1998–99 Football League Trophy
Auto Windscreens Shields
Tournament details
Country England
 Wales
Teams48
Final positions
ChampionsWigan Athletic
Runner-upMillwall
Tournament statistics
Matches played49

The Football League Trophy 1998–99, known as the Auto Windscreens Shield 1998–99 for sponsorship reasons, was the 16th staging of the Football League Trophy, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in Second and Third Division. The winners were Wigan Athletic who beat Millwall 1–0 in the final.

The competition began on 5 December 1998 and ended with the final on 18 April 1999 at the Wembley Stadium.

In the first round, there were two sections: North and South. In the following rounds each section gradually eliminates teams in knock-out fashion until each has a winning finalist. At this point, the two winning finalists face each other in the combined final to determine the winners of the Football League Trophy.

First round

Carlisle United, Chesterfield, Halifax Town, Lincoln City, Rochdale, Scarborough, Scunthorpe United and York City from the North section all received byes.

Brighton & Hove Albion, Cambridge United, Exeter City, Fulham, Luton Town, Northampton Town, Southend United and Torquay United from the South section all received byes.

Second round

Quarter-finals

Area semi-finals

Area finals

Northern Area final

Wigan Athletic2–0Wrexham
Sharp 59'
Barlow 71'
Attendance: 4,938
Wrexham2–3Wigan Athletic
Brammer 37'
Edwards 59'
Ridler Red card		 Haworth 2' 52'
O'Neill 88'
Attendance: 4,941

Wigan Athletic beat Wrexham 5–2 on aggregate.

Southern Area final

Millwall1–0Walsall
Cahill 4'
The Den, London
Walsall1–1Millwall
Eyjólfsson 88' Sadlier 37'
Bescot Stadium, West Midlands
Attendance: 9,158

Millwall beat Walsall 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

Millwall0–1Wigan Athletic
Report Rogers 90+3'
Wembley, London
Attendance: 55,349
Referee: C.R.Wilkes
Millwall
Wigan Athletic
MILLWALL:
GKBen Roberts
DFGerard LavinYellow card
DFJamie Stuart
DFStuart Nethercott
DFJoe Dolan
MFTim Cahill
MFPaul Ifill
MFRicky NewmanYellow card
MFSteven Reid
FWNeil Harris
FWRichard Sadlier
Substitutes:
MFPaul Shaw
MFBobby Bowry
MFMarc Bircham
Manager:
Keith Stevens
WIGAN ATHLETIC:
GKRoy Carroll
DFCarl Bradshaw (c)Yellow card
DFPat McGibbonYellow card
DFStuart Balmer
DFKevin Sharp
MFColin Greenall
MFPaul Rogers
MFMichael O'NeillYellow card
FWAndy Liddell
FWSimon Haworth
FWStuart Barlowdownward-facing red arrow 88'
Substitute:
DFScott Green
MFDavid Leeupward-facing green arrow 88'
FWGraeme Jones
Manager:
Ray Mathias

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.
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