The Football League 1999-2000

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Statistics of The Football League in season 1999/2000.

Contents

[edit] Overview

[edit] First Division

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.

[edit] Second Division

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. 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.

[edit] Third Division

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 while Shrewsbury Town and Carlisle United saved themselves from Conference football.

[edit] League Standings

[edit] First Division

Pos Team P W D L F A Pts
1. Charlton Athletic 46 27 10 9 79 45 91
2. Manchester City 46 26 11 9 78 40 89
3. Ipswich Town 46 25 12 9 71 42 87
4. Barnsley 46 24 10 12 88 67 82
5. Birmingham City 46 22 11 13 65 44 77
6. Bolton Wanderers 46 21 13 12 69 50 76
7. Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 21 11 14 64 48 74
8. Huddersfield Town 46 21 11 14 62 49 74
9. Fulham 46 17 16 13 49 41 67
10. Queens Park Rangers 46 16 18 12 62 53 66
11. Blackburn Rovers 46 15 17 14 55 51 62
12. Norwich City 46 14 15 17 45 50 57
13. Tranmere Rovers 46 15 12 19 57 68 57
14. Nottingham Forest 46 14 14 18 53 55 56
15. Crystal Palace 46 13 15 18 57 67 54
16. Sheffield United 46 13 15 18 59 66 54
17. Stockport County 46 13 15 18 55 67 54
18. Portsmouth 46 13 12 21 55 66 51
19. Crewe Alexandra 46 14 9 23 46 67 51
20. Grimsby Town 46 13 12 21 41 67 51
21. West Bromwich Albion 46 10 19 17 43 60 49
22. Walsall 46 11 13 22 52 77 46
23. Port Vale 46 7 15 24 48 69 36
24. Swindon Town 46 8 12 26 38 77 36

See also: Play-off results

Key
Promoted to the Premier League
Qualified for the promotion playoff
Relegated to Division Two

NB In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference

[edit] Second Division

Pos Team P W D L F A Pts
1. Preston North End 46 28 11 7 74 37 95
2. Burnley 46 25 13 8 69 47 88
3. Gillingham 46 25 10 11 79 48 85
4. Wigan Athletic 46 22 17 7 72 38 83
5. Millwall 46 23 13 10 76 50 82
6. Stoke City 46 23 13 10 68 42 82
7. Bristol Rovers 46 23 11 12 69 45 80
8. Notts County 46 18 11 17 61 55 65
9. Bristol City 46 15 19 12 59 57 64
10. Reading 46 16 14 16 57 63 62
11. Wrexham 46 17 11 18 52 61 62
12. Wycombe Wanderers 46 16 13 17 56 53 61
13. Luton Town 46 17 10 19 61 65 61
14. Oldham Athletic 46 16 12 18 50 55 60
15. Bury 46 13 18 15 61 64 57
16. A.F.C. Bournemouth 46 16 9 21 59 62 57
17. Brentford 46 13 13 20 47 61 52
18. Colchester United 46 14 10 22 59 82 52
19. Cambridge United 46 12 12 22 64 65 48
20. Oxford United 46 12 9 25 43 73 45
21. Cardiff City 46 9 17 20 45 67 44
22. Blackpool 46 8 17 21 49 77 41
23. Scunthorpe United 46 9 12 25 40 74 39
24. Chesterfield 46 7 15 24 34 63 36

[edit] Third Division

Pos Team P W D L F A Pts
1. Swansea City 46 24 13 9 51 30 85
2. Rotherham United 46 24 12 10 72 36 84
3. Northampton Town 46 25 7 14 63 45 82
4. Darlington 46 21 16 9 66 36 79
5. Peterborough United 46 22 12 12 63 54 78
6. Barnet 46 21 12 13 59 53 75
7. Hartlepool United 46 21 9 16 60 49 72
8. Cheltenham Town 46 20 10 16 50 42 70
9. Torquay United 46 19 12 15 62 52 69
10. Rochdale 46 18 14 14 57 54 68
11. Brighton & Hove Albion 46 17 16 13 64 47 67
12. Plymouth Argyle 46 16 18 12 55 51 66
13. Macclesfield Town 46 18 11 17 66 61 65
14. Hull City 46 15 14 17 43 43 59
15. Lincoln City 46 15 14 17 67 69 59
16. Southend United 46 15 14 17 53 61 56
17. Mansfield Town 46 13 13 20 50 65 56
18. Halifax Town 46 12 16 18 44 58 54
19. Leyton Orient 46 13 13 20 47 52 52
20. York City 46 12 16 18 39 53 52
21. Exeter City 46 11 11 24 46 72 44
22. Shrewsbury Town 46 9 13 24 40 67 40
23. Carlisle United 46 9 12 25 42 75 39
24. Chester City 46 10 9 27 44 79 39

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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