2010–11 Football League Cup

December 2014 September 2023 Football League Cup 2010–11 Carling Cup, League Cup EnglandWales 10 August 2010 – 27 February 2011 92 Birmingham City 2 Arsenal 93 314 Carlton ColeScott Sinclair(4 goals) 2009–10 2011–12 The 2010–11 Football League Cup (known as the Carling Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 51st season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for the top 92 football clubs played in English football league system.2010/11 Carling Cup Dates Revealed http://www.football-league.co.uk/latestnews/20100308/key-dates-revealed_2245681_1987488 The Football League 8 March 2010 8 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100311043329/http://www.football-league.co.uk/latestnews/20100308/key-dates-revealed_2245681_1987488 11 March 2010 dead The winners were granted a place in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League. However, in cases where a team had already gained a place in European competition via their league position or progress in other cup competitions, their place in the Europa League was deferred to the next best-placed league side not already qualified for European competitions. Manchester United were the defending champions for the second successive season, but were knocked out in the fifth round by West Ham United. The final was contested on 27 February 2011 between Arsenal and Birmingham City. Birmingham were the surprise 2–1 winners in the final to win just the second major trophy in their history.http://theglobalherald.com/football-arsenal-1-2-birmingham-carling-cup-final-2011-result/12195/ Football: Arsenal 1-2 Birmingham, Carling Cup final 2011 Result The Global Herald 27 February 2011 27 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110717000540/http://theglobalherald.com/football-arsenal-1-2-birmingham-carling-cup-final-2011-result/12195/ 17 July 2011 dead https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/birminghams-glory-leaves-arsenal-to-face-defining-run-2227471.html Birmingham's glory leaves Arsenal to face defining run 27 February 2011 The Independent 28 February 2011 3 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110303010921/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/birminghams-glory-leaves-arsenal-to-face-defining-run-2227471.html dead Birmingham City also won their first major trophy since 1963 (also a League Cup) and earned a place in European competition for the first time since 1961. First round The draw for the first round took place on 16 June 2010, with matches played two months later on 10 August 2010.Carling Cup 2010/11 – first round draw details https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/8742947.stm BBC Sport 16 June 2010 16 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100617061611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8742947.stm 17 June 2010 live Burnley and Hull City received a First Round bye as the highest ranked teams from the previous season's league placings. The other 70 of the 72 Football League clubs competed in the first round, 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 2009–10 season. + NorthTie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendance1Hartlepool United2–0Sheffield United2,5202Leicester City4–3Macclesfield Town6,1423Walsall0–1Tranmere Rovers2,2534Carlisle United0–1Huddersfield Town3,4755Stockport County0–5Preston North End3,7246Barnsley0–1Rochdale4,1077Morecambe2–0Coventry City4,0028Doncaster Rovers1–1Accrington Stanley4,603Accrington Stanley won 2–1 after extra time9Chesterfield1–2Middlesbrough6,50910Peterborough United4–1Rotherham United4,14511Bradford City1–1Nottingham Forest5,175Bradford City won 2–1 after extra time12Leeds United4–0Lincoln City12,60213Sheffield Wednesday1–0Bury7,39014Scunthorpe United2–1Oldham Athletic2,60215Crewe Alexandra1–0Derby County3,778 + SouthTie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendance1Exeter City2–2Ipswich