2000 Football League Cup Final

The 2000 Football League Cup Final was played between Leicester City, in their third final appearance in four years, and First Division side Tranmere Rovers at the Wembley Stadium on 27 February 2000. Leicester became the last team to win the League Cup at the original Wembley Stadium.[1][2]

2000 Football League Cup Final
Match programme cover
Event1999–2000 Football League Cup
Date27 February 2000
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchMatt Elliott (Leicester City)
RefereeAlan Wilkie (Durham)
Attendance74,313

Road to the final

Leicester City

Round 2, 1st leg: Crystal Palace 3–3 Leicester City (Baldwin x3)

Round 2, 2nd leg: Leicester City 4–2 Crystal Palace (Baldwin x2)

Round 3: Leicester City 2–0 Grimsby Town

Round 4: Leicester City 0–0 Leeds United (Leicester won 4–2 on penalties)

Quarter-final: Leicester City 3–3 Fulham (Leicester won 3–0 on penalties)

Semi-final, 1st leg: Aston Villa 0–0 Leicester City

Semi-final, 2nd leg: Leicester City 1–0 Aston Villa

Tranmere Rovers

Round 1, 1st leg: Blackpool 2–1 Tranmere Rovers

Round 1, 2nd leg: Tranmere Rovers 3–1 Blackpool

Round 2, 1st leg: Tranmere Rovers 5–1 Coventry City

Round 2, 2nd leg: Coventry City 3–1 Tranmere Rovers

Round 3: Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Oxford United

Round 4: Tranmere Rovers 4–0 Barnsley

Quarter-final: Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Middlesbrough

Semi-final, 1st leg: Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Tranmere Rovers

Semi-final, 2nd leg: Tranmere Rovers 3–0 Bolton Wanderers

Match summary

Scott Taylor's successful tackle on Robbie Savage forced the ball out for a corner, and Matt Elliott headed home Leicester's first goal courtesy of a Steve Guppy cross from the right. Leicester came close to scoring a second goal in the 60th minute when Emile Heskey passed the ball to an unmarked Muzzy Izzet in the penalty box, who hesitated and his shot flew wide of the goal. Referee Alan Wilkie later suffered an injury in the right leg in the 62nd minute, and was stretchered off. Phil Richards, the fourth official, was brought on to replace him.[3]

Clint Hill picked up his second booking and was sent off after a deliberate foul on Heskey in the 63rd minute. Several Tranmere players protested but the decision stood. Tranmere, down to ten men, rallied and their persistence paid off when they equalised in the 77th minute when a fine header found its way to an unmarked David Kelly who, after narrowly escaping Matt Elliott's attempted tackle, shot low to the left past goalkeeper Tim Flowers. Yet, just three minutes later, Elliott scored another towering header from another Guppy corner kick from the right, and the League Cup went to Leicester.[4]

Match details

Leicester City2–1Tranmere Rovers
Elliott  29', 81' Report Kelly  77'
Attendance: 74,313
Referee: Alan Wilkie (Durham)
Leicester City
Tranmere Rovers
GK1 Tim Flowers
CB3 Frank Sinclair
CB18 Matt Elliott (c)
CB4 Gerry Taggart
LWB11 Steve Guppy
CM6 Muzzy Izzet
RWB14 Robbie Savage
CM7 Neil Lennon
CM29 Stefan Oakes 77'
CF9 Emile Heskey
CF27 Tony Cottee 89'
Substitutes:
GK22 Pegguy Arphexad
DF15 Phil Gilchrist
MF37 Theodoros Zagorakis
MF24 Andy Impey 77'
FW20 Ian Marshall 89'
Manager:
Martin O'Neill
GK13 Joe Murphy
RB30 Reuben Hazell
CB5 Dave Challinor (c)
CB6 Clint Hill 9'  63'
LB33 Gareth Roberts
RM14 Andy Parkinson 66'
CM15 Gary Jones
CM11 Nick Henry
LM7 Alan Mahon
CF9 David Kelly
CF10 Scott Taylor
Substitutes:
GK1 John Achterberg
DF31 Steve Yates 66'
DF3 Andy Thompson
FW16 Alan Morgan
FW29 Michael Black
Manager:
John Aldridge

Man of the Match:
Matt Elliott (Leicester City)

Assistant referees:
Paul Armstrong (Berkshire)
Wendy Toms
Fourth official:
Phil Richards (Lancashire)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References

  1. "Where are they now? Leicester City's 2000 League Cup winners". fourfourtwo. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  2. "Leicester set sights on Europe". BBC Sport. 27 February 2000. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  3. "Leicester triumph at Wembley". BBC Sport. 27 February 2000. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  4. "Leicester 2 - 1 Tranmere". Guardian. 27 February 2000. Retrieved 27 April 2017.

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