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1999–2000 Football League

August 25, 2023

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.[1]

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 Edit

First Division
Season1999–2000
ChampionsCharlton Athletic
PromotedCharlton Athletic
Manchester City
Ipswich Town
RelegatedWalsall
Port Vale
Swindon Town
Matches played552
Goals scored1,391 (2.52 per match)
Top goalscorerAndy Hunt
(24 goals)[2]

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
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
5 Birmingham City 46 22 11 13 65 44 +21 77
6 Bolton Wanderers 46 21 13 12 69 50 +19 76
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
24 Swindon Town (R) 46 8 12 26 38 77 −39 36
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Location of clubs Edit

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Locations of the Football League First Division 1999–2000 teams
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Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1999–2000

Play-offs Edit

Main article: Football League Championship play-offs § 2000
Semifinals
1st leg – May 13th/14th;
2nd leg – May 17th/18th, 2000 		Final at Wembley
May 29th, 2000
        
3rd Ipswich Town (a.e.t.) 2 5 7
6th Bolton Wanderers 2 3 5
3rd Ipswich Town 4
4th Barnsley 2
4th Barnsley 4 1 5
5th Birmingham City 0 2 2

[3]

Results Edit

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
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division Edit

Football League, Second Division
Season1999–2000
ChampionsPreston North End (2nd third tier title)
PromotedPreston North End,
Burnley
Promoted via play-offsGillingham
RelegatedBlackpool,
Cardiff City,
Chesterfield,
Scunthorpe United
Matches played552
Goals scored1,404 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorerAndy Payton (Burnley), 27 [2]

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Preston North End (C, P) 46 15 4 4 37 23 13 7 3 37 14 +37 95 Division Champions, promoted
2 Burnley (P) 46 16 3 4 42 23 9 10 4 27 24 +22 88 Promoted
3 Gillingham (O, P) 46 16 3 4 46 21 9 7 7 33 27 +31 85 Promoted through play-offs
4 Wigan Athletic 46 15 3 5 37 14 7 14 2 35 24 +34 83 Participated in play-offs
5 Millwall 46 14 7 2 41 18 9 6 8 35 32 +26 82
6 Stoke City 46 13 7 3 37 18 10 6 7 31 24 +26 82
7 Bristol Rovers 46 13 7 3 34 19 10 4 9 35 26 +24 80
8 Notts County 46 9 6 8 32 27 9 5 9 29 28 +6 65
9 Bristol City 46 7 14 2 31 18 8 5 10 28 39 +2 64
10 Reading 46 10 9 4 28 18 6 5 12 29 45 −6 62
11 Wrexham 46 9 6 8 23 24 8 5 10 29 37 −9 62
12 Wycombe Wanderers 46 11 4 8 32 24 5 9 9 24 29 +3 61
13 Luton Town 46 10 7 6 41 35 7 3 13 20 30 −4 61
14 Oldham Athletic 46 8 5 10 27 28 8 7 8 23 27 −5 60
15 Bury 46 8 10 5 38 33 5 8 10 23 31 −3 57
16 Bournemouth 46 11 6 6 37 19 5 3 15 22 43 −3 57
17 Brentford 46 8 6 9 27 31 5 7 11 20 30 −14 52
18 Colchester United 46 9 4 10 36 40 5 6 12 23 42 −23 52
19 Cambridge United 46 8 6 9 38 33 4 6 13 26 32 −1 48
20 Oxford United 46 6 5 12 24 38 6 4 13 19 35 −30 45
21 Cardiff City (R) 46 5 10 8 23 34 4 7 12 22 33 −22 44 Relegated
22 Blackpool (R) 46 4 10 9 26 37 4 7 12 23 40 −28 41
23 Scunthorpe United (R) 46 4 6 13 16 34 5 6 12 24 40 −34 39
24 Chesterfield (R) 46 5 7 11 17 25 2 8 13 17 38 −29 36
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Location of clubs Edit

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Locations of the Football League Second Division 1999–2000 teams
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Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1999–2000

