2001–02 Football League Cup
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Worthington Cup, League Cup | |||
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Teams | 92 | ||
Champions | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Runners-up | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Top goal scorer(s) | Matt Jansen (6 goals) |
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The 2001–02 Football League Cup (known as the Worthington Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 42nd season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition name reflects a sponsorship deal with lager brand Worthington.
The competition began on 20 August 2001, and ended with the final on 26 February 2002 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff as reconstruction work had just commenced at Wembley Stadium.
The tournament was won by Blackburn Rovers, who beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 in the final, thanks to single strikes from Matt Jansen and Andy Cole, sandwiched by an equaliser from Christian Ziege. Blackburn had only just returned to the Premier League at the beginning of the season after relegation several years earlier.
Contents
First round
The 70 First, Second and Third Division clubs compete from the First Round, except Manchester City and Coventry. 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 2000–01 season.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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1 | Birmingham City | 3–0 | Southend United | 22 August 2001 |
2 | Cambridge United | 1–1 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 August 2001 |
1–1 after extra time – West Bromwich Albion won 4–3 on penalties | ||||
3 | Stoke City | 0–0 | Oldham Athletic | 22 August 2001 |
0–0 after extra time – Oldham Athletic won 6–5 on penalties | ||||
4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | Swindon Town | 22 August 2001 |
5 | Barnsley | 2–0 | Halifax Town | 21 August 2001 |
6 | Blackpool | 3–2 | Wigan Athletic | 21 August 2001 |
7 | Bournemouth | 0–2 | Torquay United | 21 August 2001 |
8 | Brentford | 1–0 | Norwich City | 21 August 2001 |
9 | Brighton | 2–1 | Wimbledon | 21 August 2001 |
10 | Bristol City | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town | 21 August 2001 |
11 | Burnley | 2–3 | Rushden and Diamonds | 21 August 2001 |
12 | Bury | 1–3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 August 2001 |
13 | Exeter City | 0–1 | Walsall | 21 August 2001 |
14 | Grimsby Town | 2–1 | Lincoln City | 21 August 2001 |
15 | Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | Rochdale | 21 August 2001 |
16 | Kidderminster Harriers | 2–2 | Preston | 21 August 2001 |
Preston won 3–2 after extra time | ||||
17 | Leyton Orient | 2–4 | Crystal Palace | 21 August 2001 |
18 | Macclesfield Town | 1–1 | Bradford City | 21 August 2001 |
Bradford City won 2–1 after extra time | ||||
19 | Mansfield Town | 3–4 | Notts County | 21 August 2001 |
20 | Millwall | 2–1 | Cardiff City | 21 August 2001 |
21 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Q.P.R. | 21 August 2001 |
Northampton Town won 2–1 after extra time | ||||
22 | Oxford United | 1–1 | Gillingham | 21 August 2001 |
Gillingham won 2–1 after extra time | ||||
23 | Port Vale | 2–1 | Chesterfield | 21 August 2001 |
24 | Portsmouth | 1–2 | Colchester United | 21 August 2001 |
25 | Reading | 4–0 | Luton Town | 21 August 2001 |
26 | Stockport County | 3–0 | Carlisle United | 21 August 2001 |
27 | Swansea City | 0–2 | Peterborough United | 21 August 2001 |
28 | Tranmere Rovers | 3–1 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 August 2001 |
29 | Watford | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle | 21 August 2001 |
30 | Wrexham | 2–3 | Hull City | 21 August 2001 |
31 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0–1 | Bristol Rovers | 21 August 2001 |
32 | York City | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | 21 August 2001 |
2–2 after extra time – Crewe Alexandra won 6–5 on penalties | ||||
33 | Darlington | 0–1 | Sheffield United | 20 August 2001 |
34 | Hartlepool United | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | 20 August 2001 |
35 | Scunthorpe United | 0–2 | Rotherham United | 20 August 2001 |
Second round
The 35 winners from the First Round joined the 13 Premier League, clubs not participating in European competition in the Second Round, plus Manchester City and Coventry (who received byes for their league position the previous season). Matches were played on 10–13 September.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Torquay United | 13 September 2001 |
2 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | 12 September 2001 |
3 | Bristol City | 2–3 | Watford | 12 September 2001 |
4 | Charlton Athletic | 2–0 | Port Vale | 12 September 2001 |
5 | Derby County | 3–0 | Hull City | 12 September 2001 |
6 | Everton | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | 12 September 2001 |
1–1 after extra time – Crystal Palace won 5–4 on penalties | ||||
7 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Brentford | 12 September 2001 |
Newcastle United won 4–1 after extra time | ||||
