1995–96 Football League Cup

Football tournament season

1995–96 Football League CupLeague Cup, Coca-Cola Cup

Tournament details
Country|  England
Wales
Teams| 92
Defending champions| Liverpool
Final positions
Champions| Aston Villa (5th title)
Runner-up| Leeds United
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)| Ian Wright
(7 goals)

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The 1995–96 Football League Cup (known as the Coca-Cola Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs.

The tournament was won by Aston Villa, who beat Leeds United 3–0 in the final at Wembley Stadium.[1]

## First round[edit]

56 of the First, Second and Third Division 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 1994–95 season.

### First leg[edit]

Home Team  | Score  | Away Team  | Date

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Barnet | 0–0 | Charlton Athletic | 15 August 1995
Birmingham City | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle | 15 August 1995
Bradford City | 2–1 | Blackpool | 15 August 1995
Cambridge United | 2–1 | Swindon Town | 15 August 1995
Chester City | 4–1 | Wigan Athletic | 15 August 1995
Chesterfield | 0–1 | Bury | 15 August 1995
Colchester United | 2–1 | Bristol City | 15 August 1995
Crewe Alexandra | 4–0 | Darlington | 23 August 1995
Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | Shrewsbury Town | 14 August 1995
Fulham | 3–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 August 1995
Gillingham | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers | 15 August 1995
Hereford United | 0–2 | Oxford United | 15 August 1995
Huddersfield Town | 1–2 | Port Vale | 15 August 1995
Hull City | 1–2 | Carlisle United | 15 August 1995
Luton Town | 1–1 | Bournemouth | 15 August 1995
Mansfield Town | 0–1 | Burnley | 15 August 1995
Notts County | 2–0 | Lincoln City | 15 August 1995
Portsmouth | 0–2 | Cardiff City | 16 August 1995
Preston North End | 1–1 | Sunderland | 15 August 1995
Rochdale | 2–1 | York City | 15 August 1995
Scarborough | 1–0 | Hartlepool United | 15 August 1995
Scunthorpe United | 4–1 | Rotherham United | 15 August 1995
Stockport County | 1–0 | Wrexham | 15 August 1995
Swansea City | 4–1 | Peterborough United | 15 August 1995
Torquay United | 0–0 | Exeter City | 15 August 1995
Walsall | 2–2 | Brentford | 15 August 1995
West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | Northampton Town | 15 August 1995
Wycombe Wanderers | 3–0 | Leyton Orient | 15 August 1995

### Second leg[edit]

Home Team  | Score  | Away Team  | Date  | Agg

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Blackpool | 2–3 | Bradford City | 22 August 1995 | 3–5
Bournemouth | 2–1[2] | Luton Town | 22 August 1995 | 3–2
Brentford | 3–2 | Walsall | 22 August 1995 | 5–4
Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–2 | Fulham | 22 August 1995 | 0–5
Bristol City | 2–1[2][3] | Colchester United | 22 August 1995 | 3–3
Bristol Rovers | 4–2 | Gillingham | 23 August 1995 | 5–3
Burnley | 3–1 | Mansfield Town | 22 August 1995 | 4–1
Bury | 2–1 | Chesterfield | 5 September 1995 | 3–1
Cardiff City | 1–0 | Portsmouth | 22 August 1995 | 3–0
Carlisle United | 2–4 | Hull City | 22 August 1995 | 4–5
Charlton Athletic | 2–0 | Barnet | 22 August 1995 | 2–0
Darlington | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 September 1995 | 1–5
Exeter City | 1–1[2][4] | Torquay United | 23 August 1995 | 1–1
Hartlepool United | 1–0[2][5] | Scarborough | 22 August 1995 | 1–1
Leyton Orient | 2–0 | Wycombe Wanderers | 22 August 1995 | 2–3
Lincoln City | 0–2 | Notts County | 22 August 1995 | 0–4
Northampton Town | 2–4 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 August 1995 | 3–5
Oxford United | 3–2 | Hereford United | 22 August 1995 | 5–2
Peterborough United | 3–0[2][6] | Swansea City | 22 August 1995 | 4–4
Plymouth Argyle | 1–2 | Birmingham City | 22 August 1995 | 1–3
Port Vale | 1–3 | Huddersfield Town | 22 August 1995 | 3–4
Rotherham United | 5–0[2] | Scunthorpe United | 22 August 1995 | 6–4
Shrewsbury Town | 0–0[2][7] | Doncaster Rovers | 22 August 1995 | 1–1
Sunderland | 3–2 | Preston North End | 23 August 1995 | 4–3
Swindon Town | 2–0 | Cambridge United | 23 August 1995 | 3–2
Wigan Athletic | 1–3 | Chester City | 22 August 1995 | 2–7
Wrexham | 2–2 | Stockport County | 5 September 1995 | 2–3
York City | 5–1[2] | Rochdale | 22 August 1995 | 6–3

