Manchester City · First Division 1999/00

Manchester City 1999/00

Manchester City finished 2nd of 24 in the 1999/00 First Division with 89 points (won 26, drawn 11, lost 9; scored 78, conceded 40) and were promoted. They were top of the table after 14 matches of 46; lowest 21st, after match 2. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row, 11 unbeaten and 7 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Manchester City
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club Championship season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sun 8 Aug 1999	Wolves (home)	0–1 L	Lost	0	19th
2	Sat 14 Aug 1999	Fulham (away)	0–0 D	Drew	1	21st
3	Sat 21 Aug 1999	Sheffield United (home)	6–0 W	Won	4	8th
4	Sat 28 Aug 1999	Bolton (away)	1–0 W	Won	7	4th
5	Mon 30 Aug 1999	Nottingham Forest (home)	1–0 W	Won	10	2nd
6	Sat 11 Sep 1999	Crystal Palace (home)	2–1 W	Won	13	2nd
7	Sat 18 Sep 1999	Walsall (away)	1–0 W	Won	16	1st
8	Sun 26 Sep 1999	Ipswich (away)	1–2 L	Lost	16	3rd
9	Tue 28 Sep 1999	Norwich (away)	0–1 L	Lost	16	4th
10	Sat 2 Oct 1999	Port Vale (home)	2–1 W	Won	19	2nd
11	Sat 16 Oct 1999	Tranmere (away)	1–1 D	Drew	20	4th
12	Tue 19 Oct 1999	Birmingham (away)	1–0 W	Won	23	1st
13	Sat 23 Oct 1999	Blackburn (home)	2–0 W	Won	26	1st
14	Wed 27 Oct 1999	Ipswich (home)	1–0 W	Won	29	1st
15	Sat 30 Oct 1999	Port Vale (away)	2–1 W	Won	32	1st
16	Wed 3 Nov 1999	Portsmouth (home)	4–2 W	Won	35	1st
17	Sat 6 Nov 1999	QPR (away)	1–1 D	Drew	36	1st
18	Sat 20 Nov 1999	Charlton (away)	1–0 W	Won	39	1st
19	Wed 24 Nov 1999	Barnsley (home)	3–1 W	Won	42	1st
20	Sat 27 Nov 1999	Huddersfield (home)	0–1 L	Lost	42	1st
21	Fri 3 Dec 1999	Wolves (away)	1–4 L	Lost	42	1st
22	Tue 7 Dec 1999	Stockport (home)	1–2 L	Lost	42	2nd
23	Sat 18 Dec 1999	Swindon (home)	3–0 W	Won	45	2nd
24	Sun 26 Dec 1999	West Brom (away)	2–0 W	Won	48	1st
25	Tue 28 Dec 1999	Grimsby (home)	2–1 W	Won	51	1st
26	Mon 3 Jan 2000	Crewe (away)	1–1 D	Drew	52	1st
27	Sun 16 Jan 2000	Fulham (home)	4–0 W	Won	55	2nd
28	Sat 22 Jan 2000	Sheffield United (away)	0–1 L	Lost	55	2nd
29	Sat 5 Feb 2000	Nottingham Forest (away)	3–1 W	Won	58	2nd
30	Sat 12 Feb 2000	Norwich (home)	3–1 W	Won	61	2nd
31	Fri 18 Feb 2000	Huddersfield (away)	1–1 D	Drew	62	2nd
32	Sat 26 Feb 2000	Walsall (home)	1–1 D	Drew	63	2nd
33	Sat 4 Mar 2000	Crystal Palace (away)	1–1 D	Drew	64	2nd
34	Wed 8 Mar 2000	QPR (home)	1–3 L	Lost	64	3rd
35	Sat 11 Mar 2000	Barnsley (away)	1–2 L	Lost	64	4th
36	Sun 19 Mar 2000	Charlton (home)	1–1 D	Drew	65	2nd
37	Tue 21 Mar 2000	Stockport (away)	2–2 D	Drew	66	3rd
38	Sat 25 Mar 2000	West Brom (home)	2–1 W	Won	69	3rd
39	Sat 1 Apr 2000	Swindon (away)	2–0 W	Won	72	3rd
40	Wed 5 Apr 2000	Bolton (home)	2–0 W	Won	75	2nd
41	Sat 8 Apr 2000	Crewe (home)	4–0 W	Won	78	2nd
42	Sat 15 Apr 2000	Grimsby (away)	1–1 D	Drew	79	2nd
43	Sat 22 Apr 2000	Tranmere (home)	2–0 W	Won	82	2nd
44	Mon 24 Apr 2000	Portsmouth (away)	2–2 D	Drew	83	2nd
45	Fri 28 Apr 2000	Birmingham (home)	1–0 W	Won	86	2nd
46	Sun 7 May 2000	Blackburn (away)	4–1 W	Won	89	2nd

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.