1999 Football League Cup final


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The 1999 Football League Cup Final was played between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City, at Wembley on Sunday, 21 March 1999.

1999 Football League Cup Final

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Event1998–99 Football League Cup
Leicester City Tottenham Hotspur
0 1
Date21 March 1999
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchAllan Nielsen (Tottenham Hotspur)[1]
RefereeTerry Heilbron (County Durham)
Attendance77,892
WeatherRain

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Tottenham won the game, and their third League Cup, with an injury-time diving header from Allan Nielsen after a cross from the right from Steffen Iversen had been blocked by goalkeeper Kasey Keller.[2] Justin Edinburgh became the last player to be sent off at the old Wembley, after angrily waving his arm towards Robbie Savage following a particularly tough Savage challenge. In the last few minutes of the game, Ramon Vega made a last-ditch sliding tackle to deny Emile Heskey a goal for Leicester, after Ian Walker rushed off his line, and Allan Nielsen scored a diving header.[3][4]

Round 2, 1st leg: Leicester City 3–0 Chesterfield

Round 2, 2nd leg: Chesterfield 1–3 Leicester City

Round 3: Charlton Athletic 1–2 Leicester City

Round 4: Leicester City 2–1 Leeds United

Quarter-final: Leicester City 1–0 Blackburn Rovers

Semi-final, 1st leg: Sunderland 1–2 Leicester City

Semi-final, 2nd leg: Leicester City 1–1 Sunderland

Round 2, 1st leg: Brentford 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur

Round 2, 2nd leg: Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Brentford

Round 3: Northampton Town 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur

Round 4: Liverpool 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur

Quarter-final: Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Manchester United

Semi-final, 1st leg: Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Wimbledon

Semi-final, 2nd leg: Wimbledon 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur

GK 1   Kasey Keller
CB 18   Matt Elliott  
CB 5   Steve Walsh (c)
CB 4   Gerry Taggart
RWB 19   Robert Ullathorne
LWB 11   Steve Guppy
CM 7   Neil Lennon
CM 6   Muzzy Izzet
CM 14   Robbie Savage     90'
CF 27   Tony Cottee
CF 9   Emile Heskey   74'
Substitutes:
GK 22   Pegguy Arphexad
DF 15   Pontus Kåmark
MF 16   Stuart Campbell
MF 37   Theodoros Zagorakis   90'
FW 20   Ian Marshall   74'
Manager:
  Martin O'Neill
GK 1   Ian Walker
RB 2   Stephen Carr
CB 23   Sol Campbell (c)
CB 15   Ramon Vega  
LB 12   Justin Edinburgh   63'
RM 9   Darren Anderton
CM 4   Steffen Freund
CM 6   Allan Nielsen
LM 14   David Ginola   90'
CF 18   Steffen Iversen
CF 10   Les Ferdinand
Substitutes:
GK 13   Espen Baardsen
DF 32   Luke Young
MF 20   José Dominguez
MF 22   Andy Sinton   90'
FW 11   Chris Armstrong
Manager:
  George Graham
  1. ^ "Leicester 0 Spurs 1". tottenham-spur.blogspot. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Leicester 0 Spurs 1". hotspurhq.com. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Leicester 0 Spurs 1". Spursodyssey. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  4. ^ "1999 League Cup Final". lcfc.com. Retrieved 7 October 2014.