## Second round[edit]

### First leg[edit]

Home Team  | Score  | Away Team  | Date

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Aston Villa | 6–0 | Peterborough United | 20 September 1995
Birmingham City | 3–1 | Grimsby Town | 20 September 1995
Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Brentford | 19 September 1995
Bradford City | 3–2 | Nottingham Forest | 19 September 1995
Bristol City | 0–5 | Newcastle United | 19 September 1995
Bristol Rovers | 0–1 | West Ham United | 20 September 1995
Cardiff City | 0–3 | Southampton | 19 September 1995
Coventry City | 2–0 | Hull City | 20 September 1995
Crewe Alexandra | 2–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 September 1995
Hartlepool United | 0–3 | Arsenal | 19 September 1995
Huddersfield Town | 2–0 | Barnsley | 19 September 1995
Leeds United | 0–0 | Notts County | 19 September 1995
Leicester City | 2–0 | Burnley | 20 September 1995
Liverpool | 2–0 | Sunderland | 20 September 1995
Manchester United | 0–3 | York City | 20 September 1995
Middlesbrough | 2–1 | Rotherham United | 20 September 1995
Millwall | 0–0 | Everton | 20 September 1995
Norwich City | 6–1 | Torquay United | 20 September 1995
Oxford United | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 September 1995
Reading | 1–1 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 September 1995
Sheffield United | 2–1 | Bury | 20 September 1995
Shrewsbury Town | 1–3 | Derby County | 19 September 1995
Southend United | 2–2 | Crystal Palace | 19 September 1995
Stockport County | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | 19 September 1995
Stoke City | 0–0 | Chelsea | 20 September 1995
Swindon Town | 2–3 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 September 1995
Tottenham Hotspur | 4–0 | Chester City | 20 September 1995
Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | 19 September 1995
Watford | 1–1 | Bournemouth | 19 September 1995
Wimbledon | 4–5 | Charlton Athletic | 19 September 1995
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | Fulham | 20 September 1995
Wycombe Wanderers | 0–0 | Manchester City | 19 September 1995

### Second leg[edit]

Home Team  | Score  | Away Team  | Date  | Agg

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Arsenal | 5–0 | Hartlepool United | 3 October 1995 | 8–0
Barnsley | 4–0 | Huddersfield Town | 3 October 1995 | 4–2
Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | Swindon Town | 4 October 1995 | 5–2
Bournemouth | 1–1[2][8] | Watford | 3 October 1995 | 2–2
Brentford | 2–3 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 October 1995 | 2–4
Burnley | 0–2 | Leicester City | 3 October 1995 | 0–4
Bury | 4–2 | Sheffield United | 3 October 1995 | 5–4
Charlton Athletic | 3–3[2] | Wimbledon | 3 October 1995 | 8–7
Chelsea | 0–1 | Stoke City | 4 October 1995 | 0–1
Chester City | 1–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 October 1995 | 1–7
Crystal Palace | 2–0 | Southend United | 3 October 1995 | 4–2
Derby County | 1–1 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 October 1995 | 4–2
Everton | 2–4[2] | Millwall | 4 October 1995 | 2–4
Fulham | 1–5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 October 1995 | 1–7
Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Birmingham City | 3 October 1995 | 2–4
Hull City | 0–1 | Coventry City | 4 October 1995 | 0–3
Ipswich Town | 1–2[2] | Stockport County | 3 October 1995 | 2–3
Manchester City | 4–0 | Wycombe Wanderers | 4 October 1995 | 4–0
Newcastle United | 3–1 | Bristol City | 4 October 1995 | 8–1
Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | Bradford City | 4 October 1995 | 4–5
Notts County | 2–3 | Leeds United | 3 October 1995 | 2–3
Oldham Athletic | 1–3 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 October 1995 | 1–4
Peterborough United | 1–1 | Aston Villa | 3 October 1995 | 1–7
Queens Park Rangers | 2–1 | Oxford United | 3 October 1995 | 3–2
Rotherham United | 0–1 | Middlesbrough | 3 October 1995 | 1–3
Sheffield Wednesday | 5–2 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 October 1995 | 7–4
Southampton | 2–1 | Cardiff City | 4 October 1995 | 5–1
Sunderland | 0–1 | Liverpool | 4 October 1995 | 0–3
Torquay United | 2–3 | Norwich City | 4 October 1995 | 3–9
West Bromwich Albion | 2–4 | Reading | 3 October 1995 | 3–5
West Ham United | 3–0 | Bristol Rovers | 4 October 1995 | 4–0
York City | 1–3 | Manchester United | 3 October 1995 | 4–3

## Third round[edit]

Most matches in the third round were played on 24 and 25 October with 1 match being played on 7 November.

