1999–2000 in English football 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. 20 June 2000 — Chelsea sign Icelandic striker Eiður Guðjohnsen from Bolton Wanderers for £5 million. 1999–2000 in English football The 1999–2000 season was the 120th season of competitive football in England. Manchester United were crowned FA Premier League champions with an 18-point margin over runners-up Arsenal and with just 3 league defeats all season. This was despite their failure to retain the European Cup and withdrawal from the FA Cup in order
1999–2000 FA Cup qualifying rounds teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 entered the competition. Manchester United, who were the winners the previous season, did not enter. See 1999-2000 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards. 1999–2000 FA Cup qualifying rounds The 1999–2000 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds opened the 119th season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup' (FA Cup), the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. A total of 558 clubs were accepted for the competition. The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 through 9) in the English