1999 Football League Trophy final explained

1999 Football League Trophy final
Event:1998–99 Football League Trophy
Team1:Millwall
Team1score:0
Team2:Wigan Athletic
Team2score:1
Date:18 April 1999
Stadium:Wembley Stadium
City:London
Referee:C. R. Wilkes (Gloucester)
Attendance:55,349
Previous:1998
Next:2000

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.

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 1Millwall2–0Cardiff City
Round 2Brighton1–5Millwall
Quarter-finalBournemouth1–1Millwall
 (Millwall won 4–3 on penalties)
Semi-finalMillwall1–0Gillingham
Southern Final (1st leg)Millwall1–0Walsall
Southern Final (2nd leg)Walsall1–1Millwall
 (Millwall won 2–1 on aggregate)

Wigan Athletic

Round 1Rotherham0–3Wigan Athletic
Round 2Wigan Athletic3–0Scarborough
Quarter-finalCarlisle United0–3Wigan Athletic
Semi-finalRochdale0–2Wigan Athletic
Northern Final (1st leg)Wigan Athletic2–0Wrexham
Northern Final (2nd leg)Wrexham2–3Wigan Athletic
 (Wigan Athletic won 5–2 on aggregate)
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Match details

GK Ben Roberts
DF
DF Jamie Stuart
DF Stuart Nethercott
DF Joe Dolan
MF Tim Cahill
MF Paul Ifill
MF
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
DF Carl Bradshaw (c)
DF
DF Stuart Balmer
DF Kevin Sharp
DF Colin Greenall
MF
MF
FW Andy Liddell
FW Simon Haworth
FW
Substitute:
DF Scott Green
MF
FW Graeme Jones
Manager:
Ray Mathias
width=50% valign=topMATCH RULES
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

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