George Burley finally got Ipswich Town into the Premiership when they triumphed in the Division One playoffs after three successive seasons of failure.
Charlton Athletic won the division with greater ease than the final table suggested – they were in fact the first team in the country to win promotion, but a return of just 4 points from their last 7 matches allowed the pursuing teams to close the gap. 9 May 2000 – Sheffield Wednesday are relegated from the Premier League after nine successive seasons of top-flight football, but go down fighting with a 3–3 draw against Arsenal. Gianluca Vialli won his fourth major trophy in two-and-a-half seasons by winning the FA Cup for Chelsea. A four-way relegation scrap took place throughout most of the season, involving Chester, Shrewsbury, Carlisle and York. Their absence meant that in the 3rd round of the competition, there was an uneven number of teams, and so Darlington were picked out of a hat of "lucky losers" and played against Aston Villa despite having lost in the 2nd round of the competition. 22 March 2000 – Dean Windass scores a hat-trick in Bradford City's 4–4 relegation crunch thriller with Derby County at Valley Parade. 14 June 2000 – Match of the Day, the longest-running and most popular football programme on British television, is set to end after next season as a result of ITV's £183 million deal to show highlights from Premier League games.[28]. Ipswich Town finished in the play-offs for the fourth season in a row, but this time they were successful as they triumphed over Barnsley at Wembley and won promotion back to the Premier League after a five-year absence. Wimbledon were relegated from the Premiership after 14 years in the top flight. All rights reserved, Amateur bands 1.8 – 29.7 MHz including WARC + 50 MHz, 2000+ W in SSB/CW on HF bands, 1500 W CW/SSB on 50 MHz 1500 W in RTTY, Automatic switching to STBY when reflected power is 250W or higher, min -50 dBc ( 30–54 MHz better than 70dBc), - “switch –on blocking “ at opened amplifier, - Analog 2 systems meter for forward and reflected power, - ON AIR – amplifier in transmitting status, - Memory for faults and warning, easy maintenance, - Automatic set-up anode current (BIAS ) – no need to manual adjust after changing the tube, - Temperature controlled 2-speed centrifugal blower ( turbine ) + axial blower, - The smallest and lightest 2000W PA on the market, 390mm x 195mm x 370mm (width x height x depth).
The first Premier League games of the season include Chelsea's 4–0 home win over newly promoted Sunderland and Watford's return the top flight being soured by a 3–2 home defeat against Wimbledon. Tranmere Rovers, on a good run in the League Cup, progress to the fifth round of the FA Cup after a surprise 1–0 win at home to Sunderland in the fourth round. Bradford's escape from relegation meant that Wimbledon, who were beaten by Southampton on the final day of the season, were relegated from the Premiership after 14 successive seasons of top-flight football. 14 May 2000 – Wimbledon lose 2–0 at Southampton and are relegated to Division One after 14 years in the top flight.
Swindon suffered from a financial crisis and a transfer embargo for most of the season, and the effect on the pitch was obvious as they were relegated in bottom place. 2 August 1999 – Arsenal sell Nicolas Anelka to Real Madrid for £23 million – the highest fee involving a British club. 20 November 1999 – Marc Overmars scores a hat-trick in Arsenal's 5–1 home league win over Middlesbrough.
Charlton Athletic won the division with greater ease than the final table suggested – they were in fact the first team in the country to win promotion, but a return of just 4 points from their last 7 matches allowed the pursuing teams to close the gap. 9 May 2000 – Sheffield Wednesday are relegated from the Premier League after nine successive seasons of top-flight football, but go down fighting with a 3–3 draw against Arsenal. Gianluca Vialli won his fourth major trophy in two-and-a-half seasons by winning the FA Cup for Chelsea. A four-way relegation scrap took place throughout most of the season, involving Chester, Shrewsbury, Carlisle and York. Their absence meant that in the 3rd round of the competition, there was an uneven number of teams, and so Darlington were picked out of a hat of "lucky losers" and played against Aston Villa despite having lost in the 2nd round of the competition. 22 March 2000 – Dean Windass scores a hat-trick in Bradford City's 4–4 relegation crunch thriller with Derby County at Valley Parade. 14 June 2000 – Match of the Day, the longest-running and most popular football programme on British television, is set to end after next season as a result of ITV's £183 million deal to show highlights from Premier League games.[28]. Ipswich Town finished in the play-offs for the fourth season in a row, but this time they were successful as they triumphed over Barnsley at Wembley and won promotion back to the Premier League after a five-year absence. Wimbledon were relegated from the Premiership after 14 years in the top flight. All rights reserved, Amateur bands 1.8 – 29.7 MHz including WARC + 50 MHz, 2000+ W in SSB/CW on HF bands, 1500 W CW/SSB on 50 MHz 1500 W in RTTY, Automatic switching to STBY when reflected power is 250W or higher, min -50 dBc ( 30–54 MHz better than 70dBc), - “switch –on blocking “ at opened amplifier, - Analog 2 systems meter for forward and reflected power, - ON AIR – amplifier in transmitting status, - Memory for faults and warning, easy maintenance, - Automatic set-up anode current (BIAS ) – no need to manual adjust after changing the tube, - Temperature controlled 2-speed centrifugal blower ( turbine ) + axial blower, - The smallest and lightest 2000W PA on the market, 390mm x 195mm x 370mm (width x height x depth).
The first Premier League games of the season include Chelsea's 4–0 home win over newly promoted Sunderland and Watford's return the top flight being soured by a 3–2 home defeat against Wimbledon. Tranmere Rovers, on a good run in the League Cup, progress to the fifth round of the FA Cup after a surprise 1–0 win at home to Sunderland in the fourth round. Bradford's escape from relegation meant that Wimbledon, who were beaten by Southampton on the final day of the season, were relegated from the Premiership after 14 successive seasons of top-flight football. 14 May 2000 – Wimbledon lose 2–0 at Southampton and are relegated to Division One after 14 years in the top flight.
Swindon suffered from a financial crisis and a transfer embargo for most of the season, and the effect on the pitch was obvious as they were relegated in bottom place. 2 August 1999 – Arsenal sell Nicolas Anelka to Real Madrid for £23 million – the highest fee involving a British club. 20 November 1999 – Marc Overmars scores a hat-trick in Arsenal's 5–1 home league win over Middlesbrough.