1999–2000 FA Premier League: Difference between revisions

FA Premier League
Season	1999–2000
Dates	7 August 1999 – 14 May 2000
Champions	Manchester United; 6th Premier League title; 13th English title
Relegated	Wimbledon; Sheffield Wednesday; Watford
Champions League	Manchester United; Arsenal; Leeds United
UEFA Cup	Liverpool; Chelsea; Leicester City
Intertoto Cup	Aston Villa; Bradford City
Matches played	380
Goals scored	1,060 (2.79 per match)
Top goalscorer	Kevin Phillips; (30 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Ed de Goey (16 clean sheets)
Biggest home win	Newcastle United 8–0 Sheffield Wednesday; (19 September 1999)
Biggest away win	Derby County 0–5 Sunderland; (18 September 1999)
Highest scoring	West Ham United 5–4 Bradford City; (12 February 2000); Tottenham Hotspur 7–2 Southampton; (11 March 2000)
Longest winning run	11 games; Manchester United
Longest unbeaten run	16 games; Chelsea
Longest winless run	11 games; Sunderland; Watford
Longest losing run	8 games; Wimbledon
Highest attendance	61,619; Manchester United 3–1 Derby County; (11 March 2000)
Lowest attendance	8,248; Wimbledon 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday; (12 April 2000)
Total attendance	11,677,585
Average attendance	30,730
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The 1999–2000 FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth season of the FA Premier League, and Manchester United secured their sixth Premiership title. Like the previous season, they lost only three league games all season. Unlike in 1998–99 season, they won by a comfortable margin – 18 points as opposed to a single point.

Manchester United lost their defence of the European Cup following a 3–2 defeat against Real Madrid in the quarter-finals. The club had withdrawn from the 1999–2000 FA Cup to participate in the FIFA World Club Championship at the request of the FA who wanted Manchester United to compete to support England's bid to host the World Cup. Chelsea won the last FA Cup held at Wembley Stadium before its redevelopment. The League Cup final was won by Leicester City, for the second time in four seasons. In Europe, Leeds United reached the UEFA Cup semi-final and Arsenal were on the losing side to Galatasaray in the UEFA Cup final.

Only one newly promoted team suffered relegation: Watford, who finished in last place, and achieved a record Premiership low of just 24 points (a record since broken by Sunderland (twice), Derby County, Aston Villa, Huddersfield Town, Norwich City (twice), Sheffield United (twice), and themselves), despite a decent start to their campaign which saw them beat both Liverpool (at Anfield) and Chelsea. The most successful promoted team was Sunderland, who finished seventh in the final table and spent much of the season pushing for a place in European competition. Bradford City, back in the top division for the first time since 1922, secured their Premiership survival on the last day of the season with a 1–0 win over Liverpool. The result meant that Liverpool lost out on a Champions League place, and Wimbledon were relegated after 14 years of top-division football. Second-from-bottom Sheffield Wednesday were relegated in their penultimate game of the season, having spent 15 of the previous 16 seasons in the top division. Wednesday's season included an 8–0 defeat at Newcastle. Amazingly Coventry City went all season without an away win but still managed to secure 14th place due to an impressive home record which saw them win 12 out of their 19 matches.

As well as Premiership champions Manchester United and runners-up Arsenal, third placed Leeds United qualified for the 2000–01 Champions League. UEFA Cup places went to fourth placed Liverpool, F.A Cup winners Chelsea, and League Cup winners Leicester City.

Promoted to the Premiership for 2000–01 were First Division champions Charlton Athletic, runners-up Manchester City and playoff winners Ipswich Town. For the first time since the formation of the Premiership, all of the promoted teams had been members of the Premiership before.

Teams

Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were Sunderland, Bradford City and Watford, who returned after absences of two, seventy-seven and eleven years respectively. This was also Bradford City and Watford's first season in the Premier League. They replaced Charlton Athletic, Blackburn Rovers and Nottingham Forest, who were relegated to the First Division. Charlton Athletic and Nottingham Forest were immediately both relegated after a season's presence, while Blackburn Rovers' seven-year top flight spell came to an end.

