The tournament was won by Blackburn Rovers, who beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 in the final, thanks to single strikes from Matt Jansen and Andy Cole, sandwiched by an equaliser from Christian Ziege.
[1] Blackburn had only just returned to the Premier League at the beginning of the season after relegation several years earlier.
The 70 First, Second and Third Division clubs compete from the First Round, except Manchester City and Coventry.
The 35 winners from the First Round joined the 13 Premier League, clubs not participating in European competition in the Second Round, plus Manchester City and Coventry (who received byes for their league position the previous season).
Tottenham Hotspur won 6–3 on aggregate The 2002 Worthington Cup Final was played on 24 February 2002 and was contested between Premier League teams Tottenham Hotspur and Blackburn Rovers at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.