1999–2000 FA Cup

1999–2000 FA Cup
Country	England; Wales
Defending champions	Manchester United (withdrawn)
Champions	Chelsea (3rd title)
Runners-up	Aston Villa
Top goal scorer(s)	Gustavo Poyet; (6 goals)
	← 1998–99 2000–01 →

The 1999–2000 FA Cup (known as The FA Cup sponsored by AXA for sponsorship reasons) was the 119th staging of the FA Cup. Both the semi-finals and final of the competition were played at Wembley Stadium for the last time before reconstruction work began. The competition culminated with the final between Chelsea and Aston Villa. The game was won by a goal from Chelsea's Roberto Di Matteo, giving them a 1–0 victory.

The title holders Manchester United, withdrew from the 1999–2000 competition due to their participation in the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship in South America, to take place in early 2000,[1] thus becoming the first FA Cup winners not to defend their title. Despite this being at the request of the Football Association (FA), they received criticism from journalists and television pundits.[2] To keep the competition running smoothly, the FA chose to draw one team from among those lower-division teams defeated in the second round to progress as "lucky losers" to the third.[3] Darlington were the team drawn.[4]

The main competition started in November 1999 for clubs from the Football League and Premiership.

Calendar

Round	Date	Matches	Clubs	New entries this round	Prize money
Preliminary Round	21 August 1999	166	558 → 392	161: 227th–387th	£1,000
First Round Qualifying	4 September 1999	116	392 → 276	66: 161st–226th	£2,250
Second Round Qualifying	18 September 1999	80	276 → 196	44: 117th–160th	£3,750
Third Round Qualifying	2 October 1999	40	196 → 156	none	£5,000
Fourth Round Qualifying	16 October 1999	32	156 → 124	24: 93rd–116th	£10,000
First Round Proper	30 October 1999	40	124 → 84	48: 45th–92nd	£16,000
Second Round Proper	19 November 1999	20	84 → 64	none	£24,000
Third Round Proper	11 December 1999	32	64 → 32	43: 2nd–44th	£40,000
Fourth Round Proper	8 January 2000	16	32 → 16	none	£60,000
Fifth Round Proper	29 January 2000	8	16 → 8	none	£120,000
Sixth Round Proper	19 February 2000	4	8 → 4	none	£300,000
Semi Finals	2 April 2000	2	4 → 2	none	£900,000
Final	20 May 2000	1	2 → 1	none	£1,000,000

Manchester United, who were the winners the previous season, did not enter.

First round proper

This round is the first in which teams from the First Division and Second Division compete with non-league teams.

Ties were played over the weekend of 30 and 31 October 1999.
Replays were played on 8, 9 and 10 November 1999.

30 October 1999	Aldershot Town	1 – 1	Hednesford Town	Recreation Ground, Aldershot
	Abbott 56' Bentley 74' Bassey 83'		Robinson 51'	Attendance: 3,269 Referee: G Hegley

8 November 1999 Replay	Hednesford Town	1 – 2	Aldershot Town	Keys Park, Hednesford
	Lake 44'		Chewins 68' Abbott 87'	Attendance: G Hegley Referee: 1,719

31 October 1999	Barnet	0 – 1	Burnley	Underhill Stadium, Barnet
			Cook 74'	Attendance: 2,563 Referee: Rob Styles

31 October 1999	Bath City	0 – 2	Hendon	Twerton Park, Bath
			Gentle 74' Genchev 90'	Attendance: 1,690 Referee: S Castle

30 October 1999	Blackpool	2 – 0	Stoke City	Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
	Carlisle 5' Nowland 90'			Attendance: 4,721 Referee: D Laws

30 October 1999	Brentford	2 – 2	Plymouth Argyle	Griffin Park, London
	Owusu 56' Marshall 63'		Stonebridge 43' McGregor 83'	Attendance: 4,287 Referee: Anthony Bates

9 November 1999 replay	Plymouth Argyle	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Brentford	Home Park, Plymouth
	McGregor 67', 112'		Quinn 82'	Attendance: 5,409 Referee: Anthony Bates

30 October 1999	Bristol City	3 – 2	Mansfield Town	Ashton Gate, Bristol
	Tinnion 44', 50' Murray 65' Taylor 9'		Lormor 10' (pen.) Blake 89'	Attendance: 5,411 Referee: R Olivier

30 October 1999	Bristol Rovers	0 – 1	Preston North End	Memorial Stadium, Bristol
			McKenna 52'	Attendance: 6,145 Referee: M J Brandwood

30 October 1999	Burton Albion	0 – 0	Rochdale	Eton Park, Burton upon Trent
				Attendance: 3,103 Referee: Mark Halsey

9 November 1999 Replay	Rochdale	3 – 0	Burton Albion	Spotland, Rochdale
	Platt 5' Peake 48' Dowe 82'			Attendance: 2,633 Referee: Mark Halsey

