2001 Football League Cup Final
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The 2001 Worthington Cup Final was a football
match played between Liverpool
and Birmingham City
at the Millennium Stadium
, Cardiff
on Sunday 25 February 2001. Liverpool won the match 5-4 on penalties after 90 minutes of normal time and 30 minutes of extra time could not split the two sides.
Liverpool opened the scoring with a goal from Robbie Fowler
in the 30th minute and appeared to be heading for a win in normal time until Birmingham equalised in injury-time with a penalty from Darren Purse
, after Martin O'Connor
was brought down by Stéphane Henchoz
. Birmingham had a valid claim for a second penalty in extra time, only for referee David Elleray
to turn it down, taking the game to a penalty shootout, the first such penalty shootout in a major English domestic cup final (excluding Charity Shield matches).
The victory was Liverpool
's first major trophy in 6 years, since winning the same competition in 1995.
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BIRMINGHAM CITY:
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GK
1
Ian Bennett
RB
2
Nicky Eaden
CB
5
Darren Purse
CB
17
Michael Johnson
LB
3
Martin Grainger
RM
7
Jon McCarthy
CM
32
Danny Sonner
CM
12
Martin O'Connor
LM
11
Stan Lazaridis
CF
9
Geoff Horsfield
CF
24
Dele Adebola
Substitutes:
GK
13
Kevin Poole
DF
6
David Holdsworth
MF
10
Bryan Hughes
FW
8
Marcelo
FW
19
Andrew Johnson
Manager:
Trevor Francis
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|Round 3 ||align=right| Liverpool ||2–1|| Chelsea
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|Round 4 ||align=right| Stoke City
||0–8|| Liverpool
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|Quarter-final||align=right| Liverpool ||3–0|| Fulham
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|Semi-final (1st leg)||align=right| Crystal Palace
||2–1|| Liverpool
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|Semi-final (2nd leg)||align=right| Liverpool ||5–0|| Crystal Palace
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|colspan=4 align=center|(Liverpool won 6–2 on aggregate)
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|Round 1 (1st leg) ||align=right| Southend United
||0–5|| Birmingham City
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|rowspan=2|Round 1 (2nd leg) ||align=right| Birmingham City ||0–0|| Southend United
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|colspan=4 align=center|(Birmingham City won 5–0 on aggregate)
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|Round 2 (1st leg) ||align=right| Wycombe Wanderers
||3–4|| Birmingham City
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|rowspan=2|Round 2 (2nd leg) ||align=right| Birmingham City ||1–0|| Wycombe Wanderers
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|colspan=4 align=center|(Birmingham City won 5–3 on aggregate)
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|Round 3 ||align=right| Tottenham Hotspur
||1–3|| Birmingham City
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|Round 4 ||align=right| Birmingham City ||2–1|| Newcastle United
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|Quarter-final ||align=right| Birmingham City ||2–0|| Sheffield Wednesday
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|Semi-final (1st leg) ||align=right| Ipswich Town
||1–0|| Birmingham City
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|Semi-final (2nd leg) ||align=right| Birmingham City ||4–1|| Ipswich Town
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|colspan=4 align=center|(Birmingham City won 4–2 on aggregate)
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match played between 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...
and Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
at the Millennium Stadium
Millennium Stadium
The Millennium Stadium is the national stadium of Wales, located in the capital, Cardiff. It is the home of the Wales national rugby union team and also frequently stages games of the Wales national football team, but is also host to many other large scale events, such as the Super Special Stage...
, Cardiff
Cardiff
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on Sunday 25 February 2001. Liverpool won the match 5-4 on penalties after 90 minutes of normal time and 30 minutes of extra time could not split the two sides.
Liverpool opened the scoring with a goal from Robbie Fowler
Robbie Fowler
Robert Bernard Fowler is an English footballer who is currently player/manager for Thai Premier League club Muangthong United....
in the 30th minute and appeared to be heading for a win in normal time until Birmingham equalised in injury-time with a penalty from Darren Purse
Darren Purse
Darren John Purse is an English professional footballer who plays for League Two club Plymouth Argyle as a defender, on loan from Championship side Millwall....
