1993–94 Football League Cup

The Football League Cup 1993–94 was the 34th Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. Aston Villa won the competition, beating Manchester United 3-1 in the final.

1993–94 League Cup
Country  England &  Wales
Teams 92
Champions Aston Villa
Runners-up Manchester United

First round

A total of 56 of the First, Second and Third Division clubs compete from the First Round. 22 teams from the Third Division, 24 teams from the Second Division, and 10 teams from the First Division (the 7 teams that placed 15th-21st in Division One from the previous season plus the 3 promoted sides from Division Two from the previous season). 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 1992–93 season.

First Leg

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Birmingham City 3–0 Plymouth Argyle 17-08-1993
Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Bury 17-08-1993
Bournemouth 3–1 Cardiff City 17-08-1993
Brentford 2–2 Watford 17-08-1993
Bristol Rovers 1–4 West Bromwich Albion 18-08-1993
Cambridge United 1–0 Luton Town 17-08-1993
Chesterfield 3–1 Carlisle United 17-08-1993
Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Wrexham 17-08-1993
Darlington 1–5 Bradford City 17-08-1993
Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Blackpool 16-08-1993
Fulham 2–1 Colchester United 17-08-1993
Gillingham 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion 17-08-1993
Hereford United 0–2 Torquay United 17-08-1993
Huddersfield Town 0–0 Scarborough 17-08-1993
Leyton Orient 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers 17-08-1993
Notts County 2–0 Hull City 17-08-1993
Port Vale 2–2 Lincoln City 17-08-1993
Preston North End 1–2 Burnley 17-08-1993
Reading 3–0 Northampton Town 18-08-1993
Rochdale 2–0 York City 17-08-1993
Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Scunthorpe United 17-08-1993
Southend United 0–2 Barnet 18-08-1993
Stockport County 1–1 Hartlepool United 17-08-1993
Stoke City 2–2 Mansfield Town 18-08-1993
Sunderland 3–1 Chester City 17-08-1993
Swansea City 0–1 Bristol City 17-08-1993
Walsall 0–0 Exeter City 17-08-1993
Wigan Athletic 0–1 Rotherham United 17-08-1993

Second Leg

Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg
Barnet 1–1 Southend United 24-08-1993 3–1
Blackpool 3–3 Doncaster Rovers 24-08-1993 4–3
Bradford City 6–0 Darlington 25-08-1993 11–1
Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Gillingham 25-08-1993 2–1
Bristol City 0–2 Swansea City 24-08-1993 1–2
Burnley 4–1 Preston North End 25-08-1993 6–2
Bury 0–2[1][2] Bolton Wanderers 24-08-1993 2–2
Cardiff City 1–1 Bournemouth 24-08-1993 2–4
Carlisle United 1–1 Chesterfield 24-08-1993 2–4
Chester City 0–0 Sunderland 24-08-1993 1–3
Colchester United 1–2 Fulham 24-08-1993 2–4
Exeter City 2–1 Walsall 25-08-1993 2–1
Hartlepool United 2–1 Stockport County 24-08-1993 3–2
Hull City 3–1[1][3] Notts County 24-08-1993 3–3
Lincoln City 0–0[1][4] Port Vale 24-08-1993 2–2
Luton Town 0–1 Cambridge United 24-08-1993 0–2
Mansfield Town 1–3 Stoke City 24-08-1993 3–5
Northampton Town 0–2 Reading 07-09-1993 0–5
Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Birmingham City 24-08-1993 2–3
Rotherham United 4–2 Wigan Athletic 24-08-1993 5–2
Scarborough 0–3 Huddersfield Town 24-08-1993 0–3
Scunthorpe United 1–1 Shrewsbury Town 24-08-1993 1–2
Torquay United 0–2[1][5] Hereford United 24-08-1993 2–2
Watford 3–1 Brentford 24-08-1993 5–3
West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Bristol Rovers 25-08-1993 4–1
Wrexham 3–3 Crewe Alexandra 24-08-1993 4–3
Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Leyton Orient 24-08-1993 3–0
York City 0–0 Rochdale 24-08-1993 0–2

Second round

A further 36 teams entered in the second round, joining the 28 qualifiers from the first round. The 36 teams were made up from the 22 current Premier League teams, plus the remaining 14 teams from Division One. First leg matches were played on 21 and 22 September, with the second leg matches being played on 5 and 6 October.