30 October 1999	Cambridge City	0 – 2	Wigan Athletic	City Ground, Cambridge
			Barlow 30', 44'	Attendance: 4,024 Referee: Steve Tomlin

30 October 1999	Cambridge United	1 – 0	Gateshead	Abbey Stadium, Cambridge
	Taylor 79'		Fletcher 79'	Attendance: 2,970 Referee: Peter Walton

30 October 1999	Cheltenham Town	1 – 1	Gillingham	Whaddon Road, Cheltenham
	Brough 77'		Southall 37'	Attendance: 3,188 Referee: Trevor Parkes

9 November 1999 Replay	Gillingham	3 – 2	Cheltenham Town	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
	Thomson 24' Pennock 41' McGlinchey 77'		Milton 56' Howarth 70'	Attendance: 4,352

30 October 1999	Chesterfield	1 – 2	Enfield	Saltergate, Chesterfield
	Lomas 49'		Bunn 23' Brown 67'	Attendance: 2,506 Referee: Mark Warren

30 October 1999	Darlington	2 – 1	Southport	Feethams, Darlington
	Tutill 35' Gabbiadini 77' (pen)		Bolland 52'	Attendance: 4,313 Referee: S J Baines

30 October 1999	Doncaster Rovers	0 – 2	Halifax Town	Belle Vue, Doncaster
			Tate 51' Paterson 82'	Attendance: 5,588 Referee: Graham Barber

30 October 1999	Exeter City	2 – 1	Eastwood Town	St James Park, Exeter
	Flack 40' Gale 47' Bradley 65'		Smith 56'	Attendance: 2,441 Referee: S W Mathieson

30 October 1999	Forest Green Rovers	6 – 0	Guiseley	The Lawn Ground, Nailsworth
	Hunt 1', 31', 62' McGregor 25' Drysdale 38' Sykes 51'		Hogarth 66'	Attendance: 1,047 Referee: M J Jones

31 October 1999	Hartlepool United	1 – 0	Millwall	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
	Jones 90'			Attendance: 2,847 Referee: J A Kirkby

30 October 1999	Hayes	2 – 1	Runcorn	Church Road, Hayes
	Bunce 25' Charles 90'		McDonald 45'	Attendance: 890 Referee: Phil Dowd

30 October 1999	Hereford United	1 – 0	York City	Edgar Street, Hereford
	May 77'			Attendance: 2,787 Referee: M Cowburn

30 October 1999	Ilkeston Town	2 – 1	Carlisle United	New Manor Ground, Ilkeston
	Moore 39' Raynor 62'		Harries 18'	Attendance: 1,748 Referee: Mike Dean

30 October 1999	Leyton Orient	1 – 1	Cardiff City	Brisbane Road, Leyton
	Ampadu 56' Joseph 85'		Nugent 39' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,109 Referee: G Cain

9 November 1999 Replay	Cardiff City	3 – 1	Leyton Orient	Ninian Park, Cardiff
	Brazier 22' Perrett 51' Nugent 54'		Smith 2'	Attendance: 3,095 Referee: G Cain

30 October 1999	Lincoln City	1 – 0	Welling United	Sincil Bank, Lincoln
	Smith 30'			Attendance: 2,766 Referee: Richard Beeby

30 October 1999	Luton Town	4 – 2	Kingstonian	Kenilworth Road, Luton
	Gray 11' George 66' Spring 76' Taylor 79'		Crossley 35' Leworthy 47'	Attendance: 4,682 Referee: Phil Joslin

30 October 1999	Macclesfield Town	0 – 0	Hull City	Moss Rose, Macclesfield
				Attendance: 2,401 Referee: P R Richards

9 November 1999 Replay	Hull City	4 – 0	Macclesfield Town	Boothferry Park, Hull
	Eyre 3', 61' Greaves 7' Brown 29'			Attendance: 4,844 Referee: P R Richards

2 November 1999	Merthyr Tydfil	2 – 2	Stalybridge Celtic	Penydarren Park, Merthyr Tydfil
	Mitchell 50', 84'		Parr 9' Sullivan 42'	Attendance: 871

9 November 1999 Replay	Stalybridge Celtic	3 – 1	Merthyr Tydfil	Bower Fold, Stalybridge
	Bauress 2' (pen.) Pickford 24' Sullivan 86'		Lima 3'	Attendance: 1,399

30 October 1999	Notts County	1 – 1	Bournemouth	Meadow Lane, Nottingham
	Rapley 17'		Warren 53'	Attendance: 3,674 Referee: Jeff Winter

9 November 1999 Replay	Bournemouth	4 – 2	Notts County	Dean Court, Bournemouth
	Fletcher 44' (67) Robinson 89' (pen.) Stein 89'		Redmile 78' Tierney 84'	Attendance: 4,026 Referee: Jeff Winter

