1998–99 Football League Trophy
Auto Windscreens Shields Trophy | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | England Wales |
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' |
Millwall
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Wigan Athletic
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MATCH RULES
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