2004–05 Football League Cup

2004–05 League Cup
Country England
Teams 92
Champions Chelsea
Runner-up Liverpool
Matches played 93
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

The Carling Cup 2004–05 was the 45th 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 2004 and ended with the final on 25 February 2005. The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff hosted the final match, as it had done since 2001, with the new Wembley Stadium still not complete.

The winners were Chelsea, beating Liverpool in the final 3–2 after extra-time thanks to goals from Didier Drogba and Mateja Kezman in extra-time after the game had finished 1–1.

Contents

First round

Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Date
1 Mansfield Town 0–4 Preston 21 September 2004
2 Boston United 3–3 Luton Town 7 September 2004
Boston United win 4–3 after extra time
3 Bradford City 1–1 Notts County 25 August 2004
Notts County win 2–1 after extra time
4 Coventry City 4–1 Torquay United 25 August 2004
5 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Scunthorpe 25 August 2004
6 Oxford United 0–2 Reading 25 August 2004
7 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Walsall 25 August 2004
8 Brighton 1–2 Bristol Rovers 24 August 2004
9 Bury 2–3 Burnley 24 August 2004
10 Colchester United 2–1 Cheltenham Town 24 August 2004
11 Crewe Alexandra 4–1 Blackpool 24 August 2004
12 Darlington 0–2 Barnsley 24 August 2004
13 Doncaster Rovers 3–1 Port Vale 24 August 2004
14 Gillingham 1–2 Northampton Town 24 August 2004
15 Grimsby Town 1–0 Wigan Athletic 24 August 2004
16 Hartlepool 2–1 Macclesfield Town 24 August 2004
17 Hull City 2–2 Wrexham 24 August 2004
2–2 after extra time — Wrexham win 3 – 1 on penalties
18 Ipswich Town 2–0 Brentford 24 August 2004
19 Kidderminster Harriers 1–1 Cardiff City 24 August 2004
1–1 after extra time — Cardiff City win 5 – 4 on penalties
20 Leeds United 1–0 Huddersfield Town 24 August 2004
21 Leyton Orient 1–3 Bournemouth 24 August 2004
22 Lincoln City 3–1 Derby County 24 August 2004
23 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Stoke City 24 August 2004
24 Peterborough United 0–3 M.K. Dons 24 August 2004
25 Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Swansea City 24 August 2004
26 Rotherham United 2–1 Chesterfield 24 August 2004
27 Rushden and Diamonds 0–1 Swindon Town 24 August 2004
28 Sheffield United 1–1 Stockport County 24 August 2004
Sheffield United win 4–1 after extra time
29 Sunderland 3–0 Chester City 24 August 2004
30 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Shrewsbury Town 24 August 2004
31 Watford 1–0 Cambridge United 24 August 2004
32 West Ham 2–0 Southend United 23 August 2004
33 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Bristol City 24 August 2004
34 Yeovil 2–2 Plymouth Argyle 24 August 2004
Yeovil win 3–2 after extra time
35 Rochdale 2–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 23 August 2004

Second round

Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Date
1 Leicester City 2–2 Preston 4 October 2004
Preston win 2–3 after extra time
2 Aston Villa 3–1 Queens Park Rangers 22 September 2004
3 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Bournemouth 22 September 2004
3–3 after extra time — Bournemouth win 7 – 6 on penalties
4 Boston United 1–4 Fulham 22 September 2004
5 Bristol City 2–2 Everton 22 September 2004
2–2 after extra time — Everton win 4 – 3 on penalties
6 Coventry City 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday 22 September 2004
7 Northampton Town 0–3 Southampton 22 September 2004
8 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Rotherham United 22 September 2004
Nottingham Forest win 2–1 after extra time
9 Oldham Athletic 0–6 Tottenham Hotspur 22 September 2004
10 Birmingham City 3–1 Lincoln City 21 September 2004
11 Burnley 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 September 2004
1–1 after extra time — Burnley win 4 – 2 on penalties
12 Crystal Palace 1–1 Hartlepool United 21 September 2004
Crystal Palace win 2–1 after extra time
13 Colchester United 1–1 West Bromwich Albion 21 September 2004
Colchester United win 2–1 after extra time
14 Crewe Alexandra 2–2 Sunderland 21 September 2004
3–3 after extra time — Crewe Alexandra win 4 – 2 on penalties
15 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Ipswich Town 21 September 2004
16 Grimsby Town 0–2 Charlton Athletic 21 September 2004
17 Leeds United 1–0 Swindon Town 21 September 2004
18 MK Dons 1–4 Cardiff City 21 September 2004
19 Manchester City 7–1 Barnsley 21 September 2004
20 Norwich City 1–0 Bristol Rovers 21 September 2004
21 Reading 0–3 Watford 21 September 2004
22 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Portsmouth 21 September 2004
23 West Ham 3–2 Notts County 21 September 2004
24 Wrexham 2–3 Sheffield United 21 September 2004
25 Yeovil Town 0–2 Bolton Wanderers 21 September 2004

