Biography, especially the biography of the great and good, who have risen by their own exertions from poverty and obscurity to eminence and usefulness, is an inspiring and ennobling study. Its direct tendency is to reproduce the excellence it records.
Horace Mann
The great lesson of biography is to show what man can be and do at his best. A noble life put fairly on record acts like an inspiration to others.
Samuel Smiles
To be ignorant of the lives of the most celebrated men of antiquity is to continue in a state of childhood all our days.
Plutarch
The
2000 Worthington Cup Final was played between
Leicester CityLeicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
, in their third final appearance in four years, and First Division side
Tranmere RoversTranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...
at Wembley on 27 February 2000. Leicester became the last team to win the League Cup at the old Wembley stadium.
Match summary
Scott Taylor's successful tackle on
Robbie SavageRobert William "Robbie" Savage is a football pundit and former Welsh professional footballer who played predominantly as a midfielder. During his career he captained Derby County, and also played for the Welsh national team. He now presents 606 on BBC Radio Five Live on Sunday evenings alongside...
forced the ball out for a corner, and Matt Elliott headed home Leicester's first goal courtesy of a
Steve GuppyStephen Andrew "Steve" Guppy is a retired English international football winger, who now works as assistant coach at Colorado Rapids....
cross.
Leicester came close to scoring a second goal in the 60th minute when
Emile HeskeyEmile William Ivanhoe Heskey is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a striker.Born in Leicester, Heskey started his career with hometown club Leicester City after progressing through their youth system, making his first team debut in 1995...
passed the ball to an unmarked Muzzy Izzet in the penalty box, who hesitated and his shot flew wide of the goal.
Referee
Alan WilkieAlan B. Wilkie is an English former football referee, who officiated in the Football League and the Premier League, and for UEFA. He was born in Denton Burn, Newcastle upon Tyne, but now lives in Chester-le-Street, County Durham...
later suffered an injury in the right leg in the 62nd minute, and was stretchered off. Phil Richards, the fourth official, was brought on to replace him.
Clint HillClinton J. Hill is a former United States Secret Service agent who was in the presidential motorcade during the assassination of John F. Kennedy. After Kennedy was shot, Hill ran from the car immediately behind the presidential limousine and leapt onto the back of it, holding on while the car...
picked up his second booking and was sent off after a foul on Heskey in the 63rd minute. Several Tranmere players protested but the decision stood.
Tranmere, down to 10 men, rallied and their persitence paid off when they equalised in the 77th minute when a fine header found its way to an unmarked
David KellyDavid Thomas Kelly is a retired footballer and former assistant manager of Nottingham Forest. As a child, Kelly suffered from Perthes Disease, but recovered to forge a long and successful career in professional football.-Playing career:Kelly turned out for Walsall, West Ham United, Leicester City,...
who, after narrowly escaping Matt Elliott's attempted tackle, clipped the ball past goalkeeper
Tim FlowersTimothy David "Tim" Flowers is an English former football goalkeeper and the former manager of Conference North team Stafford Rangers.-Club career:...
. Yet, just 3 minutes later, Elliott scored another towering header from another Guppy corner kick, and the League Cup went to Leicester.
Match details
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 Tim FlowersTimothy David "Tim" Flowers is an English former football goalkeeper and the former manager of Conference North team Stafford Rangers.-Club career:...
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 Frank SinclairFrank Mohammed Sinclair is an English-born Jamaican footballer who plays for Hendon in the Isthmian League Premier Division.-Chelsea:...
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 Matt ElliottMatthew Stephen "Matt" Elliott is a former professional footballer, most notably as a defender for Leicester City. Although born in England, he was never selected to play for them on an international level; he instead played for Scotland, for whom he was eligible due to his Scottish...
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 Gerry TaggartGerald "Gerry" Taggart is a former professional footballer. On 10 June 2010, he was announced as the new assistant manager at Oldham Athletic.-Manchester City:...
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Steve Guppy Stephen Andrew "Steve" Guppy is a retired English international football winger, who now works as assistant coach at Colorado Rapids....
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 Muzzy Izzet |
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 Robbie SavageRobert William "Robbie" Savage is a football pundit and former Welsh professional footballer who played predominantly as a midfielder. During his career he captained Derby County, and also played for the Welsh national team. He now presents 606 on BBC Radio Five Live on Sunday evenings alongside...
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7 |
Neil LennonNeil Francis Lennon is a former footballer from Northern Ireland. He is the current manager and former captain of Celtic....
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29 |
Stefan Oakes Stefan Trevor Oakes is an English footballer, who most recently played for Tamworth in Conference National.Oakes' brother Scott was also a professional footballer. Their father Trevor Oakes was a guitarist in the band Showaddywaddy....
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Emile HeskeyEmile William Ivanhoe Heskey is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a striker.Born in Leicester, Heskey started his career with hometown club Leicester City after progressing through their youth system, making his first team debut in 1995...
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Tony Cottee Anthony Richard "Tony" Cottee is a former football player who now works as a television football commentator...
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 Pegguy ArphexadPegguy Arphexad is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. An excellent shot stopper, he gained a reputation as a spot kick saving expert.-Club career:...