30 October 1999	Oldham Athletic	4 – 0	Chelmsford City	Boundary Park, Oldham
	Dudley 28' Sheridan 29' Duxbury 70' Whitehall 83'			Attendance: 4,392 Referee: A N Butler

30 October 1999	Oxford United	3 – 2	Morecambe	Manor Ground, Oxford
	Lilley 12' Powell 58' Abbey 87'		Wright 28' Jackson 47'	Attendance: 3,504 Referee: A R Hall

30 October 1999	Peterborough United	1 – 1	Brighton & Hove Albion	London Road, Peterborough
	Clarke 24'		Freeman 35'	Attendance: 7,260 Referee: Neale Barry

9 November 1999 Replay	Brighton & Hove Albion	3 – 0	Peterborough United	Withdean Stadium, Brighton
	Rogers 9' Watson 63' Mayo 88'			Attendance: 5,612 Referee: Neale Barry

30 October 1999	Reading	4 – 2	Yeovil Town	Madejski Stadium, Reading
	Bernal 31' Caskey 63' (pen.) Hunter 80' Williams 87'		Foster 36' Eaton 90'	Attendance: 8,032 Referee: Bill Jordan

30 October 1999	Rotherham United	3 – 0	Worthing	Millmoor, Rotherham
	Thompson 31' Garner 81' Martindale 90' (pen.)			Attendance: 3,716 Referee: K Hill

29 October 1999	Rushden & Diamonds	2 – 0	Scunthorpe United	Nene Park, Irthlingborough
	Warburton 48' Hamsher 76' (pen.)			Attendance: 4,112 Referee: G Stretton

30 October 1999	Shrewsbury Town	2 – 1	Northampton Town	Gay Meadow, Irthlingborough
	Kerrigan 24' Wilding 70'		Hendon 43'	Attendance: 2,584 Referee: M Fletcher

30 October 1999	St Albans City	0 – 2	Bamber Bridge	Clarence Park, St Albans
	Randall 90'		Whittaker 45' Carroll 89' Jones 59' Maddock 89'	Attendance: 1,127 Referee: B Curson

30 October 1999	Swansea City	2 – 1	Colchester United	Clarence Park, Swansea
	Cusack 83' Watkin 89'		LuaLua 52'	Attendance: 3,622 Referee: R D Furnandiz

30 October 1999	Tamworth	2 – 2	Bury	The Lamb Ground, Tamworth
	Haughton 8' Hallam 75'		Bullock 1' Littlejohn 68'	Attendance: 2,743 Referee: Alan Kaye

9 November 1999 Replay	Bury	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Tamworth	Gigg Lane, Bury
	Billy 86' James 95'		Haughton 15'	Attendance: 2,531 Referee: Alan Kaye

30 October 1999	Torquay United	1 – 0	Southend United	Plainmoor, Torquay
	O'Brien 75'			Attendance: 2,520 Referee: L Cable

30 October 1999	Whyteleafe	0 – 0	Chester City	Church Road, Whyteleafe
				Attendance: 2,164 Referee: P Taylor

9 November 1999 Replay	Chester City	3 – 1	Whyteleafe	Saunders Honda Stadium, Chester
	Cross 25', 52' Beckett 48'		Lunn 8' Thornton 45'	Attendance: 2,183 Referee: P Taylor

30 October 1999	Wrexham	1 – 1	Kettering Town	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
	Roberts 85'		Brown 48'	Attendance: 2,701 Referee: Alan Wiley

10 November 1999	Kettering Town	0 – 2	Wrexham	Nene Park, Irthlingborough
			Roberts 11' Williams 22'	Attendance: 2,611 Referee: Alan Wiley

30 October 1999	Wycombe Wanderers	1 – 1	Oxford City	Adams Park, High Wycombe
	Simpson 67'		Pierson 87'	Attendance: 2,963 Referee: P S Danson

16 November 1999	Oxford City	0 – 1‡	Wycombe Wanderers	Manor Ground, Oxford
			Brown 51'	Attendance: 4,004 Referee: P S Danson

‡ - Oxford City's replay with Wycombe Wanderers was abandoned after extra time due to a fire within the stadium. The score was 1–1.[5]

Second round proper

Ties were played over the weekend of 20 and 21 November 1999.
Replays were played on 30 November 1999.