First Leg

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Barnet 1–2 Queens Park Rangers 21-09-1993
Barnsley 1–1 Peterborough United 21-09-1993
Birmingham City 0–1 Aston Villa 21-09-1993
Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Bournemouth 21-09-1993
Blackpool 3–0 Sheffield United 21-09-1993
Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday 21-09-1993
Bradford City 2–1 Norwich City 22-09-1993
Burnley 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur 22-09-1993
Coventry City 3–0 Wycombe Wanderers 22-09-1993
Crystal Palace 3–1 Charlton Athletic 21-09-1993
Exeter City 1–3 Derby County 22-09-1993
Fulham 1–3 Liverpool 21-09-1993
Grimsby Town 3–0 Hartlepool United 21-09-1993
Hereford United 0–1 Wimbledon 22-09-1993
Huddersfield Town 0–5 Arsenal 21-09-1993
Ipswich Town 2–1 Cambridge United 21-09-1993
Lincoln City 3–4 Everton 21-09-1993
Manchester City 1–1 Reading 22-09-1993
Middlesbrough 5–0 Brighton & Hove Albion 21-09-1993
Newcastle United 4–1 Notts County 22-09-1993
Rochdale 1–6 Leicester City 21-09-1993
Rotherham United 0–0 Portsmouth 21-09-1993
Southampton 1–0 Shrewsbury Town 22-09-1993
Stoke City 2–1 Manchester United 22-09-1993
Sunderland 2–1 Leeds United 21-09-1993
Swansea City 2–1 Oldham Athletic 21-09-1993
Swindon Town 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 22-09-1993
Tranmere Rovers 5–1 Oxford United 21-09-1993
Watford 0–0 Millwall 21-09-1993
West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Chelsea 22-09-1993
West Ham United 5–1 Chesterfield 22-09-1993
Wrexham 3–3 Nottingham Forest 21-09-1993

Second Leg

Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg
Arsenal 1–1 Huddersfield Town 05-10-1993 6–1
Aston Villa 1–0 Birmingham City 06-10-1993 2–0
Bournemouth 0–0 Blackburn Rovers 05-10-1993 0–1
Brighton & Hove Albion 1–3 Middlesbrough 06-10-1993 1–8
Cambridge United 0–2 Ipswich Town 05-10-1993 1–4
Charlton Athletic 0–1 Crystal Palace 05-10-1993 1–4
Chelsea 2–1 West Bromwich Albion 06-10-1993 3–2
Chesterfield 0–2 West Ham United 05-10-1993 1–7
Derby County 2–0 Exeter City 06-10-1993 5–1
Everton 4–2 Lincoln City 06-10-1993 8–5
Hartlepool United 0–2 Grimsby Town 05-10-1993 0–5
Leeds United 1–2 Sunderland 06-10-1993 2–4
Leicester City 2–1 Rochdale 06-10-1993 8–2
Liverpool 5–0 Fulham 05-10-1993 8–1
Manchester United 2–0 Stoke City 06-10-1993 3–2
Millwall 4–3[1] Watford 06-10-1993 4–3
Norwich City 3–0 Bradford City 06-10-1993 4–2
Nottingham Forest 3–1 Wrexham 06-10-1993 6–4
Notts County 1–7 Newcastle United 05-10-1993 2–11
Oldham Athletic 2–0 Swansea City 06-10-1993 3–2
Oxford United 1–1 Tranmere Rovers 05-10-1993 2–6
Peterborough United 3–1[1] Barnsley 05-10-1993 4–2
Portsmouth 5–0 Rotherham United 05-10-1993 5–0
Queens Park Rangers 4–0 Barnet 06-10-1993 6–1
Reading 1–2 Manchester City 06-10-1993 2–3
Sheffield United 2–0 Blackpool 05-10-1993 2–3
Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Bolton Wanderers 06-10-1993 2–1
Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Southampton 06-10-1993 2–1
Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Burnley 06-10-1993 3–1
Wimbledon 4–1 Hereford United 05-10-1993 5–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Swindon Town 05-10-1993 2–3
Wycombe Wanderers 4–2[1] Coventry City 05-10-1993 4–5

Third round

Most matches in the third round were played on 26 and 27 October with 5 replays being played between 9 November and 10 November.

Ties

Home team Score Away team Date
Arsenal 1–1 Norwich City 26-10-1993
Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Shrewsbury Town 26-10-1993
Blackpool 2–2 Peterborough United 26-10-1993
Derby County 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur 27-10-1993
Everton 2–2 Crystal Palace 26-10-1993
Liverpool 3–2 Ipswich Town 27-10-1993
Manchester City 1–0 Chelsea 26-10-1993
Manchester United 5–1 Leicester City 27-10-1993
Middlesbrough 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday 27-10-1993
Nottingham Forest 2–1 West Ham United 27-10-1993
Oldham Athletic 2–0 Coventry City 26-10-1993
Portsmouth 2–0 Swindon Town 26-10-1993
Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Millwall 27-10-1993
Sunderland 1–4 Aston Villa 26-10-1993
Tranmere Rovers 4–1 Grimsby Town 26-10-1993
Wimbledon 2–1 Newcastle United 27-10-1993

Replays

Home team Score Away team Date
Norwich City 0–3 Arsenal 10-11-1993
Shrewsbury Town 3–4 Blackburn Rovers 09-11-1993
Peterborough United 2–1 Blackpool 09-11-1993
Crystal Palace 1–4 Everton 10-11-1993
Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Middlesbrough 10-11-1993

Fourth round

All fourth round matches were played between 30 November and 1 December with three replays being played between 14 and 15 December.

