1999–2000 Football League Trophy

1999–2000 Football League Trophy
Auto Windscreens Shield
Country  England
Teams 48
Defending champions Wigan Athletic
Champions Stoke City
Runners-up Bristol City
Matches played 49

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

Second round

Quarter Final

Semi Final

Area finals

Northern Area final

Rochdale 1 – 3 Stoke City
Holt  86' Hansson  4'
Thorne  21',  27'
Attendance: 4,241
Stoke City 1 – 0 Rochdale
Thorne  86'
Attendance: 16,876

Stoke City beat Rochdale 4–1 on aggregate.

Southern Area final

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

Bristol City beat Exeter City 5–1 on aggregate.

Final

Bristol City 1 – 2 Stoke City
Holland  74' Match Report Kavanagh  32'
Thorne  82'
Attendance: 75,057
Referee: K.M.Lynch
Bristol City
Stoke City
BRISTOL CITY:
GK2England Billy Mercer
DF6England Louis Carey 87'
DF27England Andy Jordan
DF46England Keith Millen
DF3England Michael Bell
MF17England Aaron Brown 68'
MF26Scotland Scott MurrayYellow card
MF10England Paul Holland
MF11England Brian Tinnion
FW20England Peter Beadle
FW21England Tony Thorpe
Substitutes:
GK15England Steve Phillips
DF43England Kevin Amankwaah 87'
DF32England Matt Hill
MF33England Joe Burnell
FW34England Damian Spencer 68'
Manager:
England David Burnside
STOKE CITY:
GK1England Gavin Ward
DF5England Nicky Mohan
DF15Sweden Mikael Hansson
DF22Republic of Ireland Clive Clarke
MF2Iceland Brynjar Gunnarsson
MF8Republic of Ireland Graham Kavanagh
MF17Republic of Ireland James O'ConnorYellow card
MF25Iceland Bjarni Guðjónsson
MF36Iceland Arnar GunnlaugssonYellow card  62'
FW9England Peter Thorne
FW12Bermuda Kyle Lightbourne 89'
Substitute:
GK14England Carl Muggleton
DF32Norway Anders Jacobsen
DF34England Richard Dryden 62'
MF35England Steve Melton
FW31Scotland Chris Iwelumo 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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