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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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