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1997–98 Football League Cup

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1997–98 Football League Cup
League Cup, Coca-Cola Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Teams92
Defending championsLeicester City
Final positions
ChampionsChelsea (2nd title)
Runner-upMiddlesbrough
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)John Hartson
Joey Beauchamp
(6 goals)

The 1997–98 Football League Cup (known as the Coca-Cola Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 38th Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs.

The competition began on 11 August 1997, and ended with the final on 29 March 1998, held at Wembley Stadium. The tournament was won by Chelsea, who beat Middlesbrough 2–0 in the final.

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Transcription

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 1996–97 season.

Tie no Home team1 (1st Leg)
(2nd Leg)
Aggregate 		Away team
1 Blackpool (1-0)
(0-1)
1-1		 Manchester City
After extra time — Blackpool win 4–2 on penalties
2 Bournemouth (0-1)
(1-1)
1-2		 Torquay United
3 Brentford (1-1)
(5-3)
6-4		 Shrewsbury Town
4 Brighton & Hove Albion (1-1)
(1-3)
2-4		 Leyton Orient
5 Bristol City (0-0)
(2-1)
2-1		 Bristol Rovers
6 Cambridge United (1-1)
(1-2)
2-3		 West Bromwich Albion
7 Cardiff City (1-1)
(1-3)
2-4		 Southend United
8 Charlton Athletic (0-1)
(1-3)
1-4		 Ipswich Town
9 Chester City (1-2)
(0-3)
1-5		 Carlisle United
10 Colchester United (0-1)
(1-1)
1-2		 Luton Town
11 Crewe Alexandra (2-3)
(3-3)
5-6		 Bury
12 Darlington (1-1)
(1-2)
2-3		 Notts County
13 Doncaster Rovers (0-8)
(1-2)
1-10		 Nottingham Forest
14 Gillingham (0-1)
(0-3)
0-4		 Birmingham City
15 Huddersfield Town (2-1)
(1-1)
3-2		 Bradford City
16 Lincoln City (1-1)
(1-2)
2-3		 Burnley
17 Macclesfield Town (0-0)
(1-2)
1-2		 Hull City
18 Mansfield Town (4-2)
(3-6)
7-8		 Stockport County
19 Northampton Town (2-1)
(1-2)
3-3		 Millwall
After extra time — Millwall win 2–0 on penalties
20 Norwich City (2-1)
(1-3)
3-4		 Barnet
21 Oldham Athletic (1-0)
(0-5)
1-5		 Grimsby Town
22 Oxford United (2-0)
(5-3)
7-3		 Plymouth Argyle
23 Peterborough United (2-2)
(2-1)
4-3		 Portsmouth
24 Port Vale (1-2)
(1-1)
2-3		 York City
25 QPR (0-2)
(2-1)
2-3		 Wolverhampton Wanderers
26 Reading (2-0)
(1-1)
3-1		 Swansea City
27 Rochdale (1-3)
(1-1)
2-4		 Stoke City
28 Rotherham United (1-3)
(0-2)
1-5		 Preston North End
29 Scarborough (0-2)
(1-2)
1-4		 Scunthorpe United
30 Swindon Town (0-2)
(1-1)
1-3		 Watford
31 Tranmere Rovers (3-1)
(1-2)
4-3		 Hartlepool United
32 Walsall (2-0)
(1-0)
3-0		 Exeter City
33 Wigan Athletic (1-2)
(0-1)
1-3		 Chesterfield
34 Wrexham (1-1)
(1-3)
2-4		 Sheffield United
35 Wycombe Wanderers (1-2)
(4-4)
5-6		 Fulham

1 Team at home in the 1st leg is denoted as the home team

Second round

The 35 winners from the First Round joined the 13 Premier League clubs not participating in European competition and Middlesbrough and Sunderland who were relegated from the Premier League last season. First leg matches were played on 16 and 17 September, second leg matches were played on 23 and 24 September with one match played on 29 September, seven on 30 September and five on 1 October.

Tie no Home team1 (1st Leg)
(2nd Leg)
Aggregate 		Away team
1 Birmingham City (4-1)
(1-2)
5-3		 Stockport County
2 Blackburn Rovers (6-0)
(0-1)
6-1		 Preston North End
3 Blackpool (1-0)
(1-3)
2-3		 Coventry City
4 Burnley (0-4)
(0-2)
0-6		 Stoke City
5 Chesterfield (1-2)
(1-4)
2-6		 Barnsley
6 Fulham (0-1)
(0-1)
0-2		 Wolverhampton Wanderers
7 Grimsby Town (2-0)
(2-3)
4-3		 Sheffield Wednesday
8 Huddersfield Town (1-0)
(0-3)
1-3		 West Ham United
9 Hull City (1-0)
(1-2)
2-2		 Crystal Palace
After extra time — Hull City win on away goals
10 Ipswich Town (1-1)
(3-0)
4-1		 Torquay United
11 Leeds United (3-1)
(1-2)
4-3		 Bristol City
12 Leyton Orient (1-3)
(4-4)
5-7		 Bolton Wanderers
13 Luton Town (1-1)
(2-4)
3-5		 West Bromwich Albion
14 Middlesbrough (1-0)
(2-0)
3-0		 Barnet
15 Nottingham Forest (0-1)
(2-2)
2-3		 Walsall
16 Notts County (0-2)
(1-0)
1-2		 Tranmere Rovers
17 Oxford United (4-1)
(2-1)
6-2		 York City
18 Reading (0-0)
(2-0)
2-0		 Peterborough United
19 Scunthorpe United (0-1)
(0-5)
0-6		 Everton
20 Southampton (3-1)
(2-0)
5-1		 Brentford
21 Southend United (0-1)
(0-5)
0-6		 Derby County
22 Sunderland (2-1)
(2-1)
4-2		 Bury
23 Tottenham Hotspur (3-2)
(2-0)
5-2		 Carlisle United
24 Watford (1-1)
(0-4)
1-5		 Sheffield United
25 Wimbledon (5-1)
(4-1)
9-2		 Millwall

