1994–95 Football League Cup


The 1994–95 Football League Cup was the 35th Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs.
Liverpool won the competition, beating Bolton Wanderers 2–1 in the final at Wembley.

First round

56 of the First, Second and Third Division clubs compete from the First Round. 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 1993–94 season.

First leg

Second leg

Second round

First leg matches were played on 20 and 21 September, eight-second leg matches were played on 27 and 28 September, whilst the other second leg matches were played on 4 and 5 October.

First leg

Second leg

Third round

Most matches in the third round were played on 25 and 26 October with 3 replays being played on 9 November.

Ties

Home teamScoreAway teamDate
Aston Villa 1–0 Middlesbrough 26 October 1994
Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Coventry City 26 October 1994
Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Swindon Town 26 October 1994
Liverpool 2–1 Stoke City 25 October 1994
Mansfield Town 0–2 Millwall 25 October 1994
Newcastle United 2–0 Manchester United 26 October 1994
Notts County 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur 26 October 1994
Oldham Athletic 0–0 Arsenal 26 October 1994
Portsmouth 0–1 Derby County 26 October 1994
Queens Park Rangers 3–4 Manchester City 25 October 1994
Sheffield United 1–2 Bolton Wanderers 25 October 1994
Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Southampton 26 October 1994
Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Norwich City 26 October 1994
West Ham United 1–0 Chelsea 26 October 1994
Wimbledon 0–1 Crystal Palace 25 October 1994
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 Nottingham Forest 26 October 1994

Replays

Home teamScoreAway teamDate
Swindon Town 4–1 Brighton & Hove Albion 9 November 1994
Arsenal 2–0 Oldham Athletic 9 November 1994
Norwich City 4–2 Tranmere Rovers 9 November 1994

Fourth round

All fourth round matches were played on 30 November with one replay being played on 21 December.

Ties

Home teamScoreAway teamDate
Arsenal 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday 30 November 1994
Blackburn Rovers 1–3 Liverpool 30 November 1994
Crystal Palace 4–1 Aston Villa 30 November 1994
Manchester City 1–1 Newcastle United 30 November 1994
Norwich City 1–0 Notts County 30 November 1994
Nottingham Forest 0–2 Millwall 30 November 1994
Swindon Town 2–1 Derby County 30 November 1994
West Ham United 1–3 Bolton Wanderers 30 November 1994

Replay

Home teamScoreAway teamDate
Newcastle United 0–2 Manchester City 21 December 1994

Quarter finals

The four quarter final matches were played on 11 January.
Home teamScoreAway teamDate
Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Norwich City 11 January 1995
Crystal Palace 4–0 Manchester City 11 January 1995
Liverpool 1–0 Arsenal 11 January 1995
Swindon Town 3–1 Millwall 11 January 1995

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.
Swindon Town were heading for a second successive relegation in Division One but their fans were given hope of silverware when they beat Bolton Wanderers 2–1 in the semi-final first leg. However, their dreams were ended in the second leg when they lost 3–1 and the Greater Manchester side reached a domestic cup final for the first time in 37 years. Four time winners Liverpool defeated Crystal Palace, another relegation threatened side, in the other semi-final.

First leg

Second leg

Bolton won 4–3 on aggregate
Liverpool won 2–0 on aggregate

Final

General

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