.jpg) The match took place at Wembley Stadium. | |||||||
| Event | 1999–2000 Football League First Division | ||||||
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| Date | 29 May 2000 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Attendance | 73,427[1] | ||||||
| Weather | Sunny | ||||||
The 2000 Football League First Division play-off final was an association football match played at Wembley Stadium on 29 May 2000, to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from the First Division to the Premiership in the 1999–2000 season. Ipswich Town faced Barnsley in the last domestic competitive fixture to be played at the original Wembley Stadium.
The match was both teams' first appearance in a First Division play-off final. It was the first time Barnsley had been in the play-offs, having been relegated to the First Division after the 1997–98 season, and finishing mid-table the following season. Ipswich made the play-offs for the fourth consecutive season, but this was the first time they had advanced further than the semifinals. Watched by a crowd of more than 73,000, Ipswich Town came from behind to win 4–2 and secured promotion to the Premiership.
- ^ "Barnsley v Ipswich Town, 29 May 2000". 11v11.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.