1997 Football League Cup Final


The 1997 Football League 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 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 16 April 1997 with another extra-time goal, this time from Steve Claridge.
This was the last year that the Football League Cup Final was decided by a replay.

Road to Wembley

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

Match details

Replay