Ties

Home team Score Away team Date
Arsenal 0–1 Aston Villa 30-11-1993
Everton 0–2 Manchester United 30-11-1993
Liverpool 1–1 Wimbledon 01-12-1993
Nottingham Forest 0–0 Manchester City 01-12-1993
Peterborough United 0–0 Portsmouth 30-11-1993
Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday 01-12-1993
Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Blackburn Rovers 01-12-1993
Tranmere Rovers 3–0 Oldham Athletic 30-11-1993

Replays

Home team Score Away team Date
Wimbledon 2–2[1][6] Liverpool 14-12-1993
Manchester City 1–2 Nottingham Forest 15-12-1993
Portsmouth 1–0 Peterborough United 15-12-1993

Fifth Round

The three of the four quarter final matches were played between 11 and 12 January with one quarter final match being played on 26 January. Two replays were played on 26 January and 29 January respectively.

Ties

Home team Score Away team Date
Manchester United 2–2 Portsmouth 12-01-1994
Nottingham Forest 1–1 Tranmere Rovers 26-01-1994
Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Aston Villa 12-01-1994
Wimbledon 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday 11-01-1994

Replays

Home team Score Away team Date
Portsmouth 0–1 Manchester United 26-01-1994
Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Nottingham Forest 29-01-1994

Semi-finals

The semi-final draw was made 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 and one away. Manchester United's quest for a unique domestic treble continued as they defeated Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 in the first leg at Old Trafford before a fine 4-1 win at Hillsborough in the second. Tranmere Rovers boosted their hopes of a first ever major trophy by defeating Aston Villa 3-1 in the first leg of the other semi-final, but they then found themselves on the receiving end of a 3-1 Villa win and lost the shootout, meaning that Villa went through and found themselves well placed to become the first team to win the trophy five times, though they were up against a Manchester United side who had topped the league virtually all season and were also chasing the FA Cup.

First leg

13 February 1994
Manchester United 1 – 0 Sheffield Wednesday
Giggs  20' Report
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 43,294
Referee: K Burge, Tonypandy

16 February 1994
Tranmere Rovers 3 – 1 Aston Villa
Nolan  5'
Hughes  45' Aldridge  78'
Atkinson  90'
Prenton Park, Tranmere
Attendance: 17,140
Referee: R Milford, Bristol

Second leg

4-4 on aggregate. Aston Villa won 5-4 on penalties.


Manchester United won 5–1 on aggregate.

Final

For more details on this topic, see 1994 Football League Cup Final.

The 1994 League Cup Final was played on 27 March 1994 and was contested between Aston Villa and Manchester United at Wembley Stadium. Aston Villa won 3-1.

Match details

27 March 1994
15:00
Aston Villa 3 – 1 Manchester United
Atkinson  25'
Saunders  75', 90' (pen.)
Hughes  82'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 77,231
Referee: Keith Cooper (Glamorgan)
Aston Villa
Manchester United
ASTON VILLA:
GK 13Australia Mark Bosnich
RB 2 England Earl Barrett
CB 5 Republic of Ireland Paul McGrath
CB 4 England Shaun Teale
LB 3 Republic of Ireland Steve Staunton
RM 11England Tony Daley
CM 25England Graham Fenton
CM 14Republic of Ireland Andy Townsend
LM 6 England Kevin Richardson (c)
CF 10England Dalian Atkinson
CF 9 Wales Dean Saunders
Substitutes:
GK 1 England Nigel Spink
DF 17England Neil Cox
MF 7 Republic of Ireland Ray Houghton
Manager:
England Ron Atkinson
MANCHESTER UNITED:
GK 13England Les Sealey
RB 2 England Paul Parker
CB 4 England Steve Bruce (c)
CB 6 England Gary Pallister
LB 3 Republic of Ireland Denis Irwin
RM 14Russia Andrei Kanchelskis Red card 90'
CM 16Republic of Ireland Roy Keane
CM 8 England Paul Ince
LM 11Wales Ryan Giggs
SS 7 France Eric Cantona
CF 10Wales Mark Hughes
Substitutes:
GK 25England Gary Walsh
MF 5 England Lee Sharpe
FW 9 Scotland Brian McClair
Manager:
Scotland Alex Ferguson

References

General

Specific

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 After Extra Time
  2. Bolton Wanderers won 3-0 on Penalties
  3. Notts County won on the Away Goals Rule
  4. Lincoln City won on the Away Goals Rule
  5. Hereford United won 4-3 on Penalties
  6. Wimbledon won 4–3 on penalties
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