20 November 1999	Blackpool	2 – 0	Hendon	Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
	Clarkson 69' Durnin 73'			Attendance: 2,975 Referee: K A Leach

20 November 1999	Bournemouth	0 – 2	Bristol City	Dean Court, Bournemouth
	Fletcher 71'		Murray 21', 53'	Attendance: 5,223 Referee: Bill Jordan

20 November 1999	Burnley	2 – 0	Rotherham United	Turf Moor, Burnley
	Cook 67' Mullin 75'			Attendance: 8,110 Referee: G Laws

20 November 1999	Bury	0 – 0	Cardiff City	Gigg Lane, Bury
				Attendance: 2,603 Referee: Matt Messias

30 November 1999 Replay	Cardiff City	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Bury	Ninian Park, Cardiff
	Ford 120'			Attendance: 4,511 Referee: Matt Messias

20 November 1999	Cambridge United	1 – 0	Bamber Bridge	Abbey Stadium, Cambridge
	Butler 71' (pen.)			Attendance: 3,303 Referee: W C Burns

20 November 1999	Exeter City	2 – 0	Aldershot Town	St James Park, Exeter
	Alexander 32' Flack 35' Power 64'			Attendance: 4,151 Referee: C R Wilkes

21 November 1999	Forest Green Rovers	0 – 3	Torquay United	The Lawn Ground, Nailsworth
			Brandon 77' Hill 81' Donaldson 87'	Attendance: 2,962 Referee: Phil Joslin

20 November 1999	Gillingham	3 – 1	Darlington^†	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
	Butters 17' Taylor 43', 47'		Duffield 55'	Attendance: 5,168 Referee: P Jones

20 November 1999	Hayes	2 – 2	Hull City	Church Road, Hayes
	Charles 21', 63' (pen.)		Roddis 55' (o.g.) Edwards 56' Brabin	Attendance: 2,749 Referee: Steve Tomlin

30 November 1999 Replay	Hull City	3 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Hayes	Boothferry Park, Hull
	Brown 49' Edwards 97' Wood 112'		Gallen 78' Charles 114'	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Steve Tomlin

21 November 1999	Hereford United	1 – 0	Hartlepool United	Edgar Street, Hereford
	Elmes 54'			Attendance: 4,914 Referee: Anthony Leake

20 November 1999	Ilkeston Town	1 – 1	Rushden & Diamonds	New Manor Ground, Ilkeston
	Eshelby 18'		de Souza 51'	Attendance: 2,737 Referee: A R Hall

30 November 1999 Replay	Rushden & Diamonds	3 – 0	Ilkeston Town	Nene Park, Irthlingborough
	Wooding 2' Town 17' Collins 86'		Knapper 74'	Attendance: 4,226 Referee: A R Hall

19 November 1999	Luton Town	2 – 2	Lincoln City	Kenilworth Road, Luton
	Doherty 63', 84'		Gordon 14' Barnett 81'	Attendance: 4,291 Referee: Stephen Lodge

30 November 1999 Replay	Lincoln City	0 – 1	Luton Town	Sincil Bank, Lincoln
			Douglas 85'	Attendance: 3,822 Referee: Stephen Lodge

20 November 1999	Oldham Athletic	1 – 0	Swansea City	Boundary Park, Oldham
	Whitehall 45'			Attendance: 4,332 Referee: M Fletcher

20 November 1999	Plymouth Argyle	0 – 0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Home Park, Plymouth
			Freeman 61' Cullip 76'	Attendance: 7,414 Referee: Rob Harris

30 November 1999 Replay	Brighton & Hove Albion	1 – 2	Plymouth Argyle	Withdean Stadium, Brighton
	Cullip 63'		Bastow 9' Hargreaves 65'	Attendance: 5,710 Referee: Stephen Lodge

20 November 1999	Preston North End	0 – 0	Enfield	Deepdale, Preston
				Attendance: 11,566 Referee: P Rejer

30 November 1999 Replay	Enfield	0 – 3	Preston North End F.C.	Clarence Park, St Albans
	Protheroe 60'		Eyres 52' Alexander 60' (pen.) Gunnlaugsson 83'	Attendance: 1,808 Referee: P Rejer

20 November 1999	Reading	1 – 1	Halifax Town	Madejski Stadium, Reading
	Caskey 75' (pen.) Parkinson 39'		Mitchell 60'	Attendance: 5,918 Referee: Richard Beeby

30 November 1999 Replay	Halifax Town	0 – 1	Reading	The Shay, Halifax
			Caskey 74' (pen.) Polston 90'	Attendance: 2,156 Referee: Richard Beeby

20 November 1999	Shrewsbury Town	2 – 2	Oxford United	Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury
	Kerrigan 8', 54'		Murphy 63' Folland 77'	Attendance: 3,357 Referee: T Jones

30 November 1999 Replay	Oxford United	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Shrewsbury Town	Manor Ground, Oxford
	Murphy 90', 117'		Jagielka 27'	Attendance: 4,096 Referee: T Jones

20 November 1999	Stalybridge Celtic	1 – 2	Chester City	Bower Fold, Stalybridge
	Scott 8' Parr 90'		Cross 45' Beckett 69'	Attendance: 3,312 Referee: Michael Ryan

