1997 Football League Cup Final
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The 1997 Coca-Cola Cup Final was played between Middlesbrough
and Leicester City
. The first game at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, 6 April 1997 ended in a 1–1 draw after extra time. Fabrizio Ravanelli
opened the scoring only for Leicester's Emile Heskey
to equalise in the last minute of extra time. Leicester won the replay, and their second League Cup
, in the game played at Hillsborough Stadium
on 16 April 1997 with another extra-time goal, this time from Steve Claridge
.
This was the last year that the Football League Cup Final was decided by a replay.
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MIDDLESBROUGH:
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GK
19
Australia Mark Schwarzer
DF
2
England Neil Cox
DF
14
Republic of Ireland Curtis Fleming
DF
5
England Nigel Pearson
DF
18
Italy Gianluca Festa
MF
21
England Craig Hignett
MF
8
England Robbie Mustoe
MF
10
Brazil Juninho
MF
6
Brazil Emerson
FW
9
Denmark Mikkel Beck
FW
11
Italy Fabrizio Ravanelli
Substitutes:
DF
4
England Steve Vickers
DF
17
Wales Clayton Blackmore
MF
12
Republic of Ireland Alan Moore
Manager:
England Bryan Robson
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MIDDLESBROUGH:
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GK
25
England Ben Roberts
DF
2
England Neil Cox
DF
7
Slovakia Vladimir Kinder
DF
5
England Nigel Pearson
DF
18
Italy Gianluca Festa
MF
17
Wales Clayton Blackmore
MF
8
England Robbie Mustoe
MF
10
Brazil Juninho
MF
6
Brazil Emerson
FW
21
England Craig Hignett
FW
11
Italy Fabrizio Ravanelli
Substitutes:
DF
4
England Steve Vickers
MF
12
Republic of Ireland Alan Moore
FW
9
Denmark Mikkel Beck
Manager:
England Bryan Robson
0–2 Leicester City
Round 2, 2nd leg: Leicester City 2–1 Scarborough
Round 3: York City
0–2 Leicester City
Round 4: Leicester City 2–0 Manchester United
Quarter-final: Ipswich Town
0–1 Leicester City
Semi-final, 1st leg: Leicester City 0–0 Wimbledon
Semi-final, 2nd leg: Wimbledon 1–1 Leicester City (on away goals)
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Round 2, 2nd leg: Hereford United 0–3 Middlesbrough
Round 3: Middlesbrough 5–1 Huddersfield Town
Round 4: Middlesbrough 3–1 Newcastle United
Quarter-final: Middlesbrough 2–1 Liverpool
Semi-final, 1st leg: Stockport County
0–2 Middlesbrough
Semi-final, 2nd leg: Middlesbrough 0–1 Stockport County
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Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
and Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
. The first game at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, 6 April 1997 ended in a 1–1 draw after extra time. Fabrizio Ravanelli
Fabrizio Ravanelli
Fabrizio Ravanelli is a former international Italian football player, who won five titles with Juventus, including a Serie A championship in 1995 and a Champions League title in 1996....
opened the scoring only for Leicester's Emile Heskey
Emile Heskey
Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a striker.Born in Leicester, Heskey started his career with hometown club Leicester City after progressing through their youth system, making his first team debut in 1995...
to equalise in the last minute of extra time. Leicester won the replay, and their second League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
, in the game played at Hillsborough Stadium
Hillsborough Stadium
Hillsborough Stadium is the home of Sheffield Wednesday football club, Sheffield, England. Football has been played at the ground since it was opened on 2 September 1899, when Wednesday moved from their original ground at Olive Grove. Today it is a 39,812 capacity all-seater stadium, making it the...
on 16 April 1997 with another extra-time goal, this time from Steve Claridge
Steve Claridge
Stephen Edward Claridge is an English football player, pundit and coach. He is currently a pundit for BBC Sport football shows including Football Focus and the The Football League Show, whilst also playing as a striker for semi-professional team Gosport Borough.Claridge's career is known for its...
.
This was the last year that the Football League Cup Final was decided by a replay.
