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The Football League Cup - Finals

Initiated by the Football League, the brainchild of the then secretary Alan Hardaker, in 1960-61. Open only to clubs in the Football League, and now also the FA Premiership. Initially it had a two-legged final (winners in bold), reverting to a single final at Wembley in 1967. Winners now gain entry to UEFA Cup.

Since 1981 known under sponsors' names -

  • 1981-82 to 1985-86 - Milk Cup
  • 1986-87 to 1989-90 - Littlewoods Cup
  • 1990-91 to 1991-92 - Rumblelows Challenge Cup
  • 1992-93 to 1997-98 - Coca-Cola Cup
  • 1998-99 to 2002-03 - Worthington Cup
  • from 2003-04 - Carling Cup
       
 1961
 Rotherham United
2 - 0
Aston Villa
 
 Aston Villa
3 - 0 (agg 3 - 2)
Rotherham United
 
  
 1962
 Rochdale
0 - 3
Norwich City
 
 Norwich City
1 - 0 (agg 4 - 0)
Rochdale
 
  
 1963
 Birmingham City
3 - 1
Aston Villa
 
 Aston Villa
0 - 0 (agg 1 - 3)
Birmingham City
 
  
 1964
 Stoke City
1 - 1
Leicester City
 
 Leicester City
3 - 2 (agg 4 - 3)
Stoke City
 
  
 1965
 Chelsea
3 - 2
Leicester City
 
 Leicester City
0 - 0 (agg 2 - 3)
Chelsea
 
  
 1966
 West Ham United
2 - 1
West Bromwich Albion
 
 West Bromwich Albion
4 - 1(agg 5 - 3)
West Ham United
 
  
 1967
 Queens Park Rangers
3 - 2
West Bromwich Albion
 1968
 Leeds United
1 - 0
Arsenal
 1969
 Swindon Town
3 - 1
Arsenal
 1970
 Manchester City
2 - 1
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
3 - 2 aet
(after 0 - 0, 1 - 1)
Everton
 1978
 Nottingham Forest
1 - 0
(after 0 - 0)
Liverpool
 1979
 Nottingham Forest
3 - 2
Southampton
 1980
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
1 - 0
Nottingham Forest
 1981
 Liverpool
2 - 1
(after 1 - 1)
West Ham United
 1982
 Liverpool
3 - 1
Tottenham Hotspur
 1983
 Liverpool
2 - 1
Manchester United
 1984
 Liverpool
1 - 0
(after 0 - 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 - 0
(after 1 - 1)
Middlesbrough
 1998
 Chelsea
2 - 0
Middlesbrough
 1999
 Tottenham Hotspur
1 - 0
Leicester City
 2000
 Leicester City
2 - 1
Tranmere Rovers
 2001
 Liverpool
1 - 1aet
(5 - 4 pens)
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
Chelsea
2 - 1
Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur
2 - 1 aet
Chelsea
 
  
 
 

Venues:

  • 1967 to 2000 - Wembley Stadium
  • 1977 replays - 1st at Hillsborough, 2nd at Old Trafford
  • 1978 replay - Old Trafford
  • 1981 replay - Villa Park
  • 1984 replay - Maine Road
  • 1997 replay - Hillsborough
  • 2001 to 2007 - Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.
  • From 2008 - Wembley Stadium