# 1999–2000 Football League

The 1999–2000 Football League (known as the Nationwide Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 101st completed season of The Football League.
The 1999–2000 season saw the league dispense with the traditional 1–11 numbering of players’ shirts in favour of squad numbers, a system that had been adopted by the Premier League a few seasons before. This also meant that players’ names appeared on the back of their shirts for the first time since the league’s inception.
The three promotion places in Division One went to champions Charlton Athletic, runners-up Manchester City and playoff winners Ipswich Town.
1999–2000 also saw some of Division One’s biggest clubs miss out on promotion — the biggest of these were Blackburn Rovers (11th) and Nottingham Forest (14th). Steve Coppell ended his fourth spell as Crystal Palace manager after doing wonders to keep a virtually bankrupt club clear of the Division One relegation zone.
Going down were Walsall, Port Vale and Swindon Town. West Bromwich Albion just missed out on the drop zone thanks to a late turn-around in form during the final weeks of the season which followed the appointment of Gary Megson as manager.
David Moyes, 37, showed promise as one of the league’s most highly rated young managers after he guided Preston North End to the Division Two championship. Stan Ternent’s two-year rebuilding project at Burnley paid off as they finished runners-up in the division and would establish themselves as a second tier side for nine years until promotion to the Premier League happened at the end of the 2008–09 season. Joining them in Division One were Peter Taylor’s Gillingham, who had reached the upper half of the league for the first time in their history.
Going down were Cardiff City, Blackpool, Scunthorpe United and Chesterfield. Narrowly avoiding the drop were Oxford United, who struggled all season long despite the club’s financial crisis being eased by the arrival of new Tanzanian chairman Firoz Kassam.
Swansea City, Rotherham United, Northampton Town and Peterborough United occupied the four promotion places in Division Three.
Chester City were relegated on the last day of the season, ending their 69-year league career and would be relegated from the League again nine years later while Shrewsbury Town and Carlisle United saved themselves from Conference football.

## First Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Charlton Athletic (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 79 | 45 | +34 | 91 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Manchester City (P) | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 78 | 40 | +38 | 89 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Ipswich Town (O, P) | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 71 | 42 | +29 | 87 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 4 | Barnsley | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 88 | 67 | +21 | 82 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 65 | 44 | +21 | 77 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 76 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 74 | |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 74 | |
| 9 | Fulham | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 67 | |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 66 | |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 62 | |
| 12 | Norwich City | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 57 | |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 57 | 68 | −11 | 57 | |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 56 | |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 57 | 67 | −10 | 54 | |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 59 | 71 | −12 | 54 | |
| 17 | Stockport County | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 55 | 67 | −12 | 54 | |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 55 | 66 | −11 | 51 | |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 51 | |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 51 | |
| 21 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 49 | |
| 22 | Walsall (R) | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 52 | 77 | −25 | 46 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 23 | Port Vale (R) | 46 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 48 | 69 | −21 | 36 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 24 | Swindon Town (R) | 46 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 77 | −39 | 36 | Relegation to the Second Division |

### Play-offs

| Semifinals 1st leg – May 13th/14th; 2nd leg – May 17th/18th, 2000 | Semifinals 1st leg – May 13th/14th; 2nd leg – May 17th/18th, 2000 | Semifinals 1st leg – May 13th/14th; 2nd leg – May 17th/18th, 2000 | Semifinals 1st leg – May 13th/14th; 2nd leg – May 17th/18th, 2000 | Semifinals 1st leg – May 13th/14th; 2nd leg – May 17th/18th, 2000 | Final at Wembley May 29th, 2000 | Final at Wembley May 29th, 2000 | Final at Wembley May 29th, 2000 |
| 3rd | Ipswich Town (a.e.t.) | 2 | 5 | 7 | | | |
| 6th | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | |
| 6th | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3rd | Ipswich Town | 4 |
| | | | | | 4th | Barnsley | 2 |
| 4th | Barnsley | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4th | Barnsley | 2 |
| 5th | Birmingham City | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAR | BIR | BLB | BOL | CHA | CRE | CRY | FUL | GRI | HUD | IPS | MCI | NWC | NOT | PTV | POR | QPR | SHU | STP | SWI | TRA | WAL | WBA | WOL |
| Barnsley | | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Birmingham City | 3–1 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | 1–0 | | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Charlton Athletic | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Crystal Palace | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Fulham | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Grimsby Town | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Huddersfield Town | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Ipswich Town | 6–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Manchester City | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Norwich City | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Port Vale | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Portsmouth | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Sheffield United | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 3–0 |
| Stockport County | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| Swindon Town | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Walsall | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | | 1–1 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |

