2001–02 Football League Cup

February 2024 December 2014 December 2021 Football League Cup 2001–02 Worthington Cup, League Cup EnglandWales 92 Blackburn Rovers 1 Tottenham Hotspur Matt Jansen(6 goals) 2000–01 2002–03 The 2001–02 Football League Cup (known as the Worthington Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 42nd staging of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition began on 20 August 2001, and ended with the final on 26 February 2002 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff as Wembley Stadium had been closed for a rebuild. The tournament was won by Blackburn Rovers, who beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 in the final, thanks to single strikes from Matt Jansen and Andy Cole, sandwiched by an equaliser from Christian Ziege.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/worthington_cup/1834988.stm Cole strike stuns Spurs 24 February 2002 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 8 May 2012 Blackburn had only just returned to the Premier League at the beginning of the season after relegation several years earlier. First round The 70 First, Second and Third Division clubs compete from the First Round, except Manchester City and Coventry. 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 2000–01 season. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Birmingham City3–0Southend United22 August 20012Cambridge United1–1 West Bromwich Albion22 August 2001West Bromwich Albion won 4–3 on penalties3Stoke City0–0 Oldham Athletic22 August 2001Oldham Athletic won 6–5 on penalties4Wolverhampton Wanderers1–2Swindon Town22 August 20015Barnsley2–0Halifax Town21 August 20016Blackpool3–2Wigan Athletic21 August 20017Bournemouth0–2Torquay United21 August 20018Brentford1–0Norwich City21 August 20019Brighton & Hove Albion2–1Wimbledon21 August 200110Bristol City2–1Cheltenham Town21 August 200111Burnley2–3Rushden & Diamonds21 August 200112Bury1–3Sheffield Wednesday21 August 200113Exeter City0–1Walsall21 August 200114Grimsby Town2–1Lincoln City21 August 200115Huddersfield Town0–1Rochdale21 August 200116Kidderminster Harriers2–3 Preston North End21 August 200117Leyton Orient2–4Crystal Palace21 August 200118Macclesfield Town1–2 Bradford City21 August 200119Mansfield Town3–4Notts County21 August 200120Millwall2–1Cardiff City21 August 200121Northampton Town2–1 Queens Park Rangers21 August 200122Oxford United1–2 Gillingham21 August 200123Port Vale2–1Chesterfield21 August 200124Portsmouth1–2Colchester United21 August 200125Reading4–0Luton Town21 August 200126Stockport County3–0Carlisle United21 August 200127Swansea City0–2Peterborough United21 August 200128Tranmere Rovers3–1Shrewsbury Town21 August 200129Watford1–0Plymouth Argyle21 August 200130Wrexham2–3Hull City21 August 200131Wycombe Wanderers0–1Bristol Rovers21 August 200132York City2–2 Crewe Alexandra21 August 2001Crewe Alexandra won 6–5 on penalties33Darlington0–1Sheffield United20 August 200134Hartlepool United0–2Nottingham Forest20 August 200135Scunthorpe United0–2Rotherham United20 August 2001 Second round The 35 winners from the First Round joined the 13 Premier League, clubs not participating in European competition in the Second Round, plus Manchester City and Coventry (who received byes for their league position the previous season). Matches were played on 10–13 September. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Tottenham Hotspur2–0Torquay United13 September 20012Blackburn Rovers2–0Oldham Athletic12 September 20013Bristol City2–3Watford12 September 20014Charlton Athletic2–0Port Vale12 September 20015Derby County3–0Hull City12 September 20016Everton1–1 Crystal Palace12 September 2001Crystal Palace won 5–4 on penalties7Newcastle United4–1 Brentford12 September 20018Nottingham Forest1–1 Stockport County12 September 2001Nottingham Forest won 8–7 on penalties9Sheffield Wednesday4–2 Sunderland12 September 200110Bolton Wanderers4–3 Walsall11 September 200111Brighton & Hove Albion0–3Southampton11 September 200112Bristol Rovers0–3Birmingham City11 September 200113Colchester United1–3Barnsley11 September 200114Crewe Alexandra2–0 Rushden & Diamonds11 September 200115Gillingham2–1Millwall11 September 200116Grimsby Town3–3 Sheffield United11 September 2001Grimsby Town won 4–2 on penalties17Middlesbrough3–1Northampton Town11 September 200118Notts County2–4 Manchester City11 September 200119Peterborough United2–2 Coventry City11 September 2001Coventry City won 4–2 on penalties20Reading0–0 West Ham11 September 2001Reading won 6–5 on penalties21Rochdale2–2 Fulham11 September 2001Fulham won 6–5 on penalties22Rotherham United0–4Bradford City11 September 200123Tranmere Rovers4–1Preston North End11 September 200124West Bromwich Albion2–0 Swindon Town11 September 200125Blackpool0–1Leicester City10 September 2001 Third round The 25 winners from the Second Round joined the seven Premiership clubs participating in European competition in the Third Round. Matches were played on 8–10 October. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Arsenal4–0Manchester United5 November 20012Aston Villa1–0Reading10 October 20013Blackburn Rovers2–1 Middlesbrough10 October 20014Fulham5–2Derby County10 October 20015Manchester City6–0Birmingham City10 October 20016Sheffield Wednesday2–2 Crystal Palace10 October 2001Sheffield Wednesday won 3–1 on penalties7Barnsley0–1Newcastle United9 October 20018Coventry City0–2Chelsea9 October 20019Crewe Alexandra2–3Ipswich Town9 October 200110Gillingham0–2Southampton9 October 200111Leicester City0–6Leeds United9 October 200112Liverpool1–2 Grimsby Town9 October 200113Tranmere Rovers0–4Tottenham Hotspur9 October 200114Watford4–1Bradford City9 October 200115West Bromwich Albion0–1Charlton Athletic9 October 200116Bolton Wanderers1–0Nottingham Forest8 October 2001 Fourth round The matches were played on 27–29 November. 29 November 2001 Fulham 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Hayles 45 Rebrov 15Davies 86 Craven Cottage, London 17,006 Mark Halsey 19:45 GMT 28 November 2001 Aston Villa 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Ekoku 40 Villa Park, Birmingham 26,526 Clive Wilkes 28 November 2001 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Manchester City Johansson 45Johnson 90 Ewood Park, Blackburn 17,907 Uriah Rennie 28 November 2001 Leeds United 0–2 Chelsea Guðjohnsen 59 80 Elland Road, Leeds 33,841 Jeff Winter 27 November 2001 Arsenal 2–0 Grimsby Town Edu 4Wiltord 74 Highbury, London 16,917 Dermot Gallagher 27 November 2001 Bolton Wanderers 2–2 y 6–5 Southampton Holdsworth 55 pen.Ricketts 110 Davies 80El Khalej 111 Reebok Stadium, Bolton 8,404 Andy D'Urso 27 November 2001 Newcastle United 4–1 Ipswich Town Robert 18Ameobi 26Shearer 37 40 Bent 77 St. James' Park, Newcastle 32,576 Alan Wiley 27 November 2001 Watford 3–2 y Charlton Athletic Vernazza 17Robinson 60Helguson 99 Brown 43Robinson 90 Vicarage Road, Watford 12,621 Neale Barry Fifth round The four matches were played on 11–12 and 19 December. 19 December 2001 Sheffield Wednesday 4–0 Watford Sibon 40Hamshaw 73O'Donnell 89Soltvedt 90 Hillsborough, Sheffield 20,319 Andy Butler 12 December 2001 Chelsea 1–0 Newcastle United Hasselbaink 90 Stamford Bridge, London 27,613 David Elleray 11 December 2001 Blackburn Rovers 4–0 Arsenal Jansen 11 15 68Hughes 21 Ewood Park, Blackburn 13,278 Paul Durkin 11 December 2001 Tottenham Hotspur 6–0 Bolton Wanderers Davies 21Ferdinand 29 30 38Barness 79 o.g.Iversen 84 White Hart Lane, London 28,430 Graham Barber 19:45 GMT Semi-finals The semi-final draw was made in December 2001 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 ties were played in the weeks beginning 7 and 21 January 2002. First leg 8 January 2002 19:45 GMT Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Ekoku 52 Hignett 28Cole 39 Hillsborough, Sheffield 30,883 Andy D'Urso 9 January 2002 20:05 GMT Chelsea 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Hasselbaink 10 77 Ferdinand 65 Stamford Bridge, London 37,264 Alan Wiley Second leg 22 January 2002 19:45 GMT Blackburn Rovers 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday Jansen 35Duff 37Cole 82Hignett 88 Ekoku 59 pen.Soltvedt 85 Ewood Park, Blackburn 26,884 Mike Riley Blackburn Rovers won 6–3 on aggregate. 23 January 2002 20:05 GMT Tottenham Hotspur 5–1 Chelsea Iversen 2Sherwood 33Sheringham 50Davies 76Rebrov 87 Forssell 90 White Hart Lane, London 36,100 Mark Halsey Tottenham Hotspur won 6–3 on aggregate Final 2002 Football League Cup Final The 2002 Worthington Cup Final was played on 24 February 2002 and was contested between Premier League teams Tottenham Hotspur and Blackburn Rovers at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Blackburn Rovers won the game 2–1. 24 February 2002 15:00 GMT Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/worthington_cup/1834988.stm Jansen 25Cole 69 Ziege 33 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 72,500 Graham Poll _whitehalf 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Blackburn Rovers _whiteshoulders _whiteshoulders 000080 f1ef00 000080 000080 000080 Tottenham Hotspur 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