1 Team at home in the 1st leg is denoted as the home team

Third round

The 25 winners from the Second Round joined the seven Premiership clubs participating in European competition in Round Three. Matches were played on 14 and 15 October.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Arsenal 4–1 Birmingham City 14 October 1997
2 Barnsley 1–2 Southampton 14 October 1997
3 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Wimbledon 14 October 1997
4 Grimsby Town 3–1 Leicester City 14 October 1997
5 Ipswich Town 2–0 Manchester United 14 October 1997
6 Oxford United 1–1 Tranmere Rovers 14 October 1997
After extra time — Oxford United win 6 – 5 on penalties
7 Reading 4–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 14 October 1997
8 Walsall 2–1 Sheffield United 14 October 1997
9 Chelsea 1–1 Blackburn Rovers 15 October 1997
After extra time — Chelsea win 4 – 1 on penalties
10 Coventry City 4–1 Everton 15 October 1997
11 Middlesbrough 2–0 Sunderland 15 October 1997
12 Newcastle United 2–0 Hull City 15 October 1997
13 Stoke City 1–3 Leeds United 15 October 1997
14 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Derby County 15 October 1997
15 West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Liverpool 15 October 1997
16 West Ham United 3–0 Aston Villa 15 October 1997

Fourth round

Matches were played on 18 and 19 November.

Arsenal1–0 (a.e.t.)Coventry City
Bergkamp 99'
Attendance: 30,199
Derby County0–1Newcastle United
Tomasson 72'
Attendance: 27,364
Leeds United2–3Reading
Wetherall 16'
Bowyer 54'		 Asaba 9'
Williams 66'
Morley 85'
Attendance: 15,069
Liverpool3–0Grimsby Town
Owen 28', 45' (pen.), 57'
Attendance: 28,515
Referee: Roy Pearson
Middlesbrough2–1 (a.e.t.)Bolton Wanderers
Summerbell 39'
Hignett 115'		 Thompson 33'
Attendance: 22,801
Oxford United1–2 (a.e.t.)Ipswich Town
Beauchamp 66' Dozzell 63'
Mowbray 93'
Attendance: 5,723
Referee: Scott Mathieson
Chelsea2–1 (a.e.t.)Southampton
Flo 61'
Morris 118'		 Davies 52'
Attendance: 20,968
West Ham United4–1Walsall
Lampard 15', 73', 74'
Hartson 16'		 Watson 45'
Attendance: 17,463
Referee: David Orr

Quarter-finals

The four matches were played on 6 and 7 January.

Reading0 – 1Middlesbrough
Hignett 89'
Attendance: 13,072
Referee: George Cain
West Ham United1 – 2Arsenal
Abou 75' Wright 25'
Overmars 52'
Attendance: 24,770
Ipswich Town2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
1 – 4p		Chelsea
Taricco 45'
Mathie 62'		 Flo 32'
Le Saux 45'
Attendance: 22,088
Referee: Paul Durkin
Newcastle United0 – 2 (a.e.t.)Liverpool
Owen 95'
Fowler 103'
Attendance: 33,207

Semi-finals

The semi-final draw was made in January 1998 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 27 and 28 January 1998, the second leg matches were played on 18 February 1998. Arsenal's hopes of a unique domestic treble were ended by London rivals Chelsea, while Liverpool suffered a surprise exit at the hands of Middlesbrough.

First leg

Liverpool2 – 1Middlesbrough
Redknapp 31'
Fowler 82'		 Merson 29'
Attendance: 33,438
Arsenal2 – 1Chelsea
Overmars 23'
Hughes 47'		 Hughes 68'
Attendance: 38,114

Second leg

Middlesbrough2 – 0Liverpool
Merson 2' (pen)
Branca 4'
Attendance: 29,828
Referee: Paul Durkin

Middlesbrough win 3-2 on aggregate

Chelsea3 – 1Arsenal
Hughes 10'
Di Matteo 51'
Petrescu 53'		 Bergkamp 82' (pen)
Attendance: 34,330
Referee: Graham Poll

Chelsea win 4-3 on aggregate

Final

Main article: 1998 Football League Cup Final

The 1998 Coca-Cola Cup Final was played on 29 March 1998 and was contested between Chelsea and Middlesbrough at Wembley Stadium. Chelsea won the final 2–0 in extra time thanks to goals from Frank Sinclair and Roberto Di Matteo.

Chelsea2–0 (a.e.t.)Middlesbrough
Sinclair 95'
Di Matteo 107'
Attendance: 77,698
Referee: Peter Jones

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