## Second Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Preston North End (C, P) | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 74 | 37 | +37 | 95 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Burnley (P) | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 69 | 47 | +22 | 88 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Gillingham (O, P) | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 79 | 48 | +31 | 85 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 72 | 38 | +34 | 83 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 5 | Millwall | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 76 | 50 | +26 | 82 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 6 | Stoke City | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 68 | 42 | +26 | 82 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 7 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 80 | |
| 8 | Notts County | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 65 | |
| 9 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 64 | |
| 10 | Reading | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 57 | 63 | −6 | 62 | |
| 11 | Wrexham | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 62 | |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 61 | |
| 13 | Luton Town | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 65 | −4 | 61 | |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 60 | |
| 15 | Bury | 46 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 61 | 64 | −3 | 57 | |
| 16 | Bournemouth | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 57 | |
| 17 | Brentford | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 52 | |
| 18 | Colchester United | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 59 | 82 | −23 | 52 | |
| 19 | Cambridge United | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 64 | 65 | −1 | 48 | |
| 20 | Oxford United | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 43 | 73 | −30 | 45 | |
| 21 | Cardiff City (R) | 46 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 44 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 22 | Blackpool (R) | 46 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 49 | 77 | −28 | 41 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United (R) | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 74 | −34 | 39 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 24 | Chesterfield (R) | 46 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 34 | 63 | −29 | 36 | Relegation to the Third Division |

### Play-offs

| Semifinals 1st leg – May 13th; 2nd leg – May 17th, 2000 | Semifinals 1st leg – May 13th; 2nd leg – May 17th, 2000 | Semifinals 1st leg – May 13th; 2nd leg – May 17th, 2000 | Semifinals 1st leg – May 13th; 2nd leg – May 17th, 2000 | Semifinals 1st leg – May 13th; 2nd leg – May 17th, 2000 | Final at Wembley Stadium May 28th, 2000 | Final at Wembley Stadium May 28th, 2000 | Final at Wembley Stadium May 28th, 2000 |
| 3rd | Gillingham | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | |
| 6th | Stoke City | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | |
| 6th | Stoke City | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3rd | Gillingham (a.e.t.) | 3 |
| | | | | | 4th | Wigan Athletic | 2 |
| 4th | Wigan Athletic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4th | Wigan Athletic | 2 |
| 5th | Millwall | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BLP | BOU | BRE | BRC | BRR | BUR | BRY | CAM | CAR | CHF | COL | GIL | LUT | MIL | NTC | OLD | OXF | PNE | REA | SCU | STO | WIG | WRE | WYC |
| Blackpool | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Bournemouth | 2–0 | | 4–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Brentford | 2–0 | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Bristol City | 5–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| Bristol Rovers | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Burnley | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 |
| Bury | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| Cambridge United | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–2 |
| Cardiff City | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Chesterfield | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Colchester United | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Gillingham | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 |
| Luton Town | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Millwall | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Notts County | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Oxford United | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 |
| Preston North End | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| Reading | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Stoke City | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Wigan Athletic | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Wrexham | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | | 1–3 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |

## Third Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Swansea City (C, P) | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 85 | Promotion to the Second Division |
| 2 | Rotherham United (P) | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 72 | 36 | +36 | 84 | Promotion to the Second Division |
| 3 | Northampton Town (P) | 46 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 82 | Promotion to the Second Division |
| 4 | Darlington | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 79 | Qualification for the Third Division play-offs |
| 5 | Peterborough United (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 78 | Qualification for the Third Division play-offs |
| 6 | Barnet | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 75 | Qualification for the Third Division play-offs |
| 7 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 72 | Qualification for the Third Division play-offs |
| 8 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 70 | |
| 9 | Torquay United | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 62 | 52 | +10 | 69 | |
| 10 | Rochdale | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 68 | |
| 11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 64 | 46 | +18 | 67 | |
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 66 | |
| 13 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 66 | 61 | +5 | 65 | |
| 14 | Hull City | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 59 | |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 67 | 69 | −2 | 59 | |
| 16 | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 56 | |
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 56 | |
| 18 | Halifax Town | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 54 | |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 52 | |
| 20 | York City | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 52 | |
| 21 | Exeter City | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 46 | 72 | −26 | 44 | |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 40 | 67 | −27 | 40 | |
| 23 | Carlisle United | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 42 | 75 | −33 | 39 | |
| 24 | Chester City (R) | 46 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 44 | 79 | −35 | 39 | Relegation to Football Conference |

### Play-offs

| Semifinals 1st leg – May 13th; 2nd leg – May 17th, 2000 | Semifinals 1st leg – May 13th; 2nd leg – May 17th, 2000 | Semifinals 1st leg – May 13th; 2nd leg – May 17th, 2000 | Semifinals 1st leg – May 13th; 2nd leg – May 17th, 2000 | Semifinals 1st leg – May 13th; 2nd leg – May 17th, 2000 | Final at Wembley Stadium May 26th, 2000 | Final at Wembley Stadium May 26th, 2000 | Final at Wembley Stadium May 26th, 2000 |
| 4th | Darlington | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | |
| 7th | Hartlepool United | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| 7th | Hartlepool United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | Darlington | 0 |
| | | | | | 5th | Peterborough United | 1 |
| 5th | Peterborough United | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5th | Peterborough United | 1 |
| 6th | Barnet | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | |