| Season | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Charlton Athletic |
| Promoted | Charlton Athletic Manchester City Ipswich Town |
| Relegated | Chester City |
| New Club in League | Cheltenham Town |
2000–01 → | |
The 1999–2000 Football League (known as theNationwide Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 101st completed season ofThe 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 thePremier 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 inDivision One went to championsCharlton Athletic, runners-upManchester City and playoff winnersIpswich Town.
1999–2000 also saw some of Division One’s biggest clubs miss out on promotion — the biggest of these wereBlackburn Rovers (11th) andNottingham Forest (14th).Steve Coppell ended his fourth spell asCrystal Palace manager after doing wonders to keep a virtually bankrupt club clear of the Division One relegation zone.
Going down wereWalsall,Port Vale andSwindon 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 ofGary Megson as manager.
David Moyes, 37, showed promise as one of the league’s most highly rated young managers after he guidedPreston North End to theDivision Two championship.Stan Ternent’s two-year rebuilding project atBurnley 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 the2008–09 season. Joining them in Division One werePeter Taylor’sGillingham, who had reached the upper half of the league for the first time in their history.
Going down wereCardiff City,Blackpool,Scunthorpe United andChesterfield. Narrowly avoiding the drop wereOxford United, who struggled all season long despite the club’s financial crisis being eased by the arrival of newTanzanian chairmanFiroz Kassam.
Swansea City,Rotherham United,Northampton Town andPeterborough United occupied the four promotion places inDivision 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 whileShrewsbury Town andCarlisle United saved themselves from Conference football.
| Season | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Charlton Athletic |
| Promoted | Charlton Athletic Manchester City Ipswich Town |
| Relegated | Walsall Port Vale Swindon Town |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,391 (2.52 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Andy Hunt (24 goals)[2] |
2000–01 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlton Athletic(C, P) | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 79 | 45 | +34 | 91 | Promotion to thePremier League |
| 2 | Manchester City(P) | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 78 | 40 | +38 | 89 | |
| 3 | Ipswich Town(O, P) | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 71 | 42 | +29 | 87 | Qualification for theFirst Division play-offs |
| 4 | Barnsley | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 88 | 67 | +21 | 82 | |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 65 | 44 | +21 | 77 | |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 76 | |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 74 | |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 74 | |
| 9 | Fulham | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 67 | |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 66 | |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 62 | |
| 12 | Norwich City | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 57 | |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 57 | 68 | −11 | 57 | |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 56 | |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 57 | 67 | −10 | 54 | |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 59 | 71 | −12 | 54 | |
| 17 | Stockport County | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 55 | 67 | −12 | 54 | |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 55 | 66 | −11 | 51 | |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 51 | |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 51 | |
| 21 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 49 | |
| 22 | Walsall(R) | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 52 | 77 | −25 | 46 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
| 23 | Port Vale(R) | 46 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 48 | 69 | −21 | 36 | |
| 24 | Swindon Town(R) | 46 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 77 | −39 | 36 |
| Semifinals 1st leg – May 13th/14th; 2nd leg – May 17th/18th, 2000 | Final atWembley 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 | |||||||
| Home \ Away | BAR | BIR | BLB | BOL | CHA | CRE | CRY | FUL | GRI | HUD | IPS | MCI | NWC | NOT | PTV | POR | QPR | SHU | STP | SWI | TRA | WAL | WBA | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Birmingham City | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Crystal Palace | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| Fulham | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Grimsby Town | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Ipswich Town | 6–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Manchester City | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Norwich City | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Port Vale | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Portsmouth | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Sheffield United | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 3–0 | |
| Stockport County | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | |
| Swindon Town | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Walsall | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 32,088 |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 21,895 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21,470 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 19,558 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 19,253 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 18,524 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 17,196 |
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 15,662 |
| 9 | Norwich City | 15,539 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 15,412 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 14,584 |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 14,297 |
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 14,029 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 13,906 |
| 15 | Sheffield United | 13,718 |
| 16 | Fulham | 13,092 |
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 12,592 |
| 18 | Stockport County | 7,411 |
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 7,273 |
| 20 | Swindon Town | 6,977 |
| 21 | Walsall | 6,779 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 6,222 |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 6,157 |
| 24 | Port Vale | 5,997 |
Source:[4]
| Season | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Preston North End (2nd third tier title) |