1999 treble winners Manchester United retained their league title, leading the table for most of the season and winning their final 11 games to finish 18 points ahead of their nearest rivals Arsenal. Leeds United took the third and final Champions League place to qualify for Europe’s top club competition for the first time since the mid 1970s, ahead of Liverpool, who surrendered a place in the Champions League with a 1-0 defeat at Bradford on the last day of the season, a result which saw the hosts survive their first top flight campaign for almost 80 years. Newly promoted Sunderland finished an impressive, while eighth placed Leicester City won the League Cup.

Newly promoted Watford were relegated in bottom place, followed by Sheffield Wednesday, who had been in the top flight for all but one season since 1984. The final relegation place went to Wimbledon on the final day of their 14th season among the elite.

Stadiums and locations

London

London teams:
Arsenal
Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur
West Ham United
Wimbledon

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Locations of the 1999–2000 Premier League teams

Arsenal

Chelsea

Tottenham
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West Ham United

Wimbledon

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Greater London Premier League football clubs

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Arsenal	London (Highbury)	Arsenal Stadium	38,419
Aston Villa	Birmingham	Villa Park	42,573
Bradford City	Bradford	Valley Parade	25,136
Chelsea	London (Fulham)	Stamford Bridge	42,055
Coventry City	Coventry	Highfield Road	23,489
Derby County	Derby	Pride Park Stadium	33,597
Everton	Liverpool (Walton)	Goodison Park	40,569
Leeds United	Leeds	Elland Road	40,242
Leicester City	Leicester	Filbert Street	22,000
Liverpool	Liverpool (Anfield)	Anfield	45,522
Manchester United	Manchester	Old Trafford	68,174
Middlesbrough	Middlesbrough	Riverside Stadium	35,049
Newcastle United	Newcastle upon Tyne	St James' Park	52,387
Sheffield Wednesday	Sheffield	Hillsborough Stadium	39,732
Southampton	Southampton	The Dell	15,200
Sunderland	Sunderland	Stadium of Light	49,000
Tottenham Hotspur	London (Tottenham)	White Hart Lane	36,240
Watford	Watford	Vicarage Road	19,920
West Ham United	London (Upton Park)	Boleyn Ground	35,647
Wimbledon	London (Selhurst)	Selhurst Park^[a]	26,074

^ Due to Wimbledon lacking a home stadium, they played their home games at Selhurst Park, which is the home stadium of Crystal Palace.

Personnel and kits

(as of 14 May 2000)

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Arsenal	Arsène Wenger	Tony Adams	Nike	Dreamcast/Sega
Aston Villa	John Gregory	Gareth Southgate	Reebok	LDV Vans
Bradford City	Paul Jewell	Stuart McCall	Asics	JCT600
Chelsea	Gianluca Vialli	Dennis Wise	Umbro	Autoglass
Coventry City	Gordon Strachan	Gary McAllister	CCFC Garments	Subaru
Derby County	Jim Smith	Darryl Powell	Puma	EDS
Everton	Walter Smith	Dave Watson	Umbro	One2One
Leeds United	David O'Leary	Lucas Radebe	Puma	Packard Bell
Leicester City	Martin O'Neill	Matt Elliott	Fox Leisure	Walkers Crisps
Liverpool	Gérard Houllier	Jamie Redknapp	Reebok	Carlsberg Group
Manchester United	Sir Alex Ferguson	Roy Keane	Umbro	Sharp
Middlesbrough	Bryan Robson	Paul Ince	Erreà	BT Cellnet
Newcastle United	Bobby Robson	Alan Shearer	Adidas	Newcastle Brown Ale
Sheffield Wednesday	Peter Shreeves (caretaker)	Des Walker	Puma	Sanderson
Southampton	Glenn Hoddle	Matt Le Tissier	Saints	Friends Provident
Sunderland	Peter Reid	Steve Bould	Asics	Reg Vardy
Tottenham Hotspur	George Graham	Sol Campbell	Adidas	Holsten
Watford	Graham Taylor	Rob Page	Le Coq Sportif	Phones4U
West Ham United	Harry Redknapp	Steve Lomas	Fila	Dr. Martens
Wimbledon	Terry Burton	Robbie Earle	Lotto	Tiny

¹ The Dreamcast logo appeared on Arsenal's home shirt while the Sega logo appeared on their away shirt.

