1998–99 Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy 1998–99, known as the Auto Windscreens Shield 1998–99 for sponsorship reasons, was the 16th 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 8 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.
Area finals
Northern Area final
| Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | Wrexham |
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Sharp  59' Barlow 71' |
| Wrexham | 2–3 | Wigan Athletic |
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| Brammer 37' Edwards 59' Ridler  |
Haworth 2' 52' O'Neill 88' |
Wigan Athletic beat Wrexham 5–2 on aggregate.
Southern Area final
| Walsall | 1–1 | Millwall |
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| Eyjólfsson 88' |
Sadlier 37' |
Millwall beat Walsall 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
| Millwall | 0–1 | Wigan Athletic |
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| Report | Rogers 90+3' |
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MATCH RULES
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