1998–99_Football_League_Cup

1998–99 Football League Cup
League Cup; Worthington Cup
Tournament details
Country	England; Wales
Teams	92
Defending champions	Chelsea
Final positions
Champions	Tottenham Hotspur (3rd title)
Runner-up	Leicester City
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Gianluca Vialli; (6 goals)
	← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 Football League Cup

Football tournament season

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.

Quick Facts League Cup Worthington Cup, Tournament details ...

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.^[1]

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 1998–99_Football_League_Cup, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] [1]
"Nielsen nicks it for Spurs". BBC Sport. 22 March 1999. Retrieved 25 July 2010.

[1]

Tie no	Home team¹	(1st Leg) (2nd Leg) Aggregate	Away team
1	Barnet	(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
9	Exeter 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
After extra time — Grimsby Town win on penalties
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
17	Notts County	(0–2) (1–7) 1–9	Manchester City
18	Oldham Athletic	(3–2) (0–2) 3–4	Crewe Alexandra
19	Peterborough United	(1–1) (0–2) 1–3	Reading
20	Plymouth Argyle	(1–3) (2–3) 3–6	Portsmouth
21	Port Vale	(1–2) (2–2) 3–4	Chester City
22	Rotherham United	(0–1) (0–2) 0–3	Chesterfield
23	Scarborough	(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
26	Stockport County	(2–2) (0–0) 2–2	Hull City
After extra time — Hull City win on away goals
27	Swansea City	(1–1) (0–1) 1–2	Norwich City
28	Swindon Town	(2–1) (0–2) 2–3	Wycombe Wanderers
29	Torquay United	(1–1) (1–2) 2–3	Crystal Palace
30	Tranmere Rovers	(3–0) (1–0) 4–0	Carlisle United
31	Walsall	(0–0) (1–3) 1–3	QPR
32	West 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
After extra time — Halifax Town win on penalties
35	York City	(0–2) (1–2) 1–4	Sunderland
36	Bournemouth	(2–0) (2–3) 4–3	Colchester United

Tie no	Home team¹	(1st Leg) (2nd Leg) Aggregate	Away team
1	Bristol 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
7	Q.P.R.	(0–2) (0–1) 0–3	Charlton Athletic
8	Sheffield Wednesday	(0–1) (1–1) 1–2	Cambridge United
9	Barnsley	(3–0) (1–1) 4–1	Reading
10	Blackpool	(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
13	Brentford	(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
16	Halifax Town	(1–2) (1–3) 2–5	Bradford City
17	Huddersfield Town	(1–1) (1–2) 2–3	Everton
18	Ipswich Town	(2–1) (2–4) 4–5	Luton Town
19	Leyton Orient	(1–5) (0–0) 1–5	Nottingham Forest
20	Macclesfield Town	(0–3) (0–6) 0–9	Birmingham City
21	Northampton Town	(2–0) (0–1) 2–1	West Ham
22	Portsmouth	(2–1) (1–4) 3–5	Wimbledon
23	Sheffield United	(2–1) (0–2) 2–3	Grimsby Town
24	Sunderland	(3–0) (1–0) 4–0	Chester City

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Date
1	Barnsley	2–1	Bournemouth	27 October 1998
2	Charlton Athletic	1–2	Leicester City	27 October 1998
3	Liverpool	3–1	Fulham	27 October 1998
4	Luton Town	2–0	Coventry City	27 October 1998
5	Northampton Town	1–3	Tottenham Hotspur	27 October 1998
6	Norwich City	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	27 October 1998
After extra time — Bolton Wanderers win 3–1 on penalties
7	Nottingham Forest	3–3	Cambridge United	27 October 1998
After extra time — Nottingham Forest win 4–3 on penalties
8	Sunderland	2–1	Grimsby Town	27 October 1998
9	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Newcastle United	27 October 1998
10	Birmingham City	1–2	Wimbledon	28 October 1998
11	Chelsea	4–1	Aston Villa	28 October 1998
12	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	28 October 1998
13	Derby County	1–2	Arsenal	28 October 1998
14	Leeds United	1–0	Bradford City	28 October 1998
15	Manchester United	2–0	Bury	28 October 1998
16	Middlesbrough	2–3	Everton	28 October 1998

1998–99_Football_League_Cup

1998–99 Football League Cup

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

References

External links

Share this article:

League Cup Worthington Cup
Tournament details
Country	England Wales
Teams	92
Defending champions	Chelsea
Final positions
Champions	Tottenham Hotspur (3rd title)
Runner-up	Leicester City
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Gianluca Vialli (6 goals)
← 1997–98 1999–2000 →