1999 Football League Cup Final
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The 1999 Worthington Cup Final was played between Tottenham Hotspur
and Leicester City
, at Wembley on Sunday 21 March 1999. Tottenham won the game, and their third League Cup, with an injury-time diving header from Allan Nielsen
. Justin Edinburgh
became the last ever player to be sent off at the old Wembley, after brushing Robbie Savage
's head with a fist following a confrontation between the two. Although not the greatest final ever, the dramatic ending more than made up for the two teams performances with events like Ramon Vega
famously making a last-ditch sliding tackle to deny Emile Heskey
a sure goal, after Ian Walker rushed off his line and Allan Nielsen's last minute diving header.
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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR:
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GK
1
Ian Walker
RB
2
Stephen Carr
CB
23
Sol Campbell
CB
15
Ramon Vega
LB
12
Justin Edinburgh
RM
9
Darren Anderton
CM
4
Steffen Freund
CM
6
Allan Nielsen
LM
14
David Ginola
CF
10
Les Ferdinand
CF
18
Steffen Iversen
Substitutes:
GK
13
Espen Baardsen
DF
32
Luke Young
MF
20
José Dominguez
MF
22
Andy Sinton
FW
11
Chris Armstrong
Manager:
George Graham
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
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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
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Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
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...
, at Wembley on Sunday 21 March 1999. Tottenham won the game, and their third League Cup, with an injury-time diving header from Allan Nielsen
Allan Nielsen
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. Justin Edinburgh
Justin Edinburgh
Justin Charles Edinburgh is an English professional football manager and former player. He is currently manager of . Nicknamed 'Musselburgh', he has previously played for, or managed, six other clubs.-Playing career:...
became the last ever player to be sent off at the old Wembley, after brushing Robbie Savage
Robbie Savage
Robert William "Robbie" Savage is a football pundit and former Welsh professional footballer who played predominantly as a midfielder. During his career he captained Derby County, and also played for the Welsh national team. He now presents 606 on BBC Radio Five Live on Sunday evenings alongside...
's head with a fist following a confrontation between the two. Although not the greatest final ever, the dramatic ending more than made up for the two teams performances with events like Ramon Vega
Ramon Vega
Ramon Vega is a former Swiss footballer of Spanish descent, who played as a central defender.During his 13-year professional career, he was best known for his spell in England at Tottenham Hotspur, but also had another stint in the United Kingdom, playing in Scotland for Glasgow Celtic.-Early...
famously making a last-ditch sliding tackle to deny 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...
a sure goal, after Ian Walker rushed off his line and Allan Nielsen's last minute diving header.
Match facts
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| GK | 1 |  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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| RWB | 19 | Robert Ullathorne Robert Ullathorne Robert Ullathorne is former a professional footballer, most recently playing for Conference North side Tamworth, where he played as a defender.He played most of his professional games for Norwich City.... |
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| LWB | 11 | Steve Guppy Steve Guppy Stephen Andrew "Steve" Guppy is a retired English international football winger, who now works as assistant coach at Colorado Rapids.... |
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| CB | 18 | Matty Elliott Matthew Elliott (footballer) Matthew Stephen "Matt" Elliott is a former professional footballer, most notably as a defender for Leicester City. Although born in England, he was never selected to play for them on an international level; he instead played for Scotland, for whom he was eligible due to his Scottish... |
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| CB | 5 | 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... (c) |
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| CB | 4 |  Gerry TaggartGerry Taggart Gerald "Gerry" Taggart is a former professional footballer. On 10 June 2010, he was announced as the new assistant manager at Oldham Athletic.-Manchester City:... |
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| CM | 7 | 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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| CM | 6 |  Muzzy Izzet |
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| CM | 14 |  Robbie SavageRobbie Savage Robert William "Robbie" Savage is a football pundit and former Welsh professional footballer who played predominantly as a midfielder. During his career he captained Derby County, and also played for the Welsh national team. He now presents 606 on BBC Radio Five Live on Sunday evenings alongside... |
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| CF | 27 | Tony Cottee Tony Cottee Anthony Richard "Tony" Cottee is a former football player who now works as a television football commentator... |
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| CF | 9 | 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 | 22 | Pegguy Arphexad Pegguy Arphexad Pegguy Arphexad is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. An excellent shot stopper, he gained a reputation as a spot kick saving expert.-Club career:... |
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| DF | 15 |  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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| MF | 16 | Stuart Campbell Stuart Campbell (footballer) Stuart Pearson Campbell is an English-born Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Football League Two side Bristol Rovers. He has previously played for Leicester City, Birmingham City and Grimsby Town. At international level, he won 15 caps for the Scotland under-21... |
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| MF | 37 |  Theodoros ZagorakisTheodoros Zagorakis -Kavala:Zagorakis was a defensive midfielder who usually operated on the right hand side of midfield. He started his career with Kavala, the club that also produced Zisis Vryzas, with whom he became close friends... |
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| FW | 20 | Ian Marshall Ian Marshall Ian Paul Marshall is a former professional footballer.-Career:Marshall made his name playing as a defender and striker for Oldham Athletic but started his career as an apprentice with hometown club Everton... |
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| 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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Ian Walker Stephen CarrStephen Carr
Stephen Carr is an Irish footballer who plays for and captains Birmingham City. He previously played for the Premier League teams Tottenham Hotspur and, for a shorter spell, Newcastle United. He is a former international player with the Republic of Ireland...
