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1999–2000 Football League Cup

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{{infobox football tournament season

| title = Football League Cup

| year = 1999–2000

| other_title = League Cup, Worthington Cup

| image =

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| caption =

| country = England
Wales

| num_teams = 92

| defending champions = Tottenham Hotspur

| champions = Leicester City

| count = 3

| runner-up = Tranmere Rovers

| matches =

| goals =

| top goal scorer = David Kelly
(8 goals)

| player =

| prevseason = 1998–99

| nextseason = 2000–01

}}

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.[https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/sep/26/newsstory.sport2 Explain the Worthington Cup draw] – The Guardian 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.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/300408.stm |title=Leicester triumph at Wembley |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 February 2000 |access-date=25 July 2010}}

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.

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Tie no

!Home team1

!(1st Leg)
(2nd Leg)
Aggregate

!Away team

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
4Manchester City(5–0)
(1–0)
6–0		Burnley
5Nottingham Forest(3–0)
(0–1)
3–1		Mansfield Town
6Reading(0–0)
(2–1)
2–1		Peterborough United
7Swansea City(2–0)
(1–1)
3–1		Millwall
8Birmingham City(3–0)
(2–1)
5–1		Exeter City
9Blackpool(2–1)
(1–3)
3–4		Tranmere Rovers
10Bournemouth(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
13Cardiff City(1–2)
(2–1)
3–3		Q.P.R.
colspan="4"|After extra time – Cardiff City win 3 – 2 on penalties
14Carlisle United(0–0)
(0–6)
0–6		Grimsby Town
15Chester 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 Brom
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
24Norwich City(2–0)
(1–2)
3–2		Cheltenham Town
25Preston(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
29Sheffield United(3–0)
(3–0)
6–0		Shrewsbury Town
30Southend United(0–2)
(0–1)
0–3		Oxford United
31Stockport County(2–0)
(1–1)
3–1		Oldham Athletic
32Swindon Town(0–1)
(1–1)
1–2		Leyton Orient
33Walsall(4–1)
(4–1)
8–2		Plymouth Argyle
34Wycombe 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.

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Tie no

!Home team1

!(1st Leg)
(2nd Leg)
Aggregate

!Away team

1Manchester City(0–0)
(3–4)
3–4		Southampton
2Nottingham Forest(2–1)
(0–0)
2–1		Bristol City
3Barnsley(1–1)
(3–3)
4–4		Stockport County
colspan="4"|Barnsley win on away goals
4Birmingham City(2–0)
(1–0)
3–0		Bristol Rovers
5Bradford City(1–1)
(2–2)
3–3		Reading
colspan="4"|Bradford City win on away goals
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
colspan="4"|After extra time – Bournemouth win 3 – 1 on penalties
9Chester City(0–1)
(0–5)
0–6		Aston Villa
10Chesterfield(0–0)
(1–2)
1–2		Middlesbrough
11Crewe Alexandra(2–1)
(1–1)
3–2		Ipswich Town
12Gillingham(1–4)
(0–2)
1–6		Bolton Wanderers
13Grimsby Town(4–1)
(0–1)
4–2		Leyton Orient
14Huddersfield 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
17Oxford 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
21Sunderland(3–2)
(5–0)
8–2		Walsall
22Swansea City(0–0)
(1–3)
1–3		Derby County
23Tranmere Rovers(5–1)
(1–3)
6–4		Coventry City
24Watford(2–0)
(1–3)
3–3		Wigan Athletic
colspan="4"|Watford win on away goals
25West 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.

