2008–09 Football League Cup

April 2014 April 2026 Football League Cup 2008–09 Carling Cup, League Cup Carling Cup logo 2008-09.png 200px The logo of the League Cup from 2003–04 to 2008–09 EnglandWales 92 Manchester United 3 Tottenham Hotspur 93 290 Nathan EllingtonRoman PavlyuchenkoCarlos Tevez(6 goals) 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 Football League Cup (known as the Carling Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 49th season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for the top 92 football clubs played in English football league system. The winners qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, if not already qualified for European competitions. Manchester United won the competition by defeating holders Tottenham Hotspur on penalties in the final on 1 March 2009. First round The draw for the first round took place on 13 June 2008, with matches being played two months later in the week beginning 11 August 2008.2008/09 CARLING CUP ROUND ONE DRAW http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/CarlingCupDetail/0,,10794~1322373,00.html The Football League 13 June 2008 13 June 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080607094358/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/CarlingCupDetail/0%2C%2C10794~1322373%2C00.html 7 June 2008 dead The 72 Football League clubs competed from the first round, which was divided into North and South sections. Each section was divided equally into a pot of seeded clubs and a pot of unseeded clubs. Clubs' rankings depend upon their finishing position in the 2007–08 season. + NorthTie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendance1Preston North End2–0Chesterfield5,1502Chester City2–5Leeds United3,6443Leicester City1–0Stockport County7,3864Sheffield United3–1Port Vale7,6945Grimsby Town2–0Tranmere Rovers1,8586Crewe Alexandra2–0Barnsley2,4927Hartlepool United3–0Scunthorpe United2,0768Derby County1–1Lincoln City10,091Derby County won 3 – 1 after extra time9Notts County0–0Doncaster Rovers3,272Notts County won 1 – 0 after extra time10Sheffield Wednesday1–1Rotherham United16,2982 – 2 after extra time – Rotherham United won 5 – 3 on penalties11Shrewsbury Town0–1Carlisle United3,33712Wolverhampton Wanderers1–1Accrington Stanley9,424Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3 – 2 after extra time13Bury0–2Burnley4,27614Rochdale0–0Oldham Athletic5,7860 – 0 after extra time – Oldham Athletic won 4 – 1 on penalties15Nottingham Forest4–0Morecambe4,03016Huddersfield Town4–0Bradford City8,93217Macclesfield Town2–0Blackpool1,63118Walsall1–2Darlington2,702 + SouthTie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendance1Coventry City3–1Aldershot Town9,2932Milton Keynes Dons1–0Norwich City6,2613Wycombe Wanderers0–4Birmingham City2,7354Brighton & Hove Albion4–0Barnet2,5715Gillingham0–1Colchester United2,5666Southend United0–0Cheltenham Town2,998Cheltenham Town won 1 – 0 after extra time7Swansea City2–0Brentford5,3668Luton Town2–0Plymouth Argyle2,6829Exeter City1–3Southampton6,47110Watford1–0Bristol Rovers5,57411Bournemouth1–2Cardiff City3,39912Bristol City2–1Peterborough United5,68413Charlton Athletic0–1Yeovil Town6,23914Millwall0–1Northampton Town3,52515Swindon Town2–3Queens Park Rangers7,23016Crystal Palace2–1Hereford United3,09417Dagenham & Redbridge1–2Reading2,36018Ipswich Town4–1Leyton Orient10,477 1 Score after 90 minutes Second round Twelve Premier League teams – including the eleven that were not involved in European competitions – entered at this stage, along with the winners from the first round. The draw for the second round took place on 13 August 2008, and the matches were played in the week beginning 25 August 2008,Draw for Carling Cup second round http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7559777.stm BBC Sport 13 August 2008 13 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080828221339/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7559777.stm 28 August 2008 live with the exception of Manchester City's game against Brighton & Hove Albion, which was played on 24 September.Man City ease fixture congestion http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7548175.stm BBC Sport 7 August 2008 13 August 2008 Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendance1Ipswich Town2 – 1Colchester United17,0842Coventry City2 – 2Newcastle United19,249Newcastle United won 3 – 2 after extra time3Hartlepool United1 – 1West Bromwich Albion3,387Hartlepool United won 3 – 1 after extra time4West Ham United1 – 1Macclesfield Town10,055West Ham United won 4 – 1 after extra time5Huddersfield Town1 – 2Sheffield United15,1896Cardiff City2 – 1Milton Keynes Dons6,3347Swansea City1 – 1Hull City8,622Swansea City won 2 – 1 after extra time8Rotherham United0 – 0Wolverhampton Wanderers5,4040 – 0 after extra time – Rotherham United won 4 – 3 on penalties9Brighton & Hove Albion1 – 1Manchester City8,7292 – 2 after extra time – Brighton & Hove Albion won 5 – 3 on penalties10Reading5 – 1Luton Town7,49811Blackburn Rovers4 – 1Grimsby Town8,37912Wigan Athletic4 – 0Notts County4,10013Leeds United4 – 0Crystal Palace10,76514Crewe Alexandra2 – 1Bristol City3,22715Middlesbrough5 – 1Yeovil Town15,65116Fulham3 – 2Leicester City7,58417Queens Park Rangers4 – 0Carlisle United8,02118Nottingham Forest1 – 1Sunderland9,198Sunderland won 2 – 1 after extra time19Burnley3 – 0Oldham Athletic5,52820Southampton2 – 0Birmingham City11,33121Bolton Wanderers1 – 2Northampton Town7,13622Watford1 – 1Darlington5,236Watford won 2 – 1 after extra time23Preston North End0 – 1Derby County8,03724Cheltenham Town2 – 3Stoke City3,600 1 Score after 90 minutes Third round Eight teams involved in European competition entered at this stage along with the winners from the second round. Since nine English teams qualified for European competition in 2008, it was initially unclear precisely which eight teams would automatically enter the third round. Either Aston Villa, who had entered into European competition via the UEFA Intertoto Cup, or Manchester City, who qualified for the UEFA Cup via the UEFA Fair Play ranking would enter in the third round with the other entering in the second round instead. On 29 July 2008, it was announced that Aston Villa would enter the 2008–09 Carling Cup at the third round stage after reaching the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup.Carling Cup Draw http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~1353234,00.html AVFC 29 July 2008 29 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080904100036/http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10265~1353234%2C00.html 4 September 2008 dead The draw for the third round was held on 30 August 2008,Carling Cup 3rd Round Draw http://www.ntfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10425~1375123,00.html ntfc.co.uk 26 August 2008 26 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080901205859/http://www.ntfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10425~1375123%2C00.html 1 September 2008 dead and the matches were played on Tuesday, 23 September and Wednesday, 24 September 2008, with the exception of the match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Derby County, which was played on 4 November. Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendance1Arsenal6 – 0Sheffield United56,6322Brighton & Hove Albion1 – 4Derby County6,6253Burnley1 – 0Fulham7,1194Portsmouth0 – 4Chelsea15,3395Blackburn Rovers1 – 0Everton14,3666Rotherham United3 – 1Southampton5,1477Swansea City1 – 0Cardiff City17,4118Ipswich Town1 – 4Wigan Athletic13,8039Stoke City2 – 2Reading9,1412 – 2 after extra time – Stoke City won 4 – 3 on penalties10Leeds United3 – 2Hartlepool United14,59911Watford1 – 0West Ham United12,91412Manchester United3 – 1Middlesbrough53,72913Liverpool2 – 1Crewe Alexandra28,59114Aston Villa0 – 1Queens Park Rangers21,54115Sunderland2 – 2Northampton Town21,0822 – 2 after extra time – Sunderland won 4 – 3 on penalties16Newcastle United1 – 2Tottenham Hotspur20,577 1 Score after 90 minutes Fourth round The fourth round draw took place on Saturday, 27 September,Tottenham face Liverpool in cup http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7638456.stm BBC Sport 27 September 2008 27 September 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080929060318/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7638456.stm 29 September 2008 live and the matches were played in the week commencing 10 November 2008. Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendance1Sunderland1 – 2Blackburn Rovers18,5552Arsenal3 – 0Wigan Athletic59,6653Chelsea1 – 1Burnley41,3691 – 1 after extra time – Burnley won 5 – 4 on penalties4Swansea City0 – 1Watford9,5495Manchester United1 – 0Queens Park Rangers62,5396Stoke City2 – 0Rotherham United15,4587Derby County2 – 1Leeds United18,5408Tottenham Hotspur4 – 2Liverpool33,242 1 Score after 90 minutes Fifth round The fifth round draw took place on Saturday, 15 NovemberBurnley will face Arsenal in cup http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7729149.stm BBC Sport 15 November 2008 15 November 2008 and the matches were played week in the commencing 1 December 2008. 2 December 2008 19:45 Burnley 2–0 Report Arsenal McDonald 6 57 Turf Moor, Burnley 19,405 Andre Marriner (Birmingham) 2 December 2008 19:45 Stoke City 0–1 Report Derby County Ellington 90+4 pen. Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent 22,034 Rob Styles (Hampshire) 3 December 2008 19:45 Watford 1–2 Report Tottenham Hotspur Priskin 13 Pavlyuchenko 45+2 pen.Bent 76 Vicarage Road, Watford 16,501 Phil Dowd (Staffordshire) 3 December 2008 20:00 Manchester United 5–3 Report Blackburn Rovers Tevez 35 50 pen. 54 90+4Nani 40 McCarthy 48 90+2Derbyshire 84 Old Trafford, Manchester 53,997 Alan Wiley (Staffordshire) Semi-finals The semi-final draw took place on Saturday, 6 December 2008.Burnley face holders Spurs in cup http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7769023.stm BBC Sport 6 December 2008 6 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081207140936/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7769023.stm 7 December 2008 live The first leg matches were played on Tuesday, 6 January 2009 and Wednesday, 7 January 2009, while the second legs were played on Tuesday, 20 January 2009 and Wednesday, 21 January 2009. First leg 6 January 2009 20:00 Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Report Burnley Dawson 46O'Hara 52Pavlyuchenko 65Duff 68 o.g. Paterson 15 White Hart Lane, London 31,377 Martin Atkinson (West Yorkshire) 7 January 2009 19:45 Derby County 1–0 Report Manchester United Commons 30 Pride Park, Derby 30,194 Phil Dowd (Staffordshire) Second leg 20 January 2009 20:00 Manchester United 4–2 Report Derby County Nani 16O'Shea 22Tevez 34Ronaldo 87 pen. Barnes 79 pen. 90+1 Old Trafford, Manchester 73,374 Mike Dean (Cheshire) Manchester United won 4–3 on aggregate. 21 January 2009 19:45 Burnley 3–2 yes Report Tottenham Hotspur Blake 33McCann 73Rodriguez 88 Pavlyuchenko 118Defoe 120 Turf Moor, Burnley 19,533 Mark Halsey (Lancashire) Tottenham Hotspur won 6–4 on aggregate. Final 2009 Football League Cup final The final was played at Wembley Stadium, London, on Sunday, 1 March 2009. 1 March 2009 15:00 GMT Manchester United 0–0 yes Report Tottenham Hotspur Wembley Stadium, London 88,217 Chris Foy (Merseyside)Officials named for Carling Cup Final http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/News/CarlingCupNews/0,,10794~1534088,00.html football-league.co.uk The Football League 26 January 2009 30 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090131081142/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/News/CarlingCupNews/0%2C%2C10794~1534088%2C00.html 31 January 2009 dead Giggs Tevez Ronaldo Anderson 4–1 O'Hara Ćorluka Bentley Top scorers The top scorers in the 2008–09 Football League Cup are as follows:http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/topscorers?league=eng.worthington&&cc=5739 English Carling Cup – Top Scorers – 2008 1 March 2009 ESPN 4 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121104065412/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/scorers/_/league/ENG.WORTHINGTON/capital-one-cup dead RankScorerClubGoals1Nathan EllingtonDerby County6Roman PavlyuchenkoTottenham Hotspur6Carlos TevezManchester United64Martin PatersonBurnley55Jermaine BeckfordLeeds United4James HenryReading4Carlos VelaArsenal4Emmanuel VillaDerby County49Henri CamaraWigan Athletic3Matt DerbyshireBlackburn Rovers3Robert EarnshawNottingham Forest3Emmanuel LedesmaQueens Park Rangers3NaniManchester United3Joel PorterHartlepool United3 References External links Official Carling Cup website Carling Cup News at football-league.co.uk Carling Cup at bbc.co.uk Category:EFL Cup seasons League Cup Cup