1999–2000 Football League Trophy
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| Country |  England |
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| Teams | 48 | ||
| Champions | Stoke City | ||
| Runners-up | Bristol City | ||
| Matches played | 49 | ||
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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.
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.
Contents
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
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2000-03-14
19:45 |
| Rochdale | 1 – 3 | Stoke City |
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Holt  86' |
Hansson 4' Thorne 21', 27' |
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Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
Attendance: 4,241 |
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2000-03-17
19:45 |
| Stoke City | 1 – 0 | Rochdale |
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| Thorne 86' |
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Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
Attendance: 16,876 |
Stoke City beat Rochdale 4–1 on aggregate.
Southern Area final
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2000-02-29
19:45 |
| Bristol City | 4 – 0 | Exeter City |
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| Thorpe 4' Beadle 63'Murray 68'Burnell 75' |
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Ashton Gate, Bristol
Attendance: 12,742 |
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2000-03-14
19:45 |
| Exeter City | 1 – 1 | Bristol City |
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| Speakman 30' |
Beadle 65' |
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St James Park, Exeter
Attendance: 2,929 |
Bristol City beat Exeter City 5–1 on aggregate.
Final
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     Bristol City
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  Stoke City
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MATCH RULES
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