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.
Auto Windscreens Shield | |
Country | ![]() |
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Teams | 48 |
Defending champions | Wigan Athletic |
Champions | Stoke City |
Runners-up | Bristol City |
Matches played | 49 |
← 1998–99 2000–01 → |
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 ![]() ![]() |
Stoke City | 1 – 0 | Rochdale |
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Thorne ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Exeter City | 1 – 1 | Bristol City |
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Speakman ![]() |
Beadle ![]() |
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 ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bristol City
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Stoke City
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MATCH RULES
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