1999–2000 Football League Trophy
| Country |
 England
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| Teams | 48 | ||
| Defending champions | Wigan Athletic | ||
| Champions | Stoke City | ||
| Runners-up | Bristol City | ||
| Matches played | 49 | ||
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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.
Stoke City beat Rochdale 4–1 on aggregate.
Bristol City beat Exeter City 5–1 on aggregate.
MATCH RULES
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