The 2004 Football League Cup Final (known as the Carling Cup final for sponsorship reasons) was played between Bolton Wanderers and Middlesbrough at the Millennium Stadium on 29 February 2004. Middlesbrough won the game 2–1 to clinch their first major trophy. Middlesbrough forward Joseph-Désiré Job put Middlesbrough ahead inside two minutes from a tap-in after a Boudewijn Zenden cross. The goal was the fastest ever scored in a League Cup final, but this record would be broken a year later by Liverpool's John Arne Riise. Five minutes after Job's goal, Middlesbrough won a penalty when Job was tripped in the Bolton box by Emerson Thome. Boudewijn Zenden stepped up to take the spot kick and beat Bolton goalkeeper Jussi Jääskeläinen.[2] Kevin Davies scored for Bolton on 21 minutes when an error by Middlesbrough goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer allowed Davies' shot to squirm inside his near post, but it proved to be a consolation as the match finished 2–1 to Middlesbrough.[3]
Road to Cardiff
Bolton
Round 2[4] |
Bolton Wanderers |
3–1 |
Walsall |
Round 3 |
Bolton Wanderers |
2–0 |
Gillingham |
Round 4 |
Liverpool |
2–3 |
Bolton Wanderers |
Quarter-final |
Bolton Wanderers |
1–0 |
Southampton |
Semi-final (1st leg) |
Bolton Wanderers |
5–2 |
Aston Villa |
Semi-final (2nd leg) |
Aston Villa |
2–0 |
Bolton Wanderers |
(Bolton Wanderers won 5–4 on aggregate) |
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Middlesbrough
Round 2[4] |
Middlesbrough |
1–0 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
Round 3 |
Wigan Athletic |
1–2 |
Middlesbrough |
Round 4 |
Middlesbrough |
0–0 |
Everton |
(Middlesbrough won 5–4 on penalties) |
Quarter-final |
Tottenham Hotspur |
1–1 |
Middlesbrough |
(Middlesbrough won 5–4 on penalties) |
Semi-final (1st leg) |
Arsenal |
0–1 |
Middlesbrough |
Semi-final (2nd leg) |
Middlesbrough |
2–1 |
Arsenal |
(Middlesbrough won 3–1 on aggregate) |
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Match details
Man of the match
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Match rules
- 90 minutes.
- 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
- Penalty shootout if scores still level.
- Five named substitutes.
- Maximum of three substitutions.
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Notes
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FA Cup Finals |
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League Cup Finals |
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Charity Shield |
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Football League play-off Finals |
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Football League Trophy Finals |
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