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Wimbledon	Joe Kinnear	Resigned	9 June 1999	Pre-season	Egil Olsen	9 June 1999
Newcastle United	Ruud Gullit	Resigned	28 August 1999^[3]	19th	Bobby Robson	2 September 1999^[4]
Southampton	Dave Jones	Contract terminated	27 January 2000^[a]	17th	Glenn Hoddle	28 January 2000
Sheffield Wednesday	Danny Wilson	Sacked	21 March 2000^[5]	19th	Peter Shreeves (caretaker)	21 March 2000
Wimbledon	Egil Olsen	Sacked	1 May 2000^[6]	18th	Terry Burton	1 May 2000

^ Jones was put on gardening leave on 27 January, with Glenn Hoddle taking over as interim manager. At the end of the season, Jones's contract was terminated, and Hoddle took over the position permanently.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Manchester United (C)	38	28	7	3	97	45	+52	91	Qualification for the Champions League first group stage
2	Arsenal	38	22	7	9	73	43	+30	73	Qualification for the Champions League first group stage
3	Leeds United	38	21	6	11	58	43	+15	69	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	Liverpool	38	19	10	9	51	30	+21	67	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round^[a]
5	Chelsea	38	18	11	9	53	34	+19	65	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round^[a]
6	Aston Villa	38	15	13	10	46	35	+11	58	Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
7	Sunderland	38	16	10	12	57	56	+1	58
8	Leicester City	38	16	7	15	55	55	0	55	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round^[b]
9	West Ham United	38	15	10	13	52	53	−1	55
10	Tottenham Hotspur	38	15	8	15	57	49	+8	53
11	Newcastle United	38	14	10	14	63	54	+9	52
12	Middlesbrough	38	14	10	14	46	52	−6	52
13	Everton	38	12	14	12	59	49	+10	50
14	Coventry City	38	12	8	18	47	54	−7	44
15	Southampton	38	12	8	18	45	62	−17	44
16	Derby County	38	9	11	18	44	57	−13	38
17	Bradford City	38	9	9	20	38	68	−30	36	Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round
18	Wimbledon (R)	38	7	12	19	46	74	−28	33	Relegation to the Football League First Division
19	Sheffield Wednesday (R)	38	8	7	23	38	70	−32	31
20	Watford (R)	38	6	6	26	35	77	−42	24

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Chelsea qualified for the UEFA Cup as FA Cup winners.
^ Leicester City qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.

