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2002–03 Football League Cup

FieldValue
titleFootball League Cup
year2002–03
other_titlesWorthington Cup, League Cup
countryEngland
Wales
num_teams92
defending championsBlackburn Rovers
championsLiverpool
count7
runner-upManchester United
top goal scorerNathan Ellington
(5 goals)
prevseason2001–02
nextseason2003–04

Wales | runner-up = Manchester United (5 goals) The 2002–03 Football League Cup (known as the Worthington Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 43rd staging of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs.

The competition began on 20 August 2002, and ended with the final on 2 March 2003. The holders were Blackburn Rovers, but they were eliminated in the semi-finals by Manchester United.

The tournament was won by Liverpool, who beat Manchester United 2–0 in the final, thanks to goals from Michael Owen and Steven Gerrard.

Preliminary round

A preliminary round was necessary to reduce the number of teams by one, because of the extra UEFA Cup place awarded to newly relegated Ipswich Town through the Fair Play league.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Bristol Rovers0–2Boston United20 August 2002

First round

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDateBrighton win 2–1 after extra timeMacclesfield Town win 4–1 after extra timePreston win 2–1 after extra timeWycombe Wanderers win 2–1 after extra time3–3 after extra time — Brentford win 4–2 on penaltiesCrystal Palace win 2–1 after extra timeLeicester City win 4–2 after extra time0–0 after extra time — Rushden & Diamonds win 5–3 on penalties
1Boston United1–5Cardiff City11 September 2002
2Brighton & Hove Albion1–1Exeter City11 September 2002
3Coventry City3–0Colchester United11 September 2002
4Macclesfield Town1–1Barnsley11 September 2002
5Nottingham Forest4–0Kidderminster Harriers11 September 2002
6Preston North End1–1Scunthorpe United11 September 2002
7Sheffield Wednesday1–0Rochdale11 September 2002
8Swansea City2–3Wolverhampton Wanderers11 September 2002
9Swindon Town0–0Wycombe Wanderers11 September 2002
10AFC Bournemouth3–3Brentford10 September 2002
11Bristol City0–1Oxford United10 September 2002
12Burnley3–0Blackpool10 September 2002
13Bury1–0Stoke City10 September 2002
14Crystal Palace1–1Plymouth Argyle10 September 2002
15Cambridge United3–1Reading10 September 2002
16Grimsby Town0–1Chesterfield10 September 2002
17Hartlepool United1–2Tranmere Rovers10 September 2002
18Huddersfield Town2–0Darlington10 September 2002
19Hull City1–1Leicester City10 September 2002
20Leyton Orient3–2Queens Park Rangers10 September 2002
21Lincoln City1–3Stockport County10 September 2002
22Mansfield Town1–3Derby County10 September 2002
23Northampton Town0–1Wigan Athletic10 September 2002
24Norwich City0–3Cheltenham Town10 September 2002
25Oldham Athletic3–2Notts County10 September 2002
26Port Vale0–2Crewe Alexandra10 September 2002
27Portsmouth2–0Peterborough United10 September 2002
28Rotherham United3–1Carlisle United10 September 2002
29Rushden & Diamonds0–0Millwall10 September 2002
30Sheffield United1–0York City10 September 2002
31Southend United1–4Wimbledon10 September 2002
32Torquay United0–1Gillingham10 September 2002
33Walsall1–0Shrewsbury Town10 September 2002
34Watford1–2Luton Town10 September 2002
35Wrexham2–1Bradford City10 September 2002

Second round

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDateOldham Athletic win 2–1 after extra timeLeicester City win 2–1 after extra time0–0 after extra time — Oxford United win 6–5 on penalties1–1 after extra time — West Ham win 5–4 on penalties4–4 after extra time — Rotherham United win 4–2 on penaltiesGillingham win 2–1 after extra time
1Aston Villa3–0Luton Town2 October 2002
2Bolton Wanderers0–1Bury2 October 2002
3Crystal Palace7–0Cheltenham Town2 October 2002
4Coventry City8–0Rushden & Diamonds2 October 2002
5Derby County1–1Oldham Athletic2 October 2002
6Leyton Orient2–3Birmingham City2 October 2002
7Nottingham Forest1–2Walsall2 October 2002
8Sheffield Wednesday1–1Leicester City2 October 2002
9Southampton6–1Tranmere Rovers2 October 2002
10Wigan Athletic3–1West Bromwich Albion2 October 2002
11Brentford1–4Middlesbrough1 October 2002
12Cambridge United0–7Sunderland1 October 2002
13Charlton Athletic0–0Oxford United1 October 2002
14Chesterfield1–1West Ham1 October 2002
15Huddersfield Town0–1Burnley1 October 2002
16Macclesfield Town1–2Preston North End1 October 2002
17Manchester City3–2Crewe Alexandra1 October 2002
18Portsmouth1–3Wimbledon1 October 2002
19Rotherham United3–3Wolverhampton Wanderers1 October 2002
20Sheffield United4–1Wycombe Wanderers1 October 2002
21Stockport County1–1Gillingham1 October 2002
22Tottenham Hotspur1–0Cardiff City1 October 2002
23Wrexham0–3Everton1 October 2002
24Ipswich Town3–1Brighton & Hove Albion24 September 2002

Third round

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate2–2 after extra time — Blackburn Rovers win 5–4 on penalties3–3 after extra time — Everton win 3–2 on penalties
1Arsenal2–3Sunderland6 November 2002
2Blackburn Rovers1–1Walsall6 November 2002
3Burnley2–1Tottenham Hotspur6 November 2002
4Crystal Palace3–0Coventry City6 November 2002
5Chelsea2–1Gillingham6 November 2002
6Fulham3–1Bury6 November 2002
7Ipswich Town3–1Middlesbrough6 November 2002
8Liverpool3–1Southampton6 November 2002
9Newcastle United2–2Everton6 November 2002
10Oxford United0–3Aston Villa6 November 2002
11Sheffield United2–1Leeds United6 November 2002
12West Ham0–1Oldham Athletic6 November 2002
13Birmingham City0–2Preston North End5 November 2002
14Wimbledon1–3Rotherham United5 November 2002
15Manchester United2–0Leicester City5 November 2002
16Wigan Athletic1–0Manchester City5 November 2002

Fourth round

Dublin
Ángel
Hitzlsperger

Cole
Duff

Petit
Stanić

(a.e.t.) 5–4p

Solskjær

Allison

Quarter-finals

Hitzlsperger
Henchoz Baroš
Gerrard

Peschisolido

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Owen Liverpool win 3-2 on aggregate.

Van Nistelrooy Manchester United win 4–2 on aggregate

Final

The 2003 Football League Cup final was played on 2 March 2003 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. The game was contested between Manchester United and Liverpool. Liverpool won the game 2–0.

Owen

References

References

  1. (2003-03-02). "Liverpool lift Worthington Cup". BBC Sport.
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