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1998–99 Football League Cup

FieldValue
titleFootball League Cup
year1998–99
other_titlesLeague Cup
Worthington Cup
countryEngland
Wales
num_teams92
defending_championsChelsea
winnersTottenham Hotspur
count3
secondLeicester City
scoring_leaderGianluca Vialli
(6 goals)
prev_season[1997–98](1997-98-football-league-cup)
next_season[1999–2000](1999-2000-football-league-cup)

Worthington Cup Wales (6 goals) 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.

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.

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 noHome team1(1st Leg)
(2nd Leg)
**Aggregate**Away teamAfter extra time — Grimsby Town win on penaltiesAfter extra time — Hull City win on away goalsAfter extra time — Halifax Town win on penalties
1Barnet(2–1)
(0–5)
**2–6****Wolverhampton Wanderers**
2**Birmingham City**(2–0)
(1–1)
**3–1**Millwall
3**Blackpool**(1–0)
(1–1)
**2–1**Scunthorpe United
4**Bolton Wanderers**(1–0)
(3–0)
**4–0**Hartlepool United
5**Bradford City**(1–1)
(1–0)
**2–1**Lincoln City
6**Bristol City**(4–0)
(3–4)
**7–4**Shrewsbury Town
7**Bury**(1–1)
(4–1)
**5–2**Burnley
8**Cambridge United**(1–0)
(1–1)
**2–1**Watford
9Exeter City(1–1)
(1–5)
**2–6****Ipswich Town**
10**Fulham**(2–1)
(2–1)
**4–2**Cardiff City
11**Grimsby Town**(0–0)
(0–0)
**0–0**Preston North End
12**Huddersfield Town**(3–2)
(1–1)
**4–3**Mansfield Town
13**Leyton Orient**(1–1)
(2–1)
**3–2**Bristol Rovers
14**Luton Town**(2–3)
(3–1)
**5–4**Oxford United
15**Macclesfield Town**(3–1)
(0–1)
**3–2**Stoke City
16**Northampton 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**
24**Sheffield United**(3–1)
(2–2)
**5–3**Darlington
25**Southend United**(1–0)
(1–0)
**2–0**Gillingham
26Stockport County(2–2)
(0–0)
**2–2****Hull City**
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**
30**Tranmere 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**
33**Wigan Athletic**(1–0)
(1–0)
**2–0**Rochdale
34**Wrexham**(0–2)
(2–0)
**2–2**Halifax Town
35York City(0–2)
(1–2)
**1–4****Sunderland**
36**Bournemouth**(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 noHome team1(1st Leg)
(2nd Leg)
**Aggregate**Away team
1Bristol City(1–1)
(0–2)
**1–3****Crewe Alexandra**
2**Coventry City**(1–0)
(4–0)
**5–0**Southend United
3**Derby County**(1–1)
(1–0)
**2–1**Manchester City
4**Leicester City**(3–0)
(3–1)
**6–1**Chesterfield
5**Middlesbrough**(2–0)
(1–1)
**3–1**Wycombe Wanderers
6**Norwich 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**
9**Barnsley**(3–0)
(1–1)
**4–1**Reading
10Blackpool(2–1)
(1–3)
**3–4****Tranmere Rovers**
11**Bolton Wanderers**(3–1)
(3–2)
**6–3**Hull City
12**Bournemouth**(1–1)
(2–1)
**3–2**Wolverhampton Wanderers
13Brentford(2–3)
(2–3)
**4–6****Tottenham Hotspur**
14**Bury**(3–0)
(1–2)
**4–2**Crystal Palace
15**Fulham**(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**
21**Northampton 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**
24**Sunderland**(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 noHome teamScoreAway teamDateAfter extra time — Bolton Wanderers win 3–1 on penaltiesAfter extra time — Nottingham Forest win 4–3 on penalties
1**Barnsley**2–1Bournemouth27 October 1998
2Charlton Athletic1–2**Leicester City**27 October 1998
3**Liverpool**3–1Fulham27 October 1998
4**Luton Town**2–0Coventry City27 October 1998
5Northampton Town1–3**Tottenham Hotspur**27 October 1998
6Norwich City1–1**Bolton Wanderers**27 October 1998
7**Nottingham Forest**3–3Cambridge United27 October 1998
8**Sunderland**2–1Grimsby Town27 October 1998
9Tranmere Rovers0–1**Newcastle United**27 October 1998
10Birmingham City1–2**Wimbledon**28 October 1998
11**Chelsea**4–1Aston Villa28 October 1998
12Crewe Alexandra0–1**Blackburn Rovers**28 October 1998
13Derby County1–2**Arsenal**28 October 1998
14**Leeds United**1–0Bradford City28 October 1998
15**Manchester United**2–0Bury28 October 1998
16Middlesbrough2–3**Everton**28 October 1998

Fourth round

Matches were played on 10 and 11 November.

Kennedy

Scales
Nielsen

Vialli
Poyet

(a.e.t.) 4–5p

Parker

(a.e.t.) 2–4p

Quarter-finals

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

Bridges
McCann

Hughes

Ginola

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

Second leg

Tottenham Hotspur win 1-0 on aggregate

Leicester City win 3-2 on aggregate

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.

References

References

  1. (1999-03-22). "Nielsen nicks it for Spurs". BBC Sport.
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