1997–98 Football League Cup

The 1997–98 Football League Cup (known as the Coca-Cola Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 38th Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition name reflects a sponsorship deal with soft drinks brand Coca-Cola, who were in the last year of their multi-million pound deal. The competition began on 11 August 1997, and ended with the final on 29 March 1998, held at Wembley Stadium.

The tournament was won by Chelsea, who beat Middlesbrough 2–0 in the final.

1997–98 League Cup

Country

England &

Wales

Teams

Champions

Chelsea

Runners-up

Middlesbrough

← 1996–97

1998–99 →

First round

The 70 First, Second and Third Division clubs compete from the First Round. Each section is divided equally into a pot of seeded clubs and a pot of unseeded clubs. Clubs' rankings depend upon their finishing position in the 1996–97 season.

Tie no	Home team¹	(1st Leg) (2nd Leg) Aggregate	Away team
1	Blackpool	(1-0) (0-1) 1-1	Manchester City
After extra time — Blackpool win 4-2 on penalties
2	Bournemouth	(0-1) (1-1) 1-2	Torquay United
3	Brentford	(1-1) (5-3) 6-4	Shrewsbury Town
4	Brighton & Hove Albion	(1-1) (1-3) 2-4	Leyton Orient
5	Bristol City	(0-0) (2-1) 2-1	Bristol Rovers
6	Cambridge United	(1-1) (1-2) 2-3	West Bromwich Albion
7	Cardiff City	(1-1) (1-3) 2-4	Southend United
8	Charlton Athletic	(0-1) (1-3) 1-4	Ipswich Town
9	Chester City	(1-2) (0-3) 1-5	Carlisle United
10	Colchester United	(0-1) (1-1) 1-2	Luton Town
11	Crewe Alexandra	(2-3) (3-3) 5-6	Bury
12	Darlington	(1-1) (1-2) 2-3	Notts County
13	Doncaster Rovers	(0-8) (1-2) 1-10	Nottingham Forest
14	Gillingham	(0-1) (0-3) 0-4	Birmingham City
15	Huddersfield Town	(2-1) (1-1) 3-2	Bradford City
16	Lincoln City	(1-1) (1-2) 2-3	Burnley
17	Macclesfield Town	(0-0) (1-2) 1-2	Hull City
18	Mansfield Town	(4-2) (3-6) 7-8	Stockport County
19	Northampton Town	(2-1) (1-2) 3-3	Millwall
After extra time — Millwall win 2-0 on penalties
20	Norwich City	(2-1) (1-3) 3-4	Barnet
21	Oldham Athletic	(1-0) (0-5) 1-5	Grimsby Town
22	Oxford United	(2-0) (5-3) 7-3	Plymouth Argyle
23	Peterborough United	(2-2) (2-1) 4-3	Portsmouth
24	Port Vale	(1-2) (1-1) 2-3	York City
25	QPR	(0-2) (2-1) 2-3	Wolverhampton Wanderers
26	Reading	(2-0) (1-1) 3-2	Swansea City
27	Rochdale	(1-3) (1-1) 2-4	Stoke City
28	Rotherham United	(1-3) (0-2) 1-5	Preston North End
29	Scarborough	(0-2) (1-2) 1-4	Scunthorpe United
30	Swindon Town	(0-2) (1-1) 1-3	Watford
31	Tranmere Rovers	(3-1) (1-2) 4-3	Hartlepool United
32	Walsall	(2-0) (1-0) 3-0	Exeter City
33	Wigan Athletic	(1-2) (0-1) 1-3	Chesterfield
34	Wrexham	(1-1) (1-3) 2-4	Sheffield United
35	Wycombe Wanderers	(1-2) (4-4) 5-6	Fulham

¹ Team at home in the 1st leg is denoted as the home team

Second round

The 35 winners from the First Round joined the 13 Premier League clubs not participating in European competition and Middlesbrough and Sunderland who were relegated from the Premier League last season. First leg matches were played on 16 and 17 September, second leg matches were played on 23 and 24 September with one match played on 29 September, seven on 30 September and five on 1 October.

