2002–03 Football League Cup#Fourth round
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{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = Football League Cup
| year = 2002–03
| other_titles = Worthington Cup, League Cup
| image =
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| country = England
Wales
| num_teams = 92
| defending champions = Blackburn Rovers
| champions = Liverpool
| count = 7
| runner-up = Manchester United
| continentalcup1 =
| continentalcup1 qualifiers =
| matches =
| goals =
| top goal scorer = Nathan Ellington
(5 goals)
| player =
| prevseason = 2001–02
| nextseason = 2003–04
}}
The 2002–03 Football League Cup (known as the Worthington Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 43rd staging of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs.
The competition began on 20 August 2002, and ended with the final on 2 March 2003. The holders were Blackburn Rovers, but they were eliminated in the semi-finals by Manchester United.
The tournament was won by Liverpool, who beat Manchester United 2–0 in the final, thanks to goals from Michael Owen and Steven Gerrard.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/2811805.stm|title=Liverpool lift Worthington Cup|date=2003-03-02|work=BBC Sport|access-date=2010-09-26}}
Preliminary round
A preliminary round was necessary to reduce the number of teams by one, because of the extra UEFA Cup place awarded to newly relegated Ipswich Town through the Fair Play league.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||
| Tie no
!Home team !Score !Away team !Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |1 | Bristol Rovers | 0–2 | Boston United | 20 August 2002 |
First round
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||
| Tie no
!Home team !Score !Away team !Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston United | 1–5 | Cardiff City | 11 September 2002 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | Exeter City | 11 September 2002 |
| colspan="5"|Brighton win 2–1 after extra time | ||||
| 3 | Coventry City | 3–0 | Colchester United | 11 September 2002 |
| 4 | Macclesfield Town | 1–1 | Barnsley | 11 September 2002 |
| colspan="5"|Macclesfield Town win 4–1 after extra time | ||||
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 4–0 | Kidderminster Harriers | 11 September 2002 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | 11 September 2002 |
| colspan="5"|Preston win 2–1 after extra time | ||||
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Rochdale | 11 September 2002 |
| 8 | Swansea City | 2–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 September 2002 |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 0–0 | Wycombe Wanderers | 11 September 2002 |
| colspan="5"|Wycombe Wanderers win 2–1 after extra time | ||||
| 10 | AFC Bournemouth | 3–3 | Brentford | 10 September 2002 |
| colspan="5"|3–3 after extra time — Brentford win 4–2 on penalties | ||||
| 11 | Bristol City | 0–1 | Oxford United | 10 September 2002 |
| 12 | Burnley | 3–0 | Blackpool | 10 September 2002 |
| 13 | Bury | 1–0 | Stoke City | 10 September 2002 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 1–1 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 September 2002 |
| colspan="5"|Crystal Palace win 2–1 after extra time | ||||
| 15 | Cambridge United | 3–1 | Reading | 10 September 2002 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 0–1 | Chesterfield | 10 September 2002 |
| 17 | Hartlepool United | 1–2 | Tranmere Rovers | 10 September 2002 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 2–0 | Darlington | 10 September 2002 |
| 19 | Hull City | 1–1 | Leicester City | 10 September 2002 |
| colspan="5"|Leicester City win 4–2 after extra time | ||||
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 3–2 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 September 2002 |
| 21 | Lincoln City | 1–3 | Stockport County | 10 September 2002 |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 1–3 | Derby County | 10 September 2002 |
| 23 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Wigan Athletic | 10 September 2002 |
| 24 | Norwich City | 0–3 | Cheltenham Town | 10 September 2002 |
| 25 | Oldham Athletic | 3–2 | Notts County | 10 September 2002 |
| 26 | Port Vale | 0–2 | Crewe Alexandra | 10 September 2002 |
| 27 | Portsmouth | 2–0 | Peterborough United | 10 September 2002 |
| 28 | Rotherham United | 3–1 | Carlisle United | 10 September 2002 |
| 29 | Rushden & Diamonds | 0–0 | Millwall | 10 September 2002 |
| colspan="5"|0–0 after extra time — Rushden & Diamonds win 5–3 on penalties | ||||
| 30 | Sheffield United | 1–0 | York City | 10 September 2002 |
| 31 | Southend United | 1–4 | Wimbledon | 10 September 2002 |
| 32 | Torquay United | 0–1 | Gillingham | 10 September 2002 |
| 33 | Walsall | 1–0 | Shrewsbury Town | 10 September 2002 |
| 34 | Watford | 1–2 | Luton Town | 10 September 2002 |
