Town Drawn at Anfield in the Worthington Cup

By: Rob Sedgwick
Date: 16/09/2001

GRIMSBY TOWN have drawn Liverpool at Anfield in the Worthington Cup 3rd Round. The teams last met in the same competition in 1997, also at Anfield, when a certain Michael Owen scored a hattrick against the Mariners as the Reds won 3-0.

The full draw is as follows:

West Brom v Charlton
Bolton v Nottm Forest
Coventry v Chelsea
Gillingham v Southampton
Sheff Wed v Crystal Palace
Fulham v Derby
Watford v Bradford
Blackburn v Middlesbrough
Liverpool v Grimsby
Aston Villa v Reading
Leicester v Leeds
Crewe v Ipswich
Barnsley v Newcastle
Arsenal v Man Utd
Man City v Birmingham
Tranmere v Tottenham

Ties to be played week commencing October 8

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