The competition began on 5 December 1998 and ended with the final on 18 April 1999 at the Wembley Stadium.
In the first round, there were two sections: North and South. In the following rounds each section gradually eliminates teams in knock-out fashion until each has a winning finalist. At this point, the two winning finalists face each other in the combined final to determine the winners of the Football League Trophy.
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The Football League Trophy 1998 99 known as the Auto Windscreens Shield 1998 99 for sponsorship reasons was the 16th staging of the Football League Trophy a knock out competition for English football clubs in Second and Third Division The winners were Wigan Athletic who beat Millwall 1 0 in the final 1998 99 Football League TrophyAuto Windscreens ShieldsTournament detailsCountry England WalesTeams48Final positionsChampionsWigan AthleticRunner upMillwallTournament statisticsMatches played49 1997 981999 00 The competition began on 5 December 1998 and ended with the final on 18 April 1999 at the Wembley Stadium In the first round there were two sections North and South In the following rounds each section gradually eliminates teams in knock out fashion until each has a winning finalist At this point the two winning finalists face each other in the combined final to determine the winners of the Football League Trophy Contents 1 First round 1 1 Northern Section 1 2 Southern Section 2 Second round 2 1 Northern Section 2 2 Southern Section 3 Quarter finals 3 1 Northern Section 3 2 Southern Section 4 Area semi finals 4 1 Northern Section 4 2 Southern Section 5 Area finals 5 1 Northern Area final 5 2 Southern Area final 6 Final 7 External linksFirst round editCarlisle United Chesterfield Halifax Town Lincoln City Rochdale Scarborough Scunthorpe United and York City from the North section all received byes Brighton amp Hove Albion Cambridge United Exeter City Fulham Luton Town Northampton Town Southend United and Torquay United from the South section all received byes Northern Section edit Date Home team Score Away team8 December Blackpool 0 2 Stoke City8 December Burnley 0 1 Preston North End8 December Macclesfield Town 0 1 Wrexham8 December Chester City 1 2 Hartlepool United8 December Manchester City 1 2 Mansfield Town8 December Oldham Athletic 0 1 Darlington8 December Rotherham United 0 3 Wigan Athletic22 December Notts County 0 1 Hull City Southern Section edit Date Home team Score Away team5 December Colchester United 1 5 Gillingham8 December AFC Bournemouth 2 0 Reading8 December Brentford 2 0 Plymouth Argyle8 December Peterborough United 3 0 Leyton Orient8 December Shrewbury Town 0 1 Wycombe Wanderers8 December Swansea City 4 1 Barnet8 December Walsall 2 2 Bristol RoversWalsall won 5 4 on penalties9 December Millwall 2 0 Cardiff CitySecond round editNorthern Section edit Date Home team Score Away team5 January Halifax Town 4 2 York City5 January Hull City 1 2 Wrexham5 January Lincoln City 1 0 Mansfield Town12 January Chesterfield 2 1 Darlington19 January Hartlepool United 2 2 Preston North EndHartlepool United won 4 3 on penalties19 January Scunthorpe United 1 1 Carlisle UnitedCarlisle United won 4 3 on penalties19 January Wigan Athletic 3 0 Scarborough2 February Stoke City F C 1 2 Rochdale Southern Section edit Date Home team Score Away team5 January AFC Bournemouth 5 1 Peterborough United5 January Brighton amp Hove Albion 1 5 Millwall5 January Cambridge United 3 2 Northampton Town5 January Exeter City 3 1 Southend United5 January Luton Town 0 3 Walsall5 January Swansea City 0 1 Gillingham5 January Torquay United 2 1 Fulham5 January Wycombe Wanderers 1 4 BrentfordQuarter finals editNorthern Section edit Date Home team Score Away team19 January Wrexham 3 2 Chesterfield26 January Carlisle United 0 3 Wigan Athletic26 January Hartlepool United 0 3 Lincoln City23 February Halifax Town 1 2 Rochdale Southern Section edit Date Home team Score Away team19 January Brentford 0 0 WalsallWalsall won 4 3 on penalties19 January Cambridge United 1 1 Exeter CityCambridge United won 5 3 on penalties23 January Torquay United 0 1 Gillingham2 February AFC Bournemouth 1 1 MillwallMillwall won 4 3 on penaltiesArea semi finals editNorthern Section edit Date Home team Score Away team16 February Lincoln City 1 2 Wrexham8 March Rochdale 0 2 Wigan Athletic Southern Section edit Date Home team Score Away team16 February Millwall 1 0 Gillingham16 February Walsall 1 1 Cambridge UnitedWalsall won 4 3 on penaltiesArea finals editNorthern Area final edit 16 March 199919 45Wigan Athletic2 0WrexhamSharp nbsp 59 Barlow nbsp 71 Springfield Park WiganAttendance 4 938 23 March 199919 45Wrexham2 3Wigan AthleticBrammer nbsp 37 Edwards nbsp 59 Ridler nbsp Haworth nbsp 2 nbsp 52 O Neill nbsp 88 Racecourse Ground WrexhamAttendance 4 941 Wigan Athletic beat Wrexham 5 2 on aggregate Southern Area final edit 9 March 199919 45Millwall1 0WalsallCahill nbsp 4 The Den London 16 March 199919 45Walsall1 1MillwallEyjolfsson nbsp 88 Sadlier nbsp 37 Bescot Stadium West MidlandsAttendance 9 158 Millwall beat Walsall 2 1 on aggregate Final edit18 April 199914 00 BSTMillwall0 1Wigan AthleticReport dead link Rogers nbsp 90 3 Wembley LondonAttendance 55 349Referee C R Wilkes nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Millwall nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Wigan AthleticMILLWALL GK Ben RobertsDF Gerard Lavin nbsp DF Jamie StuartDF Stuart NethercottDF Joe DolanMF Tim CahillMF Paul IfillMF Ricky Newman nbsp MF Steven ReidFW Neil HarrisFW Richard SadlierSubstitutes MF Paul ShawMF Bobby BowryMF Marc BirchamManager Keith Stevens WIGAN ATHLETIC GK Roy CarrollDF Carl Bradshaw c nbsp DF Pat McGibbon nbsp DF Stuart BalmerDF Kevin SharpMF Colin GreenallMF Paul RogersMF Michael O Neill nbsp FW Andy LiddellFW Simon HaworthFW Stuart Barlow nbsp 88 Substitute DF Scott GreenMF David Lee nbsp 88 FW Graeme JonesManager Ray MathiasMATCH RULES 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot out if scores still level Maximum of 3 substitutions External links editOfficial website Auto Windscreens Shield 1998 99 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1998 99 Football League Trophy amp oldid 1082099120, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
