1993–94 Football League Cup

December 2014 December 2022 Football League Cup 1993–94 League Cup, The Coca-Cola Cup Ray Houghton, Steve Staunton Coca-Cola Cup 1995 (cropped).jpg The Coca-Cola Cup EnglandWales 92 Aston Villa 4 Manchester United John Aldridge(7 goals) 1992–93 1994–95 thumb|Ray Houghton (far left) and Steve Staunton (far right) of Aston Villa pose with fans and the League Cup trophy in 1994. The 1993–94 Football League Cup (known as the Coca-Cola Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 34th Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. Aston Villa won the competition, beating Manchester United 3–1 in the final. As they would later win the Premier League and the FA Cup, this loss prevented them to be the first English side to win a domestic treble, something ultimately achieved by their cross-city rivals Manchester City in the 2018–19 season. First round A total of 56 of the First, Second and Third Division clubs compete from the First Round. 22 teams from the Third Division, 24 teams from the Second Division, and 10 teams from the First Division (the 7 teams that placed 15th-21st in Division One from the previous season plus the 3 promoted sides from Division Two from the previous season). Each section is divided equally into a pot of seeded clubs and a pot of unseeded clubs. Clubs' rankings depend upon their finishing position in the 1992–93 season. First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Birmingham City 3–0 Plymouth Argyle 17-08-1993 Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Bury 17-08-1993 Bournemouth 3–1 Cardiff City 17-08-1993 Brentford 2–2 Watford 17-08-1993 Bristol Rovers 1–4 West Bromwich Albion 18-08-1993 Cambridge United 1–0 Luton Town 17-08-1993 Chesterfield 3–1 Carlisle United 17-08-1993 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Wrexham 17-08-1993 Darlington 1–5 Bradford City 17-08-1993 Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Blackpool 16-08-1993 Fulham 2–1 Colchester United 17-08-1993 Gillingham 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion 17-08-1993 Hereford United 0–2 Torquay United 17-08-1993 Huddersfield Town 0–0 Scarborough 17-08-1993 Leyton Orient 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers 17-08-1993 Notts County 2–0 Hull City 17-08-1993 Port Vale 2–2 Lincoln City 17-08-1993 Preston North End 1–2 Burnley 17-08-1993 Reading 3–0 Northampton Town 18-08-1993 Rochdale 2–0 York City 17-08-1993 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Scunthorpe United 17-08-1993 Southend United 0–2 Barnet 18-08-1993 Stockport County 1–1 Hartlepool United 17-08-1993 Stoke City 2–2 Mansfield Town 18-08-1993 Sunderland 3–1 Chester City 17-08-1993 Swansea City 0–1 Bristol City 17-08-1993 Walsall 0–0 Exeter City 17-08-1993 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Rotherham United 17-08-1993 Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Barnet 1–1 Southend United 24-08-1993 3–1 Blackpool 3–3 Doncaster Rovers 24-08-1993 4–3 Bradford City 6–0 Darlington 25-08-1993 11–1 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Gillingham 25-08-1993 2–1 Bristol City 0–2 Swansea City 24-08-1993 1–2 Burnley 4–1 Preston North End 25-08-1993 6–2 Bury 0–2After extra timeBolton Wanderers won 3–0 on penalties Bolton Wanderers 24-08-1993 2–2 Cardiff City 1–1 Bournemouth 24-08-1993 2–4 Carlisle United 1–1 Chesterfield 24-08-1993 2–4 Chester City 0–0 Sunderland 24-08-1993 1–3 Colchester United 1–2 Fulham 24-08-1993 2–4 Exeter City 2–1 Walsall 25-08-1993 2–1 Hartlepool United 2–1 Stockport County 24-08-1993 3–2 Hull City 3–1Notts County won on the Away Goals Rule Notts County 24-08-1993 3–3 Lincoln City 0–0Lincoln City won on the Away Goals Rule Port Vale 24-08-1993 2–2 Luton Town 0–1 Cambridge United 24-08-1993 0–2 Mansfield Town 1–3 Stoke City 24-08-1993 3–5 Northampton Town 0–2 Reading 07-09-1993 0–5 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Birmingham City 24-08-1993 2–3 Rotherham United 4–2 Wigan Athletic 24-08-1993 5–2 Scarborough 0–3 Huddersfield Town 24-08-1993 0–3 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Shrewsbury Town 24-08-1993 1–2 Torquay United 0–2Hereford United won 4-3 on Penalties Hereford United 24-08-1993 2–2 Watford 3–1 Brentford 24-08-1993 5–3 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Bristol Rovers 25-08-1993 4–1 Wrexham 3–3 Crewe Alexandra 24-08-1993 4–3 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Leyton Orient 24-08-1993 3–0 York City 0–0 Rochdale 24-08-1993 0–2 Second round A further 36 teams entered in the