2000–01 Football League Cup#Second round
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{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = Football League Cup
| year = 2000–01
| other_titles = Worthington Cup, League Cup
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| country = England
Wales
| num_teams = 92
| champions = Liverpool
| defending champions = Leicester City
| count = 6
| runner-up = Birmingham City
| matches =
| goals =
| top goal scorer = Robbie Fowler
(6 goals)
| prevseason = 1999–2000
| nextseason = 2001–02
}}
The 2000–01 Football League Cup (known as the Worthington Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 41st staging of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs.
The competition began on 22 August 2000, and ended with the final on 25 February 2001 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff as Wembley Stadium had been closed for a rebuild.
The tournament was won by Liverpool, who beat Birmingham City 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw after extra-time. Robbie Fowler put Liverpool in front after half an hour but a Darren Purse penalty salvaged the game for Birmingham in the final minute of normal time.
This edition was the last with two-legged ties in the first two rounds.
First round
The 70 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 1999–2000 season. Therefore, the 20th place from the Premier League in 2000, Watford was the top seed, and the club newly promoted to the Third Division, Kidderminster Harriers, were bottom seeds. The first legs took place on 22 and 23 August and the second legs on 5 and 6 September.
Second round
The 35 winners from the first round joined the Premier League clubs not participating in European competition along with Wimbledon and Sheffield Wednesday, the top two relegated teams from Premier League the last season. The ties were played over two legs, with the first legs from 19 to 20 September and the second legs on 26 and 27 September. Two second leg matches were played on 2 October.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | |||
| Tie no
!Home team !(1st Leg) !Away team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grimsby Town | (3–2) (0–2) 3–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 2 | Everton | (1–1) (1–1) 2–2 | Bristol Rovers |
| colspan="4"|After extra time – Bristol Rovers win 4 – 2 on penalties | |||
| 3 | Manchester City | (1–1) (4–2) 5–3 | Gillingham |
| 4 | Newcastle United | (2–0) (1–1) 3–1 | Leyton Orient |
| 5 | Southampton | (2–1) (3–1) 5–2 | Mansfield Town |
| 6 | Stoke City | (2–1) (3–4) 5–5 | Charlton Athletic |
| colspan="4"|Stoke City win on away goals | |||
| 7 | Barnsley | (4–0) (3–0) 7–0 | Crewe Alexandra |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | (4–0) (1–1) 5–1 | Portsmouth |
| 9 | Brentford | (0–0) (0–2) 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 10 | Burnley | (2–2) (1–1) 3–3 | Crystal Palace |
| colspan="4"|Crystal Palace win on away goals | |||
| 11 | Chesterfield | (1–0) (0–4) 1–4 | Fulham |
| 12 | Darlington | (0–1) (2–7) 2–8 | Bradford City |
| 13 | Derby County | (1–2) (4–2) 5–4 | West Bromwich Albion |
| 14 | Wimbledon | (0–0) (2–1) 2–1 | Wigan Athletic |
| 15 | Middlesbrough | (2–1) (3–1) 5–2 | Macclesfield Town |
| 16 | Millwall | (2–0) (0–5) 2–5 | Ipswich Town |
| 17 | Norwich City | (3–3) (5–0) 8–3 | Blackpool |
| 18 | Notts County | (1–3) (2–0) 3–3 | Watford |
| colspan="4"|Watford win on away goals | |||
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | (1–3) (1–5) 2–8 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 20 | Preston North End | (1–3) (1–4) 2–7 | Coventry City |
| 21 | Sheffield United | (3–0) (1–0) 4–0 | Colchester United |
| 22 | Sunderland | (3–0) (2–1) 5–1 | Luton Town |
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | (1–1) (1–0) 2–1 | Swindon Town |
| 24 | Walsall | (0–1) (1–1) 1–2 | West Ham United |
| 25 | Wycombe Wanderers | (3–4) (0–1) 3–5 | Birmingham City |
Third round
