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.

1998–99 Football League Cup
League Cup, Worthington Cup
Country England
 Wales
Teams92
Defending championsChelsea
ChampionsTottenham Hotspur (3rd title)
Runners-upLeicester City
Top goal scorer(s)Gianluca Vialli
(6 goals)

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]

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.

Bolton Wanderers1–2Wimbledon
Jensen 52' Gayle 16'
Kennedy 63'
Attendance: 7,868
Referee: Andy D'Urso
Liverpool1–3Tottenham Hotspur
Owen 81' Iversen 2'
Scales 20'
Nielsen 62'
Attendance: 20,772
Referee: Gary Willard
Luton Town1–0Barnsley
Gray 81'
Attendance: 8,435
Referee: Steve Bennett
Arsenal0–5Chelsea
Leboeuf 34' (pen.)
Vialli 49', 73'
Poyet 65', 80'
Attendance: 37,562
Referee: David Elleray
Everton1–1 (a.e.t.)
4–5p		Sunderland
Collins 74' Bridges 29'
Attendance: 28,132
Referee: Mike Reed
Leicester City2–1Leeds United
Izzet 88'
Parker 90' (pen.)		 Kewell 17'
Attendance: 20,161
Referee: Paul Durkin
Manchester United2–1Nottingham Forest
Solskjær 57', 60' Stone 68'
Attendance: 37,237
Referee: Rob Harris
Newcastle United1–1 (a.e.t.)
2–4p		Blackburn Rovers
Shearer 9' Sherwood 30'
Attendance: 34,702
Referee: Neale Barry

Quarter-finals

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

Sunderland3–0Luton Town
Johnson 40' (o.g.)
Bridges 89'
McCann 90'
Attendance: 35,742
Referee: Eddie Lomas
Wimbledon2–1Chelsea
Earle 20'
Hughes 75' (pen.)		 Vialli 85'
Attendance: 19,286
Referee: Graham Poll
Leicester City1–0Blackburn Rovers
Lennon 67'
Attendance: 19,442
Referee: Alan Wilkie
Tottenham Hotspur3–1Manchester United
Armstrong 48', 55'
Ginola 86'		 Sheringham 71'
Attendance: 35,702
Referee: 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
Sunderland1–2Leicester City
McCann 75' Cottee 30', 62'
Attendance: 38,332
Referee: Graham Barber
Tottenham Hotspur0–0Wimbledon
Attendance: 35,997
Referee: Steve Dunn

Second leg
Wimbledon0–1Tottenham Hotspur
Iversen 39'
Attendance: 25,204
Referee: Gary Willard

Tottenham Hotspur win 1-0 on aggregate

Leicester City1–1Sunderland
Cottee 54' Quinn 34'
Attendance: 21,231
Referee: David Elleray

Leicester City win 3-2 on aggregate

Final
Further information: 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.

Leicester City0–1Tottenham Hotspur
Report Nielsen 90'
Attendance: 77,892
Referee: Terry Heilbron

References
  1. "Nielsen nicks it for Spurs". BBC Sport. 22 March 1999. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
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