### Ties[edit]

Home Team  | Score  | Away Team  | Date

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Aston Villa | 2–0 | Stockport County | 25 October 1995
Barnsley | 0–3 | Arsenal | 24 October 1995
Birmingham City | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 October 1995
Bolton Wanderers | 0–0 | Leicester City | 24 October 1995
Crystal Palace | 2–2 | Middlesbrough | 25 October 1995
Coventry City | 3–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 October 1995
Derby County | 0–1 | Leeds United | 25 October 1995
Liverpool | 4–0 | Manchester City | 25 October 1995
Millwall | 0–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 October 1995
Norwich City | 0–0 | Bradford City | 25 October 1995
Queens Park Rangers | 3–1 | York City | 25 October 1995
Reading | 2–1 | Bury | 7 November 1995
Southampton | 2–1 | West Ham United | 25 October 1995
Stoke City | 0–4 | Newcastle United | 25 October 1995
Watford | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 October 1995
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | Charlton Athletic | 25 October 1995

### Replays[edit]

Home Team  | Score  | Away Team  | Date

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Tranmere Rovers | 1–3 | Birmingham City | 8 November 1995
Leicester City | 2–3 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 November 1995
Middlesbrough | 2–0 | Crystal Palace | 8 November 1995
Bradford City | 3–5 | Norwich City | 8 November 1995
Charlton Athletic | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 November 1995

## Fourth round[edit]

Most matches were played on 28–29 November with two replays being played on 20 December.

### Ties[edit]

Home Team  | Score  | Away Team  | Date

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Arsenal | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 29 November 1995
Aston Villa | 1–0 | Queens Park Rangers | 29 November 1995
Leeds United | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | 29 November 1995
Liverpool | 0–1 | Newcastle United | 29 November 1995
Middlesbrough | 0–0 | Birmingham City | 29 November 1995
Norwich City | 0–0 | Bolton Wanderers | 29 November 1995
Reading | 2–1 | Southampton | 28 November 1995
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Coventry City | 29 November 1995

### Replays[edit]

Home Team  | Score  | Away Team  | Date

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Birmingham City | 2–0 | Middlesbrough | 20 December 1995
Bolton Wanderers | 0–0[2][9] | Norwich City | 20 December 1995

## Quarter-finals[edit]

The four matches were played between 10 January with one replay being played on 24 January.

### Ties[edit]

Home Team  | Score  | Away Team  | Date

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Arsenal | 2–0 | Newcastle United | 10 January 1996
Aston Villa | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 January 1996
Leeds United | 2–1 | Reading | 10 January 1996
Norwich City | 1–1 | Birmingham City | 10 January 1996

### Replay[edit]

Home Team  | Score  | Away Team  | Date

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Birmingham City | 2–1 | Norwich City | 24 January 1996

## Semi-finals[edit]

The semi-final draw was made in January 1996 after the conclusion of the quarter finals. Unlike the other rounds, the semi-final ties were played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The first leg matches were played on 11 and 14 February 1996, the second leg matches were played on 21 and 25 February 1996. Leeds United comfortably beat Birmingham City to reach their first domestic cup final for 23 years, while four-time winners Aston Villa only overcame Arsenal on away goals.

### First leg[edit]

11 February 1996

Birmingham City| 1–2| Leeds United

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* Francis 27'

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* Yeboah 53'
* Whyte 72' (o.g.)

St Andrew's, Birmingham

Attendance: 24,781

14 February 1996

Arsenal| 2–2| Aston Villa

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* Bergkamp 26', 32'

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* Yorke 38', 72'

Highbury, London

Attendance: 37,562

### Second leg[edit]

21 February 1996

Aston Villa| 0–0| Arsenal

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Villa Park, Birmingham

Attendance: 39,334

Aston Villa win on away goals

25 February 1996

Leeds United| 3–0| Birmingham City

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Masinga 54'
Yeboah 56'
Deane 86' |  |

Elland Road, Leeds

Attendance: 35,435

Leeds United win 5–1 on aggregate

## Final[edit]

Main article: 1996 Football League Cup Final

The 1996 Coca-Cola Cup Final was played on 24 March 1996 and was contested between Aston Villa and Leeds United at Wembley Stadium. Aston Villa won the final 3–0 to equal Liverpool's record of five League Cup titles.

24 March 1996

17:00

Aston Villa| 3–0| Leeds United

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Milošević 20'
Taylor 55'
Yorke 88' | Report |

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 77,065

Referee: Robbie Hart (County Durham)

## References[edit]

### General[edit]

* "English League Cup 1995/1996". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
* "England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
* "English League Cup 1995–1996 : Results". Statto. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2012.

### Specific[edit]

1. ^ Moore, David. "SAVO SALVO!; Aston Villa 3 Leeds Utd 0 – All Dwight on the night for Little". The Mirror. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m After Extra Time
3. ^ Bristol City won 5–3 on penalties
4. ^ Torquay United won on the Away Goals Rule
5. ^ Hartlepool United won 7–6 on penalties
6. ^ Peterborough United won on the Away Goals Rule
7. ^ Shrewsbury Town won on the Away Goals Rule
8. ^ Watford won 6–5 on penalties
9. ^ Norwich City won 5–3 on penalties

## External links[edit]

* Official Carling Cup website
* Carling Cup at bbc.co.uk
* League Cup news, match reports and pictures on Reuters.co.uk
* Results on Soccerbase

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