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1998–99 Football League Trophy

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1998–99 Football League Trophy
Auto Windscreens Shields
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Teams48
Final positions
ChampionsWigan Athletic
Runners-upMillwall
Tournament statistics
Matches played49

The Football League Trophy 1998–99, known as the Auto Windscreens Shield 1998–99 for sponsorship reasons, was the 18th staging of the Football League Trophy, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in Second and Third Division. The winners were Wigan Athletic who beat Millwall 1–0 in the final.

The competition began on 5 December 1998 and ended with the final on 18 April 1999 at the Wembley Stadium.

In the first round, there were two sections: North and South. In the following rounds each section gradually eliminates teams in knock-out fashion until each has a winning finalist. At this point, the two winning finalists face each other in the combined final to determine the winners of the Football League Trophy.

First round

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Carlisle United, Chesterfield, Halifax Town, Lincoln City, Rochdale, Scarborough, Scunthorpe United and York City from the North section all received byes.

Brighton & Hove Albion, Cambridge United, Exeter City, Fulham, Luton Town, Northampton Town, Southend United and Torquay United from the South section all received byes.

Second round

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Quarter-finals

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Area semi-finals

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Area finals

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Northern Area final

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Wigan Athletic2–0Wrexham
Sharp Image 59'
Barlow Image 71'
Attendance: 4,938
Wrexham2–3Wigan Athletic
Brammer Image 37'
Edwards Image 59'
Ridler Red card
Haworth Image 2' Image 52'
O'Neill Image 88'
Attendance: 4,941

Wigan Athletic beat Wrexham 5–2 on aggregate.

Southern Area final

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Millwall1–0Walsall
Cahill Image 4' Report
The Den, London
Attendance: 11,626
Walsall1–1Millwall
Eyjólfsson Image 88' Sadlier Image 37'
Bescot Stadium, West Midlands
Attendance: 9,158

Millwall beat Walsall 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

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Millwall0–1Wigan Athletic
Report[dead link] Rogers Image 90+3'
Wembley, London
Attendance: 55,349
Referee: C.R.Wilkes
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Wigan Athletic
MILLWALL:
GKBen Roberts
DFGerard LavinYellow card
DFJamie Stuart
DFStuart Nethercott
DFJoe Dolan
MFTim Cahill
MFPaul Ifill
MFRicky NewmanYellow card
MFSteven Reid
FWNeil Harris
FWRichard Sadlier
Substitutes:
MFPaul Shaw
MFBobby Bowry
MFMarc Bircham
Manager:
Keith Stevens
WIGAN ATHLETIC:
GKRoy Carroll
DFCarl Bradshaw (c)Yellow card
DFPat McGibbonYellow card
DFStuart Balmer
DFKevin Sharp
MFColin Greenall
MFPaul Rogers
MFMichael O'NeillYellow card
FWAndy Liddell
FWSimon Haworth
FWStuart Barlowdownward-facing red arrow 88'
Substitute:
DFScott Green
MFDavid Leeupward-facing green arrow 88'
FWGraeme 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.
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