| 35 | Wrexham | 2–1 | Bradford City | 10 September 2002 |
Second round
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||
| Tie no
!Home team !Score !Away team !Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa | 3–0 | Luton Town | 2 October 2002 |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | Bury | 2 October 2002 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 7–0 | Cheltenham Town | 2 October 2002 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 8–0 | Rushden & Diamonds | 2 October 2002 |
| 5 | Derby County | 1–1 | Oldham Athletic | 2 October 2002 |
| colspan="5"|Oldham Athletic win 2–1 after extra time | ||||
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 2–3 | Birmingham City | 2 October 2002 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Walsall | 2 October 2002 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Leicester City | 2 October 2002 |
| colspan="5"|Leicester City win 2–1 after extra time | ||||
| 9 | Southampton | 6–1 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 October 2002 |
| 10 | Wigan Athletic | 3–1 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 October 2002 |
| 11 | Brentford | 1–4 | Middlesbrough | 1 October 2002 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 0–7 | Sunderland | 1 October 2002 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 0–0 | Oxford United | 1 October 2002 |
| colspan="5"|0–0 after extra time — Oxford United win 6–5 on penalties | ||||
| 14 | Chesterfield | 1–1 | West Ham | 1 October 2002 |
| colspan="5"|1–1 after extra time — West Ham win 5–4 on penalties | ||||
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | Burnley | 1 October 2002 |
| 16 | Macclesfield Town | 1–2 | Preston North End | 1 October 2002 |
| 17 | Manchester City | 3–2 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 October 2002 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 1–3 | Wimbledon | 1 October 2002 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 3–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 October 2002 |
| colspan="5"|4–4 after extra time — Rotherham United win 4–2 on penalties | ||||
| 20 | Sheffield United | 4–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 October 2002 |
| 21 | Stockport County | 1–1 | Gillingham | 1 October 2002 |
| colspan="5"|Gillingham win 2–1 after extra time | ||||
| 22 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Cardiff City | 1 October 2002 |
| 23 | Wrexham | 0–3 | Everton | 1 October 2002 |
| 24 | Ipswich Town | 3–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 September 2002 |
Third round
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||
| Tie no
!Home team !Score !Away team !Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 2–3 | Sunderland | 6 November 2002 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Walsall | 6 November 2002 |
| colspan="5"|2–2 after extra time — Blackburn Rovers win 5–4 on penalties | ||||
| 3 | Burnley | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 November 2002 |
| 4 | Crystal Palace | 3–0 | Coventry City | 6 November 2002 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Gillingham | 6 November 2002 |
| 6 | Fulham | 3–1 | Bury | 6 November 2002 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 3–1 | Middlesbrough | 6 November 2002 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 3–1 | Southampton | 6 November 2002 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 2–2 | Everton | 6 November 2002 |
| colspan="5"|3–3 after extra time — Everton win 3–2 on penalties | ||||
| 10 | Oxford United | 0–3 | Aston Villa | 6 November 2002 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 2–1 | Leeds United | 6 November 2002 |
| 12 | West Ham | 0–1 | Oldham Athletic | 6 November 2002 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 0–2 | Preston North End | 5 November 2002 |
| 14 | Wimbledon | 1–3 | Rotherham United | 5 November 2002 |
| 15 | Manchester United | 2–0 | Leicester City | 5 November 2002 |
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Manchester City | 5 November 2002 |
Fourth round
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Duff {{goal|43}}
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|attendance=11,220
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|team1=Chelsea
|score=4–1
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2524439.stm Report]
|team2=Everton
|goals1=Hasselbaink {{goal|26||71}}
Petit {{goal|44}}
Stanić {{goal|69}}
|goals2=Naysmith {{goal|80}}
|stadium=Stamford Bridge, London
|attendance=32,322
|referee=Paul Durkin}}
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|team2=Ipswich Town
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|goals2=Miller {{goal|14}}
|attendance=26,305
|referee=Dermot Gallagher}}
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|team1=Wigan Athletic
|score=2–1
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2524455.stm Report]