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!Home team

!Score

!Away team

!Date

1Aston Villa3–0Manchester United13 October 1999
2Chelsea0–1Huddersfield Town13 October 1999
3Derby County1–2Bolton Wanderers13 October 1999
4Leeds United1–0Blackburn Rovers13 October 1999
5Leicester City2–0Grimsby Town13 October 1999
6Middlesbrough1–0Watford13 October 1999
7Sheffield Wednesday4–1Nottingham Forest13 October 1999
8Southampton2–1Liverpool13 October 1999
9Tottenham Hotspur3–1Crewe Alexandra13 October 1999
10West Ham United2–0Bournemouth13 October 1999
11Arsenal2–1Preston12 October 1999
12Bradford City2–3Barnsley12 October 1999
13Wimbledon3–2Sunderland12 October 1999
14Birmingham City2–0Newcastle United12 October 1999
15Tranmere Rovers2–0Oxford United12 October 1999
16West Bromwich Albion1–2Fulham12 October 1999

Fourth round

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

{{footballbox

|date=30 November 1999

|time=19:45

|team1=Birmingham City

|score=2–3

|report=

|team2=West Ham United

|goals1=Hyde {{goal|8}}
Grainger {{goal|44}}

|goals2=Lomas {{goal|21}}
Kitson {{goal|87}}
Cole {{goal|89}}

|stadium=St Andrews, Birmingham

|attendance=17,728

|referee=Graham Poll}}

{{footballbox

|date=30 November 1999

|time=20:00

|team1=Bolton Wanderers

|score=1–0

|report=

|team2=Sheffield Wednesday

|goals1=Elliott {{goal|53}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Reebok Stadium, Bolton

|attendance=12,543

|referee=Kevin Lynch}}

{{footballbox

|date=30 November 1999

|time=19:45

|team1=Huddersfield Town

|score=1–2

|aet=yes

|report=

|team2=Wimbledon

|goals1=Sellars {{goal|40}}

|goals2=Kimble {{goal|60}}
Euell {{goal|101}}

|stadium=McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield

|attendance=13,312

|referee=Jeff Winter}}

{{footballbox

|date=30 November 1999

|time=19:45

|team1=Middlesbrough

|score=2–2

|aet=yes

|penaltyscore=3–1

|report=

|team2=Arsenal

|goals1=Ricard {{goal|8||83|pen.}}

|goals2=Henry {{goal|38}}
Šuker {{goal|80}}

|penalties1=Ricard {{pengoal}}
Ziege {{pengoal}}
Gascoigne {{pengoal}}

|penalties2={{pengoal}} Šuker
{{penmiss}} Vivas
{{penmiss}} Upson
{{penmiss}} Sylvinho

|stadium=Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

|attendance=23,157

|referee=Mike Riley }}

{{footballbox

|date=30 November 1999

|time=19:45

|team1=Tranmere Rovers

|score=4–0

|report=

|team2=Barnsley

|goals1=Parkinson {{goal|3}}
Morgan {{goal|45}}
Hill {{goal|56}}
Black {{goal|86}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Prenton Park, Tranmere

|attendance=7,039

|referee= }}

{{footballbox

|date=1 December 1999

|time=19:45

|team1=Aston Villa

|score=4–0

|report=

|team2=Southampton

|goals1=Watson {{goal|22}}
Joachim {{goal|66}}
Dublin {{goal|72||90}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Villa Park, Birmingham

|attendance=17,608

|referee=Barry Knight }}

{{footballbox

|date=1 December 1999

|time=19:45

|team1=Fulham

|score=3–1

|report=

|team2=Tottenham Hotspur

|goals1=Hayles {{goal|10}}
Collins {{goal|44}}
Horsfield {{goal|77}}

|goals2=Iversen {{goal|43}}

|stadium=Craven Cottage, London

|attendance=18,134

|referee=Dermot Gallagher}}

{{footballbox

|date=15 December 1999

|time=19:45

|team1=Leicester City

|score=0–0

|aet=yes

|penaltyscore=4–2

|report=

|team2=Leeds United

|goals1=

|goals2=

|penalties1=Gunnlaugsson {{pengoal}}
Elliott {{pengoal}}
Impey {{pengoal}}
Zagorakis {{penmiss}}
Izzet {{pengoal}}

|penalties2={{pengoal}} Woodgate
{{pengoal}} Harte
{{penmiss}} Kelly
{{penmiss}} Bowyer

|stadium=Filbert Street, Leicester

|attendance=16,125

|referee=Graham Barber}}

Quarter-finals

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

{{footballbox

|date=11 January 2000

|time=19:45

|team1=West Ham United

|score=1–3

|aet=yes

|report=

|team2=Aston Villa

|goals1=Lampard {{goal|47}}

|goals2=Taylor {{goal|80||118}}
Joachim {{goal|93}}

|stadium=Boleyn Ground, London

|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.[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/league-order-replay-742945.html League order replay] – The Independent

