1998–99 Football League Cup

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 name reflects a sponsorship deal with lager brand Worthington.

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.[1]

Contents

First round

The 70 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 no Home team1 (1st Leg)
(2nd Leg)
Aggregate		 Away team
1 Barnet (2-1)
(0-5)
2-6		 Wolverhampton Wanderers
2 Birmingham City (2-0)
(1-1)
3-1		 Millwall
3 Blackpool (1-0)
(1-1)
2-1		 Scunthorpe United
4 Bolton Wanderers (1-0)
(3-0)
4-0		 Hartlepool United
5 Bradford City (1-1)
(1-0)
2-1		 Lincoln City
6 Bristol City (4-0)
(3-4)
7-4		 Shrewsbury Town
7 Bury (1-1)
(4-1)
5-2		 Burnley
8 Cambridge United (1-0)
(1-1)
2-1		 Watford
9 Exeter City (1-1)
(1-5)
2-6		 Ipswich Town
10 Fulham (2-1)
(2-1)
4-2		 Cardiff City
11 Grimsby Town (0-0)
(0-0)
0-0		 Preston North End
After extra time — Grimsby Town win on penalties
12 Huddersfield Town (3-2)
(1-1)
4-3		 Mansfield Town
13 Leyton Orient (1-1)
(2-1)
3-2		 Bristol Rovers
14 Luton Town (2-3)
(3-1)
5-4		 Oxford United
15 Macclesfield Town (3-1)
(0-1)
3-2		 Stoke City
16 Northampton Town (2-1)
(1-1)
3-2		 Brighton & Hove Albion
17 Notts County (0-2)
(1-7)
1-9		 Manchester City
18 Oldham Athletic (3-2)
(0-2)
3-4		 Crewe Alexandra
19 Peterborough United (1-1)
(0-2)
1-3		 Reading
20 Plymouth Argyle (1-3)
(2-3)
3-6		 Portsmouth
21 Port Vale (1-2)
(2-2)
3-4		 Chester City
22 Rotherham United (0-1)
(0-2)
0-3		 Chesterfield
23 Scarborough (0-1)
(0-3)
0-4		 Barnsley
24 Sheffield United (3-1)
(2-2)
5-3		 Darlington
25 Southend United (1-0)
(1-0)
2-0		 Gillingham
26 Stockport County (2-2)
(0-0)
2-2		 Hull City
After extra time — Hull City win on away goals
27 Swansea City (1-1)
(0-1)
1-2		 Norwich City
28 Swindon Town (2-1)
(0-2)
2-3		 Wycombe Wanderers
29 Torquay United (1-1)
(1-2)
2-3		 Crystal Palace
30 Tranmere Rovers (3-0)
(1-0)
4-0		 Carlisle United
31 Walsall (0-0)
(1-3)
1-3		 QPR
32 West Bromwich Albion (2-1)
(0-3)
2-4		 Brentford
33 Wigan Athletic (1-0)
(1-0)
2-0		 Rochdale
34 Wrexham (0-2)
(2-0)
2-2		 Halifax Town
After extra time — Wrexham win on penalties
35 York City (0-2)
(1-2)
1-4		 Sunderland

1 Team at home in the 1st leg is denoted as the home team

Second round

The 35 winners from the First Round joined the 15 Premier League clubs not participating in European competition in Round Two. First leg matches were played on the 15 and 16 September, second leg matches were played on 22 and 23 September.

Tie no Home team1 (1st Leg)
(2nd Leg)
Aggregate		 Away team
1 Bristol City (1-1)
(0-2)
1-3		 Crewe Alexandra
2 Coventry City (1-0)
(4-0)
5-0		 Southend United
3 Derby County (1-1)
(1-0)
2-1		 Manchester City
4 Leicester City (3-0)
(3-1)
6-1		 Chesterfield
5 Middlesbrough (2-0)
(1-1)
3-1		 Wycombe Wanderers
6 Norwich City (1-0)
(3-2)
4-2		 Wigan Athletic
7 Q.P.R. (0-2)
(0-1)
0-3		 Charlton Athletic
8 Sheffield Wednesday (0-1)
(1-1)
1-2		 Cambridge United
9 Barnsley (3-0)
(1-1)
4-1		 Reading
10 Blackpool (2-1)
(1-3)
3-4		 Tranmere Rovers
11 Bolton Wanderers (3-1)
(3-2)
6-3		 Hull City
12 Bournemouth (1-1)
(2-1)
3-2		 Wolverhampton Wanderers
13 Brentford (2-3)
(2-3)
4-6		 Tottenham Hotspur
14 Bury (3-0)
(1-2)
4-2		 Crystal Palace
15 Fulham (1-1)
(1-0)
2-1		 Southampton
16 Halifax Town (1-2)
(1-3)
2-5		 Bradford City
17 Huddersfield Town (1-1)
(1-2)
2-3		 Everton
18 Ipswich Town (2-1)
(2-4)
4-5		 Luton Town
19 Leyton Orient (1-5)
(0-0)
1-5		 Nottingham Forest
20 Macclesfield Town (0-3)
(0-6)
0-9		 Birmingham City
21 Northampton Town (2-0)
(0-1)
2-1		 West Ham
22 Portsmouth (2-1)
(1-4)
3-5		 Wimbledon
23 Sheffield United (2-1)
(0-2)
2-3		 Grimsby Town
24 Sunderland (3-0)
(1-0)
4-0		 Chester City

1 Team at home in the 1st leg is denoted as the home team

Third round

The 25 winners from the Second Round joined the seven Premiership clubs participating in European competition in Round Three. Matches were played on 27 and 28 October.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Barnsley 2–1 Bournemouth 27 October 1998
2 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Leicester City 27 October 1998
3 Liverpool 3–1 Fulham 27 October 1998
4 Luton Town 2–0 Coventry City 27 October 1998
5 Northampton Town 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur 27 October 1998
6 Norwich City 1–1 Bolton Wanderers 27 October 1998
After extra time — Bolton Wanderers win 3 – 1 on penalties
7 Nottingham Forest 3–3 Cambridge United 27 October 1998
After extra time — Nottingham Forest win 4 – 3 on penalties
8 Sunderland 2–1 Grimsby Town 27 October 1998
9 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Newcastle United 27 October 1998
10 Birmingham City 1–2 Wimbledon 28 October 1998
11 Chelsea 4–1 Aston Villa 28 October 1998
12 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Blackburn Rovers 28 October 1998
13 Derby County 1–2 Arsenal 28 October 1998
14 Leeds United 1–0 Bradford City 28 October 1998
15 Manchester United 2–0 Bury 28 October 1998
16 Middlesbrough 2–3 Everton 28 October 1998

Fourth round

Matches were played on 10 and 11 November.

1998-11-10
 Bolton Wanderers 1 – 2 Wimbledon Reebok Stadium, Bolton
Attendance: 7,868
Referee: Andy D'Urso
Jensen  52' Gayle  16'
Kennedy  63'
1998-11-10
 Liverpool 1 – 3 Tottenham Hotspur Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 20,772
Referee: Gary Willard
Owen  81' Iversen  2'
Scales  20'
Nielsen  62'
1998-11-10
 Luton Town 1 – 0 Barnsley Kenilworth Road, Luton
Attendance: 8,435
Referee: Steve Bennett
Gray  81'
1998-11-11
 Arsenal 0 – 5 Chelsea Highbury, London
Attendance: 37,562
Referee: David Elleray
Leboeuf  34' (pen)
Vialli  49'  73'
Poyet  65'  80'
1998-11-11
 Everton 1 – 1

(a.e.t.)
4 – 5p

 Sunderland Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 28,132
Referee: Mike Reed
Collins  74' Bridges  29'
1998-11-11
 Leicester City 2 – 1 Leeds United Filbert Street, Leicester
Attendance: 20,161
Referee: Paul Durkin
Izzet  88'
Parker  90' (pen)		 Kewell  17'
1998-11-11
 Manchester United 2 – 1 Nottingham Forest Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 37,237
Referee: Rob Harris
Solskjaer  57'  60' Stone  68'
1998-11-11
 Newcastle United 1 – 1

(a.e.t.)
2 – 4p

 Blackburn Rovers St James' Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 34,702
Referee: Neale Barry
Shearer  9' Sherwood  30'

Quarter-finals

The four matches were played on 1, and 2 December.

1998-12-01
 Sunderland 3 – 0 Luton Town Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Attendance: 35,742
Referee: Eddie Lomas
Johnson  40' (og)
Bridges  89'
McCann  90'
1998-12-01
 Wimbledon 2 – 1 Chelsea Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 19,286
Referee: Graham Poll
Earle  20'
Hughes  75' (pen)		 Vialli  85'
1998-12-02
 Leicester City 1 – 0 Blackburn Rovers Filbert Street, Leicester
Attendance: 19,442
Referee: Alan Wilkie
Lennon  67'
1998-12-02
 Tottenham Hotspur 3 – 1 Manchester United White Hart Lane, London
Attendance: 35,702
Referee: Peter Jones
Armstrong  48'  55'
Ginola  86'		 Sheringham  71'

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.

First leg

1999-01-26
19:45
 Sunderland 1 – 2 Leicester City Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Attendance: 38,332
Referee: Graham Barber
McCann  75' Cottee  30'  62'
1999-01-27
20:05
 Tottenham Hotspur 0 – 0 Wimbledon White Hart Lane, London
Attendance: 35,997
Referee: Steve Dunn

Second leg

1999-02-16
20:05
 Wimbledon 0 – 1 Tottenham Hotspur Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 25,204
Referee: Gary Willard
Iversen  39'

Tottenham Hotspur win 1-0 on aggregate

1999-02-17
19:45
 Leicester City 1 – 1 Sunderland Filbert Street, Leicester
Attendance: 21,231
Referee: David Elleray
Cottee  54' Quinn  34'

Leicester City win 3-2 on aggregate

Final

For more details on this topic, see 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 game 1-0 thanks to a last minute Allan Nielsen header.

1999-03-21
15:00
 Leicester City 0 – 1 Tottenham Hotspur Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 77,892
Referee: Terry Heilbron
Report Nielsen  90'

References

  1. ^ "Nielsen nicks it for Spurs". BBC Sport. 1999-03-22. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/300408.stm. Retrieved 2010-07-25. 

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