Match details
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| GK | 13 |  United States Kasey KellerKasey Keller Kasey Keller is a retired American soccer player who last played for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.... |
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| DF | 2 | England Simon Grayson Simon Grayson Simon Nicholas Grayson is a retired English footballer and current manager of Leeds United. He is the elder brother of cricketer Paul Grayson.... |
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| DF | 3 | England Mike Whitlow Mike Whitlow Michael William Whitlow is a former professional footballer, who now works as the Head Coach of Youth for Burton Albion.... |
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| DF | 5 | England Steve Walsh Steve Walsh (footballer) Steven Walsh is a former professional footballer, who spent most of his career at Leicester City. He also played for Wigan, Norwich, Tamworth and Coventry City, over a career lasting 21 years. He was a defender and an occasional striker... |
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| DF | 15 |  Sweden Pontus KåmarkPontus Kåmark Pontus Kåmark is a Swedish former footballer. He played for AIK, Leicester City, IFK Göteborg and Västerås SK.Born in Västerås, Västmanlands län, Kåmark, a defender, was part of the third-place Swedish squad at the 1994 FIFA World Cup... |
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| DF | 17 | England Spencer Prior Spencer Prior Spencer Justin Prior is an English former footballer. He was a central defender who retired at the end of the 2006-07 season, finishing his career with hometown club Southend United, where he began his career... |
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| MF | 6 |  Turkey Muzzy Izzet |
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| MF | 7 |  Northern Ireland Neil LennonNeil Lennon Neil Francis Lennon is a former footballer from Northern Ireland. He is the current manager and former captain of Celtic.... |
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| MF | 10 | England Garry Parker Garry Parker Garry Parker is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder for Luton Town, Hull City, Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa and Leicester City, mostly in the top division of English football, in the 1980s and 1990s. He was capped by his country at under-21 and B international level... |
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| FW | 9 | England Steve Claridge Steve Claridge Stephen Edward Claridge is an English football player, pundit and coach. He is currently a pundit for BBC Sport football shows including Football Focus and the The Football League Show, whilst also playing as a striker for semi-professional team Gosport Borough.Claridge's career is known for its... |
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| FW | 11 | England Emile Heskey Emile Heskey Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a striker.Born in Leicester, Heskey started his career with hometown club Leicester City after progressing through their youth system, making his first team debut in 1995... |
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| GK | 1 | England Kevin Poole Kevin Poole Kevin Poole is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Football League Two side Burton Albion, where he is also goalkeeping coach... |
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| MF | 8 | England Scott Taylor Scott Taylor (footballer born 1970) Scott Dean Taylor is a retired former professional footballer, who most notably played for Reading.... |
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| FW | 12 | England Mark Robins Mark Robins Mark Gordon Robins is an English football manager, appointed manager of Barnsley in 2009.As a player, he was most notable for his exploits with Manchester United, Norwich City and Leicester City... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill Martin O'Neill Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill, OBE, is a Northern Irish football manager and former player.Until resigning the post on 9 August 2010, he was manager of Aston Villa. Starting his career in his native Northern Ireland, O'Neill moved to England where he spent most of his playing career with Nottingham... |
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Australia Mark SchwarzerMark Schwarzer
Mark Schwarzer OAM is an Australian association football player who plays as a goalkeeper. He currently plays for Premier League club Fulham. He rose to prominence during his time at North-East England football club Middlesbrough...
England Neil Cox Republic of Ireland Curtis FlemingCurtis Fleming
Curtis Fleming is an english born Irish former international footballer. Fleming played his youth football at the famous Belvedere F.C.. Fleming played right back and won international honours for the Republic of Ireland at under-21, under-23 , and senior level. He started his career with St...
England Nigel PearsonNigel Pearson
Nigel Graham Pearson is an English football manager and former professional player. He is currently in his second spell as manager of Leicester City, having previously managed Hull City, Southampton and Carlisle United, and been assistant manager for England Under-21s and Newcastle United...
Italy Gianluca FestaGianluca Festa
Gianluca Festa is an Italian footballer former defender turned coach-Playing career:Festa played with several notable teams, including Internazionale, AS Roma and Middlesbrough, being one of the first Italians to play in the Premier League. Festa arrived at Middlesbrough from Inter Milan in the...
England Craig HignettCraig Hignett
Craig Hignett, , is an English former professional footballer who now works as an agent and a commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live...
England Robbie MustoeRobbie Mustoe
Robin "Robbie" Mustoe is a retired English footballer who now works as a commentator for ESPN. He made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League and Premier League, playing as a midfielder for Oxford United, Middlesbrough, where he spent the majority of his career, Charlton Athletic and...
Brazil JuninhoJuninho Paulista
Osvaldo Giroldo Júnior , better known as Juninho Paulista or simply Juninho, is a former Brazilian footballer...
Brazil EmersonEmerson Moisés Costa
Emerson Moisés Costa , simply Emerson, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.As well as in his country, he played professionally in Portugal, England, Spain and Scotland...
Denmark Mikkel BeckMikkel Beck
Mikkel Venge Beck is a Danish former football player, who played for a number of clubs, most famously for Middlesbrough FC and Fortuna Koln...
