Leading goalscorer: Marco Gabbiadini (Darlington) – 25. There is a major shock also for Bradford City, who are crushed 3–1 by Division Two Gillingham at Priestfield. York eventually pulled away to safety with some good results in the final weeks of the season, leaving the other three to face a final-day relegation battle. 17 September 1999 – Former England and Liverpool full-back Rob Jones retires from football at the age of 28 after failing to recover from a succession of injuries. After losing in the previous year's play-off final, Gillingham won promotion via the Division Two playoffs to reach the upper half of the English league for the first time in their history, their opponents in the play-off final being a Wigan Athletic side playing their first season in the impressive new 25,000-seat JJB Stadium. Robert di Matteo, who had scored in the 1997 final, scored the only goal of the 2000 final to give Chelsea their third FA Cup triumph and end Villa's hopes of winning the trophy for the first time since 1957. Exposure control is fully manual, based on silicon photodiode photocells switchable from center-weighted metering to spot metering.

Bobby Robson, 66, became the oldest manager ever to take charge of a Premiership club when he succeeded 37-year-old Ruud Gullit as manager of Newcastle United. Sheffield Wednesday went down after three seasons of steady decline, falling into the bottom three early and never leaving, having been in the top flight for all but one season since 1984, while Watford's first top-flight season for more than a decade ended in relegation, being undone by a poor run of form from late September onwards which saw them slip into the bottom three, where they couldn't recover. Leeds United's 22-year-old Australian midfielder Harry Kewell was voted PFA Young Player of the Year after helping to secure a Champions League place for his side. Sir Alex Ferguson guided Manchester United to their sixth Premiership title in eight years. 1 August 1999 – Arsenal lift the Charity Shield thanks to a 2–1 victory over Manchester United at Wembley. David Moyes continued Preston North End's revival by guiding them to title success in Division Two. [7], 31 October 1999 – October draws to a close with Leeds United as the new Premier League leaders, with Manchester United in second place and trailing them by two points. Leading goalscorer: Andy Hunt (Charlton Athletic) – 24. Despite all this, the OM2000 was an economical way to use the OM lenses. West Bromwich Albion just missed out on the drop zone thanks to a late turn-around in form during the final weeks of the season which followed the appointment of Gary Megson as manager. Stan Ternent's two-year rebuilding project at Burnley paid off as they finished runners-up in the division. Toutes les rencontres de l'OM saison 1999/2000 en détail: Alors que tout semble programmé pour une belle saison avec la Ligue des Champions, le départ de Laurent Blanc à l'Inter de Milan provoque une déstabilisation du groupe. Our mobile app is optimized for your phone. Bradford, meanwhile, mark their first top-flight game since 1922 with a 1–0 away win over Middlesbrough, in which Dean Saunders scores a last gasp winner. 31 December 1999 – 1999 draws to a close and as the new millennium approaches, Leeds United are back on top though with just a one-point lead over Manchester United who have a game in hand. Andy Townsend also once said in The Sun that Manchester United should be "banned for life" from the FA Cup. Aston Villa are their nearest contenders, while Chelsea, West Ham United and Leicester City complete the top five. United lost their defence of the European Cup after losing to eventual winners Real Madrid in the quarter finals. [19] The race for Premier League football next season is headed by Charlton Athletic and Ipswich Town. Walsall took their survival battle to the final day of the season, but were unable to avoid an immediate relegation back to Division Two. 25 August 1999 – Kevin Phillips and Niall Quinn plunge Newcastle United into crisis as they score in Sunderland's 2–1 derby win at St. James' Park. A four-way relegation scrap took place throughout most of the season, involving Chester, Shrewsbury, Carlisle and York. Manchester United now lead at the top on goal difference ahead of Leeds United, with Arsenal and Liverpool still posing a threat but Sunderland's challenge is ebbing away.

This meant that Bradford had survived the drop and Liverpool had surrendered a UEFA Champions League place to Leeds United. 20 May 2000 – Chelsea beat Aston Villa 1–0 in the last FA Cup final to be played at Wembley before the 77-year-old stadium is rebuilt. 31 May 2000 – Manchester United pay a national record fee for a goalkeeper when they sign AS Monaco and France goalkeeper Fabien Barthez for £7.8 million. [5] Ipswich Town and Birmingham City are level on points at the top of Division One. 3 October 1999 – Chelsea crush Manchester United 5–0 – the first domestic competitive game that United have lost for nearly nine months. HOME; PRODUCTION SITE; ABOUT US; PRODUCTS. 10 August 1999 – Kevin Phillips scores his first two Premier League goals in Sunderland's 2–0 home win over his old club Watford. Charlton Athletic, Ipswich Town, Barnsley and Fulham occupy the playoff places.[12]. Narrowly avoiding the drop were Oxford United, who struggled all season long despite the club's financial crisis being eased by the arrival of new Tanzanian chairman Firoz Kassam. There is a provision for double exposures. 31 August 1999 – The first month of the league season ends with treble winners Manchester United looking well placed for retaining their league title as Premier League leaders with five wins and a draw from their first six games. Manchester United surrender their defence of the European Cup after losing 3–2 at home to Real Madrid in the quarter final second leg. 20 November 1999 – Marc Overmars scores a hat-trick in Arsenal's 5–1 home league win over Middlesbrough. The third automatic spot was won by Northampton, who were led to promotion by new manager Kevin Wilson after a poor start to the season under previous manager Ian Atkins.