Results

Home \ Away	ARS	AVL	BRA	CHE	COV	DER	EVE	LEE	LEI	LIV	MUN	MID	NEW	SHW	SOU	SUN	TOT	WAT	WHU	WIM
Arsenal		3–1	2–0	2–1	3–0	2–1	4–1	2–0	2–1	0–1	1–2	5–1	0–0	3–3	3–1	4–1	2–1	1–0	2–1	1–1
Aston Villa	1–1		1–0	0–0	1–0	2–0	3–0	1–0	2–2	0–0	0–1	1–0	0–1	2–1	0–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1
Bradford City	2–1	1–1		1–1	1–1	4–4	0–0	1–2	3–1	1–0	0–4	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–2	0–4	1–1	3–2	0–3	3–0
Chelsea	2–3	1–0	1–0		2–1	4–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	5–0	1–1	1–0	3–0	1–1	4–0	1–0	2–1	0–0	3–1
Coventry City	3–2	2–1	4–0	2–2		2–0	1–0	3–4	0–1	0–3	1–2	2–1	4–1	4–1	0–1	3–2	0–1	4–0	1–0	2–0
Derby County	1–2	0–2	0–1	3–1	0–0		1–0	0–1	3–0	0–2	1–2	1–3	0–0	3–3	2–0	0–5	0–1	2–0	1–2	4–0
Everton	0–1	0–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–1		4–4	2–2	0–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	4–1	5–0	2–2	4–2	1–0	4–0
Leeds United	0–4	1–2	2–1	0–1	3–0	0–0	1–1		2–1	1–2	0–1	2–0	3–2	2–0	1–0	2–1	1–0	3–1	1–0	4–1
Leicester City	0–3	3–1	3–0	2–2	1–0	0–1	1–1	2–1		2–2	0–2	2–1	1–2	3–0	2–1	5–2	0–1	1–0	1–3	2–1
Liverpool	2–0	0–0	3–1	1–0	2–0	2–0	0–1	3–1	0–2		2–3	0–0	2–1	4–1	0–0	1–1	2–0	0–1	1–0	3–1
Manchester United	1–1	3–0	4–0	3–2	3–2	3–1	5–1	2–0	2–0	1–1		1–0	5–1	4–0	3–3	4–0	3–1	4–1	7–1	1–1
Middlesbrough	2–1	0–4	0–1	0–1	2–0	1–4	2–1	0–0	0–3	1–0	3–4		2–2	1–0	3–2	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	0–0
Newcastle United	4–2	0–1	2–0	0–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	0–2	2–2	3–0	2–1		8–0	5–0	1–2	2–1	1–0	2–2	3–3
Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	0–1	2–0	1–0	0–0	0–2	0–2	0–3	4–0	1–2	0–1	1–0	0–2		0–1	0–2	1–2	2–2	3–1	5–1
Southampton	0–1	2–0	1–0	1–2	0–0	3–3	2–0	0–3	1–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	4–2	2–0		1–2	0–1	2–0	2–1	2–0
Sunderland	0–0	2–1	0–1	4–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–2	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–0	2–0		2–1	2–0	1–0	2–1
Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	2–4	1–1	0–1	3–2	1–1	3–2	1–2	2–3	1–0	3–1	2–3	3–1	0–1	7–2	3–1		4–0	0–0	2–0
Watford	2–3	0–1	1–0	1–0	1–0	0–0	1–3	1–2	1–1	2–3	2–3	1–3	1–1	1–0	3–2	2–3	1–1		1–2	2–3
West Ham United	2–1	1–1	5–4	0–0	5–0	1–1	0–4	0–0	2–1	1–0	2–4	0–1	2–1	4–3	2–0	1–1	1–0	1–0		2–1
Wimbledon	1–3	2–2	3–2	0–1	1–1	2–2	0–3	2–0	2–1	1–2	2–2	2–3	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–0	1–1	5–0	2–2

Source: 11v11
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Kevin Phillips	Sunderland	30
2	Alan Shearer	Newcastle United	23
3	Dwight Yorke	Manchester United	20
4	Michael Bridges	Leeds United	19
4	Andy Cole	Manchester United	19
6	Thierry Henry	Arsenal	17
7	Paolo Di Canio	West Ham United	16
8	Chris Armstrong	Tottenham Hotspur	14
	Steffen Iversen	Tottenham Hotspur
	Niall Quinn	Sunderland

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref
Michael Bridges	Leeds United	Southampton	3–0 (A)	11 August 1999	^[7]
Andy Cole⁴	Manchester United	Newcastle United	5–1 (H)	30 August 1999	^[8]
Kevin Phillips	Sunderland	Derby County	5–0 (A)	18 September 1999	^[9]
Alan Shearer⁵	Newcastle United	Sheffield Wednesday	8–0 (H)	19 September 1999	^[10]
Nwankwo Kanu	Arsenal	Chelsea	3–2 (A)	23 October 1999	^[11]
Marc Overmars	Arsenal	Middlesbrough	5–1 (H)	21 November 1999	^[12]
Ole Gunnar Solskjær⁴ ^P	Manchester United	Everton	5–1 (H)	4 December 1999	^[13]
Nick Barmby	Everton	West Ham United	4–0 (A)	26 February 2000	^[14]
Stan Collymore	Leicester City	Sunderland	5–2 (H)	5 March 2000	^[15]
Steffen Iversen	Tottenham Hotspur	Southampton	7–2 (H)	11 March 2000	^[16]
Dwight Yorke	Manchester United	Derby County	3–1 (H)	11 March 2000	^[17]
Paul Scholes	Manchester United	West Ham United	7–1 (H)	1 April 2000	^[18]
Dean Windass	Bradford City	Derby County	4–4 (H)	21 April 2000	^[19]

