The League Cup
The League Cup is a knock out cup competition for the 92 league clubs in England. It carries less prestige than the FA Cup, and is seen by some of the big clubs as an opportunity to give reserve and youth team players first team experience. It does however offer the winner a route into Europe, via a UEFA Cup slot. Since 1982, the League Cup has been named after its sponsor, leading it to be refered to by the following names; · Milk Cup (1981–82 to 1985–86) · Littlewoods Cup (1986–87 to 1989–90) · Rumbelows Cup (1990–91 and 1991–92) · Coca-Cola Cup (1992–93 to 1997–98) · Worthington Cup (1998–99 to 2002–03) · Carling Cup (2003–04 to present) The competition was introduced in the 1960-61 season as a mid-week floodlit tournament. In the early years, many of the top teams declined to take part, and were only persuaded when UEFA Cup qualification was offered to the winners, and the final was switched from a two-legged home and away affair to a Wembley showpiece. Because the top teams often field weakened sides in the competition, giantkillings cause less of a stir than in the FA Cup. There have however been some notable upsets such as, Fourth Division, Chester beating League champions Leeds United 3-0 in 1974-75, and Swindon Town beating Arsenal 3-1 in the 1967 final.
League Cup Winners
Liverpool
| Liverpool |
7 |
| Aston Villa |
5 |
| Chelsea,
Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur |
4 |
| Leicester
City |
3 |
| Arsenal,
Manchester City, Manchester United, Norwich City, Wolverhampton Wanderers |
2 |
| Birmingham
City, Blackburn Rovers, Leeds United, Luton Town, Middlesbrough, Oxford
United, Queens Park Rangers, Sheffield Wednesday, Stoke City, Swindon
Town, West Bromwich Albion |
1 |
League Cup Finals
Final over two legs
| * Early finals were played on a home and away basis |
| 1961(1) |
Rotherham |
2 |
Aston
Villa |
0 |
| 1961(2) |
Aston
Villa |
3 |
Rotherham
United |
0(aet) |
|
Aston Villa win 3-2 on aggregate |
|
| 1962(1) |
Rochdale |
0 |
Norwich
City |
3 |
| 1962(2) |
Norwich
City |
1 |
Rochdale |
0 |
|
Norwich City win 4-0 on aggregate |
|
| 1963(1) |
Birmingham
City |
3 |
Aston
Villa |
1 |
| 1963(2) |
Aston
Villa |
0 |
Aston
Villa |
0 |
|
Birmingham City win 3-1 on aggregate |
|
| 1964(1) |
Stoke
City |
1 |
Leicester
City |
1 |
| 1964(2) |
Leicester
City |
3 |
Stoke
City |
2 |
|
Leicester City win 4-3 on aggregate |
|
| 1965(1) |
Chelsea |
3 |
Leicester
City |
2 |
| 1965(2) |
Leicester
City |
0 |
Chelsea |
0 |
|
Chelsea
win 3-2 on aggregate |
|
| 1966(1) |
West
Ham United |
2 |
West
Bromwich Albion |
1 |
| 1966(2) |
West
Bromwich Albion |
4 |
West
Ham United |
1 |
|
West
Bromwich Albion win 5-3 on aggregate |
|
| * From 1967 the final was played as a single match |
| 1967 |
Queens
Park Rangers |
3 |
West
Bromwich Albion |
2 |
| 1968 |
Leeds
United |
1 |
Arsenal |
0 |
| 1969 |
Swindon
Town |
3 |
Arsenal |
1(aet) |
| 1970 |
Manchester
City |
2 |
West
Bromwich Albion |
1(aet) |
| 1971 |
Tottenham
Hotspur |
2 |
Aston
Villa |
0 |
| 1972 |
Stoke
City |
2 |
Chelsea |
1 |
| 1973 |
Tottenham
Hotspur |
1 |
Norwich
City |
0 |
| 1974 |
Wolverhampton
W |
2 |
Manchester
City |
1 |
| 1975 |
Aston
Villa |
1 |
Norwich
City |
0 |
| 1976 |
Manchester
City |
2 |
Newcastle
United |
1 |
| 1977 |
Aston
Villa |
0 |
Everton |
0(aet) |
| replay 1 |
Aston
Villa |
1 |
Everton |
1(aet) |
| replay 2 |
Aston
Villa |
3 |
Everton |
2(aet) |
| 1978 |
Nottingham
Forest |
0 |
Liverpool |
0(aet) |
| replay |
Nottingham
Forest |
1 |
Liverpool |
0 |
| 1979 |
Nottingham
Forest |
3 |
Southampton |
2 |
| 1980 |
Wolverhampton
W |
1 |
Nottingham
Forest |
0 |
| 1981 |
Liverpool |
1 |
West
Ham United |
1 |
| replay |
Liverpool |
2 |
West
Ham United |
1(aet) |
| 1982 |
Liverpool |
3 |
Tottenham
Hotspur |
1(aet) |
| 1983 |
Liverpool |
2 |
Manchester
United |
1(aet) |
| 1984 |
Liverpool |
0 |
Everton |
0(aet) |
| replay |
Liverpool |
1 |
Everton |
0(aet) |
| 1985 |
Norwich
City |
1 |
Sunderland |
0 |
| 1986 |
Oxford
United |
3 |
Queens
Park Rangers |
0 |
| 1987 |
Arsenal |
1 |
Liverpool |
1 |
| 1988 |
Luton
Town |
3 |
Arsenal |
2 |
| 1989 |
Nottingham
Forest |
3 |
Luton
Town |
1 |
| 1990 |
Nottingham
Forest |
1 |
Oldham
Athletic |
0 |
| 1991 |
Sheffield
Wednesday |
1 |
Manchester
United |
0 |
| 1992 |
Manchester
United |
1 |
Nottingham
Forest |
0 |
| 1993 |
Arsenal |
2 |
Sheffield
Wednesday |
1 |
| 1994 |
Aston
Villa |
3 |
Manchester
United |
1 |
| 1995 |
Liverpool |
2 |
Bolton
Wanderers |
1 |
| 1996 |
Aston
Villa |
3 |
Leeds
United |
0 |
| 1997 |
Leicester
City |
1 |
Middlesbrough |
1(aet) |
| replay |
Leicester
City |
1 |
Middlesbrough |
0(aet) |
| 1998 |
Chelsea |
2 |
Middlesbrough |
0(aet) |
| 1999 |
Tottenham
Hotspur |
1 |
Leicester
City |
0 |
| 2000 |
Leicester
City |
2 |
Tranmere
Rovers |
1 |
| 2001 |
Liverpool |
1
|
Birmingham
City |
1(aet) |
|
Liverpool win 5-4 on penalties |
|
| 2002 |
Blackburn
Rovers |
2 |
Tottenham
Hotspur |
1 |
| 2003 |
Liverpool |
2 |
Manchester
United |
0 |
| 2004 |
Middlesbrough |
2 |
Bolton
Wanderers |
1 |
| 2005 |
Chelsea |
3 |
Liverpool |
2(aet) |
| 2006 |
Manchester
United |
4 |
Wigan
Athletic |
0 |
| 2007 |
Chelsea |
2 |
Arsenal |
1 |
| 2008 |
Tottenham
Hotspur |
2 |
Chelsea |
1(aet) |
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