1999 Football League Trophy Final
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The 1999 Football League Trophy Final (known as the Auto Windscreens Shields Trophy for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from the Second
and Third Division
of the Football League
. The match was played at Wembley on 18 April 1999, and was contested by Millwall
and Wigan Athletic
. Wigan Athletic won the match 1-0, with Paul Rogers
scoring the winning goal three minutes into stoppage time.
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|Round 1||align=right|Millwall||2–0||Cardiff City
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|Round 2||align=right|Brighton||1–5||Millwall
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|Quarter-final||align=right|Bournemouth
||1–1||Millwall
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| ||colspan=4 align=center|(Millwall won 4–3 on penalties)
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|Semi-final||align=right|Millwall||1–0||Gillingham
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|Southern Final (1st leg)||align=right|Millwall||1–0||Walsall
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|Southern Final (2nd leg)||align=right|Walsall||1–1||Millwall
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| ||colspan=4 align=center|(Millwall won 2–1 on aggregate)
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|Round 1||align=right|Rotherham
||0–3||Wigan Athletic
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|Round 2||align=right|Wigan Athletic||3–0||Scarborough
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|Quarter-final||align=right|Carlisle United
||0–3||Wigan Athletic
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|Semi-final||align=right|Rochdale||0–2||Wigan Athletic
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|Northern Final (1st leg)||align=right|Wigan Athletic||2–0||Wrexham
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|Northern Final (2nd leg)||align=right|Wrexham||2–3||Wigan Athletic
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|colspan="4"|MILLWALL:
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|GK || ||
Ben Roberts
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|DF || ||
Gerard Lavin
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|DF || || Jamie Stuart
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|DF || || Stuart Nethercott
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|DF || || Joe Dolan
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|MF || ||
Tim Cahill
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|MF || ||
Paul Ifill
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|MF || || Ricky Newman
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|MF || || Steven Reid
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|FW || || Neil Harris
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|FW || || Richard Sadlier
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|colspan=3|Substitutes:
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|MF || || Paul Shaw
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|MF || || Bobby Bowry
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|MF || ||
Marc Bircham
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|colspan=4|Manager:
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|colspan="4"| Keith Stevens
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|colspan="4"|WIGAN ATHLETIC:
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|GK || ||
Roy Carroll
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|DF || || Carl Bradshaw
(c) ||
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|DF || || Pat McGibbon
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|DF || || Stuart Balmer
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|DF || || Kevin Sharp
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|MF || || Colin Greenall
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|MF || || Paul Rogers
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|MF || || Michael O'Neill
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|FW || || Andy Liddell
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|FW || ||
Simon Haworth
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|FW || || Stuart Barlow
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|colspan=4|Substitute:
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|DF || || Scott Green
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|MF || || David Lee
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|FW || || Graeme Jones
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|colspan=4|Manager:
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|colspan="4"| Ray Mathias
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MATCH RULES
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Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
and Third Division
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
of the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
. The match was played at Wembley on 18 April 1999, and was contested by Millwall
Millwall F.C.
Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
and Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
. Wigan Athletic won the match 1-0, with Paul Rogers
Paul Rogers (footballer)
For people of a similar name see Paul RogersFor the English footballer born 1989 see Paul Rodgers Paul Rogers is a retired English footballer who played as a midfielder....
scoring the winning goal three minutes into stoppage time.
Route to the final
The rounds were split into two sections: North and South. Wigan Athletic were the winning finalists of the Northern Section, and Millwall were the winners of the Southern Final.Millwall
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|Round 1||align=right|Millwall||2–0||Cardiff City
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
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|Round 2||align=right|Brighton||1–5||Millwall
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|Quarter-final||align=right|Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....
||1–1||Millwall
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| ||colspan=4 align=center|(Millwall won 4–3 on penalties)
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|Semi-final||align=right|Millwall||1–0||Gillingham
Gillingham F.C.
Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...
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|Southern Final (1st leg)||align=right|Millwall||1–0||Walsall
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
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|Southern Final (2nd leg)||align=right|Walsall||1–1||Millwall
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| ||colspan=4 align=center|(Millwall won 2–1 on aggregate)
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Wigan Athletic
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|Round 1||align=right|Rotherham
Rotherham United F.C.
Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history...
||0–3||Wigan Athletic
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|Round 2||align=right|Wigan Athletic||3–0||Scarborough
Scarborough 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...
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|Quarter-final||align=right|Carlisle United
Carlisle United F.C.
Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system....
||0–3||Wigan Athletic
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|Semi-final||align=right|Rochdale||0–2||Wigan Athletic
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|Northern Final (1st leg)||align=right|Wigan Athletic||2–0||Wrexham
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|Northern Final (2nd leg)||align=right|Wrexham||2–3||Wigan Athletic
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| ||colspan=4 align=center|(Wigan Athletic won 5-2 on aggregate)
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Match details
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|GK || ||
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....
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Gerard LavinGerard Lavin
Gerard Lavin is a Scottish former footballer who played as a right back. He played in the English Football League for Watford, Millwall, Bristol City, Wycombe Wanderers and Northampton Town, before finishing his playing career at Southern League side Farnborough...
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Jamie StuartJamie Stuart
Jamie Christopher Stuart is an English footballer who plays for AFC Wimbledon as a defender and team captain. He started his career in the Football League with Charlton Athletic, Millwall, Bury and Southend United, before dropping into non-League football with Hornchurch, Grays Athletic and...
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Stuart NethercottStuart Nethercott
Stuart Nethercott is a former English professional football player currently manager of Ware F.C.Nethercott grew up through the ranks at Tottenham Hotspur and made his debut on 20 March 1993 in a 1-1 draw at Chelsea....
