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.[1] This meant each team could plot their route to the final as well as predicting future opponents.
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.
1 Team at home in the 1st leg is denoted as the home team
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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.
1 Team at home in the 1st leg is denoted as the home team
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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.
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.[3]
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.
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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 1999 2000 Football League CupLeague Cup Worthington CupTournament detailsCountryEnglandWalesTeams92Defending championsTottenham HotspurFinal positionsChampionsLeicester City 3rd title Runner upTranmere RoversTournament statisticsTop goal scorer s David Kelly 8 goals 1998 992000 01 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 1 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 2 Contents 1 First round 2 Second round 3 Third round 4 Fourth round 5 Quarter finals 6 Semi finals 6 1 First leg 6 2 Second leg 7 Final 8 References 9 External linksFirst round editThe 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 Tie no Home team1 1st Leg 2nd Leg Aggregate Away team 1 Torquay United 0 0 0 3 0 3 Portsmouth 2 Brentford 0 2 0 2 0 4 Ipswich Town 3 Brighton 0 2 0 2 0 4 Gillingham 4 Manchester City 5 0 1 0 6 0 Burnley 5 Nottingham Forest 3 0 0 1 3 1 Mansfield Town 6 Reading 0 0 2 1 2 1 Peterborough United 7 Swansea City 2 0 1 1 3 1 Millwall 8 Birmingham City 3 0 2 1 5 1 Exeter City 9 Blackpool 2 1 1 3 3 4 Tranmere Rovers 10 Bournemouth 2 0 2 3 4 3 Barnet 11 Bury 1 0 0 2 1 2 Notts County 12 Cambridge United 2 2 1 2 3 4 Bristol City 13 Cardiff City 1 2 2 1 3 3 Q P R After extra time Cardiff City win 3 2 on penalties 14 Carlisle United 0 0 0 6 0 6 Grimsby Town 15 Chester City 2 1 4 4 6 5 Port Vale 16 Colchester United 2 2 1 3 3 5 Crystal Palace 17 Darlington 1 1 3 5 4 6 Bolton Wanderers 18 Halifax Town 0 0 1 5 1 5 West Brom 19 Hartlepool United 3 3 0 1 3 4 Crewe Alexandra 20 Lincoln City 2 4 2 2 4 6 Barnsley 21 Luton Town 0 2 2 2 2 4 Bristol Rovers 22 Macclesfield Town 1 1 0 3 1 4 Stoke City 23 Northampton Town 1 2 1 3 2 5 Fulham 24 Norwich City 2 0 1 2 3 2 Cheltenham Town 25 Preston 1 0 2 0 3 0 Wrexham 26 Rochdale 1 2 1 2 2 4 Chesterfield 27 Rotherham United 0 1 0 2 0 3 Hull City 28 Scunthorpe United 0 2 0 0 0 2 Huddersfield Town 29 Sheffield United 3 0 3 0 6 0 Shrewsbury Town 30 Southend United 0 2 0 1 0 3 Oxford United 31 Stockport County 2 0 1 1 3 1 Oldham Athletic 32 Swindon Town 0 1 1 1 1 2 Leyton Orient 33 Walsall 4 1 4 1 8 2 Plymouth Argyle 34 Wycombe Wanderers 0 1 4 2 4 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 35 York City 0 1 1 2 1 3 Wigan Athletic 1 Team at home in the 1st leg is denoted as the home teamSecond round editThe 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 Tie no Home team1 1st Leg 2nd Leg Aggregate Away team 1 Manchester City 0 0 3 4 3 4 Southampton 2 Nottingham Forest 2 1 0 0 2 1 Bristol City 3 Barnsley 1 1 3 3 4 4 Stockport County Barnsley win on away goals 4 Birmingham City 2 0 1 0 3 0 Bristol Rovers 5 Bradford City 1 1 2 2 3 3 Reading Bradford City win on away goals 6 Crystal Palace 3 3 2 4 5 7 Leicester City 7 Cardiff City 1 1 1 3 2 4 Wimbledon 8 Charlton Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bournemouth After extra time Bournemouth win 3 1 on penalties 9 Chester City 0 1 0 5 0 6 Aston Villa 10 Chesterfield 0 0 1 2 1 2 Middlesbrough 11 Crewe Alexandra 2 1 1 1 3 2 Ipswich Town 12 Gillingham 1 4 0 2 1 6 Bolton Wanderers 13 Grimsby Town 4 1 0 1 4 2 Leyton Orient 14 Huddersfield Town 2 1 2 2 4 3 Notts County 15 Hull City 1 5 2 4 3 9 Liverpool 16 Norwich City 0 4 0 2 0 6 Fulham 17 Oxford United 1 1 1 0 2 1 Everton 18 Portsmouth 0 3 1 3 1 6 Blackburn Rovers 19 Sheffield United 2 0 0 3 2 3 Preston 20 Stoke City 0 0 1 3 1 3 Sheffield Wednesday 21 Sunderland 3 2 5 0 8 2 Walsall 22 Swansea City 0 0 1 3 1 3 Derby County 23 Tranmere Rovers 5 1 1 3 6 4 Coventry City 24 Watford 2 0 1 3 3 3 Wigan Athletic Watford win on away goals 25 West Bromwich Albion 1 1 4 3 5 4 Wycombe Wanderers 1 Team at home in the 1st leg is denoted as the home teamThird round editThe 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 Tie no Home team Score Away team Date 1 Aston Villa 3 0 Manchester United 13 October 1999 2 Chelsea 0 1 Huddersfield Town 13 