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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, Manchester United 3
Arsenal, Manchester City, 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)

2009

Manchester United

0

Tottenham Hotspur

0

Manchester United win 4-1 on penalties

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