1999 Football League Trophy final

The 1999 Football League Trophy final (known as the Auto Windscreens Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th final of the domestic Football League Trophy competition for teams from the Second and Third Division of the Football League.

1999 Football League Trophy final
Event1998–99 Football League Trophy
Millwall Wigan Athletic
0 1
Date18 April 1999
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeC. R. Wilkes (Gloucester)
Attendance55,349

The match was played at Wembley Stadium on 18 April 1999, and was contested by Millwall and Wigan Athletic. This was Millwall's first appearance at Wembley in a recognised competition, and the club brought around 47,000 of the 55,000 fans in attendance.

Wigan won the match 1–0, with Paul Rogers scoring the winning goal three minutes into injury-time, one of only five goals he scored for the club in three years.

Route to the final

The rounds were split into two sections: North and South. Wigan Athletic were the winning finalists of the Northern Section, and Millwall were the winners of the Southern Final.

Millwall
Round 1Millwall2–0Cardiff City
Round 2Brighton1–5Millwall
Quarter-finalBournemouth1–1Millwall
 (Millwall won 4–3 on penalties)
Semi-finalMillwall1–0Gillingham
Southern Final (1st leg)Millwall1–0Walsall
Southern Final (2nd leg)Walsall1–1Millwall
 (Millwall won 2–1 on aggregate)

Wigan Athletic
Round 1Rotherham0–3Wigan Athletic
Round 2Wigan Athletic3–0Scarborough
Quarter-finalCarlisle United0–3Wigan Athletic
Semi-finalRochdale0–2Wigan Athletic
Northern Final (1st leg)Wigan Athletic2–0Wrexham
Northern Final (2nd leg)Wrexham2–3Wigan Athletic
 (Wigan Athletic won 5–2 on aggregate)

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Match details
Millwall0–1Wigan Athletic
Report Rogers 90+3'
Attendance: 55,349
Referee: C. R. Wilkes (Gloucester)
Millwall
Wigan Athletic
GKBen Roberts
DFGerard LavinYellow card
DFJamie Stuart
DFStuart Nethercott
DFJoe Dolan
MFTim Cahill
MFPaul Ifill
MFRicky NewmanYellow card
MFSteven Reid
FWNeil Harris
FWRichard Sadlier
Substitutes:
MFPaul Shaw
MFBobby Bowry
MFMarc Bircham
Manager:
Keith Stevens
GKRoy Carroll
DFCarl Bradshaw (c)Yellow card
DFPat McGibbonYellow card
DFStuart Balmer
DFKevin Sharp
DFColin Greenall
MFPaul Rogers
MFMichael O'NeillYellow card
FWAndy Liddell
FWSimon Haworth
FWStuart Barlowdownward-facing red arrow 88'
Substitute:
DFScott Green
MFDavid Leeupward-facing green arrow 88'
FWGraeme Jones
Manager:
Ray Mathias

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.
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