{{footballbox

|date=12 January 2000

|time=19:45

|team1=Leicester City

|score=3–3

|aet=yes

|penaltyscore=3–0

|report=[http://www.lcfc.com/news/article/160114-twih-a-league-cup-epic-1297807.aspx Report]

|team2=Fulham

|goals1=Marshall {{goal|85||111}}
Walsh {{goal|87}}

|goals2=Peschisolido {{goal|58}}
Horsfield {{goal|75}}
Coleman {{goal|92}}

|penalties1=Gunnlaugsson {{pengoal}}
Savage {{pengoal}}
Fenton {{pengoal}}

|penalties2={{penmiss}} Coleman
{{penmiss}} Trollope
{{penmiss}} Horsfield

|stadium=Filbert Street, Leicester

|attendance=13,567

|referee=Mike Reed }}

{{footballbox

|date=14 December 1999

|time=20:00

|team1=Bolton Wanderers

|score=2–1

|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/565313.stm Report]

|team2=Wimbledon

|goals1=Guðjohnsen {{goal|34}}
Johansen {{goal|39|pen.}}

|goals2=Cort {{goal|17}}

|stadium=Reebok Stadium, Bolton

|attendance=9,463

|referee=Alan Wilkie }}

{{footballbox

|date=14 December 1999

|time=19:45

|team1=Tranmere Rovers

|score=2–1

|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/565197.stm Report]

|team2=Middlesbrough

|goals1=Kelly {{goal|37}}
Parkinson {{goal|71}}

|goals2=Ziege {{goal|79}}

|stadium=Prenton Park, Tranmere

|attendance=10,581

|referee=David Elleray }}

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=

{{footballbox

|date=12 January 2000

|time=20:00

|team1=Bolton Wanderers

|score=0–1

|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/601142.stm Report]

|team2=Tranmere Rovers

|goals1=

|goals2=Hill {{goal|22}}

|stadium=Reebok Stadium, Bolton

|attendance=13,303

|referee=Graham Barber}}

{{footballbox

|date=25 January 2000

|time=19:45

|team1=Aston Villa

|score=0–0

|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/618780.stm Report]

|team2=Leicester City

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Villa Park, Birmingham

|attendance=28,037

|referee=Terry Heilbron }}

=Second leg=

{{footballbox

|date=26 January 2000

|time=20:00

|team1=Tranmere Rovers

|score=3–0

|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/620095.stm Report]

|team2=Bolton Wanderers

|goals1=Henry {{goal|5}}
Mahon {{goal|20|pen.}}
Kelly {{goal|70}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Prenton Park, Tranmere

|attendance=15,834

|referee=Graham Poll }}

Tranmere Rovers won 4–0 on aggregate

{{footballbox

|date=2 February 2000

|time=19:45

|team1=Leicester City

|score=1–0

|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/628901.stm Report]

|team2=Aston Villa

|goals1=Elliott {{goal|45}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Filbert Street, Leicester

|attendance=21,843

|referee=Paul Durkin }}

Leicester City won 1–0 on aggregate

Final

{{main|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.

{{footballbox

|date=27 February 2000

|time=15:00

|team1=Leicester City

|score=2–1

|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/658945.stm Report]

|team2=Tranmere Rovers

|goals1=Elliott {{goal|29||81}}

|goals2=Kelly {{goal|77}}

|stadium=Wembley Stadium, London

|attendance=74,313

|referee=Alan Wilkie}}

References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080703165157/http://www.carlingcup.co.uk/ Official Carling Cup website]
  • [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/default.stm Carling Cup] at bbc.co.uk
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20071026073115/http://football.uk.reuters.com/leaguecup/ League Cup news, match reports and pictures] on Reuters.co.uk
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20100313032425/http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?competitionid=60 Results on Soccerbase]

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