, after Martin O'Connor
Martin O'Connor (footballer)
Martin O'Connor is a retired football player and former assistant manager of League One side Walsall.Born in Walsall in 1967, O'Connor started his career at Bromsgrove Rovers in the early 1990s before moving to Crystal Palace. He then spent the first of three spells at Walsall, joining on loan in...
was brought down by Stéphane Henchoz
Stéphane Henchoz
Stéphane Henchoz is a former Swiss international footballer who last played for Blackburn Rovers as a defender. He has been capped 72 times and played for his country at Euro 1996 and Euro 2004.- Early career :...
. Birmingham had a valid claim for a second penalty in extra time, only for referee David Elleray
David Elleray
David Roland Elleray , is an English former football referee, who officiated in the Football League, the FA Premier League and for FIFA.-Career:...
to turn it down, taking the game to a penalty shootout, the first such penalty shootout in a major English domestic cup final (excluding Charity Shield matches).
The victory was 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...
's first major trophy in 6 years, since winning the same competition in 1995.
Match details
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| GK | 1 |  Sander WesterveldSander Westerveld Sander Westerveld is a Dutch professional football goalkeeper. He left Sparta Rotterdam at the end of the 2007–08 Eredivisie season to play for Monza, and is currently playing for South African Premier Soccer League club Ajax Cape Town.... |
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| RB | 6 |  Markus BabbelMarkus Babbel Markus Babbel is a former international German football player, who is currently manager of German Bundesliga club Hertha BSC. He played as a defender for clubs in Germany and England.-Career:... |
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| CB | 2 |  Stéphane HenchozStéphane Henchoz Stéphane Henchoz is a former Swiss international footballer who last played for Blackburn Rovers as a defender. He has been capped 72 times and played for his country at Euro 1996 and Euro 2004.- Early career :... |
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| CB | 12 |  Sami HyypiäSami Hyypiä Sami Tuomas Hyypiä is a retired European Cup winning Finnish footballer who played in the centre back position. He last played for German Bundesliga side Bayer 04 Leverkusen and was the captain of the Finland national football team. He joined Leverkusen in summer 2009, ending a ten year spell at... |
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| LB | 23 | Jamie Carragher Jamie Carragher James Lee Duncan "Jamie" Carragher is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League side Liverpool... |
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| RM | 25 |  Igor BišćanIgor Bišcan Igor Bišćan is a Croatian professional footballer, playing for Dinamo Zagreb. He also played for the English team Liverpool and Greek side Panathinaikos, also spending one-year loan at NK Samobor in his early career... |
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| CM | 16 | Dietmar Hamann Dietmar Hamann Dietmar "Didi" Hamann is a German footballer who was most recently manager at Stockport County. Throughout his career, he has played for Bayern Munich, Newcastle United, Liverpool, and Manchester City primarily in a defensive midfield position. He also spent time at Milton Keynes Dons as a... |
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| CM | 17 | Steven Gerrard Steven Gerrard Steven George Gerrard MBE is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League club Liverpool. He also has 89 caps for the England national team. He has played much of his career in a centre midfielder role, but he has also been used as a second striker and right winger... |
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| LM | 7 |  Vladimír ŠmicerVladimír Šmicer Vladimír Šmicer is a former Czech football midfielder and forward player. Šmicer was a devout player of Slavia Prague, the only Czech club he ever played for. He also played notably for Lens in France, with whom he won the Ligue 1 title. In 1999, Šmicer moved to England, where he played several... |
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| CF | 8 | 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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| CF | 9 | Robbie Fowler Robbie Fowler Robert Bernard Fowler is an English footballer who is currently player/manager for Thai Premier League club Muangthong United.... (C) |
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| GK | 19 |  Pegguy ArphexadPegguy 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 | 3 | Christian Ziege Christian Ziege Christian Ziege is a former German football defender and midfielder. With the German national team, Ziege won Euro 96. An attacking left wingback, Ziege was considered a dead-ball specialist.-Club career:... |
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| MF | 21 |  Gary McAllisterGary McAllister Gary McAllister MBE is a Scottish former professional footballer.McAllister played primarily as a midfielder, in a successful career spanning over nineteen years. He started his career at local side Motherwell before moving south of the border to Leicester City at the age of 20... |
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| MF | 20 | Nick Barmby Nick Barmby Nicholas Jon "Nick" Barmby is an English footballer who plays for Hull City as a midfielder, where he is also caretaker manager. At his peak he earned a total of 23 caps for England between 1995 and 2001... |
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| FW | 10 | Michael Owen Michael Owen Michael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Gérard Houllier Gérard Houllier Gérard Houllier, OBE , is a French football manager, who was last manager of Premier League club Aston Villa. He stepped down on 1 June 2011, following hospitalisation over heart problems towards the end of the 2010-2011 season.... |
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Ian Bennett Nicky Eaden Darren PurseDarren Purse
Darren John Purse is an English professional footballer who plays for League Two club Plymouth Argyle as a defender, on loan from Championship side Millwall....
