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1998–99 Football League Trophy

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1998–99 Football League Trophy
Auto Windscreens Shields
Tournament details
Country England
 Wales
Teams48
Final positions
ChampionsWigan Athletic
Runner-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 59'
Barlow 71'
Attendance: 4,938
Wrexham2–3Wigan Athletic
Brammer 37'
Edwards 59'
Ridler Red card		 Haworth 2' 52'
O'Neill 88'
Attendance: 4,941

Wigan Athletic beat Wrexham 5–2 on aggregate.

Southern Area final

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Millwall1–0Walsall
Cahill 4' Report
The Den, London
Attendance: 11,626
Walsall1–1Millwall
Eyjólfsson 88' Sadlier 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 90+3'
Wembley, London
Attendance: 55,349
Referee: C.R.Wilkes
Millwall
Wigan Athletic
MILLWALL:
GK Ben Roberts
DF Gerard Lavin Yellow card
DF Jamie Stuart
DF Stuart Nethercott
DF Joe Dolan
MF Tim Cahill
MF Paul Ifill
MF Ricky Newman Yellow card
MF Steven Reid
FW Neil Harris
FW Richard Sadlier
Substitutes:
MF Paul Shaw
MF Bobby Bowry
MF Marc Bircham
Manager:
Keith Stevens
WIGAN ATHLETIC:
GK Roy Carroll
DF Carl Bradshaw (c) Yellow card
DF Pat McGibbon Yellow card
DF Stuart Balmer
DF Kevin Sharp
MF Colin Greenall
MF Paul Rogers
MF Michael O'Neill Yellow card
FW Andy Liddell
FW Simon Haworth
FW Stuart Barlow downward-facing red arrow 88'
Substitute:
DF Scott Green
MF David Lee upward-facing green arrow 88'
FW Graeme 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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