Note: ⁵ Player scored 5 goals; ⁴ Player scored 4 goals; ^P Player scored a perfect hat-trick; (H) – Home; (A) – Away

Top assists

Rank	Player	Club	Assists^[20]
1	David Beckham	Manchester United	15
1	Nolberto Solano	Newcastle United	15
3	Paolo Di Canio	West Ham United	13
4	Ryan Giggs	Manchester United	12
5	Dennis Bergkamp	Arsenal	9
6	Nick Barmby	Everton	8
	Thierry Henry	Arsenal
	Steffen Iversen	Tottenham Hotspur
	Wim Jonk	Sheffield Wednesday
	Paul Merson	Aston Villa

Awards

Monthly awards

Month	Manager of the Month		Player of the Month
Month	Manager	Club	Player	Club
August	Alex Ferguson	Manchester United	Robbie Keane	Coventry City
September	Walter Smith	Everton	Muzzy Izzet	Leicester City
October	Peter Reid	Sunderland	Kevin Phillips	Sunderland
November	Martin O'Neill	Leicester City	Sami Hyypiä	Liverpool
December	Gérard Houllier	Liverpool	Roy Keane	Manchester United
January	Danny Wilson	Sheffield Wednesday	Gareth Southgate	Aston Villa
February	Bobby Robson	Newcastle United	Paul Merson	Aston Villa
March	Alex Ferguson	Manchester United	Dwight Yorke	Manchester United
April	Alex Ferguson	Manchester United	Thierry Henry	Arsenal

Annual awards

Award	Winner	Club
Premier League Manager of the Season	Alex Ferguson	Manchester United
Premier League Player of the Season	Kevin Phillips	Sunderland
PFA Players' Player of the Year	Roy Keane	Manchester United
PFA Young Player of the Year	Harry Kewell	Leeds United
FWA Footballer of the Year	Roy Keane	Manchester United

PFA Team of the Year
Goalkeeper	Nigel Martyn (Leeds United)
Defence	Gary Kelly (Leeds United)	Jaap Stam (Manchester United)	Sami Hyypiä (Liverpool)	Ian Harte (Leeds United)
Midfield	David Beckham (Manchester United)	Roy Keane (Manchester United)	Patrick Vieira (Arsenal)	Harry Kewell (Leeds United)
Attack	Andy Cole (Manchester United)		Kevin Phillips (Sunderland)

References

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^ ^a ^b "Premier League 1999/2000 » Attendance » Home matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
^ "Ruud Gullit quits Newcastle". The Guardian. 28 August 1999. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
^ "Robson takes Newcastle hotseat". BBC News. 3 September 1999. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
^ "Wednesday sack Wilson and turn to Shreeves". The Guardian. 22 March 2000. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
^ "Olsen axed by Wimbledon". BBC News. BBC. 1 May 2000. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
^ "Bridges blasts hat-trick". BBC Sport. 11 August 1999. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
^ "On this day..." BBC News. 30 August 2002. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
^ Tongue, Steve (19 September 1999). "Football: Phillips' hat-trick demolishes Derby". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
^ "In pictures: Dennis Bergkamp's 100 Arsenal goals". BBC Sport. 4 January 2003. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
^ "Kanu hat-trick sinks Chelsea". BBC Sport. 23 October 1999. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
^ Moore, Glenn (22 November 1999). "Football: Arsenal revived as Overmars hits overdrive". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
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^ Brunton, Simon (27 February 2000). "Hammers crumble under Barmby hat-trick". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
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^ "Manchester United 7–1 West Ham United". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 July 2009.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Bradford 4–4 Derby". BBC Sport. 21 April 2000. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
^ "Statistical Leaders – 2000". Premier League. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

External links

1999–2000 FA Premier League Season at RSSSF

[3] Due to Wimbledon lacking a home stadium, they played their home games at Selhurst Park, which is the home stadium of Crystal Palace.

[6] Jones was put on gardening leave on 27 January, with Glenn Hoddle taking over as interim manager. At the end of the season, Jones's contract was terminated, and Hoddle took over the position permanently.

[table_note_res_UC10.69769138223384-9] Chelsea qualified for the UEFA Cup as FA Cup winners.

