1999–2000 Football League Cup

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1999–2000 Football League Cup
League Cup, Worthington Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Teams92
Defending championsTottenham Hotspur
Final positions
ChampionsLeicester City (3rd title)
Runner-upTranmere Rovers
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)David Kelly
(8 goals)

The 1999–2000 Football League Cup (known as the Worthington Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 40th staging of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs.

The competition began on 10 August 1999, and ended with the final on 27 February 2000, the last final to be held at the old Wembley Stadium. For the first time in English football history, the entire draw for each round was made after the first round.[1] This meant each team could plot their route to the final as well as predicting future opponents.

The tournament was won by Leicester City, who beat Tranmere Rovers 2–1 in the final, thanks to two goals from Matt Elliott, sandwiched by an equaliser from David Kelly.[2]

First round

The 70 First, Second and Third Division clubs (with the exception of Blackburn Rovers and Charlton Athletic, who were relegated from the Premiership last season) 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 1998–99 season.

Tie no Home team1 (1st Leg)
(2nd Leg)
Aggregate
Away team
1
Torquay United
(0–0)
(0–3)
0–3
Portsmouth
2 Brentford (0–2)
(0–2)
0–4
Ipswich Town
3
Brighton
(0–2)
(0–2)
0–4
Gillingham
4 Manchester City (5–0)
(1–0)
6–0
Burnley
5
Nottingham Forest
(3–0)
(0–1)
3–1
Mansfield Town
6 Reading (0–0)
(2–1)
2–1
Peterborough United
7 Swansea City (2–0)
(1–1)
3–1
Millwall
8
Birmingham City
(3–0)
(2–1)
5–1
Exeter City
9 Blackpool (2–1)
(1–3)
3–4
Tranmere Rovers
10
Bournemouth
(2–0)
(2–3)
4–3
Barnet
11 Bury (1–0)
(0–2)
1–2
Notts County
12
Cambridge United
(2–2)
(1–2)
3–4
Bristol City
13
Cardiff City
(1–2)
(2–1)
3–3
Q.P.R.
After extra time – Cardiff City win 3 – 2 on penalties
14
Carlisle United
(0–0)
(0–6)
0–6
Grimsby Town
15 Chester City (2–1)
(4–4)
6–5
Port Vale
16
Colchester United
(2–2)
(1–3)
3–5
Crystal Palace
17 Darlington (1–1)
(3–5)
4–6
Bolton Wanderers
18
Halifax Town
(0–0)
(1–5)
1–5
West Brom
19
Hartlepool United
(3–3)
(0–1)
3–4
Crewe Alexandra
20 Lincoln City (2–4)
(2–2)
4–6
Barnsley
21
Luton Town
(0–2)
(2–2)
2–4
Bristol Rovers
22
Macclesfield Town
(1–1)
(0–3)
1–4
Stoke City
23
Northampton Town
(1–2)
(1–3)
2–5
Fulham
24
Norwich City
(2–0)
(1–2)
3–2
Cheltenham Town
25
Preston
(1–0)
(2–0)
3–0
Wrexham
26
Rochdale
(1–2)
(1–2)
2–4
Chesterfield
27
Rotherham United
(0–1)
(0–2)
0–3
Hull City
28
Scunthorpe United
(0–2)
(0–0)
0–2
Huddersfield Town
29 Sheffield United (3–0)
(3–0)
6–0
Shrewsbury Town
30
Southend United
(0–2)
(0–1)
0–3
Oxford United
31
Stockport County
(2–0)
(1–1)
3–1
Oldham Athletic
32
Swindon Town
(0–1)
(1–1)
1–2
Leyton Orient
33 Walsall (4–1)
(4–1)
8–2
Plymouth Argyle
34
Wycombe Wanderers
(0–1)
(4–2)
4–3
Wolverhampton Wanderers
35
York City
(0–1)
(1–2)
1–3
Wigan Athletic

1 Team at home in the 1st leg is denoted as the home team

Second round

The 35 winners from the first round joined the 13 Premier League clubs not participating in European competition, along with Blackburn Rovers And Charlton Athletic in round two. First leg matches were played on 14 and 15 September, second leg matches were played on 21 and 22 September.

Tie no Home team1 (1st Leg)
(2nd Leg)
Aggregate
Away team
1 Manchester City (0–0)
(3–4)
3–4
Southampton
2
Nottingham Forest
(2–1)
(0–0)
2–1
Bristol City
3 Barnsley (1–1)
(3–3)
4–4
Stockport County
Barnsley win on away goals
4
Birmingham City
(2–0)
(1–0)
3–0
Bristol Rovers
5 Bradford City (1–1)
(2–2)
3–3
Reading
Bradford City win on away goals
6 Crystal Palace (3–3)
(2–4)
5–7
Leicester City
7
Cardiff City
(1–1)
(1–3)
2–4
Wimbledon
8 Charlton Athletic (0–0)
(0–0)
0–0
Bournemouth
After extra time – Bournemouth win 3 – 1 on penalties
9 Chester City (0–1)
(0–5)
0–6
Aston Villa
10 Chesterfield (0–0)
(1–2)
1–2
Middlesbrough
11
Crewe Alexandra
(2–1)
(1–1)
3–2
Ipswich Town
12 Gillingham (1–4)
(0–2)
1–6
Bolton Wanderers
13
Grimsby Town
(4–1)
(0–1)
4–2
Leyton Orient
14
Huddersfield Town
(2–1)
(2–2)
4–3
Notts County
15 Hull City (1–5)
(2–4)
3–9
Liverpool
16
Norwich City
(0–4)
(0–2)
0–6
Fulham
17
Oxford United
(1–1)
(1–0)
2–1
Everton
18 Portsmouth (0–3)
(1–3)
1–6
Blackburn Rovers
19 Sheffield United (2–0)
(0–3)
2–3
Preston
20
Stoke City
(0–0)
(1–3)
1–3
Sheffield Wednesday
21
Sunderland
(3–2)
(5–0)
8–2
Walsall
22 Swansea City (0–0)
(1–3)
1–3
Derby County
23 Tranmere Rovers (5–1)
(1–3)
6–4
Coventry City
24 Watford (2–0)
(1–3)
3–3
Wigan Athletic
Watford win on away goals
25
West Bromwich Albion
(1–1)
(4–3)
5–4
Wycombe Wanderers

