1995–96 Football League Cup
League Cup, Coca-Cola Cup
Tournament details
Country England
 Wales
Teams92
Defending championsLiverpool
Final positions
ChampionsAston Villa (5th title)
Runner-upLeeds United
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Ian Wright
(7 goals)

The 1995–96 Football League Cup (known as the Coca-Cola Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs.

The tournament was won by Aston Villa, who beat Leeds United 3–0 in the final at Wembley Stadium.[1]

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 1994–95 season.

First leg

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Barnet0–0Charlton Athletic15 August 1995
Birmingham City1–0Plymouth Argyle15 August 1995
Bradford City2–1Blackpool15 August 1995
Cambridge United2–1Swindon Town15 August 1995
Chester City4–1Wigan Athletic15 August 1995
Chesterfield0–1Bury15 August 1995
Colchester United2–1Bristol City15 August 1995
Crewe Alexandra4–0Darlington23 August 1995
Doncaster Rovers1–1Shrewsbury Town14 August 1995
Fulham3–0Brighton & Hove Albion15 August 1995
Gillingham1–1Bristol Rovers15 August 1995
Hereford United0–2Oxford United15 August 1995
Huddersfield Town1–2Port Vale15 August 1995
Hull City1–2Carlisle United15 August 1995
Luton Town1–1Bournemouth15 August 1995
Mansfield Town0–1Burnley15 August 1995
Notts County2–0Lincoln City15 August 1995
Portsmouth0–2Cardiff City16 August 1995
Preston North End1–1Sunderland15 August 1995
Rochdale2–1York City15 August 1995
Scarborough1–0Hartlepool United15 August 1995
Scunthorpe United4–1Rotherham United15 August 1995
Stockport County1–0Wrexham15 August 1995
Swansea City4–1Peterborough United15 August 1995
Torquay United0–0Exeter City15 August 1995
Walsall2–2Brentford15 August 1995
West Bromwich Albion1–1Northampton Town15 August 1995
Wycombe Wanderers3–0Leyton Orient15 August 1995

Second leg

Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg
Blackpool2–3Bradford City22 August 19953–5
Bournemouth2–1[2]Luton Town22 August 19953–2
Brentford3–2Walsall22 August 19955–4
Brighton & Hove Albion0–2Fulham22 August 19950–5
Bristol City2–1[2][3]Colchester United22 August 19953–3
Bristol Rovers4–2Gillingham23 August 19955–3
Burnley3–1Mansfield Town22 August 19954–1
Bury2–1Chesterfield5 September 19953–1
Cardiff City1–0Portsmouth22 August 19953–0
Carlisle United2–4Hull City22 August 19954–5
Charlton Athletic2–0Barnet22 August 19952–0
Darlington1–1Crewe Alexandra5 September 19951–5
Exeter City1–1[2][4]Torquay United23 August 19951–1
Hartlepool United1–0[2][5]Scarborough22 August 19951–1
Leyton Orient2–0Wycombe Wanderers22 August 19952–3
Lincoln City0–2Notts County22 August 19950–4
Northampton Town2–4West Bromwich Albion22 August 19953–5
Oxford United3–2Hereford United22 August 19955–2
Peterborough United3–0[2][6]Swansea City22 August 19954–4
Plymouth Argyle1–2Birmingham City22 August 19951–3
Port Vale1–3Huddersfield Town22 August 19953–4
Rotherham United5–0[2]Scunthorpe United22 August 19956–4
Shrewsbury Town0–0[2][7]Doncaster Rovers22 August 19951–1
Sunderland3–2Preston North End23 August 19954–3
Swindon Town2–0Cambridge United23 August 19953–2
Wigan Athletic1–3Chester City22 August 19952–7
Wrexham2–2Stockport County5 September 19952–3
York City5–1[2]Rochdale22 August 19956–3

