2000 Football League Cup final

2000 Football League Cup final 2000 Football League Cup Final programme.jpg Match programme cover 1999–2000 Football League Cup Leicester City 2 Tranmere Rovers 1 27 February 2000 Wembley Stadium London Matt Elliott (Leicester City) Alan Wilkie (Durham) 74,313 1999 2001 The 2000 Football League Cup final was played between Leicester City, in their third final appearance in four years, and First Division side Tranmere Rovers at Wembley Stadium on 27 February 2000. It was the 34th and last League Cup final to be played at the original Wembley Stadium.James M. Ross England - Football League Cup Finals https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engleagcuphist.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 29 April 2021 14 May 2021 29 June 2012 https://archive.today/20120629080535/http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engleagcuphist.html live Leicester won 2–1 to become the last team to win the League Cup at the old Wembley. https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/where-are-they-now-leicester-citys-2000-league-cup-winners Where are they now? Leicester City's 2000 League Cup winners fourfourtwo 27 April 2017 https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/659113.stm Leicester set sights on Europe 27 February 2000 BBC Sport 27 April 2017https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56817786 Leicester City: The inside story of La Manga and the Foxes last cup final BBC Sport 14 May 2021 14 May 2021 Neil Johnston Road to the final Leicester City Round 2, 1st leg: Crystal Palace 3–3 Leicester City Round 2, 2nd leg: Leicester City 4–2 Crystal Palace Round 3: Leicester City 2–0 Grimsby Town Round 4: Leicester City 0–0 Leeds United (Leicester won 4–2 on penalties) Quarter-final: Leicester City 3–3 Fulham (Leicester won 3–0 on penalties) Semi-final, 1st leg: Aston Villa 0–0 Leicester City Semi-final, 2nd leg: Leicester City 1–0 Aston VillaTranmere Rovers Round 1, 1st leg: Blackpool 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Round 1, 2nd leg: Tranmere Rovers 3–1 Blackpool Round 2, 1st leg: Tranmere Rovers 5–1 Coventry City Round 2, 2nd leg: Coventry City 3–1 Tranmere Rovers Round 3: Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Oxford United Round 4: Tranmere Rovers 4–0 Barnsley Quarter-final: Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Middlesbrough Semi-final, 1st leg: Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Semi-final, 2nd leg: Tranmere Rovers 3–0 Bolton Wanderers Match summary Scott Taylor's successful tackle on Robbie Savage forced the ball out for a corner, and Matt Elliott headed home Leicester's first goal courtesy of a Steve Guppy cross from the right. Leicester came close to scoring a second goal in the 60th minute when Emile Heskey passed the ball to an unmarked Muzzy Izzet in the penalty box, who hesitated and his shot flew wide of the goal. Referee Alan Wilkie later suffered an injury in the right leg in the 62nd minute, and was stretchered off. Phil Richards, the fourth official, was brought on to replace him. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/658945.stm Leicester triumph at Wembley 27 February 2000 BBC Sport 27 April 2017 Clint Hill picked up his second booking and was sent off after a deliberate foul on Heskey in the 63rd minute. Several Tranmere players protested but the decision stood. Tranmere, down to ten men, rallied and their persistence paid off when they equalised in the 77th minute when a fine header found its way to an unmarked David Kelly who, after narrowly escaping Matt Elliott's attempted tackle, shot low to the left past goalkeeper Tim Flowers. Yet, just three minutes later, Elliott scored another towering header from another Guppy corner kick from the right, and the League Cup went to Leicester. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/feb/27/newsstory.sport13 Leicester 2 - 1 Tranmere 27 February 2000 Guardian 27 April 2017 Match details 27 February 2000 15:00 GMT Leicester City 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Report Elliott 29 81 Kelly 77 Wembley Stadium, London 74,313 Alan Wilkie (Durham) _whiteborder _collarwhite _whiteborder 0000CC 0000CC 0000CC FFFFFF 0000CC Leicester City _thinblackstripes _thinblackstripes _thinblackstripes _color_3_stripes_black FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000033 FFFFFF Tranmere Rovers GK 1 ENG Tim FlowersCB 18SCO Matt Elliott (c)CB 3 JAM Frank SinclairCB 4 NIR Gerry TaggartRM 6 TUR Muzzy IzzetCM 29ENG Stefan Oakes 77CM 14WAL Robbie Savage CM 7 NIR Neil LennonLM 11ENG Steve GuppyCF 27ENG Tony Cottee 89CF 9 ENG Emile HeskeySubstitutes:GK 22FRA Pegguy ArphexadDF 15ENG Phil GilchristMF 37GRE Theodoros ZagorakisMF 24ENG Andy Impey 77FW 20ENG Ian Marshall 89Manager:NIR Martin O'Neill GK 13IRL Joe MurphyRB 30ENG Reuben HazellCB 5 ENG Dave Challinor CB 6 ENG Clint Hill 1 9 63LB 33WAL Gareth RobertsRM 14ENG Andy Parkinson 66CM 15ENG Gary JonesCM 11ENG Nick HenryLM 7 IRL Alan MahonCF 9 IRL David Kelly (c)CF 10ENG Scott TaylorSubstitutes:GK 1 NED John AchterbergDF 31ENG Steve Yates 66DF 3 ENG Andy ThompsonFW 16WAL Alan MorganFW 29ENG Michael BlackManager:IRL John Aldridge Man of the Match: Matt Elliott (Leicester City) Assistant referees: Paul Armstrong (Berkshire) Wendy Toms Fourth official: Phil Richards (Lancashire)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Five named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions. References April 2014 Category:1999–2000 in English men's football cups Category:EFL Cup seasons Category:2000 in sport in London Category:Sports events at Wembley Stadium 2000 League Cup final 2000 League Cup final 2000 Category:February 2000 sports events in the United Kingdom