1 Team at home in the 1st leg is denoted as the home team

Third round

The 25 winners from the second round joined the seven Premiership clubs participating in European competition in round three. Matches were played on 12 and 13 October.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1
Aston Villa
3–0
Manchester United
13 October 1999
2 Chelsea 0–1
Huddersfield Town
13 October 1999
3 Derby County 1–2
Bolton Wanderers
13 October 1999
4
Leeds United
1–0
Blackburn Rovers
13 October 1999
5
Leicester City
2–0
Grimsby Town
13 October 1999
6 Middlesbrough 1–0 Watford 13 October 1999
7
Sheffield Wednesday
4–1
Nottingham Forest
13 October 1999
8 Southampton 2–1 Liverpool 13 October 1999
9
Tottenham Hotspur
3–1
Crewe Alexandra
13 October 1999
10
West Ham United
2–0
Bournemouth
13 October 1999
11 Arsenal 2–1
Preston
12 October 1999
12 Bradford City 2–3 Barnsley 12 October 1999
13 Wimbledon 3–2
Sunderland
12 October 1999
14
Birmingham City
2–0
Newcastle United
12 October 1999
15 Tranmere Rovers 2–0
Oxford United
12 October 1999
16
West Bromwich Albion
1–2 Fulham 12 October 1999

Fourth round

Most matches were played on 30 November 1 December with one played on 15 December.

Birmingham City2–3West Ham United
Hyde 8'
Grainger 44'
Lomas 21'
Kitson 87'
Cole 89'
St Andrews, Birmingham
Attendance: 17,728
Referee: Graham Poll
Sheffield Wednesday
Elliott 53'
Reebok Stadium, Bolton
Attendance: 12,543
Referee: Kevin Lynch
Tranmere Rovers4–0Barnsley
Morgan 45'
Hill 56'
Black
86'
Attendance: 7,039
Aston Villa4–0Southampton
Watson 22'
Joachim 66'
Dublin 72', 90'
Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 17,608
Referee: Barry Knight
Fulham3–1Tottenham Hotspur
Hayles 10'
Collins 44'
Horsfield 77'
Iversen 43'
Attendance: 18,134

Quarter-finals

The four matches were played between 14 December and 12 January.

West Ham United1–3 (a.e.t.)Aston Villa
Lampard 47' Taylor 80', 118'
Joachim 93'
Attendance: 25,592
Referee: Jeff Winter

NOTE: This match was a replay after West Ham were ordered to replay the match after fielding an ineligible player in the original tie. West Ham had won the original tie on penalties.[3]

Bolton Wanderers2–1Wimbledon
Guðjohnsen 34'
Johansen 39' (pen.)
Report Cort 17'
Reebok Stadium, Bolton
Attendance: 9,463
Referee: Alan Wilkie

Semi-finals

The semi-final draw was made in December 1999 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 12 and 25 January 2000, the second leg matches were played on 26 January and 2 February 2000. Tranmere Rovers reached the first major cup final of their history with a fine win over Bolton Wanderers, while Leicester City's victory over Aston Villa gave them their third appearance in the competition's final in four years.

First leg

Bolton Wanderers0–1Tranmere Rovers
Report Hill 22'
Reebok Stadium, Bolton
Attendance: 13,303
Referee: Graham Barber

Second leg

Bolton Wanderers
Henry 5'
Mahon 20' (pen.)
Kelly 70'
Report
Attendance: 15,834
Referee: Graham Poll

Tranmere Rovers won 4–0 on aggregate

Leicester City1–0Aston Villa
Elliott 45' Report
Attendance: 21,843
Referee: Paul Durkin

Leicester City won 1–0 on aggregate

Final

The 2000 Worthington Cup Final was played on 27 February 2000 and was contested between Leicester City and Tranmere Rovers at Wembley Stadium. Leicester won the game 2–1.

Leicester City2–1Tranmere Rovers
Elliott 29', 81' Report Kelly 77'
Attendance: 74,313
Referee: Alan Wilkie

References

  1. ^ Explain the Worthington Cup drawThe Guardian
  2. ^ "Leicester triumph at Wembley". BBC Sport. 27 February 2000. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  3. ^ League order replayThe Independent

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