The 25 winners from the second round joined the Premier League clubs participating in European competition in round three. Matches were played on 31 October and 1 November.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||
| Tie no
!Home team !Score !Away team !Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 1–2 | Ipswich Town | 1 November 2000 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 0–1 | Manchester City | 1 November 2000 |
| 3 | Derby County | 3–0 | Norwich City | 1 November 2000 |
| 4 | Fulham | 3–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 November 2000 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 0–3 | Crystal Palace | 1 November 2000 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 1–1 | Chelsea | 1 November 2000 |
| colspan="5"|Liverpool win 2–1 after extra time | ||||
| 7 | Newcastle United | 4–3 | Bradford City | 1 November 2000 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Sheffield United | 1 November 2000 |
| colspan="5"|Sheffield Wednesday win 2–1 after extra time | ||||
| 9 | Southampton | 0–1 | Coventry City | 1 November 2000 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 3–2 | Barnsley | 1 November 2000 |
| 11 | Bristol Rovers | 1–2 | Sunderland | 31 October 2000 |
| 12 | Wimbledon | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | 31 October 2000 |
| 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–3 | Birmingham City | 31 October 2000 |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 3–2 | Leeds United | 31 October 2000 |
| 15 | Watford | 0–3 | Manchester United | 31 October 2000 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 2–0 | Blackburn Rovers | 31 October 2000 |
Fourth round
The eight matches were played on 28 and 29 November.
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|score=2–1
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|team2=Newcastle United
|goals1=Adebola {{goal|31}}
Johnson {{goal|90}}
|goals2=Dyer {{goal|14}}
|stadium=St Andrew's, Birmingham
|attendance=18,520
|referee=Steve Bennett}}
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|score=3–2
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|team2=Derby County
|goals1=Saha {{goal|28||90}}
Lewis {{goal|39}}
|goals2=Christie {{goal|13}}
Powell {{goal|45}}
|stadium=Craven Cottage, London
|attendance=11,761
|referee=Peter Jones }}
{{footballbox
|date=29 November 2000
|team1=Manchester City
|score=2–1
|report=
|team2=Wimbledon
|goals1=Wanchope {{goal|26}}
Goater {{goal|81}}
|goals2=Roberts {{goal|11}}
|stadium=Maine Road, Manchester
|attendance=19,513
|referee=Bill Jordan}}
{{footballbox
|date=29 November 2000
|team1=Stoke City
|score=0–8
|report=
|team2=Liverpool
|goals1=
|goals2=Ziege {{goal|6}}
Šmicer {{goal|26}}
Babbel {{goal|28}}
Fowler {{goal|26||82||85|pen.}}
Hyypiä {{goal|59}}
Murphy {{goal|65}}
|stadium=Britannia Stadium, Stoke
|attendance=27,109
|referee=Andy D'Urso}}
{{footballbox
|date=29 November 2000
|team1=West Ham United
|score=1–2
|report=
|team2=Sheffield Wednesday
|goals1=Lampard {{goal|72}}
|goals2=Morrison {{goal|30}}
Westwood {{goal|49}}
|stadium=Boleyn Ground, London
|attendance=20,853
|referee=Paul Danson}}
{{footballbox
|date=28 November 2000
|team1=Crystal Palace
|score=0 – 0
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|team2=Tranmere Rovers
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Selhurst Park, London
|attendance=10,271
|referee=David Laws}}
{{footballbox
|date=28 November 2000
|team1=Ipswich Town
|score=2–1
|report=
|team2=Coventry City
|goals1=Bramble {{goal|5}}
Johnson {{goal|65}}
|goals2=Bellamy {{goal|54|pen.}}
|stadium=Portman Road, Ipswich
|attendance=19,563
|referee=Paul Durkin }}
{{footballbox
|date=28 November 2000
|team1=Sunderland
|score=2 – 1
(a.e.t.)
|report=
|team2=Manchester United
|goals1=Arca {{goal|75}}
Phillips {{goal|101|pen.}}
|goals2=Yorke {{goal|31}}
|stadium=Stadium of Light, Sunderland
|attendance=47,543
|referee=Mark Halsey }}
Quarter-finals
The four matches were played on 12, 13 and 19 December.
