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1999 Football League Second Division play-off final
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The 1999 Football League Second Division play-off Final was an association football match which was played on 30 May 1999 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Manchester City and Gillingham. The match was to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from the Football League Second Division, the third tier of English football, to the First Division. The top two teams of the 1998–99 Football League Second Division season gained automatic promotion to the First Division, while the clubs placed from third to sixth in the table took part in play-offs. Manchester City ended the season in third position while Gillingham were fourth. The winners of these semi-finals competed for the final place in the First Division for the 1999–2000 season. In the semi-finals, Gillingham defeated Preston North End and Manchester City beat Wigan Athletic.
The final took place at Wembley Stadium (pictured in 2002).
The final took place at Wembley Stadium (pictured in 2002).
Gillingham manager Tony Pulis (pictured in 2014) was dismissed from his job in controversial circumstances one month after the final.
Gillingham manager Tony Pulis (pictured in 2014) was dismissed from his job in controversial circumstances one month after the final.
Manchester City F.C.
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Manchester City Football Club is a professional football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894. The club's home ground is the City of Manchester Stadium in east Manchester, to which they moved in 2003, having played at Maine Road since 1923. Manchester City adopted their sky blue home shirts in 1894, the first season with the current name. Over the course of its history, the club has won nine league titles, seven FA Cups, eight League Cups, six FA Community Shields, one UEFA Champions League, one European Cup Winners' Cup, one UEFA Super Cup and one FIFA Club World Cup.
St. Marks (Gorton) in 1884 – the reason for the cross pattée on the shirts is now unknown.
St. Marks (Gorton) in 1884 – the reason for the cross pattée on the shirts is now unknown.
The Manchester City team which won the FA Cup in 1903–04.
The Manchester City team which won the FA Cup in 1903–04.
Manchester City supporters invade the pitch following their 2011–12 Premier League title victory.
Manchester City supporters invade the pitch following their 2011–12 Premier League title victory.
Manchester City moved into their new complex at the Etihad Campus adjacent to the City of Manchester Stadium in 2014.
Manchester City moved into their new complex at the Etihad Campus adjacent to the City of Manchester Stadium in 2014.