| Promoted | Preston North End, Burnley |
| Promoted via play-offs | Gillingham |
| Relegated | Blackpool, Cardiff City, Chesterfield, Scunthorpe United |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,404 (2.54 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Andy Payton(Burnley), 27[2] |
2000–01 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preston North End(C, P) | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 74 | 37 | +37 | 95 | Promotion to theFirst Division |
| 2 | Burnley(P) | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 69 | 47 | +22 | 88 | |
| 3 | Gillingham(O, P) | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 79 | 48 | +31 | 85 | Qualification for theSecond Division play-offs |
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 72 | 38 | +34 | 83 | |
| 5 | Millwall | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 76 | 50 | +26 | 82 | |
| 6 | Stoke City | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 68 | 42 | +26 | 82 | |
| 7 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 80 | |
| 8 | Notts County | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 65 | |
| 9 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 64 | |
| 10 | Reading | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 57 | 63 | −6 | 62 | |
| 11 | Wrexham | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 62 | |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 61 | |
| 13 | Luton Town | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 65 | −4 | 61 | |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 60 | |
| 15 | Bury | 46 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 61 | 64 | −3 | 57 | |
| 16 | Bournemouth | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 57 | |
| 17 | Brentford | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 52 | |
| 18 | Colchester United | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 59 | 82 | −23 | 52 | |
| 19 | Cambridge United | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 64 | 65 | −1 | 48 | |
| 20 | Oxford United | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 43 | 73 | −30 | 45 | |
| 21 | Cardiff City(R) | 46 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 44 | Relegation to theThird Division |
| 22 | Blackpool(R) | 46 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 49 | 77 | −28 | 41 | |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United(R) | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 74 | −34 | 39 | |
| 24 | Chesterfield(R) | 46 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 34 | 63 | −29 | 36 |
| Semifinals 1st leg – May 13th; 2nd leg – May 17th, 2000 | Final atWembley 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 | |||||||
| Home \ Away | BLP | BOU | BRE | BRC | BRR | BUR | BRY | CAM | CAR | CHF | COL | GIL | LUT | MIL | NTC | OLD | OXF | PNE | REA | SCU | STO | WIG | WRE | WYC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Bournemouth | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Brentford | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Bristol City | 5–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Burnley | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | |
| Bury | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |
| Cambridge United | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–2 | |
| Cardiff City | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Chesterfield | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| Colchester United | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Gillingham | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | |
| Luton Town | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Millwall | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Notts County | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Oxford United | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | |
| Preston North End | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| Reading | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| Stoke City | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Wigan Athletic | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Wrexham | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Season | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Swansea City (1st fourth tier title) |
| Direct promotion | Swansea City, Northampton, Rotherham United |
| Promoted through play-offs | Peterborough United |
| Relegated toConference | Chester |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,303 (2.36 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Marco Gabbiadini(Darlington), 24[2] |
2000–01 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea City(C, P) | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 85 | Promotion to theSecond Division |
| 2 | Rotherham United(P) | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 72 | 36 | +36 | 84 | |
| 3 | Northampton Town(P) | 46 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 82 | |
| 4 | Darlington | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 79 | Qualification for theThird Division play-offs |
| 5 | Peterborough United(O, P) | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 78 | |
| 6 | Barnet | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 75 | |
| 7 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 72 | |
| 8 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 70 | |
| 9 | Torquay United | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 62 | 52 | +10 | 69 | |
| 10 | Rochdale | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 68 | |
| 11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 64 | 46 | +18 | 67 | |
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 66 | |
| 13 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 66 | 61 | +5 | 65 | |
| 14 | Hull City | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 59 | |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 67 | 69 | −2 | 59 | |
| 16 | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 56 | |
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 56 | |
| 18 | Halifax Town | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 54 | |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 52 | |
| 20 | York City | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 52 | |
| 21 | Exeter City | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 46 | 72 | −26 | 44 | |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 40 | 67 | −27 | 40 | |
| 23 | Carlisle United | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 42 | 75 | −33 | 39 | |
| 24 | Chester City(R) | 46 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 44 | 79 | −35 | 39 | Relegation toFootball Conference |
| Semifinals 1st leg – May 13th; 2nd leg – May 17th, 2000 | Final atWembley 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 | |||||||