Town4,520Ipswich Town won 3–2 after extra time2Southend United2–2Bristol City2,940Southend won 3–2 after extra time3Southampton2–0Bournemouth17,1354Brentford2–1Cheltenham Town2,0495Queens Park Rangers1–3Port Vale6,6196Torquay United0–0Reading2,832Reading won 1–0 after extra time7Norwich City4–1Gillingham13,0688Stevenage1–2Portsmouth4,2369Shrewsbury Town4–3Charlton Athletic3,70010Cardiff City1–1Burton Albion6,080Cardiff City won 4–1 after extra time11Northampton Town2–0Brighton & Hove Albion2,43112Swansea City3–0Barnet6,64413Plymouth Argyle0–1Notts County5,45414Wycombe Wanderers1–1Millwall3,028Millwall won 2–1 after extra time15Oxford United6–1Bristol Rovers5,00816Milton Keynes Dons2–1Dagenham & Redbridge3,50217Hereford United0–3Colchester United1,99618Yeovil Town0–1Crystal Palace3,72019Aldershot Town0–3Watford3,29220Swindon Town1–2Leyton Orient4,450 1 Score after 90 minutes Second round The 13 Premier League teams not involved in European competitions entered at this stage along with the winners from the first round plus Burnley and Hull City, who had received a First Round bye. If there is a draw at full-time there will be extra time followed by a penalty shootout if the scores are still level. From the second round onwards, the teams are no longer split geographically. The draw for the second round took place on the evening of 11 August 2010, after the first-round matches had been completed, and the matches were played in the week beginning 23 August 2010. Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendance1Accrington Stanley2–3Newcastle United4,0982Portsmouth1–1Crystal Palace8,4121–1 after extra time–Portsmouth won 4–3 on penalties3Leeds United1–2Leicester City16,5094Wolverhampton Wanderers1–1Southend United10,284Wolverhampton Wanderers won 2–1 after extra time5Blackburn Rovers3–1Norwich City9,2356Milton Keynes Dons3–3Blackpool7,458Milton Keynes Dons won 4–3 after extra time7Tranmere Rovers1–3Swansea City2,4508Everton5–1Huddersfield Town28,9019Peterborough United2–1Cardiff City3,80610Reading2–2Northampton Town6,9863–3 after extra time–Northampton Town won 4–2 on penalties11Scunthorpe United4–2Sheffield Wednesday4,68012Brentford2–1Hull City3,33513Sunderland2–0Colchester United13,53214Leyton Orient0–2West Bromwich Albion2,34915Morecambe1–3Burnley5,00316Birmingham City3–2Rochdale6,43117Crewe Alexandra0–0Ipswich Town3,309Ipswich Town won 1–0 after extra time18Watford1–2Notts County6,43419West Ham United1–0Oxford United20,90220Southampton0–1Bolton Wanderers10,25121Bradford City1–1Preston North End4,221Preston North End won 2–1 after extra time22Fulham6–0Port Vale9,03123Millwall2–1Middlesbrough6,70424Stoke City2–1Shrewsbury Town11,99525Hartlepool United0–3Wigan Athletic3,196 1 Score after 90 minutes Third round The seven Premier League teams involved in European competition entered at this stage, along with the winners from the second round. The draw for the Third Round took place on 28 August 2010, after the second-round games had been played. The matches were played in the week beginning 20 September 2010. Northampton Town were the only League Two side to reach this round of the tournament. Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendance1Brentford1–1Everton8,9601–1 after extra time–Brentford won 4–3 on penalties2Portsmouth1–2Leicester City8,3273Stoke City2–0Fulham12,7784Chelsea3–4Newcastle United41,5115Aston Villa3–1Blackburn Rovers18,7536Tottenham Hotspur1–1Arsenal35,883Arsenal won 4–1 after extra time7Millwall1–2Ipswich Town5,0708Wolverhampton Wanderers1–1Notts County11,516Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4–2 after extra time9Burnley1–0Bolton Wanderers17,60210Birmingham City3–1Milton Keynes Dons9,45011Liverpool1–1Northampton Town22,5772–2 after extra time–Northampton Town won 4–2 on penalties12Scunthorpe United2–5Manchester United9,07713West Bromwich Albion2–1Manchester City10,41814Sunderland1–2West Ham United21,90715Peterborough United1–3Swansea City4,16416Wigan Athletic2–1Preston North End6,987 1 Score after 90 minutes Fourth round The Fourth Round draw took place on 25 September 2010, and the matches were played on the week commencing 25 October 2010. For the second consecutive round, Northampton Town was the lowest ranked remaining side, being the lone representative from League Two. All four leagues involved in this competition had representation in the Fourth Round for the first time since the 2006–07 competition. Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendance1Newcastle United0–4Arsenal 33,1572Birmingham City1–1Brentford15,1661–1 after extra time–Birmingham City won 4–3 on penalties3Wigan Athletic2–0Swansea City11,7054Aston Villa1–1Burnley34,618Aston Villa won 2–1 after extra time5Leicester City1–4West Bromwich Albion16,9576Manchester United3–2Wolverhampton Wanderers46,0837West Ham United1–1Stoke City25,304West Ham United won 3–1 after extra time8Ipswich Town3–1Northampton Town12,929 1 Score after 90 minutes Fifth round Ipswich Town was the lowest ranked side left in the competition, and the sole remaining representative of the Championship in the fifth round draw, which took place on 30 October 2010. Matches were played in the week commencing 29 November 2010. 30 November 2010 19:45 Arsenal 2–0 Report Wigan Athletic Alcaraz 42 o.g.Bendtner 67 Emirates Stadium, London 59,525 Martin Atkinson (West Yorkshire) 1 December 2010 19:45 Birmingham City 2–1 Report Aston Villa Larsson 12 pen.Žigić 84 Agbonlahor 30 St Andrew's, Birmingham 27,679 Chris Foy (Merseyside) 30 November 2010 19:45 West Ham United 4–0 Report Manchester United Spector 22 37Cole 56 66 Upton Park, London 33,551 Mark Clattenburg (County Durham) 1 December 2010 19:45 Ipswich Town 1–0 Report West Bromwich Albion Leadbitter 69 Portman Road, Ipswich 11,363 Mike Jones (Cheshire) Semi-finals The semi-final draw took place on 1 December 2010, after the completion of the Fifth Round matches. The first leg matches were played the week commencing 10 January 2011, with the second legs a fortnight later. First leg 11 January 2011 19:45 West Ham United 2–1 Report Birmingham City Noble 13Cole 78 Ridgewell 56 Upton Park, London 29,034 Phil Dowd (Staffordshire) 12 January 2011 19:45 Ipswich Town 1–0 Report Arsenal Priskin 78 Portman Road, Ipswich 29,146 Martin Atkinson (West Yorkshire) Second leg 25 January 2011 19:45 Arsenal 3–0 Report Ipswich Town Bendtner 61Koscielny 64Fàbregas 77 Emirates Stadium, London 59,387 Mark Halsey (Lancashire) Arsenal won 3–1 on aggregate. 26 January 2011 19:45 Birmingham City 3–1 (a.e.t.) Report West Ham United Bowyer 59Johnson 79Gardner 94 Cole 31 St Andrew's, Birmingham 27,519 Howard Webb (South Yorkshire) Birmingham City won 4–3 on aggregate. Final thumb|Pre-match scenes at Wembley Stadium 2011 Football League Cup final The final was played at Wembley Stadium, London, on Sunday, 27 February 2011. 27 February 2011 16:00 GMTCarling Cup final ticket details http://www.football-league.co.uk/carlingcup/news/20110127/carling-cup-final-ticket-details_2293330_2278000 The Football League 27 January 2011 27 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110131193509/http://www.football-league.co.uk/carlingcup/news/20110127/carling-cup-final-ticket-details_2293330_2278000 31 January 2011 dead Arsenal 1–2 Report Birmingham City Van Persie 39 Žigić 28Martins 89 Wembley Stadium, London 88,851 Mike Dean (Cheshire) Prize money The prize money was awarded by the Football League. The winners of the League Cup won £100,000 and the runners-up won £50,000. The losing semi-finalists each took home £25,000.http://www.carling.com/contactus/footballQ.html Football Queries Carling.com 24 September 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20120506043151/http://www.carling.com/contactus/footballQ.html 6 May 2012 dead References External links Official Carling Cup website Carling Cup News at football-league.co.uk Carling Cup at BBC Category:EFL Cup seasons League Cup Cup