1999–2000 FA Cup
The FA Cup 1999–2000 was the 119th staging of the world's oldest cup competition, the Football Association Cup or FA Cup. Both the semi-finals and final of the competition were played at Wembley Stadium for the last time before reconstruction work began. The competition culminated with the FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Aston Villa. The game was won by a goal from Chelsea's Roberto Di Matteo, giving them a 1-0 victory.
The previous season's winners, Manchester United, withdrew from the 1999–2000 competition due to their participation in the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship in South America, to take place in early 2000,[1] thus becoming the first FA Cup winners not to defend their title. Despite this being at the request of the Football Association (FA), they received criticism from journalists and television pundits. To keep the competition running smoothly, the FA chose to draw one team from among those lower-division teams defeated in the second round to progress as "lucky losers" to the third.[2] Darlington were the team drawn.[3]
The main competition started in November 1999 for clubs from the Football League and Premiership. For details on the preliminary and qualifying rounds of the FA Cup see FA Cup Archives.
Calendar
| Round |
Date |
Matches |
Clubs |
New entries this round |
Prize money |
| Preliminary Round |
21 August 1999 |
166 |
558 → 392 |
161: 227th–387th |
£1,000 |
| First Round Qualifying |
4 September 1999 |
116 |
392 → 276 |
66: 161st–226th |
£2,250 |
| Second Round Qualifying |
18 September 1999 |
80 |
276 → 196 |
44: 117th–160th |
£3,750 |
| Third Round Qualifying |
2 October 1999 |
40 |
196 → 156 |
none |
£5,000 |
| Fourth Round Qualifying |
16 October 1999 |
32 |
156 → 124 |
24: 93rd–116th |
£10,000 |
| First Round Proper |
30 October 1999 |
40 |
124 → 84 |
48: 45th–92nd |
£16,000 |
| Second Round Proper |
19 October 1999 |
20 |
84 → 64 |
none |
£24,000 |
| Third Round Proper |
10 December 1999 |
32 |
64 → 32 |
43: 2nd–44th[1] |
£40,000 |
| Fourth Round Proper |
8 January 2000 |
16 |
32 → 16 |
none |
£60,000 |
| Fifth Round Proper |
29 January 2000 |
8 |
16 → 8 |
none |
£120,000 |
| Sixth Round Proper |
19 February 2000 |
4 |
8 → 4 |
none |
£300,000 |
| Semi Finals |
2 April 2000 |
2 |
4 → 2 |
none |
£900,000 |
| Final |
20 May 2000 |
1 |
2 → 1 |
none |
£1,000,000 |
^ Manchester United, who were the winners the previous season, did not enter.
First round proper
This round is the first in which teams from the First Division and Second Division compete with non-league teams.
- Ties were played over the weekend of 30 October and 31 October 1999.
- Replays were played on 8, 9 and 10 November 1999.
‡ - Oxford City's replay with Wycombe Wanderers was abandoned after extra time due to a fire within the stadium. The score was 1–1.[4]
Second round proper
- Ties were played over the weekend of 20 and 21 November 1999.
- Replays were played on 30 November 1999.
Third round proper
This round marked the first time First Division and Premier League (top-flight) teams played.
- Matches were played on the weekend of 11 and 12 December 1999.
- Replays were played on 21 and 22 December 1999.
| Tie no |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Attendance |
| 1 |
Arsenal |
3–1 |
Blackpool |
34,143 |
| 2 |
Aston Villa |
2–1 |
Darlington |
22,101 |
| 3 |
Bolton Wanderers |
1–0 |
Cardiff City |
5,734 |
| 4 |
Cambridge United |
2–0 |
Crystal Palace |
5,631 |
| 5 |
Charlton Athletic |
2–1 |
Swindon Town |
10,939 |
| 6 |
Chester City |
1–4 |
Manchester City |
5,469 |
| 7 |
Crewe Alexandra |
1–2 |
Bradford City |
6,571 |
| 8 |
Derby County |
0–1 |
Burnley |
23,400 |
| 9 |
Exeter City |
0–0 |
Everton |
6,045 |
| replay |
Everton |
1–0 |
Exeter City |
16,869 |
| 10 |
Fulham |
2–2 |
Luton Town |
8,251 |
| replay |
Luton Town |
0–3 |
Fulham |
8,170 |
| 11 |
Grimsby Town |
3–2 |
Stockport County |
3,400 |
| 12 |