8 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Stockport County | 12 September 2001 |
1–1 after extra time – Nottingham Forest won 8–7 on penalties | ||||
9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–2 | Sunderland | 12 September 2001 |
Sheffield Wednesday won 4–2 after extra time | ||||
10 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–3 | Walsall | 11 September 2001 |
Bolton Wanderers won 4–3 after extra time | ||||
11 | Brighton | 0–3 | Southampton | 11 September 2001 |
12 | Bristol Rovers | 0–3 | Birmingham City | 11 September 2001 |
13 | Colchester United | 1–3 | Barnsley | 11 September 2001 |
14 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | Rushden and Diamonds | 11 September 2001 |
Crewe Alexandra won 2–0 after extra time | ||||
15 | Gillingham | 2–1 | Millwall | 11 September 2001 |
16 | Grimsby Town | 2–2 | Sheffield United | 11 September 2001 |
3–3 after extra time – Grimsby Town won 4–2 on penalties | ||||
17 | Middlesbrough | 3–1 | Northampton Town | 11 September 2001 |
18 | Notts County | 2–2 | Manchester City | 11 September 2001 |
Manchester City won 4–2 after extra time | ||||
19 | Peterborough United | 2–2 | Coventry City | 11 September 2001 |
2–2 after extra time – Coventry City won 4–2 on penalties | ||||
20 | Reading | 0–0 | West Ham | 11 September 2001 |
0–0 after extra time – Reading won 6–5 on penalties | ||||
21 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Fulham | 11 September 2001 |
2–2 after extra time – Fulham won 6–5 on penalties | ||||
22 | Rotherham United | 0–4 | Bradford City | 11 September 2001 |
23 | Tranmere Rovers | 4–1 | Preston | 11 September 2001 |
24 | West Brom | 0–0 | Swindon Town | 11 September 2001 |
West Brom won 2–0 after extra time | ||||
25 | Blackpool | 0–1 | Leicester City | 10 September 2001 |
Third round
The 25 winners from the Second Round joined the seven Premiership clubs participating in European competition in the Third Round. Matches were played on 8–10 October.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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1 | Arsenal | 4–0 | Manchester United | 5 November 2001 |
2 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Reading | 10 October 2001 |
3 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Middlesbrough | 10 October 2001 |
Blackburn Rovers won 2–1 after extra time | ||||
4 | Fulham | 5–2 | Derby County | 10 October 2001 |
5 | Manchester City | 6–0 | Birmingham City | 10 October 2001 |
6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | 10 October 2001 |
2–2 after extra time – Sheffield Wednesday won 3–1 on penalties | ||||
7 | Barnsley | 0–1 | Newcastle United | 9 October 2001 |
8 | Coventry City | 0–2 | Chelsea | 9 October 2001 |
9 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–3 | Ipswich Town | 9 October 2001 |
10 | Gillingham | 0–2 | Southampton | 9 October 2001 |
11 | Leicester City | 0–6 | Leeds United | 9 October 2001 |
12 | Liverpool | 0–0 | Grimsby Town | 9 October 2001 |
Grimsby Town won 2–1 after extra time | ||||
13 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 October 2001 |
14 | Watford | 4–1 | Bradford City | 9 October 2001 |
15 | West Brom | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic | 9 October 2001 |
16 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | 8 October 2001 |
Fourth round
The matches were played on 27–29 November.
27 November 2001
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Bolton Wanderers | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) 6 – 5p |
Southampton |
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Holdsworth ![]() Ricketts ![]() |
Davies ![]() El Khalej ![]() |
26 November 2001
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Watford | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Charlton Athletic |
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Vernazza ![]() Robinson ![]() Helguson ![]() |
Brown ![]() Robinson ![]() |
Fifth round
The four matches were played on 11–12 and 19 December.
11 December 2001
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Tottenham Hotspur | 6 – 0 | Bolton Wanderers |
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Davies ![]() Ferdinand ![]() ![]() ![]() Barness ![]() Iversen ![]() |
Semi-finals
The semi-final draw was made in December 2001 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 ties were played in the weeks beginning 7 and 21 January 2002.
First leg
Second leg
22 January 2002
19:45 |
Blackburn Rovers | 4 – 2 | Sheffield Wednesday |
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Jansen ![]() Duff ![]() Cole ![]() Hignett ![]() |
Ekoku ![]() Soltvedt ![]() |
Blackburn Rovers won 6-3 on aggregate.
23 January 2002
20:05 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 5 – 1 | Chelsea |
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Iversen ![]() Sherwood ![]() Sheringham ![]() Davies ![]() Rebrov ![]() |
Forssell ![]() |
Tottenham won 6–3 on aggregate
Final
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24 February 2002
14:00 |
Blackburn Rovers | 2 – 1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Jansen ![]() Cole ![]() |
(Report) | Ziege ![]() |
References
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