1997 Football League Cup final
Event | 1996–97 Football League Cup | ||||||
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Leicester City won after a replay | |||||||
Final | |||||||
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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 | ||||||
Replay | |||||||
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After 1998 → |
The 1997 Football League Cup Final was played between
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' |
Leicester City
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Middlesbrough
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Match rules
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Replay
Leicester City | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Middlesbrough |
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Claridge 100' | Report |
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Middlesbrough
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Match rules
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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.