Play-offs Edit

Main article: Football League One play-offs § 2000
Semifinals
1st leg – May 13th; 2nd leg – May 17th, 2000 		Final at Wembley Stadium
May 28th, 2000
        
3rd Gillingham 2 3 5
6th Stoke City 3 0 3
3rd Gillingham (a.e.t.) 3
4th Wigan Athletic 2
4th Wigan Athletic 0 1 1
5th Millwall 0 0 0

[3]

Results Edit

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
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division Edit

Football League, Third Division
Season1999–2000
ChampionsSwansea City (1st fourth tier title)
Direct promotionSwansea City,
Northampton,
Rotherham United
Promoted through play-offsPeterborough United
Relegated to ConferenceChester
Matches played552
Goals scored1,303 (2.36 per match)
Top goalscorerMarco Gabbiadini (Darlington), 24 [2]

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Swansea City (C, P) 46 15 6 2 32 11 9 7 7 19 19 +21 85 Division Champions, promoted
2 Rotherham United (P) 46 13 5 5 43 17 11 7 5 29 19 +36 84 Promoted
3 Northampton Town (P) 46 16 2 5 36 18 9 5 9 27 27 +18 82
4 Darlington 46 13 9 1 43 15 8 7 8 23 21 +30 79 Participated in play-offs
5 Peterborough United (O, P) 46 14 4 5 39 30 8 8 7 24 24 +9 78 Promoted through play-offs
6 Barnet 46 12 6 5 36 24 9 6 8 23 29 +6 75 Participated in play-offs
7 Hartlepool United 46 16 1 6 32 17 5 8 10 28 32 +11 72
8 Cheltenham Town[a] 46 13 4 6 28 17 7 6 10 22 25 +8 70
9 Torquay United 46 12 6 5 35 20 7 6 10 27 32 +10 69
10 Rochdale 46 8 7 8 21 25 10 7 6 36 29 +3 68
11 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 10 7 6 38 25 7 9 7 26 21 +18 67
12 Plymouth Argyle 46 12 10 1 38 18 4 8 11 17 33 +4 66
13 Macclesfield Town 46 9 7 7 36 30 9 4 10 30 31 +5 65
14 Hull City 46 7 8 8 26 23 8 6 9 17 20 0 59
15 Lincoln City 46 11 6 6 38 23 4 8 11 29 46 −2 59
16 Southend United 46 11 5 7 37 31 4 6 13 16 30 −8 56
17 Mansfield Town 46 9 6 8 33 26 7 2 14 17 39 −15 56
18 Halifax Town 46 7 5 11 22 24 8 4 11 22 34 −14 54
19 Leyton Orient 46 7 7 9 22 22 6 6 11 25 30 −5 52
20 York City 46 7 10 6 21 21 5 6 12 18 32 −14 52
21 Exeter City 46 8 6 9 27 30 3 5 15 19 42 −26 44
22 Shrewsbury Town 46 5 6 12 20 27 4 7 12 20 40 −27 40
23 Carlisle United 46 6 8 9 23 27 3 4 16 19 48 −33 39
24 Chester City (R) 46 5 5 13 20 36 5 4 14 24 43 −35 39 Relegated to Conference
Source: [3]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ New club in the league

Locations of clubs Edit

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Locations of the Football League Third Division teams 1999–2000
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Locations of the Football League Third Division London teams 1999–2000

Play-offs Edit

Main article: Football League Two play-offs § 2000
Semifinals
1st leg – May 13th; 2nd leg – May 17th, 2000 		Final at Wembley Stadium
May 26th, 2000
        
4th Darlington 2 1 3
7th Hartlepool United 0 0 0
4th Darlington 0
5th Peterborough United 1
5th Peterborough United 2 3 5
6th Barnet 1 0 1

[3]

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ "Put your shirt on squad numbers next season". Lancashire Telegraph. Newsquest Media Group Ltd. 9 April 1999. from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
  2. ^ a b c "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  3. ^ a b c d e "England 1999–00". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

