FA Premier League 1999–2000
| Season | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Manchester United 6th Premier League title 13th English title |
| Relegated |
Watford Wimbledon Sheffield Wednesday |
| Champions League |
Manchester United Arsenal Leeds United |
| UEFA Cup |
Chelsea Liverpool Leicester City |
| Intertoto Cup |
Aston Villa Bradford City |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,060 (2.79 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kevin Phillips (30 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Newcastle United 8–0 Sheffield Wednesday (19 September 1999) |
| Biggest away win |
Derby County 0–5 Sunderland (18 September 1999) |
| Highest scoring |
West Ham United 5–4 Bradford City (12 February 2000) Tottenham Hotspur 7–2 Southampton (11 March 2000) |
| Longest winning run | 11 games Manchester United |
| Longest unbeaten run | 16 games Chelsea |
| Longest winless run | 11 games Sunderland Watford |
| Longest losing run | 8 games Wimbledon |
| Highest attendance | 61,619 Manchester United v Derby County (11 March 2000) |
| Lowest attendance | 8,248 Wimbledon v Sheffield Wednesday (12 April 2000) |
| Average attendance | 30,755 |
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The 1999–2000 FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth season of the FA Premier League, and Manchester United secured their sixth Premiership title. Like the previous season, they lost only three league games all season. Unlike in 1998–99 season, they won by a comfortable margin – 18 points as opposed to a single point.
Their only disappointment of the season came when they lost their defence of the European Cup following a 3–2 defeat against Real Madrid in the quarter finals. United had withdrawn from the 1999–2000 FA Cup to participate in the FIFA World Club Championship at the request of the FA who wanted United to compete to support England's bid to host the World Cup. Chelsea would go on to win the last FA Cup held at Wembley Stadium before its redevelopment. The League Cup final was won by Leicester City, for the second time in four seasons. In Europe, Leeds United reached the UEFA Cup semi final (where two Leeds fans, Christopher Loftus and Kevin Speight, were stabbed to death preceding a game against Turkish side Galatasaray in Istanbul) and Arsenal were on the losing side to Galatasaray in the UEFA Cup final.
Only one newly promoted team suffered relegation: Watford, who finished in last place, and achieved a record Premiership low of just 24 points (a record since broken by Sunderland (twice) and by Derby County and Aston Villa), despite a decent start to their campaign which saw them beat both Liverpool (at Anfield) and Chelsea. The most successful promoted team was Sunderland, who finished seventh in the final table and spent much of the season pushing for a place in European competition. Bradford City, back in the top division for the first time since 1922, secured their Premiership survival on the last day of the season with a 1–0 win over Liverpool. The result meant that Liverpool lost out on a Champions League place, and Wimbledon were relegated after 14 years of top division football. Second-from-bottom Sheffield Wednesday were relegated in their penultimate game of the season, having spent 15 of the previous 16 seasons in the top division. Wednesday's season included a 8–0 defeat at Newcastle. Amazingly Coventry City went all season without an away win but still managed to secure 14th place due to an impressive home record which saw them win 12 out of their 19 matches.
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