1997 Football League Cup Final

1997 Football League Cup Final

Event	1996–97 Football League Cup
Leicester City Middlesbrough
Leicester City Middlesbrough 1 1
Date	6 April 1997
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Referee	Martin Bodenham
Attendance	76,757
Replay
Leicester City Middlesbrough 1 0
Date	16 April 1997
Venue	Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
Referee	Martin Bodenham
Attendance	39,428
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The 1997 Coca-Cola Cup Final was played between Middlesbrough and Leicester City. The first game at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, 6 April 1997 ended in a 1–1 draw after extra time. Fabrizio Ravanelli opened the scoring only for Leicester's Emile Heskey to equalise in the last minute of extra time. Leicester won the replay, and their second League Cup, in the game played at Hillsborough Stadium on 16 April 1997 with another extra-time goal, this time from Steve Claridge.

This was the last year that the Football League Cup Final was decided by a replay.

Match details

6 April 1997	Leicester City	1 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Middlesbrough	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 76,757 Referee: Martin Bodenham (Cornwall)
	Heskey  118'		Ravanelli  95'

Leicester

Middlesbrough

LEICESTER CITY: GK 13 Kasey Keller DF 2 Simon Grayson DF 3 Mike Whitlow 105' DF 5 Steve Walsh DF 15 Pontus Kåmark DF 17 Spencer Prior MF 6 Muzzy Izzet 108' MF 7 Neil Lennon MF 10 Garry Parker FW 9 Steve Claridge FW 11 Emile Heskey Substitutes: GK 1 Kevin Poole MF 8 Scott Taylor 108' FW 12 Mark Robins 105' Manager: Martin O'Neill

MIDDLESBROUGH: GK 19 Mark Schwarzer DF 2 Neil Cox DF 14 Curtis Fleming DF 5 Nigel Pearson DF 18 Gianluca Festa MF 21 Craig Hignett MF 8 Robbie Mustoe MF 10 Juninho MF 6 Emerson FW 9 Mikkel Beck FW 11 Fabrizio Ravanelli Substitutes: DF 4 Steve Vickers DF 17 Clayton Blackmore MF 12 Alan Moore Manager: Bryan Robson

MATCH RULES 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary Replay if scores still level Three named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions

Replay

16 April 1997	Leicester City	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Middlesbrough	Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield Attendance: 39,428 Referee: Martin Bodenham (Cornwall)
	Claridge  100'

Leicester

Middlesbrough

LEICESTER CITY: GK 13 Kasey Keller DF 2 Simon Grayson DF 3 Mike Whitlow 109' DF 5 Steve Walsh DF 15 Pontus Kåmark DF 17 Spencer Prior MF 6 Muzzy Izzet MF 7 Neil Lennon MF 10 Garry Parker FW 9 Steve Claridge 117' FW 11 Emile Heskey Substitutes: GK 1 Kevin Poole DF 21 Jamie Lawrence 109' FW 12 Mark Robins 117' Manager: Martin O'Neill

MIDDLESBROUGH: GK 25 Ben Roberts DF 2 Neil Cox 105' DF 7 Vladimir Kinder DF 5 Nigel Pearson DF 18 Gianluca Festa 76' MF 17 Clayton Blackmore MF 8 Robbie Mustoe MF 10 Juninho MF 6 Emerson FW 21 Craig Hignett 105' FW 11 Fabrizio Ravanelli Substitutes: DF 4 Steve Vickers 76' MF 12 Alan Moore 105' FW 9 Mikkel Beck 105' Manager: Bryan Robson

MATCH RULES 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary Penalty shootout if scores still level Three named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions

Road to Wembley

Leicester City Round 2, 1st leg: Scarborough 0–2 Leicester City Round 2, 2nd leg: Leicester City 2–1 Scarborough Round 3: York City 0–2 Leicester City Round 4: Leicester City 2–0 Manchester United Quarter-final: Ipswich Town 0–1 Leicester City Semi-final, 1st leg: Leicester City 0–0 Wimbledon Semi-final, 2nd leg: Wimbledon 1–1 Leicester City (on away goals)

Middlesbrough Round 2, 1st leg: Middlesbrough 7–0 Hereford United Round 2, 2nd leg: Hereford United 0–3 Middlesbrough Round 3: Middlesbrough 5–1 Huddersfield Town Round 4: Middlesbrough 3–1 Newcastle United Quarter-final: Middlesbrough 2–1 Liverpool Semi-final, 1st leg: Stockport County 0–2 Middlesbrough Semi-final, 2nd leg: Middlesbrough 0–1 Stockport County