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15 |
Phil GilchristPhilip Alexander "Phil" Gilchrist is an English footballer and was manager at Woking. He plays as a defender. He currently plays for Quorn in the Northern Premier League Division One South.-Career:...
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37 |
 Theodoros Zagorakis-Kavala:Zagorakis was a defensive midfielder who usually operated on the right hand side of midfield. He started his career with Kavala, the club that also produced Zisis Vryzas, with whom he became close friends...
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24 |
Andy Impey Andy Impey is an English former footballer, who played as either as a full-back or as a winger.Impey signed for QPR in 1990, making his debut against Norwich in October 1991. For 6 years he played either in defence or on the wing, alongside players such as Les Ferdinand and Trevor Sinclair...
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Ian Marshall Ian Paul Marshall is a former professional footballer.-Career:Marshall made his name playing as a defender and striker for Oldham Athletic but started his career as an apprentice with hometown club Everton...
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| Martin O'Neill Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill, OBE, is a Northern Irish football manager and former player.Until resigning the post on 9 August 2010, he was manager of Aston Villa. Starting his career in his native Northern Ireland, O'Neill moved to England where he spent most of his playing career with Nottingham...
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13 |
 Joe Murphy |
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30 |
Reuben Hazell Reuben Daniel Hazell is an English football defender currently playing for Shrewsbury Town.He has previously played for Tranmere Rovers, Torquay United, Kidderminster Harriers and Chesterfield, where he scored once against Swansea City...
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5 |
Dave ChallinorDavid Paul "Dave" Challinor is an English former footballer who is currently the manager of AFC Fylde. He played in the Football League as a professional from 1994 until 2008 with Tranmere Rovers, Stockport County and Bury....
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6 |
Clint Hill Clinton Scott "Clint" Hill is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers in the Premier League. His preferred position is at centre-back, although he can also play at left-back as well.-Tranmere Rovers:...
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33 |
Gareth Roberts Gareth Wyn Roberts is a Welsh international footballer who plays for Derby County, where he plays as a left-back...
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14 |
Andy Parkinson Andrew John "Andy" Parkinson is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward, attacking midfielder and a winger and is signed to Aberystwyth Town in the Welsh Premier League....
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Gary Jones |
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11 |
Nick Henry Nick Henry is a retired English footballer. He played as a midfielder, and spent most of his career at Oldham Athletic.- Oldham Athletic :...
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Alan Mahon Alan Joseph Mahon is an Irish footballer who plays a midfielder and has been capped by the Republic of Ireland.-Early career: Tranmere Rovers and Sporting Clube de Portugal:...
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9 |
David Kelly David Thomas Kelly is a retired footballer and former assistant manager of Nottingham Forest. As a child, Kelly suffered from Perthes Disease, but recovered to forge a long and successful career in professional football.-Playing career:Kelly turned out for Walsall, West Ham United, Leicester City,...
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10 |
Scott Taylor Scott James Taylor is an English professional footballer currently playing for Staines Town.-Playing career:Taylor started his professional career at Millwall where he played 28 games before being signed by Bolton for £150,000 in March 1996...
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 John AchterbergJohn Achterberg is a retired Dutch footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for NAC Breda, FC Eindhoven and Tranmere Rovers. He is now the goalkeeping coach for Liverpool....
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Steve Yates |
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Andy Thompson |
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16 |
Alan Morgan Alan Morgan is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales under-21 international. He is the current manager of Welsh Premier League side Aberystwyth Town.-Playing career:...
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Michael BlackMichael Black is an English footballer, who played as a midfielder or striker.-Career:Black started his career at Arsenal, joining as a trainee in 1993, later to be joined by his brother Tommy. He won the 1994 FA Youth Cup with Arsenal and made a single appearance for the first team in a UEFA...
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John AldridgeJohn William Aldridge is a former Republic of Ireland international footballer and football manager...
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Leicester City
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Round 2, 1st leg: Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
3–3 Leicester City
Round 2, 2nd leg: Leicester City 4–2 Crystal Palace
Round 3: Leicester City 2–0
Grimsby TownGrimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
Round 4: Leicester City 0–0
Leeds UnitedLeeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...
(Leicester won 4–2 on penalties)
Quarter-final: Leicester City 3–3
FulhamFulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
(Leicester won 3–0 on penalties)
Semi-final, 1st leg: Aston VillaAston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
0–0 Leicester City
Semi-final, 2nd leg: Leicester City 1–0 Aston Villa
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Tranmere Rovers
Round 1, 1st leg: BlackpoolBlackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
2–1 Tranmere Rovers
Round 1, 2nd leg: Tranmere Rovers 3–1 Blackpool
Round 2, 1st leg: Tranmere Rovers 5–1
Coventry CityCoventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
Round 2, 2nd leg: Coventry City 3–1 Tranmere Rovers
Round 3: Tranmere Rovers 2–0
Oxford UnitedOxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The...
Round 4: Tranmere Rovers 4–0
BarnsleyBarnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
Quarter-final: Tranmere Rovers 2–1
MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
Semi-final, 1st leg: Bolton WanderersBolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
0–1 Tranmere Rovers
Semi-final, 2nd leg: Tranmere Rovers 3–0 Bolton Wanderers
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