1998 Football League Trophy Final

1998 Football League Trophy Final
Wembley Stadium, which hosted the match.
Event 1997–98 Football League Trophy
Bournemouth Grimsby Town
1 2
Date 19 April 1998
Venue Wembley, London
Man of the Match John McDermott (Grimsby Town)
Referee M.E.Pierce (Portsmouth)
Attendance 62,432

The 1998 Football League Trophy Final (known as the Auto Windscreens Shields Trophy for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th 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 19 April 1998, and was contested by Bournemouth and Grimsby Town. The match was won by Grimsby Town, with Wayne Burnett scoring the winning golden goal in the 2–1 victory during extra-time. The attendance was the largest for a sporting event in England that weekend.

Grimsby's victory was the first of a Wembley double that season as later they went on to triumph in the 1998 Football League Second Division play-off Final.

Background

Bournemouth and Grimsby entered the fixture in a similar positions with both clubs fighting for promotion from the Football League Second Division. Grimsby were 3rd trailing Watford and Bristol City where Bournemouth were outsdide the play-offs in 8th. Bournemouth were competing in their second Football League Trophy final having won the first ever tournament in 1984, Grimsby were competing in their first final and were playing at Wembley for the very first time.

Match details

Bournemouth 1–2 (a.e.t.) Grimsby Town
Bailey  31' (Report) Glass  75' (o.g.)
Burnett  112'
Wembley, London
Attendance: 62,432
Referee: M.E.Pierce
Bournemouth
Grimsby Town
GK1Jimmy Glass
RB2Neil Young
LB3Jamie Vincent
CB4Eddie HoweYellow card
CB5Ian Cox
RM6John BaileyYellow card
CM7Russell Beardsmore 105'
CM8Steve Robinson
LM11Christer Warren 90'
CF9Mark Stein
CF10Steve Fletcher
Substitutes:
DFFranck Rolling
MFJason Brissett 90'
MFJohn O'Neill 105'
Manager:
Mel Machin
GKAidan Davison
DFJohn McDermottYellow card
DFTony Gallimore 55'
DFPeter Handyside
DFMark Lever
MFWayne BurnettYellow card
MFKevin Donovan
MFDavid SmithYellow card
MFPaul Groves (c)
FWLee Nogan 93'
FWDaryl Clare 55'
Substitute:
MFKingsley Black 55'
MFKevin Jobling 93'
FWSteve LivingstoneYellow card  55'
Manager:
Alan Buckley

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

Route to the final

Bournemouth

Round 1 (South)received bye
Round 2 (South)Bournemouth2–0Leyton Orient
Quarter-finals (South)Bournemouth1–0Bristol City
Semi-finals (South)Bournemouth1–0Luton Town
Final (South, 1st leg)Walsall0–2Bournemouth
Final (South, 2nd leg)Bournemouth2–3Walsall
 (Bournemouth won 4–3 on aggregate)

Grimsby Town

Round 1 (North)Chesterfield0–1Grimsby Town
Round 2 (North)Grimsby Town1–0Hull City
Quarter-finals (North)Scunthorpe United0–2Grimsby Town
Semi-finals (North)Grimsby Town1–0Blackpool
Final (North, 1st leg)Grimsby Town1–1Burnley
Final (North, 2nd leg)Burnley0–2Grimsby Town
 (Grimsby Town won 3–1 on aggregate)
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