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The 1999 2000 Football League known as the Nationwide Football League for sponsorship reasons was the 101st completed season of The Football League The Football LeagueSeason1999 2000ChampionsCharlton AthleticPromotedCharlton AthleticManchester CityIpswich TownRelegatedChester CityNew Club in LeagueCheltenham Town 1998 992000 01 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 1 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 Contents 1 First Division 1 1 Location of clubs 1 2 Play offs 1 3 Results 2 Second Division 2 1 Location of clubs 2 2 Play offs 2 3 Results 3 Third Division 3 1 Locations of clubs 3 2 Play offs 4 See also 5 ReferencesFirst Division EditFirst DivisionSeason1999 2000ChampionsCharlton AthleticPromotedCharlton AthleticManchester CityIpswich TownRelegatedWalsallPort ValeSwindon TownMatches played552Goals scored1 391 2 52 per match Top goalscorerAndy Hunt 24 goals 2 1998 992000 01 Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation1 Charlton Athletic C P 46 27 10 9 79 45 34 91 Promotion to the Premier League2 Manchester City P 46 26 11 9 78 40 38 893 Ipswich Town O P 46 25 12 9 71 42 29 87 Qualification for the First Division play offs4 Barnsley 46 24 10 12 88 67 21 825 Birmingham City 46 22 11 13 65 44 21 776 Bolton Wanderers 46 21 13 12 69 50 19 767 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 21 11 14 64 48 16 748 Huddersfield Town 46 21 11 14 62 49 13 749 Fulham 46 17 16 13 49 41 8 6710 Queens Park Rangers 46 16 18 12 62 53 9 6611 Blackburn Rovers 46 15 17 14 55 51 4 6212 Norwich City 46 14 15 17 45 50 5 5713 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 12 19 57 68 11 5714 Nottingham Forest 46 14 14 18 53 55 2 5615 Crystal Palace 46 13 15 18 57 67 10 5416 Sheffield United 46 13 15 18 59 71 12 5417 Stockport County 46 13 15 18 55 67 12 5418 Portsmouth 46 13 12 21 55 66 11 5119 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 9 23 46 67 21 5120 Grimsby Town 46 13 12 21 41 67 26 5121 West Bromwich Albion 46 10 19 17 43 60 17 4922 Walsall R 46 11 13 22 52 77 25 46 Relegation to the Second Division23 Port Vale R 46 7 15 24 48 69 21 3624 Swindon Town R 46 8 12 26 38 77 39 36Source citation needed Rules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal difference 3 Goals scored C Champion O Play off winner P Promoted R Relegated Location of clubs Edit BarnsleyBirminghamBlackburn RoversBoltonCharltonCrewe AlexandraCrystal PalaceFulhamGrimsby TownHuddersfieldIpswich TownManchester CityNorwich CityNottingham ForestPortsmouthPort ValeQPRSheffield UnitedStockportSwindonTranmereWalsallWest Bromwich AlbionWolverhampton Wanderersclass notpageimage Locations of the Football League First Division 1999 2000 teams Charlton AthleticCrystal PalaceFulhamQueens Park Rangersclass notpageimage Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1999 2000 Play offs Edit Main article Football League Championship play offs 2000 Semifinals1st leg May 13th 14th 2nd leg May 17th 18th 2000Final at Wembley May 29th 2000 3rdIpswich Town a e t 2576thBolton Wanderers2353rdIpswich Town44thBarnsley24thBarnsley4155thBirmingham City022 3 Results Edit 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 WOLBarnsley 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 2Birmingham 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 0Blackburn 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 1Bolton 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 1Charlton 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 0Crewe 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 0Crystal 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 1Fulham 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 1Grimsby 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 0Huddersfield 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 0Ipswich 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 0Manchester 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 1Norwich 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 0Nottingham 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 1Port 