2000 Football League Cup Final
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| Event | 1999–2000 Football League Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 27 February 2000 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Matt Elliott (Leicester City) | ||||||
| Referee | Alan Wilkie (Durham) | ||||||
| Attendance | 74,313 | ||||||
The 2000 Football League Cup Final was played between Leicester City, in their third final appearance in four years, and First Division side Tranmere Rovers at the Wembley Stadium on 27 February 2000. Leicester became the last team to win the League Cup at the original Wembley Stadium.
Round 2, 1st leg: Crystal Palace 3–3 Leicester City
Round 2, 2nd leg: Leicester City 4–2 Crystal Palace
Round 3: Leicester City 2–0 Grimsby Town
Round 4: Leicester City 0–0 Leeds United (Leicester won 4–2 on penalties)
Quarter-final: Leicester City 3–3 Fulham (Leicester won 3–0 on penalties)
Semi-final, 1st leg: Aston Villa 0–0 Leicester City
Semi-final, 2nd leg: Leicester City 1–0 Aston Villa
Round 1, 1st leg: Blackpool 2–1 Tranmere Rovers
Round 1, 2nd leg: Tranmere Rovers 3–1 Blackpool
Round 2, 1st leg: Tranmere Rovers 5–1 Coventry City
Round 2, 2nd leg: Coventry City 3–1 Tranmere Rovers
Round 3: Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Oxford United
Round 4: Tranmere Rovers 4–0 Barnsley
Quarter-final: Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Middlesbrough
Semi-final, 1st leg: Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Tranmere Rovers
Semi-final, 2nd leg: Tranmere Rovers 3–0 Bolton Wanderers
Scott Taylor's successful tackle on Robbie Savage forced the ball out for a corner, and Matt Elliott headed home Leicester's first goal courtesy of a Steve Guppy cross.
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