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
2000–01 in English football Ipswich Town to fifth place in the Premiership and achieved qualification for the UEFA Cup. Gérard Houllier won a treble of trophies with Liverpool after they triumphed in the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup. Sir Alex Ferguson became the first manager in English football to win three successive league titles after Manchester United (only the fourth team in history to win three straight titles) topped the Premiership's final table for the third year in a row. Alan Curbishley consolidated newly promoted Charlton Athletic in the Premiership with a ninth-place finish, their highest finish in nearly 50 years. Jean