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]

1998–99 League Cup
Country  England &  Wales
Teams 92
Champions Tottenham Hotspur
Runners-up Leicester City

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 no Home team1 (1st Leg)
(2nd Leg)
Aggregate
Away team
1Barnet(2-1)
(0-5)
2-6
Wolverhampton Wanderers
2Birmingham City(2-0)
(1-1)
3-1
Millwall
3Blackpool(1-0)
(1-1)
2-1
Scunthorpe United
4Bolton Wanderers(1-0)
(3-0)
4-0
Hartlepool United
5Bradford City(1-1)
(1-0)
2-1
Lincoln City
6Bristol City(4-0)
(3-4)
7-4
Shrewsbury Town
7Bury(1-1)
(4-1)
5-2
Burnley
8Cambridge United(1-0)
(1-1)
2-1
Watford
9Exeter City(1-1)
(1-5)
2-6
Ipswich Town
10Fulham(2-1)
(2-1)
4-2
Cardiff City
11Grimsby Town(0-0)
(0-0)
0-0
Preston North End
After extra time — Grimsby Town win on penalties
12Huddersfield Town(3-2)
(1-1)
4-3
Mansfield Town
13Leyton Orient(1-1)
(2-1)
3-2
Bristol Rovers
14Luton Town(2-3)
(3-1)
5-4
Oxford United
15Macclesfield Town(3-1)
(0-1)
3-2
Stoke City
16Northampton Town(2-1)
(1-1)
3-2
Brighton & Hove Albion
17Notts County(0-2)
(1-7)
1-9
Manchester City
18Oldham Athletic(3-2)
(0-2)
3-4
Crewe Alexandra
19Peterborough United(1-1)
(0-2)
1-3
Reading
20Plymouth Argyle(1-3)
(2-3)
3-6
Portsmouth
21Port Vale(1-2)
(2-2)
3-4
Chester City
22Rotherham United(0-1)
(0-2)
0-3
Chesterfield
23Scarborough(0-1)
(0-3)
0-4
Barnsley
24Sheffield United(3-1)
(2-2)
5-3
Darlington
25Southend United(1-0)
(1-0)
2-0
Gillingham
26Stockport County(2-2)
(0-0)
2-2
Hull City
After extra time — Hull City win on away goals
27Swansea City(1-1)
(0-1)
1-2
Norwich City
28Swindon Town(2-1)
(0-2)
2-3
Wycombe Wanderers
29Torquay United(1-1)
(1-2)
2-3
Crystal Palace
30Tranmere Rovers(3-0)
(1-0)
4-0
Carlisle United
31Walsall(0-0)
(1-3)
1-3
QPR
32West Bromwich Albion(2-1)
(0-3)
2-4
Brentford
33Wigan Athletic(1-0)
(1-0)
2-0
Rochdale
34Wrexham(0-2)
(2-0)
2-2
Halifax Town
After extra time — Halifax Town win on penalties
35York City(0-2)
(1-2)
1-4
Sunderland
36Bournemouth(2-0)
(2-3)
4-3
Colchester 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 no Home team1 (1st Leg)
(2nd Leg)
Aggregate
Away team
1Bristol City(1-1)
(0-2)
1-3
Crewe Alexandra
2Coventry City(1-0)
(4-0)
5-0
Southend United
3Derby County(1-1)
(1-0)
2-1
Manchester City
4Leicester City(3-0)
(3-1)
6-1
Chesterfield
5Middlesbrough(2-0)
(1-1)
3-1
Wycombe Wanderers
6Norwich City(1-0)
(3-2)
4-2
Wigan Athletic
7Q.P.R.(0-2)
(0-1)
0-3
Charlton Athletic
8Sheffield Wednesday(0-1)
(1-1)
1-2
Cambridge United
9Barnsley(3-0)
(1-1)
4-1
Reading
10Blackpool(2-1)
(1-3)
3-4
Tranmere Rovers
11Bolton Wanderers(3-1)
(3-2)
6-3
Hull City
12Bournemouth(1-1)
(2-1)
3-2
Wolverhampton Wanderers
13Brentford(2-3)
(2-3)
4-6
Tottenham Hotspur
14Bury(3-0)
(1-2)
4-2
Crystal Palace
15Fulham(1-1)
(1-0)
2-1
Southampton
16Halifax Town(1-2)
(1-3)
2-5
Bradford City
17Huddersfield Town(1-1)
(1-2)
2-3
Everton
18Ipswich Town(2-1)
(2-4)
4-5
Luton Town
19Leyton Orient(1-5)
(0-0)
1-5
Nottingham Forest
20Macclesfield Town(0-3)
(0-6)
0-9
Birmingham City
21Northampton Town(2-0)
(0-1)
2-1
West Ham
22Portsmouth(2-1)
(1-4)
3-5
Wimbledon
23Sheffield United(2-1)
(0-2)
2-3
Grimsby Town
24Sunderland(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 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 no Home team Score Away team Date
1Barnsley2–1Bournemouth27 October 1998
2Charlton Athletic1–2Leicester City27 October 1998
3Liverpool3–1Fulham27 October 1998
4Luton Town2–0Coventry City27 October 1998
5Northampton Town1–3Tottenham Hotspur27 October 1998
6Norwich City1–1Bolton Wanderers27 October 1998
After extra time — Bolton Wanderers win 3 – 1 on penalties
7Nottingham Forest3–3Cambridge United27 October 1998
After extra time — Nottingham Forest win 4 – 3 on penalties
8Sunderland2–1Grimsby Town27 October 1998
9Tranmere Rovers0–1Newcastle United27 October 1998
10Birmingham City1–2Wimbledon28 October 1998
11Chelsea4–1Aston Villa28 October 1998
12Crewe Alexandra0–1Blackburn Rovers28 October 1998
13Derby County1–2Arsenal28 October 1998
14Leeds United1–0Bradford City28 October 1998
15Manchester United2–0Bury28 October 1998
16Middlesbrough2–3Everton28 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
Attendance: 7,868
Referee: Andy D'Urso

