1995 Football League Cup Final

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The 1995 Coca-Cola Cup Final was played between Liverpool and Bolton Wanderers at Wembley Stadium on 2 April 1995. Liverpool won the match 2–1. Two Steve McManaman goals in the 37th and 68th minutes put Liverpool ahead, but Alan Thompson scored for Bolton to give them some hope going into the last 20 minutes of the game. However, Liverpool managed to keep Bolton at bay for the rest of the game, to claim their fifth League Cup Final victory. Steve McManaman was awarded man of the match.

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[edit] Match details

1995-04-02 Liverpool 2 – 1 Bolton Wanderers Wembley, London
Attendance: 75,595
Referee: Philip Don Flag of England
McManaman Scored after 37 minutes 37' Scored after 68 minutes 68' (Report) Thompson Scored after 69 minutes 69'
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Liverpool
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Bolton Wanderers
LIVERPOOL:
GK 1 Flag of England David James
RWB  2 Flag of England Rob Jones Booked
CB 6 Flag of Ireland Phil Babb Booked
CB 12 Flag of England John Scales
CB 25 Flag of England Neil Ruddock
LWB 20 Flag of Norway Stig Inge Bjørnebye Booked
CM 10 Flag of England John Barnes
CM 15 Flag of England Jamie Redknapp
AM 17 Flag of England Steve McManaman
CF 9 Flag of Wales Ian Rush (c)
CF 23 Flag of England Robbie Fowler
Substitutes:
GK 28 Flag of England Alec Chamberlain
MF 11 Flag of England Mark Walters
MF 16 Flag of England Michael Thomas
Manager:
Flag of England Roy Evans
BOLTON WANDERERS:
GK 1 Flag of Ireland Keith Branagan
DF 2 Flag of England Scott Green Substituted off after 68 minutes 68'
DF 3 Flag of England Jimmy Phillips
MF 4 Flag of Ireland Jason McAteer
DF 5 Flag of England Mark Seagraves
DF 6 Flag of England Alan Stubbs
MF 7 Flag of England David Lee
MF 8 Flag of the Netherlands Richard Sneekes
FW 9 Flag of Finland Mixu Paatelainen
FW 10 Flag of Scotland John McGinlay
MF 11 Flag of England Alan Thompson Booked
Substitutes:
DF 12 Flag of Iceland Guðni Bergsson Substituted on after 69 minutes 69'
GK 13 Flag of Northern Ireland Aidan Davison
MF 15 Flag of England Mark Patterson
Manager:
Flag of Scotland Bruce Rioch

[edit] Road to the final

[edit] Liverpool

Round 2, 1st leg: Burnley 1–4 Liverpool

Round 2, 2nd leg: Liverpool 2–0 Burnley (Liverpool won 6–1 on aggregate)

Round 3: Liverpool 2–1 Stoke City

Round 4: Blackburn Rovers 1–3 Liverpool

Quarter-final: Liverpool 1–0 Arsenal

Semi-final, 1st leg: Crystal Palace 0–1 Liverpool

Semi-final, 2nd leg: Liverpool 1–0 Crystal Palace (Liverpool won 2–0 on aggregate)

[edit] Bolton Wanderers

Round 2, 1st Leg: Ipswich Town 0–3 Bolton Wanderers

Round 2, 2nd Leg: Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Ipswich Town (Bolton won 4–0 on aggregate)

Round 3: West Ham United 1–2 Bolton Wanderers

Round 4: Sheffield United 1–3 Bolton Wanderers

Quarter-final: Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Norwich City

Semi-final, 1st leg: Swindon Town 2–1 Bolton Wanderers

Semi-final, 2nd leg: Bolton Wanderers 3–1 Swindon Town (Bolton won 4–3 on aggregate)
Football League Cup Finals
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