[table_note_res_LEI0.69769138223384-10] Leicester City qualified for the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.

[stats-1] "English Premier League 1999–2000". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.

[attendance-2] "Premier League 1999/2000 » Attendance » Home matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

[4] "Ruud Gullit quits Newcastle". The Guardian. 28 August 1999. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

[5] "Robson takes Newcastle hotseat". BBC News. 3 September 1999. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

[7] "Wednesday sack Wilson and turn to Shreeves". The Guardian. 22 March 2000. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

[8] "Olsen axed by Wimbledon". BBC News. BBC. 1 May 2000. Retrieved 27 April 2012.

[11] "Bridges blasts hat-trick". BBC Sport. 11 August 1999. Retrieved 15 July 2009.

[12] "On this day..." BBC News. 30 August 2002. Retrieved 15 July 2009.

[13] Tongue, Steve (19 September 1999). "Football: Phillips' hat-trick demolishes Derby". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2009.

[14] "In pictures: Dennis Bergkamp's 100 Arsenal goals". BBC Sport. 4 January 2003. Retrieved 15 July 2009.

[15] "Kanu hat-trick sinks Chelsea". BBC Sport. 23 October 1999. Retrieved 15 July 2009.

[16] Moore, Glenn (22 November 1999). "Football: Arsenal revived as Overmars hits overdrive". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2009.

[17] Townsend, Nick (5 December 1999). "Football: Phillips' hat-trick demolishes Derby". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2009.

[18] Brunton, Simon (27 February 2000). "Hammers crumble under Barmby hat-trick". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 18 July 2009.

[19] "Collymore hat-trick sinks Sunderland". BBC Sport. 5 March 2000. Retrieved 18 July 2009.

[20] "Hoddle humbled on Spurs return". BBC Sport. 11 March 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2009.

[21] "Yorke treble tethers Rams". BBC Sport. 11 March 2000. Retrieved 15 July 2009.

[22] "Manchester United 7–1 West Ham United". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 July 2009.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[23] "Bradford 4–4 Derby". BBC Sport. 21 April 2000. Retrieved 15 July 2009.

[assists-24] "Statistical Leaders – 2000". Premier League. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