1998-11-10
Liverpool 1 – 3 Tottenham Hotspur
Owen  81' Iversen  2'
Scales  20'
Nielsen  62'
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 20,772
Referee: Gary Willard

1998-11-10
Luton Town 1 – 0 Barnsley
Gray  81'
Kenilworth Road, Luton
Attendance: 8,435
Referee: Steve Bennett

1998-11-11
Arsenal 0 – 5 Chelsea
Leboeuf  34' (pen)
Vialli  49'  73'
Poyet  65'  80'
Highbury, London
Attendance: 37,562
Referee: David Elleray

1998-11-11
Everton 1 – 1

(a.e.t.)
4 – 5p

Sunderland
Collins  74' Bridges  29'
Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 28,132
Referee: Mike Reed

1998-11-11
Leicester City 2 – 1 Leeds United
Izzet  88'
Parker  90' (pen)
Kewell  17'
Filbert Street, Leicester
Attendance: 20,161
Referee: Paul Durkin

1998-11-11
Manchester United 2 – 1 Nottingham Forest
Solskjaer  57'  60' Stone  68'
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 37,237
Referee: Rob Harris

1998-11-11
Newcastle United 1 – 1

(a.e.t.)
2 – 4p

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

Quarter-finals

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

1998-12-01
Sunderland 3 – 0 Luton Town
Johnson  40' (og)
Bridges  89'
McCann  90'
Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Attendance: 35,742
Referee: Eddie Lomas

1998-12-01
Wimbledon 2 – 1 Chelsea
Earle  20'
Hughes  75' (pen)
Vialli  85'
Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 19,286
Referee: Graham Poll


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 hands 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
Attendance: 38,332
Referee: Graham Barber

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
Iversen  39'
Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 25,204
Referee: 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
Attendance: 21,231
Referee: David Elleray

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.

References

  1. "Nielsen nicks it for Spurs". BBC Sport. 1999-03-22. Retrieved 2010-07-25.

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