October 1999 3 Derby County 1 2 Bolton Wanderers 13 October 1999 4 Leeds United 1 0 Blackburn Rovers 13 October 1999 5 Leicester City 2 0 Grimsby Town 13 October 1999 6 Middlesbrough 1 0 Watford 13 October 1999 7 Sheffield Wednesday 4 1 Nottingham Forest 13 October 1999 8 Southampton 2 1 Liverpool 13 October 1999 9 Tottenham Hotspur 3 1 Crewe Alexandra 13 October 1999 10 West Ham United 2 0 Bournemouth 13 October 1999 11 Arsenal 2 1 Preston 12 October 1999 12 Bradford City 2 3 Barnsley 12 October 1999 13 Wimbledon 3 2 Sunderland 12 October 1999 14 Birmingham City 2 0 Newcastle United 12 October 1999 15 Tranmere Rovers 2 0 Oxford United 12 October 1999 16 West Bromwich Albion 1 2 Fulham 12 October 1999Fourth round editMost matches were played on 30 November 1 December with one played on 15 December 30 November 199919 45Birmingham City2 3West Ham UnitedHyde nbsp 8 Grainger nbsp 44 Lomas nbsp 21 Kitson nbsp 87 Cole nbsp 89 St Andrews BirminghamAttendance 17 728Referee Graham Poll 30 November 199920 00Bolton Wanderers1 0Sheffield WednesdayElliott nbsp 53 Reebok Stadium BoltonAttendance 12 543Referee Kevin Lynch 30 November 199919 45Huddersfield Town1 2 a e t WimbledonSellars nbsp 40 Kimble nbsp 60 Euell nbsp 101 McAlpine Stadium HuddersfieldAttendance 13 312Referee Jeff Winter 30 November 199919 45Middlesbrough2 2 a e t ArsenalRicard nbsp 8 83 pen Henry nbsp 38 Suker nbsp 80 PenaltiesRicard nbsp Ziege nbsp Gascoigne nbsp 3 1 nbsp Suker nbsp Vivas nbsp Upson nbsp SylvinhoRiverside Stadium MiddlesbroughAttendance 23 157Referee Mike Riley 30 November 199919 45Tranmere Rovers4 0BarnsleyParkinson nbsp 3 Morgan nbsp 45 Hill nbsp 56 Black nbsp 86 Prenton Park TranmereAttendance 7 039 1 December 199919 45Aston Villa4 0SouthamptonWatson nbsp 22 Joachim nbsp 66 Dublin nbsp 72 90 Villa Park BirminghamAttendance 17 608Referee Barry Knight 1 December 199919 45Fulham3 1Tottenham HotspurHayles nbsp 10 Collins nbsp 44 Horsfield nbsp 77 Iversen nbsp 43 Craven Cottage LondonAttendance 18 134Referee Dermot Gallagher 15 December 199919 45Leicester City0 0 a e t Leeds UnitedPenaltiesGunnlaugsson nbsp Elliott nbsp Impey nbsp Zagorakis nbsp Izzet nbsp 4 2 nbsp Woodgate nbsp Harte nbsp Kelly nbsp BowyerFilbert Street LeicesterAttendance 16 125Referee Graham BarberQuarter finals editThe four matches were played between 14 December and 12 January 11 January 200019 45West Ham United1 3 a e t Aston VillaLampard nbsp 47 Taylor nbsp 80 118 Joachim nbsp 93 Boleyn Ground LondonAttendance 25 592Referee 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 3 12 January 200019 45Leicester City3 3 a e t FulhamMarshall nbsp 85 111 Walsh nbsp 87 Report Peschisolido nbsp 58 Horsfield nbsp 75 Coleman nbsp 92 PenaltiesGunnlaugsson nbsp Savage nbsp Fenton nbsp 3 0 nbsp Coleman nbsp Trollope nbsp HorsfieldFilbert Street LeicesterAttendance 13 567Referee Mike Reed 14 December 199920 00Bolton Wanderers2 1WimbledonGudjohnsen nbsp 34 Johansen nbsp 39 pen Report Cort nbsp 17 Reebok Stadium BoltonAttendance 9 463Referee Alan Wilkie 14 December 199919 45Tranmere Rovers2 1MiddlesbroughKelly nbsp 37 Parkinson nbsp 71 Report Ziege nbsp 79 Prenton Park TranmereAttendance 10 581Referee David ElleraySemi finals editThe 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 edit 12 January 200020 00Bolton Wanderers0 1Tranmere RoversReport Hill nbsp 22 Reebok Stadium BoltonAttendance 13 303Referee Graham Barber 25 January 200019 45Aston Villa0 0Leicester CityReportVilla Park BirminghamAttendance 28 037Referee Terry Heilbron Second leg edit 26 January 200020 00Tranmere Rovers3 0Bolton WanderersHenry nbsp 5 Mahon nbsp 20 pen Kelly nbsp 70 ReportPrenton Park TranmereAttendance 15 834Referee Graham Poll Tranmere Rovers won 4 0 on aggregate 2 February 200019 45Leicester City1 0Aston VillaElliott nbsp 45 ReportFilbert Street LeicesterAttendance 21 843Referee Paul Durkin Leicester City won 1 0 on aggregateFinal editMain article 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 27 February 200015 00Leicester City2 1Tranmere RoversElliott nbsp 29 81 Report Kelly nbsp 77 Wembley Stadium LondonAttendance 74 313Referee Alan WilkieReferences edit Explain the Worthington Cup draw The Guardian Leicester triumph at Wembley BBC Sport 27 February 2000 Retrieved 25 July 2010 League order replay The IndependentExternal links editOfficial Carling Cup website Carling Cup at bbc co uk League Cup news match reports and pictures on Reuters co uk Results on Soccerbase Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1999 2000 Football League Cup amp oldid 1210262660, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
