2003–04 Football League Cup

December 2014 December 2014 Football League Cup 2003–04 Carling Cup, League Cup EnglandWales 92 Middlesbrough 1 Bolton Wanderers 93 Juan Pablo Ángel(7 goals) 2002–03 2004–05 The 2003–04 Football League Cup (known as the Carling Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 44th staging of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition name reflects a sponsorship deal with lager brand Carling. The competition began in August 2003 and ended with the final on 29 February 2004. The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff hosted the final match, as it had done since 2001 as the reconstruction was still taking place on Wembley Stadium in London. The winners were Middlesbrough who beat Bolton Wanderers in the final 2–1 and collected their first major piece of silverware in their history and as a result of their victory qualified for European football for the first time. Joseph Desire-Job gave Middlesbrough the lead with just 2 minutes gone and a Bolo Zenden penalty five minutes later doubled their advantage. Kevin Davies pulled a goal back in the 21st minute but Middlesbrough held on. It was to be until 2008 when another English manager won a domestic tournament when Harry Redknapp (then at Portsmouth F.C.) lifted the FA Cup. First round NorthTie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendance1 Barnsley (3)1–2Blackpool (3) 5,3782 Bradford (2)0–0Darlington (4) 4,0770 – 0 after extra time — Darlington win 5 – 3 on penalties3 Chesterfield (3)0–0Burnley (2) 2,9280 – 0 after extra time — Burnley win 3 – 2 on penalties4 Crewe (2)2–0Wrexham (3) 3,1525 Doncaster Rovers (4)3–2Grimsby Town (3) 6,0576 Huddersfield Town (4)2–1Derby County (2) 6,6727 Lincoln City (4)0–1Stockport County (3) 2,2968 Macclesfield Town (4)1–2Sheffield United (2) 2,7649 Port Vale (3)0–0Nottingham Forest (2) 4,9500 – 0 after extra time — Nottingham Forest win 3 – 2 on penalties10 Preston North End (2)0–0Notts County (3)5,0160 – 0 after extra time — Notts County win 7 – 6 on penalties11 Rotherham United (2)2–1York City (4) 2,91912 Scunthorpe United (4)2–1Oldham Athletic (3) 2,36613 Tranmere Rovers (3)1–0Bury (4) 4,27214 Walsall (2)2–1Carlisle United (4) 4,66515 Wigan Athletic (2)2–0Hull City (4) 3,29516 Mansfield Town (4)1–2Sunderland (2) 17 Sheffield Wednesday (3)1–1Hartlepool United (3) 13,4102 – 2 after extra time, Hartlepool win 5 – 4 on penalties18 Stoke City (2)2–1Rochdale (4) 4,678 SouthTie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendance1 Bristol Rovers (4)0–1Brighton & Hove Albion (3) 5,5182 Cambridge United (4)1–2Gillingham (2) 3,0443 Cardiff (2)4–1Leyton Orient (4) 4,5034 Cheltenham (4)1–2QPR (3) 3,6975 Colchester (3)2–1Plymouth (3) 2,3676 Luton Town (3)4–1Yeovil Town (4) 4,3377 Millwall (2)0–1Oxford United (4) 4,7818 Northampton Town (4)1–0Norwich City (2) 5,4769 Southend United (4)2–3Swindon Town (3) 3,38510 Torquay United (4)1–1Crystal Palace (2) 3,3661 – 1 after extra time — Crystal Palace win 3 – 1 on penalties11 Watford (2)0–0Bournemouth (3) 9,561Watford win 1 – 0 after extra time12 West Bromwich Albion (2)4–0Brentford (3) 10,44013 Wycombe Wanderers (3)2–0Wimbledon (2) 1,98614 Boston United (4)1–3Reading (2) 2,05515 Bristol City (3)1–1Swansea City (4) 5,807Bristol City win 4 – 1 after extra time16 Coventry City (2)2–0Peterborough United (3) 8,28017 Ipswich Town (2)0–0Kidderminster Harriers (4) 11,118Ipswich win 1 – 0 after extra time18 West Ham (2)3–1Rushden & Diamonds (3) 13,715 1 Score after 90 minutes Second round The 36 winners from the First Round joined 12 of the 20 Premier League clubs not participating in the UEFA Champions League in Round Two. The draw was made on 16 August 2003. Matches occurred during the week commencing 22 August. Extra time played when the scores were level after 90 minutes. Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendance1 Blackpool1–0Birmingham City 7,3702 Bristol City0–0Watford 5,213Bristol City win 1 – 0 after extra time3 Cardiff City2–3West Ham 10,7244 Charlton Athletic3–3Luton Town 10,9054 – 4 after extra time – Charlton Athletic win 8 – 7 on penalties5 Crystal Palace2–1Doncaster Rovers 4,9046 Hartlepool United1–2West Bromwich Albion 5,2657 Leicester City1–0Crewe Alexandra 27,6758 Notts County2–1Ipswich Town 4,0599 Portsmouth5–2Northampton Town 11,13010 Rotherham United1–0Colchester United 2,47411 Scunthorpe United2–3Burnley 2,91512 Sheffield United0–2QPR 9,57813 Stoke City0–2Gillingham 4,60714 Sunderland2–4Huddersfield Town 13,51615 Tranmere Rovers0–0Nottingham Forest 4,4770 – 0 after extra time – Nottingham Forest win 4 – 1 on penalties16 Wigan Athletic1–0Fulham 4,87417 Wolverhampton Wanderers2–0Darlington 10,23218 Wycombe Wanderers0–5Aston Villa 6,07219 Bolton Wanderers3–1Walsall 5,22920 Coventry City0–3Tottenham Hotspur 15,47421 Everton3–0Stockport County 19,80722 Leeds United2–2Swindon Town 29,2112 – 2 after extra time – Leeds United win 4 – 3 on penalties23 Middlesbrough0–0Brighton & Hove Albion 