second round, joining the 28 qualifiers from the first round. The 36 teams were made up from the 22 current Premier League teams, plus the remaining 14 teams from Division One. First leg matches were played on 21 and 22 September, with the second leg matches being played on 5 and 6 October. First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Barnet 1–2 Queens Park Rangers 21-09-1993 Barnsley 1–1 Peterborough United 21-09-1993 Birmingham City 0–1 Aston Villa 21-09-1993 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Bournemouth 21-09-1993 Blackpool 3–0 Sheffield United 21-09-1993 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday 21-09-1993 Bradford City 2–1 Norwich City 22-09-1993 Burnley 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur 22-09-1993 Coventry City 3–0 Wycombe Wanderers 22-09-1993 Crystal Palace 3–1 Charlton Athletic 21-09-1993 Exeter City 1–3 Derby County 22-09-1993 Fulham 1–3 Liverpool 21-09-1993 Grimsby Town 3–0 Hartlepool United 21-09-1993 Hereford United 0–1 Wimbledon 22-09-1993 Huddersfield Town 0–5 Arsenal 21-09-1993 Ipswich Town 2–1 Cambridge United 21-09-1993 Lincoln City 3–4 Everton 21-09-1993 Manchester City 1–1 Reading 22-09-1993 Middlesbrough 5–0 Brighton & Hove Albion 21-09-1993 Newcastle United 4–1 Notts County 22-09-1993 Rochdale 1–6 Leicester City 21-09-1993 Rotherham United 0–0 Portsmouth 21-09-1993 Southampton 1–0 Shrewsbury Town 22-09-1993 Stoke City 2–1 Manchester United 22-09-1993 Sunderland 2–1 Leeds United 21-09-1993 Swansea City 2–1 Oldham Athletic 21-09-1993 Swindon Town 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 22-09-1993 Tranmere Rovers 5–1 Oxford United 21-09-1993 Watford 0–0 Millwall 21-09-1993 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Chelsea 22-09-1993 West Ham United 5–1 Chesterfield 22-09-1993 Wrexham 3–3 Nottingham Forest 21-09-1993 Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Arsenal 1–1 Huddersfield Town 05-10-1993 6–1 Aston Villa 1–0 Birmingham City 06-10-1993 2–0 Bournemouth 0–0 Blackburn Rovers 05-10-1993 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–3 Middlesbrough 06-10-1993 1–8 Cambridge United 0–2 Ipswich Town 05-10-1993 1–4 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Crystal Palace 05-10-1993 1–4 Chelsea 2–1 West Bromwich Albion 06-10-1993 3–2 Chesterfield 0–2 West Ham United 05-10-1993 1–7 Derby County 2–0 Exeter City 06-10-1993 5–1 Everton 4–2 Lincoln City 06-10-1993 8–5 Hartlepool United 0–2 Grimsby Town 05-10-1993 0–5 Leeds United 1–2 Sunderland 06-10-1993 2–4 Leicester City 2–1 Rochdale 06-10-1993 8–2 Liverpool 5–0 Fulham 05-10-1993 8–1 Manchester United 2–0 Stoke City 06-10-1993 3–2 Millwall 4–3 Watford 06-10-1993 4–3 Norwich City 3–0 Bradford City 06-10-1993 4–2 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Wrexham 06-10-1993 6–4 Notts County 1–7 Newcastle United 05-10-1993 2–11 Oldham Athletic 2–0 Swansea City 06-10-1993 3–2 Oxford United 1–1 Tranmere Rovers 05-10-1993 2–6 Peterborough United 3–1 Barnsley 05-10-1993 4–2 Portsmouth 5–0 Rotherham United 05-10-1993 5–0 Queens Park Rangers 4–0 Barnet 06-10-1993 6–1 Reading 1–2 Manchester City 06-10-1993 2–3 Sheffield United 2–0 Blackpool 05-10-1993 2–3 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Bolton Wanderers 06-10-1993 2–1 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Southampton 06-10-1993 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Burnley 06-10-1993 3–1 Wimbledon 4–1 Hereford United 05-10-1993 5–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Swindon Town 05-10-1993 2–3 Wycombe Wanderers 4–2 Coventry City 05-10-1993 4–5 Third round Most matches in the third round were played on 26 and 27 October with 5 replays being played between 9 November and 10 November. Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Arsenal 1–1 Norwich City 26-10-1993 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Shrewsbury Town 26-10-1993 Blackpool 2–2 Peterborough United 26-10-1993 Derby County 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur 27-10-1993 Everton 2–2 Crystal Palace 26-10-1993 Liverpool 3–2 Ipswich Town 27-10-1993 Manchester City 1–0 Chelsea 26-10-1993 Manchester United 5–1 Leicester City 27-10-1993 Middlesbrough 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday 27-10-1993 Nottingham Forest 2–1 West Ham United 27-10-1993 Oldham Athletic 2–0 Coventry City 26-10-1993 Portsmouth 2–0 Swindon Town 26-10-1993 Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Millwall 27-10-1993 Sunderland 1–4 Aston Villa 26-10-1993 Tranmere Rovers 4–1 Grimsby Town 26-10-1993 Wimbledon 2–1 Newcastle United 27-10-1993 Replays Home teamScoreAway teamDate Norwich City 0–3 Arsenal 10-11-1993 Shrewsbury Town 3–4 Blackburn Rovers 09-11-1993 Peterborough United 2–1 Blackpool 09-11-1993 Crystal Palace 1–4 Everton 10-11-1993 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Middlesbrough 10-11-1993 Fourth round All fourth round matches were played between 30 November and 1 December with three replays being played between 14 and 15 December. Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Arsenal 0–1 Aston Villa 30-11-1993 Everton 0–2 Manchester United 30-11-1993 Liverpool 1–1 Wimbledon 01-12-1993 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Manchester City 01-12-1993 Peterborough United 0–0 Portsmouth 30-11-1993 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday 01-12-1993 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Blackburn Rovers 01-12-1993 Tranmere Rovers 3–0 Oldham Athletic 30-11-1993 Replays Home teamScoreAway teamDate Wimbledon 2–2Wimbledon won 4–3 on penalties Liverpool 14-12-1993 Manchester City 1–2 Nottingham Forest 15-12-1993 Portsmouth 1–0 Peterborough United 15-12-1993 Fifth round The three of the four quarter final matches were played between 11 and 12 January with one quarter final match being played on 26 January. Two replays were played on 26 January and 29 January respectively. Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Manchester United 2–2 Portsmouth 12-01-1994 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Tranmere Rovers 26-01-1994 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Aston Villa 12-01-1994 Wimbledon 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday 11-01-1994 Replays Home teamScoreAway teamDate Portsmouth 0–1 Manchester United 26-01-1994 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Nottingham Forest 29-01-1994 Semi-finals The semi-final draw was made after the conclusion of the quarter-finals. Unlike the other rounds, the semi-final ties were played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home and one away. Manchester United's quest for a unique domestic treble continued as they defeated Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 in the first leg at Old Trafford before a fine 4–1 win at Hillsborough in the second. Tranmere Rovers boosted their hopes of a first ever major trophy by defeating Aston Villa 3–1 in the first leg of the other semi-final, but they then found themselves on the receiving end of a 3-1 Villa win and lost the shootout, meaning that Villa went through, though they were up against a Manchester United side who had topped the league virtually all season and were also chasing the FA Cup. First leg 13 February 1994 Manchester United 1–0 Report Sheffield Wednesday Giggs 20 Old Trafford, Manchester 43,294 Keith Burge, Tonypandy 16 February 1994 Tranmere Rovers 3–1 Aston Villa Nolan 5 Hughes 45 Aldridge 78 Atkinson 90 Prenton Park, Tranmere 17,140 Roger Milford, Bristol Second leg 27 February 1994 Aston Villa 3–1 yes Report Tranmere Rovers Saunders 19 Teale 23 Atkinson 87 Aldridge 29 Villa Park, Birmingham 40,593 Allan Gunn, Sussex Saunders Teale Fenton Atkinson Ehiogu Richardson Daley 5–4 Irons Thomas Brannan Higgins Aldridge O'Brien Nolan 4–4 on aggregate. Aston Villa won on a penalty shoot-out. 2 March 1994 Sheffield Wednesday 1–4 Report Manchester United Hirst 34 McClair 4 Kanchelskis 11 Hughes 39 82 Hillsborough, Sheffield 34,878 David Elleray, Harrow Manchester United won 5–1 on aggregate. Final 1994 Football League Cup final The 1994 League Cup final was played on 27 March 1994 and was contested between Aston Villa and Manchester United at Wembley Stadium. Aston Villa won 3–1 and denied United a domestic treble, as they later won the 1993–94 FA Premier League and 1993–94 FA Cup. 27 March 1994 17:00 Aston Villa 3–1 Manchester United Atkinson 25Saunders 75 90 pen. Hughes 82 Wembley Stadium, London 77,231 Keith Cooper (Pontypridd) References General https://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=492 English League Cup 1993/1994 25 January 2012 Soccerbase https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engleagcuphistfull.html England League Cup Full Results 1960-1996 25 January 2012 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-cup/1994-1995/results English League Cup 1993-1994 : Results 25 January 2012 Statto https://web.archive.org/web/20160216161534/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-cup/1994-1995/results 16 February 2016 live Specific Category:EFL Cup seasons League Cup Cup