Every 1999-00 Premier League race charted day by day: title and relegation race. Final standings, from a season that ran August 7, 1999 to May 14, 2000.
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English Premier League standings, 1999-00
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Manchester United (MUN)
28
7
3
+52
91
10-0-0
W11
Arsenal (ARS)
22
7
9
+30
73
8-1-1
L1
Leeds United (LEE)
21
6
11
+15
69
3-3-4
D2
Liverpool (LIV)
19
10
9
+21
67
5-2-3
L1
Chelsea (CHE)
18
11
9
+19
65
4-3-3
W1
Aston Villa (AVL)
15
13
10
+11
58
4-4-2
L1
Sunderland (SUN)
16
10
12
+1
58
5-2-3
L1
Leicester City (LEI)
16
7
15
0
55
5-2-3
L1
West Ham United (WHU)
15
10
13
-1
55
4-2-4
D1
Tottenham Hotspur (TOT)
15
8
15
+8
53
3-2-5
W1
Newcastle United (NEW)
14
10
14
+9
52
4-3-3
W1
Middlesbrough (MID)
14
10
14
-6
52
4-4-2
W1
Everton (EVE)
12
14
12
+10
50
2-3-5
L1
Coventry City (COV)
12
8
18
-7
44
4-0-6
L1
Southampton (SOU)
12
8
18
-17
44
4-2-4
W1
Derby County (DER)
9
11
18
-13
38
2-4-4
L1
Bradford City (BRD)
9
9
20
-30
36
3-1-6
W1
Wimbledon (WIM)
7
12
19
-28
33
0-1-9
L1
Sheffield Wednesday (SHW)
8
7
23
-32
31
3-1-6
W1
Watford (WAT)
6
6
26
-42
24
2-3-5
W1
The dashed line on the chart is the relegation line: the pace of the best team in the drop zone.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 13 times.
Manchester United trailed by as many as 5 points on August 10, 1999.
Manchester United took first place for good on January 29, 2000.
Manchester United won 11 games in a row from March 11, 2000 to May 14, 2000, the longest run of the race.
Leeds United led by 4 points as late as January 23, 2000.
Manchester United went 7-0-0 from March 24, 2000 to April 29, 2000, turning a lead of 4 points into a lead of 19 points.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 61 of the 104 days played.
Six teams held first place.
Manchester United spent 180 of the season's 282 charted days in first place.