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 |continentalcup3=[[2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup|Intertoto Cup]]
 |continentalcup3 qualifiers=[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]<br />[[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]]
-|league topscorer=[[Kevin Phillips (footballer)|Kevin Phillips]] (30 goals)
+|league topscorer section=Top scorers
+|league topscorer=[[Kevin Phillips (English footballer)|Kevin Phillips]]<br />(30 goals)
-|biggest home win=[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] 8–0 [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]<br />{{small|(19 September 1999)}}
+|best goalkeeper=[[Ed de Goey]] (16 clean sheets)
-|biggest away win=[[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] 0–5 [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]<br />{{small|(18 September 1999)}}
+|biggest home win={{nowrap|[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] 8–0 Sheffield Wednesday}}<br />(19 September 1999)
-|highest scoring=[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] 5–4 [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]]<br />{{small|(12 February 2000)}}<br />[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] 7–2 [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]<br />{{small|(11 March 2000)}}
+|biggest away win={{nowrap|[[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] 0–5 [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]}}<br />(18 September 1999)
+|highest scoring={{nowrap|[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] 5–4 Bradford City}}<br />(12 February 2000)<br />{{nowrap|[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] 7–2 [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]}}<br />(11 March 2000)
 |matches=380
 |total goals=1060
-|longest wins=11 games<ref name="stats">{{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/1999-2000/longest-sequences/full |title=English Premier League 1999–2000 |publisher=statto.com |access-date=11 March 2015 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402144453/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/1999-2000/longest-sequences/full |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
+|longest wins=11 games<ref name="stats">{{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/1999-2000/longest-sequences/full |title=English Premier League 1999–2000 |publisher=statto.com |access-date=11 March 2015 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402144453/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/1999-2000/longest-sequences/full |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />Manchester United
-|longest unbeaten=16 games<ref name="stats"/><br />[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
+|longest unbeaten=16 games<ref name="stats"/><br />Chelsea
-|longest losses=8 games<ref name="stats"/><br />[[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]]
+|longest losses=8 games<ref name="stats"/><br />Wimbledon
-|longest winless=11 games<ref name="stats"/><br />[[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]<br />[[Watford F.C.|Watford]]
+|longest winless=11 games<ref name="stats"/><br />Sunderland<br />Watford
-|highest attendance=61,619<br />[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] v [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]<br />{{small|(11 March 2000)}}
+|highest attendance=61,619<br />{{nowrap|Manchester United 3–1 Derby County}}<br />(11 March 2000)
-|lowest attendance=8,248<br />[[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] v [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]<br />{{small|(12 April 2000)}}
+|lowest attendance=8,248<br />{{nowrap|Wimbledon 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday}}<br />(12 April 2000)
+|attendance=11,677,585<ref name="attendance">{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-1999-2000/1/ |title=Premier League 1999/2000 » Attendance » Home matches |website=WorldFootball.net |access-date=6 January 2024 }}</ref>
-|average attendance=30,755
+|average attendance=30,730<ref name="attendance" />
 |prevseason=[[1998–99 FA Premier League|1998–99]]
 |nextseason=[[2000–01 FA Premier League|2000–01]]
 }}
-The '''1999–2000 FA Premier League''' (known as the '''FA [[Carling brewery|Carling]] Premiership''' for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth season of the [[FA Premier League]], and [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] secured their sixth Premiership title. Like the previous season, they lost only three league games all season. Unlike in 1998–99 season, they won by a comfortable margin – 18 points as opposed to a single point.
+The '''1999–2000 FA Premier League''' (known as the '''FA [[Carling brewery|Carling]] Premiership''' for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth season of the [[Premier League|FA Premier League]], and [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] secured their sixth Premiership title. Like the [[1998–99 FA Premier League|previous season]], they lost only three league games all season. Unlike in 1998–99 season, they won by a comfortable margin – 18 points as opposed to a single point.
-Manchester United lost their defence of the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] following a 3–2 defeat against [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] in the quarter-finals. The club had withdrawn from the 1999–2000 [[FA Cup]] to participate in the [[FIFA Club World Cup|FIFA World Club Championship]] at the request of the FA who wanted Manchester United to compete to support England's bid to host the World Cup. [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] won the last FA Cup held at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] before its redevelopment. The [[EFL Cup|League Cup]] final was won by [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]], for the second time in four seasons. In Europe, [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] reached the [[UEFA Cup]] semi final and [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] were on the losing side to Galatasaray in the UEFA Cup final.
+Manchester United lost their defence of the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] following a 3–2 defeat against [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] in the quarter-finals. The club had withdrawn from the [[1999–2000 FA Cup]] to participate in the [[FIFA Club World Cup|FIFA World Club Championship]] at the request of the FA who wanted Manchester United to compete to support England's bid to host the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]]. [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] won the last FA Cup held at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] before its redevelopment. The [[EFL Cup|League Cup]] final was won by [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]], for the second time in four seasons. In Europe, [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] reached the [[UEFA Cup]] semi-final and [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] were on the losing side to Galatasaray in the [[2000 UEFA Cup final|UEFA Cup final]].
