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.
Season | 1999–2000 |
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Champions | Charlton Athletic |
Promoted | Charlton Athletic Manchester City Ipswich Town |
Relegated | Chester City |
New Club in League | Cheltenham Town |
← 1998–99 2000–01 → |
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
Season | 1999–2000 |
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Champions | Charlton Athletic (1st second tier title) |
Direct promotion to FA Premier League | Charlton Athletic, Manchester City |
Promoted to FA Premier League through play-offs | Ipswich Town |
Relegated | Port Vale, Swindon Town, Walsall |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,391 (2.52 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Andy Hunt (Charlton Athletic), 24 [2] |
← 1998–99 2000–01 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 27 | +34 | 91 | Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League |
2 | Manchester City | 46 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 23 | +38 | 89 | Promoted to FA Premier League |
3 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 25 | +29 | 87 | Promoted to Premier League through play-offs |
4 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 43 | +21 | 82 | Participated in play-offs |
5 | Birmingham City | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 28 | +21 | 77 | |
6 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 24 | +19 | 76 | |
7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 28 | +16 | 74 | |
8 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 28 | +13 | 74 | |
9 | Fulham | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 28 | +8 | 67 | |
10 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 33 | +9 | 66 | |
11 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 31 | +4 | 62 | |
12 | Norwich City | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 28 | −5 | 57 | |
13 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 41 | −11 | 57 | |
14 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 37 | −2 | 56 | |
15 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 41 | −10 | 54 | |
16 | Sheffield United | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 47 | −12 | 54 | |
17 | Stockport County | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 36 | −12 | 54 | |
18 | Portsmouth | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 39 | −11 | 51 | |
19 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 36 | −21 | 51 | |
20 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 42 | −26 | 51 | |
21 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 34 | −17 | 49 | |
22 | Walsall | 46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 43 | −25 | 46 | Relegated |
23 | Port Vale | 46 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 39 | −21 | 36 | |
24 | Swindon Town | 46 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 40 | −39 | 36 |
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Location of clubs
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 | 5 | 7 | ||||||
6th | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
3rd | Ipswich Town | 4 | ||||||||
4th | Barnsley | 2 | ||||||||
4th | Barnsley | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
5th | Birmingham City | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Results
Second Division
Season | 1999–2000 |
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Champions | Preston North End (2nd third tier title) |
Direct promotion | Preston North End, Burnley |
Promoted through play-offs | Gillingham |
Relegated | Blackpool, Cardiff City, Chesterfield, Scunthorpe United |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,404 (2.54 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Andy Payton (Burnley), 27 [2] |
← 1998–99 2000–01 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 14 | +37 | 95 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Burnley | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 24 | +22 | 88 | Promoted |
3 | Gillingham | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 27 | +31 | 85 | Promoted through play-offs |
4 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 35 | 24 | +34 | 83 | Participated in play-offs |
5 | Millwall | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 32 | +26 | 82 | |
6 | Stoke City | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 24 | +26 | 82 | |
7 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 26 | +24 | 80 | |
8 | Notts County | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 28 | +6 | 65 | |
9 | Bristol City | 46 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 39 | +2 | 64 | |
10 | Reading | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 45 | −6 | 62 | |
11 | Wrexham | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 37 | −9 | 62 | |
12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 29 | +3 | 61 | |
13 | Luton Town | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 30 | −4 | 61 | |
14 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 27 | −5 | 60 | |
15 | Bury | 46 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 31 | −3 | 57 | |
16 | Bournemouth | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 43 | −3 | 57 | |
17 | Brentford | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 30 | −14 | 52 | |
18 | Colchester United | 46 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 40 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 42 | −23 | 52 | |
19 | Cambridge United | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 32 | −1 | 48 | |
20 | Oxford United | 46 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 35 | −30 | 45 | |
21 | Cardiff City | 46 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 33 | −22 | 44 | Relegated |
22 | Blackpool | 46 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 40 | −28 | 41 | |
23 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 40 | −34 | 39 | |
24 | Chesterfield | 46 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 38 | −29 | 36 |
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Location of clubs
Play-offs
Semifinals 1st leg – May 13th; 2nd leg – May 17th, 2000 |
Final at Wembley Stadium May 28th, 2000 | |||||||||
3rd | Gillingham | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
6th | Stoke City | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
3rd | Gillingham (a.e.t.) | 3 | ||||||||
4th | Wigan Athletic | 2 | ||||||||
4th | Wigan Athletic | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
5th | Millwall | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results
Third Division
Season | 1999–2000 |
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Champions | Swansea City (1st fourth tier title) |
Direct promotion | Swansea City, Northampton, Rotherham United |
Promoted through play-offs | Peterborough United |
Relegated to Conference | Chester |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,303 (2.36 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Marco Gabbiadini (Darlington), 24 [2] |
← 1998–99 2000–01 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Swansea City | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 19 | +21 | 85 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Rotherham United | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 19 | +36 | 84 | Promoted |
3 | Northampton Town | 46 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 27 | +18 | 82 | |
4 | Darlington | 46 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 21 | +30 | 79 | Participated in play-offs |
5 | Peterborough United | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 24 | +9 | 78 | Promoted through play-offs |
6 | Barnet | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 29 | +6 | 75 | Participated in play-offs |
7 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 32 | +11 | 72 | |
8 | Cheltenham Town[lower-alpha 1] | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 25 | +8 | 70 | |
9 | Torquay United | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 32 | +10 | 69 | |
10 | Rochdale | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 29 | +3 | 68 | |
11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 21 | +18 | 67 | |
12 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 38 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 33 | +4 | 66 | |
13 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 31 | +5 | 65 | |
14 | Hull City | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 59 | |
15 | Lincoln City | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 46 | −2 | 59 | |
16 | Southend United | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 30 | −8 | 56 | |
17 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 39 | −15 | 56 | |
18 | Halifax Town | 46 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 34 | −14 | 54 | |
19 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 52 | |
20 | York City | 46 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 52 | |
21 | Exeter City | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 42 | −26 | 44 | |
22 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 40 | −27 | 40 | |
23 | Carlisle United | 46 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 48 | −33 | 39 | |
24 | Chester City | 46 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 43 | −35 | 39 | Relegated to Conference |
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Notes:
- New club in the league
Locations of clubs
Play-offs
Semifinals 1st leg – May 13th; 2nd leg – May 17th, 2000 |
Final at Wembley Stadium May 26th, 2000 | |||||||||
4th | Darlington | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
7th | Hartlepool United | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
4th | Darlington | 0 | ||||||||
5th | Peterborough United | 1 | ||||||||
5th | Peterborough United | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
6th | Barnet | 1 | 0 | 1 |
See also
- 1999-2000 in English football
- 1999 in association football
- 2000 in association football
References
- "Put your shirt on squad numbers next season". Lancashire Telegraph. Newsquest Media Group Ltd. 9 April 1999. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
- "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- "England 1999–00". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.