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The Football League
Season1999–2000
ChampionsCharlton Athletic
PromotedCharlton Athletic
Manchester City
Ipswich Town
RelegatedChester City

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.[1]

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.

First Division

Football League, First Division
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 [2]

Template:1999–2000 Football League First Division table [3]

Location of clubs

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1999–2000

Play-offs

Semifinals
1st leg – May 13th/14th;
2nd leg – May 17th/18th, 2000
Final at Wembley
May 29th, 2000
      
3rd Ipswich Town (a.e.t.) 2
6th Bolton Wanderers 2
3rd Ipswich Town 4
4th Barnsley 2
4th Barnsley 4
5th Birmingham City 0

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First Division results

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Football League, Second Division
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 [2]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Preston North End 46 15 4 4 37 23 13 7 3 37 14 74 37 +37 95
2 Burnley 46 16 3 4 42 23 9 10 4 27 24 69 47 +22 88
3 Gillingham 46 16 3 4 46 21 9 7 7 33 27 79 48 +31 85
4 Wigan Athletic 46 15 3 5 37 14 7 14 2 35 24 72 38 +34 83
5 Millwall 46 14 7 2 41 18 9 6 8 35 32 76 50 +26 82
6 Stoke City 46 13 7 3 37 18 10 6 7 31 24 68 42 +26 82
7 Bristol Rovers 46 13 7 3 34 19 10 4 9 35 26 69 45 +24 80
8 Notts County 46 9 6 8 32 27 9 5 9 29 28 61 55 +6 65
9 Bristol City 46 7 14 2 31 18 8 5 10 28 39 59 57 +2 64
10 Reading 46 10 9 4 28 18 6 5 12 29 45 57 63 –6 62
11 Wrexham 46 9 6 8 23 24 8 5 10 29 37 52 61 –9 62
12 Wycombe Wanderers 46 11 4 8 32 24 5 9 9 24 29 56 53 +3 61
13 Luton Town 46 10 7 6 41 35 7 3 13 20 30 61 65 –4 61
14 Oldham Athletic 46 8 5 10 27 28 8 7 8 23 27 50 55 –5 60
15 Bury 46 8 10 5 38 33 5 8 10 23 31 61 64 –3 57
16 Bournemouth 46 11 6 6 37 19 5 3 15 22 43 59 62 –3 57
17 Brentford 46 8 6 9 27 31 5 7 11 20 30 47 61 –14 52
18 Colchester United 46 9 4 10 36 40 5 6 12 23 42 59 82 –23 52
19 Cambridge United 46 8 6 9 38 33 4 6 13 26 32 64 65 –1 48
20 Oxford United 46 6 5 12 24 38 6 4 13 19 35 43 73 –30 45
21 Cardiff City 46 5 10 8 23 34 4 7 12 22 33 45 67 –22 44
22 Blackpool 46 4 10 9 26 37 4 7 12 23 40 49 77 –28 41
23 Scunthorpe United 46 4 6 13 16 34 5 6 12 24 40 40 74 –34 39
24 Chesterfield 46 5 7 11 17 25 2 8 13 17 38 34 63 –29 36
  • Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
  • NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Relegated

Location of clubs

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1999–2000

Play-offs

Semifinals
1st leg – May 13th; 2nd leg – May 17th, 2000
Final at Wembley Stadium
May 28th, 2000
      
3rd Gillingham 2
6th Stoke City 3
3rd Gillingham (a.e.t.) 3
4th Wigan Athletic 2
4th Wigan Athletic 0
5th Millwall 0

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Football League, Third Division
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 [2]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Swansea City 46 15 6 2 32 11 9 7 7 19 19 51 30 +21 85
2 Rotherham United 46 13 5 5 43 17 11 7 5 29 19 72 36 +36 84
3 Northampton Town 46 16 2 5 36 18 9 5 9 27 27 63 45 +18 82
4 Darlington 46 13 9 1 43 15 8 7 8 23 21 66 36 +30 79
5 Peterborough United 46 14 4 5 39 30 8 8 7 24 24 63 54 +9 78
6 Barnet 46 12 6 5 36 24 9 6 8 23 29 59 53 +6 75
7 Hartlepool United 46 16 1 6 32 17 5 8 10 28 32 60 49 +11 72
8 Cheltenham Town 46 13 4 6 28 17 7 6 10 22 25 50 42 +8 70
9 Torquay United 46 12 6 5 35 20 7 6 10 27 32 62 52 +10 69
10 Rochdale 46 8 7 8 21 25 10 7 6 36 29 57 54 +3 68
11 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 10 7 6 38 25 7 9 7 26 21 64 47 +17 67
12 Plymouth Argyle 46 12 10 1 38 18 4 8 11 17 33 55 51 +4 66
13 Macclesfield Town 46 9 7 7 36 30 9 4 10 30 31 66 61 +5 65
14 Hull City 46 7 8 8 26 23 8 6 9 17 20 43 43 ±0 59
15 Lincoln City 46 11 6 6 38 23 4 8 11 29 46 67 69 –2 59
16 Southend United 46 11 5 7 37 31 4 6 13 16 30 53 61 –8 56
17 Mansfield Town 46 9 6 8 33 26 7 2 14 17 39 50 65 –15 56
18 Halifax Town 46 7 5 11 22 24 8 4 11 22 34 44 58 –14 54
19 Leyton Orient 46 7 7 9 22 22 6 6 11 25 30 47 52 –5 52
20 York City 46 7 10 6 21 21 5 6 12 18 32 39 53 –14 52
21 Exeter City 46 8 6 9 27 30 3 5 15 19 42 46 72 –26 44
22 Shrewsbury Town 46 5 6 12 20 27 4 7 12 20 40 40 67 –27 40
23 Carlisle United 46 6 8 9 23 27 3 4 16 19 48 42 75 –33 39
24 Chester City 46 5 5 13 20 36 5 4 14 24 43 44 79 –35 39
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  • NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
New club in the league
Relegated to Conference

Locations of clubs

Locations of the Football League Third Division London teams 1999–2000

Play-offs

Semifinals
1st leg – May 13th; 2nd leg – May 17th, 2000
Final at Wembley Stadium
May 26th, 2000
      
4th Darlington 2
7th Hartlepool United 0
4th Darlington 0
5th Peterborough United 1
5th Peterborough United 2
6th Barnet 1

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See also

References

  1. ^ "Put your shirt on squad numbers next season". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. 1999-04-09. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2008-07-15. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  3. ^ a b c d e "England 1999–00". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)