1999 Football League Trophy final

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1999 Football League Trophy final
Event 1998–99 Football League Trophy
Date18 April 1999
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee C. R. Wilkes (Gloucester)
Attendance55,349
1998
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The 1999 Football League Trophy final (known as the Auto Windscreens Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th final of the domestic Football League Trophy competition for teams from the Second and Third Division of the Football League.

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The match was played at Wembley Stadium on 18 April 1999, and was contested by Millwall and Wigan Athletic. This was Millwall's first appearance at Wembley in a recognised competition, and the club brought around 47,000 of the 55,000 fans in attendance.

Wigan won the match 1–0, with Paul Rogers scoring the winning goal three minutes into injury-time, one of only five goals he scored for the club in three years.

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

Round 1Millwall2–0 Cardiff City
Round 2 Brighton 1–5Millwall
Quarter-final Bournemouth 1–1Millwall
 (Millwall won 4–3 on penalties)
Semi-finalMillwall1–0 Gillingham
Southern Final (1st leg)Millwall1–0 Walsall
Southern Final (2nd leg)Walsall1–1Millwall
 (Millwall won 2–1 on aggregate)

Wigan Athletic

Round 1 Rotherham 0–3Wigan Athletic
Round 2Wigan Athletic3–0 Scarborough
Quarter-final Carlisle United 0–3Wigan Athletic
Semi-final Rochdale 0–2Wigan Athletic
Northern Final (1st leg)Wigan Athletic2–0 Wrexham
Northern Final (2nd leg)Wrexham2–3Wigan Athletic
 (Wigan Athletic won 5–2 on aggregate)

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Match details

Millwall 0–1 Wigan Athletic
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Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 55,349
Referee: C. R. Wilkes (Gloucester)
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Millwall
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Wigan Athletic
GK Ben Roberts
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DF Jamie Stuart
DF Stuart Nethercott
DF Joe Dolan
MF Tim Cahill
MF Paul Ifill
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MF Steven Reid
FW Neil Harris
FW Richard Sadlier
Substitutes:
MF Paul Shaw
MF Bobby Bowry
MF Marc Bircham
Manager:
Keith Stevens
GK Roy Carroll
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DF Stuart Balmer
DF Kevin Sharp
DF Colin Greenall
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FW Andy Liddell
FW Simon Haworth
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Substitute:
DF Scott Green
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FW Graeme Jones
Manager:
Ray Mathias

MATCH RULES

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