Auto Windscreens Shield - 1998/99
Participating teams
48: 24 each from the Second and Third Divisions. 24 teams in each
area group.
North: Blackpool, Burnley, Carlisle, Chester, Chesterfield,
Darlington, Halifax, Hartlepool, Hull, Lincoln, Macclesfield, Manchester
City, Mansfield, Notts County, Oldham, Preston, Rochdale, Rotherham,
Scarborough, Scunthorpe, Stoke, Wigan, Wrexham, York.
South: Barnet, Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Bristol Rovers,
Cambridge, Cardiff, Colchester, Exeter, Fulham, Gillingham, Leyton
Orient, Luton, Millwall, Northampton, Peterborough, Plymouth, Reading,
Shrewsbury, Southend, Swansea, Torquay, Walsall, Wycombe.
Format
First round: 8 single-game ties in each area, with 8 teams
receiving byes to the second round. Winners advance to the second round.
Second round: 8 single-game ties in each area. Winners advance to
the area quarter-finals.
Area quarter-finals: 4 single-game ties in each area. Winners
advance to the area semi-finals.
Area semi-finals: 2 single-game ties in each area. Winners
advance to the area finals.
Area finals: 1 two-legged tie in each area. Winners advance to
the national final.
Final: a single game, played at Wembley.
First round
North
Byes: Carlisle, Chesterfield, Halifax, Lincoln, Rochdale,
Scarborough, Scunthorpe, York.
| 8 Dec |
Blackpool |
0 |
- |
2 |
Stoke |
|
|
Burnley |
0 |
- |
1 |
Preston |
|
|
Chester |
1 |
- |
2 |
Hartlepool |
(aet) |
|
Macclesfield |
0 |
- |
1 |
Wrexham |
|
|
Manchester City |
1 |
- |
2 |
Mansfield |
|
|
Oldham |
0 |
- |
1 |
Darlington |
(aet) |
|
Rotherham |
0 |
- |
3 |
Wigan |
|
| 22 Dec |
Notts County |
0 |
- |
1 |
Hull |
South
Byes: Brighton, Cambridge, Exeter, Fulham, Luton, Northampton,
Southend, Torquay.
| 5 Dec |
Colchester |
1 |
- |
5 |
Gillingham |
|
| 8 Dec |
Bournemouth |
2 |
- |
0 |
Reading |
|
|
Brentford |
2 |
- |
0 |
Plymouth |
|
|
Peterborough |
3 |
- |
0 |
Leyton Orient |
|
|
Shrewsbury |
0 |
- |
1 |
Wycombe |
(aet) |
|
Swansea |
4 |
- |
1 |
Barnet |
|
|
Walsall |
2 |
- |
2 |
Bristol Rovers |
(aet) |
|
(Walsall won on penalties) |
| 9 Dec |
Millwall |
2 |
- |
0 |
Cardiff |
Second round
North
| 5 Jan |
Halifax |
4 |
- |
2 |
York |
|
|
Hull |
1 |
- |
2 |
Wrexham |
|
|
Lincoln |
1 |
- |
0 |
Mansfield |
|
| 12 Jan |
Darlington |
0 |
- |
2 |
Chesterfield |
|
|
(Played at Chesterfield) |
|
Scunthorpe |
0 |
- |
0 |
Carlisle |
|
|
(Abandoned after 45 minutes) |
| 19 Jan |
Hartlepool |
2 |
- |
2 |
Preston |
(aet) |
|
(Hartlepool won on penalties) |
|
Scunthorpe |
1 |
- |
1 |
Carlisle |
(aet) |
|
(Carlisle won on penalties) |
|
Wigan |
3 |
- |
0 |
Scarborough |
|
| 2 Feb |
Rochdale |
2 |
- |
1 |
Stoke |
|
|
(Played at Stoke) |
South
| 5 Jan |
Bournemouth |
5 |
- |
1 |
Peterborough |
|
|
Brighton |
1 |
- |
5 |
Millwall |
|
|
Cambridge |
3 |
- |
2 |
Northampton |
|
|
Exeter |
3 |
- |
1 |
Southend |
|
|
Luton |
0 |
- |
3 |
Walsall |
|
|
Swansea |
0 |
- |
1 |
Gillingham |
|
|
Torquay |
2 |
- |
1 |
Fulham |
(aet) |
|
Wycombe |
1 |
- |
4 |
Brentford |
Area quarter-finals
North
| 19 Jan |
Wrexham |
3 |
- |
2 |
Chesterfield |
|
| 26 Jan |
Carlisle |
0 |
- |
3 |
Wigan |
|
|
Hartlepool |
0 |
- |
3 |
Lincoln |
|
| 23 Feb |
Rochdale |
2 |
- |
1 |
Halifax |
(aet) |
|
(Played at Halifax) |
South
| 19 Jan |
Brentford |
0 |
- |
0 |
Walsall |
(aet) |
|
(Walsall won on penalties) |
|
Cambridge |
1 |
- |
1 |
Exeter |
(aet) |
|
(Cambridge won on penalties) |
| 23 Jan |
Torquay |
0 |
- |
1 |
Gillingham |
|
| 2 Feb |
Bournemouth |
1 |
- |
1 |
Millwall |
(aet) |
|
(Millwall won on penalties) |
Area semi-finals
North
| 16 Feb |
Lincoln |
1 |
- |
2 |
Wrexham |
(aet) |
| 8 Mar |
Rochdale |
0 |
- |
2 |
Wigan |
South
| 16 Feb |
Millwall |
1 |
- |
0 |
Gillingham |
(aet) |
|
Walsall |
1 |
- |
1 |
Cambridge |
(aet) |
|
(Walsall won on penalties) |
Area finals
North
| 16 Mar |
Wigan |
2 |
- |
0 |
Wrexham |
|
| 23 Mar |
Wrexham |
2 |
- |
3 |
Wigan |
|
|
(Wigan won 5-2 on aggregate) |
South
| 9 Mar |
Millwall |
1 |
- |
0 |
Walsall |
|
| 16 Mar |
Walsall |
1 |
- |
1 |
Millwall |
|
|
(Millwall won 2-1 on aggregate) |
Final
Sunday 18th April 1999, at Wembley
| Wigan Athletic |
1 |
- |
0 |
Millwall |
|