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1999–2000 Manchester City F.C. season

English football club season

Field	Value
club	Manchester City
season	1999–2000
manager	Joe Royle
chairman	David Bernstein
stadium	Maine Road
league	First Division
league result	[2nd](1999-2000-football-league-first-division) (promoted)
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	[Fourth round](1999-2000-fa-cup-fourth-round-proper)
cup2	League Cup
cup2 result	[Second round](1999-2000-football-league-cup-second-round)
league topscorer	Shaun Goater (23)
season topscorer	Shaun Goater (29)
highest attendance	33,027 vs. Blackburn Rovers (23 October 1999)
lowest attendance	30,057 vs. Fulham (16 January 2000)
average attendance	32,088
prevseason	[1998–99](1998-99-manchester-city-f-c-season)
nextseason	[2000–01](2000-01-manchester-city-f-c-season)

During the 1999–2000 English football season, Manchester City Football Club competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

After gaining promotion to the First Division following a thrilling play-off final against Gillingham, Manchester City won a second successive promotion, coming second in the First Division behind Charlton Athletic, to return to the top flight of English football after a five-year absence.

Team kit

The team kit was produced by Le Coq Sportif and the shirt sponsor was Eidos.

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Final league table

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League#First Division

;Results summary

;Results by round

Results

Manchester City's score comes first

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
8 August 1999	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0-1	31,755
14 August 1999	Fulham	A	0-0	16,754
21 August 1999	Sheffield United	H	6-0	30,110	Horlock (2 pens), Kennedy, Goater, Dickov, G Taylor
28 August 1999	Bolton Wanderers	A	1-0	21,671	Kennedy
30 August 1999	Nottingham Forest	H	1-0	31,857	Goater
11 September 1999	Crystal Palace	H	2-1	31,541	Jobson, G Taylor
18 September 1999	Walsall	A	1-0	7,260	Goater
26 September 1999	Ipswich Town	A	1-2	19,406	Goater
28 September 1999	Norwich City	A	0-1	15,130
2 October 1999	Port Vale	H	2-1	31,608	Bishop (2)
16 October 1999	Tranmere Rovers	A	1-1	13,208	Horlock (pen)
19 October 1999	Birmingham City	A	1-0	22,126	Jobson
23 October 1999	Blackburn Rovers	H	2-0	33,027	Edghill, Whitley
27 October 1999	Ipswich Town	H	1-0	32,799	Horlock
30 October 1999	Port Vale	A	2-1	10,250	Snijders (own goal), Granville
3 November 1999	Portsmouth	H	4-2	31,660	Whitley, G Taylor (2), Pollock
6 November 1999	Queens Park Rangers	A	1-1	19,002	Horlock
20 November 1999	Charlton Athletic	A	1-0	20,043	Goater
24 November 1999	Barnsley	H	3-1	32,692	G Taylor, Goater, Horlock
27 November 1999	Huddersfield Town	H	0-1	32,936
3 December 1999	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1-4	21,635	Goater
7 December 1999	Stockport County	H	1-2	32,686	Wiekens
18 December 1999	Swindon Town	H	3-0	31,751	Pollock, R Taylor, Goater
26 December 1999	West Bromwich Albion	A	2-0	19,589	Granville, Goater
28 December 1999	Grimsby Town	H	2-1	32,607	Horlock (2)
3 January 2000	Crewe Alexandra	A	1-1	10,066	Crooks
16 January 2000	Fulham	H	4-0	30,057	Goater (3), Horlock (pen)
22 January 2000	Sheffield United	A	0-1	23,862
5 February 2000	Nottingham Forest	A	3-1	25,846	R Taylor, Goater (2)
12 February 2000	Norwich City	H	3-1	32,681	Goater, Kennedy (2)
18 February 2000	Huddersfield Town	A	1-1	18,173	Goater
26 February 2000	Walsall	H	1-1	32,438	Goater
4 March 2000	Crystal Palace	A	1-1	21,052	R Taylor
8 March 2000	Queens Park Rangers	H	1-3	31,353	Whitley
11 March 2000	Barnsley	A	1-2	22,650	Goater
19 March 2000	Charlton Athletic	H	1-1	32,139	Goater
21 March 2000	Stockport County	A	2-2	11,212	Pollock, Jobson
25 March 2000	West Bromwich Albion	H	2-1	32,072	Kennedy, Goater
1 April 2000	Swindon Town	A	2-0	12,397	Goater, Kennedy
5 April 2000	Bolton Wanderers	H	2-0	32,927	Horlock, Dickov
8 April 2000	Crewe Alexandra	H	4-0	32,433	Prior, Dickov (2), Kennedy
15 April 2000	Grimsby Town	A	1-1	8,166	Prior
22 April 2000	Tranmere Rovers	H	2-0	32,842	Goater, Whitley
24 April 2000	Portsmouth	A	2-2	19,015	Prior, R Taylor
28 April 2000	Birmingham City	H	1-0	32,062	R Taylor
7 May 2000	Blackburn Rovers	A	4-1	29,913	Goater, Dailly (own goal), Kennedy, Dickov

FA Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
	R3	12 December 1999	Chester City	A	4-1	5,469	Goater (2), Bishop, Doughty (own goal)
	R4	9 January 2000	Leeds United	H	2-5	29,240	Goater, Bishop

League Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 Football League Cup

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg	11 August 1999	Burnley	H	5-0	11,074	Goater, Kennedy (2), Horlock (pen), G Taylor
R1 2nd Leg	24 August 1999	Burnley	A	1-0 (won 6-0 on agg)	3,647	Cooke
R2 1st Leg	15 September 1999	Southampton	H	0-0	17,476
R2 2nd Leg	21 September 1999	Southampton	A	3-4 (lost 3-4 on agg)	10,960	Dickov, Goater (2)

Squad

Left club during season

Reserve squad

References

(7 May 2000). "City ride luck on return". BBC News.
"Manchester City - Fixtures & Results 1999/2000".
"Latest Man City Results, Fixtures & Betting Odds | Soccer Base".
"FootballSquads - Manchester City - 1999/00".

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