5 ...legendary League Cup finals; Numbers Game.Byline: LUKE HAMER MANCHESTER UNITED take on Wigan Wigan (wĭg`ən), city (1991 pop. 88,725) and metropolitan district, N England, located in the Manchester metropolitan area on the Douglas River. in the Carling car·ling n. One of the short timbers running fore and aft that connect the transverse beams supporting the deck of a ship. [Middle English, from Old French calingue and from Old Norse Cup final at the Millennium Stadium UEFA 5-star rated football stadia • • [ tomorrow. Here, we look at some memorable League Cup finals. 1967 QPR QPR Queens Park Rangers (football club) QPR Quarterly Progress Report QPR Quadrature Partial Response QPR Quarterly Performance Review QPR Question, Persuade, Refer (suicide prevention program) West Brom WEST BROM took a 2-0 lead into half time against the Third Division club thanks to two goals from ex-Rangers player Clive Clark. Roger Morgan pulled one back before Rodney Marsh ran through Albion's defence to level and Mark Lazarus completed the comeback to give the R's the Cup. 1969 Swindon Arsenal FLU ravaged the Arsenal camp and incessant rain turned Wembley into a bog to help Third Division Swindon take the lead before half time with Roger Smart. With five minutes left, Coventryborn Bobby Gould equalised for the top flight club but in extra time Don Rogers netted twice for a remarkable victory for the Robins. 1988 Luton Arsenal THE David v Goliath clash looked a formality when the Champions went 2- 1 up with Martin Hayes and Alan Smith both claiming goals after Luton's Brian Stein opened the scoring. Andy Dibble saved a Nigel Winterburn penalty and minutes later Danny Wilson levelled before Stein sealed it in injury-time. 1993 Arsenal Sheff Wed JOHN HARKES had put Sheffield in front before a Paul Merson goal equalised for Arsenal before the real drama kicked off. Steve Morrow scored his first goal for The Gooners to win the cup but after the final whistle he was rushed to hospital with a broken arm after Tony Adams dropped him while celebrating. 2001 Liverpool Birmingham (Liverpool won 5-4 on pens) THE first final in Cardiff saw Robbie Fowler score on the half-hour mark to give Liverpool the lead but Darren Purse's penalty in injury time gave Birmingham the lifeline they deserved to take the game to extra time. But Blues ended up heartbroken in the first ever penalty shoot out in a cup final when Andrew Johnson missed the crucial spot kick. CAPTION(S): OUCH ... Steve Morrow's crash landing |
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