Hereford United |
0–0 |
Leicester City |
7,795 |
| replay |
Leicester City |
2–1 |
Hereford United |
12,157 |
| 13 |
Huddersfield Town |
0–2 |
Liverpool |
23,678 |
| 14 |
Hull City |
1–6 |
Chelsea |
10,279 |
| 15 |
Ipswich Town |
0–1 |
Southampton |
14,383 |
| 16 |
Leeds United |
2–0 |
Port Vale |
11,912 |
| 17 |
Norwich City |
1–3 |
Coventry City |
15,702 |
| 18 |
Nottingham Forest |
1–1 |
Oxford United |
8,079 |
| replay |
Oxford United |
1–3 |
Nottingham Forest |
7,191 |
| 19 |
Preston North End |
2–1 |
Oldham Athletic |
9,940 |
| 20 |
Queens Park Rangers |
1–1 |
Torquay United |
8,843 |
| replay |
Torquay United |
2–3 |
Queens Park Rangers |
5,232 |
| 21 |
Reading |
1–1 |
Plymouth Argyle |
8,536 |
| replay |
Plymouth Argyle |
1–0 |
Reading |
8,965 |
| 22 |
Sheffield United |
1–1 |
Rushden & Diamonds |
10,104 |
| replay |
Rushden & Diamonds |
1–1 |
Sheffield United |
6,010 |
| Sheffield United won 6–5 on penalties |
| 23 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
1–0 |
Bristol City |
11,644 |
| 24 |
Sunderland |
1–0 |
Portsmouth |
26,535 |
| 25 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
1–1 |
Newcastle United |
33,116 |
| replay |
Newcastle United |
6–1 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
35,415 |
| 26 |
Tranmere Rovers |
1–0 |
West Ham United |
13,629 |
| 27 |
Walsall |
1–1 |
Gillingham |
4,314 |
| replay |
Gillingham |
2–1 |
Walsall |
6,538 |
| 28 |
Watford |
0–1 |
Birmingham City |
8,144 |
| 29 |
West Bromwich Albion |
2–2 |
Blackburn Rovers |
10,609 |
| replay |
Blackburn Rovers |
2–0 |
West Bromwich Albion |
11,766 |
| 30 |
Wigan Athletic |
0–1 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
10,531 |
| 31 |
Wimbledon |
1–0 |
Barnsley |
4,505 |
| 32 |
Wrexham |
2–1 |
Middlesbrough |
11,755 |
Fourth round proper
- Ties played on weekend of 8 and 9 2000.
- Replays played on 18 and 19 January 2000.
| Tie no |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Attendance |
| 1 |
Liverpool |
0–1 |
Blackburn Rovers |
32,839 |
| 2 |
Gillingham |
3–1 |
Bradford |
7,091 |
| 3 |
Aston Villa |
1–0 |
Southampton |
25,025 |
| 4 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
1–1 |
Wolves |
18,506 |
| replay |
Wolves |
0–0(AET) |
Sheffield Wednesday |
25,201 |
| Sheffield Wednesday won 4–3 on penalties |
| 5 |
Grimsby |
0–2 |
Bolton Wanderers |
4,270 |
| 6 |
Everton |
2–0 |
Birmingham |
25,405 |
| 7 |
Wrexham |
1–2 |
Cambridge United |
7,186 |
| 8 |
Tranmere |
1–0 |
Sunderland |
17,344 |
| 9 |
Newcastle |
4–1 |
Sheffield United |
36,220 |
| 10 |
Manchester City |
2–5 |
Leeds |
29,240 |
| 11 |
Fulham |
3–0 |
Wimbledon |
16,877 |
| 12 |
Coventry |
3–0 |
Burnley |
22,774 |
| 13 |
Plymouth |
0–3 |
Preston |
10,824 |
| 14 |
Chelsea |
2–0 |
Nottingham Forest |
30,125 |
| 15 |
Charlton |
1–0 |
QPR |
16,798 |
| 16 |
Arsenal |
0–0 |
Leicester |
35,710 |
| replay |
Leicester |
0–0 (AET) |
Arsenal |
15,235 |
| Leicester won 5–4 on penalties |
Fifth round proper
- Ties played on weekend of 29 and 30 January 2000.
- The shock result of the round came when Division Two Gillingham (who had yet to play in the top two divisions) defeated Premier League side Sheffield Wednesday 3-1.
Sixth round proper
Semi finals
Aston Villa booked their first FA Cup final appearance since 1957 by beating Bolton Wanderers on penalties after a goalless draw, while Chelsea reached their first final after just three years with a narrow 2-1 win over Newcastle United (who had been finalists in the previous two seasons).
- Aston Villa win 4-1 on penalties
Final
The 2000 FA Cup Final was contested between Chelsea and Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium, with Chelsea coming out 1-0 winners. Roberto Di Matteo scored the winning goal 17 minutes from the end, three years after he had opened the scoring within the first minute of Chelsea's last FA Cup final win. This was Villa's first FA Cup final for 43 years.
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