1998 Football League Trophy final

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1998 Football League Trophy Final
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Wembley Stadium, which hosted the match.
Event 1997–98 Football League Trophy
Date19 April 1998
Venue Wembley, London
Man of the Match John McDermott (Grimsby Town)
Referee M.E.Pierce (Portsmouth)
Attendance62,432
1997
1999

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.

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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 outside 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 first time.

Match details

Bournemouth 1–2 (a.e.t.) Grimsby Town
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Wembley, London
Attendance: 62,432
Referee: M.E.Pierce
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Bournemouth
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Grimsby Town
GK1 Jimmy Glass
RB2 Neil Young
LB3 Jamie Vincent
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CB5 Ian Cox
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CM7 Russell Beardsmore Sub off.svg 105'
CM8 Steve Robinson
LM11 Christer Warren Sub off.svg 90'
CF9 Mark Stein
CF10 Steve Fletcher
Substitutes:
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MF13 John O'Neill Sub on.svg 105'
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Manager:
Mel Machin
GK1 Aidan Davison
RB2 John McDermott Yellow card.svg
LB3 Tony Gallimore Sub off.svg 55'
CB4 Peter Handyside
CB5 Mark Lever
RM7 Kevin Donovan
CM6 Wayne Burnett Yellow card.svg
CM11 Paul Groves (c)
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CF9 Lee Nogan Sub off.svg 93'
CF10 Daryl Clare Sub off.svg 55'
Substitute:
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MF13 Kingsley Black Sub on.svg 55'
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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) Bournemouth 2–0 Leyton Orient
Quarter-finals (South) Bournemouth 1–0 Bristol City
Semi-finals (South) Bournemouth 1–0 Luton Town
Final (South, 1st leg) Walsall 0–2 Bournemouth
Final (South, 2nd leg) Bournemouth 2–3 Walsall
 (Bournemouth won 4–3 on aggregate)

Grimsby Town

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

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