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|team1=Crystal Palace
|score=2–1
|report=
|team2=Sunderland
|goals1=Forssell {{goal|48}}
Morrison {{goal|82}}
|goals2=Rae {{goal|49}}
|stadium=Selhurst Park, London
|attendance=15,945
|referee=Alan Wiley }}
{{footballbox
|date=19 December 2000
|team1=Manchester City
|score=1 – 2
(a.e.t.)
|report=
|team2=Ipswich Town
|goals1=Goater {{goal|10}}
|goals2=Holland {{goal|60}}
Venus {{goal|109}}
|stadium=Maine Road, Manchester
|attendance=31,252
|referee=Graham Poll }}
{{footballbox
|date=13 December 2000
|team1=Liverpool
|score=3 – 0 (a.e.t.)
|report=
|team2=Fulham
|goals1=Owen {{goal|105}}
Šmicer {{goal|114}}
Barmby {{goal|120}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Anfield, Liverpool
|attendance=20,144
|referee=Dermot Gallagher }}
{{footballbox
|date=12 December 2000
|team1=Birmingham City
|score=2–0
|report=
|team2=Sheffield Wednesday
|goals1=Sonner {{goal|28}}
Adebola {{goal|57}}
|goals2=
|stadium=St Andrew's, Birmingham
|attendance=22,911
|referee=Jeff Winter }}
Semi-finals
The semi-final draw was made in December 2000 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 legs were played on 9 and 10 January and the second legs on 24 and 31 January 2001.
=First leg=
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| date = 9 January 2001
| time = 19:45
| team1 = Ipswich Town
| score = 1–0
| report =
| team2 = Birmingham City
| goals1 = Stewart {{goal|45|p}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Portman Road, Ipswich
| attendance = 21,684
| referee = Clive Wilkes (Gloucester)
| event =
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| score1 =
| score2 =
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{{footballbox
| date = 10 January 2001
| time = 20:00
| team1 = Crystal Palace
| score = 2–1
| report = [https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/jan/10/newsstory.sport13 Report]
| team2 = Liverpool
| goals1 = Rubins {{goal|56}}
Morrison {{goal|77}}
| goals2 = Šmicer {{goal|78}}
| stadium = Selhurst Park, London
| attendance = 25,933
| referee = Uriah Rennie (Sheffield)
| event =
| round =
| score1 =
| score2 =
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=Second leg=
{{footballbox
|date=24 January 2001
|time=20:00
|team1=Liverpool
|score=5–0
|report=[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/jan/24/newsstory.sport4 Report]
|team2=Crystal Palace
|goals1=Šmicer {{goal|13}}
Murphy {{goal|15||51}}
Bišćan {{goal|18}}
Fowler {{goal|89}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Anfield, Liverpool
|attendance=41,854
|referee=Paul Durkin
}}
Liverpool win 6–2 on aggregate.
{{footballbox
|date=31 January 2001
|time=19:45
|team1=Birmingham City
|score=4 – 1
(a.e.t.)
|report=
|team2=Ipswich Town
|goals1=Horsfield {{goal|43||55}}
Grainger {{goal|103}}
A. Johnson {{goal|116}}
|goals2=Scowcroft {{goal|56}}
|stadium=St Andrew's, Birmingham
|attendance=28,624
|referee=Jeff Winter
}}
Birmingham City win 4–2 on aggregate
Final
{{details|2001 Football League Cup Final}}
The 2001 Worthington Cup Final was played on 25 February 2001 and was contested between First Division side Birmingham City and Premier League team Liverpool at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. Liverpool won the game 5–4 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time.
{{footballbox
|date=25 February 2001
15:00
|team1=Birmingham City
|score=1–1
|team2=Liverpool
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/worthington_cup/1187654.stm Report]
|goals1=Purse {{goal|90|pen.}}
|goals2=Fowler {{goal|30}}
|stadium=Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
|attendance=73,500
|referee=David Elleray }}
Liverpool win 5–4 penalties
References
{{Reflist}}
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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