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1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. Season
The 1999–2000 season was Arsenal F.C., Arsenal's eighth season in the FA Premier League and their 74th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. The club ended the campaign second in the league, 18 points behind Manchester United F.C., Manchester United. Arsenal exited both domestic cup competitions on Penalty shoot-out (association football), penalties, being eliminated by Leicester City F.C., Leicester City in a FA Cup fourth round replay and by Middlesbrough F.C., Middlesbrough at the same stage of the Football League Cup. For the second consecutive season Arsenal failed to progress past the group stage of the UEFA Champions League; a third-place finish, however, earned them a consolation place in the UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup. Arsenal eventually reached the final to play Galatasaray S.K. (football), Galatasaray in Copenhagen – the match was overshadowed by 2000 UEFA Cup Final riots, altercations between both sets of supporters. Arsenal lost 4–1 on pen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Hill-Wood
Peter Denis Hill-Wood (25 February 1936 – 27 December 2018) was a British businessman and a chairman of Arsenal Football Club. Biography Hill-Wood was born in Kensington, London, son of Denis Hill-Wood and his wife Mary Smith. His father, three uncles and grandfather all played first-class cricket for Derbyshire County Cricket Club. Peter Hill-Wood attended Ludgrove School and Eton College, where he was a classmate of former Arsenal director Sir Roger Gibbs. He then served in the Coldstream Guards. After leaving the Guards, Hill-Wood entered the banking industry, eventually rising to become a vice-chairman of Hambros Bank, having previously been in charge of its investment division. After Hill-Wood retired from his post at Hambros, he was a director of Cavenham Ltd and Hellenic and General Trust. Arsenal chairmanship He was the third generation of his family to serve as chairman of Arsenal, following his father, Denis Hill-Wood (in office 1962–1982), and his gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