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 1Portsmouth 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 3Queens 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 1Sheffield 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 0Stockport 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 2Swindon 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 2Tranmere 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 0Walsall 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 1West 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 1Wolverhampton 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 1Source citation needed Legend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Second Division EditFootball League Second DivisionSeason1999 2000ChampionsPreston North End 2nd third tier title PromotedPreston North End BurnleyPromoted via play offsGillinghamRelegatedBlackpool Cardiff City Chesterfield Scunthorpe UnitedMatches played552Goals scored1 404 2 54 per match Top goalscorerAndy Payton Burnley 27 2 1998 992000 01 Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Promotion or relegation1 Preston North End C P 46 15 4 4 37 23 13 7 3 37 14 37 95 Division Champions promoted2 Burnley P 46 16 3 4 42 23 9 10 4 27 24 22 88 Promoted3 Gillingham O P 46 16 3 4 46 21 9 7 7 33 27 31 85 Promoted through play offs4 Wigan Athletic 46 15 3 5 37 14 7 14 2 35 24 34 83 Participated in play offs5 Millwall 46 14 7 2 41 18 9 6 8 35 32 26 826 Stoke City 46 13 7 3 37 18 10 6 7 31 24 26 827 Bristol Rovers 46 13 7 3 34 19 10 4 9 35 26 24 808 Notts County 46 9 6 8 32 27 9 5 9 29 28 6 659 Bristol City 46 7 14 2 31 18 8 5 10 28 39 2 6410 Reading 46 10 9 4 28 18 6 5 12 29 45 6 6211 Wrexham 46 9 6 8 23 24 8 5 10 29 37 9 6212 Wycombe Wanderers 46 11 4 8 32 24 5 9 9 24 29 3 6113 Luton Town 46 10 7 6 41 35 7 3 13 20 30 4 6114 Oldham Athletic 46 8 5 10 27 28 8 7 8 23 27 5 6015 Bury 46 8 10 5 38 33 5 8 10 23 31 3 5716 Bournemouth 46 11 6 6 37 19 5 3 15 22 43 3 5717 Brentford 46 8 6 9 27 31 5 7 11 20 30 14 5218 Colchester United 46 9 4 10 36 40 5 6 12 23 42 23 5219 Cambridge United 46 8 6 9 38 33 4 6 13 26 32 1 4820 Oxford United 46 6 5 12 24 38 6 4 13 19 35 30 4521 Cardiff City R 46 5 10 8 23 34 4 7 12 22 33 22 44 Relegated22 Blackpool R 46 4 10 9 26 37 4 7 12 23 40 28 4123 Scunthorpe United R 46 4 6 13 16 34 5 6 12 24 40 34 3924 Chesterfield R 46 5 7 11 17 25 2 8 13 17 38 29 36Source 3 Rules for classification In the Football League goals scored GF takes precedence over goal difference GD C Champion O Play off winner P Promoted R Relegated Location of clubs Edit BournemouthBrentfordBristol CityBristol RoversBurnleyBuryCambridge UtdCardiff CityChesterfieldColchesterGillinghamLuton TownMillwallNotts CountyOldhamOxfordPreston North EndReadingScunthorpe UnitedStokeWigan AthleticWrexhamWycombeclass notpageimage Locations of the Football League Second Division 1999 2000 teams BrentfordMillwallclass notpageimage Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1999 2000 Play offs Edit Main article Football League One play offs 2000 Semifinals1st leg May 13th 2nd leg May 17th 2000Final at Wembley Stadium May 28th 2000 3rdGillingham2356thStoke City3033rdGillingham a e t 34thWigan Athletic24thWigan Athletic0115thMillwall000 3 Results Edit 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 WYCBlackpool 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 2Bournemouth 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 0Brentford 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 0Bristol 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 0Bristol 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 0Burnley 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 0Bury 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 0Cambridge 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 2Cardiff 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 2Chesterfield 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 2Colchester 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 0Gillingham 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 2Luton 