|team2=Fulham
|goals1=Ellington {{goal|20||28}}
|goals2=Boa Morte {{goal|86}}
|stadium=JJB Stadium, Wigan
|attendance=7,615
|referee=Mark Halsey}}
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{{footballbox
|date=2002-12-03
|team1=Burnley
|score=0–2
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2524281.stm Report]
|team2=Manchester United
|goals1=
|goals2=Forlán {{goal|35}}
Solskjær {{goal|65}}
|attendance=22,034
|referee=Neale Barry}}
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|date=2002-12-03
|team1=Crystal Palace
|score=2–0
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2524407.stm Report]
|team2=Oldham Athletic
|goals1=Black {{goal|11||74}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Selhurst Park, London
|attendance=7,431
|referee=Chris Foy }}
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{{footballbox
|date=2002-12-03
|team1=Sheffield United
|score=2–0
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2524411.stm Report]
|team2=Sunderland
|goals1=Murphy {{goal|54}}
Allison {{goal|56}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Bramall Lane, Sheffield
|attendance=27,068
|referee=Alan Wiley }}
Quarter-finals
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|team1=Aston Villa
|score=3–4
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2582557.stm Report]
|team2=Liverpool
|goals1=Vassell {{goal|23}}
Hitzlsperger {{goal|72}}
Henchoz {{goal|88|o.g.}}
|goals2=Murphy {{goal|27||90}}
Baroš {{goal|54}}
Gerrard {{goal|67}}
|stadium=Villa Park, Birmingham
|attendance=38,530
|referee=Graham Barber }}
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{{footballbox
|date=2002-12-17
|team1=Manchester United
|score=1–0
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2579811.stm Report]
|team2=Chelsea
|goals1=Forlán {{goal|80}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Old Trafford, Manchester
|attendance=57,985
|referee=Steve Bennett }}
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|date=2002-12-17
|team1=Sheffield United
|score=3–1
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2579885.stm Report]
|team2=Crystal Palace
|goals1=Asaba {{goal|35}}
Peschisolido {{goal|86||88}}
|goals2=Page {{goal|82|o.g.}}
|stadium=Bramall Lane, Sheffield
|attendance=22,211
|referee=Eddie Wolstenholme }}
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{{footballbox
|date=2002-12-17
|team1=Wigan Athletic
|score=0–2
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2579903.stm Report]
|team2=Blackburn Rovers
|goals1=
|goals2=Cole {{goal|16||80}}
|stadium=JJB Stadium, Wigan
|attendance=16,922
|referee=Andy D'Urso }}
Semi-finals
=First leg=
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|date=2003-01-08
|time=20:00
|team1=Sheffield United
|score=2–1
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2635399.stm Report]
|team2=Liverpool
|goals1=Tonge {{goal|76||82}}
|goals2=Mellor {{goal|35}}
|stadium=Bramall Lane, Sheffield
|attendance=30,095
|referee=Mike Dean }}
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{{footballbox
|date=2003-01-07
|time=20:00
|team1=Manchester United
|score=1–1
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2631125.stm Report]
|team2=Blackburn Rovers
|goals1=Scholes {{goal|58}}
|goals2=Thompson {{goal|61}}
|stadium=Old Trafford, Manchester
|attendance=62,740
|referee=Uriah Rennie }}
=Second leg=
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|date=2003-01-21
|time=20:00
|team1=Liverpool
|score=2–0 (a.e.t.)
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2675751.stm Report]
|team2=Sheffield United
|goals1=Diouf {{goal|9}}
Owen {{goal|107}}
|goals2=
|attendance=43,837
|referee=Alan Wiley }}
Liverpool win 3-2 on aggregate.
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{{footballbox
|date=2003-01-22
|time=20:00
|team1=Blackburn Rovers
|score=1–3
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2679851.stm Report]
|team2=Manchester United
|goals1=Cole {{goal|12}}
|goals2=Scholes {{goal|30||42}}
Van Nistelrooy {{goal|77|pen.}}
|stadium=Ewood Park, Blackburn
|attendance=29,048
|referee=Jeff Winter }}
Manchester United win 4–2 on aggregate
Final
{{details|2003 Football League Cup final}}
The 2003 Football League Cup final was played on 2 March 2003 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. The game was contested between Manchester United and Liverpool. Liverpool won the game 2–0.
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|date=2003-03-02
|time=14:00
|team1=Manchester United
|score=0–2
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/2811805.stm Report]
|team2=Liverpool
|goals1=
|goals2=Gerrard {{goal|39}}
Owen {{goal|86}}
|stadium=Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
|attendance=74,500
|referee=Paul Durkin (Portland) }}
See also
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
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