10,435Middlesbrough win 1 – 0 after extra time24 Oxford United1–3Reading 9,870 1 Score after 90 minutes Third round Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Newcastle United, Liverpool, Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City joined the 24 winners from the Second Round. Matches were played on the week commencing 27 October 2003 Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendance1Aston Villa1–0Leicester City26,7292Blackburn Rovers3–4Liverpool16,9183Chelsea4–2Notts County35,9974Everton1–0Charlton Athletic24,8635Newcastle United1–1West Bromwich Albion46,932West Bromwich Albion win 2 – 1 after extra time6Nottingham Forest2–4Portsmouth20,0787Tottenham Hotspur0–0West HamTottenham Hotspur win 1 – 0 after extra time8Wigan Athletic1–2Middlesbrough8,0469Arsenal1–1Rotherham United27,4511 – 1 after extra time – Arsenal win 9 – 8 on penalties10Blackpool1–3Crystal Palace6,01011Bolton Wanderers2–1Gillingham5,25812Bristol City1–3Southampton17,40813Leeds United1–1Manchester United37,546Manchester United win 3 – 2 after extra time14QPR0–3Manchester City16,77315Reading1–0Huddersfield Town11,89216Wolverhampton Wanderers2–0Burnley18,548 1 Score after 90 minutes Fourth round The draw was made on 30 November 2003. Matches were played in the week commencing 1 December. Extra time played when scores level at 90 minutes. 2003-12-03 Aston Villa 3–0 Crystal Palace Symons 22 o.g.McCann 70Ángel 79 Villa Park, Birmingham 24,258 Mike Dean 2003-12-03 Liverpool 2–3 Bolton Wanderers Murphy 66Šmicer 88 Jardel 4Okocha 79Djorkaeff 90 pen. Anfield, Liverpool 33,185 Mike Riley 2003-12-03 Middlesbrough 0–0 yes Everton Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough 18,568 Mark Halsey 5–4 2003-12-03 Reading 0–1 Chelsea Hasselbaink 57 Madejski Stadium, Reading 24,107 Steve Bennett 2003-12-03 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Manchester City Anderton 9Postiga 30Kanouté 90 Fowler 80 White Hart Lane, London 31,727 Paul Durkin 2003-12-03 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Manchester United Haas 6Dobie 56 The Hawthorns, West Bromwich 25,282 Jeff Winter 2003-12-02 Arsenal 5–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Aliadière 24 71Kanu 68Wiltord 79Fàbregas 88 Rae 81 Highbury, London 28,161 Dermot Gallagher 2003-12-02 Southampton 2–0 Portsmouth Beattie 33 90 St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton 29,201 Graham Poll Quarter-finals The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 6 December 2003. Matches were played in the week beginning 15 December 2003. The only team from outside the Premier League competing in this round was West Bromwich Albion, who lost 2–0 to Arsenal. 2003-12-16 20:00 West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Arsenal Kanu 25Aliadière 57 The Hawthorns, West Bromwich 20,369 Matt Messias 2003-12-16 20:00 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 yes Southampton Pedersen 115 Reebok Stadium, Bolton 13,957 Phil Dowd 2003-12-17 19:45 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 yes Middlesbrough Anderton 2 M. Ricketts 86 White Hart Lane, London 25,307 Mike Dean 4–5 2003-12-17 19:45 Aston Villa 2–1 Chelsea Ángel 16McCann 78 J. Cole 69 Villa Park, Birmingham 30,414 Neale Barry Semi-finals The semi-final draw was made on 20 December 2003 Unlike the other rounds, the semi-final ties were played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The ties were played in the weeks beginning 19 January and 26 January 2004, however the second leg of Middlesbrough v Arsenal was not played until 3 February 2004. First leg 2004-01-20 Arsenal 0–1 Middlesbrough Juninho 53 Highbury Stadium, London 31,070 Steve Dunn 2004-01-21 Bolton Wanderers 5–2 Aston Villa Okocha 2 80Nolan 9Giannakopoulos 17Ngotty 74 Ángel 20 56 Reebok Stadium, Bolton 16,302 Paul Durkin Second leg 2004-01-27 Aston Villa 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Hitzlsperger 10 Samuel 88 Villa Park, Birmingham 36,883 Steve Bennett Bolton Wanderers won 5–4 on aggregate. 2004-02-03 Middlesbrough 2–1 Arsenal Zenden 69Reyes 85 o.g. Edu 77 Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough 28,781 Dermot Gallagher Middlesbrough won 3–1 on aggregate. Final this match 2004 Football League Cup Final The 2004 Carling Cup Final was played on 29 February 2004 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. It was contested by Bolton Wanderers and Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough won the match 2–1 and in doing so collected their first major piece of silverware in their history and qualified for the European football in the UEFA Cup for the first time. 2004-02-29 14:00 Bolton Wanderers 1–2 Report Middlesbrough Davies 21 Job 2Zenden 7 pen. Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 72,634 Mike Riley (West Yorkshire) See also Football League Cup External links Official Carling Cup website Carling Cup at bbc.co.uk Results service at soccerbase.com Category:EFL Cup seasons League Cup Cup