Unofficial Champions of England: Crystal Palace 1-0 Norwich City, 23/11/1999

Mathias Svensson scores the winning goal

Norwich City, under manager Bruce Rioch, enjoyed a relatively lengthy run as champions defending their title five times, They saw off challenges from Stockport County, Fulham, Nottingham Forest, Swindon Town and Ipswich Town.

Game six brought them to Selhurst Park to face a struggling Crystal Palace side, back under former manager Steve Coppell, who hadn't been able to get their season started.

It took until the last minute before Swedish striker Mathias Svensson was the first to react to Terry Phelan's cross to win the game and the English Championship for Crystal Palace. The Eagle's second championship and first since 1994.

Unofficial Champions of England: Norwich City 2-1 Bolton Wanderers, 24/10/1999

The Allardyce reign as English Champion was short lived.

Bolton retained their title in a 2-2 draw with Crewe Alexandra before visiting Norwich City for a Division One game.

The Canaries had been stuck in the second tier for four years with yearnings for a return to the top. Two goals from midfielder Darel Russell (with one in reply from Ricardo Gardner) were enough for Norwich to claim their first ever English Championship.