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Joe DolanJoe Dolan (footballer)
Joe Dolan is an English semi-professional footballer, currently playing as a defender for Conference South side Bromley....
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|MF || ||
Tim CahillTim Cahill
Timothy Filiga "Tim" Cahill is an football player of Australian nationality who plays for Everton and the Australian national football team...
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|MF || ||
Paul IfillPaul Ifill
Paul Everton Ifill is a Barbadian British footballer who plays for Wellington Phoenix in the Australian A-League.-Club career:...
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|MF || ||
Ricky NewmanRicky Newman
Richard Bryan "Ricky" Newman is an English former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.His career has spanned over 13 years, having started with Crystal Palace in 1992. He played for Palace until 1995 when he joined Millwall where he stayed until 1999 when he left for Reading...
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|MF || || Steven Reid
Steven Reid
Steven John Reid is an English-born Irish footballer who plays for West Bromwich Albion as a defender, but played most of his career in midfield...
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|FW || || Richard Sadlier
Richard Sadlier
Richard Sadlier is an Irish former professional footballer and former CEO of St Patrick's Athletic F.C.. Since retirement from the professional game he has worked as a pundit with RTÉ, earning comparisons with Mark Lawrenson and Jim Beglin who also began to work in punditry after their careers...
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|MF || ||
Paul ShawPaul Shaw
Paul Shaw is an English footballer who is currently a player-coach for F.C. New York in the USL Professional Division.-Career:...
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|MF || ||
Bobby BowryBobby Bowry
Robert Bowry is a professional English born Kittian footballer who most recenty played for Conference South side Bromley as a midfielder and is also a coach.-External links:...
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|MF || ||
Marc BirchamMarc Bircham
Marc Stephen John Bircham is an English-born Canadian international retired defensive midfield footballer, who currently works as Youth Manager at Queens Park Rangers F.C.-Club career:...
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Keith StevensKeith Stevens
Keith Henry "Rhino" Stevens is an English former professional footballer.He spent his entire first-class playing career with Millwall, making his debut in a Third Division fixture against Oxford United in April 1981, when still only 16 years old...
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|colspan="4"|WIGAN ATHLETIC:
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|GK || ||
Roy CarrollRoy Carroll
Roy Eric Carroll is a Northern Irish footballer who is currently playing for Greek Superleague club OFI Crete. He is a goalkeeper and is best known for his spells at Wigan Athletic and Manchester United, where he won the 2004 FA Cup...
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|DF || ||
Carl BradshawCarl Bradshaw
Carl Bradshaw is a former professional footballer who played for Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley, Manchester City, Sheffield United, Norwich City, Wigan Athletic and Scunthorpe Utd...
(c) ||
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|DF || ||
Pat McGibbonPat McGibbon
Patrick Colm "Pat" McGibbon is a former Northern Ireland international footballer. His regular position was at centre-back....
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|DF || ||
Stuart BalmerStuart Balmer
Stuart Murray Balmer is a former Scottish professional football defender who is currently assistant manager at Ross County in the Scottish First Division.-Career:...
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|DF || ||
Kevin SharpKevin Sharp (footballer)
Kevin Philip Sharp is a Canadian-born footballer who plays as a left-back for Harrogate Town.-Career:...
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|MF || ||
Colin GreenallColin Greenall
Colin Greenall is an English former professional footballer who made over 600 Football League appearances between 1980 and 1999...
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|MF || ||
Paul RogersPaul Rogers (footballer)
For people of a similar name see Paul RogersFor the English footballer born 1989 see Paul Rodgers Paul Rogers is a retired English footballer who played as a midfielder....
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|MF || ||
Michael O'NeillMichael O'Neill (footballer)
Michael Andrew Martin O'Neill is a former Northern Irish international association football player, who is now the manager of Shamrock Rovers.-Playing career:...
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|FW || ||
Andy LiddellAndy Liddell
Andrew Mark "Andy" Liddell is a former Scottish football midfielder who is currently fitness coach of Ipswich Town. He previously played with Barnsley, Sheffield United, Wigan Athletic and Oldham Athletic and Rotherham United.-Early career:Liddell started his league career at Barnsley, making his...
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|FW || ||
Simon HaworthSimon Haworth
Simon Owen Haworth is a Welsh former footballer. He won five caps for the Wales national football team during his career.-Club career:...
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|FW || ||
Stuart BarlowStuart Barlow
Stuart Barlow is a retired English football forward. He is best remembered for scoring the winning goal in an FA Cup fifth round replay win against Premiership Southampton in the 2000-01 season...
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|DF || ||
Scott GreenScott Green (footballer)
Scott Paul Green is a retired English football defender. He is currently running the Yeovil Town Centre of Excellence....
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David LeeDavid Lee (footballer born 1967)
David Mark Lee is an English former professional footballer.-Playing career:Lee, a right-winger, began his career with Bury in 1986. In five years at Gigg Lane, he made just over 200 league appearances and scored 35 goals.Southampton came in for his services in 1991 with a successful £350,000 bid...
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|FW || ||
Graeme JonesGraeme Jones
Graeme Anthony Jones , is a former English footballer. He is currently assistant manager at Wigan Athletic.-Career:...
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Ray MathiasRay Mathias
Raymond "Ray" Mathias is an English football coach and former player. He has spent most of his career in the lower leagues of English football. He was appointed Interim Manager of Stockport County on the 9th March 2011 until the end of the season, when County were relegated from the Football...
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MATCH RULES
- 90 minutes.
- 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
- Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
- Maximum of 3 substitutions.
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