20 November 1999	Wrexham	2 – 1	Rochdale	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
	Roberts 5' Faulconbridge 88'		Atkinson 33'	Attendance: 3,408 Referee: Trevor Parkes

20 November 1999	Wycombe Wanderers	2 – 2	Wigan Athletic	Causeway Stadium, Wycombe
	Devine 20' Ryan 90'		Haworth 45', 61'	Attendance: 2,992 Referee: R Olivier

30 November 1999 Replay	Wigan Athletic	2 – 1	Wycombe Wanderers	JJB Stadium, Wigan
	Liddell 28' Haworth 80'		Baird 23'	Attendance: 3,967 Referee: R Olivier

^† = Darlington advanced as lucky losers

Third round proper

This round marked the first time First Division and Premier League (top-flight) teams played.

Matches were played on the weekend of 11 and 12 December 1999.
Replays were played on 21 and 22 December 1999.

13 December 1999	Arsenal	3 – 1	Blackpool	Highbury, London
	Grimandi 23' Adams 65' Overmars 89'		Clarkson 38'	Attendance: 34,143 Referee: Uriah Rennie

11 December 1999	Aston Villa	2 – 1	Darlington	Villa Park, Birmingham
	Carbone 43' Dublin 63'		Heckingbottom 71'	Attendance: 22,101 Referee: P R Richards

21 December 1999	Bolton Wanderers	1 – 0	Cardiff City	Reebok Stadium, Bolton
	Guðjohnsen 29'			Attendance: 5,734 Referee: G Laws

10 December 1999	Cambridge United	2 – 0	Crystal Palace	Abbey Stadium, Cambridge
	Benjamin 74' Wanless 81'		Mullins 84'	Attendance: 5,631 Referee: P Taylor

11 December 1999	Charlton Athletic	2 – 1	Swindon Town	The Valley, London
	Kinsella 48', 61'		Gooden 64'	Attendance: 10,939 Referee: A N Butler

12 December 1999	Chester City	1 – 4	Manchester City	Saunders Honda Stadium, Chester
	Richardson 27'		Goater 19', 90' Bishop 78' Doughty 90' (o.g.)	Attendance: 5,469 Referee: T Heilbron

11 December 1999	Crewe Alexandra	1 – 2	Bradford City	Alexandra Stadium, Crewe
	Little 75'		Blake 53' Saunders 83'	Attendance: 6,571 Referee: Alan Wilkie

11 December 1999	Derby County	0 – 1	Burnley	Pride Park, Derby
			Cooke 62'	Attendance: 23,400 Referee: Mike Riley

11 December 1999	Exeter City	0 – 0	Everton	St James Park, Exeter
				Attendance: 6,045 Referee: Steve Bennett

21 December 1999 Replay	Everton	1 – 0	Exeter City	Goodison Park, Liverpool
	Barmby 85'			Attendance: 16,869 Referee: Steve Bennett

11 December 1999	Fulham	2 – 2	Luton Town	Craven Cottage, London
	Horsfield 11' Davis 14'		George 6' Spring 82'	Attendance: 8,251 Referee: G B Frankland

21 December 1999 Replay	Luton Town	0 – 3	Fulham	Kenilworth Road, Luton
			Hayles 57', 60' Hayward 63'	Attendance: 8,170 Referee: G B Frankland

10 December 1999 Replay	Grimsby Town	3 – 2	Stockport County	Blundell Park, Cleethorpes
	Livingstone 57', 60' Bradley Allen 63'			Attendance: 3,400

11 December 1999	Hereford United	0 – 0	Leicester City	Edgar Street, Hereford
				Attendance: 7,795 Referee: Mike Dean

22 December 1999 Replay	Leicester City	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Hereford United	Filbert Street, Leicester
	Elliott 78' Izzet 104'		Fewings 40'	Attendance: 12,157 Referee: Mike Dean

12 December 1999	Huddersfield Town	0 – 2	Liverpool	Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield
		Report	Camara 36' Matteo 59'	Attendance: 23,678 Referee: Rob Harris

11 December 1999	Hull City	1 – 6	Chelsea	Boothferry Park, Hull
	Brown 38'		Poyet 8', 49', 58' Sutton 39' Di Matteo 47' Edwards 90' (o.g.)	Attendance: 10,279 Referee: P Jones

13 December 1999	Ipswich Town	0 – 1	Southampton	Portman Road, Ipswich
			Richards 40'	Attendance: 14,383 Referee: Graham Barber

12 December 1999	Leeds United	2 – 0	Port Vale	Elland Road, Leeds
	Bakke 61', 68'			Attendance: 11,912 Referee: Steve Dunn

