1998–99 Football League Cup

December 2014 December 2014 Football League Cup 1998–99 League CupWorthington Cup EnglandWales 92 Tottenham Hotspur 3 Leicester City Gianluca Vialli(6 goals) 1997–98 1999–2000 The 1998–99 Football League Cup (known as the Worthington Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 39th staging of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition began on 11 August 1998, and ended with the final on 21 March 1999, held at Wembley Stadium. The tournament was won by Tottenham Hotspur, who beat Leicester City 1–0 in the final, thanks to an Allan Nielsen goal in the last minute of normal time.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/300408.stm Nielsen nicks it for Spurs BBC Sport 1999-03-22 2010-07-25 First round The 72 First, Second and Third Division clubs compete from the First Round. Each section is divided equally into a pot of seeded clubs and a pot of unseeded clubs. Clubs' rankings depend upon their finishing position in the 1997–98 season. Tie noHome team1(1st Leg) (2nd Leg) AggregateAway team1Barnet(2–1) (0–5) 2–6Wolverhampton Wanderers2Birmingham City(2–0) (1–1) 3–1Millwall3Blackpool(1–0) (1–1) 2–1Scunthorpe United4Bolton Wanderers(1–0) (3–0) 4–0Hartlepool United5Bradford City(1–1) (1–0) 2–1Lincoln City6Bristol City(4–0) (3–4) 7–4Shrewsbury Town7Bury(1–1) (4–1) 5–2Burnley8Cambridge United(1–0) (1–1) 2–1Watford9Exeter City(1–1) (1–5) 2–6Ipswich Town10Fulham(2–1) (2–1) 4–2Cardiff City11Grimsby Town(0–0) (0–0) 0–0Preston North EndAfter extra time — Grimsby Town win on penalties12Huddersfield Town(3–2) (1–1) 4–3Mansfield Town13Leyton Orient(1–1) (2–1) 3–2Bristol Rovers14Luton Town(2–3) (3–1) 5–4Oxford United15Macclesfield Town(3–1) (0–1) 3–2Stoke City16Northampton Town(2–1) (1–1) 3–2Brighton & Hove Albion17Notts County(0–2) (1–7) 1–9Manchester City18Oldham Athletic(3–2) (0–2) 3–4Crewe Alexandra19Peterborough United(1–1) (0–2) 1–3Reading20Plymouth Argyle(1–3) (2–3) 3–6Portsmouth21Port Vale(1–2) (2–2) 3–4Chester City22Rotherham United(0–1) (0–2) 0–3Chesterfield23Scarborough(0–1) (0–3) 0–4Barnsley24Sheffield United(3–1) (2–2) 5–3Darlington25Southend United(1–0) (1–0) 2–0Gillingham26Stockport County(2–2) (0–0) 2–2Hull CityAfter extra time — Hull City win on away goals27Swansea City(1–1) (0–1) 1–2Norwich City28Swindon Town(2–1) (0–2) 2–3Wycombe Wanderers29Torquay United(1–1) (1–2) 2–3Crystal Palace30Tranmere Rovers(3–0) (1–0) 4–0Carlisle United31Walsall(0–0) (1–3) 1–3QPR32West Bromwich Albion(2–1) (0–3) 2–4Brentford33Wigan Athletic(1–0) (1–0) 2–0Rochdale34Wrexham(0–2) (2–0) 2–2Halifax TownAfter extra time — Halifax Town win on penalties35York City(0–2) (1–2) 1–4Sunderland36Bournemouth(2–0) (2–3) 4–3Colchester United 1 Team at home in the 1st leg is denoted as the home team Second round The 36 winners from the First Round joined the 12 Premier League clubs not participating in European competition in Round Two. First leg matches were played on 15 and 16 September, second leg matches were played on 22 and 23 September. Tie noHome team1(1st Leg) (2nd Leg) AggregateAway team1Bristol City(1–1) (0–2) 1–3Crewe Alexandra2Coventry City(1–0) (4–0) 5–0Southend United3Derby County(1–1) (1–0) 2–1Manchester City4Leicester City(3–0) (3–1) 6–1Chesterfield5Middlesbrough(2–0) (1–1) 3–1Wycombe Wanderers6Norwich City(1–0) (3–2) 4–2Wigan Athletic7Q.P.R.(0–2) (0–1) 0–3Charlton Athletic8Sheffield Wednesday(0–1) (1–1) 1–2Cambridge United9Barnsley(3–0) (1–1) 4–1Reading10Blackpool(2–1) (1–3) 3–4Tranmere Rovers11Bolton Wanderers(3–1) (3–2) 6–3Hull City12Bournemouth(1–1) (2–1) 3–2Wolverhampton Wanderers13Brentford(2–3) (2–3) 4–6Tottenham Hotspur14Bury(3–0) (1–2) 4–2Crystal Palace15Fulham(1–1) (1–0) 2–1Southampton16Halifax Town(1–2) (1–3) 2–5Bradford City17Huddersfield Town(1–1) (1–2) 2–3Everton18Ipswich Town(2–1) (2–4) 4–5Luton Town19Leyton Orient(1–5) (0–0) 1–5Nottingham Forest20Macclesfield Town(0–3) (0–6) 0–9Birmingham City21Northampton Town(2–0) (0–1) 2–1West Ham22Portsmouth(2–1) (1–4) 3–5Wimbledon23Sheffield United(2–1) (0–2) 2–3Grimsby Town24Sunderland(3–0) (1–0) 4–0Chester City 1 Team at home in the 1st leg is denoted as the home team Third round The 24 winners from the Second Round joined the 8 Premiership clubs participating in European competition in Round Three. Matches were played on 27 and 28 October. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Barnsley2–1Bournemouth27 October 19982Charlton Athletic1–2Leicester City27 October 19983Liverpool3–1Fulham27 October 19984Luton Town2–0Coventry City27 October 19985Northampton Town1–3Tottenham Hotspur27 October 19986Norwich City1–1Bolton Wanderers27 October 1998After extra time — Bolton Wanderers win 3–1 on penalties7Nottingham Forest3–3Cambridge United27 October 1998After extra time — Nottingham Forest win 4–3 on penalties8Sunderland2–1Grimsby Town27 October 19989Tranmere Rovers0–1Newcastle United27 October 199810Birmingham City1–2Wimbledon28 October 199811Chelsea4–1Aston Villa28 October 199812Crewe Alexandra0–1Blackburn Rovers28 October 199813Derby County1–2Arsenal28 October 199814Leeds United1–0Bradford City28 October 199815Manchester United2–0Bury28 October 199816Middlesbrough2–3Everton28 October 1998 Fourth round Matches were played on 10 and 11 November. 1998-11-10 Bolton Wanderers 1–2 Wimbledon Jensen 52 Gayle 16 Kennedy 63 Reebok Stadium, Bolton 7,868 Andy D'Urso 1998-11-10 Liverpool 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur Owen 81 Iversen 2 Scales 20 Nielsen 62 Anfield, Liverpool 20,772 Gary Willard 1998-11-10 Luton Town 1–0 Barnsley Gray 81 Kenilworth Road, Luton 8,435 Steve Bennett 1998-11-11 Arsenal 0–5 Chelsea Leboeuf 34 pen. Vialli 49 73 Poyet 65 80 Highbury, London 37,562 David Elleray 1998-11-11 Everton 1–1 y 4–5 Sunderland Collins 74 Bridges 29 Goodison Park, Liverpool 28,132 Mike Reed 1998-11-11 Leicester City 2–1 Leeds United Izzet 88 Parker 90 pen. Kewell 17 Filbert Street, Leicester 20,161 Paul Durkin 1998-11-11 Manchester United 2–1 Nottingham Forest Solskjær 57 60 Stone 68 Old Trafford, Manchester 37,237 Rob Harris 1998-11-11 Newcastle United 1–1 y 2–4 Blackburn Rovers Shearer 9 Sherwood 30 St James' Park, Newcastle 34,702 Neale Barry Quarter-finals The four matches were played on 1, and 2 December. 1998-12-01 Sunderland 3–0 Luton Town Johnson 40 o.g. Bridges 89 McCann 90 Stadium of Light, Sunderland 35,742 Eddie Lomas 1998-12-01 Wimbledon 2–1 Chelsea Earle 20 Hughes 75 pen. Vialli 85 Selhurst Park, London 19,286 Graham Poll 1998-12-02 Leicester City 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Lennon 67 Filbert Street, Leicester 19,442 Alan Wilkie 1998-12-02 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Manchester United Armstrong 48 55 Ginola 86 Sheringham 71 White Hart Lane, London 35,702 Peter Jones Semi-finals The semi-final draw was made in December 1998 after the conclusion of the quarter finals. Unlike the other rounds, the semi-final ties were played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The first leg matches were played on 26 and 27 January 1999, the second leg matches were played on 16 and 17 February 1999. It was a narrow victory for Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City at the expense of Wimbledon and Sunderland, respectively, giving Tottenham the first chance of their major trophy–and place in Europe–for eight years, while Leicester had reached their second final in three seasons. First leg 1999-01-26 19:45 Sunderland 1–2 Leicester City McCann 75 Cottee 30 62 Stadium of Light, Sunderland 38,332 Graham Barber 1999-01-27 20:05 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Wimbledon White Hart Lane, London 35,997 Steve Dunn Second leg 1999-02-16 20:05 Wimbledon 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Iversen 39 Selhurst Park, London 25,204 Gary Willard Tottenham Hotspur win 1-0 on aggregate 1999-02-17 19:45 Leicester City 1–1 Sunderland Cottee 54 Quinn 34 Filbert Street, Leicester 21,231 David Elleray Leicester City win 3-2 on aggregate Final 1999 Football League Cup final The 1999 Worthington Cup Final was played on 21 March 1999 and was contested between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City at Wembley Stadium. Tottenham won the match 1–0 thanks to a last minute Allan Nielsen header. 1999-03-21 15:00 Leicester City 0–1 Report Tottenham Hotspur Nielsen 90 Wembley Stadium, London 77,892 Terry Heilbron References External links Official Carling Cup website Carling Cup at bbc.co.uk League Cup news, match reports and pictures on Reuters.co.uk Results on Soccerbase Category:EFL Cup seasons League Cup Cup