Second round

First leg

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Aston Villa6–0Peterborough United20 September 1995
Birmingham City3–1Grimsby Town20 September 1995
Bolton Wanderers1–0Brentford19 September 1995
Bradford City3–2Nottingham Forest19 September 1995
Bristol City0–5Newcastle United19 September 1995
Bristol Rovers0–1West Ham United20 September 1995
Cardiff City0–3Southampton19 September 1995
Coventry City2–0Hull City20 September 1995
Crewe Alexandra2–2Sheffield Wednesday19 September 1995
Hartlepool United0–3Arsenal19 September 1995
Huddersfield Town2–0Barnsley19 September 1995
Leeds United0–0Notts County19 September 1995
Leicester City2–0Burnley20 September 1995
Liverpool2–0Sunderland20 September 1995
Manchester United0–3York City20 September 1995
Middlesbrough2–1Rotherham United20 September 1995
Millwall0–0Everton20 September 1995
Norwich City6–1Torquay United20 September 1995
Oxford United1–1Queens Park Rangers19 September 1995
Reading1–1West Bromwich Albion20 September 1995
Sheffield United2–1Bury20 September 1995
Shrewsbury Town1–3Derby County19 September 1995
Southend United2–2Crystal Palace19 September 1995
Stockport County1–1Ipswich Town19 September 1995
Stoke City0–0Chelsea20 September 1995
Swindon Town2–3Blackburn Rovers20 September 1995
Tottenham Hotspur4–0Chester City20 September 1995
Tranmere Rovers1–0Oldham Athletic19 September 1995
Watford1–1Bournemouth19 September 1995
Wimbledon4–5Charlton Athletic19 September 1995
Wolverhampton Wanderers2–0Fulham20 September 1995
Wycombe Wanderers0–0Manchester City19 September 1995

Second leg

Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg
Arsenal5–0Hartlepool United3 October 19958–0
Barnsley4–0Huddersfield Town3 October 19954–2
Blackburn Rovers2–0Swindon Town4 October 19955–2
Bournemouth1–1[2][8]Watford3 October 19952–2
Brentford2–3Bolton Wanderers3 October 19952–4
Burnley0–2Leicester City3 October 19950–4
Bury4–2Sheffield United3 October 19955–4
Charlton Athletic3–3[2]Wimbledon3 October 19958–7
Chelsea0–1Stoke City4 October 19950–1
Chester City1–3Tottenham Hotspur4 October 19951–7
Crystal Palace2–0Southend United3 October 19954–2
Derby County1–1Shrewsbury Town4 October 19954–2
Everton2–4[2]Millwall4 October 19952–4
Fulham1–5Wolverhampton Wanderers3 October 19951–7
Grimsby Town1–1Birmingham City3 October 19952–4
Hull City0–1Coventry City4 October 19950–3
Ipswich Town1–2[2]Stockport County3 October 19952–3
Manchester City4–0Wycombe Wanderers4 October 19954–0
Newcastle United3–1Bristol City4 October 19958–1
Nottingham Forest2–2Bradford City4 October 19954–5
Notts County2–3Leeds United3 October 19952–3
Oldham Athletic1–3Tranmere Rovers4 October 19951–4
Peterborough United1–1Aston Villa3 October 19951–7
Queens Park Rangers2–1Oxford United3 October 19953–2
Rotherham United0–1Middlesbrough3 October 19951–3
Sheffield Wednesday5–2Crewe Alexandra4 October 19957–4
Southampton2–1Cardiff City4 October 19955–1
Sunderland0–1Liverpool4 October 19950–3
Torquay United2–3Norwich City4 October 19953–9
West Bromwich Albion2–4Reading3 October 19953–5
West Ham United3–0Bristol Rovers4 October 19954–0
York City1–3Manchester United3 October 19954–3

Third round

Most matches in the third round were played on 24 and 25 October with 1 match being played on 7 November.