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 1Millwall 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 1Notts 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 1Oldham 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 2Oxford 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 0Preston 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 2Reading 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 1Scunthorpe 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 1Stoke 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 1Wigan 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 1Wrexham 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 3Wycombe 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 1Source citation needed Legend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Third Division EditFootball League Third DivisionSeason1999 2000ChampionsSwansea City 1st fourth tier title Direct promotionSwansea City Northampton Rotherham UnitedPromoted through play offsPeterborough UnitedRelegated to ConferenceChesterMatches played552Goals scored1 303 2 36 per match Top goalscorerMarco Gabbiadini Darlington 24 2 1998 992000 01 Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Promotion or relegation1 Swansea City C P 46 15 6 2 32 11 9 7 7 19 19 21 85 Division Champions promoted2 Rotherham United P 46 13 5 5 43 17 11 7 5 29 19 36 84 Promoted3 Northampton Town P 46 16 2 5 36 18 9 5 9 27 27 18 824 Darlington 46 13 9 1 43 15 8 7 8 23 21 30 79 Participated in play offs5 Peterborough United O P 46 14 4 5 39 30 8 8 7 24 24 9 78 Promoted through play offs6 Barnet 46 12 6 5 36 24 9 6 8 23 29 6 75 Participated in play offs7 Hartlepool United 46 16 1 6 32 17 5 8 10 28 32 11 728 Cheltenham Town a 46 13 4 6 28 17 7 6 10 22 25 8 709 Torquay United 46 12 6 5 35 20 7 6 10 27 32 10 6910 Rochdale 46 8 7 8 21 25 10 7 6 36 29 3 6811 Brighton amp Hove Albion 46 10 7 6 38 25 7 9 7 26 21 18 6712 Plymouth Argyle 46 12 10 1 38 18 4 8 11 17 33 4 6613 Macclesfield Town 46 9 7 7 36 30 9 4 10 30 31 5 6514 Hull City 46 7 8 8 26 23 8 6 9 17 20 0 5915 Lincoln City 46 11 6 6 38 23 4 8 11 29 46 2 5916 Southend United 46 11 5 7 37 31 4 6 13 16 30 8 5617 Mansfield Town 46 9 6 8 33 26 7 2 14 17 39 15 5618 Halifax Town 46 7 5 11 22 24 8 4 11 22 34 14 5419 Leyton Orient 46 7 7 9 22 22 6 6 11 25 30 5 5220 York City 46 7 10 6 21 21 5 6 12 18 32 14 5221 Exeter City 46 8 6 9 27 30 3 5 15 19 42 26 4422 Shrewsbury Town 46 5 6 12 20 27 4 7 12 20 40 27 4023 Carlisle United 46 6 8 9 23 27 3 4 16 19 48 33 3924 Chester City R 46 5 5 13 20 36 5 4 14 24 43 35 39 Relegated to ConferenceSource 3 C Champion O Play off winner P Promoted R RelegatedNotes New club in the league Locations of clubs Edit BarnetBrighton amp HoveCarlisle UnitedCheltenhamChesterDarlingtonExeter CityHalifax TownHartlepoolHullLeyton OrientLincoln CityMacclesfieldMansfield TownNorthampton TownPeterboroughPlymouth ArgyleRochdaleRotherhamSouthendShrewsburySwansea CityTorquayYork Cityclass notpageimage Locations of the Football League Third Division teams 1999 2000 BarnetLeyton Orientclass notpageimage Locations of the Football League Third Division London teams 1999 2000 Play offs Edit Main article Football League Two play offs 2000 Semifinals1st leg May 13th 2nd leg May 17th 2000Final at Wembley StadiumMay 26th 2000 4thDarlington2137thHartlepool United0004thDarlington05thPeterborough United15thPeterborough United2356thBarnet101 3 See also Edit1999 2000 in English football 1999 in association football 2000 in association footballReferences Edit Put your shirt on squad numbers next season Lancashire Telegraph Newsquest Media Group Ltd 9 April 1999 Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 15 July 2008 a b c English League Leading Goalscorers RSSSF Retrieved 2010 10 31 a b c d e England 1999 00 Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Archived from the original on 1 February 2010 Retrieved 2010 02 24 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1999 2000 Football League amp oldid 1170217502, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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