1995–96 Football League Cup


The 1995–96 Football League Cup 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.

First round

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

Second leg

Second round

First leg

Second leg

Third round

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

Ties

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
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 8 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

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
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

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

Ties

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
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

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Birmingham City 2–0 Middlesbrough 20 December 1995
Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Norwich City 20 December 1995

Quarter-finals

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

Ties

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
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

Home TeamScoreAway TeamDate
Birmingham City 2–1 Norwich City 24 January 1996

Semi-finals

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

Second leg

Aston Villa win on away goals
Leeds United win 5–1 on aggregate

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.

General

Specific