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1999–2000 Football League Trophy

FieldValue
titleFootball League Trophy
year1999–2000
other_titleAuto Windscreens Shield
countryEngland
Wales
num_teams48
defending championsWigan Athletic
championsStoke City
runner-upBristol City
matches49
prevseason[1998–99](1998-99-football-league-trophy)
nextseason[2000–01](2000-01-football-league-trophy)

Wales | runner-up = Bristol City

The 1999–2000 Football League Trophy, known as the Auto Windscreens Shield for sponsorship reasons, was the 19th 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.

DateHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
7 December**Hartlepool United**1 – 0Halifax Town1,482
7 December**Mansfield Town**2 – 1Bury1,205
7 DecemberNotts County0 – 1**Blackpool**1,167
7 December**Preston North End**4 – 1Wrexham3,306
7 December**Rotherham United**2 – 1Shrewsbury Town1,166
7 December**Stoke City**3 – 2Darlington3,341
7 December**Wigan Athletic**2 – 1Burnley2,085
7 DecemberYork City0 – 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.

DateHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
7 December**Brighton & Hove Albion**1 – 0Millwall2,407
7 DecemberGillingham0 – 3**Torquay United**2,718
7 December**Northampton Town**1 – 0Cardiff City2,431
7 December**Oxford United**2 – 0Luton Town1,220
7 DecemberSouthend United0 – 1**Cheltenham Town**1,227
7 December**Swansea City**3 – 1Colchester United1,222
8 December**Reading**1 – 0Leyton Orient1,561
11 JanuaryCambridge United1 – 2Barnet1,556

Second round

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
8 JanuaryLincoln City1 – 2**Scunthorpe United**3,617
10 JanuaryPreston North End1 – 2**Hartlepool United**3,635
11 January**Hull City**2 – 0Chester City1,680
11 JanuaryMansfield Town0 – 1**Blackpool**1,884
11 January**Rochdale**3 – 2Macclesfield Town1,123
11 JanuaryRotherham United1 – 4**Chesterfield**1,997
18 JanuaryOldham Athletic0 – 1**Stoke City**4,682
25 January**Carlisle United**2 – 1Wigan Athletic1,321

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway teamAttendanceBristol Rovers won 5 – 3 on penaltiesOxford United won 5 – 3 on penalties
11 January**Bournemouth**1 – 0Brighton & Hove Albion4,325
11 January**Exeter City**2 – 0Swansea City964
11 JanuaryNorthampton Town0 – 0**Bristol Rovers**2,443
11 January**Oxford United**1 – 1Wycombe Wanderers1,798
11 JanuaryPeterborough United0 – 1**Brentford**2,430
11 JanuaryPlymouth Argyle0 – 1**Torquay United**3,124
12 January**Bristol City**3 – 1Cheltenham Town4,123
18 JanuaryBarnet0 – 1**Reading**1,109

Quarter-final

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway teamAttendanceRochdale won 5 – 4 on penalties
22 FebruaryHartlepool United1 – 2**Carlisle United**2,399
25 JanuaryBlackpool1 – 2**Stoke City**4,943
25 January**Rochdale**0 – 0Hull City1,745
25 JanuaryScunthorpe United1 – 2Chesterfield2,583

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway teamAttendanceBristol City won 4 – 1 on penalties
24 JanuaryBristol Rovers1 – 2**Reading**4,948
25 January**Brentford**2 – 0Oxford United2,942
25 January**Bristol City**1 – 1Bournemouth4,291
25 January**Exeter City**1 – 0Torquay United2,599

Semi-final

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
15 FebruaryChesterfield0 – 1**Stoke City**3,825
7 MarchCarlisle United0 – 1**Rochdale**1,792

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
15 February**Bristol City**4 – 0Reading8,733
15 February**Exeter City**3 – 2Brentford2,392

Area finals

Northern Area final

Thorne ,

Stoke City beat Rochdale 4–1 on aggregate.

Southern Area final

Beadle
Murray
Burnell

Bristol City beat Exeter City 5–1 on aggregate.

Final

Thorne

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ENG David Burnside
ISL Guðjón Þórðarson

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