1993–94_Football_League_Cup
1993–94 Football League Cup
Football tournament season
The 1993–94 Football League Cup (known as the Coca-Cola Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 34th Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs.
| League Cup, Coca-Cola Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country |  England Wales |
| Teams | 92 |
| Defending champions | Arsenal |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Aston Villa (4th title) |
| Runner-up | Manchester United |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Dalian Atkinson Ian Wright (6 goals) |
Aston Villa won the competition, beating Manchester United 3–1 in the final.
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
Second leg
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
Second leg
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 |
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 |
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 |
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, 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
| Tranmere Rovers | 3–1 | Aston Villa |
|---|---|---|
Nolan  5' Hughes 45' Aldridge 78' |
Atkinson 90' |
Second leg
| Aston Villa | 3–1
(a.e.t.) 5 – 4p | Tranmere Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Saunders 19' Teale 23' Atkinson 87' |
Aldridge 29' |
|
| Penalties | ||
Saunders  Teale Fenton Atkinson Ehiogu  Richardson Daley |
5–4 | Irons Thomas Brannan Higgins Aldridge O'Brien Nolan |
4-4 on aggregate. Aston Villa won 5-4 on penalties.
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1–4 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Hirst 34' |
Report | McClair 4' Kanchelskis 11' Hughes 39', 82' |
Manchester United won 5–1 on aggregate.
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 and denied United a domestic treble, as they later won the 1993–94 FA Premier League and 1993–94 FA Cup.
| Aston Villa | 3–1 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Atkinson 25' Saunders 75', 90' (pen.) |
Hughes 82' |
General
- "English League Cup 1993/1994". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- "England League Cup Full Results 1960-1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- "English League Cup 1993-1994 : Results". Statto. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
Specific
- After extra time
- Bolton Wanderers won 3–0 on penalties
- Notts County won on the Away Goals Rule
- Lincoln City won on the Away Goals Rule
- Hereford United won 4-3 on Penalties