Ties

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Aston Villa2–0Stockport County25 October 1995
Barnsley0–3Arsenal24 October 1995
Birmingham City1–1Tranmere Rovers24 October 1995
Bolton Wanderers0–0Leicester City24 October 1995
Crystal Palace2–2Middlesbrough25 October 1995
Coventry City3–2Tottenham Hotspur25 October 1995
Derby County0–1Leeds United25 October 1995
Liverpool4–0Manchester City25 October 1995
Millwall0–2Sheffield Wednesday25 October 1995
Norwich City0–0Bradford City25 October 1995
Queens Park Rangers3–1York City25 October 1995
Reading2–1Bury7 November 1995
Southampton2–1West Ham United25 October 1995
Stoke City0–4Newcastle United25 October 1995
Watford1–2Blackburn Rovers24 October 1995
Wolverhampton Wanderers0–0Charlton Athletic25 October 1995

Replays

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Tranmere Rovers1–3Birmingham City8 November 1995
Leicester City2–3Bolton Wanderers8 November 1995
Middlesbrough2–0Crystal Palace8 November 1995
Bradford City3–5Norwich City8 November 1995
Charlton Athletic1–2Wolverhampton Wanderers8 November 1995

Fourth round

Most matches were played on 28-29 November with two replays being played on 20 December.

Ties

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Arsenal2–1Sheffield Wednesday29 November 1995
Aston Villa1–0Queens Park Rangers29 November 1995
Leeds United2–1Blackburn Rovers29 November 1995
Liverpool0–1Newcastle United29 November 1995
Middlesbrough0–0Birmingham City29 November 1995
Norwich City0–0Bolton Wanderers29 November 1995
Reading2–1Southampton28 November 1995
Wolverhampton Wanderers2–1Coventry City29 November 1995

Replays

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Birmingham City2–0Middlesbrough20 December 1995
Bolton Wanderers0–0[2][9]Norwich City20 December 1995

Quarter-finals

The four matches were played between 10 January with one replay being played on 24 January.

Ties

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Arsenal2–0Newcastle United10 January 1996
Aston Villa1–0Wolverhampton Wanderers10 January 1996
Leeds United2–1Reading10 January 1996
Norwich City1–1Birmingham City10 January 1996

Replay

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Birmingham City2–1Norwich City24 January 1996

Semi-finals

The semi-final draw was made in January 1996 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. The first leg matches were played on 11 and 14 February 1996, the second leg matches were played on 21 and 25 February 1996. Leeds United comfortably beat Birmingham City to reach their first domestic cup final for 23 years, while four-time winners Aston Villa only overcame Arsenal on away goals.

First leg

Birmingham City1–2Leeds United
  • Francis 27'
St Andrew's, Birmingham
Attendance: 24,781
Arsenal2–2Aston Villa
Highbury, London
Attendance: 37,562

Second leg

Aston Villa0–0Arsenal
Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 39,334

Aston Villa win on away goals

Leeds United3–0Birmingham City
Masinga 54'
Yeboah 56'
Deane 86'
Attendance: 35,435

Leeds United win 5–1 on aggregate

Final

The 1996 Coca-Cola Cup Final was played on 24 March 1996 and was contested between Aston Villa and Leeds United at Wembley Stadium. Aston Villa won the final 3–0 to equal Liverpool's record of five League Cup titles.

Aston Villa3–0Leeds United
Milošević 20'
Taylor 55'
Yorke 88'		 Report
Attendance: 77,065

References

General

  • "English League Cup 1995/1996". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  • "England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  • "English League Cup 1995–1996 : Results". Statto. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2012.

Specific

  1. ↑ Moore, David. "SAVO SALVO!; Aston Villa 3 Leeds Utd 0 – All Dwight on the night for Little". The Mirror. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 After Extra Time
  3. ↑ Bristol City won 5–3 on penalties
  4. ↑ Torquay United won on the Away Goals Rule
  5. ↑ Hartlepool United won 7–6 on penalties
  6. ↑ Peterborough United won on the Away Goals Rule
  7. ↑ Shrewsbury Town won on the Away Goals Rule
  8. ↑ Watford won 6–5 on penalties
  9. ↑ Norwich City won 5–3 on penalties
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