Italy Fabrizio RavanelliFabrizio Ravanelli
Fabrizio Ravanelli is a former international Italian football player, who won five titles with Juventus, including a Serie A championship in 1995 and a Champions League title in 1996....
England Steve VickersSteve Vickers (footballer)
Stephen "Steve" Vickers , is an English former association footballer who played as a central defender. He made nearly 600 appearances in the Football League and the Premier League, the majority of which were for Tranmere Rovers and Middlesbrough...
Wales Clayton BlackmoreClayton Blackmore
Clayton Graham Blackmore is a former Welsh international footballer. He was a combative player known for his attacking free kicks and a utility player who excelled at full back and in central defence but could play equally well in midfield or as an emergency forward.-Career:Blackmore once had...
Republic of Ireland Alan MooreAlan Moore (footballer)
Alan Moore, born November 25, 1974 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland is a retired Irish footballer.-Club career:Moore moved to Derry City after a short spell without a club as he had left Shelbourne in January, 2007 over pay disputes....
England Bryan RobsonBryan Robson
Bryan Robson OBE is an English football manager and a former player. He is best known for playing in midfield for Manchester United, where he was the longest serving captain in club history. He was the manager of Sheffield United, being relieved of his first team duties at the club in February 2008...
MATCH RULES
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Replay
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | LEICESTER CITY: | |||
| GK | 13 | United States Kasey Keller Kasey Keller Kasey Keller is a retired American soccer player who last played for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.... |
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| DF | 2 | England Simon Grayson Simon Grayson Simon Nicholas Grayson is a retired English footballer and current manager of Leeds United. He is the elder brother of cricketer Paul Grayson.... |
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| DF | 3 | England Mike Whitlow Mike Whitlow Michael William Whitlow is a former professional footballer, who now works as the Head Coach of Youth for Burton Albion.... |
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| DF | 5 | England Steve Walsh Steve Walsh (footballer) Steven Walsh is a former professional footballer, who spent most of his career at Leicester City. He also played for Wigan, Norwich, Tamworth and Coventry City, over a career lasting 21 years. He was a defender and an occasional striker... |
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| DF | 15 | Sweden Pontus Kåmark Pontus Kåmark Pontus Kåmark is a Swedish former footballer. He played for AIK, Leicester City, IFK Göteborg and Västerås SK.Born in Västerås, Västmanlands län, Kåmark, a defender, was part of the third-place Swedish squad at the 1994 FIFA World Cup... |
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| DF | 17 | England Spencer Prior Spencer Prior Spencer Justin Prior is an English former footballer. He was a central defender who retired at the end of the 2006-07 season, finishing his career with hometown club Southend United, where he began his career... |
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| MF | 6 | Turkey Muzzy Izzet |
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| MF | 7 | Northern Ireland Neil Lennon Neil Lennon Neil Francis Lennon is a former footballer from Northern Ireland. He is the current manager and former captain of Celtic.... |
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| MF | 10 | England Garry Parker Garry Parker Garry Parker is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder for Luton Town, Hull City, Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa and Leicester City, mostly in the top division of English football, in the 1980s and 1990s. He was capped by his country at under-21 and B international level... |
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| FW | 9 | England Steve Claridge Steve Claridge Stephen Edward Claridge is an English football player, pundit and coach. He is currently a pundit for BBC Sport football shows including Football Focus and the The Football League Show, whilst also playing as a striker for semi-professional team Gosport Borough.Claridge's career is known for its... |
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| FW | 11 | England Emile Heskey Emile Heskey Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a striker.Born in Leicester, Heskey started his career with hometown club Leicester City after progressing through their youth system, making his first team debut in 1995... |
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| GK | 1 | England Kevin Poole Kevin Poole Kevin Poole is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Football League Two side Burton Albion, where he is also goalkeeping coach... |
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| DF | 21 |  Jamaica Jamie LawrenceJamie Lawrence Jamie Lawrence is an English-born Jamaican professional footballer and former manager of Southern League side Ashford Town... |
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| FW | 12 | England Mark Robins Mark Robins Mark Gordon Robins is an English football manager, appointed manager of Barnsley in 2009.As a player, he was most notable for his exploits with Manchester United, Norwich City and Leicester City... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill Martin O'Neill Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill, OBE, is a Northern Irish football manager and former player.Until resigning the post on 9 August 2010, he was manager of Aston Villa. Starting his career in his native Northern Ireland, O'Neill moved to England where he spent most of his playing career with Nottingham... |
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England Ben RobertsBen Roberts (footballer)
Ben James Roberts is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently goalkeeper coach at Charlton Athletic....
