1997 Football League Cup Final
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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 at the second attempt after his first effort came back to him off the post, 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 April 16, 1997 with another extra-time goal, this time from Steve Claridge.

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Match details

1997-04-06 Leicester City 1 – 1 Middlesbrough Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 76,757
Referee: Martin Bodenham (Cornwall)
Heskey Scored in the 118th minute 118' Ravanelli Scored in the 95th minute 95'
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Middlesbrough
LEICESTER CITY:
GK 13 Flag of the United States Kasey Keller
DF 2 Flag of England Simon Grayson
DF 3 Flag of England Mike Whitlow Substituted off in the 105th minute 105'
DF 5 Flag of England Steve Walsh
DF 15 Flag of Sweden Pontus Kåmark Booked
DF 17 Flag of England Spencer Prior Booked
MF 6 Flag of Turkey Muzzy Izzet Substituted off in the 108th minute 108'
MF 7 Flag of Northern Ireland Neil Lennon
MF 10 Flag of England Garry Parker
FW 9 Flag of England Steve Claridge
FW 11 Flag of England Emile Heskey Booked
Substitutes:
GK 1 Flag of England Kevin Poole
MF 8 Flag of England Scott Taylor Substituted on in the 108th minute 108'
FW 12 Flag of England Mark Robins Substituted on in the 105th minute 105'
Manager:
Flag of Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill
MIDDLESBROUGH:
GK 19 Flag of Australia Mark Schwarzer
DF 2 Flag of England Neil Cox Booked
DF 14 Flag of Ireland Curtis Fleming
DF 5 Flag of England Nigel Pearson
DF 18 Flag of Italy Gianluca Festa
MF 9 Flag of Denmark Mikkel Beck Booked
MF 8 Flag of England Robbie Mustoe
MF 10 Flag of Brazil Juninho Booked
MF 6 Flag of Brazil Emerson
FW 21 Flag of England Craig Hignett
FW 11 Flag of Italy Fabrizio Ravanelli
Substitutes:
DF 4 Flag of England Steve Vickers
DF 10 Flag of Wales Clayton Blackmore
MF 7 Flag of Ireland Alan Moore
Manager:
Flag of England 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

1997-04-16 Leicester City 1 – 0 Middlesbrough Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield
Attendance: 39,428
Referee: Martin Bodenham (Cornwall)
Claridge Scored in the 100th minute 100'
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LEICESTER CITY:
GK 13 Flag of the United States Kasey Keller
DF 2 Flag of England Simon Grayson
DF 3 Flag of England Mike Whitlow Substituted off in the 109th minute 109'
DF 5 Flag of England Steve Walsh
DF 15 Flag of Sweden Pontus Kåmark
DF 17 Flag of England Spencer Prior Booked
MF 6 Flag of Turkey Muzzy Izzet Booked
MF 7 Flag of Northern Ireland Neil Lennon Booked
MF 10 Flag of England Garry Parker
FW 9 Flag of England Steve Claridge Substituted off in the 117th minute 117'
FW 11 Flag of England Emile Heskey Booked
Substitutes:
GK 1 Flag of England Kevin Poole
DF 8 Flag of Jamaica Jamie Lawrence Substituted on in the 109th minute 109'
FW 12 Flag of England Mark Robins Substituted on in the 117th minute 117'
Manager:
Flag of Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill
MIDDLESBROUGH:
GK 25 Flag of England Ben Roberts
DF 2 Flag of England Neil Cox Booked Substituted off in the 105th minute 105'
DF 7 Flag of Slovakia Vladimir Kinder Booked
DF 5 Flag of England Nigel Pearson
DF 18 Flag of Italy Gianluca Festa Substituted off in the 76th minute 76'
MF 17 Flag of Wales Clayton Blackmore
MF 8 Flag of England Robbie Mustoe
MF 10 Flag of Brazil Juninho Booked
MF 6 Flag of Brazil Emerson
FW 21 Flag of England Craig Hignett Substituted off in the 105th minute 105'
FW 11 Flag of Italy Fabrizio Ravanelli
Substitutes:
DF 4 Flag of England Steve Vickers Substituted on in the 76th minute 76'
MF 7 Flag of Ireland Alan Moore Substituted on in the 105th minute 105'
FW 9 Flag of Denmark Mikkel Beck Substituted on in the 105th minute 105'
Manager:
Flag of England 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 the final

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

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

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