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Encyclopedia > Football League Cup Final 2001

The 2001 Worthington Cup Final was played between Liverpool and Birmingham City at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on Sunday 25 February 2001. Liverpool won the match 5-4 on penalties after extra time. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... Liverpool Football Club is a football club based in Merseyside, in the north west of England. ... Birmingham City Football Club AIM: BMC are an English football club based in Birmingham, and currently play in the Football League Championship. ... The Millennium Stadium (Welsh: Stadiwm y Mileniwm) in Cardiff is the national stadium of Wales, used primarily for rugby union and football home internationals. ... Cardiff (English:  Welsh: ) is the capital of Wales and its largest city. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Extra time is an additional period played at the end of some games of football (soccer) if the score is tied after the two standard periods (halves) of play. ...


Liverpool opened the scoring with a goal from Robbie Fowler in the 30th minute and appeared to be heading for a win in normal time until Birmingham equalised in injury-time with a penalty from Darren Purse. Robert Bernard Fowler (generally known as Robbie) (born 9 April 1975) is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for Liverpool F.C. Fowlers career began with Liverpool, with whom he made his debut in 1993. ... Darren Purse is a football defender who has played for Leyton Orient, Oxford United, Birmingham City, and West Bromwich Albion before joining Cardiff City. ...

Contents

Match facts

Liverpool
1 — 1
(final score after 120 minutes)
Birmingham City
Manager: Gérard Houllier

Team:
Westerveld (GK)
Henchoz Cautioned
Babbel
Hyypiä
Carragher
Šmicer sub 83
Hamann Cautioned
Gerrard sub 78
Bišćan sub 96
Heskey
Fowler Gérard Houllier OBE, (born 3 September 1947, at Thérouanne, Pas-de-Calais, France) is a football coach and manager, currently the manager of the French champions Lyon. ... Sander Westerveld (born October 23, 1974) is a Dutch soccer player born in Enschede, the Netherlands. ... Stéphane Henchoz (born September 7, 1974 in Billens, Switzerland) is a Swiss international footballer who is a defender with Celtic in Glasgow. ... Image File history File links Yellow_card. ... Markus Babbel (born September 8, 1972 in Munich) is a German international footballer who plays as a defender. ... Sami Tuomas Hyypiä (born October 7, 1973 in Porvoo) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Liverpool F.C. in the English Premiership. ... James Lee Duncan Carragher (born January 28, 1978 in Bootle, Merseyside) is an English international footballer. ... Vladimír Å micer (born May 24, 1973 in Děčín) is a Czech football (soccer) midfielder and forward, who currently plays for Girondins Bordeaux in the French Ligue 1. ... Dietmar Didi Hamann (born August 27, 1973 in Waldsassen, Bavaria) is an ex-German international midfielder who currently plays for Manchester City. ... Image File history File links Yellow_card. ... Steven George Gerrard (born 30 May 1980, Whiston, Merseyside) is an English football player with Liverpool F.C. and the England national football team. ... Igor Bišćan (born May 4, 1978 in Zagreb, Croatia) is a Croatian football player, who plays primarily as a defensive central midfielder. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Robert Bernard Fowler (generally known as Robbie) (born 9 April 1975) is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for Liverpool F.C. Fowlers career began with Liverpool, with whom he made his debut in 1993. ...


Substitutes:
Arphexad (GK, not used)
Ziege on 96
McAllister on 78
Barmby on 83
Owen (not used} Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Christian Ziege (born February 1, 1972 in Berlin) is a former German football (soccer) defender and midfielder. ... Gary McAllister MBE (born 25 December 1964, in Motherwell) is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager. ... Nicholas Jonathan Nick Barmby (born February 11, 1974 in Hull, England) is an English footballer who has amassed a total of 23 caps for his country. ... For other persons named Michael Owen, see Michael Owen (disambiguation). ...


Scorer:

Half-time:
1-0 Robert Bernard Fowler (generally known as Robbie) (born 9 April 1975) is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for Liverpool F.C. Fowlers career began with Liverpool, with whom he made his debut in 1993. ...


90 minutes:
1-1


Penalty shoot-out:
5-4


Competition:
League Cup (Final) The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ...


Date:
Sunday Feb 25, 2001


Venue:
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff The Millennium Stadium (Welsh: Stadiwm y Mileniwm) in Cardiff is the national stadium of Wales, used primarily for rugby union and football home internationals. ... Cardiff (English:  Welsh: ) is the capital of Wales and its largest city. ...


