2009–10 Football League Cup

December 2014 April 2023 Football League Cup 2009–10 Carling Cup, League Cup EnglandWales 10 August 2009 – 28 February 2010 92 Manchester United 4 Aston Villa 93 304 Carlos Tevez (6 goals) 2008–09 2010–11 The 2009–10 Football League Cup (known as the Carling Cup due to the competition's sponsorship by lager brand Carling) was the 50th season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for the top 92 football clubs played in English football league system.2009/10 Carling Cup Dates Revealed http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/News/CarlingCupNews/0,,10794~1597362,00.html The Football League 20 March 2009 26 May 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090814174109/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/News/CarlingCupNews/0%2C%2C10794~1597362%2C00.html 14 August 2009 Manchester United successfully defended their League Cup title after defeating Aston Villa by 2–1 in the final at Wembley Stadium on 28 February 2010. Each season, the League Cup winners – like the winners of the FA Cup – were granted a place in the UEFA Europa League for the following season. 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-placed league side. In this season, since Manchester United and FA Cup winners Chelsea qualified for the UEFA Champions League via the Premier League, Aston Villa and Liverpool qualified for the Europa League as the sixth- and seventh-placed sides in the league. First round The draw for the First Round took place on 16 June 2009, with matches played two months later in the week beginning 10 August 2009.2009/10 Carling Cup Key Dates http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/KeyDates/0,,10794~1357319,00.html The Football League 1 August 2008 26 May 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090317095927/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/KeyDates/0%2C%2C10794~1357319%2C00.html 17 March 2009 Clubs discover Carling Cup fate https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/8102230.stm BBC Sport 16 June 2009 16 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090619103650/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8102230.stm 19 June 2009 live Newcastle United and Middlesbrough received a first round bye as the highest ranked Football League teams from the previous season's league placings.North East sides receive Cup bye https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8081683.stm BBC Sport 3 June 2009 3 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090606093726/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8081683.stm 6 June 2009 live 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 2008–09 season. + NorthTie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendance1Accrington Stanley2–1Walsall1,0412Huddersfield Town3–1Stockport County5,1203Rotherham United2–1Derby County4,3454Tranmere Rovers4–0Grimsby Town3,5275Sheffield Wednesday3–0Rochdale6,6966Bury0–2West Bromwich Albion3,0777Notts County0–1Doncaster Rovers4,8938Lincoln City0–1Barnsley3,6359Scunthorpe United2–1Chesterfield2,50110Coventry City0–0Hartlepool United6,055Hartlepool United won 1–0 after extra time11Darlington0–1Leeds United4,48712Preston North End5–1Morecambe5,40713Crewe Alexandra1–2Blackpool2,99114Carlisle United1–0Oldham Athletic2,50915Nottingham Forest3–0Bradford City4,63916Macclesfield Town0–2Leicester City2,19717Sheffield United1–2Port Vale7,627 + SouthTie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendance1Cardiff City3–1Dagenham & Redbridge5,5452Wycombe Wanderers0–4Peterborough United2,0783Southampton2–0Northampton Town10,9214Barnet0–0Watford3,139Watford won 2–0 after extra time5Hereford United0–0Charlton Athletic2,017Hereford United won 1–0 after extra time6Bristol Rovers2–1Aldershot Town3,6447Millwall4–0AFC Bournemouth3,5528Gillingham2–1Plymouth Argyle3,3069Colchester United1–2Leyton Orient3,30810Reading5–1Burton Albion5,89311Exeter City0–5Queens Park Rangers4,61412Cheltenham Town1–2Southend United1,91813Brentford0–1Bristol City3,02414Yeovil Town0–4Norwich City3,86015Crystal Palace2–1Torquay United3,14016Milton Keynes Dons1–4Swindon Town4,81217Swansea City3–0Brighton & Hove Albion6,40018Shrewsbury Town3–3Ipswich Town4,1843–3 after extra time–Ipswich Town won 4–2 on penalties 1 Score after 90 minutes Second round 2009 Upton Park riot The 13 Premier League teams not involved in European competitions entered at this stage, along with the winners from the First Round plus Newcastle United and Middlesbrough, who received a First Round bye. From the Second Round onwards, the teams are no longer split geographically. The draw for the Second Round took place on 12 August 2009, after the First Round games had been completed,Carling Cup second-round draw https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/8198604.stm BBC Sport 12 August 2009 12 August 2009 and the matches were played in the week beginning 24 August 2009. Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendance1West Bromwich Albion2–2Rotherham United10,659West Bromwich Albion won 4–3 after extra time2Norwich City1–4Sunderland12,3453Tranmere Rovers0–1Bolton Wanderers5,3814Queens Park Rangers2–1Accrington Stanley5,2035Bristol City0–2Carlisle United6,3596Leyton Orient0–0Stoke City2,742Stoke City won 1–0 after extra time7Port Vale2–0Sheffield Wednesday6,6678Hull City3–1Southend United7,9949Leeds United1–1Watford14,681Leeds United won 2–1 after extra time10Cardiff City3–1Bristol Rovers9,76711Portsmouth4–1Hereford United6,64512Crystal Palace0–2Manchester City14,72513Wolverhampton Wanderers0–0Swindon Town11,4160–0 after extra time–Wolverhampton Wanderers won 6–5 on penalties14Gillingham1–3Blackburn Rovers7,20315Blackpool4–1Wigan Athletic8,08916Southampton1–2Birmingham City11,75317Preston North End2–1Leicester City6,97718Newcastle United4–3Huddersfield Town23,81519West Ham United1–1Millwall24,492West Ham United won 3–1 after extra time20Hartlepool United1–1Burnley3,501Burnley won 2–1 after extra time21Nottingham Forest1–1Middlesbrough8,838Nottingham Forest won 2–1 after extra time22Reading1–2Barnsley5,57623Swansea City1–2Scunthorpe United7,32124Doncaster Rovers1–5Tottenham Hotspur12,92325Peterborough United2–1Ipswich Town5,451 1 Score after 90 minutes Third round The seven Premier League teams involved in European competition enter at this stage, along with the winners from the Second Round. The draw for the Third Round took place on 29 August 2009, after the Second Round games had been played. The matches were played in the week beginning 21 September 2009. Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendance1Arsenal2–0West Bromwich Albion56,5922Chelsea1–0Queens Park Rangers37,7813Bolton Wanderers1–1West Ham United8,050Bolton Wanderers won 3–1 after extra time4Barnsley3–2Burnley6,2705Hull City0–4Everton13,5586Leeds United0–1Liverpool38,1687Manchester United1–0Wolverhampton Wanderers51,1608Manchester City1–1Fulham24,507Manchester City won 2–1 after extra time9Sunderland2–0Birmingham City20,57610Peterborough United2–0Newcastle United10,29811Carlisle United1–3Portsmouth7,04212Nottingham Forest0–1Blackburn Rovers11,55313Stoke City4–3Blackpool13,95714Scunthorpe United0–0Port Vale3,383Scunthorpe United won 2–0 after extra time15Preston North End1–5Tottenham Hotspur16,53316Aston Villa1–0Cardiff City22,527 1 Score after 90 minutes Fourth round The draw for the Fourth Round took place after the Third Round games had been played, on 26 September 2009, and the matches were played on the week beginning on 26 October 2009. The only clubs from outside the Premier League left in the draw were Barnsley, Peterborough United and Scunthorpe United. Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendance1Blackburn Rovers5–2Peterborough United8,4192Manchester City5–1Scunthorpe United36,3583Tottenham Hotspur2–0Everton35,8434Barnsley0–2Manchester United20,0195Chelsea4–0Bolton Wanderers41,5386Sunderland0–0Aston Villa27,6660–0 after extra time–Aston Villa won 3–1 on penalties7Arsenal2–1Liverpool60,0048Portsmouth4–0Stoke City11,251 1 Score after 90 minutes Fifth round The Fifth Round draw took place on 31 October, and the matches were played in the week commencing 30 November 2009. 1 December 2009 19:45 Portsmouth 2–4 Report Aston Villa Petrov 10 o.g.Kanu 87 Heskey 12Milner 27Downing 74A. Young 89 Fratton Park, Portsmouth 17,034 Lee Mason (Lancashire) 1 December 2009 20:00 Manchester United 2–0 Report Tottenham Hotspur Gibson 16 38 Old Trafford, Manchester 57,212 Mark Clattenburg (County Durham) 2 December 2009 19:45 Manchester City 3–0 Report Arsenal Tevez 50Wright-Phillips 69Weiss 89 City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester 46,015 Chris Foy (Merseyside) 2 December 2009 20:00 Blackburn Rovers 3–3 y Report Chelsea Kalinić 9Emerton 64McCarthy 93 pen. Drogba 48Kalou 52Ferreira 120+2 Ewood Park, Blackburn 18,136 Alan Wiley (Staffordshire) McCarthy Emerton Grella Kalinić Hoilett 4–3 Ballack Drogba Malouda Zhirkov Kakuta Semi-finals The semi-final draw took place on 2 December 2009, after the completion of the first three Fifth Round matches. The first leg matches were to be played the week commencing 4 January 2010, but adverse weather conditions including severe snow and ice in North West England caused the games to be rearranged. First leg 14 January 2010 20:00 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Report Aston Villa Milner 23 Ewood Park, Blackburn 18,595 Mark Clattenburg (County Durham) 19 January 2010 20:00 Manchester City 2–1 Report Manchester United Tevez 42 pen. 65 Giggs 17 City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester 46,067 Mike Dean (Cheshire) Second leg 20 January 2010 19:45 Aston Villa 6–4 Report Blackburn Rovers Warnock 30Milner 40 pen.Nzonzi 53 o.g.Agbonlahor 58Heskey 62A. Young 90+3 Kalinić 10 26Olsson 63Emerton 84 Villa Park, Birmingham 40,406 Martin Atkinson (West Yorkshire) Aston Villa won 7–4 on aggregate. 27 January 2010 20:00 Manchester United 3–1 Report Manchester City Scholes 52Carrick 71Rooney 90+2 Tevez 76 Old Trafford, Manchester 74,576 Howard Webb (South Yorkshire) Manchester United won 4–3 on aggregate. Final 2010 Football League Cup final The final was played at Wembley Stadium, London, on Sunday, 28 February 2010. 28 February 2010 15:00 Aston Villa 1–2 Report Manchester United Milner 5 pen. Owen 12Rooney 74 Wembley Stadium, London 88,596 Phil Dowd (Staffordshire) Prize money The prize money is 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.co.uk Category:EFL Cup seasons League Cup Cup