1997 Football League Cup final
The 1997 Football League Cup Final was played between Middlesbrough and Leicester City. The first game, at Wembley Stadium on Sunday 6 April 1997, ended in a 1–1 draw after extra time. Fabrizio Ravanelli opened the scoring only for Leicester's Emile Heskey to equalise in the last minute of extra time. Heskey was fortunate to be on the field, having committed what was a bookable foul on Boro captain Nigel Pearson after already being booked. Leicester won the replay, and their second League Cup, in the game played at Hillsborough Stadium on 16 April 1997 with another extra-time goal, this time from Steve Claridge.[1]
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| Event | 1996–97 Football League Cup | ||||||
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| Leicester City won after a replay | |||||||
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| After extra time | |||||||
| Date | 6 April 1997 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Steve Walsh (Leicester City) | ||||||
| Referee | Martin Bodenham | ||||||
| Attendance | 76,757 | ||||||
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| After extra time | |||||||
| Date | 16 April 1997 | ||||||
| Venue | Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Steve Walsh (Leicester City) | ||||||
| Referee | Martin Bodenham | ||||||
| Attendance | 39,428 | ||||||
This was the last year that the Football League Cup Final was decided by a replay.[2]
Road to Wembley
Leicester CityRound 2, 1st leg: Scarborough 0–2 Leicester City Round 2, 2nd leg: Leicester City 2–1 Scarborough Round 3: York City 0–2 Leicester City Round 4: Leicester City 2–0 Manchester United Quarter-final: Ipswich Town 0–1 Leicester City Semi-final, 1st leg: Leicester City 0–0 Wimbledon Semi-final, 2nd leg: Wimbledon 1–1 Leicester City (on away goals) |
MiddlesbroughRound 2, 1st leg: Middlesbrough 7–0 Hereford United Round 2, 2nd leg: Hereford United 0–3 Middlesbrough Round 3: Middlesbrough 5–1 Huddersfield Town Round 4: Middlesbrough 3–1 Newcastle United Quarter-final: Middlesbrough 2–1 Liverpool Semi-final, 1st leg: Stockport County 0–2 Middlesbrough Semi-final, 2nd leg: Middlesbrough 0–1 Stockport County |
Match details
| Leicester City | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Middlesbrough |
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Heskey  118' |
Report | Ravanelli 95' |
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Replay
| Leicester City | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Middlesbrough |
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| Claridge 100' |
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References
- "Coca Cola Cup 1996/97". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- "The Football League Cup". soccer.mistral.co.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2016.