Third round

Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Date
1 Birmingham City 0–1 Fulham 27 October 2004
2 Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur 27 October 2004
Tottenham Hotspur win 4–3 after extra time
3 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Crystal Palace 27 October 2004
4 Chelsea 1–0 West Ham 27 October 2004
5 Everton 2–0 Preston 27 October 2004
6 Manchester City 1–2 Arsenal 27 October 2004
7 Middlesbrough 3–0 Coventry City 27 October 2004
8 Newcastle United 2–1 Norwich City 27 October 2004
9 Southampton 3–2 Colchester United 27 October 2004
10 Bournemouth 2–2 Cardiff City 26 October 2004
3–3 after extra time — Cardiff City win 5 – 4 on penalties
11 Burnley 3–1 Aston Villa 26 October 2004
12 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Manchester United 26 October 2004
13 Doncaster Rovers 0–2 Nottingham Forest 26 October 2004
14 Millwall 0–3 Liverpool 26 October 2004
15 Portsmouth 2–1 Leeds United 26 October 2004
16 Sheffield United 0–0 Watford 26 October 2004
0–0 after extra time — Watford win 4 – 2 on penalties

Fourth round

2004-11-10
 Liverpool 2 – 0 Middlesbrough Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 28,176
Referee: Howard Webb
Mellor  83'  89'
2004-11-10
 Manchester United 2 – 0 Crystal Palace Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 48,891
Referee: Steve Dunn
Saha  22'
Richardson  39'
2004-11-10
 Newcastle United 0 – 2

(a.e.t.)

 Chelsea St. James' Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 38,055
Referee: Steve Bennett
Guðjohnsen  100'
Robben  112'
2004-11-10
 Nottingham Forest 2 – 4

(a.e.t.)

 Fulham City Ground, Nottingham
Attendance: 9,252
Referee: Mike Riley
King  71'
Reid 104'		 Radzinski  86'  93'
McBride 101'
Cole 119'
2004-11-09
 Arsenal 3 – 1 Everton Highbury, London
Attendance: 27,791
Referee: Alan Wiley
Owusu-Abeyie  25'
Lupoli  52'  85'		 Gravesen  8'
2004-11-09
 Burnley 0 – 3 Tottenham Hotspur Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,639
Referee: Graham Poll
Keane  31'  52'
Defoe  58'
2004-11-09
 Cardiff City 0 – 2 Portsmouth Ninian Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 13,555
Referee: Graham Laws
Yakubu  47'  55' (p)
2004-11-09
 Watford 5 – 2 Southampton Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 13,008
Referee: Barry Knight
Dyer  39'
Chambers  52'  62'
Helguson  66'
Bouazza  84'		 Blackstock  84'
Ormerod  88'

Quarter-finals

2004-12-01
 Manchester United 1 – 0 Arsenal Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 67,103
Referee: Mark Halsey
Bellion  1'
2004-12-01
 Tottenham Hotspur 1 – 1

(a.e.t.)
3 – 4p

 Liverpool White Hart Lane, London
Attendance: 36,100
Referee: Neale Barry
Defoe  108' Sinama Pongolle  117' (p)
2004-11-30
 Fulham 1 – 2 Chelsea Craven Cottage, London
Attendance: 14,531
Referee: Steve Dunn
McBride  74' Duff  55'
Lampard  88'
2004-11-30
 Watford 3 – 0 Portsmouth Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 18,877
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
Helguson  24'  57'
Dyer  61'

Semi-finals

First leg

2005-01-12
20:00
 Chelsea 0 – 0 Manchester United Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 41,492
Referee: Neale Barry
2005-01-11
20:00
 Liverpool 1 – 0 Watford Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 35,739
Referee: Steve Dunn
Gerrard  56'

Second leg

2005-01-26
20:00
 Manchester United 1 – 2 Chelsea Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 67,000
Referee: Rob Styles
Giggs  67' Lampard  29'
Duff  85'

Chelsea win 2-1 on aggregate.

2005-01-25
19:45
 Watford 0 – 1 Liverpool Vicarage Road, Watford
Referee: Mike Riley
Gerrard  77'

Liverpool win 2–0 on aggregate

Final

For more details on this match, see 2005 Football League Cup Final.
2005-02-27
15:00
 Liverpool 2 – 3 Chelsea Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 78,000
Referee: Steve Bennett (Kent)
Riise  1'
Nunez  113'		 Gerrard  79' (o.g.)
Drogba  107'
Kezman  112'

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