11 December 1999	Norwich City	1 – 3	Coventry City	Carrow Road, Norwich
	Llewellyn 66'		Whelan 58' Roussel 76' Eustace 84'	Attendance: 15,702 Referee: Paul Alcock

10 December 1999	Nottingham Forest	1 – 1	Oxford United	City Ground, Nottingham
	Llewellyn 66'		Whelan 58'	Attendance: 8,079 Referee: Andy D'Urso

8 January 2000 Replay	Oxford United	1 – 3	Nottingham Forest	Manor Ground, Oxford
	Powell 72' Lundin		Bart-Williams 81', 83' (pen.) Rogers 89'	Attendance: 7,191 Referee: Andy D'Urso

11 December 1999	Preston North End	2 – 1	Oldham Athletic	Deepdale, Preston
	Macken 6' Alexander 69' (pen.)		Adams 85' Hotte 69'	Attendance: 9,940 Referee: Paul Danson

11 December 1999	Queens Park Rangers	1 – 1	Torquay United	Loftus Road, London
	Wardley 9'		O'Brien 82'	Attendance: 8,843 Referee: K A Leach

21 December 1999 Replay	Torquay United	2 – 3	Queens Park Rangers	Plainmoor, Torquay
	Bedeau 52' Thomas 80'		Wardley 56', 74' Kiwomya 71'	Attendance: 5,232 Referee: K A Leach

11 December 1999	Reading	1 – 1	Plymouth Argyle	Madejski Stadium, Reading
	McIntyre 37'		Hargreaves 82'	Attendance: 8,536 Referee: Alan Wiley

21 December 1999 Replay	Plymouth Argyle	1 – 0	Reading	Home Park, Plymouth
	Heathcote 88'		Smith 39'	Attendance: 8,965 Referee: Alan Wiley

12 December 1999	Sheffield United	1 – 1	Rushden & Diamonds	Bramall Lane, Sheffield
	Bent 14'		Brady 45'	Attendance: 10,104 Referee: B Knight

21 December 1999 Replay	Rushden & Diamonds	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (5-6 p)	Sheffield United	Nene Park, Irthlingborough
	Warburton 105'		Derry 103'	Attendance: 6,010 Referee: B Knight

11 December 1999	Sheffield Wednesday	1 – 0	Bristol City	Hillsborough, Sheffield
	Booth 24' Quinn 90'			Attendance: 11,644 Referee: M Reed

11 December 1999	Sunderland	1 – 0	Portsmouth	Stadium of Light, Sunderland
	McCann 24'		Panopoulos 40'	Attendance: 26,535 Referee: Neale Barry

12 December 1999	Tottenham Hotspur	1 – 1	Newcastle United	White Hart Lane, London
	Iversen 57'		Speed 77'	Attendance: 33,116 Referee: Graham Poll

22 December 1999 Replay	Newcastle United	6 – 1	Tottenham Hotspur	St James' Park, Newcastle
	Speed 5' Dabizas 27' Ferguson 45' Dyer 73' Shearer 83' (pen.), 85'		Ginola 34'	Attendance: 35,415 Referee: Graham Poll

11 December 1999	Tranmere Rovers	1 – 0	West Ham United	Prenton Park, Birkenhead
	Henry 21'			Attendance: 13,629 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

11 December 1999	Walsall	1 – 1	Gillingham	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
	Robins 75' (pen.)		Southall 27'	Attendance: 4,314 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme

8 January 2000 Replay	Gillingham	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Walsall	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
	Barras 38' (og) Thomson 100'		Lárusson 44'	Attendance: 6,538 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme

11 December 1999	Watford	0 – 1	Birmingham City	Vicarage Road, Watford
			Rowett 66'	Attendance: 8,144 Referee: Paul Durkin

11 December 1999	West Bromwich Albion	2 – 2	Blackburn Rovers	The Hawthorns, West Bromwich
	Hughes 66' Evans 80'		Frandsen 65' Blake 70'	Attendance: 10,609 Referee: Rob Styles

22 December 1999 Replay	Blackburn Rovers	2 – 0 (a.e.t.)	West Bromwich Albion	Ewood Park, Blackburn
	Duff 94' Carsley 114' (pen.)			Attendance: 11,766 Referee: Rob Styles

11 December 1999	Wigan Athletic	0 – 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	JJB Stadium, Wigan
			Robinson 90'	Attendance: 10,531 Referee: C Wilkes

11 December 1999	Wimbledon	1 – 0	Barnsley	Selhurst Park, London
	Cort 34'			Attendance: 4,505 Referee: Mark Halsey

11 December 1999	Wrexham	2 – 1	Middlesbrough	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
	Gibson 50' Ferguson 68'		Deane 42'	Attendance: 11,755 Referee: Stephen Lodge

Fourth round proper

Ties played on weekend of 8 and 9 January 2000.
Replays played on 18 and 19 January 2000.

