First Division 1999/00

Now the Championship.

Charlton won the 1999/00 First Division with 91 points, 2 points ahead of Manchester City. Charlton, Manchester City and Ipswich were promoted. Walsall, Port Vale and Swindon were relegated. 2.52 goals per game over 552 matches; home sides won 47% and 29% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Charlton · Champions	46	27	10	9	79	45	+34	91	Champions
2	Manchester City · Promoted	46	26	11	9	78	40	+38	89	Promoted
3	Ipswich · Promoted	46	25	12	9	71	42	+29	87	Promoted
4	Barnsley	46	24	10	12	88	67	+21	82
5	Birmingham	46	22	11	13	65	44	+21	77
6	Bolton	46	21	13	12	69	50	+19	76
7	Wolves	46	21	11	14	64	48	+16	74
8	Huddersfield	46	21	11	14	62	49	+13	74
9	Fulham	46	17	16	13	49	41	+8	67
10	QPR	46	16	18	12	62	53	+9	66
11	Blackburn	46	15	17	14	55	51	+4	62
12	Norwich	46	14	15	17	45	50	-5	57
13	Tranmere	46	15	12	19	57	68	-11	57
14	Nottingham Forest	46	14	14	18	53	55	-2	56
15	Crystal Palace	46	13	15	18	57	67	-10	54
16	Sheffield United	46	13	15	18	59	71	-12	54
17	Stockport	46	13	15	18	55	67	-12	54
18	Portsmouth	46	13	12	21	55	66	-11	51
19	Crewe	46	14	9	23	46	67	-21	51
20	Grimsby	46	13	12	21	41	67	-26	51
21	West Brom	46	10	19	17	43	60	-17	49
22	Walsall · Relegated	46	11	13	22	52	77	-25	46	Relegated
23	Port Vale · Relegated	46	7	15	24	48	69	-21	36	Relegated
24	Swindon · Relegated	46	8	12	26	38	77	-39	36	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Season in numbers

Measure	1999/00	League average
Goals per game	2.52	2.57
Home wins	47%	44%
Draws	29%	27%
Away wins	24%	28%
Goalless draws	7%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.69 pts/game	0.49 pts/game
Champions’ points	91	94
Most points relegated	46	46
Fewest points safe	49	49

League average: every complete Championship season on file except this one; points thresholds only from seasons with 24 clubs.