Michael Johnson Martin GraingerMartin Grainger
Martin Grainger is a former English football player, he was a defender who ended his playing career with Birmingham City in December 2004...
Jon McCarthyJon McCarthy
Jonathan David "Jon" McCarthy is a former footballer who played over 500 games in his career, many of which were in the Football League....
Danny SonnerDanny Sonner
Daniel James "Danny" Sonner is an English-born former Northern Ireland international footballer. He won thirteen caps in a seven year international career....
Martin O'ConnorMartin O'Connor (footballer)
Martin O'Connor is a retired football player and former assistant manager of League One side Walsall.Born in Walsall in 1967, O'Connor started his career at Bromsgrove Rovers in the early 1990s before moving to Crystal Palace. He then spent the first of three spells at Walsall, joining on loan in...
Stan LazaridisStan Lazaridis
Stanley "Stan" Lazaridis is a former football player. He was predominantly a left winger though he had been known to perform at left-back...
Geoff HorsfieldGeoff Horsfield
Geoffrey Malcolm "Geoff" Horsfield is an English former professional footballer, now football coach. He made more than 300 appearances in the Football League playing as a striker. He is now a coach at Port Vale....
Dele AdebolaDele Adebola
Bamberdele "Dele" Adebola is a Nigerian footballer, who plays as a striker for Hull City.-Early life:...
Kevin PooleKevin 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...
David HoldsworthDavid Holdsworth
David Gary Holdsworth is an English former footballer who is the current manager of Lincoln City.-Playing career:He played as a centre back for Watford, Sheffield United, Birmingham City, Walsall, Bolton Wanderers, Scarborough and Gretna, and was capped once for England at Under-21 level...
Bryan HughesBryan Hughes
Bryan Hughes is an English professional footballer who is currently playing for English League Two side Accrington Stanley. He notably played in the Premier League for Birmingham City, Charlton Athletic and Hull City...
MarceloMarcelo dos Santos Cipriano
Marcelo dos Santos Cipriano , simply Marcelo, is a retired Brazilian-born Portuguese footballer who played as a striker.He played professionally in Portugal Marcelo dos Santos Cipriano (born 11 October 1969), simply Marcelo, is a retired Brazilian-born Portuguese footballer who played as a...
Andrew Johnson Trevor FrancisTrevor Francis
Trevor John Francis , is a former footballer who won the European Cup with Nottingham Forest and played for England 52 times. He was England's first £1 million player...
MATCH RULES
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Liverpool
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|Round 3 ||align=right| Liverpool ||2–1|| Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
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|Round 4 ||align=right| Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
||0–8|| Liverpool
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|Quarter-final||align=right| Liverpool ||3–0|| Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
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|Semi-final (1st leg)||align=right| Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
||2–1|| Liverpool
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|Semi-final (2nd leg)||align=right| Liverpool ||5–0|| Crystal Palace
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|colspan=4 align=center|(Liverpool won 6–2 on aggregate)
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Birmingham City
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|Round 1 (1st leg) ||align=right| Southend United
Southend United F.C.
Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...
||0–5|| Birmingham City
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|rowspan=2|Round 1 (2nd leg) ||align=right| Birmingham City ||0–0|| Southend United
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|colspan=4 align=center|(Birmingham City won 5–0 on aggregate)
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|Round 2 (1st leg) ||align=right| Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play...
||3–4|| Birmingham City
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|rowspan=2|Round 2 (2nd leg) ||align=right| Birmingham City ||1–0|| Wycombe Wanderers
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|colspan=4 align=center|(Birmingham City won 5–3 on aggregate)
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|Round 3 ||align=right| Tottenham Hotspur
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....
||1–3|| Birmingham City
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|Round 4 ||align=right| Birmingham City ||2–1|| 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...
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|Quarter-final ||align=right| Birmingham City ||2–0|| Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...
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|Semi-final (1st leg) ||align=right| 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....
||1–0|| Birmingham City
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|Semi-final (2nd leg) ||align=right| Birmingham City ||4–1|| Ipswich Town
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|colspan=4 align=center|(Birmingham City won 4–2 on aggregate)
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