10 January 2000	Liverpool	0 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	Anfield, Liverpool
		Report	Blake 84'	Attendance: 32,839 Referee: Graham Poll

11 January 2000	Gillingham	3 – 1	Bradford City	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
	Thomson 39' Ashby 54' Hodge 78'	Report	Saunders 77'	Attendance: 7,091 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

8 January 2000	Aston Villa	1 – 0	Southampton	Villa Park, Birmingham
	Southgate 20'	Report		Attendance: 25,025 Referee: Neale Barry

8 January 2000	Sheffield Wednesday	1 – 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Hillsborough, Sheffield
	Alexandersson 9'	Report	Sedgley 68'	Attendance: 18,506 Referee: Graham Barber

18 January 2000 Replay	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (3-4 p)	Sheffield Wednesday	Hillsborough, Sheffield
		Report		Attendance: 25,201 Referee: Graham Barber
	Penalties
	Curle Simpson Branch Sedgley Corica		Hinchcliffe Jonk Sibon Cresswell Donnelly

8 January 2000	Grimsby Town	0 – 2	Bolton Wanderers	Blundell Park, Grimsby
			Guðjohnsen 33' Hansen 54'	Attendance: 4,270 Referee: K M Lynch

8 January 2000	Everton	2 – 0	Birmingham City	Goodison Park, Liverpool
	Unsworth 75' (pen.), 90' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 25,405 Referee: David Elleray

8 January 2000	Wrexham	1 – 2	Cambridge United	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
	Connolly 44'		Benjamin 15' Butler 52'	Attendance: 7,186 Referee: Ray Olivier

8 January 2000	Tranmere Rovers	1 – 0	Sunderland	Prenton Park, Birkenhead
	Allison 25' Hill 90'	Report		Attendance: 17,344 Referee: Rob Harris

8 January 2000	Newcastle United	4 – 1	Sheffield United	St James' Park, Newcastle
	Shearer 5' Dabizas 47' Ferguson 59' Gallacher 69'	Report	Smith 17'	Attendance: 36,220 Referee: Mark Halsey

9 January 2000	Manchester City	2 – 5	Leeds United	Maine Road, Manchester
	Goater 2' Bishop 11'	Report	Bakke 8' Smith 20' Kewell 41', 88' Bowyer 66'	Attendance: 29,240 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

8 January 2000	Fulham	3 – 0	Wimbledon	Craven Cottage, London
	Collins 22', 77' Finnan 25'	Report		Attendance: 16,877 Referee: Jeff Winter

8 January 2000	Coventry City	3 – 0	Burnley	Highfield Road, Coventry
	Chippo 11', 69' Whelan 75'	Report		Attendance: 22,774 Referee: Stephen Lodge

8 January 2000	Plymouth Argyle	0 – 3	Preston North End	Home Park, Plymouth
			O'Sullivan 39' (og) Alexander 60' (pen.) Beswetherick 77' (og)	Attendance: 10,824 Referee: Paul Durkin

19 January 2000	Chelsea	2 – 0	Nottingham Forest	Stamford Bridge, London
	Leboeuf 57' Wise 86'	Report		Attendance: 30,125 Referee: David Elleray

8 January 2000	Charlton Athletic	2 – 0	Queens Park Rangers	The Valley, London
	MacDonald 68'		Plummer 67'	Attendance: 16,798 Referee: Rob Styles

9 January 2000	Arsenal	0 – 0	Leicester City	Highbury, London
		Report	Eadie 81'	Attendance: 35,710 Referee: Mike Riley

19 January 2000 Replay	Leicester City	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (6-5 p)	Arsenal	Filbert Street, Leicester
		Report		Attendance: 15,235 Referee: Mike Riley

Fifth round proper

Ties played on weekend of 29 and 30 January 2000.
The shock result of the round came when Division Two Gillingham (who had yet to play in the top two divisions) defeated Premier League side Sheffield Wednesday 3-1.

29 January 2000	Gillingham	3 – 1	Sheffield Wednesday	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
	Saunders 70' Thomson 72' Southall 82'	Report	Sibon 27'	Attendance: 10,130 Referee: M D Reed

31 January 2000	Blackburn Rovers	1 – 2	Newcastle United	Ewood Park, Blackburn
	Jansen 25'	Report	Shearer 21', 79'	Attendance: 29,946 Referee: Paul Durkin

30 January 2000	Aston Villa	3 – 2	Leeds United	Villa Park, Birmingham
	Carbone 32', 58', 69'	Report	Harte 13' Bakke 38'	Attendance: 30,026 Referee: Graham Barber

29 January 2000	Everton	2 – 0	Preston North End	Goodison Park, Liverpool
	Unsworth 64' Moore 90'	Report		Attendance: 37,486 Referee: Mike Riley

