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2004 - Year In Which Steve McClaren Lifted The League Cup With Middlesbrough

Steve McClaren has had success in this competition before, and he will look to replicate that with Newcastle United this season. In 2003-04, Middlesbrough lifted the Carling Cup, as it was then called, after beating Bolton Wanderers 2-1 in the final at the Millennium Stadium. Having disposed of Brighton & Hove Albion, Wigan Athletic, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur and then Arsenal on their way to the final, a goal from Joseph-Desire Job and a penalty from Boudewijn Zenden (which both came in the opening seven minutes) handed the Boro the victory. It is McClaren's only piece of domestic silverware in England to date.