Sol CampbellSol Campbell
Sulzeer Jeremiah "Sol" Campbell is an English footballer who is currently a free agent. A central defender, Campbell has played for Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Portsmouth, Notts County and Newcastle United, as well as the English national team.Born in East London to Jamaican parents, Campbell's...
Ramon VegaRamon Vega
Ramon Vega is a former Swiss footballer of Spanish descent, who played as a central defender.During his 13-year professional career, he was best known for his spell in England at Tottenham Hotspur, but also had another stint in the United Kingdom, playing in Scotland for Glasgow Celtic.-Early...
Justin EdinburghJustin Edinburgh
Justin Charles Edinburgh is an English professional football manager and former player. He is currently manager of . Nicknamed 'Musselburgh', he has previously played for, or managed, six other clubs.-Playing career:...
Darren AndertonDarren Anderton
Darren Robert Anderton is a retired English footballer who spent most of his career with Tottenham Hotspur as a midfielder. He played 30 times for the England national football team, scoring 7 goals.-Career:...
Steffen FreundSteffen Freund
Steffen Freund is a German former professional football player. He played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently the manager of the German Under 16 football team.- Career :...
Allan NielsenAllan Nielsen
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David GinolaDavid Ginola
David Karl Ginola is a French former international football player who has also worked as an actor and model.Ginola was born in Gassin, Var...
Les FerdinandLes Ferdinand
Leslie "Les" Ferdinand MBE is a former English footballer. His playing career included spells at Queens Park Rangers, Besiktas J.K., Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Bolton Wanderers F.C., during which period he earned a number of appearances for England...
Steffen IversenSteffen Iversen
Steffen Iversen is a Norwegian football player who currently plays for Crystal Palace. He has earned four Norwegian league championships with Rosenborg and one with Vålerenga....
Espen BaardsenEspen Baardsen
Espen Baardsen is a former footballer. He played as a goalkeeper. Born in the United States to Norwegian parents, he was selected for the USA under-18 national team before switching his international eligibility to Norway because of his dual nationality.-Club career:In 1995 Baardsen was spotted by...
Luke Young José DominguezJosé Dominguez
José Manuel Martins Dominguez is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a winger.A diminutive player with above-average technical skills and speed, he surprisingly started playing professional football not in his own country but in England with Birmingham City; he also had...
Andy SintonAndy Sinton
Andrew "Andy" Sinton born 19 March 1966 in Cramlington, Northumberland, is an English former professional footballer and current manager of A.F.C. Telford United...
Chris ArmstrongChris Armstrong (footballer born 1971)
Christopher Peter "Chris" Armstrong is an English former England B international footballer who has played as a striker for Wrexham , Millwall, Crystal Palace, Tottenham Hotspur and Bolton Wanderers between 1989 and 2005.-Crystal Palace:After short spells with Wrexham and Millwall, Armstrong found...
George GrahamGeorge Graham (footballer)
George Graham is a Scottish former football player and manager. He is best remembered for his success at Arsenal, as a player in the 1970s and then as manager from 1986 until 1995.-Early life:...
Leicester City
Round 2, 1st leg: Leicester City 3–0 ChesterfieldChesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...
Round 2, 2nd leg: Chesterfield 1–3 Leicester City
Round 3: Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
1–2 Leicester City
Round 4: Leicester City 2–1 Leeds United
Leeds United A.F.C.
Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...
Quarter-final: Leicester City 1–0 Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
Semi-final, 1st leg: Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
1–2 Leicester City
Semi-final, 2nd leg: Leicester City 1–1 Sunderland
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Tottenham Hotspur
Round 2, 1st leg: BrentfordBrentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....
2–3 Tottenham Hotspur
Round 2, 2nd leg: Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Brentford
Round 3: Northampton Town
Northampton Town F.C.
Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...
1–3 Tottenham Hotspur
Round 4: 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...
1–3 Tottenham Hotspur
Quarter-final: Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 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...
Semi-final, 1st leg: Tottenham Hotspur 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 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur
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