2005–06 Football League Cup

December 2014 May 2026 Football League Cup 2005–06 Carling Cup, League Cup EnglandWales 92 Manchester United 2 Wigan Athletic Louis Saha(6 goals) 2004–05 2006–07 The 2005–06 Football League Cup (known as the Carling Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 46th staging of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for the top 92 football clubs played in English football league system. The competition name reflects a sponsorship deal with lager brand Carling. The competition began on 22 August 2005, and ended with the final on 26 February 2006 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff while reconstruction work was still ongoing at Wembley Stadium. The tournament was won by Manchester United, who beat surprise finalists Wigan Athletic 4–0 in the final, thanks to two goals from Wayne Rooney and one each from Cristiano Ronaldo and Louis Saha. Wigan had only been promoted to the Premier League at the beginning of the season. First round The 72 Football League clubs compete from the first round. 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 2004–05 season. Therefore, the clubs relegated from the Premier League in 2005, Norwich City, Crystal Palace and Southampton, were the top seeds, and the clubs newly promoted to the Football League, Barnet and Carlisle United, were bottom seeds. On 28 June 2005 seeded clubs and unseeded clubs were paired off to create the first-round draw.Swansea handed difficult cup test https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/4629319.stm BBC Sport 2005-06-28 2008-09-12 Matches occurred on 22, 23 and 24 August 2005. Extra time played when the scores were level after 90 minutes. A penalty shoot-out took place if the scores were level after extra time. Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamDate1Chesterfield2–4Huddersfield Town24 August 20052Colchester United0–2Cardiff City24 August 20053Derby County0–1Grimsby Town24 August 20054Rushden & Diamonds0–3Coventry City24 August 20055Torquay United0–0AFC Bournemouth24 August 20050–0 after extra time — AFC Bournemouth win 4 – 3 on penalties6Blackpool2–1Hull City23 August 20057Bristol City2–4Barnet23 August 20058Burnley2–1Carlisle United23 August 20059Bury0–3Leicester City23 August 200510Crystal Palace3–0Walsall23 August 200511Cheltenham Town5–0Brentford23 August 200512Gillingham1–0Oxford United23 August 200513Hartlepool United3–1Darlington23 August 200514Ipswich Town0–2Yeovil Town23 August 200515Leeds United2–0Oldham Athletic23 August 200516Leyton Orient1–3Luton Town23 August 200517Lincoln City5–1Crewe Alexandra23 August 200518MK Dons0–1Norwich City23 August 200519Mansfield Town1–1Stoke City23 August 20051–1 after extra time — Mansfield Town win 3 – 0 on penalties20Millwall2–0Bristol Rovers23 August 200521Northampton Town3–0Queens Park Rangers23 August 200522Nottingham Forest2–3Macclesfield Town23 August 200523Plymouth Argyle2–1Peterborough United23 August 200524Preston North End1–1Barnsley23 August 20052–2 after extra time — Barnsley win 5 – 4 on penalties25Reading3–1Swansea City23 August 200526Rochdale0–5Bradford City23 August 200527Rotherham United3–1Port Vale23 August 200528Scunthorpe United2–1Tranmere Rovers23 August 200529Sheffield United1–0Boston United23 August 200530Shrewsbury Town3–2Brighton & Hove Albion23 August 200531Stockport County2–4Sheffield Wednesday23 August 200532Swindon Town1–3Wycombe Wanderers23 August 200533Watford3–1Notts County23 August 200534Wolverhampton Wanderers5–1Chester City23 August 200535Wrexham0–1Doncaster Rovers23 August 200536Southend United0–3Southampton22 August 2005 Second round The 36 winners from the first round joined the 12 Premier League clubs not participating in European competition in round two. The draw was made on 27 August.Tottenham given Grimbsy cup test https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/4185770.stm BBC Sport 2005-08-27 2008-09-12 The matches occurred on 20 and 21 September. Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamDate1Blackburn Rovers3–1Huddersfield Town21 September 20052Doncaster Rovers1–1Manchester City21 September 20051–1 after extra time — Doncaster Rovers win 3 – 0 on penalties3Fulham5–4Lincoln City21 September 20054Barnet2–1Plymouth Argyle20 September 20055Burnley3–0Barnsley20 September 20056Crystal Palace1–0Coventry City20 September 20057Cardiff City2–1Macclesfield Town20 September 20058Charlton Athletic3–1Hartlepool United20 September 20059Gillingham3–2Portsmouth20 September 200510Grimsby Town1–0Tottenham Hotspur20 September 200511Leicester City2–1Blackpool20 September 200512Mansfield Town1–0Southampton20 September 200513Norwich City2–0Northampton Town20 September 200514Reading1–0Luton Town20 September 200515Rotherham United0–2Leeds United20 September 200516Scunthorpe United0–2Birmingham City20 September 200517Sheffield Wednesday2–4West Ham United20 September 200518Shrewsbury Town0–0Sheffield United20 September 20050–0 after extra time — Sheffield United win 4 – 3 on penalties19Sunderland1–0Cheltenham Town20 September 200520Watford2–1Wolverhampton Wanderers20 September 200521West Bromwich Albion4–1Bradford City20 September 200522Wigan Athletic1–0AFC Bournemouth20 September 200523Wycombe Wanderers3–8Aston Villa20 September 200524Yeovil Town1–2Millwall20 September 2005 Third round The 24 winners from the second round joined the eight Premier League clubs participating in European competition in round three. The draw was made on 24 September.Plum draws for Grimsby and Barnet https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/4274286.stm BBC Sport 2005-09-24 2008-09-12 Matches were played on 25 and 26 October. Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamDate1Birmingham City2–1Norwich City26 October 20052Bolton Wanderers1–0West Ham United26 October 20053Cardiff City0–1Leicester City26 October 20054Chelsea1–1Charlton Athletic26 October 20051–1 after extra time — Charlton Athletic win 5 – 4 on penalties5Everton0–1Middlesbrough26 October 20056Grimsby Town0–1Newcastle United26 October 20057Manchester United4–1Barnet26 October 20058Aston Villa1–0Burnley25 October 20059Blackburn Rovers3–0Leeds United25 October 200510Crystal Palace2–1Liverpool25 October 200511Doncaster Rovers2–0Gillingham25 October 200512Fulham2–3West Bromwich Albion25 October 200513Mansfield Town2–3Millwall25 October 200514Reading2–0Sheffield United25 October 200515Sunderland0–3Arsenal25 October 200516Wigan Athletic3–0Watford25 October 2005 Fourth round The draw for the fourth round was made on 29 October 2005Doncaster face Villa in cup clash https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/4381946.stm BBC Sport 2005-10-29 2008-09-12 and matches were played on 29 and 30 November. Doncaster caused the shock of the round, beating Aston Villa 3-0. 30 November 2005 Bolton Wanderers Leicester City Borgetti 104 Vaz Tê 106 Williams 110 Reebok Stadium, Bolton 13,067 Dermot Gallagher 2 1 yes 30 November 2005 Charlton Athletic Blackburn Rovers Ambrose 37Murphy 50 Kuqi 75Thompson 81Bentley 88 The Valley, London 14,093 Peter Walton 2 3 30 November 2005 Manchester United West Brom Ronaldo 12 pen.Saha 16O'Shea 56 Ellington 77 Old Trafford, Manchester 48,924 Mark Clattenburg 3 1 30 November 2005 Middlesbrough Crystal Palace Viduka 52 Németh 55 Queudrue 31 o.g. Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough 10,791 Howard Webb 2 1 30 November 2005 Wigan Athletic Newcastle United Connolly 88 pen. JJB Stadium, Wigan 11,574 Steve Bennett 1 0 29 November 2005 Arsenal Reading Reyes 12 Van Persie 42 Lupoli 65 Highbury, London 36,167 Lee Mason 3 0 29 November 2005 Doncaster Rovers Aston Villa McIndoe 20 pen.Heffernan 53Thornton 79 Belle Vue, Doncaster 10,590 Mike Dean 3 0 29 November 2005 Millwall Birmingham City Dunne 57Elliott 116 Gray 10Heskey 102 The New Den, London 7,732 Graham Poll 2 2 3–4 yes Quarter-finals The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 3 December 2005Doncaster land plum Arsenal draw https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/4495092.stm BBC Sport 2005-12-03 2008-09-12 and matches were played on 20 and 21 December. The only non-Premier League club, Doncaster Rovers gave Arsenal a scare by drawing 2–2 after extra-time but Arsenal made it through 3–1 on penalties 21 December 2005 Doncaster Rovers Arsenal McIndoe 2Green 104 Owusu-Abeyie 63Gilberto 120 Belle Vue, Doncaster 10,006 Phil Dowd 2 2 1–3 yes 21 December 2005 Middlesbrough Blackburn Rovers Dickov 90 Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough 14,710 Alan Wiley 0 1 20 December 2005 Birmingham City Manchester United Jarošík 75 Saha 46 63 Park 50 St Andrew's, Birmingham 20,454 Mark Halsey 1 3 20 December 2005 Wigan Athletic Bolton Wanderers Roberts 40 45 JJB Stadium, Wigan 13,401 Mike Dean 2 0 Semi-finals The semi-final draw was made on 21 December 2005 after the conclusion of the quarter-finals.Big guns kept apart in cup semis https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/4549988.stm BBC Sport 2005-12-21 2017-12-24 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 9 January and 23 January 2006. First leg 10 January 2006 19:45 Wigan Athletic Arsenal Scharner 78 JJB Stadium, Wigan 12,181 Howard Webb (S. Yorkshire) 1 0 11 January 2006 20:00 Blackburn Rovers Manchester United Pedersen 35 Saha 30 Ewood Park, Blackburn 24,348 Rob Styles (Hampshire) 1 1 Second leg 24 January 2006 19:45 Arsenal Wigan Athletic Henry 65Van Persie 108 Roberts 119 Highbury Stadium, London 37,086 Phil Dowd (Staffordshire) 2 1 yes Score level at 2-2 on aggregate. Wigan win on away goals rule. 25 January 2006 20:00 Manchester United Blackburn Rovers Van Nistelrooy 8Saha 51 S. Reid 32 Old Trafford, Manchester 61,637 Graham Poll 2 1 Manchester United win 3–2 on aggregate Final 2006 Football League Cup final The 2006 League Cup final was played on 26 February 2006 and was contested between Premier League teams Wigan Athletic and Manchester United at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. The favourites Manchester United won the game comfortably 4–0 in normal time. 26 February 2006 15:00 Manchester United (Report) Wigan Athletic Rooney 33 61Saha 55Ronaldo 59 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 66,866 Alan Wiley (Staffordshire) 4 0 Match details on Soccerbase References External links Official Carling Cup website Carling Cup at bbc.co.uk League Cup news, match reports and pictures on Reuters.co.uk Category:EFL Cup seasons League Cup Cup