2000–01 Football League Cup

The 70 First, Second and Third Division clubs compete from the first round. Each section is divided equally into a pot of seeded clubs and a pot of unseeded clubs. Clubs' rankings depend upon their finishing position in the 1999–2000 season. Therefore, the 20th place from the Premier League in 2000, Watford was the top seed, and the club newly promoted to the Third Division, Kidderminster Harriers, were bottom seeds. The first legs took place on 22 and 23 August and the second legs on 5 and 6 September. ==Second round==

The 35 winners from the first round joined the Premier League clubs not participating in European competition along with Wimbledon and Sheffield Wednesday, the top two relegated teams from Premier League the last season. The ties were played over two legs, with the first legs from 19 to 20 September and the second legs on 26 and 27 September. Two second leg matches were played on 2 October. ==Third round==

The 25 winners from the second round joined the Premier League clubs participating in European competition in round three. Matches were played on 31 October and 1 November. ==Fourth round==

The eight matches were played on 28 and 29 November. {{footballbox {{footballbox {{footballbox {{footballbox {{footballbox {{footballbox (a.e.t.) 6 – 5p {{footballbox {{footballbox (a.e.t.) ==Quarter-finals==

The four matches were played on 12, 13 and 19 December. {{footballbox {{footballbox (a.e.t.) {{footballbox {{footballbox ==Semi-finals==

The semi-final draw was made in December 2000 after the conclusion of the quarter finals. Unlike the other rounds, the semi-final ties were played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The first legs were played on 9 and 10 January and the second legs on 24 and 31 January 2001. First leg Second leg Liverpool win 6–2 on aggregate. Birmingham City win 4–2 on aggregate ==Final==

The 2001 Worthington Cup Final was played on 25 February 2001 and was contested between First Division side Birmingham City and Premier League team Liverpool at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. Liverpool won the game 5–4 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time. {{footballbox Liverpool win 5–4 penalties ==References==