Darlington v Sheffield United, 20 August 2001
| Score | 1-0 to Sheffield United |
| Referee | Phil Richards |
| Competition | League Cup 1st round |
| Venue | Feethams Ground, Darlington |
| Attendance | 3,983 |
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Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Andy Collett
Defender
Simon Betts
Defender
David Brightwell
Defender/Centre back
Craig Liddle
Defender/Midfielder
Steve Harper
Midfielder
Mark Convery
Midfielder
Mark Ford
Midfielder
Richard Hodgson
Midfielder
Neil Maddison
Forward
Barry Conlon
Forward
Danny Mellanby
Substitutions:
| Adam Marsh for Danny Mellanby | 76 |
| Kirk Jackson for Mark Ford | 90 |
Cards:
| Steve Harper | 56 | Y |
| Craig Liddle | 66 | Y |
Goals:
| Laurent D'Jaffo | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Simon Tracey
Goalkeeper
Terry Phelan
Defender
Shaun Murphy
Defender/Centre back
Phil Jagielka
Defender/Midfielder
Rob Kozluk
Defender/Midfielder
Georges Santos
Defender/Midfielder
Michael Brown
Midfielder
Paul Devlin
Midfielder
Bobby Ford
Midfielder
Carl Asaba
Forward
Paul Peschisolido
Forward
Substitutions:
| Laurent D'Jaffo for Carl Asaba | 62 |
| Peter Ndlovu for Paul Peschisolido | 77 |
Cards:
| Shaun Murphy | 55 | Y |
| Terry Phelan | 58 | Y |
| Georges Santos | 72 | Y |