England Neil Cox Slovakia Vladimir KinderVladimír Kinder
Vladimír Kinder is a retired Slovak footballer. He is most notable for his spell playing as a Left Back with Middlesbrough in England between 1997 and 1999. He helped them reach three domestic cup finals as well as win promotion to the Premier League.He earned 1 cap for Czechoslovakia and 39...
England Nigel PearsonNigel Pearson
Nigel Graham Pearson is an English football manager and former professional player. He is currently in his second spell as manager of Leicester City, having previously managed Hull City, Southampton and Carlisle United, and been assistant manager for England Under-21s and Newcastle United...
Italy Gianluca FestaGianluca Festa
Gianluca Festa is an Italian footballer former defender turned coach-Playing career:Festa played with several notable teams, including Internazionale, AS Roma and Middlesbrough, being one of the first Italians to play in the Premier League. Festa arrived at Middlesbrough from Inter Milan in the...
Wales Clayton BlackmoreClayton Blackmore
Clayton Graham Blackmore is a former Welsh international footballer. He was a combative player known for his attacking free kicks and a utility player who excelled at full back and in central defence but could play equally well in midfield or as an emergency forward.-Career:Blackmore once had...
England Robbie MustoeRobbie Mustoe
Robin "Robbie" Mustoe is a retired English footballer who now works as a commentator for ESPN. He made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League and Premier League, playing as a midfielder for Oxford United, Middlesbrough, where he spent the majority of his career, Charlton Athletic and...
Brazil JuninhoJuninho Paulista
Osvaldo Giroldo Júnior , better known as Juninho Paulista or simply Juninho, is a former Brazilian footballer...
Brazil EmersonEmerson Moisés Costa
Emerson Moisés Costa , simply Emerson, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.As well as in his country, he played professionally in Portugal, England, Spain and Scotland...
England Craig HignettCraig Hignett
Craig Hignett, , is an English former professional footballer who now works as an agent and a commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live...
Italy Fabrizio RavanelliFabrizio Ravanelli
Fabrizio Ravanelli is a former international Italian football player, who won five titles with Juventus, including a Serie A championship in 1995 and a Champions League title in 1996....
England Steve VickersSteve Vickers (footballer)
Stephen "Steve" Vickers , is an English former association footballer who played as a central defender. He made nearly 600 appearances in the Football League and the Premier League, the majority of which were for Tranmere Rovers and Middlesbrough...
Republic of Ireland Alan MooreAlan Moore (footballer)
Alan Moore, born November 25, 1974 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland is a retired Irish footballer.-Club career:Moore moved to Derry City after a short spell without a club as he had left Shelbourne in January, 2007 over pay disputes....
Denmark Mikkel BeckMikkel Beck
Mikkel Venge Beck is a Danish former football player, who played for a number of clubs, most famously for Middlesbrough FC and Fortuna Koln...
England Bryan RobsonBryan Robson
Bryan Robson OBE is an English football manager and a former player. He is best known for playing in midfield for Manchester United, where he was the longest serving captain in club history. He was the manager of Sheffield United, being relieved of his first team duties at the club in February 2008...
MATCH RULES
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Leicester City
Round 2, 1st leg: ScarboroughScarborough F.C.
Scarborough Football Club was an English football club based in the seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. They were one of the oldest football clubs in England, formed in 1879, before they were wound up on 20 June 2007, with debts of £2.5 million.In the 2006–07 season...
0–2 Leicester City
Round 2, 2nd leg: Leicester City 2–1 Scarborough
Round 3: York City
York City F.C.
York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions...
0–2 Leicester City
Round 4: Leicester City 2–0 Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
Quarter-final: Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
0–1 Leicester City
Semi-final, 1st leg: Leicester City 0–0 Wimbledon
Wimbledon F.C.
Wimbledon Football Club was an English professional association football club from Wimbledon, south-west London. Founded in 1889 as Wimbledon Old Central Football Club, the club spent most of its history in amateur and semi-professional non-League football before being elected to the Football...
Semi-final, 2nd leg: Wimbledon 1–1 Leicester City (on away goals)
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Middlesbrough
Round 2, 1st leg: Middlesbrough 7–0 Hereford UnitedHereford United F.C.
Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',...
Round 2, 2nd leg: Hereford United 0–3 Middlesbrough
Round 3: Middlesbrough 5–1 Huddersfield Town
Round 4: Middlesbrough 3–1 Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
Quarter-final: Middlesbrough 2–1 Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
Semi-final, 1st leg: Stockport County
Stockport County F.C.
Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...
0–2 Middlesbrough
Semi-final, 2nd leg: Middlesbrough 0–1 Stockport County
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