–31–13–11–0
Burnley1–02–12–22–01–02–22–02–12–13–00–30–24–32–13–03–20–33–01–21–00–05–01–0
Bury3–22–22–20–00–04–20–23–21–15–22–11–02–21–32–21–21–31–13–00–02–20–22–0
Cambridge United0–20–22–23–01–10–13–00–02–05–22–23–10–21–12–32–02–03–11–31–31–13–41–2
Cardiff City1–11–21–10–01–01–20–20–42–13–21–21–31–12–11–11–10–41–01–11–20–01–12–2
Chesterfield0–00–11–00–20–11–10–14–21–10–10–01–32–02–10–10–00–12–01–10–21–10–31–2
Colchester United1–13–10–33–45–41–21–33–10–31–02–13–01–20–30–11–22–23–20–11–02–22–21–0
Gillingham1–34–12–03–00–12–21–02–14–11–02–12–02–00–12–11–00–22–23–13–02–15–12–2
Luton Town3–21–21–21–21–42–11–12–21–01–13–23–10–22–21–14–20–23–14–12–11–13–11–1
Millwall1–13–13–24–13–01–13–02–12–01–11–02–21–01–01–01–00–25–01–21–03–30–01–1
Notts County2–15–10–14–40–22–02–22–32–11–01–21–10–01–10–10–11–01–23–00–00–22–12–1
Oldham Athletic1–11–03–01–11–40–12–01–01–21–21–21–32–12–11–22–00–11–21–10–12–10–02–2
Oxford United0–11–01–13–00–51–21–11–02–32–11–11–20–11–32–31–00–41–32–01–11–21–40–0
Preston North End3–03–02–11–02–10–01–12–10–00–22–30–21–03–22–02–03–12–21–02–11–41–03–2
Reading1–12–01–02–12–00–02–00–00–11–02–02–21–22–00–01–11–22–21–11–00–22–22–1
Scunthorpe United1–03–10–01–20–21–20–20–30–00–00–01–41–21–41–01–21–01–12–20–21–20–20–1
Stoke City3–01–01–01–11–22–23–01–02–15–11–11–12–13–10–10–01–22–12–11–01–12–01–1
Wigan Athletic5–13–11–02–13–11–11–01–12–03–00–12–01–01–12–00–12–00–11–03–01–20–12–1
Wrexham1–11–00–10–12–10–11–01–12–11–11–01–01–01–12–30–31–00–00–13–12–31–11–3
Wycombe Wanderers0–22–12–01–21–11–13–01–03–13–03–01–00–11–22–00–00–11–15–32–10–40–20–1

Third Division

PosTeamPldHWHDHLHGFHGAAWADALAGFAGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Swansea City46156232119771919+2185Division Champions, promoted
2Rotherham United461355431711752919+3684Promoted
3Northampton Town46162536189592727+1882
4Darlington46139143158782321+3079Participated in play-offs
5Peterborough United46144539308872424+978Promoted through play-offs
6Barnet46126536249682329+675Participated in play-offs
7Hartlepool United461616321758102832+1172
8Cheltenham Town[1]461346281776102225+870
9Torquay United461265352076102732+1069
10Rochdale46878212510763629+368
11Brighton & Hove Albion46107638257972621+1867
12Plymouth Argyle4612101381848111733+466
13Macclesfield Town46977363094103031+565
14Hull City4678826238691720059
15Lincoln City461166382348112946−259
16Southend United461157373146131630−856
17Mansfield Town46968332672141739−1556
18Halifax Town467511222484112234−1454
19Leyton Orient46779222266112530−552
20York City467106212156121832−1452
21Exeter City46869273035151942−2644
22Shrewsbury Town465612202747122040−2740
23Carlisle United46689232734161948−3339
24Chester City465513203654142443−3539Relegated to Conference

Locations of clubs

Play-offs

Semifinals
1st leg – May 13th; 2nd leg – May 17th, 2000		Final at Wembley Stadium
May 26th, 2000
4thDarlington213
7thHartlepool United000
4thDarlington0
5thPeterborough United1
5thPeterborough United235
6thBarnet101

See also

  • 1999-2000 in English football

  • 1999 in association football

  • 2000 in association football

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