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1999–2000 Football League Cup

FieldValue
titleFootball League Cup
year1999–2000
other_titleLeague Cup, Worthington Cup
countryEngland
Wales
num_teams92
defending championsTottenham Hotspur
championsLeicester City
count3
runner-upTranmere Rovers
top goal scorerDavid Kelly
(8 goals)
prevseason[1998–99](1998-99-football-league-cup)
nextseason[2000–01](2000-01-football-league-cup)

Wales | runner-up = Tranmere Rovers (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. 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.

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 noHome team1(1st Leg)
(2nd Leg)
**Aggregate**Away teamAfter extra time – Cardiff City win 3 – 2 on penalties
1Torquay United(0–0)
(0–3)
**0–3****Portsmouth**
2Brentford(0–2)
(0–2)
**0–4****Ipswich Town**
3Brighton(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
9Blackpool(2–1)
(1–3)
**3–4****Tranmere Rovers**
10**Bournemouth**(2–0)
(2–3)
**4–3**Barnet
11Bury(1–0)
(0–2)
**1–2****Notts County**
12Cambridge United(2–2)
(1–2)
**3–4****Bristol City**
13**Cardiff City**(1–2)
(2–1)
**3–3**Q.P.R.
14Carlisle United(0–0)
(0–6)
**0–6****Grimsby Town**
15**Chester City**(2–1)
(4–4)
**6–5**Port Vale
16Colchester United(2–2)
(1–3)
**3–5****Crystal Palace**
17Darlington(1–1)
(3–5)
**4–6****Bolton Wanderers**
18Halifax Town(0–0)
(1–5)
**1–5****West Bromwich Albion**
19Hartlepool United(3–3)
(0–1)
**3–4****Crewe Alexandra**
20Lincoln City(2–4)
(2–2)
**4–6****Barnsley**
21Luton Town(0–2)
(2–2)
**2–4****Bristol Rovers**
22Macclesfield Town(1–1)
(0–3)
**1–4****Stoke City**
23Northampton 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
26Rochdale(1–2)
(1–2)
**2–4****Chesterfield**
27Rotherham United(0–1)
(0–2)
**0–3****Hull City**
28Scunthorpe United(0–2)
(0–0)
**0–2****Huddersfield Town**
29**Sheffield United**(3–0)
(3–0)
**6–0**Shrewsbury Town
30Southend United(0–2)
(0–1)
**0–3****Oxford United**
31**Stockport County**(2–0)
(1–1)
**3–1**Oldham Athletic
32Swindon 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
35York 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 noHome team1(1st Leg)
(2nd Leg)
**Aggregate**Away teamBarnsley win on away goalsBradford City win on away goalsAfter extra time – Bournemouth win 3 – 1 on penaltiesWatford win on away goals
1Manchester 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
4**Birmingham City**(2–0)
(1–0)
**3–0**Bristol Rovers
5**Bradford City**(1–1)
(2–2)
**3–3**Reading
6Crystal Palace(3–3)
(2–4)
**5–7****Leicester City**
7Cardiff City(1–1)
(1–3)
**2–4****Wimbledon**
8Charlton Athletic(0–0)
(0–0)
**0–0****Bournemouth**
9Chester City(0–1)
(0–5)
**0–6****Aston Villa**
10Chesterfield(0–0)
(1–2)
**1–2****Middlesbrough**
11**Crewe Alexandra**(2–1)
(1–1)
**3–2**Ipswich Town
12Gillingham(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
15Hull City(1–5)
(2–4)
**3–9****Liverpool**
16Norwich City(0–4)
(0–2)
**0–6****Fulham**
17**Oxford United**(1–1)
(1–0)
**2–1**Everton
18Portsmouth(0–3)
(1–3)
**1–6****Blackburn Rovers**
19Sheffield United(2–0)
(0–3)
**2–3****Preston**
20Stoke City(0–0)
(1–3)
**1–3****Sheffield Wednesday**
21**Sunderland**(3–2)
(5–0)
**8–2**Walsall
22Swansea 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
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 noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1**Aston Villa**3–0Manchester United13 October 1999
2Chelsea0–1**Huddersfield Town**13 October 1999
3Derby County1–2**Bolton Wanderers**13 October 1999
4**Leeds United**1–0Blackburn Rovers13 October 1999
5**Leicester City**2–0Grimsby Town13 October 1999
6**Middlesbrough**1–0Watford13 October 1999
7**Sheffield Wednesday**4–1Nottingham Forest13 October 1999
8**Southampton**2–1Liverpool13 October 1999
9**Tottenham Hotspur**3–1Crewe Alexandra13 October 1999
10**West Ham United**2–0Bournemouth13 October 1999
11**Arsenal**2–1Preston12 October 1999
12Bradford City2–3**Barnsley**12 October 1999
13**Wimbledon**3–2Sunderland12 October 1999
14**Birmingham City**2–0Newcastle United12 October 1999
15**Tranmere Rovers**2–0Oxford United12 October 1999
16West Bromwich Albion1–2**Fulham**12 October 1999

Fourth round

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

Grainger Kitson Cole Euell Šuker Ziege Gascoigne Vivas Upson Sylvinho Morgan Hill Black Joachim Dublin Collins Horsfield Elliott Impey Zagorakis Izzet Harte Kelly Bowyer

Quarter-finals

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

Joachim 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. Walsh Horsfield Coleman Savage Fenton Trollope Horsfield Johansen Parkinson

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

Second leg

Mahon
Kelly Tranmere Rovers won 4–0 on aggregate Leicester City won 1–0 on aggregate

Final

Main article: 2000 Football League Cup 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.

References

References

  1. [https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/sep/26/newsstory.sport2 Explain the Worthington Cup draw] – ''The Guardian''
  2. (27 February 2000). "Leicester triumph at Wembley". BBC Sport.
  3. [https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/league-order-replay-742945.html League order replay] – ''The Independent''
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