1999–2000 Football League Trophy

Football tournament season
1999–2000 Football League Trophy
Auto Windscreens Shield
Tournament details
Country England
 Wales
Teams48
Defending championsWigan Athletic
Final positions
ChampionsStoke City
Runner-upBristol City
Tournament statistics
Matches played49

The 1999–2000 Football League Trophy, known as the Auto Windscreens Shield for sponsorship reasons, was the 17th staging of the Football League Trophy, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in Second and Third Division. The winners were Stoke City who beat Bristol City 2–1 in the final.

The competition began on 7 December 1999 and ended with the final on 16 April 2000 at the Wembley Stadium.

In the first round, there were two sections: North and South. In the following rounds each section gradually eliminates teams in knock-out fashion until each has a winning finalist. At this point, the two winning finalists face each other in the combined final to determine the winners of the Football League Trophy.

First round

Northern Section

The teams that given byes to the second round are Carlisle United, Chester City, Chesterfield, Lincoln City, Macclesfield Town, Oldham Athletic, Rochdale and Scunthorpe United.

Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
7 December Hartlepool United 1 – 0 Halifax Town 1,482
7 December Mansfield Town 2 – 1 Bury 1,205
7 December Notts County 0 – 1 Blackpool 1,167
7 December Preston North End 4 – 1 Wrexham 3,306
7 December Rotherham United 2 – 1 Shrewsbury Town 1,166
7 December Stoke City 3 – 2 Darlington 3,341
7 December Wigan Athletic 2 – 1 Burnley 2,085
7 December York City 0 – 1 Hull City 1,005

Southern Section

The teams that given byes to the second round are Bristol City, Bournemouth, Bristol Rovers, Wycombe Wanderers, Brentford, Peterborough United, Exeter City and Plymouth Argyle.

Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
7 December Brighton & Hove Albion 1 – 0 Millwall 2,407
7 December Gillingham 0 – 3 Torquay United 2,718
7 December Northampton Town 1 – 0 Cardiff City 2,431
7 December Oxford United 2 – 0 Luton Town 1,220
7 December Southend United 0 – 1 Cheltenham Town 1,227
7 December Swansea City 3 – 1 Colchester United 1,222
8 December Reading 1 – 0 Leyton Orient 1,561
11 January Cambridge United 1 – 2 Barnet 1,556

Second round

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
8 January Lincoln City 1 – 2 Scunthorpe United 3,617
10 January Preston North End 1 – 2 Hartlepool United 3,635
11 January Hull City 2 – 0 Chester City 1,680
11 January Mansfield Town 0 – 1 Blackpool 1,884
11 January Rochdale 3 – 2 Macclesfield Town 1,123
11 January Rotherham United 1 – 4 Chesterfield 1,997
18 January Oldham Athletic 0 – 1 Stoke City 4,682
25 January Carlisle United 2 – 1 Wigan Athletic 1,321

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
11 January Bournemouth 1 – 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 4,325
11 January Exeter City 2 – 0 Swansea City 964
11 January Northampton Town 0 – 0 Bristol Rovers 2,443
Bristol Rovers won 5 – 3 on penalties
11 January Oxford United 1 – 1 Wycombe Wanderers 1,798
Oxford United won 5 – 3 on penalties
11 January Peterborough United 0 – 1 Brentford 2,430
11 January Plymouth Argyle 0 – 1 Torquay United 3,124
12 January Bristol City 3 – 1 Cheltenham Town 4,123
18 January Barnet 0 – 1 Reading 1,109

Quarter-final

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
22 February Hartlepool United 1 – 2 Carlisle United 2,399
25 January Blackpool 1 – 2 Stoke City 4,943
25 January Rochdale 0 – 0 Hull City 1,745
Rochdale won 5 – 4 on penalties
25 January Scunthorpe United 1 – 2 Chesterfield 2,583

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
24 January Bristol Rovers 1 – 2 Reading 4,948
25 January Brentford 2 – 0 Oxford United 2,942
25 January Bristol City 1 – 1 Bournemouth 4,291
Bristol City won 4 – 1 on penalties
25 January Exeter City 1 – 0 Torquay United 2,599

Semi-final

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
15 February Chesterfield 0 – 1 Stoke City 3,825
7 March Carlisle United 0 – 1 Rochdale 1,792

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
15 February Bristol City 4 – 0 Reading 8,733
15 February Exeter City 3 – 2 Brentford 2,392

Area finals

Northern Area final

Rochdale1 – 3Stoke City
Holt 86' Hansson 4'
Thorne 21', 27'
Attendance: 4,241
Stoke City1 – 0Rochdale
Thorne 86'

Stoke City beat Rochdale 4–1 on aggregate.

Southern Area final

Bristol City4 – 0Exeter City
Thorpe 4'
Beadle 63'
Murray 68'
Burnell 75'
Attendance: 12,742
Exeter City1 – 1Bristol City
Speakman 30' Beadle 65'
Attendance: 2,929

Bristol City beat Exeter City 5–1 on aggregate.

Final

Bristol City1 – 2Stoke City
Holland 74' Match Report Kavanagh 32'
Thorne 82'
Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 75,057
Referee: K.M.Lynch
Bristol City
Stoke City
BRISTOL CITY:
GK 2 England Billy Mercer
DF 6 England Louis Carey downward-facing red arrow 87'
DF 27 England Andy Jordan
DF 46 England Keith Millen
DF 3 England Michael Bell
MF 17 England Aaron Brown downward-facing red arrow 68'
MF 26 Scotland Scott Murray Yellow card
MF 10 England Paul Holland
MF 11 England Brian Tinnion
FW 20 England Peter Beadle
FW 21 England Tony Thorpe
Substitutes:
GK 15 England Steve Phillips
DF 43 England Kevin Amankwaah upward-facing green arrow 87'
DF 32 England Matt Hill
MF 33 England Joe Burnell
FW 34 England Damian Spencer upward-facing green arrow 68'
Manager:
England David Burnside
STOKE CITY:
GK 1 England Gavin Ward
DF 5 England Nicky Mohan
DF 15 Sweden Mikael Hansson
DF 22 Republic of Ireland Clive Clarke
MF 2 Iceland Brynjar Gunnarsson
MF 8 Republic of Ireland Graham Kavanagh
MF 17 Republic of Ireland James O'Connor Yellow card
MF 25 Iceland Bjarni Guðjónsson
MF 36 Iceland Arnar Gunnlaugsson Yellow card downward-facing red arrow 62'
FW 9 England Peter Thorne
FW 12 Bermuda Kyle Lightbourne downward-facing red arrow 89'
Substitute:
GK 14 England Carl Muggleton
DF 32 Norway Anders Jacobsen
DF 34 England Richard Dryden upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 35 England Steve Melton
FW 31 Scotland Chris Iwelumo upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Iceland Guðjón Þórðarson

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Golden goal in extra time
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

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  • Official website
  • Auto Windscreens Shield - 1999/2000
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