1997 Football League Cup Final

1997 Football League Cup Final
Event 1996–97 Football League Cup
Leicester City Middlesbrough
1 1
Leicester City Middlesbrough
After extra time
Date 6 April 1997 (1997-04-06)
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Man of the Match Steve Walsh
(Leicester City)
Referee Martin Bodenham
Attendance 76,757
Replay
Leicester City Middlesbrough
1 0
After extra time
Date 16 April 1997 (1997-04-16)
Venue Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
Man of the Match Steve Walsh
(Leicester City)
Referee Martin Bodenham
Attendance 39,428

The 1997 Football League 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.[1]

This was the last year that the Football League Cup Final was decided by a replay.[2]

Road to Wembley

Leicester City

Round 2, 1st leg: Scarborough 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)

Middlesbrough

Round 2, 1st leg: Middlesbrough 7–0 Hereford United

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

Match details

Leicester City 1–1
(a.e.t.)		 Middlesbrough
Heskey  118' Report Ravanelli  95'
Attendance: 76,757
Leicester
Middlesbrough
GK13United States Kasey Keller
DF2England Simon Grayson
DF3England Mike Whitlow 105'
DF5England Steve Walsh (c)
DF15Sweden Pontus KåmarkYellow card
DF17England Spencer PriorYellow card
MF6Turkey Muzzy Izzet 108'
MF7Northern Ireland Neil Lennon
MF10England Garry Parker
FW9England Steve Claridge
FW11England Emile HeskeyYellow card
Substitutes:
GK1England Kevin Poole
MF8England Scott Taylor 108'
FW12England Mark Robins 105'
Manager:
Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill
GK19Australia Mark Schwarzer
DF2England Neil CoxYellow card
DF14Republic of Ireland Curtis Fleming
DF5England Nigel Pearson (c)
DF18Italy Gianluca Festa
MF21England Craig Hignett
MF8England Robbie Mustoe
MF10Brazil JuninhoYellow card
MF6Brazil Emerson
FW9Denmark Mikkel BeckYellow card
FW11Italy Fabrizio Ravanelli
Substitutes:
DF4England Steve Vickers
DF17Wales Clayton Blackmore
MF12Republic of Ireland Alan Moore
Manager:
England Bryan Robson

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
  • Replay if scores still level
  • Three named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

Replay

Leicester City 1–0
(a.e.t.)		 Middlesbrough
Claridge  100' Report
Attendance: 39,428
Leicester
Middlesbrough
GK13United States Kasey Keller
RWB2England Simon Grayson
CB3England Mike Whitlow 109'
CB5England Steve Walsh (c)
CB17England Spencer PriorYellow card
LWB15Sweden Pontus Kåmark
CM6Turkey Muzzy IzzetYellow card
CM7Northern Ireland Neil LennonYellow card
CM10England Garry Parker
CF9England Steve Claridge 117'
CF11England Emile HeskeyYellow card
Substitutes:
GK1England Kevin Poole
DF21England Jamie Lawrence 109'
FW12England Mark Robins 117'
Manager:
Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill
GK25England Ben Roberts
RB2England Neil CoxYellow card 105'
CB5England Nigel Pearson (c)
CB18Italy Gianluca Festa 76'
LB7Slovakia Vladimir KinderYellow card
CM17England Clayton Blackmore
CM6Brazil Emerson
CM8England Robbie Mustoe
AM10Brazil JuninhoYellow card
CF21England Craig Hignett 105'
CF11Italy Fabrizio Ravanelli
Substitutes:
DF4England Steve Vickers 76'
MF12Republic of Ireland Alan Moore 105'
FW9Denmark Mikkel Beck 105'
Manager:
England Bryan Robson

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level
  • Three named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

References

  1. ↑ "Coca Cola Cup 1996/97". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Football League Cup". soccer.mistral.co.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
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