The 1999–2000 Football League Trophy, known as the Auto Windscreens Shield for sponsorship reasons, was the 19th 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.
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Teams | 48 |
Defending champions | Wigan Athletic |
Final positions | |
Champions | Stoke City |
Runner-up | Bristol City |
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Matches played | 49 |
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
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Northern SectioneditThe teams that given byes to the second round are Carlisle United, Chester City, Chesterfield, Lincoln City, Macclesfield Town, Oldham Athletic, Rochdale and Scunthorpe United.
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Southern SectioneditThe teams that given byes to the second round are Bristol City, Bournemouth, Bristol Rovers, Wycombe Wanderers, Brentford, Peterborough United, Exeter City and Plymouth Argyle.
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Second round
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Northern Sectionedit
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Southern Sectionedit
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Quarter-final
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Northern Sectionedit
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Southern Sectionedit
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Semi-final
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Northern Sectionedit
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Southern Sectionedit
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Area finals
editNorthern Area final
editRochdale | 1 – 3 | Stoke City |
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Holt 86' | Hansson 4' Thorne 21', 27' |
Stoke City | 1 – 0 | Rochdale |
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Thorne 86' |
Stoke City beat Rochdale 4–1 on aggregate.
Southern Area final
editBristol City | 4 – 0 | Exeter City |
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Thorpe 4' Beadle 63' Murray 68' Burnell 75' |
Exeter City | 1 – 1 | Bristol City |
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Speakman 30' | Beadle 65' |
Bristol City beat Exeter City 5–1 on aggregate.
Final
editBristol City | 1 – 2 | Stoke City |
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Holland 74' | Match Report | Kavanagh 32' Thorne 82' |
Bristol City
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Stoke City
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MATCH RULES
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