Attendance:
73,500


Referee:
David Elleray (Harrow, London)
David Elleray is a former english referee, in both the football league and the FA Premier League. ... Harrow is the principal town in the London Borough of Harrow. ...


Match rules:
90 minutes.
30 minutes extra-time if necessary.
Penalty shootout if scores still level.
Five named subsititutes
Maximum of 3 substitutions.

Manager: Trevor Francis

Team:
Bennett (GK)
Eaden
Grainger
Purse
M. Johnson
McCarthy
Sonner sub 71
O’Connor
Lazaridis
Horsfield sub 80
Adebola sub 45 Trevor John Francis (born April 19, 1954 in Plymouth, England), was educated at Plymouths Public Secondary School for Boys and was a noted footballer and Englands first £1 million player. ... Ian Bennett (born October 10, 1971 in Worksop, England) is an English footballer and goalkeeper who currently plays for Coventry City F.C., on loan from Birmingham City F.C.. His career started with Queens Park Rangers F.C. in 1988, before Newcastle United F.C. scouts snapped him up... Nicky Eaden (born December 12, 1972) is a football defender signed to Nottingham Forest. ... Martin Grainger (born August 23, 1972 in Enfield, England) is a former English football player, he was a defender who ended his playing career with Birmingham City F.C. in December 2004. ... Darren Purse is a football defender who has played for Leyton Orient, Oxford United, Birmingham City, and West Bromwich Albion before joining Cardiff City. ... Michael Johnson born (July 4, 1973 in Nottingham, England) is a Jamaican footballer currently playing at Derby County F.C.. Although born in England, he is a full Jamaican international and has played several times for the Jamaican national team. ... Danny Sonner (b. ... Stanley Stan Lazaridis (born August 16, 1972 in Perth, Australia), is an Australian football (soccer) player. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Dele Adebola (born June 23, 1975 in Lagos) is a Nigerian-English footballer, who currently plays at centre-forward for Coventry City. ...


Substitutes:
Poole (GK, not used)
Holdsworth (not used}
Hughes on 71
Marcelo on 80
Johnson on 45 Kevin Poole (born July 21, 1963 in Bromsgrove, England) is an English football player and goalkeeper who is currently Derby Countys player-goalkeeping coach, having been released by Bolton Wanderers F.C.. A football veteran, his first team was Aston Villa F.C., who he joined at the end... Bryan Hughes (born June 19, 1976 in Liverpool) is an English football player who currently plays for Charlton Athletic. ... There is also a Welsh football player with this name, who plays for Leicester City. ...


Scorer:

Darren Purse is a football defender who has played for Leyton Orient, Oxford United, Birmingham City, and West Bromwich Albion before joining Cardiff City. ...

Road to the final

Liverpool

 
 
 
 
 

Round 3: Liverpool 2-1 Chelsea Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously as The Pensioners), founded in 1905, are an English Premier League football team. ...


Round 4: Stoke City 0-8 Liverpool Stoke City Football Club (known as Stoke Football Club until 1925) is a football club from Stoke-on-Trent in England. ...


Quarter-final: Liverpool 3-0 Fulham Fulham Football Club (FFC) are a football team based in Fulham, London. ...


Semi-final 1st leg: Crystal Palace 2-1 Liverpool Crystal Palace Football Club are a professional football team based in South Norwood in south-east London and playing in the Coca-Cola Football League Championship, the second level of English football. ...


Semi-final 2nd leg: Liverpool 5-0 Crystal Palace

Birmingham City

Round 1, First Leg: Southend United 0-5 Birmingham City // Southend United Football Club is an English football team based at Roots Hall Stadium in Prittlewell, in the Borough of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, which plays in the Football League Championship. ...


Round 1, Second Leg: Birmingham City 0-0 Southend United


Round 2, First Leg: Wycombe Wanderers 3-4 Birmingham City Wycombe Wanderers Football Club are an English football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, currently playing in Football League Two. ...


Round 2, Second Leg: Birmingham City 1-0 Wycombe Wanderers


Round 3: Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 Birmingham City Tottenham Hotspur Football Club are an English football club, which play in the FA Premier League. ...


Round 4: Birmingham City 2-1 Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football team based in Newcastle upon Tyne, nicknamed the Magpies, who currently play in the FA Premier League. ...


Quarter-final: Birmingham City 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club (often abbreviated as SWFC), nicknamed The Owls, is one of the oldest football clubs in the English Football League. ...


Semi-final 1st leg: Ipswich Town 1-0 Birmingham City Ipswich Town Football Club is the professional football club of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. ...


Semi-final 2nd leg: Birmingham City 4-1 Ipswich Town



 
 

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