1999–2000 Football League Trophy
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.
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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 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
Northern Section
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Southern Section
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Second round
Northern Section
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Southern Section
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Quarter Final
Northern Section
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Southern Section
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Semi Final
Northern Section
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Southern Section
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Area finals
Northern Area final
| Rochdale | 1 – 3 | Stoke City |
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Holt  |
Hansson Thorne |
Attendance: 4,241
| Stoke City | 1 – 0 | Rochdale |
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| Thorne |
Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
Attendance: 16,876
Stoke City beat Rochdale 4–1 on aggregate.
Southern Area final
| Bristol City | 4 – 0 | Exeter City |
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| Thorpe Beadle Murray Burnell |
Attendance: 12,742
| Exeter City | 1 – 1 | Bristol City |
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| Speakman |
Beadle |
St James Park, Exeter
Attendance: 2,929
Bristol City beat Exeter City 5–1 on aggregate.
Final
| Bristol City | 1 – 2 | Stoke City |
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| Holland |
Match Report | Kavanagh Thorne |
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MATCH RULES
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gollark: Inequality index thing.
gollark: That doesn't necessarily mean it's correct *in general*.
gollark: You may have done better as a result of not doing college, although it's hard to say without a magic counterfactual universe portal™.
gollark: The broader issue is that one example does not actually imply much about bigger trends.
gollark: I see.
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