-Only one newly promoted team suffered relegation: [[Watford F.C.|Watford]], who finished in last place, and achieved a record Premiership low of just 24 points (a record since broken by Sunderland (twice), Derby County, Aston Villa, Huddersfield Town, Norwich City (twice), Sheffield United and themselves), despite a decent start to their campaign which saw them beat both Liverpool (at Anfield) and Chelsea. The most successful promoted team was [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], who finished seventh in the final table and spent much of the season pushing for a place in European competition. [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]], back in the top division for the first time since 1922, secured their Premiership survival on the last day of the season with a 1–0 win over [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]. The result meant that Liverpool lost out on a [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] place, and [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] were relegated after 14 years of top-division football. Second-from-bottom [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] were relegated in their penultimate game of the season, having spent 15 of the previous 16 seasons in the top division. Wednesday's season included an 8–0 defeat at [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle]]. Amazingly [[Coventry City]] went all season without an away win but still managed to secure 14th place due to an impressive home record which saw them win 12 out of their 19 matches.
+Only one newly promoted team suffered relegation: [[Watford F.C.|Watford]], who finished in last place, and achieved a record Premiership low of just 24 points (a record since broken by Sunderland (twice), Derby County, Aston Villa, Huddersfield Town, Norwich City (twice), Sheffield United (twice), and themselves), despite a decent start to their campaign which saw them beat both Liverpool (at Anfield) and Chelsea. The most successful promoted team was [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], who finished seventh in the final table and spent much of the season pushing for a place in European competition. [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]], back in the top division for the first time since 1922, secured their Premiership survival on the last day of the season with a 1–0 win over [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]. The result meant that Liverpool lost out on a [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] place, and [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] were relegated after 14 years of top-division football. Second-from-bottom [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] were relegated in their penultimate game of the season, having spent 15 of the previous 16 seasons in the top division. Wednesday's season included an 8–0 defeat at [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle]]. Amazingly [[Coventry City]] went all season without an away win but still managed to secure 14th place due to an impressive home record which saw them win 12 out of their 19 matches.
 As well as Premiership champions Manchester United and runners-up Arsenal, third placed Leeds United qualified for the 2000–01 Champions League. UEFA Cup places went to fourth placed Liverpool, F.A Cup winners Chelsea, and League Cup winners Leicester City.
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 ==Teams==
+{{unrefsect|date=May 2024}}
-Twenty teams competed in the league&nbsp;– the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the [[1998–99 Football League First Division|First Division]]. The promoted teams were [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] and [[Watford F.C.|Watford A.F.C.]], returning after absences of two, seventy-seven and eleven years respectively. This was also both Bradford City and Watford's first season in the Premier League. They replaced [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]], [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] and [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], who were relegated to the [[1999–2000 Football League First Division|First Division]]. Charlton Athletic and Nottingham Forest were immediately relegated after a season's presence while Blackburn Rovers' seven-year top flight spell came to an end.
+Twenty teams competed in the league&nbsp;– the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the [[1998–99 Football League First Division|First Division]]. The promoted teams were [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] and [[Watford F.C.|Watford]], who returned after absences of two, seventy-seven and eleven years respectively. This was also [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] and [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]'s first season in the Premier League. They replaced [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]], [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] and [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], who were relegated to the [[1999–2000 Football League First Division|First Division]]. Charlton Athletic and Nottingham Forest were immediately both relegated after a season's presence, while Blackburn Rovers' seven-year top flight spell came to an end.
+treble winners Manchester United retained their league title, leading the table for most of the season and winning their final 11 games to finish 18 points ahead of their nearest rivals Arsenal. Leeds United took the third and final Champions League place to qualify for Europe’s top club competition for the first time since the mid 1970s, ahead of Liverpool, who surrendered a place in the Champions League with a 1-0 defeat at Bradford on the last day of the season, a result which saw the hosts survive their first top flight campaign for almost 80 years. Newly promoted Sunderland finished an impressive, while eighth placed Leicester City won the League Cup.
+Newly promoted Watford were relegated in bottom place, followed by Sheffield Wednesday, who had been in the top flight for all but one season since 1984. The final relegation place went to Wimbledon on the final day of their 14th season among the elite.
 ===Stadiums and locations===
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v t e 1999–2000 in European football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia '99 '00 Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '99 '00 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina (Herzeg-Bosnia, Republika Srpska) Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '99 '00 Faroe Islands '99 '00 Finland '99 '00 France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '99 '00 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '99 '00 Latvia '99 '00 Lithuania '99 '00 Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '99 '00 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia '99 '00 San Marino Scotland Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '99 '00 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales FR Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '99 '00 Finland '99 '00 France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '99 '00 Israel Italy Latvia '99 '00 Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '99 '00 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '99 '00 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales FR Yugoslavia
League cups	England Finland '99 '00 France Germany Iceland '99 '00 Israel Northern Ireland Poland Republic of Ireland Scotland Wales
UEFA competitions	Champions League (qualifying, 1st group stage, 2nd group stage, knockout stage, final) UEFA Cup (qualifying round, 1st round, 2nd round, final phase, final) Intertoto Cup Super Cup