Tie no	Home team¹	(1st Leg) (2nd Leg) Aggregate	Away team
1	Birmingham City	(4-1) (1-2) 5-3	Stockport County
2	Blackburn Rovers	(6-0) (0-1) 6-1	Preston North End
3	Blackpool	(1-0) (1-3) 2-3	Coventry City
4	Burnley	(0-4) (0-2) 0-6	Stoke City
5	Chesterfield	(1-2) (1-4) 2-6	Barnsley
6	Fulham	(0-1) (0-1) 0-2	Wolverhampton Wanderers
7	Grimsby Town	(2-0) (2-3) 4-3	Sheffield Wednesday
8	Huddersfield Town	(1-0) (0-3) 1-3	West Ham United
9	Hull City	(1-0) (1-2) 2-2	Crystal Palace
After extra time — Hull City win on away goals
10	Ipswich Town	(1-1) (3-0) 4-1	Torquay United
11	Leeds United	(3-1) (1-2) 4-3	Bristol City
12	Leyton Orient	(1-3) (4-4) 5-7	Bolton Wanderers
13	Luton Town	(1-1) (2-4) 3-5	West Bromwich Albion
14	Middlesbrough	(1-0) (2-0) 3-0	Barnet
15	Nottingham Forest	(0-1) (2-2) 2-3	Walsall
16	Notts County	(0-2) (1-0) 1-2	Tranmere Rovers
17	Oxford United	(4-1) (2-1) 6-2	York City
18	Reading	(0-0) (2-0) 2-0	Peterborough United
19	Scunthorpe United	(0-1) (0-5) 0-6	Everton
20	Southampton	(3-1) (2-0) 5-1	Brentford
21	Southend United	(0-1) (0-5) 0-6	Derby County
22	Sunderland	(2-1) (2-1) 4-2	Bury
23	Tottenham Hotspur	(3-2) (2-0) 5-2	Carlisle United
24	Watford	(1-1) (0-4) 5-1	Sheffield United
25	Wimbledon	(5-1) (4-1) 9-2	Millwall

¹ Team at home in the 1st leg is denoted as the home team

Third round

The 25 winners from the Second Round joined the seven Premiership clubs participating in European competition in Round Three. Matches were played on 14 and 15 October.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Date
1	Arsenal	4–1	Birmingham City	14 October 1997
2	Barnsley	1–2	Southampton	14 October 1997
3	Bolton Wanderers	2–0	Wimbledon	14 October 1997
4	Grimsby Town	3–1	Leicester City	14 October 1997
5	Ipswich Town	2–0	Manchester United	14 October 1997
6	Oxford United	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	14 October 1997
After extra time — Oxford United win 6 – 5 on penalties
7	Reading	4–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	14 October 1997
8	Walsall	2–1	Sheffield United	14 October 1997
9	Chelsea	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	15 October 1997
After extra time — Chelsea win 4 – 1 on penalties
10	Coventry City	4–1	Everton	15 October 1997
11	Middlesbrough	2–0	Sunderland	15 October 1997
12	Newcastle United	2–0	Hull City	15 October 1997
13	Stoke City	1–3	Leeds United	15 October 1997
14	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	Derby County	15 October 1997
15	West Bromwich Albion	0–2	Liverpool	15 October 1997
16	West Ham United	3–0	Aston Villa	15 October 1997

Fourth round

Matches were played on 18 and 19 November.

Arsenal v Coventry City

1997-11-18
19:45

Arsenal	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Coventry City
Bergkamp 99'

Highbury, London
Attendance: 30,199
Referee: Gerald Ashby

Derby County v Newcastle United

1997-11-18
19:45

Derby County	0 – 1	Newcastle United
		Tomasson 72'

Pride Park Stadium, Derby
Attendance: 27,364
Referee: Martin Bodenham

Leeds United v Reading

1997-11-18
19:45

Leeds United	2 – 3	Reading
Wetherall 16' Bowyer 54'		Asaba 9' Williams 66' Morley 85'

Elland Road, Leeds
Attendance: 15,069
Referee: Graham Barber

Liverpool v Grimsby Town

1997-11-18
19:45

Liverpool	3 – 0	Grimsby Town
Owen 28' 45' (pen) 57'

Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 28,515
Referee: Roy Pearson

Middlesbrough v Bolton Wanderers

1997-11-18
19:45

Middlesbrough	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Bolton Wanderers
Summerbell 39' Hignett 115'		Thompson 33'

Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Attendance: 22,801
Referee: Stephen Lodge

Oxford United v Ipswich Town

1997-11-18
19:45

Oxford United	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Ipswich Town
Beauchamp 66'		Dozzell 63' Mowbray 93'

Manor Ground, Oxford
Attendance: 5,723
Referee: Scott Mathieson

Chelsea v Southampton

1997-11-19
19:45

Chelsea	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Southampton
Flo 61' Morris 118'		Davies 52'

Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 20,968
Referee: David Elleray

West Ham United v Walsall

1997-11-19
19:45

West Ham United	4 – 1	Walsall
Lampard 15' 73' 74' Hartson 16'		Watson 45'

Boleyn Ground, London
Attendance: 17,463
Referee: David Orr

Quarter-finals

The four matches were played on 6 and 7 January.

Reading v Middlesbrough

1998-01-06
19:45

Reading	0 – 1	Middlesbrough
		Hignett 89'

Elm Park, Reading
Attendance: 13,072
Referee: George Cain

West Ham United v Arsenal

1998-01-06
19:45

West Ham United	1 – 2	Arsenal
Abou 75'		Wright 25' Overmars 52'

Boleyn Ground, London
Attendance: 24,770
Referee: Graham Barber

Ipswich Town v Chelsea

1998-01-07
19:45

Ipswich Town	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) 1 – 4p	Chelsea
Taricco 45' Mathie 62'		Flo 32' Le Saux 45'

Portman Road, Ipswich
Attendance: 22,088
Referee: Paul Durkin

Newcastle United v Liverpool

1998-01-07
19:45

Newcastle United	0 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Liverpool
		Owen 95' Fowler 103'

St James' Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 33,207
Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Semi-finals

The semi-final draw was made in January 1998 after the conclusion of the quarter finals. Unlike the other rounds, the semi-final ties were played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The first leg matches were played on 27 and 28 January 1998, the second leg matches were played on 18 February 1998. Arsenal's hopes of a unique domestic treble were ended by London rivals Chelsea, while Liverpool suffered a surprise exit at the hands of Middlesbrough.

First leg

Liverpool v Middlesbrough

1998-01-27
19:45

Liverpool	2 – 1	Middlesbrough
Redknapp 31' Fowler 82'		Merson 29'

Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 33,438
Referee: Gary Willard

Arsenal v Chelsea

1998-01-28
19:45

Arsenal	2 – 1	Chelsea
Overmars 23' Hughes 47'		Hughes 68'

Highbury, London
Attendance: 38,114
Referee: Martin Bodenham

Second leg

Middlesbrough v Liverpool

1998-02-18
19:45

Middlesbrough	2 – 0	Liverpool
Merson 2' (pen) Branca 4'

Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Attendance: 29,828
Referee: Paul Durkin

Middlesbrough win 3-2 on aggregate

Chelsea v Arsenal

1998-02-18
19:45

Chelsea	3 – 1	Arsenal
Hughes 10' Di Matteo 51' Petrescu 53'		Bergkamp 82' (pen)

Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 34,330
Referee: Graham Poll

Chelsea win 4-3 on aggregate

Final

For more details on this topic, see 1998 Football League Cup Final.

The 1998 Coca-Cola Cup Final was played on 29 March 1998 and was contested between Chelsea and Middlesbrough at Wembley Stadium. Chelsea won the final 2-0 in extra time thanks to goals from Frank Sinclair and Roberto Di Matteo.

Chelsea v Middlesbrough

1998-03-29
15:00

Chelsea	2 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Middlesbrough
Sinclair 95' Di Matteo 107'

Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 77,698
Referee: Peter Jones

External links

Official Carling Cup website
Carling Cup at bbc.co.uk
League Cup news, match reports and pictures on Reuters.co.uk
Results on Soccerbase

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