League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English soccer competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout (single elimination) basis. Unlike the FA Cup where 674 teams entered in 2005–06, only 92 clubs can enter: the 20 clubs of the FA Premier League, and the 72 clubs of The Football League who organise the competition. Unlike the FA Cup, the semi-finals are played over two legs. The winners qualify for the UEFA Cup, if they have not qualified for European competition in some other way.
The competition is currently known as the Carling Cup from sponsorship.
[edit] Finals Results
From 1961 to 1966, the League Cup had a two-leg final.
Replay scores are indicated with (*)
| Year
| Champion
| Score
| Runner-up
|
| 1961
| Aston Villa
| 3-2 (0-2, 3-0)
| Rotherham United
|
| 1962
| Norwich City
| 4-0 (3-0, 1-0)
| Rochdale
|
| 1963
| Birmingham City
| 3-1 (3-1, 0-0)
| Aston Villa
|
| 1964
| Leicester City
| 4-3 (1-1, 3-2)
| Stoke City
|
| 1965
| Chelsea
| 3-2 (3-2, 0-0)
| Leicester City
|
| 1966
| West Bromwich Albion
| 5-3 (1-2, 4-1)
| West Ham United
|
| 1967
| Queens Park Rangers
| 3-2
| West Bromwich Albion
|
| 1968
| Leeds United
| 1-0
| Arsenal
|
| 1969
| Swindon Town
| 3-1 aet
| Arsenal
|
| 1970
| Manchester City
| 2-1 aet
| West Bromwich Albion
|
| 1971
| Tottenham Hotspur
| 2-0
| Aston Villa
|
| 1972
| Stoke City
| 2-1
| Chelsea
|
| 1973
| Tottenham Hotspur
| 1-0
| Norwich City
|
| 1974
| Wolverhampton Wanderers
| 2-1
| Manchester City
|
| 1975
| Aston Villa
| 1-0
| Norwich City
|
| 1976
| Manchester City
| 2-1
| Newcastle United
|
| 1977
| Aston Villa
| 0-0, 1-1*, 3-2*
| Everton
|
| 1978
| Nottingham Forest
| 0-0, 1-0*
| Liverpool
|
| 1979
| Nottingham Forest
| 3-2
| Southampton
|
| 1980
| Wolverhampton Wanderers
| 1-0
| Nottingham Forest
|
| 1981
| Liverpool
| 1-1, 2-1*
| West Ham United
|
| 1982
| Liverpool
| 3-1 aet
| Tottenham Hotspur
|
| 1983
| Liverpool
| 2-1 aet
| Manchester United
|
| 1984
| Liverpool
| 0-0, 1-0*
| Everton
|
| 1985
| Norwich City
| 1-0
| Sunderland
|
| 1986
| Oxford United
| 3-0
| Queens Park Rangers
|
| 1987
| Arsenal
| 2-1
| Liverpool
|
| 1988
| Luton Town
| 3-2
| Arsenal
|
| 1989
| Nottingham Forest
| 3-1
| Luton Town
|
| 1990
| Nottingham Forest
| 1-0
| Oldham Athletic
|
| 1991
| Sheffield Wednesday
| 1-0
| Manchester United
|
| 1992
| Manchester United
| 1-0
| Nottingham Forest
|
| 1993
| Arsenal
| 2-1
| Sheffield Wednesday
|
| 1994
| Aston Villa
| 3-1
| Manchester United
|
| 1995
| Liverpool
| 2-1
| Bolton Wanderers
|
| 1996
| Aston Villa
| 3-0
| Leeds United
|
| 1997
| Leicester City
| 1-1, 1-0*
| Middlesbrough
|
| 1998
| Chelsea
| 2-0 aet
| Middlesbrough
|
| 1999
| Tottenham Hotspur
| 1-0
| Leicester City
|
| 2000
| Leicester City
| 2-1
| Tranmere Rovers
|
| 2001
| Liverpool
| 1-1, 5-4 pk
| Birmingham City
|
| 2002
| Blackburn Rovers
| 2-1
| Tottenham Hotspur
|
| 2003
| Liverpool
| 2-0
| Manchester United
|
| 2004
| Middlesbrough
| 2-1
| Bolton Wanderers
|
| 2005
| Chelsea
| 3-2 aet
| Liverpool
|
| 2006
| Manchester United
| 4-0
| Wigan Athletic
|
| 2007
| Chelsea
| 2-1
| Arsenal
|
| 2008
| Tottenham Hotspur
| 2-1 aet
| Chelsea
|
