1998–99 Bob Lord Challenge Trophy

The 1998–99 Bob Lord Challenge Trophy, known as the Endsleigh Brokers Challenge Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was a football tournament for clubs competing in that season's Football Conference. Doncaster Rovers beat Farnborough Town 4–0 in the final, played over two legs.

1998–99 Bob Lord Challenge Trophy

Tournament details
Country	England
Defending champions	Morecambe
Final positions
Champions	Doncaster Rovers (1st title)
Runner-up	Farnborough Town

Results

First round

Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance
Kettering Town	0-3	Hayes	651
Barrow	2-1	Leek Town	891
Dover Athletic	2-3	Stevenage Borough	605

Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance
Farnborough Town	4-2	Kingstonian	540
Forest Green Rovers	2-4	Kidderminster Harriers	446
Southport	2-1	Telford United	634

Second round

Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance
Hayes	3-2	Welling United	227
Morecambe	2-0	Barrow	567
Stevenage Borough	0-1	Cheltenham Town	604
Doncaster Rovers	2-0	Southport	947

Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance
Hednesford Town	1–3	Northwich Victoria	318
Farnborough Town	3-1	Rushden & Diamonds	313
Kidderminster Harriers	1–2	Hereford United	645
Woking	3-0	Yeovil Town	580

Quarter-finals

Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance
Cheltenham Town	2-1	Hayes	469
Doncaster Rovers	3-2	Northwich Victoria	1877

Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance
Farnborough Town	4-3	Woking	592
Hereford United	3-2	Morecambe	567

Semi-finals

Played over two legs although only one leg of the Farnborough v Cheltenham tie was played.

Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance
Farnborough Town	2-0	Cheltenham Town	260

Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance
Doncaster Rovers	1-2 3-0	Morecambe	1302 3297

Final

Played over two legs

Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance
Farnborough Town	0-1	Doncaster Rovers	643

Home team	Score	Away team	Attendance
Doncaster Rovers	3-0	Farnborough Town	7160

References

• The Official Football Association Non League Club Directory 2000 ISBN 1-869833-44-9