29 January 2000	Fulham	1 – 2	Tranmere Rovers	Craven Cottage, London
	Coleman 18'	Report	Allison 9' Kelly 70'	Attendance: 13,859 Referee: David Elleray

29 January 2000	Coventry City	2 – 3	Charlton Athletic	Highfield Road, Coventry
	Roussel 15', 21'	Report	Robinson 40' Newton 45' Hunt 88'	Attendance: 23,400 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

30 January 2000	Chelsea	2 – 1	Leicester City	Stamford Bridge, London
	Poyet 35' Weah 48'	Report	Elliott 90'	Attendance: 30,141 Referee: Graham Poll

29 January 2000	Cambridge United	1 – 3	Bolton Wanderers	Abbey Stadium, Cambridge
	Benjamin 29'	Report	Taylor 53', 75' Guðjohnsen 86'	Attendance: 7,523 Referee: M J Brandwood

Sixth round

19 February 2000

15:00

Bolton Wanderers	1 – 0	Charlton Athletic
Guðjohnsen 47'	Report

Reebok Stadium, Bolton

Attendance: 20,131

Referee: Graham Poll

20 February 2000

16:00

Everton	1 – 2	Aston Villa
Moore 20'	Report	Stone 16' Carbone 45'

Goodison Park, Everton

Attendance: 35,331

Referee: Dermot Gallagher

20 February 2000

14:00

Tranmere Rovers	2 – 3	Newcastle United
Allison 45' Jones 76'	Report	Speed 27' Domi 36' Ferguson 58'

Prenton Park, Birkenhead

Attendance: 15,776

Referee: Steve Dunn

20 February 2000

15:00

Chelsea	5 – 0	Gillingham
Flo 16' Terry 49' Weah 50' Zola 85' (pen.) Morris 88'	Report

Stamford Bridge, Chelsea, West London

Attendance: 34,205

Referee: Paul Durkin

Semi finals

Aston Villa booked their first FA Cup final appearance since 1957 by beating Bolton Wanderers on penalties after a goalless draw, while Chelsea reached their first final after just three years with a narrow 2-1 win over Newcastle United (who had been finalists in the previous two seasons).

2 April 2000

15:00

Aston Villa	0 – 0	Bolton Wanderers
	Report

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 62,828

Referee: David Elleray

Aston Villa win 4-1 on penalties. Steve Stone, Lee Hendrie, Gareth Barry Dion Dublin all scored for Aston Villa. Dean Holdsworth scored for Bolton.

9 April 2000

15:00

Chelsea	2 – 1	Newcastle United
Poyet 17', 72'	Report	Lee 66'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 73,876

Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Final

The 2000 FA Cup Final was contested between Chelsea and Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium, with Chelsea coming out 1-0 winners. Roberto Di Matteo scored the winning goal 17 minutes from the end, three years after he had opened the scoring within the first minute of Chelsea's last FA Cup final win. This was Villa's first FA Cup final for 43 years.

20 May 2000
15:00 BST

Chelsea	1 – 0	Aston Villa
Di Matteo 73'	(Report)

Wembley, London

Attendance: 78,217[6]

Referee: Graham Poll (Hertfordshire)

Chelsea

Aston Villa

Media coverage

In the United Kingdom, ITV were the free to air broadcasters for the third consecutive season while Sky Sports were the subscription broadcasters for the twelfth consecutive season.

The matches shown live on ITV Sport were: Huddersfield Town 0–2 Liverpool (R3); Arsenal 0–0 Leicester City (R4); Aston Villa 3–2 Leeds United (R5); Tranmere Rovers 2–3 Newcastle United (QF); Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Aston Villa (SF); and Chelsea 1–0 Aston Villa (Final)

References

United pull out of FA Cup BBC News, 30 June 1999.
Club World Cup: David Beckham sent off for Manchester United BBC News, 11 December 2012.
FA Cup to have 'wild card' entry BBC News, 8 November 1999.
Lucky Darlington land Villa trip BBC News, 11 December 1999.
Staniforth, Tommy (10 November 1999). "Fire at Wycombe calls halt to Cup tie". The Independent. London. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
Malam, Colin (21 May 2000). "Chelsea 1 Aston Villa 0". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2012.

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[1] United pull out of FA Cup BBC News, 30 June 1999.

[2] Club World Cup: David Beckham sent off for Manchester United BBC News, 11 December 2012.

[3] FA Cup to have 'wild card' entry BBC News, 8 November 1999.

[4] Lucky Darlington land Villa trip BBC News, 11 December 1999.

[5] Staniforth, Tommy (10 November 1999). "Fire at Wycombe calls halt to Cup tie". The Independent. London. Retrieved 15 May 2009.

[Malam-report-6] Malam, Colin (21 May 2000). "Chelsea 1 Aston Villa 0". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2012.

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