Football League Second Division 1999/2000

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Football League Second Division 1999/2000
Football League logo between 1988 and 2004
master Preston North End
Climbers Preston North End
Burnley
FC Gillingham FC (as play-off winner)
Relegated Cardiff City
Blackpool FC
Scunthorpe United
Chesterfield FC
Teams 24
Games 552
Gates 1,404  (ø 2.54 per game)
Top scorer Andy Payton ( Burnley FC )
← Football League Second Division 1998/99
^ Football League First Division 1999/2000

The Football League Second Division 1999/2000 was the eighth season of the Football League Second Division as the third highest English football league and 73rd third division season overall. Third division champions were Preston North End and next rose the second-placed FC Burnley and after play-off successes against Stoke City and Wigan Athletic, the third-placed FC Gillingham in the Football League First Division .

For the three promoted teams in the following third division season 2000/01, the three second division clubs FC Walsall , Port Vale and Swindon Town ranked in the table below . Cardiff City , Blackpool FC , Scunthorpe United and Chesterfield FC had to relegate from the Second Division . Instead of these four clubs, the fourth division champions Swansea City , followed by Rotherham United and Northampton Town and the play-off winners Peterborough United took the vacant positions in the following season 2000/01 .

From this season onwards, the goal difference was applicable in the event of a tie.

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Preston North End  46  28  11  7th 074:370 +37 95
 2. Burnley FC  46  25th  13  8th 069:470 +22 88
 3. Gillingham FC  46  25th  10  11 079:480 +31 85
 4th Wigan Athletic  46  22nd  17th  7th 072:380 +34 83
 5. Millwall FC  46  23  13  10 076:500 +26 82
 6th Stoke City  46  23  13  10 068:420 +26 82
 7th Bristol Rovers  46  23  11  12 069:450 +24 80
 8th. Notts County  46  18th  11  17th 061:550  +6 65
 9. Bristol City (A)  46  15th  19th  12 059:570  +2 64
10. Reading FC  46  16  14th  16 057:630  −6 62
11. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wrexham AFC  46  17th  11  18th 052:610  −9 62
12. Wycombe Wanderers  46  16  13  17th 056:530  +3 61
13. Luton Town  46  17th  10  19th 061:650  −4 61
14th Oldham Athletic  46  16  12  18th 050:550  −5 60
15th Bury FC (A)  46  13  18th  15th 061:640  −3 57
16. Bournemouth AFC  46  16  9  21st 059:620  −3 57
17th Brentford FC (N)  46  13  13  20th 047:610 −14 52
18th Colchester United  46  14th  10  22nd 059:820 −23 52
19th Cambridge United (N)  46  12  12  22nd 064:650  −1 48
20th Oxford United (A)  46  12  9  25th 043:730 −30 45
21st WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff City  46  9  17th  20th 045:670 −22 44
22nd Blackpool FC  46  8th  17th  21st 049:770 −28 41
23. Scunthorpe United (N)  46  9  12  25th 040:740 −34 39
24. Chesterfield FC  46  7th  15th  24 034:630 −29 36

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

  • Third division champion and promoted to the Football League First Division 2000/01
  • Promoted to the Football League First Division 2000/01
  • Play-off winners and promoted to Football League First Division 2000/01
  • defeated participants of the play-off round for participation in the Football League First Division 2000/01
  • Relegation to the Football League Third Division 2000/01
    • (A) Relegated from the Football League First Division in 1998/99
    (N) Newcomers from the Football League Third Division 1998/99

    Play-off games for participation in the First Division

      Semi-finals (first leg / second leg / total) Final at Wembley Stadium
                         
    3  Gillingham FC 2 3 5    
    6th  Stoke City 3 0 3  
    3  Gillingham FC 3
      4th  Wigan Athletic 2
    4th  Wigan Athletic 0 1 1
    5  Millwall FC 0 0 0  

    List of goalscorers

    player society Gates
    1 EnglandEngland Andy Payton Burnley FC 27
    2 EnglandEngland Neil Harris Millwall FC 25th
    3 EnglandEngland Peter Thorne Stoke City 24
    4th IrelandIreland Sean Devine Wycome Wanderers 23
    5 EnglandEngland Jamie Cureton Bristol Rovers 22nd
    = IrelandIreland Jon quirks Preston North End =
    = GrenadaGrenada Jason Roberts Bristol Rovers =

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    References and footnotes

    1. ↑ English League Leading Goalscorers (RSSSF)
    2. ↑ Jack Rollin (Ed.): Rothmans Football Yearbook 2000-2001 . Queen Anne Press, London 2000, ISBN 0-7472-7232-8 , pp. 36 .
    3. ↑ Result after extension.